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I am also in the "I always thought touchscreen was silly/useless/just adds cost until I encountered the Sony" camp. When I first tried a store model of the 600 I was sold on the concept, but really didn't like the fuzzy screen so I waited yet another year hoping for something better. I nearly bought the Pocketbook 302 and really like the big page turn buttons on the sides of the device, but it was more $ than I was willing to spend. After reading a Terry Pratchett Discworld book with the tiny footnote links that I could only tap easily with the stylus I would never purchase a non-touchscreen reader. Much of my page turning for now is with the buttons. Or I use a knuckle instead of a fingertip to use the touchcreen to swipe a page turn whch oddly works better for me.
How much extra would I pay for it? I am not sure. Part of the reason I finally did buy a 650 was that it had the touchscreen without the wifi or 3G connectivity and the beautiful Pearl e-ink screen. And it is independent of any bookstore like Amazon or B&N. That combination made me willing to pay the extra over the much less expensive units.
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