Zire 31 multiple resets; best replacement choice?

My 3-year-old Zire 31 has just required a reset in the back (is this a soft reset or a hard reset?) 5 times in the last 4 days (each time done successfully).  I suspect this means it's on its last legs, and I've hot-synced on my computer and backed up on my external hard drive.  Any other suggestions than to get a new PDA?  And, if so, any suggestions on the best replacement with current choices:  I want a PDA that does just about all the same things, with a bit more memory (since I need a memory card and still don't have quite enough memeory) but without a lot more "bells and whistles". 
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Thank you for using the Palm Help forums
A soft reset just refreshes the cache memory and reboots the operating system, a hard reset cleans the memory and reloads the operating system back to factory settings. You might want to do hard reset on your device - it could be just a bad program. When you re-sync your device back make sure you go to start_My Computer_C: (local drive)_ and program files_ and look for your username. Inside your username profile look for a backup folder and rename it to something else so it does not sync back to your device. If the issue still persists than here are some recommendations.
We certainly would like for you to stay with palm but you can choose another brand PDA. But if you stay with Palm all you need to do is possibly upgrade your current palm desktop to (4.1.4e-Windows XP) or (6.2-Vista) and just sync all your stuff back to a palm handheld.
The Zire Z22 is a simple little device with calendar, contacts, tasks, note and some games, no email, no wifi, no extra "bells and whistles", though it lacks the memory(25mb) and no SD card feature.
The E2 and TX comes with more application, the TX has wifi so basically more "bells and whistles" and a SD slot.
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