$199 US dollars is an excellent deal - especially for those in the USA who don't pay exorbitant postage
It's a shame that the case is only redeemable to USA residents - in the past B&H included it
without Sony collecting your private info to redeem it.
The case is great and if Sony could actually take a
real picture of it (and a real pic of the insides of it, too), they would get more people interested in it, I reckon. Their website pics are not really indicative; they seem to have a strange set of pics on their website that has always looked quite different to the real thing.
http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/mkt-corporate/mkt-corporateboardroom/product-LCPCMM10G/Anyway, great deal.
I doubt Sony will release a new recorder model this year but you never know. If they do, we could probably expect an announcement soonish, 'cause the PCM-M10 started selling last October with an announcement at least a couple months in advance of retail availability. But I doubt it.
Both Sony PCM-D50 and PCM-D1 have been selling for well over 12 months with no direct replacements (only additions to their Pro recorder range), so I don't think there is a business need to replace the PCM-M10 so soon, especially given how much of a seller it is for them.