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The a500 is supposed to have GPS but I haven't tried it on mine, it was one of the first things I turned off to help prevent apps from tracking me. I also have not used it outside in daylight so I'm not sure if the GPS is even worth having. I can say that the a500 is smaller than an iPad by a fairly significant amount, even though it has a larger screen (a little more narrow than a Kindle DX). The screen is bright and clear with really good colors, has no problems getting on Android Market or Amazon market. Does PDF in full screen well enough with either Adobe or Aldiko, of course epub/mobi work well. Gave me a little over 6 hours fooling around with Youtube to see how the battery would last yesterday (mostly HD and full screen). Has worked with the couple of USB drives I've connected (download a file manager!). Works with my Bluetooth to rs232 adapter to get into network switches with one (of three) apps. Haven't tried documents to go (free from Amazon a few days ago) but I expect it will work fine with my BT keyboard or most any USB keyboards. I found printer drivers for most of the popular brands including the Samsung that I have right now, several were BT capable as well as wifi, worked like a charm to my Samsung when I printed a test page (kind of slow though).
I do not find the size to be much of an issue for book reading, but what I do find to be an issue is the device is slippery! I have a cheap silicone "case" on the way to solve this, until then I put some fabric gaffer tape on the back to provide a better grip.
I haven't used the camera (either of them), haven't tried HDMI, I have played audio and it works as expected even aac+v1 encoded music (saves a huge amount of space!) and played music while reading PDF.
The only other thing I don't like is the placement of the power on one end and headphone on the other. This means putting it on a stand in portrait mode and plugging power and audio into it is impossible until I find or make a stand. It is also a fingerprint magnet, thinking of getting a screen protector to help with this and trying to decide which to buy. Do not buy the Zagg protector, waste of money with the lines running through the plastic.
Does not have a 5Ghz radio, so if you have your wireless N set to only 5Ghz it will not work in N mode. I doubt it can really transfer at N speeds anyway so not a big deal to be on wireless G.
For $230 it is a great buy (assuming it is the 16GB model and not the 8GB model). Kind of wish I had waited to buy mine.
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