Yeah, the price difference is absurd!
& that's what I originally wanted, but reading comments on the internet/on the forum has kind of turned me off the kobo for now. It seems that they have poor customer service and I don't want to risk having a broken reader when I'll be abroad
Kobo sounds like a great product that fits my need, but it also feels to me like they released it too early. There's a bunch of flaws and a lot of defective units.

Either the product is cheap, or the quality control is lacking... I'm inclined to think it's the latter, but yeah.... If I had a few more months ahead of me, I'd wait and get another kobo. But the clock is ticking... and I'd like to have a working device to take with me on the road