Agree with pfunk. Investing in hardware is for those who either enjoy the hobby or are expecting the value of Bitcoin to rise in the future. That's not to say that Bitmain isn't drastically overpricing this hardware. It could stand to come down a few hundred dollars. Im purchasing the equipment just to test out the technology and see what the new design is like. I assume when the Avalon 7 is released, Bitmain will need to re-evaluate the price to compete.