Just a comment. I can paste reams of information into a post too. Next time, try to type in a summary or a link.

Your question was lost in all the content, but if you are considering some Mwave or other non-brand with big company support, the killer decision maker for me is the past performance I've seem by these companies. It's bad. It's very bad. Just a year after the machine is out of warranty, no parts could be had for Hyperdata, Sager, Mwave and many other of these names.

If the unit was 1/2 price of the name brands, this may be OK, but it's not.

Also, the service centers take months to fix the machines (Hyperdata, Sager) so you must consider not only the warranty but how fast they perform on the warranty.

I wouldn't buy this one.

Bob