I can totally understand where you two are coming from... I ordered mine on the 16th, and went into Micro Center and played around with one for about an hour
I really can't wait to get my hands on it. It should be here on Monday or Tuesday of next week.
Does anyone have any recommendations on what the first thing that I should do with it?
-Xander
Here is an advise I got from a Mac enthusiast:
The first thing I check is the LCD. I make sure that the LCD is perfect, i.e., no burnt or stuck pixels. Whilst Apple, I think but do not quote me, has a policy of replacing screens with 5 or more burnt or stuck pixels, it is always a good thing to get a perfect one. I wish that Apple would provide a burnt/stuck-pixel free LCD guarantee like one of the non-Apple brands.
It is recommended that you get a utility such as Pixel Check (<http://urltea.com/gdp>) to help you find out if your LCD has any defects. If it detects one burnt/stuck pixel, pray that you get four more so that you can automatically reject the unit and demand for a new one.
Next thing to check is the iSight. This is a new addition to my ritual ever since iSights come built-in to new Mac portables. Whilst rare, some iSights just do not work as expected. More often than not, this feature comes unchecked until you try playing with Photo Booth or iChatAV. A friend had to return his Macbook because of a defective iSight.
One last thing to check, before ensuring that all accessories in the box are included, is the battery. With the current set of batteries getting bad reviews due to bloating, exploding, and/or not charging, it is best to see if your battery can carry some juice. What use is a portable if your battery cannot hold a charge, right? Portable Mac's battery comes with some initial charge - enough to boot-up your system and to configure it but request that you be allowed to plug it in and charge the battery for a few minutes and see how the battery performs.
Hope this helps.