The new unit has arrived, as has my SD. I haven't really had time to play with it, but I'm going to jet home from work (where I'm currently just surfing the net anyway!) and mess around with it.
Generally speaking I'll say this much so far: Though I bought it from Overstock's "blemished" supply, I have yet to find any such blemishes on the unit. I don't know if I'd encourage anyone to go this route, since I wasn't sure if I'd get a nick or a scratch or worse. I feel that I merely lucked out, and I'm quite pleased.
I also managed to already pair my BT phone and the unit (thanks to HowardForums), though Web Pro isn't exactly "lightening fast".
I'm gonna skin the GUI sometime soon. I need to look at the options. I may just go with ZLauncher, which is what I was using on my Clie. I know the skins are far more robust for OS5 though. I'm also anxiously awaiting my case. I wound up getting the
PDAir hardcase, though I thought for a while I was going to go with the
Bellagio. Who knows? I may end up getting one of those too.
I'll post more thoughts over the weekend. Thanks for the advice Francesco!