Remember, the MPC 1000 retailed for $1500.
What??? Where were you shopping? Beverly Hills? MPC 1000s were sold for under $1000..even when initially released. Any price higher than that, the seller was trying to rip you off.
IMO, by next spring the 2500 will have the price of the 2000 MCD now (which is around $1500 right?)
Business 101:
They will not be widely available until the end of the year. I seriously doubt that they would drop significantly is less than 1 quarter. That's not a good business plan if if they were not selling.