i feel for those that recently purchased an 861v8 thinking that's it's a future-proof modular solution for ht, as that's what it was promoted as for longest time.

not sure why M would drop the ball so badly w/ their flagship processor; i believe they could have developed a card or some kind of upgrade by now and had room to fleece their customers up to the pricing of the Altitude vs giving away market-share, as niche as it is at these nosebleed price levels, to other competitors.


the perception of M not being at forefront is a letdown for sure. here's hoping a relatively sensibly priced card solution appears one day...one day...