Hey guys. Nothing funky going on. Like Mark said we were just out of cases. Normally we could have a new set quickly but we had to make a few engineering changes to the design. The new cases are due in the next two weeks (if all goes well.) You will definitely see them back in stock on Pinballlife.com by the end of February. Terry just removes everything on a item when he's out of stock to prevent anyone from ordering it.
On the question of buying Nucore if you have a working machine, there are a few enhancements, jukebox, better refresh rates (animated graphics dont stop when the ball is in the pop bumpers, etc.) If those enhancements don't excite you stick with what you have until it dies. Many of the replacement parts in pin2k machine are pretty cheap (fans, ram, power supply.) Now if the prism board, motherboard, or processor die that's a good time to consider Nucore. Those parts are expensive and also over 10 years old. Many of our customers pay the $400 USD for a basic kit, use an old desktop computer that meets the specs, and come up with creative ways to mount all the goodies.
Peace.
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