Need some help making a decision

Hello, just joined the forums but I've been around reading things for a few days now. I was hoping I could get some help with a rather frustrating dilemma...

I recently got a Behold II and I think I'm starting to regret it. There's just way too many software bugs, there is currently no ROM support, and the touchscreen responsiveness is HORRIBLE. Sometimes the responsiveness is fine but other times it seems like its decalibrated... Text input when this happens is literally impossible. I'll press one letter and it inputs a different letter thats like 3 keys away from where I pressed. I'll try to delete a character with the delete key, and it ends up hitting the return key or the key above delete - its just way too unpredictable. The hardware is awesome but the software just kills the phone...

SO... After looking at the other android phones tmo has to offer (not too great...) I am considering switching for a MyTouch which felt WAY better in terms of responsiveness and stability. The only problem is I just read that the MyTouch only has 192MB of RAM whereas the HTC Magic has 288 RAM.

If anybody can help me with the following, I would greatly appreciate it.

I'm a power user, so I'm pretty much using my phone all day for games, news, web surfing, email etc. This means I need a good battery which I heard the MyTouch has, compared to the G1.

If you had a Behold II and you are with tmo, would you switch to a myTouch or wait for Samsung's software updates? if they ever come.. I would love to get an HTC Magic instead of the myTouch, but I can't afford to buy an unlocked factory direct phone unless someone knows where I can get the best deals on it (checked pricegrabber, craigslist, ebay.. not much)

The other option, if I were to find a good deal, would be to get an unlocked HTC Hero but I'm unsure if it will work well on tmo's 3G network. Either way, I don't have my hopes up too high for the Hero considering its 500+ price tag. Sorry for the long post but I want to make sure I get the best out of my Android experience and I don't want to start off on the wrong foot by getting a phone that will just be outdated in a year or so. I have about 8 days left on my 14-day trial.

Can anyone help me out? Thanks in advance.

 

Anyone...?

 

Thanks for the reply schmidt,

Charging once a night is not too bad, thats how it is with my samsung now. Then again I guess I could always carry an extra battery. Thanks for the battery settings advice, I'll definitely look into it if I switch.

If anyone else knows of good places/websites that sell an HTC Magic for the best price I'd appreciate it. Like I said, I've checked craigslist (still do), pricegrabber, but I guess ebay will be my best bet..