Well I picked up my unit earlier and it's brilliant, but everyone knows that
I met Jacquelyn, who's very kind and helpful, kudos to her, and the awesome pink hair!
For any wondering about the number of units with problems, while I was talking to her she happened to mention approx 4 out of the last 500 had issues reported to her (0.8%). Just incase anyone who looks at the forums is thinking 'ZOMG dey all breakzez'.
Here's my first impressions:
Case:
Much better than I expected, quite professional looking, only copmlaint would be the lid doesnt quite close properly on the left side, doesn't bother me though. Was suprisingly heavier than I expected too but not irritatingly so.
Controls:
The look of the nubs quite suprised me when I first saw them in person, but they are actually pretty good, shoulder buttons are brilliant, d-pad seems brilliant too, but I think there's a problem with mine (pressing right requires extra pressure, more than that required to press it in). ABXY do their job fine.
Screen:
Much nicer than I'd imagined, and pretty bright (full brightness in the dark will probably ruin your eyes). very clean and sharp.
The hinge is suprisingly good, personaly I don't like it tilted horizontally but it holds totaly fine at any angle.
Software:
Not tried minimenu yet, just XFCE. All seems reasonable, I flashed straight to hotfix 5 RC2 when I got it. There's definatly some room for improvement but it is quite nice at the moment and quite usable even for someone who's a bit of a linux noob like me.
Packaging: Lots and lots of bubble wrap! Quickly looking at the quick-start guide it seems pretty professional to me.
Overall: Awesome.
