It is people like you that will tell the truth and not hide anything so I too am looking forward to your getting the Equinox.
I continue to see various used machines with scratched up screens for sale. I am hoping they have installed the screen protector on the Equinox machines prior to people getting them or else it will be a failed attempt because the last thing most people will do is put the screen protector on it before they actually put a scratch in the screen and realize they should have put the screen protector on from the very beginning. This message may sound stupid but if it saves 1 screen from getting messed up, it was worth the effort.