[quote name='bboynujen']for amusedtoe and daroga: some comments after a couple of days w/ the ds lite? i'm mainly wondering how comfortable it is considering my hand has had its fair share of cramping w/ metroid prime hunters. battery life close to whats quoted by nintendo?[/QUOTE]
I'm digging it a lot. We played an hour of Mario Kart and Tetris today during a free hour. I think watching Cabel's thoughts on how to hold it help a lot. Crunching you hands around can be painful on the palms and cramp-inducing. I practiced holding my normal DS like this and actually was really comfortable; it's even more so with the more balanced and lighter Lite.
Battery life I can't weigh in on because work has prevented me from doing any sort of marathon play times. I keep it at brightness 4, and even after a decent length of time playing at work one night, and I've yet to see a low battery light on.
The screens are still amazing. Even in the harshest florcent light (haven't had the chance to try it in sunlight) doesn't even phase them (as long as you're not positioned so it's driectly reflecting the light).
Overall, perhaps I could've waited a few weeks to save a few bucks, but I'm very, very happy with it. Any other "week later" questions and I'd be glad to answer.