[tschucha]

Mine came yesterday. Charged it, set it up and read for about an hour last night. First impressions:

It feels well build. Power button is back on the back where it belongs. The reader is flatter, ie, the upward bend where the buttons are is less pronounced than on the Forma. Love that they removed the rubber-like strip that the Forma has and have gone with a hard plastic front. Buttons are harder to push than the Forma. Text is crisper. If page turns are faster I can't tell - maybe slightly but this was never an issue. Battery life? Don't know yet but was never a problem with the Forma so I don't expect it to be.

The lighting: No banding at all (I'm reading with the lighting set at 10). The comfortlight pro is more yellow and less orange than with the Forma. I like it better YMMV.

Biggest PROS:
Power button on the back
Hard plastic around the buttons instead of tacky rubber
Noticeably crisper text
No dark band near the buttons

Biggest CONS:
Button pushes are harder
Wish it was a larger screen

Overall: It is an improvement over the Forma and was worth the upgrade for me but I've had my Forma for 3 years and really don't like the power button placement and the rubber strip by the buttons. If you don't mind these I doubt the crisper text is enough to warrant upgrading. However the fact that the light banding is gone may be a big deal to you. If so - upgrade.

edit: wanted to note that I don't use Overdrive or the stylus so no comments in that area