[...]i was trying to sell mine for around 350 but those people where going alot lower
Well, thats to be expected - it -is- a good 8 month old device, and that price is on the high side - I got mine off Ebay for $315 shipped!
OP, it really depends on what you want. There are a lot of fanboys on either side.
If you like the way the Maemo 5 OS operates, like the features of the N900, and understand that any future support from Nokia is spotty at best... Go ahead. Just make sure you understand that you are buying what is actually there, not what -might- be there in the future(Like a lot of anti-N900 fanboys seem to have done).
Personally, I like it - Linux OS, Open, not Android or iOS, and OC-able. But then again, as I said at the beginning of this post, I only paid $315 for mine, not $500+ like some did.
I wouldn't sign the contract. Yea, you pay less for the phone in the beginning, but you end up paying a lot more at the end. About your question, if you like linux then take it. If you don't know anything about linux and care about availability of games/programs then don't take it.
And reading notes from the n900 is not really comfortable (at least for me). The screen is big, but it's not big enough.
My recommendation is do not buy the N900, to be correctly saying it, I would say do not buy any other Nokia products anytime this year or next. I don't think Nokia products will be any good anymore. Kudo to Android and Apple for their technology.
I personally Lending toward the iphone slowly. Who'd knows, I might be jumping the iphone ship when Iphone 4 white coming out next year.
Getting bored of not enough supports from Nokia and apps right now. Nokia takes forever to addressing their issues and fix. So if you're looking to buy a phone that reliable and don't always crash on you or slowing down, then get an Iphone other wise if you a tethering sort of person but wanting something a bit challenging then get the Droid, and if you a nut case person who awefully wanting a piece of Nokia then get the N900 but you've got to do your research before buying it, because N900 is pretty much a dead end road at the moment.
I got one and I'm in love with it since announced but after 5 months after i got it until now I'm disappointed and I don't want a device that cannot be upgraded in the future (official support).
I just got my N900 a week ago. For me the lack of applications and support is not really a terrible thing. I like Nokia because their hardware is good quality. The thing may be bulkier than a more modern smartphone but it has a real keyboard and a good screen that compensate for that. But really, the lack of apps and the quality of the apps that are there make me not recommend the N900 to anyone right now. Buy an Android or iPhone if you want a phone that you use for more than calling, browsing and sending the occasional email.
