<< What's the deal? The price of iPAQ 3635 is around $200 after rebate. A case for $76? There are several very good quality iPAQ cases in egay. The price is much more reasonable. You can get one for around $40 or less. I don't like any iPAQ cases with Compaq name on it. I did a little research. There are several kinds of good quality leather iPAQ cases in egay at present. I won't consider buying cases which are cheaper than $20 on egay as the quality are not that good.
Vaja cases are made in Argentina
G1-G4 cases are made in Belarus
I also found some leather cases which look like made by Piel Frama in Spain.
All above cases look similar.
iPAQ+CF Pack will look fat in any iPAQ cases. >>
For what it's worth, the G1-G4 cases aren't nearly as nice. I have one, and it works fine, but it's not quality leather at all - there's a REASON it's only about $25. I currently have the Ipaq 'executive' case, and it works fine and is high quality, but you can't sync with the Ipaq in the case, and it adds about a quarter inch in every dimension. The vaja 'syncable' case is the one I ordered - it's as slim as possible, and syncable.
The Piel Frama cases look really nice, but they aren't much cheaper than the Vaja ones, and they don't have a secure website to order from (at least the last time I checked) - you have to e-mail them to order...
So yes, Vaja *IS* expensive. But from what I've seen of them, they're the best by far.