well my research has led me to the conclusion that it's gonna be the new galaxy tab 7.0 plus w/ 4g thru t-mobile. i talked to their sales dept & i can order it from them for the full retail price ($499) and then request the unlock code to unlock it for use with any provider while i'm still here in germany (& when i travel in the future). the 7.0 plus has a thinner frame than the regular 7.0, has the newer display & also has the dual-core processor so pretty much everything i'd get in the 7300 8.9" i wanted but is just a bit too big for what i'm wanting

went browsing the android app market & see that 99.9% of the apps i currently use are avail in android