A coworker of mine has one and I just asked him what he thought about it. Right away he said "Don't get it. I hate it and I'm trying to return mine." I asked him why and he just said it is really slow in terms of reaction time. That's all the info I could garner.
I'll let you know when i get mine (any day now). I'm not a tech person either but i'm excited about my new toy.
I hear it is terrible. I know someone who got it, then returned it. I got the Blackberry Bold, which has been great so far. Although, it is somewhat bulky.