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Cruz Reader is the cheaper device with the resistive screen and a S3C6410 (identical to the Pandigital Novel) - that one is on sale at Borders right now for $119. The Cruz Tablet has the capacitive touch screen and a MIPS CPU, and is selling for $250.
I wouldn't buy either one right now, and I will explain why:
1- Android 2.0, and they will NEVER be updated. Velocity Micro has already stated this.
2- Reader is the same hardware as the PDN, which I own (and I used to own a Cruz Reader). It's not bad as an ereader, but for anything else its very slow. Video stutters every 5 seconds, status bar is stuck in eastern time, the speed is stuck at 528 Hz and cannot be changed without a kernel change, and the firmware hasn't been updated since October. Every time I called them about their issues I was told that I should probably get the tablet, so that tells you how quickly they've given up on the device.
3- Cruz Tablet is a MIPS CPU, not ARM. That means that you can't just sideload your favorite apks since the architecture is different. And, at $250, you'd be better off either hacking a Nook Color or waiting for the next gen of 7 inch devices to be released (imo). MIPS is trying to get a piece of the tablet pie, similar to x86. But for the moment ARM is king.
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