Im just waiting for those that ordered the 10.5 to give some feedback before I order, but order I will, maxed out space grey only because I like the black surround. Kind of chomping at the bit to order though.
Any comments on purchasing a "new" model and any expectations re teething issues?
The teething issues will somewhat be like the 12.9" model currently faces. It's a new screen size, and there are still a number of apps that haven't switched to auto-layout which would support: 12.9" screens, 10.5" screens, split screen mode. So the support for split screen and the larger screen real estate won't be perfect. Otherwise, this is really a 2nd generation iPad Pro in other respects, and especially if it does come with 4GB RAM, will be a good model to hang onto for a while. At the very least, you don't have to deal with the USB2 lightning port that came on the 9.7" iPad Pro. That's the one thing I regret, since it made importing RAW photos from my 36MP camera a giant PITA.
And yes, I'd love it if they did other colors with the black surround. I'm more than ready to do something other than Space Grey, but I want a black surround.