I bought the x3-basic and did a comparison of performance vs price.
http://www.aximsite.com/boards/showt...threadid=25204
Overall you get about 73-74 % of the performance for about 57% of the price. You have to catch the model you want on sale. The refurbished basics were at $129.00 last week vs $225.00 for the advanced. The price for a NEW basic model has ranged from $179.00 last week to as much as $226 a few weeks ago. When comparing the price of the basic vs advanced be sure to compare the BEST price. It does vary from week to week.