Nokia announced that it had started to ship the Nokia E75 recently but as is the way with these things, it takes a little while for them to hit the shops.

In fact, Nokia Online still has the Nokia E75 as a pre-order but it has updated the page to say devices would start to ship late April.

UPDATE: CHECK OUT THE NOKNOK REVIEW OF THE NOKIA E75

It's not just us that has been getting their hands on the Nokia E75. Here are what we think are some of the best reviews of the Nokia E75 to-date:

ZOMGitsCJ has the most picture heavy review of the Nokia E75 and CJ has gone to great lengths to show the phone in action. We really like the approach he's taken, raising the question of whether it's a worthy successor to the Nokia E71 and drawing together a good conclusion.

Over at Symbian Guru they've been looking at the Nokia E75 from  variety of angles but the Things I Love helps give you a real feel for the device. Do a search on the site and you'll find the hardware, software and key features of the Nokia E75 each get their own review - great work!

DailyMobile has given the Nokia E75 a pretty exhaustive hands-on that pitches the device through most of the features you're likely to want from this QWERTY device.

Don't be put off by the review over at World of Nokia, which at first looks a little like an overview, but as you read on you'll see the guys have really got to grips with the device and put many of the apps to the test.

Know Your Mobile has taken a more traditional review of the Nokia E75, ticking off the main points in a concise manner. While it gives you a good grounding on what you can expect, it doens't really get to grips with the software or service it can offer.

There are two things that immediately stick out about all these reviews, they are pre-production samples rather than finished retail boxes and for the most part they all seem to originate in the States. It seems that it's not only us who is keen to get their hands on the Nokia E75.

Have you got yours? What do you think of it, how does the QWERTY keyboard compare to that fo the Nokia E71? How easy does Nokia Messaging work for you? Let us know in the Comments below...