![]() The one thing to be aware of is that one of the RAM slots tends to fail. The final model ("DLSD") is the most desirable, but all of the 15" models are good. ![]() This is my top choice for an OS X PowerPC Mac because it's compact, powerful, not too hard to service and relatively inexpensive. I'll list some of my favourites (most of which I own) below: I'm a big fan of laptops because I don't have a lot of space. If you disagree with that premise, okay- personally I think that trend may have ended but I don't see it as a good thing- but most folks here want to get the most for their dollar. ![]() That price/performance gets better with time was almost a fundamental constant for the industry, and launch price in that context is seen as the highest price a component should sell for. The fact is that regardless of cause, these products represent an inferior value now than they did two years ago. I agree that we should not be vilifying partners or retailers for something that's ultimately Nvidia's doing, but I disagree that we should ignore historical prices and just accept price increases. In any case, a few other posters have listed prices of other cards at specific dates now, so there a few other points of reference. It's not a one-to-one comparison, but historically (talking 2000 series and earlier) Founders Edition cards hit the middle of the price range, and they're certainly not cheap cards to build, so I don't feel it's an unreasonable reference for an average price.
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