Nice, thanks everybody. The HD 3 is looking more and more promising with these answers and other research I've been doing, better than a 7" Kindle.
Now I'm just wondering if it'll be extra trouble shipping from one of the over-seas vendors given the current global difficulties. I guess I'm in no rush, I've had my Kindle for 7 years now, but once I place an order I'll be anxious to play with it.