I own a Digital Rebel 300D. I'm a Canon fan.
But I have never liked the feel of the Rebel XT 350D. It's smaller than most SLRs, and feels lighter and cheaper than my 300D. Lighter isn't a bad thing, but when you make the camera more fragile to achieve it, that's not good.
I had to look around a lot to find my 300D. If I hadn't been able to find one, I probably would have wound up with a Nikon D50.