Hi Larry (Beakybird): Good question. Initially, getting the MPPP will take some time to get loaded up with your music. Luckily, because most of my charts are ALREADY in digital format, the amount of inital work is pretty quick (a days work) but the savings in the long run (no xeroxing of paper music sheets (for future projects or gigs needed again) will prove to be time saving. The idea of having your entire repetoire conveniently stored in a single conveninent & transportable unit to take anywhere (for rehearsal & on stage as well) suits my organized working style well. The ability to easily take this to gigs and optionally use it to call up a specific song that might benefit from chord/lyric or even a lead sheet prompt expands (not hinders) repetoire performance possibilities, and without the audience distraction that traditional (music stands, paper fakebooks, charts, music light) stage props can. Except for its minor caveats, I find the Music Pad Pro to be a valuable music organization, rehearsal & stage performance asst tool.

On another note, I called the company EStand:
http://www.estand.com who claim to be currently working on a competitive device. Its features pale compared to the MusicPad Pro and their device is far more expensive. They did tell me that they are planning on releasing a software only version which will run on a laptop, but this includes no touch screen feature or owner customizable song organization or playlist features. This alone makes the eStand unsuitable for live work.

I'll be glad to candidly answer any other questions regarding the MusicPad Pro.

Scott