I don't think I could really add much to what Cammy said, I think she may have justified the 500 price tag and then some. I did want to make one point however. I think the 030 might be a bigger selling point than you may think. You constantly see 040 acceleraters selling for less than 030's because the 030 is generally more compatible with older software than the 040. If I remember rightly out of the box "Sensible World of Soccer" was unplayable on an 040. Also someone made a point about the hardware getting older so should be cheaper. Surely the reverse is true? Sorry if I missed the point, to be honest I mostly skimmed the thread.