Originally Posted by
mbreuer
Lastly, I'd keep the ipod apart from the phone.... at least until Apple provides an additional battery. I'd hate to watch videos all day and then not have enough juice for a call.
Someone makes an iPhone case that has an extra battery built in to the case itself. It adds surprisingly little bulk. It's not cheap--$85 at my local BestBuy (I haven't checked online), but it's on my wish list.
Personally, I'd recommend the iPhone. The iPhone changed my life. I still (18 months later) consider it the single best purchase I've ever made. If I had to choose between keeping a crappy, half-broken laptop and an iPhone or a new computer and no iPhone, I'd go with the former. Oh, wait, I already do.