why do you people bother?
I own 2 SAMs and will buy another model too... who cares about the cost, you obviously waste your money on booze or kids, either way, I feel alot more sorry for you than for me shelling out a few thousand for a couple of MBs that are way cheaper than what I used to pay for Amiga gear in 1986 etc...
What I'd like to know is if everything in your lives is solely dependant on the price what exactly do you do with all this extra money you collect?
Do you really think what you choose to spend money on is more worth while? Ups your quality of life and in comparison to whos ideal? LOL... life is strictly a perception, but I do know one thing, if it wasn't for people like myself that supported these smaller distributions you and your lot surely would never get an option to buy a cheaper faster system in years to come...
keep on keeping on Amigakit, I'm waiting for the next model!