This calls for some celebration!
After having contemplated what e-ink reader to get for a few years now I finally just ordered one. Last time I decided to get the 1 gen iPod Touch and loved it, but then I started experiencing pain my eyes and frequent headaches. That brought me back to reading physical books, but I just don't read as much as I did when reading digitally. Since I finally had some money available I figured buying one now would be as good a time as any.
Basically I decided that all of the readers out there are lacking in some aspect, and that I didn't want to spend too much money on a reader I knew I'd replace. We all know I'm going to get a new reader in a few years time, right?
That left me with the question of whether or not to actually buy or wait five years, but I started doubting if it would be easier to decide later on. Going a bit back and forth, the Opus seemed to have the right set of features; relatively cheap, newly developed unit (which means that it'll be supported for a good long while yet,) nice user interface, non-glossy screen, good ePub support, memory card slot, pops up as an external hard drive on the computer regardless of platform (which means that I won't have to install any extra software,) lots of fonts and font sizes, and it's tiny enough to not bother me when traveling. The PRS-300 was a real contender as I have the impression of it having better contrast, is a tad cheaper and has a better casing; but I figured not having to install any extra software would be more important to me in the long run. Also, I saw a video in Youtube that made me think the user interface of the 300 was much more of a hassle then the one of the Opus.
There you have it, the latter part of my process. I hope I'll be happy with the choice I made, and that perhaps my thoughts will be helpful to someone else trying to decide.
Cheers,
Ingrid