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That sounds about right (although in 'float' conditions some people would argue about the choice of front wheel).
If you don't already have a deep rear, a disc is hardly going to be more expensive, but if you're worried about the handling, you can rest assured that an 80mm+ deep rear gets you most of the gains of a disc anyway, so it's not that much of a handicap if you wimp out. At some yaw angles, the 808FC is probably faster than a cheap flat disc, but again the question is whether you want what's fastest on average over a range of conditions which will often not be conducive to fast times, or whether you put all your eggs in the 'float' basket, and stick Shimano RS30s in on the crap days when you're going to be slow whatever wheels you have.