Other Thoughts
Although I like the ability to simply place my i705 on its cradle to have the battery charged, I wish Palm would give us the ability to pop regular AAA batteries in there in a pinch. My digital camera has that feature and I really like it. It uses rechargeable batteries but if you're on the road and forget the charger you're still okay.

The battery life of the i705 is about 10 days with normal use. I have never run out of juice as I treat it much like my cell phone. Every couple of days I just pop it on the charger. Again, my only concern is that when I travel I now have to take a charger and that's not so hot.

The speed of the processor is definitely faster on the i705 in comparison to my Palm VII. The screen redraws much faster and it's very pleasant to use.

The little flip over cover that the i705 comes with is just cheesy in my book. I'd much rather have a sleeve case or some other kind of case. Right now I'm using the case from my Visor Deluxe to carry my i705. It's a little loose fitting but it works.

Conclusion
Overall I am very pleased with my i705 and I love taking it with me when I'm out of the office. I'd give the i705 a 7.5 on a scale from 1-10. It's definitely a step up from the Palm VII series that I used before. I can still keep all my web clipping applications from my financial institutions to the airline schedules and it gives me more flexibility with the "My Palm" page. Although it's not a perfect always-on email device when compared to the RIM Blackberry, it does fair well as a PDA with always-on email functionality. I'd like to see a better notification system that is smart enough to know when I've read an email and I'd also like to see a better case shipped with the unit. Finally, Palm really should do something about the usage plans because they are just too expensive. I don't mind paying $449 for the device if it's worth it, but the monthly fee is where a lot of people will stop short of the purchase.

With all that in mind I still have to give the i705 a thumbs up. It's all I carry these days.