Its just like any other new gadget that comes out, I can remember when Plasma TV's hit and they were 2999.00 and up, my plasma that got fried I think I paid 650.00 for it 2 years ago.. I can remember my mother back in 1980 paid 700.00 for a new thing called a VCR from JC Pennys, and the kicker was she "joined" Errols video and put up 1000.00 for a lifetime membership..lol