[Tiberius85]

The Surround got no love from any reviewers which turned me off of it entirely at first. It wasnt until I went into an at&t store and played with both a working Focus and a working Surround that i decided on the Surround. I liked a little weight, and side by side with the focus its maybe a millimeter thicker. It felt solid in the hand, the touchscreen was very responsive and 3.8" i think hits the display size sweet spot for me. The speaker didnt play into my decision at all. I just made sure the sliding mechanism was solid (which it is) and wouldnt easily detract from the device being a "slate" in practical terms vs a "slider" But it is pretty nice to plop down and use the kickstand to watch a movie handsfree. The kickstand just isnt designed for tapping the touchscreen while sitting on it. Its a really beautiful device I think gets alot of undeserved hate and bad reviews.