GMichael, check out our other site:
http://www.photographyreview.com

It's the audioreview of photo sites! Tell them you're from AudioReview. It's administered by photojohn, my coworker and really knowledgeable photographer/camera guy. They've got some good buying guides.

OR i just recently bought a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX01, which is a really nice little camera. It uses a fancy pants Leica lens. It was $300 at best buy way back in September..