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By nik Wed Jul 12, 2006 11:54 am
Re: wrote:First of all, the person initiating this thread isn't the guy from the other forums, it's me. I'm the one who's inquiring about this whole thing.


No you're not, you are posting his and our arguments back and forth between boards.

Re: wrote:Look at it this way, what if I read this in an article? I guess criss-crossing between forums and the writer of that article would be really gay too, wouldn't it? The guy doesn't have any beef with any of you guys, he's simply sticking to his position which isn't made in any sort of argumentive way whatsoever. It's actually a really interesting and important discussion.


Discussing an article is different from cross posting threads (to try and start an argument IMHO).

The discussion isn't interesting or important, it's someone saying that by putting a body kit and big exaust on their Nova, it turns it into a BMW.

Re: wrote:Yeah, bambaataa shouldn't have waited to make anything, but if he found out he heard someone bought a machine that does almost the same exact thing as his more expensive machine, I can bet he'd take interest. I don't know about you, but $400 dollars is a lot of dough, homie, and if you don't think so, you need to get your head out of your ass. I can buy a lot of things with $400, and we might even be talking about more money than that.


Go buy those 'lot of things' then and stop worrying about it. When it comes to proper music gear, $400 is nothing. How much is your time worth? How many hours of frustration is $400 worth?

Re: wrote:I'm not saying the guy's right, hell, I'm the one who's doubts inspired me to make this thread, but he's made solid points while some people in here say vague quotes like "a 1,000 is powerful...but it ain't no 4,000".


What do you want, a 3 page dissertation?

Re: wrote:I guess I overestimated the members of this site, thinking they'd be willing to partake in a discussion about a valid point that actually makes you think twice. Instead, a couple people have taken offense at the actual AUDACITY of saying a much cheaper product might be almost equivalent to the 2,000 bucks we spent on the 4,000.


No offence, it's just a kinda dull argument / discussion. Sure an upgraded 1000 is cool, but it STILL isn't that near a 4000, even just in terms of user interface. For some people, that is worth the extra. For others, it's not. It's really a personal thing.

Re: wrote:Go figure.


1 + 1 = 2 :wink:
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By EMFinite Wed Jul 12, 2006 2:46 pm
RE: what you are doing is lame..you went over there and couldnt win your own argument, so you came over here trying to get us to help win your argument for you.. i see that you have a 4000. while that being the case how come you bought it? why didnt you buy the 1000?

like nik said this is a weak argument..

besides, the 1000 is akai's worst product IMO.. even IT isnt worth spending a $1000 for. at least with any other machince you get a QUALITY built product in addittion to more features.. there is no comparison with a unit that is built like a toy, and a unit that is quality built to LAST!!

even with the OS the resell value of the 1000 is extremely low.. mainly because its not a quality product.

what makes this thread even more lame is, this is a matter of preference.. people will spend their money on whatever THEY want and feel more comfortable with.. regardless of the points YOU make..
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By Re: Wed Jul 12, 2006 6:09 pm
Basically, I didn't start this thread to make an argument, or to even make a point. I heard something that was well supported, and wanted to get the opinions of other mpc users on that statement. If people think I'm instigating shit between both boards, you're dead wrong. I wasn't trying to win any other argument over there, we were already in a dicussion about production, he made the statement, I asked him if he was sure about it, and then let him know I was seeking out the opinions of others. Nothing more, nothing less.

What started this whole thing was a user from another site wondering where he could get a cheap 4,000. He was advised that an updated 1,000 = 4,000. This is a pretty grand statement, and I don't want dude to get the wrong advise.
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By nik Wed Jul 12, 2006 8:36 pm
Fair enough :D

By cooocooo1 Wed Jul 12, 2006 8:42 pm
a Nissan and a Maybach will both get you where you need to go but one is cearly superior to the other....
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By EMFinite Wed Jul 12, 2006 8:57 pm
nik wrote:Fair enough :D