> I get that from my local vendor, and that may include an educational > discount. For example, another vendor I often use lists the 8LP at $609.99. > My price is $491.98. > > I think I should consider myself lucky! /me looks at Matt with envy. The price I am quoting comes from the local distributor...and it ain't that much lower too from local resellers. A whole hundred bucks difference. Sigh. So much for Hong Kong being a place for good deals.