Messiah Madness!

[DeVante992]

I have a v4 NTSC un-modded PS2.

I'm in the market for a modchip (I'm tired of dealing with my PSX plugmod). It's clear to me that the Messiah is the one to get.

Looking around, though, I see plenty of clones and "coming soons".

Which one are we supposed to get?!

According to this thread, the only REAL Messiahs are the ones that are called Messiah and nothing else (ie: no Messiah 2, Messiah Blue, Messiah LE).

What is the harm in getting a clone?

What are the benefits in getting the original instead of a clone?

Is this an original?

Also, is it me, or is the official Messiah website not very helpful?

Thanks!

.x[ DeVante ]x.