Is the original iPod Touch worth upgrading?

Owners of the original Apple iPod Touch are at a disadvantage when it comes to upgrading to iPhone OS 3.0. The OS upgrade comes with a $10 fee and adds improved features such as Copy/paste, landscape keyboard, Spotlight searching, Shake-to-shuffle, Safari autofill, and improved Wi-Fi hotspot log-in. Unfortunately, desirable new features such as Voice Memos, and Bluetooth audio streaming are incapable of working on the first-generation hardware.

To add insult to injury, some first-gen users (including CNET’s own Antuan Goodwin) are reporting slower system performance after making the upgrade. Symptoms such as choppy gameplay, longer App launches, and sluggish menu scrolling seem to be the most apparent.

Any first-gen Touch owners out there having similar issues with OS 3.0?