Yo Rich,
I would go for the touch. Had mine since christmas, had no problems, no regrets. There are SO many more features than the original looking iPods. Its touchscreen! :D
The other up-side is that either Tomorrow or July 5th/11th, theres an iPod update which will allow you to add new programs, like games, utilities and other fun stuff! :D
Go for the iPod touch! :D

