Definitely. As for saving my pennies for it like you said, I think its funny the effect Apple's products and just presentation can have on me.
I figured, okay, I don't have the $430 plus (for a used Dell 2408) I was going to spend on the screen but I have a card for 0% and basically just a portion of the computer that I owe so paying off the $450 is easy. Then after seeing a Dell 2408WFP in person, I knew I wouldn't be satisfied. I went to Best Buy and looked at the Samsung monitors and was a little underwhelmed. I thought the same of the HPs they had. My main issues with them were the lack of a displayport connection, the poor designs (with the Samsung having the contrast ration ENGRAVED on the bezel) and the matte screens. I have to saw after 3 weeks I wouldn't want to go back to a matte screen. Then I went to the Apple store and began the process of trying to justify spending an extra ~400 than I planned, 400 I don't have.
Reading around, someone justified the price by saying they will probably have the monitor several years and like any major piece of furniture they will be around, they want it to look nice; I of course agree.
So Dell ~$430 + I figure the nice design is worth $150, then I figure it's high quality and LED and I figure, eh, $50. Then I figure that I'm saving myself from having to buy an extra power cord I planned on getting there is another ~$50 I'd save. I'm not sure how I justify the last $75 (I got it from Expercom after all for $809.00) but I'm trying not to think about the price too much. The $8XX number is psychologically very tough for me considering what I earn.
And of course now I had to buy the wireless keyboard (and bought a black macbook keyboard with the intention of switching the keys), a logitech MX revolution mouse, and an mStand for the macbook. Ehhhhh I bought it all off eBay so I saved a lot but like with the headphones deal, one thing just leads to another.