I actually bought the Desire outright off eBay for $300. Because I just upgraded to the TP2 last January. I liked the TP2, but got tired of a keyboard I didn't use and it's thickness. I think that the speed of it was ok, so that wasn't a problem. The Desire is faster, but not sure it was worth the $300 price tag. But I did want to try the Android phone to see if it was what I wanted, and since I could not seem to get one loaned to me for a month or two, I decided to just buy the thing. Will I go back to the TP2? Nope, i will sell it. The first change I had to get use to was fingernails don't help with the Desire, so cut them down, this thing works great with the fingertips. That was the hardest part to learn. Also my Pocket Quicken doesn't work in Android, so dumped quicken and went with
www.ClearCheckbook.com, they have an android app and it works great. 2nd problem to overcome was Swype, but SlideIT works great, I notice Slacker works better than on the TP2, but the Desire speaker really sounds tinny compared to the TP2. So the TP2 has it there... As far as the Galaxy is concerned, is USCC getting them?
So far the Desires con's are:
1) Reception, I got more bars with the TP2
2) Battery life is the pits!!!
Other than those two, I like the Desire. I just wish USCC would come out with the Android phones as fast as the other carriers. So my recommendation is, if you can wait for another new Android, then wait. Maybe someone will chime in about the Galaxy phone here.