The things that I remember about the reviews were that nobody liked the power button, and it didn't have a native email app. The email app thing is strange, and how bad can a power button really be?
I'n keen to hear what return numbers are like in the coming weeks. That would probably tell more about the device than many of the professional reviews.
For people like, say, my mom, not having a native email client isn't a problem. She's used to navigating to the Hotmail website.
And for people who are looking at this as a business device, well if they're looking into the PlayBook, they likely have a BlackBerry they can bridge to and have access to native email in that fashion.
In a couple of months, after the issues have been ironed out, I see it as a definite contender.
Be curious to see how things shift once the Asus Transformer and the Tab 10.1 hit. I know I'm planning to check them out and see if either feels like it will fit my needs.