Definitely don't agree with the author's interpretation of the data. There really is no reason to wait for Merom. I am fairly sure that the author would have proposed waiting for the Core Duo when Sonoma was released - even though now he says that don't buy a new notebook if you do have Sonoma - whew! There really is no point in waiting to buy a computer; Dual core is here now, and if you need a computer, buy one. Who will really needs 64 bit anyways?