Well, Santa in the guise of a very generous family member bought me a PRS-700 for Christmas, and I've been having a lot of fun trying it -- and also trying the experience of converting some of the large number of .prc files I have on my computer to epub or lrf.
First impressions: the overall operation is very nice and intuitive. I do wish the screen contrast were better, though I don't tend to like really high contrast screens for relaxing reading. The lights were a major reason for my picking this device, and I give them mixed reviews. They're pleasant for reading in bed in the dark, if I have my glasses on, but I cannot read comfortably without my glasses, even at a large font size. This is in contrast to my PDA, and also to my wife's new toy, an ipod Touch. On the other hand, I do like the lights for supplementing room light if I'm sitting in a dim corner of the living room, for example.
I admit I've been going back and forth on whether I've made the right choice. Wish I could have a Cybook to play with for a day (
), because all other things being equal I would have preferred to stick with Mobi format.
On the other hand, by converting books to epub format, I'm also making them usable for my wife, so maybe it's just as well.
It sure is a good-looking device, that's for sure.