Samsung Series 7 Slate Arrived ?

[wiggy1]

I am wondering if anyone has received their Samsung Series 7 Slate yet? I started a Wiki page on this machine as I have been salivating over it since it was announced in August. Not making the jump right away though as my LE1700 is still going strong, but I think I will want a new computer in the next few months. The Samsung seems to have all the right stuff on paper, but I am looking for consumer feedback on the battery life, responsiveness, and if the legacy WACOM Penabled digital pens will work with it (since I have so many of those around the house :)). I'll try to get a good Wiki page going like we did for the LE1700, as time permits.

[Steve S]

<<...anyone has received their Samsung Series 7 Slate yet?..>>

wig: S7Ss have been available for about a month through Microsoft B&M stores. In fact, the B&M store are holding a sale that lasts through December: 25% off of all purchases that total more than $1000... Which the S7S does. UNFORTUNATELY, Microsoft stores are only in a few locations, primarily west of Chicago (and mostly in the far western states. Locations can be found at the Microsoft web site.

S7Ss are also available through the Microsoft on-line retail store; mine arrived yesterday, and shipments have been going out for the last couple of weeks. In addition, Amazon, J&R and others have started shipping units within the last week or so.

There is a large user community here ( http://forum.tabletpcreview.com/samsung/ ). Note that units delivered up until now have suffered from a couple of production defects, primarily separations of the screen (or the screen shield) from the frame. Some of the separations are mild and some are serious but they all seem to grow with time. Samsung is aware of the problem, and we believe a fix is in the works. See the forum discussion. The good news is that Microsoft has been very good about returns / exchanges.

For what it's worth (so far), my S7S (an -A04US model with MS Signature software) appears to be perfect. However, others have reported screen problems developing over time. So, we'll see...