The scanner sounds very interesting. When I think about the quality of the Minolta scanners I had direct or indirect contact with (Scan Elite, Scan Dual III, and Scan Multi II), the new Minolta could be a real dream device for 35mm. (Of course, it doesn't work for me because of medium format - I need the 6x9 cm scanning area of the Multi II).
At PhotographyBLOG I found the original article.