I should note that so far I'm very happy with my Note.

also, rooting and installing Ubuntu in chroot on a sdcard was nearly as easy as EasyDebian. You can chroot or ssh into it and or access X11 via VNC.
there is also a native X11 server implementation in development http://groups.google.com/group/androix-users

USB-host is built in - I just need to get a USB OTG cable.

I'm really looking forward to the upcoming ICS upgrade which will integrate the inductive (!) S-Pen much better into the whole system.

The note fits perfectly into my jeans (even slim fit ones). I can even use one-handely for simple tasks.