It didn't die, you killed it

I'm guilty.

I have an N800 and N810, both used heavily without a single hardware issue. As much as people seem to dump on Nokia I must say that the N800 is one of the most solidly built touchscreen devices I have ever used. I have NEVER had to recalibrate the touchscreen and all the moving parts and buttons are in like new condition after 2 years. Amazing!

Nice. Thanks for your replies, guys I'll probably give the N800 another try. I still have my BT GPS, SD cards, screen protectors. I also bought a spare battery+desktop charger on eBay (SIDO battery I think) when my N800 died.. I really didn't want to send it back, heh.

The most frustrating part is that I was being very careful with my device. I barely used it outside, never loose in a bag or anything. I was mostly using it inside to read PDFs..

My N800's going strong too! (with the exception of the broken charge port, but I suppose that's my fault)

On the other hand, when I first purchased my device it had an interesting problem where it wouldn't turn on unless it had been left in the refrigerator for 13 minutes (yep, exactly 13 minutes) until I flashed it with OS2008 and now it works perfectly all the time and gets a good 2-4 hours of usage every day with Wifi and Canola2.

However, I'm still eagerly awaiting the N900 or whatever it's going to be called...

My two N800's have been going strong for a year now.

Something that I've noticed that might make a difference is if you play a lot of video games. People who use game consoles a lot develop extraordinary strength in their hands and pretty much "squash" delicate electronics without realizing it.

My mother (who doesn't play video games, but does a lot of knitting and crocheting) regular mashes the buttons on her TV remote control and her desktop computer mouse requiring me to replace both frequently.

I also bought my N800 during the CompUSA closing sales, although they still had a new one. It was dead on arrival, but Nokia sent me a new one which has survived a ridiculous amount of abuse for a year and a half now with nary a peep.

I got my N800 in a warranty repair/replacement after sending in my 770 that had stopped reading MMC cards.

During the time that I've had it (not sure exactly how long it's been) the following has happened:
1. Knocked off treadmill shelf at gym, landed on the treads, got rocketed off of the back onto a concrete floor. Not a scratch, was still on and playing music. I, however, nearly smashed my face against the hand rails freaking out trying to catch it.
2. Launched off of my lovesac (it's a chair...pervs) about three feet into the air and onto the floor.
3. I jumped on it. Yep. Set it down on the lovesac, went to go check on something in the kitchen, came back, and jumped on it. The flipstand broke (this is actually quite obnoxious, but my own damn fault)
4. Left in the end pouch of my duffel bag and thrown underneath a bus for a 5 hour trip back from Minnesota.
5. I'm pretty sure I stepped on it once while it was in my backpack...

The only other device I have that is still going after this much abuse is the iPod Photo I bought used off of ebay two years ago, but it's certainly not what I would call "perfectly fine"...that thing has been dropped, kicked, slammed (usually intentionally after it locks up) and it's been exposed to its share of liquid during swim meets.