American technology that the rest of the world gets first.....I alwyas have loved that. But I guess they can test it and get the bugs worked out in the drivers for us.
As for the price, Its a little high for that card. I expect it to be around $299 maybe a bit lower with some companies (Mora than likely Sapphire first) coming out with a 1GB version for about $350.
Thats what I am waiting for. The 1GB cuz, and turst me on this, it helps. I notice I get better FPS in most games like Crysis and COD4 with my 2900Pro 1GB than most reviews do with the 512MB version 2900Pro.