Nokia's retail presence in the US is rather poor. They should really be opening stores of their own left and right. I stopped by the "Nokia Experience Center" north of Seattle at the Alderwood Mall which was indeed a really neat experience. I got to play with a bunch of very high end cell phones and chat about them with Brian, who was exceedingly well informed. I was totally sold on the N95 at that point, but you can't actually buy anything at a "Nokia Experience Center." Brian suggested Wallmart or Nokia USA's online store.

I went home and purchased a N95 through Amazon via Tigerdirect for $650. I couldn't bring myself to purchase something through Wallmart, even though it was a whole $2 cheaper. I am exceedingly happy with my N95, but I would have been much happier if I had been able to purchase mine a week earlier at a local retailer. Knowing where the buck stops (and they know where it stops too) is the ultimate reason to use a local retailer.

To my knowledge, the only two places in the US where you can walk in off the street and buy a N800 or any other random piece of Nokiage are their two flagship stores in New York and Chicago.

Outside of the US, I don't think there is anyone selling the N800 at retail in bricks & mortar. You guys had it good for a while!

The only way to obtain the N800 in the UK is via online retailers (Amazon, Expansys, Nokia UK) - there is zero high street presence. Not good.

Makes me ashamed to be a britt. Joking of course but it is sorta nice to know we aint entirely perfect back home.

Just to confirm I am an expat been in the US for 7 years. Planning to go home in 3 or so.

But back on subject. I think while Nokia continues to avoid a store presence this device will remain in the hands of geeks and tinkerers. An unfortunatly small market.

If we had access to Exchange Server and Office apps (read a pocket OO.o) we might get some of the execs but it will never be a mainstream every body wants one device without the ability to see it in bricks and morter stores.

And I hate to say it but how much effort is Nokia going to invest in something they see as a toy for a small crowd of geeks.

My guess only while they see input from the OOS community developing apps/UI that may help them in other mainstream devices.

I personally would love Pocket Evolution and Pocket OO.o. And it would give the Linux Handheld OS a huge boost. Even if this device is not designed to compete in that market.

Ok all that for 2c I think I have over provided my services ;o)

They are available in PC World. It is the first time I knew there was such a thing when I saw it in there.

In the UK, besides PC World, there are in Dixons Tax Free. And I've seen them in Selfridges, Oxford St.

In Singapore they're selling the N800 at Nokia retail shops\booths, and some mobile phone shops also carry them. MSRP is S$630 (US$420), street price is around S$580 (US$385) before bargaining

circuitcity seem to have them, you might want to ask the store to reserve stock.
I am wondering if they are keeping stock low in case of an early release of the wimax version (says me a bit hopefully!)

Circuitcity's website actually says "not available in stores"...I've been trying to find one too