Please tell me I didn't get ripped off. All I went on were your Mac threads and occasional benchmarks I'd see, as well as my BIL, who told me to wait until Leopard.
I didn't want to wait, because I think prices for their hardware will rise if you want a reasonably current machine.
You didn't get ripped off. ;^)>
I am sure there will be people who will post you could have bought a PC cheaper... ignore them.