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I’ve had the N900 for a few weeks now and I have so many different and conflicting feelings about it.  I have been a huge fan of the tablets since I first layed eyes on the N770 many years back.

PROS:
The N900 is a stupendious device

The web browsing has been amazing
The built in Conversation app with IM and SMS is nearly exactly what I’ve been wanting to see for a while now
The camera is the best 5mp camera phone I’ve used
The handset build feels very good also
The screens is stupendous
I love that it has a kickstand
The QWERTY keyboard was easy to get used to
The full version of GMail runs on the N900
Almost daily apps are rolling out for the N900, including Witter for Twitter and BarrioSquare for FourSquare

CONS:

I’m really impressed with so many different aspects of this device

But I’m extremely disappointed with the email integration on it
I can’t find a way to create a shortcut to have the inbox on any of my 4 homescreens
Profiles (like vibrate or night) are basically gone.  You only get 2 options, Silent and General
The battery life is dismal, I mean really bad.  I’ve heard that with a software update it will be significantly better
Google Maps for mobile doesn’t work on the N900 yet, that’s because of Google, not Nokia or the developers
Some apps should just run in mobile mode on a device this size

I have one last huge gripe with the N900. There is no built in way to hard reset it.  The only way I’ve heard really works is to download a bunch of programs on to a PC and run them, then type in some command line stuff and reset it.  This is totally unacceptable.

I found the N900 to be an amazing device, BUT it seemed like you had to know how to deal with a little programming to get the darn thing to do what you want.  I don’t believe it’s for the average mobile user.  I also don’t think it’s available software is 100% baked.  Here’s another big BUT, but I do think it can and hopefully will be in the next few months.  I also believe it’s a revolutionary device for Nokia as well as Maemo and they should both be very proud of it.

Here’s the big question.  Will the N900 be ready for ME in a few months?  NO.  Though that is only because of my personal preference of device formats.  I like the E71 style.  I think an average mobile user will be ready for the N900 shortly.