It's a shame that Harmony dropped the ball on the color buttons ... they should have been leading the way instead of falling by the wayside as other companies see the benefit of dedicated color buttons.
Here's a $40 remote from Radio Shack that supports macros, JP1 programming, and has dedicated color buttons. This will be a good candidate for my mother, who thinks the 525 is a bit too much some time when she uses her DIRECTV receiver ...
[Link: radioshack.com]