A reason not to buy the i1 Display 2?

[splproductions]

This will be my first monitor calibration unit. I'm using a Macbook Pro running Lion. I know that the i1 Display 2 has been discontinued, but that X-Rite has provided a free upgrade to software that will run Lion.

For those who have been X-Rite customers for years, do you think that buying a discontinued product is a bad idea if I typically like to stay up-to-date on the latest OS releases? Are they the kind of company who keeps supporting older products? I'd hate for OS 10.8 to come out and have to buy a new calibration unit.

Also, although the $250 price tag is a bit steep for me, what am I getting with the i1 Display Pro that I wouldn't get with the i1 D2? (I'm sending my prints into online labs - not printing them myself.) Please explain this in somewhat lay-may terms. I've been trying to read up as much as I can on all of this (including the Cambridge in Colour tutorials), but I'm new to color management.

Thanks!

 

[Helen B]

We have the Display Pro which we run with i1 Profiler. The Pro appears to be the best instrument I have used so far, with very little error showing up in profile validations and very good profiling in the low values. If you want a cheaper option, think about the ColorMunki Display rather than the Pro. The bundled software isn't as versatile, but you might not need that. The Display 2 is not as good for wide gamut monitors.