I really liked both of the AKs, but I sat this 'ganza out. I'm local for Knob Creek, which is only a month and a half away, but if I don't build up savings a bit, there will be little point in going. Even so, I suppose that I could have stretched for a 6F, but there's been a lot of talk about budget shortfalls at work (I work at an NPO -- between endowments taking big hits in the market and declining donations... well, there's been a lot of anxiety). I'd feel really stupid if I dropped that much on a blade and got RIFed soon afterward, although I'm fairly confident about my position because I support several systems that I designed and only I'm familiar with. However, most of the folks who I've seen catch the ax where I work never saw it coming, so I'm also feeling a bit cautious.