> 1.4 GHz, hmm? My FW800 is still faster (by a little).

And probably even more so when you not only take the clock frequencies into account but also the performances per clock.

> I guess they're creeping up there slowly.

Yes, apparently they're slowly creeping up to their previously announced 1.5 GHz the same way Freescale is slowly creeping up to their originally announced 2.5 GHz (currently at 2.4 GHz) :-)

> If its cheap it might be useful

Surprisingly, Avnet is already listing the Black Mamba chips (albeit only up to 1.2 GHz for now):

1.2 GHz APM86691: 73...80 USD
1.2 GHz APM86692: 110...120 USD

> Not so bad being wrong. eh Andreas?

Yes, I have no problem with being wrong and admitting it, and never had ;-)