Their ranking and even just the models they chose, in my opinion sucked.
For example, the PalmOne Tungsten T3 wasn't even ON the list, nor were any of the 2100 or 2200 series IPaqs from HP.
for Palm OS devices, they had the following: 5th spot, Sony Clie PEG-TH55. 7th spot, PalmOne Zire 72 (glad this one made the list, for it's features and price tag it's a sweet device. But 7th?!). 8th spot: PalmOne Tungsten E, and 9th Spot: PalmOne Tungsten C. Last place was the PalmOne Zire 31.
Definitely one of those things where you have to beware the source of information. I can EASILY understand the IPAQ (most models) making the top 10 list of any combined OS type list. They are, arguably, one of THE best PPC handhelds out there. They have been leading the innovation on the MS PPC platform for years. Unfortunately, I don't know a whole lot about ASUS or Toshiba to be able to comment on them, so I'll have to recuse myself on that point.
But I am a bit disappointed in their discussion of the Palm OS based handhelds. I feel that they are slanted towards the MS PPC platform and don't really know much beyond pricing for the Palm OS.
But then, that is my own opinion after reading the article on PCWorld. CBarnett above has a link to that article if you 're interested in reading it. I myself read it through Yahoo News which linked over to PC World. Go figure. Hehehe