You know Shalom, You have told me so much about this reel I dediced to do a little research on it myself. Now I see why you are so excited about it.
U.S. Reel claims that this reel is the biggest advance in spinning reels since the skirted spool. It weighs only 8 oz's and has a spool diameter of 2 1/4". Usually an 8 oz reel is designed for smaller fish like crappie. But this reel will handle big bass as well as crappie. 8 oz reels are not usually ment to handle 15lb test, but this one does because of its unique spool design.
Like you said, it has 8 ball bearings but it also has an additional roller bearing, making it a very smooth casting reel. The reason the manufacturer feels this is the next generation of spinning reels is because of how far you can cast with it. The less initial line twist (a lot less), and the low line memory in addition to the spool size make longer cast possible.
The one thing I found funny about this reel is that it is endorsed by Ray Scott and found only in Cabela's catalog. I have always connected Ray Scott the founder of Bassmaster Magazine and BASS, with Johnny Morris' Bass Pro Shops more than with Cabela's.