I've found a really good way to see how synths stack up and what people think about them is to check ebay and see how many are being sold, and how much they are going for in relation to how long they've been out and how much they came out for.
For example, there are a shit load of andromeda's for sale at an average of about 20% - 30% less than what they were sold for less than a year ago. As compared to a lead3 which are much harder to find for sale and normally fetch at least 80% of their original price and they've been out longer. What does that tell you?