everything you just said ...
is why I have held off on the Vaio ..and others as well...

The most recent purchase I made since the n900 is when I finally broke down and got 3 nexus 5's this year...
primarily to explore linux on them...
They do the trick and am happy with their modern-esque performances...


End of an era?
ok...

I am happy with my nxx0's ...all ..3 models....um...all...
(geez I haven't done a head count lately...the 1 of each I keep out to use daily...
the rest of my backups are in my desk drawer ...mating while I am not paying attention...I think..
I should check on them.)

"Old" is fine in my books...
my n8x0's can run xmms ...tell me which other handheld is able to?
I have film for it...audio books...books...art work I do on them...
streamtuner works still...
rss feeds work ...etc...
Heroes of Might and Magic work...if I feel so inclined...
and more..
I am content.

Frankly everyone moved on to "Faster" "better" ...which is a dubious claim considering...
Everyone moved on...and these great devices have not been explored and exploited to their fullest before they were abandoned...
Same happening to the n900 ...

If the world wishes to move on to some piece of flimsy garbage that touts the "latest" for social media ...or whatever...
I say all the power to them...

Old skool is where its at.

there is a fab feeling of solidity ...of permanence to the n8x0s ...especially...
from the form factor to everything inside.
So I say ...if the world doesn't want smart built and permanent devices...
Let them chase the latest shiny - shiny until an even shinier comes along ...et cetera ...ad infinitum ....ad nauseum ...
since that is exactly what it has become...
with the loss of something truly human from the "self" ...every time...along the way...as cost for the latest ...(not to wax too esoteric...)