Just get a Samsung smart phone. Bonus: The newer ones can double as a firestarter!

I kinda miss my old Blackberry. Limited apps compared to iOS and Android, but it was a great phone.

Thanks for all the replies guys and reminding me why I like this forum so much, even those of you who disagree with me (and probably think I'm nuts) are able to offer a well reasoned argument for their position.

To clear up a few things;

1) I paid £5 for a refurbished device and even a cheap smartphone or tablet is about 8-10 times the price over here in the UK.

2) Battery packs are readily available on ebay for about £10 either for the standard or extended types, this is something I looked into before I bought it.

3) I often repair and service my own computers and I do not like how the modern devices are not that easy to service, the PDA has a pretty rugged case.

I hope I didn't come across as snarky with these points but the simple fact is I have been looking for a device of this type long time that was both cheap and user serviceable with out expensive equipment.

@ dougwalkabout I had heard about the Palmtop sites but have not found one covering the Dell axim, could you please point out any of the good palmtop sites?

I had to look up how much that was in my (US) currency. I knew it couldn't be much, but I didn't know how little it actually was. $6.32 US dollars. Less than a "hamburger and french fries" lunch around here. I would have bought one at that price too. I didn't realize you were talking THAT cheap! Sure, definitely go for it at that price!

Fair enough. The washboard will probably outlast all your washing machines though. Anyway, I'm not wearing a hair shirt -- if I have a good reason to buy new, I do.