While you're correct that the cost of hard drive storage is dropping rapidly, they are using a 2.5 inch laptop drive. Agreed that they're ripping you off regardless, they can't fit a 750 gig drive in the current, attached form-factor.
Also, the elite also includes a HDMI cable, with aren't too cheap, and a headset, which adds to the value. Overall, I think the price difference should be closer to $80 between an elite and pro, but at least this is an improvement compared to the current $150 price dif.
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cypherstream:
While you're correct that the cost of hard drive storage is dropping rapidly, they are using a 2.5 inch laptop drive. Agreed that they're ripping you off regardless, they can't fit a 750 gig drive in the current, attached form-factor.
Also, the elite also includes a HDMI cable, with aren't too cheap, and a headset, which adds to the value. Overall, I think the price difference should be closer to $80 between an elite and pro, but at least this is an improvement compared to the current $150 price dif.