The problem in my area (South Florida) is that it is a hub for people outside the country coming in. As such, there are tons of people buying them here that are from outside the US. Every place around here is sold out of both versions right now.
I picked up a Basic model so far just due to the fact I didnt want to have to look around any more. So far I am very happy. Had an old 1.5Tb drive that was laying around unused that I will be hooking up to it as well.