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I went to my local electronics store, Best Buy, this afternoon. They had the PRS-300 and the PRS-600 or better known as the 'Touch'. I had previously owned a Sony 505 and have also the new Kindle-DX.
FWIW, the Sony 300 was not any faster than the 505 and both seemed easier to read than the 600. The 'glare' is not that big a deal, but I would prefer a more 'non-glare' screen. I was coming up on my 30 days with Amazon on the Kindle-DX, but think I am going to keep it and pass on the Sonys. (Further the books are 20-25% cheaper.....for now). The 600 is very fast, with buttons or finger, (actually wicked fast), but with the latest upgrade on the Kindle-DX and the improved PDF flow w/ font adjustment and wireless, it is just a good package. Yes it costs more, but it will be just $89 more than the new 900 coming out and I wanted to see what all the fuss was about the 'touch screen' and 'glare' since the 900 will have both.
Many will be very happy with the speed of the 600 and I assume the 900 will be fast as well. 'Glare' will bother some and not others, but I just did not want to fool with it. I guess, after more thought, I have never before had to think about 'glare' since everything else, (Iliad, Sony 505, and Kindle-DX), is all matte surfaces. The more I tried the 900, the more I thought about it and did not want to be preoccupied with the angle of the reader. Having said that, the speed of the Sony 600 smokes everything else I've seen. Other than speed, the Kindle-DX firmware upgrade really sold me that they are committed to improving, not just selling.
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