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Originally Posted by deegimus

This may not be news to anyone, but from an economical perspective, I've found it much easier to carry a few extra normal (1100mAh) batteries around and I find that on a heavy use day I only really have to swap once. Your usage may differ, but the cost for me is much less. I found the normal batteries for $6.95 on eBay, true shipping was 5.95 making the whole deal $13 but, if you buy two like I did, you save on shipping. Plus with the money I saved I bought a cradle charger with the extra spot in back to charge another battery for about $24. Check around for deals, some of those batteries come with a complimentary car charger and/or home charger (you can never have too many... one for girlfriend's house, office, favorite bar...etc) Over $50 for one battery is still steep and you know it's going to progressively hold less and less of a charge like all batteries. I try to evenly swap my 3. I don't know how iPhone folks deal with the sealed battery thing.
By the way, if you haven't seen the stylus for Sprint Touch on Seidio website... (it extends and has a pen in the cap, nice touch, -no pun intended) it's really handy.

DJ

your solution is one i considered, but i prefer the 2000 mAh battery...i can get through my day (16-18 hrs) with this battery on a single charge. i do, however, keep the slim battery as a backup. the extra thickness is not an issue for me; it's a tradeoff that i'm more than willing to accept. once the REV A and (hopeful) GPS update is available, i'll have a near-perfect device for my use. (that is, until i can get my hands on an XDA Orbit 2!!)