Well, I took the advice of Furgus (and others on other boards) and got the 8" pandigital (BJ's had the 11", but it just wasn't worth the extra money..it was awfully big too).
The pictures look great great great on this. It comes with extra's (alarm, clock, etc) but we didn't try them. The reviews were very good, and I think my girls (adults) will love them.
With the 12% off they came to $124 with tax.
Thanks so much. It was very helpful to see different brands side by side at both BJ's and Staples. I wanted to get three, but the Staples in our area were out, except for the two I got. Prob just as well. The way my husband choked up when I said I wanted three..I suspect someone already got me one in the family. It would be pretty funny, if we all got them for each other.