[quote name='manthing']Damn, it's that bad?[/QUOTE]
Like I've said before the Original G1 that I have is notorious for it's insanely low battery life, anything you do eats up power in high chunks. You can buy extended life batteries or use some hacking tips to get the battery to last longer, but I'm not going to shell out the cash or take my time trying to figure out how to hotwire my phone.
I leave it on the car charger at the most times, but the typical battery life without usage is 5 hours max, and with use 2-3 hours max before the battery gets so hot that touching it is painful.
If you want to get an Android phone, wait till the G2 comes out sometime this year, at least because the battery life has supposedly been fixed in that version.