Just 2 examples for comparison:
MPC Producer posted for example the following about Roland gear on Sat Jan 03, 2004 11:07 am:
http://www.mpc-forums.com/viewtopic.php?t=7052
„It takes months for magazines to review Roland gear. Months passed before the V-Synth and Fantom-S were reviewed. Those synths have become enormously popular, earning wide acclaim from many professionals.“
MPC Producer posted for example the following about AKAI gear on Thu Jan 01, 2004 11:35 pm:
http://www.mpc-forums.com/viewtopic.php?t=7134
As far as anyone knows the MPC1000 has the more stable OS. Since the 1000 is not as complex as the 4000 more bugs would have been discovered by now if they were serious. In contrast, the bugs in the 4000 were discovered over the course of more than a year.
Do you get the difference ?