Clinton,
Excellent review!
As for the costs argument... Let me put it this way: if someone who is new to CE or HPCs asks me where to get a MP900C, I would recommend the entire package from UHH, with the s/w CD and Linksys WiFi. With all the support and s/w, it is well worth the extra money. Sure you can save a lot on eBay/hpcBay, but after that you're on your own
(responsibility wise... of course there's peer support here, but that's no guarantee
).
I often find reviewers have this dilema between readability and too much details. Clinton has a good balance here. Don't worry about the little complaints above. Having said that though, I must follow the trend and add my own little complaint: there's no such thing as a "USB slave", it's a USB client!
It's always good to see new articles on significant products such as this one.