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Originally Posted by speedlever
eInk, wifi, music, and sync between devices... sounds like the Kindle 3 to me. The Nook and Sony 950 have wifi and eInk, but I don't think there's any way to sync them between devices. Someone correct me here.
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The Kindle is the only one that syncs across devices. The synch works only for items purchased through Amazon. You can synch books not purchased using Calibre as long as you have the ASIN number which people tell me is automatically loaded when you add a book to Calibre. Since the poster has listed EPub and not a Kindle as the first two requirements, I think that those outweighs the syncing.
It sounds to me like right now is a good time to wait and see what is released. The new Nook is going to be announced today. There is a new Kobo that looks really nice. I have not looked at the new specs to see if it meets the OP's list of things he wants.
Sony seems to be very low on their X50 line which makes me think that they didn't produce enough or that Sony might be preping something new. Amazon sure seems like it will be launching something new by Christmas time.
The truth of the matter is that the vast majority of e-ink readers do their job very well and it really comes down to more subjective prefernces. There are very few real differences in what the devices do and how they work. Most come with dictionaries, allow highlighting, read PDFs, and you can change fonts.
Do you like a touchscreen? Do you want WiFi or 3G? Do you like how the ereader feels in your hands?