Just casting a net out for this reconditioner. Or possibly other owners (esp in the seattle/pnw area) who already own one and are willing to lend/sell a share. Or owners who're in the same boat and would like to split the costs of a new one, etc. According to prolong the charger for the larger batteries will work with all smaller ones (prius/camry or even other brands etc), so splitting charger cost with other hybrid owners is possible. The fancier discharger is model specific, but the manual discharger will work on anything. Anyway, let me know if interested, or if you know of anyone else interested.
IMHO, the lightbulb (manual) discharger takes a lot of your time. You have to watch it carefully to keep from harming your battery. I like the Deluxe. I can turn it on and either: go to sleep, or go to work. I don't have to babysit it. If you are only doing one cycle, then a Saturday afternoon when you have time to watch it works. If you are doing the 3 cycle that takes a week, ...