- What characteristics have motivated your choice?
The number of entries and quality systems RME Hammerfall HDSP! its proprietary protocol is so superior to any system USB or Firewire dropouts often based on the quality of the FW chipset embedded on the motherboard

- For what purpose?
Multitrack studio and live

- What is your config (Motherboard / CPU / Ram / Disk ,...)?
I use it on Mac OSX, and Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista. (Sometimes Linux)
some are old 2.4Ghz Pentium cuckoos, others Quadcore.

UTILIZATION

- The installation is done it without problems?
We must follow a certain procedure a bit narrow to avoid the risk of re-install several times, but when it is installed, it's life!

- Have you experienced any incompatibilities?
No it works with ALL (Mac, PC, Portable, Fixed ...)

GETTING STARTED

- The drivers are stable?
there is no driver more stable (I had many cards (MOTU, Tascam, Presonus, EMU, M-Audio etc ...)

- Are they often updated?
continuously, as well as under 98 under Vista, I say FABULOUS

- What software do you use most often?
Logic and Cubase

OVERALL OPINION

- For how long have you been using it?
I have several for at least 5 or 6 years

+ As:
reliability, robustness, compatibility with all sound quality, number of tracks (I've already done the 48 simultaneous tracks with two cards)
- The least ... uh I do not see, except perhaps the rigor needed when you first install the drivers

- Did you try many other models before getting this one?
too much, I should have bought it right away

- What is your opinion about the value for the price?
fantastic

- Knowing what you know now, would you make the same choice? ...
course, and I've redone o)))