Well, I had the La Crosse gateway plugged in for ~1 hour before it broke. The power cycled and even though the unit was plugged into a surge protector, it just sits there and buzzes at me (you know, that type of buzzing that sometimes happens after you let the magic smoke out of electronics). If it's that poorly built that it can't last through a power cycle, that's just a bad design (or faulty product I guess).
![Head Banging B:(](http://forums.x10.com/Smileys/default/headbanging.gif)
When I returned that one, I picked up an Oregon Scientific BAR208HGA, which looks very similar to the RMS units (though the sensor is a model up since it has the local temp/humidity display). It doesn't look like this one will connect to the PC, though. If not, I'll have to take it back and try again but at least I'll know if that remote sensor has the range I need.
I found a similar unit on ebay this morning (Oregon I300) for a really good price ($20 shipped including 1 remote sensor). Funny that the replacement sensor costs more than the package (~$25 shipped). I may just buy 2 or 3 packages and resell the display and USB unit if I get it.
The main difference between this and the RMS unit appears to be that the RMS line has the display plug into the PC while the I series uses a USB dongle to communicate with the display. Ideally I think the communication should go from the remote dongle, through the USB hub, out to the display. That way I wouldn't need to have the hub turned on. Oh well, I'll just use it for local display anyway until I determine if the old school temp/humidity stuff in the attic are sufficient.