BKK2 on 15 July 2008
It's basically just the same SKU as the 40Gb, but obviously they're running out of 40Gb HDDs and it's cheaper and easier to buy standard 80Gb HDDs than put in a custom order for 40Gb HDDs which are no longer made as standard.
So no, 40Gb model isn't really getting phased out, it's just going to get a bigger HDD once the current HDD stock is exhausted.
As for current 80Gb BC model, get it whilst you can. I'm pretty sure they stopped manufacturing that mobo some time ago, and once they've used up the existing stock it will no longer be available.
