Quoted from Eryeal:

Here's my guess:
Stock AFMR: $7,000
AFMR with Color Display: $7,500
AFMR LE: $8,000 (color display, powdercoating, some certificate/plaque, maybe saucer lighting upgrade, limited to 500)
Starts shipping summer of this year at the latest.

Quoted from Pimp77:

Production IS the hold up. Stern isn't assembling, so CGC has to do it themselves...and as we know, that's difficult to set up and get rolling.
AFMr will flop due to price and it being a poor man's MM. AFM shoots faster and flows a *tad* better than MM, but rules, sounds, art, theme, and music are not as good. It doesn't make sense to have both games in a collection, so those that bought MMr (including me) will likely pass on AFMr. Too bad...MBr or CCr would have killed. I can get a really nice original AFM for $6500-$7000 today! Why would I buy a remake for any more than that? Fools.

Quoted from whitey:

Hope it all works out for guys that want a AFM, It's a better game than MMR !
Hopefully this remake goes well for everyone, I spent $$$$$ for this one.

Quoted from metallik:

Not even close. Avaturd is a barren wasteland compared to AFM. Folks like you see a wide open PF and assume cheapness - not true. AFM has three plastic ramps compared to one or two in most games, it has 4 jiggly-martian assemblies (including the rubber martian, coil, plunger, coil bracket, etc), it has a diverter for locks, it has a custom LED board in the saucer with its own ICs and programmability, it has the strobe light assy plus its custom PCB, not to mention three separate VUKs. Also has the 3bank moving target bank in front of the saucer. Then the standard 3 pops, 2 slings, 2 flippers. EDIT - forgot the saucer assy itself (backboard mounting bracket and coil/plunger to smack it around)
Now, let's look at Avatar. Moving 3bank in front of robot, 2 "open/close" motorized toys (pod and robot) and a lockup post for the pod. Oh, a captive ball target, and one ramp. Not much else but standups, right? THAT is a contender for most stripped down modern game ever.

Quoted from peely:

yes, I know that machine and it was new everything, basically like NIB with most add-ons you could think of. You could have bought that for 16.5k AUS which compares very nicely compared withwhat you'd get in the states for a premium restore (around 12k US)

Quoted from Mike_M:

I can't imagine why they would. Maybe an option to order first for "repeat" customers. I certainly can't see Stern or JJP giving discounts to repeat customers.
MM and AFM are similar enough that I can't see that many MMr owners going in for a AFMr as well.

Quoted from beelzeboob:

I love when people tell you not to buy one because the value will drop with the remake. Who cares? I've got an original now that looks as good (or better) than the remake will...and I'll have had it for at least two years before the remake came out. I'm in this hobby to play and restore pinball machines...not to make a living.

Quoted from J85M:

I am still really curious what these "upgrades" over the original are going to be, someone posted about the original saucer being animated but cut due to costs, maybe that's going to be put back in for the remake.

Quoted from Rarehero:

MMR had coding the original didn't have. Shaker coding, coding for the new adjustment screens with lighting and coil strength options, & coding for the color display.

Quoted from Hawk007:

Should have used Rainbows end or city lights powdercoating for the LE and leave the others stainless. I have it on my sttng and it looks amazing.
Kind of like space with multicolored flecks that look like stars and planets. It would have matched perfectly with the AFM artwork.
In spite of the green...Still excited to see this game in the flesh with that huge dmd. Sure hope they can make the vision that Sir Eddy wanted in the beginning.
LOVE to see a ship flying around the playfield as per original design. It really would make AFMr a number 1 contender.

Quoted from pintechev:

You can install a Williams speaker panel aftermarket on MMR (a bunch of people have done that).

Quoted from Pinrookie:

Same here in NZ. I bought my AFM four weeks before the AFMR release. I am not sure how much this AFMR in NZ. My guess would be higher than Australia. I think you should get one just close your eyes and do it. This is what I did when I bought my AFM. So far no regret. My family like this game very much. My wife and my kids think this is the best game ever.

Quoted from Vino:

Now for those that have ordered, what option did you choose?
I'd be curious what features drove the decision or just price alone?