I hadn't really decided on the iLiad, per se, to begin with. I like the size better, but the only other thing it really had going for it (from my perspective) was that it looked like it was going to make it to bat first.
Sony is just a "NO" for me, unless and until they have demonstrated that they're ditching their evil DRM ways. I don't object to DRM entirely, but the way Sony does it ....
Hey, at least they seem to have backed off the Root-Kit approach, maybe a few dozen more generations of consumer rejected products and they'll enter the realm of not
totally ridiculous.
The HanLin still looks good to me, assuming they address their converter issues, of course. Even if their price is a bit on the high side for a dedicated e-reader device, in my opinion. I've always thought that the full success price point would be less than 100 USD, though I do realize that the
initial price will have to have some room to settle.
Shucks, I'd even take a look at a Book-Pod if apple brought one out. The iPod doesn't seem to have the stability issues that their 'puters have. I was a huge fan of the Apple Computers before the Macintosh, anyway. If they brought out an e-ink reader that wasn't rediculously priced, lacked obnoxious DRM and had good battery life and reasonable other features, sure, I'd want to have a look at it.