I appreciate the kind reply, and I understand what you are saying. In fact, I rarely do comparison shopping. I am pretty much an impulse buyer, so I buy many things that take time to find out they dont meet my needs. My computer "junk yard" at home has some pretty nice stuff in it that I never use because I got tired of the devices.

I agree that the eDGe is a unique device. It's a very good machine in my opinion (for reading / annotating pdfs, taking notes, and light email / net surfing), if you think it meets your needs in its current configuration (i.e. dont expect software upgrades etc), and are willing to take the small risk that a mechanical / electrical problem will arise requiring service (which may not exist in the future but until now has been truly impeccable), I think you should go ahead and get one.