I deeply appreciate the tips, beachycove. I will perform the hard reset dance at the first opportunity.

It would be nice to get it working. It looks like a neat little machine for writing on the go, especially given the terrific battery life. I hope that this unit doesn't suffer from the dreaded "hinge spring cable poke" problem that seems to be a relatively common failure mode, from what I can gather. The lid seems to move smoothly, but maybe that doesn't mean what I hope it means...