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If you wish to expand your scope a little bit, I sincerely recommend you the Pocketbook 360, based on your list of requirements.
- Good e-ink screen with no LCD Glare( The PRS 600 is lacking in this as far as I've seen, but how big is the problem in your opinion?)
Check. The contrast is far superior to the PRS-600, which is, IMO, a tad troublesome if you intend to read outdoors.
-Good Battery that can last for a while
How about ca. 2 weeks in normal conditions?
- The ability to hook up the ereader to the PC and load up my own files on it without much hassle.
It is recognised by the computer as an USB stick. It's "plug-load-read" if you want it so.
-Having a dictionary is a +
Check. And more than one.
-Wi-Fi is great and all, but I heard it's quite buggy in the Nook?(Does it even work on an international home wi-fi?)
It has no wifi. For some reason, I've been unable to come in touch with a wifi-capable device, so I can't tell about the nook... or anything else.
-Ability to run a variety of downloable files( Now the nook is lacking in this category, but I heard calibre is a pretty good application and can fix and manage most of these problem)
If you're... a *cough* rebel sailor *cough* you'll know many of the books come in formats like RTF and DOC. The PB360 reads those formats. Plus, it reads ePub (with Adobe DRM and without), Mobi, Fb2, and even 4 image formats if you like to read comics or so.
- A expandable memory card slot would be great to have.
A microSD card slot is included. It reads cards up to 32 GB's. Have fun.
- Well priced.
A bit on the pricey side in comparison to what you have in mind ($200). I don't know how much it would be to ship to the Middle East. But you get what you pay for.
- Decent page turn speed? ( I've heard bad things about this too)
It depends a lot on how many things like dictionaries, software improvements (hacks) and so on you have installed in your device. However, the last firmware updates have improved this aspect dramatically.
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