> I wasn't aware of the PCI HD 5450s...interesting.

Even more interesting as you commented on those cards in that thread ;-)

> the OS4 community seems to have skipped supporting earlier cards
> (even when some of their hardware was shipped with cards like the 4650).

How can OS4 support for them have been skipped when OS4-centric hardware was shipped with them? R700-based cards are supported by OS4 (except 3D, of course).

> If anyone sees this product at a better price, would you post notice of it?

- 64 EUR (= 68 USD), new, Amazon Germany
- 45...50 EUR (= 48...53 USD), new, various vendors