Heres my view: If you live like a cheapskate you'll only feel ripped off more often.
You lost some money, oh well, its how computers work.
As for them price drops, daaaamn thats nice, lets hope they start a trend.
I wouldnt mind a 3200+ right about now.
After a look at the website, 20$ for a 1.6Ghz Duron.. wow...
I could sooo rip somone off and sell them a "AMAZINGLY FAST 1.6GHZ SYSTEM" heh.. I'm the next dell/compaq/hp/etc