Potential touch owner questions

[chopstic]

thinking about touch for sprint. I have a couple of questions for you touch owners.

-theres a lot of negative comments as to lag on the device.... i tried the display model at the store today and noticed i could enter phone numbers faster than the phone could keep up, i could also enter text faster than the phone.... is this normal?

-How well does it sync up to Outlook?

-I can't seem to get a straight answer on if the new OS effectively enabled GPS... Is there any definative answer on this yet?

-I'll be stopping by the Sprint store tomorow to possibly pick mine up. Is there anything i should check for? like common defects to check for... or version of the phone?

-I'd also like to make sure its an absolutely unused, untouched, undemoed phone, I've heard some people complain about cell companies trying to pass off used or refurbished phones as new to customers. Would you have any tips to avoid this?

-And most importantly.... after a long time of hard usage does the touchscreen still respond well?

I'd appreciate any help you guys could offer before throwing down the cash on this purchase.