[philper]

I guess there may be some deals on used souped up cheesegrater macs soon. But I suspect that Apple will move the OS onward to cripple them soon. New Macs, esp any that can take audio cards, have always been very expensive--the price of this machine is what is expected. For a big dubstage operation they seem like what's next, once it's shown that the design holds up in real-world use. For a small shop it might could be that a badass Mini is still a better bet.