agreed, if it was $1,000, I might consider it!
also, this is dumb:
But consumers also may balk at paying the additional cost of traveling to a Segway testing center, as the company requires, before taking the device home. The company plans to offer free training only in Bedford, N.H., and Los Angeles after July 31.
i blame old ladies whining about being knocked down for this, and overcautious towns enacting anti-Segway legislation.