Originally Posted by
Bishop
More like $400 and he means 50% above that, based off the Amain price of $599 possibly, though the other place still has them at $559 or something like that...
Australian is likely to benefit from the exchange rates, US is likely to suffer, but I still don't think it's expensive by any means, don't know what you would have to do to make something 'cheap' anymore, maybe Team Magic it out with wood screws and zero hop ups, though most of us know how well that goes...
And I paid more for my espresso machine earlier in the year than my new MTX5, reality check, plenty of stuff out there is more expensive than RC now...
i agree with the fact that RC prices in general have gone up, and yes, rc kits are sometimes overpriced, ie the capricorn is an example. I am not sure if the lab is expensive as it is produced in low quantities or if it is just a mark up. The NT1 when it came out was also slightly higher in price.
I feel that after the hype the mtx5 will go down to the low $500's and maybe after a year or so the $490 US range. I think the low conversion rate for the Yen to other rates is also a factor.