I’ve been using it for a while now, here at work. As I said before, it “feels” faster than 9.1, on the same hardware.

A couple of problems, though:

1. no MP3 support by default. Not a huge problem, since I always transfer my CDs to Oggs instead of MP3s, but most internet streams, such as Magnatune, are encoded as MP3. Stupid patents.
2. OpenOffice.org 2.0 crashes if I close it using the “X” at the top right, instead of using “File -> Exit”. No data loss, since it happens after it asks you whether you want to save, but it’s still annoying to have a KDE dialog box saying that an application crashed.
3. Amarok, the media player, had some problems, which were bypassed by changing the audio engine to Xine. It used to stop playing (but without any error messages or complaints) after playing a few files.

On the other hand, the bluetooth support was great. I was able to easily transfer files to and from both my phones (an N-Gage QD and a 6630), without having to install anything extra – it simply detected both the bluetooth USB dongle and the phones.

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