It is now evident that Aperture has begun shipping in the United States and this morning reviews began popping up all over the Mac web.
In particular this review highlights some of the nice features of Aperture with some nice screenshots and a sample gallery that Aperture produces.
Of notable interest is the fact that the reviewer appears to be running Aperture on a Dual 2Ghz PowerMac with 2GB of RAM, he states "No crashes, no issues, the app runs smoothly and pretty quickly on my work dual 2Gh G5 with 2 gigs of RAM. It has all the nice touches that Apple apps are know for, things fade in and out, slide around on the window, and move up and down."
But has had problems where the app failed to install on a 12" Powerbook and a year and a half old 20" iMac.
If you've received your copy of Aperture feel free to post screenshots in the gallery and post your reviews in the comments. We especially want to know whether it requires a dongle to work.