[z8]

It should be noted that non-vendorlocked 7282s can be had for as little as 80 bucks on eBay. Bought one just a few weeks ago. Lovely piece of silicon.

[gigatexal]

What issues come with the vendor locking?

[MenhirMike]

Only works on the original motherboard (or maybe only motherboards made by the specific vendor the CPU was locked to) - so if you buy a used vendor-locked CPU, there's a risk it's basically just a nice looking paperweight. Serve The Home has a pretty good video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNVuTAVYxpM

[justinclift]

Saw them, but the motherboards they work in are still sky high pricing. :(