Sorry Derek, I think you've misunderstood me.
Jon was saying that the current inability to load DRM protected MobiPocket books is preventing you from reviewing the device. However, if I understand it correctly, the main purpose of your review is for NAEB, isn't it, and the NAEB web site makes it clear that DRM is not a part of the device specification.
Eg, point 4 of the NAEB "Mission Statement" says:
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No DRM and no hidden "gotchas" what you see is what you get.
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while the "Specification" page says:
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On release of our version the ebook reader software will support ebooks in the following formats: RTF, HTML, PDF and PRC (Mobipocket) No DRM will be built into the software
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I am a little puzzled, given this, to hear you say that the "hot authors you want to read" are all in DRM protected formats. If this is the case, why did NAEB specify a device without DRM?
BTW, forgive me if you're already aware of this, but Baen offer MobiPocket as a direct download option. No need to convert anything with BD.