I have the silver Sony prs-350 it doesn't look cheap to me at all. It is sturdy in the hand and quite light as well. I really thought 'oh my goodness it is so small!" when I first got it, but it is really easy to hold with one hand (and a cup of coffee in the other
the the font is clear and crisp. I really love it! I think that 2G of internal memory is really all I need and this way I'm not prone to lose an external source of memory!