HI,
I have a Compaq Ipaq. I justified the expense by telling myself that it would make my life much easier...which it did for a week.
Since then I have used it for listening to MP3's in bed or reading E-books (also in bed). The only other practical use it has ever had was to record my partner snoring which is the whole reason I read e-books in bed....I can't sleep because of the noise.

Tony W