Roland/Edirol R-1

[VonRiesling]

This compact flash recorder is 16/24 bit portable that I want to get my mitts on. The original press release on Sept 28 said late November availabilty. One site says January 15, 2005, another says December 15, 2004, a few others offer it for sale and don't mention that it isn't in stock, Smalldog.com says it's "back ordered" and Roland isn't saying anything on dates of availability.

Anyone know the lowdown or even seen a physical specimen? One site has 3 reviews (?), kind of difficult if the product isn't out yet.