[Sony Tablet S] kit_b:
Tablet (and Forum) Newbie :)

I picked up the Sony Tablet S tonight. (Be gentle, this is my first post here and my first moments on the forum.)

Overall, I like it. Here are some thoughts:

Design:

The screen is beautiful. The colors are incredibly rich, there's no lag whatsoever, it's not choppy. It's like holding a miniature Sony television, and I love it. Easily on par with the Galaxy Tab 10.1 (imvho.)

I actually really enjoy the folded design. Quite a few reviews have blasted Sony for going cheap on this, but like a previous poster said, it doesn't feel cheap - just lightweight, and I'm *very* okay with that. The design feels really nice to hold in portrait and landscape mode. It feels incredibly light, and I was packing it around like I would pack a folder. It feels very natural. It looks fine sitting on a coffee table too - the incline is just right.

Android:

I've had an HTC Evo 4G and currently have a Nexus S; Honeycomb feels very similar. I'm still trying to figure out how to add my widgets (doh!) but I'm sure it'll come soon. I've only been playing for about an hour at this point. It seems that Sony didn't screw with the UI - good on them.

I do miss the Android Market on my Nexus S - I just like the layout. It would look really slick on a tablet.

Sony Apps:

This ... blergh. I'm unhappy. Sony sucks ass for not having their Video and Music Unlimited apps/sites ready for this baby's launch. It's unacceptable to get something brand new, see their preloaded apps on the homescreen, clicking on the apps, and seeing, "Thank you for Choosing Music/Video Unlimited. Service for the Sony Tablet will be arriving soon. Keep checking back for more details." It looks very half baked, and was a terrible, terrible idea to include this prominently but not in an operable format.

On a positive note, Crash Bandicoot and the Pinball game are fun and fantastic. Yeah, iTards, enjoy "Hanging with Friends." I'll be playing Crash Bandicoot. It's a little pixelated, but overall, very cool. The controllers are considerably better than I thought they would be.

Battery life:

Haven't had it long enough to offer a real determination - it did get to 100% within about 1.5 hours, and it was at 20% out of the box. I knew this before I bought it, so it's not a judgement - but the proprietary charger is just lame. It's two separate pieces that have to be put together to charge the device. It's just silly and completely overkill.

Other:

SUPER sad that I can't seem to get Netflix on this baby. It would be pretty close to perfect if I could. However, I'm a fraidey cat and won't root this (It's my first tablet, and I'm not a techie by any means.)

Same with Skype video chat. It's cool that Google Talk comes with video support right out of the box, but I'd really love to be able to use something more universal. Fortunately, it sounds like Facebook may ultimately be the real universal vid chat provider in the near future, so hopefully won't have to wait long.

Still ... Netflix ... sadface.

Overall, I love this. I'm glad I purchased it over the other Android tablets I was considering, but I'm a bit nervous about how supportive Sony will be of this tablet in the long run; if they can't support it on it's first day out, who's to say they will be doing so in 5 or 6 months?