However, if you are seeking to "consolidate" and don't mind keeping your money and loose change with your palm, then this is a more useful case than the slim leather case. Just don't sit down with the case in the back pocket of your pants!
But the case still holds my business cards and the doctor's appointment reminders for my kids; and its padded exterior still protects my Palm from possible bumps and bruises in case I drop it (which still happens on occasion, I hate to say).
The most significant improvement (in addition to the wallet feature), however, is that the attachment rail is now suspended from the case by a durable leather strip -- which is much stronger than the flexible TPE rubber strip used on the slim leather case, which was always the first portion on this carrier to wear out.
But, best of all, the full-length (wallet-style) pocket -- which is great for holding cash, checks or receipts -- is virtually invisible (the two cases being almost indistinguishable from one another, except for the slight difference in size), so no one needs to know that my Palm case is also a billfold. I can now stash some extra cash -- that is easily accessible, since my Palm is always with me -- in a place where my wife won't discover it, particularly when she goes riffling through my wallet looking for lunch money for the kids. (Whew!)
The larger size of the wallet case (versus the slim case) does make for a slightly larger bulge in my front pocket when I carry it (which isn't necessarily a bad thing, especially for one's ego). But the convenience of having a little extra legal tender with me (hidden with my Palm) more than makes up for it.
As my new personal "teller machine," my Palm -- esconced within my new slim wallet case -- continues to become more and more versatile.
My one little pet peeve is that, because the Palm is taller than dollar bills, the money pocket is very deep, making retrieval in the checkout line a little difficult. If they constrained the depth of the dollar pocket, this product would be ideal.
However like many leather products, they tend to warp and deform after a while. Just think of your wallet and how deformed that can get after a few months. If your going to be putting it in your pocket a lot, i suggest you go with the hard case. However if your going to be putting it in a bag or brief case, then this case will be fine.
Although the case has slots for credit cards or business cards, realistically you wouldnt want to put more than two credit card and 3 business cards in it at one time. It does a lot to the bulkiness of the case. Personally I only carried 4 business cards in it at one time. Also how unpractical would be to pull out your palm every time you need to pull out money. This case is more suited for women i think.
Reatively speaking i wanted a case that was smaller then this one because it got a little too big for my pockets, whether it be the shirt or pant pocket. i found that not only was the hardcase by palm smaller and almost weighed as much, it also protected it just as well.
Also the fact that the powerbutton was often times turn on when using the leather case convinced me to change to the hard case.
Dont get me wrong. I really like this case. The hard case just fit my needs for a case a lot better then this one.
The best thing i can suggest is to try both of them out before you actually buy it. A lot of stores will let you try on the case. Thats really the best way to determine which one will really work for you.
