lol
apple aint half the price no more
there are few faults with the apple, admittedly they are minor but there u go
apple2 isnt as good as the apple1 (the auto configure v1-v7) makes most chips less stable
oh yes plus when u get new console,apple 1 must go in same version ps2,the apple2 has no v8 support yet
so maybe u have to buy another
but agreed apple is very good cheaper option
apple is $30 plus postage ,i take a guess $38 in total messiah2 v1.30 with v8 support is $50 full stop postage is paid
as u can see its not quite half the price
messiah2 is worth the extra $12 ,u got pay $100 or $112 for chip plus install,to me its $12 well spent
but as i already said apple is still a good chip so if u really are short of cash save your $12 and buy the apple