you could sell your alphas really easy and then pay the dufference for the primes.
i think the issue was tha a lot of the drivers were failing during the upgrade progress.
i am happy with my alpha dogs but someday i will get the primes-
I agree. But I don't think I phrased my original question all that well.
I understand the upgrade process would involve sending your AD's to Mr. Speakers and that the failure rate of modifying an AD's driver is too high. I understand that a $420 upgrade fee (as offered early on, on a test basis) does not then represent a good business case for Mr. Speakers. And that is completely understandable in my opinion. The products provide GREAT value to begin with and I have a great deal of respect for the company and its owner, Dan's presence here is indicative of someone who is passionate about the hobby and his product, not to mention a strong commitment to customer service.
However, I've heard the driver probably only costs $15 to $30 which sounds reasonable to this newbie given that a complete T50RP sells for about $125 retail.
My point was that I would absolutely be willing to pay $450 or so for the upgrade assuming that Mr. Speakers would need my donor AD PLUS a new T50RP driver to perform the upgrade. If Mr. Speakers is unable to source a brand new donor driver (on its own) from Fostex for about $25 to negate the upgrade risk then I don't see why the company couldn't just source a brand new T50RP at a wholesale price and offer the upgrade for about $500 or so.