I too think that once color-eInk is available, there'll be dedicated readers. I would also take the reflective LCD version if battery live is ok.
Anyways, what I want to say is, that I'll most likely will buy a color ereader once it's available, but for more (email, video, etc.) I won't go with a tablet. I allready have my laptop and I can type with all my 10 fingers. So a touchscreen for text-input just won't cut it for me.