Fair enough, and I had forgotten about the annotation, which will be a plus for me. But it seems that almost everywhere I look concerning the price, people do still think it's a little too high.

And I stand by my statement that I can't justify paying $40 extra for a different color; why would the company do that, when it can't cost that much more to color a plastic shell red, or even white, versus the cheaper blue? That said, I may buy another color, don't get me wrong. But as different as the red is from the standard black I see on electronics, it still seems pricey to me.

I also agree wholeheartedly with the content being the lifeblood of the machine - without content, it's just a paperweight.

I want to make it clear that I'm not trying to pick a fight with you C, or anyone else, and I do plan on buying an Edge. I just don't understand the price raise for something as non-consequential as color. $10 more, if that maybe, but not $40.

They may be trying to hype the Edge, but as a student on a budget, as well as a voracious reader, $40 would buy a lot of pertinent e-books for my collection, especially if they're cheap; $3 apiece would get you 13 books with change, and many books are cheaper elsewhere. Granted, they may not have the cover art or illustrations, but I'm speaking generally.