ok got the dough, ready to buy

i think i had less trouble decided which MPC i should buy BEFORE i had the money...
im really debating which nis better 1000 vs 2500

just a little background i been making beats for about 6 years now but mostly software (couldn't afford anything but cracked reason at the time) now i use reason 3 with padkontrol but i wanted something dedicated to making beats on.

also to gig with is the largest part. i hated having to take my drum pad controller and my heavy ass PC (thats partly my fault i got a desktop replacement PC...anyway)

for an experienced beat maker, would u chose 1000 or 2500?

and why would u if you chose a certain one.
i have asked these questions before but i have never gotten..or should i say felt that i should get a 2500 over it's advatages. mostly it was things like "better pads etc.) but for me...thats not as important as performance.

also lastly. some people even suggested i should save my money and not get a MPC if i already use software to make beats.

thats understandable if i was never going to use it for gigs or wanting a dedicated hardware to make beats on but considering i didn't,
is there any advantage making music on an MPC vs reason + drum pad controller?
im sure this question has been asked millions of times.

lol thnks for the reply really that is the only answer i need but my more important questions were above..

felt that i should get a 2500 over it's advatages. mostly it was things like "better pads etc.) but for me...thats not as important as performance.

Better, bigger pads are part of the performance of the machine. Bangin out on bigger pads is more 'performance friendly' than trying to target hitting the smaller pads of the 1000, when you're bangin out.

I'd get that MPC 2500. The tilt screen is a huge plus too. You don't always want to be 'looking over' the machine.

If you have sample libraries on CD, the CD drive makes it easier to load up as you don't need to connect to the computer to do that, and need to always be around it.

The Q-links are better on the MPC 2500, not like those two flimsy sliders on the 1000.

Those are the key points for me as to why I have an MPC 2500 over a 1000, and for maybe for anyone else choosing between the two. Other than that, they're both capable of running the same OS and achieving the same results. Both can have an internal HD for saving. Also the extra outputs on the 2500 makes life nicer when tracking or mixing through a console.

But I'd take this advice

some people even suggested i should save my money and not get a MPC if i already use software to make beats.

If you're looking for triggering samples and sequencing them for a gig, but not to sample, chop, and edit so much... I'd seriously just look at the MPC 500 for that It runs on batteries and you could probably tuck it away in an inside pocket of a jacket or in a hoodie.