Since I have the Sony (PEG-T665C) couple of quick notes. Color of the screen is superior to many devices out there. Memory stick is cheap so if you don't have any memory cards around your house you may as well go for it. Battery is not the greatest (palm has a much better life) but I find it sufficient for my work. Size wise it's a bigger device than Palm products. Connectivi9ty wise I have no problem running syns on Windows 2000 server or Windows XP. Sites like palmgear or palmblvd offer tons of free applications for Palm OS system.
Matt