How can i update iPod touch to 3.0?

I'm interested in getting the iPod Touch however, I don't know which to get. The one with the Update or the...

• Or the one without it. It's gonna be my 16th birthday on Monday and I haven't asked for anything. (Quite frankly there's nothing I really want) But I've looked at the iPod Touch and I REALLY like it. I've had an iPod Nano 2nd Gen and an iPod Nano 3rd Gen and I loved them both. Apple has been great to me. Here's where I need the help. There's a new iPod Touch with a Software Update. It's like 30 dollars more expensive. (If I get one, I'm getting the 8 GB one because I have no need for a 16 or 32 GB iPod) Will the one without the Software Update be horrible? Like is it missing a lot that the one that was just released in January has?

• Answer:

  the only thing thats different about the software is it gives you like four more applications on your ipod. but these applications are really unnecessary. the applications are mail, maps, notes