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We’ve seen it power a robot, dual-boot Maemo and Android, and even run Starcraft and Duke Nukem. How many smartphones have the guts to do that? The Nokia N900 is a smartphone that overperforms thanks to its high-end hardware specs.

Nokia’s latest offering stands out in the smartphone market for all the right reasons: Linux-based Maemo OS, PC-like performance and extensive customisation options. OK, so it’s got pretty decent guts, but what about the rest?