I decided to cave in and pick up a deluxe model before the holiday rush sets in.

So far I'm actually impressed, although there are a few nitpicks

pros:

.Miiverse is awesome and seamless, and the community is very nice. I think this is the main thing that helps set the wii u's online apart from PSN or XBL.

.The gamepad is really neat. It may just be the whole new gadget lust talking but damn, streaming games onto it is so friggin cool. It's a bit heavy but the handles on the back make it nice and comfortable to hold

. The internet browser is hella fast. Like really really fast.

cons:

.looooooooooooong ass update out of the box. Hopefully this is something that nintendo will package with the system soon.

.Certain apps take a little long to load up

.a couple of weird interface things like having to go into your friends menu in order for invites to get activated.

Overall I was pleasantly surprised. From all the horror stories I heard I was worried that this thing was going to brick on me.

Looks like I got a good one :P

Oh one more thing, my nintendo netwrok ID: Artorias_Abyss

if anyone out there wants to add me, feel free to drop an invite.