i think the price is pretty good, unless prices on these have come down a lot. i haven't looked in a while. if you have a number in mind, feel free to pm me. comparison-wise, the escort/Beltronic passport 8500 x50/RX65 are nice and maybe even possibly comparable in terms of performance, but reliability wise... I don't think they stand up. before i knew better, i had purchased a bunch of passport 8500's and RX65's for my family and they started failing one after the other (the dreaded "Service Required" or whatever message that keeps popping up, and the random and frequent laser alerts). This has kinda put me off the escort/bel products. Sure, you can send them in for like $65 or something, but my brother in law has had to send in his about 4 times already and is getting ready to send it in again. My V1 has been flawless since day one. If I drove crazy like any more, i'd keep it, but I just drive like a pansy. and my commute to my shop is less than 3 miles. anyway, post up if you have any more questions.