You've got to remember that no matter how wonderful new software or hardware is.......there's that learning curve. It's stopped me more than a few times from purchasing an item that I really would like to have. It's getting to the point where you have to "pick your battles" because you only have one lifetime to do all the things you'd like to do.

Right now I'm learning Spanish, but I should be working on the Denon mp3 players I bought 5 years ago, or the PA3x I bought 4 years ago, my new answering machine, my new GPS, and even my new paper shredder. The manuals are piling up on my desk!

Whatever you buy, if you want to get the best out of it (or even use only one of the functions) the price is not the deal-breaker.......IMO it is the learning curve. I could be wrong but the manual that comes with Band in a Box is about an inch thick.