You wrote:
"Well, there is some good news.
Why am I not more excited?"
Exactly the way I feel.
The people who support this product have many issues in this thread and others to correct. I hope that they read them.
While I appreciate the update (long overdue, IMO) from Slotmonsta, I have a gut feeling that the upcoming release will not be rock solid and we will have to do more beta testing for them.
Sandisk - best of luck - we are counting on you! Hope those GUI issues are fixed, too! 
