For a newbie BB user, blackberry storm (with firmware upgrade) or curve on verizon?

the old answers on here were when the storm first came out and before the firmware upgrade). I am deciding on upgrading between the two. I am a first time smartphone user. I have had trouble typing on both when trying them out. The keys on the curve seem kind of small, yet i still made typos on the storm in landscape. What do you think is better. I would be using it half business half personal (i do not get 9000 emails, more like maybe a few when i am not in the office). any advice for those experienced blackberry users and first timers who have tried on eof them or both would be greatly appreciated.