Uhhh Na. Far too much $$$$, for far too little. Adding in the base as an optional extra - for even more is rather scummy.

The biggest advantages seems to be low weight and ample headroom. Condensation might be a problem, I don't see any air slots. And I would have liked to have the bottom permanently attached...

If I remember rightly, tents in the past always had a pole in the centre. So what's new? That extra floor is hugely expensive. It is only a piece of fabric, after all.

Innovation, yes. But overpriced and with extra charge for what should be included...c'mon son. The pole right in the middle will not be extremely practical either. For myself - I will stick with the construction which is now standard, with the flexible structural poles. It was SUCH A RELIEF compared with central poles in the old system ! You would knock down your old tent on every ill-considered move! Now this feature back is "innovation." Lack of vapor venting also bothers me.

"It's a concept Mountain Hardwear calls "tensegrity." "
A term that was coined, if I remember by "Buckminster Fuller" who thought highly of the concept.

I have one of these. Love it. The ring actually rests on top of a narrow fabric shelf, the ring and shelf acting together form the Trussring. What’s new is that the ring “floats” in the canopy, like the old 18th century hoop skirts. The hiking pole doesn’t touch the ring, it just presses against the top of the tent, fabric tension does the rest. The top is taut as a drum. The string across the middle is a hoop insertion aid. On the inside of the shelf are loops through which you can run a string to form a circular clothesline. If you are under a tree with a strong limb you can hang it instead of using a center pole.

Did they reimagine it or did someone ask grandpa what they used to camp in during the 1960's? Back then it was called the Pop Tent. It was basically an umbrella with a funny shape.

Oh, and by the way, it does have a roof vent, it's just hidden in these photos. And the door opens twice as wide as the picture shows, just remove the stake on the right and there is a tie on the far seam to hold it open. And the removable bottom isn't just flat, it is a bathtub floor, it goes up the sides on the inside. I like being able to leave the floor at home when I'm going light. I pull it out of the way when I'm cooking with the door open double-wide or when I have wet gear, it lets the front part act as a vestibule. Its really pretty versatile, you can also set it up a foot higher if you want to use it as a shade tent with maximum air all around. And with the removable floor you can set it up over rocks or bushes if you can't find a 64 sq foot clear area.

Still neither as good nor as fast as the original pop up tent called The Speed Dome which required NO POLES at all. And unlike this one, was a true tent with the floor built in. I could get the speed dome out of its bag and pegged away in under a minute when pushed, to create shelter for 4 ppl inc their bags.
This thing really looks like an expensive shade sail for the beach!
The speed dome was a bit heavier - about 4lbs