Thinking of buying N900
 

Lately ive been thinking of bying n900 and ive never had one before and would like to have some opinions if I should get one :) currently I have a N9 and its pretty awesome but there are some things that im not too happy with and I really cant stand VKB...really need HWKB.
and are there any pros and cons compared to N9 (not hardware wise, rather software and user experience wise)

Re: Thinking of buying N900
 

Cons:
Lack of RAM
Severe lack of RAM
Swap hell due to lack of RAM during heavy multitasking
CPU time bottlenecked by slow IO during heavy IO-bound operations
Battery time bottlenecked by the CPU running at 80% a lot.

Pros:
Heavy community support
Kernel-power turns SRVDD1 and 2 on, might double or triple battery life
Sharp screen
HWKB
Body is built like a tank

Re: Thinking of buying N900
 

The user experience isnt probably going to be as good as N9 because the UI can be a bit unresponsive sometimes (especially on devices that aren't overclocked). If you don't mind about that though there is more software on N900 because its a older device and because some games for example are easier to port to it thanks to the HWKB.

Re: Thinking of buying N900
 

thanks so far for the answers, i dont think the unresponsiveness matters too much, my N9 does that sometimes too (especially when browsing web with firefox) and most likely im going to OC if I get one. Mostly what im doing with phone is browsing web and Ive got picture in my mind that n900 has better browser, am i rite?

Re: Thinking of buying N900
 

my n900 is overclocked to 1 ghz constant ( means its always running at 1 ghz ) and well with kp 50 and smartreflexes on both vdd1 and 2 the battery life with heavy usage gets me a full day the device isnt unresponsive i mean i was intalling an app from F.A.M plus texting and browsing the internet the tablet wasnt unresponsive :)

Re: Thinking of buying N900
 

You forgot the watchdog that kills the N900 whenever it thinks the device locked up, even if you just wanted to compile something.

Re: Thinking of buying N900
 

I haven't used a N9, but i think the n900 is better because of Flash 9 support.
I use opera mostly.

Re: Thinking of buying N900
 

so... you like the n900's full flash but you are using opera?

makes no sense

Re: Thinking of buying N900
 

Gaming in the N900 is great using a Game Gripper, specially for emulators. That can't be compared with any device without a real hardware keyboard.

Old RPG and strategy games are also great thanks to the highly precise resistive screen and the stylus. It also applies to drawing applications such as MyPaint.

I only see the pros :D

Re: Thinking of buying N900
 

How about he usually uses opera but is happy to switch browsers when he needs flash?