You didn't brave the mine field? Ha! You wuss.
Just like I said, I stopped by Best Buy to check it out. Unfortunately, they only got 3 units in, and had already sold them off. Didn't even have a display available to look at. So I had to settle with checking out the RT.
...it was pretty alright. It's about as thin and light as my iPad, and it's got a nice feel to it. All those people who complained about the weight must be octogenarians with serious bone deficiencies or something. I could easily hold it for a couple of hours before my arm would get tired. And the touch/type keyboard covers? I wish I could say I got to play with one, but my local BB didn't have one attached to their demo model. Damn shame, because I really wanted to see how well they worked.
And the kickstand really does make a nice "skik" sound. It was rad. :O
The only downside to the whole experience was that it does take longer than it should to launch apps. Even something as simple as the mail app takes a good 5-6 seconds to open. That's way too damn long. I wouldn't even want to think how long it'd take to open up a heavier app like Netflix, which takes a good bit even on the usually pretty speedy iPad.
If the Pro is a slightly thicker, slightly heavier version of the RT, then I can say it's at least a well built machine. I'm tempted to pick one up, but...
...I think I'm gonna wait for Haswell before I do. I really want that extra battery life.
The Pro was fast at the things I opened and tried, but I was being a bit careful due to the motion sensors and attack dogs. It seemed as fast as a good laptop to me. It is an i-5 with 4GB of RAM so it should blow the iPad and RT out of the water. Personally I like the type cover better than the touch. I can only image a Haswell version of the Pro. At least at Best Buy you can try it for 30 days and see how you like it.