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Aye. You're right about things moving forward. There's never a perfect time, though some seasons and technological leaps provide better value than others.
If the lines don't kill you, Thanksgiving is close and usually has the best prices of the year.
There are good Core Duo deals now as lines switch to Core 2 Duo. Depends on your price/performance target.
As for Vista, don't hold your breath. I use the latest builds every day. I have it on five systems with two systems dedicated to it. Compatibility and stability still drive me to distraction. Unless it's your job stay clear for six months to a year. That'll be the time for early adopters to find and struggle through all the issues. The old "avoid 1.0 releases" adage holds especially true here, regardless of eye-candy or industry PR.
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There are a vast number of people who are uninformed and heavily propagandized, but fundamentally decent. The propaganda that inundates them is effective when unchallenged, but much of it goes only skin deep. If they can be brought to raise questions and apply their decent instincts and basic intelligence, many people quickly escape the confines of the doctrinal system and are willing to do something to help others who are really suffering and oppressed." -Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media, p. 195
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