Those fresh 80's seem really well geared for being fresh 80's. gj
I've got screenshots of his armory page when he completed it - he was in all blues with only 1 or 2 epics from ToC that he just completed. His toons are geared better now, because he's got 22 (yes, twenty two) new heroic achievements in the last 3 days ... no clue how he's whipping this stuff off ..

see for yourself: http://www.wowhead.com/?profile=us.s...e#achievements