When the 700 came out I had no interest in it b/c of the screen everyone was complaining about so badly (also couldn't see it for myself as the demo model didn't work at Borders). When the 600 came out I was ready to dismiss it as well for the simple fact that it was a touch screen too. When I saw the demo version I was greatly impressed. The screen looks fine. Everything has glare on it-it does not bother me in the slightest and I read all day, all weather/light conditions, about one 700 page (on a reader) novel a day. Being a 505 owner as well, I love my 600!
As far as price goes, less than a year ago (actually, in March 2009) I bought my 505 and paid...$300. I think for the price and all that it offers it's a good deal. It's funny too, when everyone sees me with my reader, no matter if it's the 505 or the 600, the first thing they say...
"Is that a Kindle? Those things are sooo neat!"
It's annoying...why compare the Sony to the Kindle when the Kindle has its faults too? I could see if the Kindle were far superior than all the other readers, including Sony, but obviously that's not the case. What a crappy review.
Luckily to get the opinions that
really matter on the subject we have MR
Cruising the forums is what helped me make my decision in the first place, not the reviews.