JHawk, all my apologies for going off the tangent a bit with the pda debate. Just wanted to add one last thing regarding this comment:
I'm not saying that palm OS devices suck, or that there is no use for them. I was merely pointing out that at $200, you get a lot of power with the Journada.
If you really use a PDA (not playing with it like a toy, but using it as a tool), then you would realize that a PDA is about functionality, not raw power; the speed of the processor or the amount of memory is secondary (yet very important); it's really all about the design (and the seamless integration of the hardware with the software).
For $199, I think this Jornada is a decent deal if you are looking for a PocketPC, but please don't confuse raw power with good design. Performance only matters when you actually need it; there are certain things you just don't need. I am going to stretch this analogy a bit, but I think it illustrates the point quite well (note that it is definitely a bit far stretched but you'll get the meaning):
Would you rather carry a heavy brick that does absolutely everything (and do your laundry, ok, sarcastic), or something smaller that can only do what you need most, when you need it most (think swiss army or leatherman)?
I am sure many of us would actually carry the brick because it's cool, but once the novelty wears out, you will realize you will get tired of always remembering to have a pocket or bag to store the brick (not mentioning the fact that you will have to feed your brick every night with a full charge of energy).
I do own a pocketpc (ipaq), and I do enjoy playing with it, but I can tell you the extra 173Mhz it has do not convince me enough to justify replacing my Palm Vx permanently (well, the color screen is definitely a must nowadays ). The Clie 760C actually was even better in every way that either the ipaq or the Palm Vx, but it was lacking a good wireless modem (I believe something "bulky" is coming out for it, not what I was hoping for).
At then end of the day, I guess you should pick your PDA based on your needs (or what you are trying to achieve with it). If you used a laptop for a long time, I can promise you the pocketpc is not YET a laptop replacement (maybe the next generation ones will). For people on the go, the combination of laptop and companion PDA (like the Palm Vx or Sony Clie) will give you the most productivity with good portability. If you don't think you need a laptop to do productivity work on the go (not talking about replying to emails, but writing 40 pages report and generating spreadsheets with 1000 cells), then you probably can give the pocketpc a try. Ironically, the battery life was so bad on my ipaq that I bought a PCMCIA sleeve (has an additional battery); I kidd you not, I now really carry a brick (when I do carry it on me)! The ultimate best feature of pocketPC's, and the reason why I have mine, is because it has a built-in voice recorder, something no Palm nor Clie has built-in (the Handspring Visor had an add-on module, but the overall cost was too high). Voice recording is an essential function, along with note taking, memopad, reminder, to do list, and calculator. I just feel that many of these features were easier to use on the Palm; the pocketPC requires way too many steps to do certain things. At least, the voice recording on the Ipaq is easy to use as you just need to hold the button down at anytime for more than 2 seconds to activate recording
Of course, some people will complain the Palms cannot do this or that, but how much weight/size/portability, and convenience (battery life) are you willing to trade/compromise?
I also owned a Casio BE-300, and I can tell you that for its current price of $159, it is one of the best pda for the buck (there's a modified version of Window CE running around that will make your PDA feel like Windows XP, it's really nice); its main downfall is the screen because it is not active matrix (HPA, bad refresh rate, and bad viewing angle, but brighter). But it is quite small, and battery life is average (for a pocketpc; for a palm that would be horrible). There's also no voice recorder on it. But you can play all your emulators on it, listen to mp3 and wma, and still use the standard pda functions. If you do some search on the web, you will see that the BE-300 has quite a following of people, because of all its OS hacks. Main problem with BE-300: feels cheap, looks cheap...
Anyway, just educating people new to the PDA scene out there