The m100 case has a unique feature that you can see in the close-up picture. Look closely at the inside of the wrap flap and you'll see a small nub of leather. This is positioned right behind the Krusell logo on the front of the wrap. As you can see there is also a hole through the case (window with no vinyl thus exposing the screen to scratches) to see the m100/105 clock application. So now you guessed what the nub is for, right? With the case buttoned up, pushing on the Krussell logo puts the nub in contact with the up button thereby displaying the clock application through the hole in the wrap. Nice touch. Fit and finish are excellent on this one.

The m500 case was made to accept both the m500 series as well as the Palm V series. I found that the Palm V series actually fit the case better than the m500. It appears though that this may be due to a glitch in stitching this sample together. If you look at the m500 close-up picture you can see the reveal around the screen is not even on the left and right sides. It appears that the screen cutout is not properly centered. Not having this problem with the m100 model I would assume that this is a problem with my sample.

Both cases contain a business card holder in the inside of the wrap. The m500 case also has two SD/MMC card slots. You can see a 16Meg SD card inserted into one of them. I found that with a card inserted and the cover closed that it did bump up against the screen. However, it seems to me that there is an easy fix to this. The fix simply involves making sure the SD cards are fully inserted into the holder slots (maybe they should be deeper by design). I also found that with cards inserted the cover tended to bulge. I think having Krusell make the hinge point just a shade wider will alleviate this issue but not too much otherwise you'd have a loose cover.

Overall I found the cases well made and fairly typical for this style of case. The defining feature is obviously the Multidapt system one which I like very much. The Palm can now be hung, mounted, displayed just about anywhere on your person or vehicle with ease and has the versatility of a Swiss Army knife.

These cases may be a little difficult to locate at the moment for US customers. As Krusell HQ is based in Europe it has focused on covering Europe first and the PDA cases can be bought in most European countries (you guys win again). Krusell has active distributors in the U.K, Greece, Portugal, Italy and Poland, Switzerland, Austria, Germany and Turkey. For those of our readers in Asia, Krusell also also managed to set up couple of resellers in Singapore and Hong-Kong.  Try PDAsia (www.pdasia.com) they carry the cases and a bunch of other great stuff I've never seen before!

In the USA Krusell currently has only one reseller. The shop is called Datanation (www.data-nation.com). Those of you in the US that may be interested contact Datanation and arrange for a special order.  If you want to be able to buy over the web, and can deal with shipping and VAT, you'll have to go over the pond to the UK to 3E Limited (www.3elimited.com).

Pricing for the cases varies widely by re-seller and Krusell did not provide pricing. Krusell did however provide this list of Suggested Retail Pricing for Multidapt Components. All prices are in USD and do not include VAT if ordered from Europe: