Yeah, the sticker shock wasn't in comparing Mac to PC, but in what it would cost me to replace my iMac. Because that's what I have I'd need a monitor, so add another $1600 for that (if I get the Apple monitor) and I'm up to $3600, which for me is painful. What I was considering waiting for was whether they were going to start selling 27" iMac's again, or stick to just the smaller 24". I've gotten used to 27" so I don't think I'd want to go smaller. But as you said, this would be a computer I'd hopefully have for a long time (my current one is from 2010, 12 years isn't bad), so the cost really isn't that great if I spread it over that timeframe. It's just the upfront cost that makes me cringe. What can I say, I'm a cheapskate. 🙂 I do look forward to hearing what you think of the computer when you get it and start using it, if you write about that.