It comes down to expectations. I'm not sure about the Verge, but Anand is someone who understands the limitations of hardware - There were several interesting points on wifi performance, display resolution notes and what could be achieved on the NV Tegra3. Anand's review is a technical one (he know's this is v1 of a product) and comes from a content-creator's POV. That is what resounded with me more than the verge's article.