I owned a collector quality, low play, original MM and sold it to pay bills. I was distraught at the though of very likely never being able to purchase another one. Soon after, MMR was announced and given the cost was able to purchase one. I am now a complete convert. My MMR plays equally as well if not better than my original machine. I do plan to pick up an extra board set at some point in the future (not sure if they are available yet). I look at it this way, even if I spend $1K on two extra board sets, it's still significantly less expensive than a 20 year old machine. I vote for new all the way and by the time an issue arises, Stern and Chicago Gaming will have other titles to keep us all engaged. Lastly, the more we all purchase the new remakes, we increase the probability that parts will always be available. I anticipate some really great titles to come from Chicago G. in the future. I'm hopeful that they reproduce AF, another game I had to sell due to an evil ex. Best!