Its a million time easier on a 1416 than an 18D. No need to remember key sequences to get into admin mode, no need for keyboard overlays.
Yes, Manager is even easier and accesses a lot more though they could improve much like not hiding the Admin Task List by default.
And web admin in 8.0 is very nice (menu order a bit weird but just need to know IP address and user name/password - nothing to install)