Now that I've had it a few days I appreciate it even more.
I made a couple of quick tweaks on the Menu and now it's perfect.
Things are also more productive for me in 1280x1024.
As a quick example- when I link the thumbs on a freesite I can drag the pointer to the File to link it without ever scrolling for all 24 pics.
I haven't had an eye strain headache since I got it.
This is a good thing.