Am a 1218 reservation holder and a Mid december '07 configure.
Have just posted some other info/test drive thoughts in the Pacific North west forum.
From a w/e visit to the PDX Smart center and a brief chat with Synce (sp) there , she seemed to be as frustrated as others with THEIR lack of connectivity with the pertinent systems needed to give accurate and timely info to those who might be interested.
Reading other threads, it seems the best approach to take is "que sera, que sera". What will be, will be.