Not that close at all. You should be able to max out a nMP for about 14 grand ( http://gizmodo.com/a-fully-loaded-m...source=gizmodo_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow ) . And even if you get a bunch of 4k monitors to boot, you'll still be looking at only about 25 grand. In that light, the black nMPs are true bargains and the difference will be just money to burn.