Recommend me a linux friendly syncing Palm

Currently an unhappy PPC Ipaq owner, I'm interested in adding a Palm to my Christmas list. Anyone have some suggestions for something around under $300 that syncs well with linux? Mainly seeking some practical advice, not just what the guy at Circuit City tells me. I need a lot of storage for the calendar, contacts, and for reading news articles. I play some games but thats mainly a liuxury I can live without. Also, it needs to be metal or very durable plastic.
Thanks in advance for any insight
PS. I only need to sync with linux, not run linux on the Palm.

sunnemer wrote:
I am using a Palm m130 with linux and it works great. Here you can get some more Information http://www.slac.com/pilone/kpilot_home/hardware.php. This pages are about supported devices under kpilot, but should also work with other frontends.
Greets
Sunnemer
Ah, excellent, just what I needed, thanks

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Powerbook which is currently running Tiger (I cannot
run OS 9 at all).
I bought the IIIc on eBay and it works flawlessly
except for the fact that it won't sync. I can click
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on one and and a dual splitter on the other - one
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