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<blockquote data-quote="Tom Manchester" data-source="post: 113664" data-attributes="member: 82">Re: NAMMThe actual product is fairly irrelevant, it&#039;s the whole package. I bought a $300 compaq laptop from Walmart a few years ago, it worked well up until it suddenly died after a few years of use, it was made of cheap plastic, if there was a problem with it maybe I could call a 1-800 number or take it to a local computer repair place. Definitely could not rely on Walmart for service. I recently bought a Mac Mini to use with my SC48. When I went to the Mac store, one of the roughly 50 employees in the store at the time was knowledgeable with computer recording and was able to go over with me the specs of the computer and make sure I got the right model. If there was a problems could bring it back no questions asked. The hardware fit an finish of the Mac is sleek and everything fits and clicks together perfectly. If I have any future questions, the store is 10 minutes from my house and has people who know the product down to the ram chips if needed.The Mac cost twice as much as the compaq, but it costs money to have a well staffed store and product support. My point is, if you expect a complete premium product package, expect to pay a little more up front for it, or you can buy cheap now and just pay more later down the road if additional service is needed. I&#039;m not saying there is anything wrong with current behringer service, etc. I&#039;m just saying look at virtually any product that is regarded as &quot;premium&quot; or &quot;expensive&quot; and you will likely see you are paying for more than the hardware.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tom Manchester, post: 113664, member: 82"] Re: NAMM The actual product is fairly irrelevant, it's the whole package. I bought a $300 compaq laptop from Walmart a few years ago, it worked well up until it suddenly died after a few years of use, it was made of cheap plastic, if there was a problem with it maybe I could call a 1-800 number or take it to a local computer repair place. Definitely could not rely on Walmart for service. I recently bought a Mac Mini to use with my SC48. When I went to the Mac store, one of the roughly 50 employees in the store at the time was knowledgeable with computer recording and was able to go over with me the specs of the computer and make sure I got the right model. If there was a problems could bring it back no questions asked. The hardware fit an finish of the Mac is sleek and everything fits and clicks together perfectly. If I have any future questions, the store is 10 minutes from my house and has people who know the product down to the ram chips if needed. The Mac cost twice as much as the compaq, but it costs money to have a well staffed store and product support. My point is, if you expect a complete premium product package, expect to pay a little more up front for it, or you can buy cheap now and just pay more later down the road if additional service is needed. I'm not saying there is anything wrong with current behringer service, etc. I'm just saying look at virtually any product that is regarded as "premium" or "expensive" and you will likely see you are paying for more than the hardware. [/QUOTE]

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