I really like APU's concept. Of course I would prefer a nice CPU with an add-on graphics cards, but an APU is a lot cheaper and still a viable solution.
I own an A10-6800k with no discrete graphics, and when I have more money I'm going to get an add-on graphics card.
My only complaint is that the "CPU" part of the APU is a bit lacking, the best one so far was similar to a FX-4300, and that doesn't leave much room for upgrading the graphics subsystem without bottleneck problems..
I would love to see an APU that paired average graphics (like the ones presented here) with a better cpu, like the FX-6300...
On a side note:"based on specifications alone, is probably faster than the Trinity-based A10-6800K." The A10-6800k is actually Richland based, not Trinity.