I had a PRS-505 for a while but I returned it because it was too heavy and not pocketable. Those are traits I really want in order to dish out $200-300 on a dedicated eReader. So I was excited to hear about the PRS-300 coming out, but it's barely any lighter than the 505! So I went back to looking at the comparison matrix and I noticed the Hanvon equivalent 516 series has the same hardware as the PRS-300 but in a much lighter frame (165g vs. 220g).
The Hanvon firmware doesn't support ePub which is a deal-breaker, but the Azbooka variant's firmware does appear to support ePub so that's what I'd like to get. But I can't find it anywhere. Am I supposed to buy the Hanvon and then flash the firmware myself?
http://openinkpot.org/wiki/N516/Install
Does anyone have experience with the 516 hardware? Since it doesn't have its own forum and should compete directly with the PRS-300 I figured this was the best spot.