First off, this mail smells bogey, and hats off to the boys who did some sherlock holmesing. Second off, Blades are ALSO cool because they plug into a chassis, all very easy, nice and tidy. The fact that they do not have miles of cable hanging out of the back is a genuine advantage. I didn't read all of this mail too closely (see first point) but there seems still to be miles of cable hanging out of the back of these units. So I am still a blade convertee... Philip.