Recommened sources of PDAs/Smartphones

Over my 20 years as a Palmtop computer/Mobile Smartphone user, I've probably got my devices from all the available options including: High Street shops, Cellnet/Mobile Provider/Operator (via new mobile contracts or upgrades), online retailers, eBay, Loot and private sales.So what's my preferred choice, having tried them all?Well it depends on many things, you can get the best deals on new-6mth old smartphones with a new mobile contract, due to the heavily subsidised discount provided by Mobile providers (e.g. Orange, O2, Vodafone, T-Mobile). Alternatively, some good deals are up for grabs if you're prepared to 'haggle' with your Mobile Provider, based on your loyalty being with them for X years and threatening to leave them unless they give you the shiny new smartphone for a good price or even free! The good old saying stands, if you don't ask, you don't get. SIM/contract free devices are so generally all very expensive.My preferred online retailer has been/and remains from the start, Clove Technology (http://www.clove.co.uk/, c/o Chris Love). Having started primarily with the dear old Psions, Clove now sell a huge range of devices across all OS (operating system) platforms: Symbian, Windows Mobile, Palm, iPhone and Blackberry; not to mention all the accessories, software and more! Another two to plug are Total PDA (http://www.totalpda.co.uk/) and Expansys (http://www.expansys.co.uk/).High Street outlets include Currys Digital, PC World and the Carphone Warehouse, BUT beware, sadly their sales staff don't get trained anywhere near well enough, to provide good technical advice to meet your needs. Not focusing on your needs being just primarily to have an electronic address book, up to full sync with Microsoft Office (Inbox/Calendar/Contacts/Tasks/Notes, Word & Excel) and email on the move; rather the sales person wanting to sell you their top of the range, all singing and dancing and most expensive device.The level of product/technical knowledge of the average High Street salesman is SO poor, it gives me the reason to hang-in-there with what is in fact a hobby behind http://www.palmtopman.com/.Keeping the long standing Psion community going are my friends at POS Ltd (a.k.a Pinnock Organiser Services, c/o Paul Pinnock), http://www.clubpda.co.uk and PsionEx (http://www.psionex.co.uk/), c/o Nick Hunter & Matt.On the second-hand front, although I have picked up some bargains from eBay (http://www.ebay.co.uk/) and Loot (http://www.loot.co.uk/); I now prefer to buy Palmtop computers/mobile smartphones from the chain of CEX (Computer Exchange) stores across the UK or online from them at http://www.cex.co.uk/. The benefit of CEX over eBay/Loot is that CEX give you a 1yr guarantee, as though it was new!One source of devices that I've never managed to be lucky with is promotional freebees from manufacturers or mobile operators; even though I've been supporting them for 17 years!