I don't know about George, but having used PDA's extensively throughout my sales career, i would recommend HP as a mfr any day of the week. Sturdy, light'ish, good accessories and excellent after sales support.
Also in my experience anything that flips, twists, moves with any frequency is always liable to break. I'd go for a nice simple touch screen with full on screen keyboard.
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JP.