Just semi joking. No real worries. But sometimes threads take a weird turn and the original poster never gets answered and becomes second banana if he is lucky.
To all that responded - thanks so much for all your advice. This was EXTREMELY helpful!!!!!! After taking everything into account, factoring in specs, cost and availability, I'm going with the COMP XE262. I'll let you all know how it works out. Thanks again - this thread is testament to how awesome this forum can be!