Originally Posted by N. Eberhard

I know they are a different class of model, I have them sitting right here, and unless I waste my time ogling my models on a daily basis then the differences aren't worth double the cost. Besides, from 3 feet away only a small percentage of people can tell the difference between a $75 model and a $25 model. Not to mention that larger models display better on stands which also means no gear to worry about breaking.