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I had an REB1100 (RCA-labeled). In most areas of physical ergonomics it beat the p*ss out of my Sony Reader... but I switched anyway. The REB1100 was more comfortable to hold. I could read with the device in any orientation. The next- and prev-page buttons fell naturally under my thumb when holding on to the device. Great! The only problem in this area is that using the stylus to jump around in the book never worked very well.
But the improved contrast and readability of the eInk screen on the Sony Reader trumped all of that!
What I'd REALLY like is a device with the contrast and readability of my PRS500, with a physical design much more like the REB1100. As long as I can still load my own content (and other non-DRM content!), it'll be good. I don't much care about the stylus or text entry or searching -- I read novels on the thing. Color really doesn't matter either -- unless it's so cheap to add that I wouldn't care about extra cost. I'd be happy to pay $300 or so for such a beast.
The one thing that would improve this hypothetical device even more would be a WHOLE LOT more DPI. At least double the current 160-180 DPI of the PRS500. 4x would be better still. Sadly, no-one makes that screen yet.
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