Try ancestry.com The prices seem to be a little better. The wife and I are considering it...we are big time into genealogy.
I think I’m going to end up going with ancestry.com.
...and speaking of ancestry:
Obama and VP Cheney are distant cousins
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1912137/posts
I too am into genealogy and have thought about this, but as you say, it is rather expensive.