When I really start looking seriously, I'll be trying to keep it under two hundred...maybe even close to a hundred. I don't need anything fancy! I figure my best bet is probably finding a place that's getting rid of an older model that's being replaced.
And I know what you mean about the size. I've used a vey tiny Canon before...an Elph? Something like that. Sure, it was easy to carry, but it was darned hard to hold onto, and hard to see what you were doing, too. I'll take ease of use over small size any day.
I have this great money-making scheme...
We go to B&N, you cause a distraction, I sneak into the back and steal a few copies of the new HP book, and then we sell it on the black market.
The price on this one looks like it would be a refurbished model, but I called the place and they said it was brandy new. It is a VEY good price!