Valuable information Snuffy! Glad I bought an AMD system this time, knowing that. I am also concerned with what I have read about tech support issues with Dell which would concern me and the fact that they use proprietary parts which means, Josh, that if, for example a power supply fails, only a Dell power supply would work for a replacement. (perhaps not the best example for a laptop, but you get the idea).I had to go out and haven't done the search yet, but I will. and thanks for feedback on me being a SM now.

And the positive comment.
Tried a google search on predicted price drops, and had little success,so far as I'm not too sure how to word the question. I'll try again using the word "predicted".