- What characteristics have motivated your choice?

the number of input output, midi in out, preamp, high quality firewire autonomous, standalone function, height, weight, guaranteed compatibility on MAC

- For what purpose?

music production studio and live

- What is your config (Motherboard / CPU / Ram / Hard ,...)?

Desktop PC: Athlon 3000 +, 300 GB HDD, 1GB ram
Mobile: MacBook 13 "Intel Core 2 Duo 2 Ghz, 1GB RAM, 120 GB HDD>> 1 partition with OSX, Windows XP with a partition BOOTCAMP

- Which instruments and systems (console, preamp, DTD ...) you use it and how connections? ...

bass, guitar, microphone, vinyl turntables (with timecode vinyls)

UTILIZATION

- The installation is done it without problems?

Mac OSX: nikel, motu recess is therefore no pb installation takes 1 minute and is immediately operational
WIN XP: same, slightly longer installation, click more to do, but in the end everything is ok, no bugs of any kind

In both cases, only a reboot was necessary

- Have you experienced any incompatibilities?
no ... not on the windows partition I was nervous given what we read on the forums ... and finally all went well

- The general configuration is easy?

yes it is very clear as well on OSX than on XP
DSP console is very comprehensive

- The manual is clear and sufficient? ...

Clearly, yes and no, in English, but actually I just flew
a French textbook would have been welcome (hence the 9 / 10)

GETTING STARTED

- The drivers are stable?

Until now, yes, no bug has yet emerged

- Are they often updated?

I do not know, a long-term view. The updates are available on the website of Motu.

- What software do you use most often?

Cubase SX2, Reason 3, 5 Live, Traktor DJ Studio .... and I plan to make soon Logic

- What you get lag?

less than 5 ms, it depends

- How many tracks you get to record / play time? ...
I have not tried to load the beast, but in any case with a dozen big style VST Korg Legacy Cell, the processor was only a 20%
see a long term ... I will complete my opinion

OVERALL OPINION

- How long have you use it?

has only 2 or 3 h

- What is so special that you like most and least?

on number of in / out, portability and simple installation, bug-free

- Have you tried many other models before buying it?

No, I inquired about any kind of forum, I hesitated with the TC Konnekt 24D, but after having had two in hand, I chose the Motu, which seemed more reliable ... and the ADAT not useful for me, for now, so I preferred the multiple input output jacks

- How would you rate the quality / price?

excellent. it is a budget, but given the functionality and reliability of the product is really good

- With experience, you do again this choice? ...

I did not yet fully exploited, but I feared that incompatibility with Windows, ultimately it turns perfectly.
can be, with a bigger budget, I chose an EMR but good for 500euros, there really is no hesitation.