I'll never buy one of these or similar because of what you have mentioned Mike :) just scares the shit out of me I'll stick with the Stern or similar set up.
pinsanity can tell us how reliable his machine is that's if he buys one lol
We fear what we don't understand.
This is the way forward for pinball.
Massive WRONG! We know exactly how unreliable PC mainboards are and if this is the way forward for pinball then expect to be throwing your new machines away after a few years IMO