LOL I can't believe u referred to me there. I was just kidding when I proclaimed myself the "hold" guy.
I think the decision to buy or not comes down to the buyer's situation.
For instance, I have an 18 inch dell ultrasharp, but with a cheezy refreshrate. But since I don't necessarily "need" a new lcd, ill wait till the price drops a bit more.
by how much? i dunno. Probably not significantly lower than this (5-10%?) I do remember that someone got about $330 with every coupon/discount and tax not included. Do a search you'll find it.
Also, new (er) LCD technology is out in the market, and Dell may face stiffer competition. Gaming LCD's such as Viewsonic's VX924 and vx724 have 4ms response times, compared to Dell's 12ms. I haven't experienced them in person, so what im saying is just c/p'ed from websites.
Neways, I'm gonna laugh when dell drops the price a lil more, then everyone goes, "OOOH this is the one deal of a lifetime!"