Some interesting things here, I was going to make this into two separate posts, but I'll just merge the two together. First, what I was going to say about the initial loading times of a completely stock TP vs. one with a reflashed radio and ROM.

So, before I sent my defective (keyboard doesn't work) TP back, I've decided to do some testing.

Original TP is from the first batch -- Oct 13th
New one is from the newest batch -- December 9th

Original Touch Pro is 100% stock, unlocked, stock rom, stock radio. Stock -everything-... Not even any contacts on it.

The new Touch Pro has been unlocked, has the Telus radio flashed on, and the newest version of Juggalo's ROM (.05B). The only other change I have made are a change to the battery icon and the flip clock (to white).

Stock ROM says 34% on a fresh load (only ActiveSync showing on the list).
Juggalo's says 41% on a fresh load with no programs showing in the list.

The stock ROM consistently loads faster... every time. It is at least 15 seconds faster, 30 seconds on average. Juggalo's responds faster with general use though.

The Dec 9 TP has the new, more responsive screen, but it also results in a much more yellow screen. I've got two monitors, so I compared both TP's to them... plus, here is a couple more random shots.

These images are HUGE, so I'm not going to have them show up here, I'll give a few links instead...

http://i44.tinypic.com/xgdyxw.jpg
http://i41.tinypic.com/wmy39.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/313nou8.jpg
http://i41.tinypic.com/wqy4bq.jpg

At full brighness, the new one most definitely does have a better looking screen, if a little less bright. The big difference in color comes at low brightness levels... which I forgot to take pictures of (had people over). The new one looks flat out yellow, even without something to compare to.

Finally, here is a video of both of them booting. I described the test earlier, the phone on the left is the new one, the phone on the right is the old one.

TP ROM speed showdown