Thanks!
No clue on sears/buy.com, I'm always impressed by the prices on Sears. Just not in a good way
That's not arctic's fault though, that's the case for all sears computer prices as far as I can tell. Given the lack of availability through normal channels I'm rather curious why Arctic sent me one to review, it's difficult to sell things that aren't for sale anymore.
I certainly won't argue about it though as I enjoy reviewing PSUs.
Ebay tends to be the last stand for a lot of parts, once discontinued.
Maybe they're still widely available in europe, that's where Arctic is based.
It certainly wouldn't take much to make the unit a lot better. Changing the part number to 500RF probably would have gotten it an approved stamp from me, for use in mATX HTPC type stuff where you don't need long cables.
Alternatively, longer cables would be nice, as would more padding. It did make it to me in a shipping box that didn't have any meaningful padding in it either, maybe to prove that the clamshell works? I don't know.
It's a weird choice, in any case.