That's something I'd definitely think about. I've wanted a 1911 for a while and my girl wants one too (although I'm not sure she'd like shooting it much, she wants it because it's "pretty").
I've been looking at RIA and other not-so-expensive 1911; I sure don't need a several thousand dollar Kimber or Wilson Combat. Made in the USA is a nice touch too. I would guess that the real price will be a fair chunk under the MSRP. Once these hit the used market they should be in a real nice price range.
I'll hold off for some others to try them out first though to work out the kinks. Didn't the LCP have some hiccups at first?