I have wanted a Kindle for so long that I thought as soon as I had permission to get one I would quickly press the "buy" button and be done.
It took over three days for me to press the "buy" button.
I guess most of credit for all that waffling and hesitation should really go to Kovid. I finally got Calibre to work well with some of the RSS feeds that aren't available through amazon, and combined with the Sony 505 I was feeling pretty good about the duo.
The second hurdle was the $380 sticker to get it delivered to me (one day shipping as I took too long and needed it before I headed to the beach). Coming from the Sony camp, this just was pretty tough to get over.
I think this is the right choice though. I was reading a book that covered some complex math / encryption topics and while I was going through it i kept wondering about the background (wiki) of the subject or what that one word meant (dictionary). I won't have a laptop at the beach, so the wireless updates will definitely shine and be useful. I also will appreciate (unlike what most of the reviews say) the large next page buttons. That annoyed me to no end with the Sony. I am spending most of my time going forward in a book, but the buttons to do so are so insubstantial it makes me wonder if I am doing something wrong.
of course... Amazon's 30 day return policy doesn't hurt in case I need to go running back to Sony
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In the meantime, I will start going through the tips/tricks threads on the Kindle and start converting my BBeB library over to Mobi....