[Kalnel]

I really appreciate this thread, as I'm going through the same process. I have a Touch Pro and I'm now eligible for upgrade. I had intended to wait for a possible iPhone or Windows Phone early next year, but I'm giving up on that -- by the time such beasts come out, I'll probably be eligible to upgrade again.

I plan to follow the advice about hands-on, but would appreciate any thoughts/experience on same specific uses/apps on either device. I've used my TP (and before that 6700) like mini-PCs for years, and now I'm looking to add some iPad-like functionality, too.

Key apps/uses for me are:
Docs to Go (or other MS Office equivalent)
Exchange syncing (need Tasks as well as Calendar, Contacts, Email)
Note-taking (something OneNote-like)
LogMeIn
Slingplayer
Ereaders (eReader and Kindle)
Google Reader
Zinio (I've heard its on Fascinate, but may be tab only)
Music, esp. WMA files
Light games (Spider, Freecell, Tetris, etc.)
Free tethering (WMWiFiRouter equivalent)
Possible to use BT Stowaway keyboard with either?
Any handwriting possible?
Any OTA file syncing with Windows?

I'm a little concerned about not having a keyboard, but not a deal-breaker. Don't particularly care about texting, social networking, photos/video.

Any thoughts appreciated!