I was out at Best Buy this weekend (suffer Alex!) and though they didn't have the T|C, they did have the Zire 71. If I was in the market, I think I'd consider this for my next pda.
(Sidebar: Why the heck is it '71'? Were there 70 models before it that we all missed?)
Despite the camera function and the mp3 player, both of which I have always doubted that I would use, I would consider this unit over the T|C. Yes, over the T|C.
It's not only a price point issue for me either. You seem to get a lot of handheld (144Mhz, 16Mb plus external) for your three bills. I read in the
Brighthand review that this unit was not upgradable for wireless use. In fact, after noticing both a modem and bluetooth in the Sunday circulars, I have to disagree. According to Palm.com, you can use both. They have a sled modem... something, sadly, my Clie lacks. For some reason I seem to remember seeing an SD modem available for this too for pretty cheap. I'm not seeing it on the Palm website though, so presumably it's not OEM or they're not jazzed about it.
Anyway, as I prefaced in this thread, I'm happy with my T615C, and she seems to be happy with me. I don't think I'm going to upgrade until I find the Barbie Dream PDA. I would take another look at the 71 if I was going to though.