noynekker
$199.00  . . . or wait 6 months for the $49.00 deal ?

This seems very unlikely.

Angus_FX
 

5. No simple kit presets that I've found so far. That is, the presets are all things like "BFD3 Blues" or "BFD3 Country". No "Kit 1 flat" etc

 
Look in the KITS browser as opposed to PRESETS. The PRESETS tab has processed kits, the KITS browser has unprocessed. Note the "Reset when loading" toggles in the KITS browser which allow you to reset the mixer to its initial state when loading a new kit.. or not if you prefer.

Thanks Angus, but even the kit page has what seems to be "mix 'n match" kits organized by style...things like "BFD Blues 1 JM" and "BFD Country 2 JM". What I was really hoping for was some flat kits that were as recorded. For example, the docs reference "Kit 1(Metal)" and "Kit 2 (Indie)". Is there a way to get those kits loaded up without selecting each piece?
 
Oh, and what do the letters at the end stand for (like "JM" in the examples above)?
 
Thanks
Dean

1) wait till xmas time
2) wait till xmas time
 
and err 3) wait till january..
 
not in a hurry to buy anything, as certain vendors are a bit TOO discount happy too quickly.
 
did buy d16 sigmund.. but price was very decent.