The lifetime membership is totally worth it if they're offering them again.
They seem to be doing so, but in a more limited form than it used to be. I gather that the original form was a transferrable lifetime membership for *you*, and those are worth their weight in gold. The current version is for the lifetime of this specific device, so it's still rather nice but requires more careful decision.
I don't recall how much of a hardware geek you are
Not, really. I can deal with basic installs and such, and I *can* deal with more interesting hardware when I need to, but I typically don't find it worth my time. I'm not much of a tinkerer when it comes to hardware. So while the $250 is a bit expensive (probably half-again to twice what I could do if I tried), it may be worth the lowered hassle of just getting it built-in.
Didn't know about GizmoLovers -- thanks for the tip!
Re: My thoughts
They seem to be doing so, but in a more limited form than it used to be. I gather that the original form was a transferrable lifetime membership for *you*, and those are worth their weight in gold. The current version is for the lifetime of this specific device, so it's still rather nice but requires more careful decision.
I don't recall how much of a hardware geek you are
Not, really. I can deal with basic installs and such, and I *can* deal with more interesting hardware when I need to, but I typically don't find it worth my time. I'm not much of a tinkerer when it comes to hardware. So while the $250 is a bit expensive (probably half-again to twice what I could do if I tried), it may be worth the lowered hassle of just getting it built-in.
Didn't know about GizmoLovers -- thanks for the tip!