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FINALLY my 700 came today. I posted earlier about having my doubts during the wait. Having seen them in Borders I was extremely concerned about the readability. Well, now having it in my hands in the lighting in my home I'm finding the screen to be much less of an issue than I was worried it would be. I think the angle and lighting at Borders made it appear much worse than it does in my home.

The cover is simple and decent, it's a really nice size. It's perfectly readable without eyestrain. I'm pretty impressed so far. The light is adequate, it's uneven from the LEDs but serves its purpose well enough, and when I turn it on I can see a single "dust speck" in the upper right. I'll keep my eye on that, but it's nothing that would cause any problems at this point in time. I don't anticipate spending much time with music, but I was impressed with the sound quality. It's better than I expected.

The speed is nice and everything is quite user friendly, so I'm happy with my purchase. I haven't had a chance to organize collections or anything, so I'll spend the next couple days exploring its capabilities.

I just thought I'd update because of the screen concerns... in normal lighting I don't think it's an issue at all. I am farsighted and usually read with some +2's but I'm able to see the screen just fine, for what it's worth to people with eye issues. Being able to magnify the text is awesome, and I only had to magnify to medium for it to be quite readable. Will update this review after I've had a couple days with it.