hm, i totally understand ur frustration. luckily i don't have all this problems, except of my "optional ssd" self rejecting bug.. but i can live with that as long i can use usb sticks to save and load my files. anyways.. i'm really happy with my mpc so far, everything works great and fluid.. no hick ups, no lags, no crashes etc. personally i think its worth the money, for a standalone unit with all these functions, features and sounds and compared to a toriaz sp-16 for example ,which is more expensive have less functions, no built in battery etc., nope i think 799£ and even 999£ seems for me to be a fair price!
don't forget: we're early adopters and the mpc is a brand new product with a beta os.. so if u decide to buy something like this u. have to be aware of possible bugs etc and not blame others only because u don't wanted to wait.
but hey it's just my opinion, so pls no offense dudes!!
UPDATE: sry i've posted this in the wrong thread.. it should be in the "first impression" thread. i will post it there again.