i'm staying in a studio from sept as well! they look really cool and i kinda like how it's self contained... stayed in iq kopa in my first year and they are by far the best halls in preston, stayed in a shared flat in brunel court this year and i was relatively happy...
the only thing i've heard about the studios is that the wifi doesn't reach some of them, but i think they're making some more improvements to the internet over the summer...