I'm not sure about the press all "LOVING" it,

Boy Genius Report's article seems to question why they would bother making it: "Anyone excited for it or are we looking at another IT destined to be lost in a retail wasteland?"

NokiaExperts.com says that they like the idea of the tablets but haven't liked using them in the past due to the sluggishness of the processor; and asks if any of their readers actually use them.

The negative posts (at least in here) seem to be from people who were really just hoping for an N800 (or N810) with better hardware, and who aren't thrilled that the device is morphing into something only tangentially related to a tablet.

Now, as you've mentioned a couple times, this entire thread is all speculation, so yes, it's a bit silly to get all worked up over what may not even be an actual issue.

That being said, considering how long people have been waiting for a new tablet from Nokia, with the lack of official information, speculation becomes sustenance.