protools LE mbox vs. protools m-powered for pc

so im taking classes in professinal recording arts program at the art insttitute, and weve been using an mbox protools LE set up in one of my classes to chop loops and create songs and all that jazz, seince i dont own a mac, i was wondering would the m-powered protools work just the same pretty much as the mbox one?

i have a m-audio firewire 410 and i could hook up the m-powered protools to that, but do you think it would be worth it? has anyone used both of the versions of protools?

some pros and cons?

any input would be appreciated.

i would love to have protools on my pc, but i just dont know if it will work as good, also, would i be better off getting a better version of protools, because i know LE is the most basic version you can purchase, and m-powered is like the pc equivilant-ish.

im gona mainly use it for making hip hop beats and school projects, while im attending art institute.

ive been using acid pro 5 to track stuff, an mpc 500 to arrange and soundforge to chop samples.

thanks again in advance

u know PTLE also works on PC's right?

and they're almost the same, except in M POwered u cant use the dv toolkit and i don't remember what else, but if ur only working with music they're about the same.

i didnt know you could use LE on a pc, thats dope, ill look for that, i thought that the m-powered one was like LE but for PC.

do you konw if all the key commands and stuff still apply to the PC version?

yes. Get LE its worth it. Then upgrade it to the mp toolkit for 48 stereo tracks and some nice reverb and other plugs.