It comes down to personal opinion, and if you like this, then there will be more than a few options on the market that will appeal to you in the coming months.

Ports, ports, ports. I think to myself how I would *actually* use such ports and come up blank. Yes, it would be nice to carry one micro/mini USB cord as opposed to the proprietary, but really, what am I actually connecting it to? When I [personally] consider how I use my devices, I can't justify such ports, and when I can, a USB cable (proprietary or not) is sufficient.

I'm a fan of the res, but only as far desktop emulation is concerned. Otherwise, the res is something of a novelty. For modern mobile's, the real limiting factor is the screen size. The res adds to the sharpness, but physical size determines what is comfortably seen, and thus res matters less.

I'll give you the speaker placement, as you're much more likely to require separation in portrait than landscape; eg. watching flicks. This makes far more sense than what Sammy has going on the Tab.

I still see tablets as casual devices, hence the propensity towards 7" devices. I've considered tablets as laptop replacement, but in order to do that, a few things need to happen:

1) Android needs to get many more apps (or traditional linux compatibility for me)
2) Modern tablets need faster SoCs (eg. ATOM performance as an absolute min -- core A15?)

I think a true laptop replacement is at least a generation away. While the basic tasks (read: casual) can be done on current Android devices, they still lag behind laptops in key areas of productivity.

But again, this is all personal opinion. It's a wonderful time to be a consumer, neh?