If it's time for someone to upgrade, I say "go for it" - there are some good options out there to be had, and the whole point of this hobby is to enjoy our movies and music. For what it's worth, though, Peter Tribeman came into a thread just a week or so ago and gave us a status report on the Model 997 because folks were asking. It's not like Outlaw is ignoring the delays or people's reaction to the delays. On the contrary, they are doing what Sherwood appears to have not done: refrain from releasing hardware prematurely even when the desire to ship a new product is huge. That's a courtesy to the people who need something now - they may end up buying something else, but at least they won't buy something with Outlaw's name on it that's not ready yet.