Global Warranty and some UK/US Spec differences??

Hi,
I'm in the UK and there are a number of well rated sellers on various websites selling new unopened US imported playbooks.
I have a few questions...
Is the warranty global, no problems if I have a warranty issue in the UK?
Are there any disadvantages to buying a non-uk playbook?
Will there be any issues, e.g. the App Store in dollars, connectivity issues, wrong keyboard layout etc. etc.?
Any help guidance is appreciated, just want to find the best deal.

Warranty information... handled by RIM themselves.  http://www.berryreview.com/2011/05/10/blackberry-playbook-90-days-complimentary-support-and-extended...
No., all the same.
Nope. 
I would ONLY advise, that you make sure the selling store itself will take a return should the device be dead on arrival or something of that sort.
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