Nigel

I've gotta answer that one. Sweetwater, whom I think, again my opinion, is a very reputable online dealer offers a 2 year warranty on all the stuff they sell and a while back while shopping that small Behringer mixer was told that they won't deal with Behringer anymore, too many problems.
That being said, go for what floats your boat and again, just have a backup. I reguaraly travel with one KX220, which in itself can be a whole PA/keyboard system, a Yamaha powered mixer, and one, but usually two PA speakers. I can bring in whatever I feel like for the gig and always have backup.

Good luck with everyones choices. I'm currently thinking about a portable PA so I may start a thread on that. JBL just brought out a new one that is super light.

Bill in NJ