> Another production run of X1000 computers is surprising

In October after AmiWest, Trevor said that additional production runs would be scheduled should demand continue to exceed the supply (which is obviously the case), right after he had stated on AmiWest that there wouldn't be another batch.

> given that A-Eon should be well along with their development of its successor

I'm not sure this is true, considering Trevor's statement from just 5 weeks ago:

"I prepare to leave the beautiful New Zealand Summer for a trip to the frozen lands of Northern Europe [...]. During my visit I am meeting with Varisys, the designers of the A1-X1000, to [...] review plans for future hardware development."
http://blog.a-eon.biz/blog/?p=2830

> if no more X1000's are produced, my own X1000 remains more unique and rare.

This should only be a point for people purchasing the X1000 as a store of value, and so they should better not use it but keep it safe in a bank vault under absence of air for worse times to come ;-) For an actual *user* this shouldn't be a concern, I think.

> with more X1000's produced and sold, it is more likely that it will receive more
> attention and support by both A-Eon & Hyperion, and possibly some few third
> party developers [...]. [...] the increase in numbers gives me more assurance
> that my X1000 will be supported longer and better.

Indeed. It's a pity that drivers for onboard audio and onboard Ethernet are still not completed. The less X1000 machines in existence, the lower the motivation to work on supporting those components I'd guess.

> who might write software that can only run on the unique hardware found within the X1000.

You mean the successor of the X1000 won't feature Xena/XCore and Xorro? To be honest, I don't think that would be a notable loss.