YouTube Airspy Review and Comparison
Over on YouTube user ranickel (aka W9RAN) has uploaded a video showing his review of the Airpsy software defined radio. Although the Airspy is not yet shipping, several independent reviewers received a unit early.
In the video W9RAN compares the Airspy against seven traditional analogue hardware radios and the RTL-SDR using a amateur radio beacon at 28 MHz. He also demonstrates the software decimation feature of the Airspy drivers and shows how it can increase the sensitivity and signal to noise ratio.
Shame that the pre-order is sold out. Now comes the long wait for the second batch to be ready. Lead time on key components of a bulk order can be 14-30 weeks ( e.g. http://www.cyclops-electronics.com/Userfiles/File/HandyTableOfTop14MajorManufacturersLeadTimes.pdf ).