Touch or classic?

I returned by touch 4 days ago and am currently waiting for a new shipment to arrive. I'm starting to wonder though if the iPod Classic wouldn't be a better option?? I've heard they are having their problems as well (sluggish UI).
I mostly listen to my music and podcasts in the car while driving to/from work. What do you guys think? Should I hold out for a new touch, or get the classic and have more HD space?

Stephen Jonke wrote:
I bought a touch but kept my 60 GB 5G iPod just in case I didn't like it. Well, the 5G is going to go up on ebay. There are so many great improvements that are afforded by the touch interface that I think there's no going back, even with less storage. And also the flash memory, though smaller, is better in all other respects - it's fast and there are no loading delays and such. One example of something vastly improved on the touch is Shuffle play. It's so much easier and more convenient that it isn't even funny. I found turning shuffle on and off on the 5G so inconvenient that I rarely used it. Also vastly improved is the combination lock feature. Again, terribly inconvenient on the 5G (entering the combination is a pain) so much so that I didn't use it. On the touch? It's fantastic. I've got mine set now to lock immediately and I feel much, much better about having my contacts on it and it isn't inconvenient at all. I won't go back to the old click-wheel interface. I'll live with 16 GB for now, and when 64 GB becomes feasible (32 GB still wouldn't be big enough to hold all my media) I'll upgrade to that iPod touch.
Stephen,
I think you've convinced me to wait for the touch. I've already sold my 5G 30GB on eBay and I'm glad I did. I can relate to the shuffle play being a pain also the lock feature. Not to mention the flash RAM.
Also, thanks to "ireadcomics" - your reasoning also makes sense. I had my 30GB full of music that I didn't listen to. I think now with 16GB of space I'll actually rotate playlists and listen to what I really want to.
I'm waiting for the touch - I just hope my Best Buy gets them in today or this weekend sometime.
Thanks guys!

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Larger screen for video playback
Safari Web Browser and WiFi for web access at any WiFi hotspot/home.
Flash memory is faster
Beautiful interface
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Add, Edit and Email Notes buy they don't sync to Mac/PC
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Weather and Stocks widgets
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Reduced battery life
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No To Do function
Unable to view Podcast notes.
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cheers
mrtotes
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