As a huge fan of the 440, those are gross as hell. I will be stocking up on the current model and absolutely not be buying those. The re-design of the collar looks horrible, the big N is the OPPOSITE of what people asked for, and the toe cap alterations tie it all together in a pretty unappealing way.
This sucks since we were told in this thread the changes would be very minor to the shoe and all sounded great (more durable rubber, minor shape changes to the sole profile), but I don't see what value these changes add. A stiffer collar is kind of nice, but this one looks way more like an awkward mid.