Soon the $1599 Cairnsmore5 and the $549 Bridgelink FPGA cards will be available, and no matter a person's finances they will have access to home FPGA mining.
Looking for a cheap FPGA for another project (maybe mining after), Bridgelink sounds about in the budget but I can't find any info on it? Also looking at a XC6SLX150, have you had any luck with those? How do they compare?
Bridgelink prototype is currently operational, more details coming soon.