The $100 after $50 rebate is only on Fry's website. The in store price is $200 with no rebate being offered. (Sacramento store) The link to the rebate was working an hour ago but I see it is down again. Tuesday, the 28th, is the last day so maybe they will have the link fixed by then.
My take on this card would be two things.
1) What do you get on this card compared to the Xtreme Music version which is also being heavily discounted? Onboard RAM that is still not used for any games and a front board. That's it, right?
2) The X-FI line is apparently being discontinued in favor of Xtreme Audio and Xtreme Gaming with the newest "hot" item being the Fatality Xtreme Gaming. With all the known issues Creative has had with the Xtreme series have they finally come up with some truly new boards or are these just rehashes of the old ones? And a super price on a great board being discontinued is one thing but a super price on a problem board is another.