had them both, still have them, just 2 hrs ago picked up the 8800 and both will be for sale soon, I liked everything about the pearl, except it was just so light/fragile feeling imo. also the ring speaker wasn't as loud. got used to sure type quickly.
the 8700 is a beast, esp after handling the 8100 for a while... i never cared for the scroll wheel, although i'm a lefty. i didn't care for the keyboard on the 8700, i liked qwerty but the "c" that i have the keys feel stiff. i'll chime in later, gotta get out of work!
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