Yet tons of us love our three's and would not give them up for the 4. That should tell you something there. Yes sometimes it gets a little warm but its a non issue as it has no effect on the device whats so ever...If you have it in a case you'd never know anyhow..
Received the apple refurbed verizon ipad 3 (32gb) for 549 off ebay. One year of applecare. Looks great. Can't beat that price right now. No taxes either. 549 or 729 for the 4? Looks like a nobrainer. Resale value won't take too much of a hit.
For those wondering, yep, one year warranty like buying a refurb off of apple.com. Shipped in two days.
BTW..i had a friend order the same last week but he changed his mind. They refunded him the next day as soon as the return showed up in their tracking. The customer service is pretty good.