Thanks for the comments. Re the SD card, that'll teach me to read the spec properly. I suspected it was a problem with the card, I went in for a 2 gig card but they were all out so I came out with a 4 gigger. I'll just take it back and try again. Good to know that this is a 'feature' not a problem...
About the screen: what can I say? As per my original comment, in strong light of course it excels, and traditional LCD screens cannot compete; unfortunately I live in Belgium so strong light is not something I come across very often! Saying it can be read on a beach in full sun is all well and good, but that's not where I use it!
I'm not saying it is like the screen on my old Psion, of course it is a completely different technology. BUT: in dim lighting, such as you get on my metro into work for example, or here in my office, the contrast is not great. Better than the Psion's, but not dramatically better. Also, despite the matte finish, reflections are a problem. I say this because people should be aware that they are not buying the equivalent of ink on paper. It's still a screen, for all the hype.
One further problem I've experienced since getting to the office with my new gadget: it won't mount as a drive under Windows XP. It mounted fine under OSX at home. Are special drivers required?
Anyway, I confess I've had this slight sense of anticlimax before when finally receiving a long-awaited gadget, and no doubt it will pass once I get stuck into using the machine as intended: to read good books.
