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You CALL yourself a technophile, you mean, Xerx.
I went and fondled one in the store yesterday. S'nice. The keyboard does okay, it would take some getting used to, but the iPhone keypad took some getting used to too, and I'm acceptably quick on that these days.
It's FAST. I'm used to some UI lag on my iPhone 3G. NONE on the iPad. Screen rotation is basically instant. That new processor is the deal, evidently.
What didn't I love? Well, it was warm. The demo units were pretty much in constant use from when the store opened to when I got there about 5pm, and it was a warm day, and both I and the guy at the demo bench next to me noticed the back of it got warm to the touch. Not uncomfortably so, but it sort of counters the illusion of this pristine slab of aluminum with a cool glass screen.
I also didn't quite know how to hold it--standing at the bench, I had to set it down for any two-handed operation (typing, for instance). I don't know how I'd do that if I were standing with it somewhere. But I guess its main use case is the lap on the couch, so maybe that's not such a thing.
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