Looks like the Bantam Tools ones start at just under a thousand. How much were the AxiDraw units originally?

I paid $475 for an AxiDraw V3 (A4 size) in 2021. I'm not saying the new machines are bad value, they seem very nicely built. But it's definitely less of an impulse purchase at $1000.

I think I paid a little over 700 for mine a few years back.