I'd cop a Maschine over the MPC fosho
Only comparision I have to a hardware/sampler sequencer is RS7000:
and this fucken kicks it ass... I think the learning curve is not so bad because the principle is the same, once I find the menus I'm good.
I also ordered this for my keys:
$99+free shipping that shit is a steal.
Plus I won my case on ebay, so I got to get 120$, and keep the gear that was sent back to me! win win.