November 10th, 2009
Nokia N900 Maemo device now shipping to retailers
I have been using a pre-production Nokia N900 for about a month and created the Definitive Nokia N900 Guide as I answer questions and put the device to the test. We finally received word from Nokia that the Nokia N900 is now shipping to retailers in Europe, Middle-East, Russia and North America. The best deal we currently see here in the US is from Amazon where the pre-order price is currently $559.99. This is a full unsubsidized price so no contracts are needed and you can use it with either T-Mobile or AT&T. You will need a T-Mobile account to take advantage of the 3.5G data network though since it supports the 1700MHz frequency.
We have no idea if T-Mobile will provide this as a subsidized device, but they may offer it with their new Even More Plus plans that do not have contracts or reduced phone pricing. If you look at phones on T-Mobile with their no contract plan then you will see that the N900 at $560 is actually not that outrageous of a price. Consider that the N900 has an ARM Cortex A8 600 MHz processor, 32GB internal memory with a microSD card for support of 16GB more, 800×480 3.5 inch display, 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, FM transmitter and FM radio, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, and powerful Maemo 5 operating system and then you can see it is quite the mobile computer. The web browser is the main strength of the N900.
Matthew Miller is an avid mobile device enthusiast who works during the day as a professional naval architect in Seattle. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.
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