I agree about the exclusion of a HD. I can tell you from my experience with my iPod that mobile devices with HD's are short for this earth. Just too frickin' fragile to get bounced around in a bag or backpack. Apple had to make some hard decisions about functionality, capacity and price, and I think they'll probably hit a pretty good mix. But yeah those 8 GB will fill up pretty quick. As for the battery life--get used to plugging it in every night--same as I do now with my Treo. Although I have a spare battery, so i wonder--is the iPhone sealed tight--ie no swapping batteries like an iPod? That would be a major mistake. I can deal with a dead iPod, but not a dead phone.