The Apple Watch is almost here, and on Friday you can pre-order your own version starting at $349 plus tax (it goes up as high as $17,000), but as you can see below, reviews have been somewhat mixed on the latest offering from Apple determined to change your life. Many are finding it frustrating at first with a steep learning curve, but once you’ve mastered it, you’ll love it like all your other Apple products.

These reviewers have only had the Apple Watch for about a week to test it out so after a few more weeks, it will be interesting if they’ll still be singing it’s praises or changing their minds. Watches are something most of us take for granted and look down at with just a glance, but Tim Cook and Apple are determined to change the way you look at your wrist. Check out our article on reasons why you should and shouldn’t buy it.

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“Of the half-dozen smartwatches I’ve tested in recent years, I’ve had the best experience with Apple Watch,” attests Lauren Goode at Recode.

“Apple Watch is a fine watch for both men and women—a standard previous smartwatches couldn’t meet,” opines Geoffrey Fowler of the Wall Street Journal.

“It is more seamless and simple than any of its counterparts in the marketplace,” writes Joshua Topolsky for Bloomberg. “It is, without question, the best smartwatch in the world.”

“Once you get to know the watch, you realize that Apple carefully observed its rivals’ failures and adjusted its product accordingly,” says David Pogue at Yahoo. “Apple Watch is light-years better than any of the feeble, clunky efforts that have come before it.”

“Apple Watch, again, existing functions are rethought and combined in a new and uniquely appealing way,” says Matt Warman of The Telegraph.

A little more dissent about the Apple Watch is felt from other reviews’ statements, proving that the first iteration isn’t perfect.

“I like wearing the Apple Watch, and it might be my favorite smartwatch…if its battery life lasted beyond one day,” Scott Stein of CNET points out.

“As with most first-time products, it isn’t flawless or essential,” explains USA Today. “But among smartwatches, Apple Watch is second to none.”

Just what can the Apple Watch do better than all the others?

Although Apple Watch can’t replace your iPhone, Recode made sure to test the phone call quality, saying, “My mother told me that call quality was very good, and that [she] couldn’t even tell I was calling from a smartwatch.”

“It becomes far more valuable once you’re on the move,” wrote Nilay Patel of The Verge as he toured his daily routine for his Apple Watch review. “The Watch made it a lot easier to keep my phone in my pocket on the walk to the train – I saw notifications coming in on my wrist, and I could control the music apps on my iPhone from the Now Playing Glance on the Watch.”

“Adding in links is easy, as is changing out the entire strap,” praises Lance Ulanoff of Mashable. “I’ve resized other metal watch straps before, and it’s a difficult and often frustrating process best left to watch repair shops. That’s not the case with the Apple Watch.”

Can the Apple Watch help keep you fit?

“I like Apple Watch’s regular reminders to get up and move. It does this even when your watch is offline,” wrote Recode.

“The Apple-made integrated fitness apps, Activity and Workout, are far and away the best fitness apps on any existing smartwatch that isn’t a dedicated “fitness watch,” notes CNET.

It may not replace our Fitbit Surge, though. “Unlike the Fitbit and other popular activity trackers, there’s no social component here to let you compete with your friends,” points out The Verge.

The Not So Great Reviews

“It is best after you fiddle with various software settings to personalize use, notes the New York Times. “To a degree unusual for a new Apple device, the Watch is not suited for tech novices.”

“Not everyone has an iPhone 5 or later,” writes Recode. “Not everyone wants her wrist pulsing with notifications, finds animated emojis thrilling or needs to control an Apple TV with her wrist.”

“Apple Watch turns some of these into opportunities for smart ideas,” says the Wall Street Journal. “Others still need refinement—and a reason for many to wait for an Apple Watch 2.”

“You don’t need an Apple Watch. In many ways, it’s a toy: an amazing little do-it-all, a clever invention, a possibly time-saving companion, a wrist-worn assistant.”

Unless you’ve been deprived of television, internet and social media, you know that the highly marketed and anticipated Apple Watch goes on pre-sale this Friday with prices starting at $349 before tax. Early adopters even seem a little cautious about jumping in as reviews have been decidedly mixed on the pricey product that seems determined to change the way you look at your wrist.

Here are a few reason why you should buy the Apple Watch and then playing devil’s advocate, why it might be smart to wait and make sure all the kinks are out of Tim Cooks flagship product.

Why To Buy the Apple Watch

You think it’s beautiful. Entirely independent of what the Apple Watch does, it’s an object you wear and display every day—a piece of tech jewelry. If you like the shape, the finish, and the bands, then it’s a piece of jewelry that could enhance your wardrobe. All of its many features will be frosting on the cake.

You own an iPhone 6 Plus. The notifications aspect of the Apple Watch becomes most helpful when you have a phone that you don’t always want to take out of your pocket. The iPhone 6 Plus isn’t a one-handed device for anyone who doesn’t have very large hands. The Apple Watch helps you keep your mini-tablet holstered until you absolutely need it.

You’re an optimizer. As Josh Topolsky points out over at Bloomberg, using an Apple Watch involves doing quite a bit of tweaking to your iPhone. Specifically, you’ll need to change the notification options on any app that sends notifications. This will make you very aware of what’s sending you notifications and how often. If that excites you, you’re on the right track here.

You want to track your activity. Since I started carrying around a Samsung phone with its S Health activity tracking app, I find I walk more, and I’m more aware of my physical activity. The Apple Watch will also get you healthy in a sneaky fashion.

You’re buying two. Some of the Watch’s most radical and interesting features involve sending messages to another Apple Watch—heartbeats, vibrations, and scribbles. If you’re buying watches with a friend or loved one, you’ll get to explore those features. If not, you’ll just be left dancing with yourself.

Why Not To Buy the Apple Watch

You don’t have an iPhone. The Apple Watch requires an iPhone. It’s a cool gadget, but it might not be enough to make you throw over your existing operating system and go out and buy a new, high-end smartphone to support it.

You have an iPhone, but your friends don’t generally have iPhones. Some of the Watch’s most compelling features involve talking to another Watch. You can transmit your heartbeat or send little scribbles. If you don’t have any close friends with Apple Watches, you won’t be able to take advantage of these features.

Apple Pay holds no charm for you.Another of the Watch’s most compelling, unique features is its ability to tap and pay. You don’t have to pull your phone out of your pocket; you can use your watch to pay for things now. But if you haven’t set up Apple Pay or don’t go to a lot of stores where Apple Pay is supported, this compelling feature just won’t make a difference to you.

You’re a “Watch Person.” People who wear watches are their own breed. Over on Daring Fireball, avowed Apple partisan John Gruber points out that folks who wear watches are used to being able to glance over at them any time—which means that Apple Watch’s screen defaulting to off is a big bummer.

You don’t have patience for technology. Several reviews, most notably Nilay Patel’s at The Verge, have noted that the Watch is a bit sluggish. But more than that, the Watch will force you to learn a radical new interface, and Apple is clearly learning along with you. Answers will be discovered. Mistakes will be made. You have to be along for the ride.