The fact that you have to use the Wacom stylus might be annoying but this is one of the reasons why I bought the device. This technology allows the touch screen layer to be installed behind the Eink display. This is critical for a totally reflective display like Eink. Otherwise, readability and clarity of the screen will really suffer. Just go to Best Buy and check out the Sony 900 reader which has the resistive touch layer on top. It's horrible. Trust these guys. Your Entourage Edge is really well thought out. I think the development team has made some really good decisions.