N900 Bargian Hunter News

[christexaport]

Nokia N900 Bargian Hunter News



The Nokia N900, Nokia's recently announced Maemo Linux smartphone, is already one of the most talked about electronics devices on the web. Even getting mentioned on The iPhone Blog, the N900 has shockingly risen into the top ten best selling unlocked mobile devices above $500 on Amazon.com, and all via preorders, with the device not expected on retail shelves for another 2-4 weeks.

Obviously, the world has been N900 shopping. Nokia.com lists the N900 at 499 GBP in the UK, and $649 USD in the US along with a free bluetooth headset. But what type of deals can be had for those willing to search for the best deal? Is the N900 really as expensive as previously announced, or are there opportunities to get this powerhouse for a reasonable price?

I did a little sleuthing of my own, searching for the best N900 deals in the land. I ignored the "too good to be true" offers (One retailer claimed to have the N900 in stock and read... .. .

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Sincerely yours,
Chris

[christexaport]

I'm interested in the Chinese and Russian markets. Lots of good developers there. Anyone know the situation in those markets?

[Nuno Pereira]

Well, here in Portugal we don't have a clue about price/contracts/etc...

But judging by the price of the N97, i'm expecting to see the N900 comming up at 650€ (unlocked), and 500€ (locked to network).

About contracts, i don't want to see another "Iphone" thing..

[setter]

Here in Sweden it will be 600 euros for N900.

[MichaelSF]

No Signs of any Contract Status either here in Austria

[BCL400]

$579 at mobilecityonline.com . They have a couple stores throughout the US. The closest one to me is in manhattan.

[SToP GAP]

£479.99 on Play.com in the UK, marked as due for release on 19/10/2009 (we'll see!)

http://www.play.com/Mobiles/Mobile/-/530/687/-/11626538/Nokia-N900-Sim-Free-Unlocked-5-0-Megapixel-32GB-Mobile-Phone/Product.html?source=9593

[jason76]

pre ordered in uk £29 month 18 months including data on t-mobile,not too bad hopefully i wont see a better deal while i wait.checked mobilephonesdirect and they have put the price up you now have to pay £29 for the phone on that deal

[sisqo88]

In Germany you can preorder it for 599 Euros and it will come out in the next 2-4 weeks

[neharika_tarun]

but i have read in its full preview at mysymbian.com that this device does not have audio equalizer,fm radio currently disabled,no mms suport,nokia r saying it will be rolling out this support soon after its launch,also memory available for apps is not sured whether it is 1gb(256+768virtual) or 2 gb as stated in that preview,needs a clarification on this