Thomas,
I can tell you my 20-10XL's are "Professional Grade". I use mine 5-7
hours a day 5 days a week. I have over 600 hours on them in the last six
months. All I do is swap my rechargeable battery pack about every 10 days.

Michelle

Thomas Borchert wrote:

John,



Thomas, I find it interesting that you do not consider Lightspeeds
overpriced, given their inferior construction and high "fall-apart" rate.




Well, do you actually KNOW that rate? Do you know their sales volume
compared to complaints you read here? Do you think they, having been an
upstart in this business only 8 years ago, would still be around, let alone
have become as big as they have, if they didn't make money in spite of
having a very generous repair and return policy?

That said, construction has improved over time - ask Jay. THAT said, I
still own and use my first-gen 20K, which needed new plugs once - that's
it. I bought it in 1997 for something like 450 $, IIRC. Yes, I DO think
that's an excellent value.