My main concern was battery life followed by size. IMO, the 30GB's screen is too small for me to watch video on so that feature wasn't a factor. Even with all of this taken into consideration, it was a tough call.
. The Nano ended up being a better choice for me.
Especially if you do the math... pricing it per gig:
That's a great way of using smart playlists. 8GB is still a lot of music... I don't care who you are. I never really understood the concept of "I need to bring my whole collection with me". I guess that would also double as a backup but I think people with a lot of music tend to fumble around as well... if someone randomizes the whole iPod they're likely to get stuff they're just going to hit "next" on because they know they're bound to get something they'll like "better" on next.
Great analogy. Why buy an HD Video Game system without the HD capability. I'm in for the 8GB.
Has Sony stopped making the 20GB? I didn't hear about this.
. Robhon, I know it's tempting at times like those, when you can't get the premium version, to get the less expensive one. However, you will later find that you wish you had waited a bit longer or looked a little harder to get the better version, the one you truly want. So, regardless of whether you were kidding or not, don't do it, people! Wait and get the 8GB 
I don't know if that is comparable. The 4G should just limit how many movies (and music if you have a lot of it) you can put on the device at one time. I would think the 4G would be for folks who are not mobile movie/music junkies and just need all of the other features. This would also be in line with businessses. But this actually describes me. I have a bit of music and just a few movies and shows in iTunes. I want storage for all of the other possibilities and 4G would probably a good enough start if for some reason I couldn't get an 8G.
I actually have 10GB of music in iTunes right now, because of the fact that it made multiple copies of some of the songs when I was messing with the iTunes music folder. When I fix that, it should be close to 4 or 5GB of music. As of now, I have no movies or TV shows because I still have a mini, but I will surely purchase some when I get the iPhone. I am still wondering if you can manually delete them from the iPhone, though, so you can rotate the movies that you have on there and thereforee save a lot of space.
If the sky seems to rain on you and you can only get a 4gb, don't fret. Cingular lets you return a phone within the first 30 days, no questions asked. You can return it when the 8gb become more available (hopefully they will get a new shipment in within 30 days).Has Sony stopped making the 20GB? I didn't hear about this.
This is not a PS3 forum, though, so I will also insert some iPhone knowledge into the post
