I'm the same.. FS9 with PMDG737 and all panel files and references removed.
Another thing to keep in mind re: the question about PM vs PMDG and relative prices... PMDG is marketed and sold to a much bigger market and has (probably) sold in the tens of thousands. PMs market is much smaller, in the hundreds ASFAIK, so costs of R&D, support etc. are spread over a much smaller customer base. So comparing raw prices of these two is not really fair ... has to be apples with apples.