I've got a question related to this topic that I just have to ask...

From all the reading I've done here it seems that the XD pistols have a great following among the folks here, and many of the magazine writers also are singing its praises (I usually take them with a grain of salt, as a 5-star review CAN be the result of a large advertizing contract). Is this because they are relatively inexpensive compared to other semi-auto pistols, or are they really just that good, or both?

Mike