Big kid in a candy store

Oh, the thrill of a new toy. After having tons of fun playing with configurations, I ordered a new desktop PC from Dell this weekend. I'm pleased to see how prices have come down. I tend to buy these things in the upper-middle price range -- not top of the line, but darn close to it. When I did this 5 years ago, I spent $2400. This time, I bought even closer to top of the line but spent only $1400. (Even better, a hefty portion of this will be subsidized by my employer. Yeah, I know, I'm spoiled.) And I certainly could have spent a few hundred dollars less and still gotten a great system.