I don't know... It would be good to have an entry model, even though I got in at the Ultra, it was just sheer luck I had enough money to bridge the gap at the time. If not for that bit of luck I would have started with the standard and ever since I haven't had the money so I wouldn't have had the Ultra now.
But I don't see any market room for the Ultra model when the II is the same price.
sequels are never as good as the original...(Empire Strike Back apart)
in 2075 your Ultra will be worth a fortune
Industry standard for most everything especially digital equipment is to sale old hardware at reduced prices before you introduce something new.
The standard and ultra models are discontinued, imho... A bunch, like 11, ULTRAs were "dumped" in the last month or so by a seller called "fractalworldwide" for around $2,400 each on ebay. Now you'd be lucky to get $1,400 for an ULTRA or $900 for a standard. I don't understand why we're all supposed to be so stoked about this?! Especially those of us, like me, who just "invested" $2,000 within the last few months, in my case Feb. '11.