I tried one out last night/this morning. I was going to post in the Diaper Review forum, but I read the rules and they expect way too much time and content than I want to bother with.
Fit: Definitely a bit larger than the previous ones. They fit my 32" waist like brief style underwear with nothing exposed that should not be. They seem to be a tiny bit wider and they fit around male anatomy somewhat better. When still dry, there was no way to see it under my clothing (cargo pants). Once wet, there would be a bulge in the front but not the back. Someone looking would probably just think you were well endowed.
Absorbency: I didn't do exact measurements of fluid capacity, but I let out a morning bladder-full at a moderate flow rate. It still absorbed a bit slowly like the old ones, but it held well with no leaks. I went back to bed and slept on my side with no issues. I gave it one more small wetting when I woke up, which it also held. Like the old ones, the last few inches of absorbent material near the butt really won't absorb anything unless you wet lying on your back. I sat on a carpeted floor and felt a little damp around my legs, but nothing that would have left a wet mark on my clothes. To give it the extreme test, I sat on the rim of the bathtub wearing white underpants over it to see if I could force it to leak. The absorbent material squished to the back and it leaked out the butt area a little bit.
So in conclusion, I think they're a big improvement. I'll probably start wearing in public way more often now because I finally have something I enjoy wearing that I can hide under my clothes. They're not going to take more than one wetting, but that's not what they're for.
