Feature:
Its everything MPC and some. I like the chop shop and phrase sampling. The different quantize options are amazing, with note shifting, etc. The 'swing' on this machine is superb.

Quality:
Pretty well built, compact and looks very professional. Its got a nice tilt screen, and i like the clicky wheel. The pads feel great for programming drums.

Value:
For the money, you get what you pay for. Its solid, tight and delivers.

Desirability:
looks very slick on my desk next to my laptop. It blends in well with my other gear. Its beautifully designed ground up. The MPC logo on the back screen is a nice touch. The mpc 2500 looks like the mpc 3000le, but slimmer and slicker.

Sound:
What you put in, is what you get out. With the right drum samples, this thing sounds fat on the bottom and sweet on the top. Its a fairly punchy sound, with a nice thump on kicks. The sound is pretty focused, not muddy or lo fi like the old samplers.

Ease of Use:
Once you started playing with it, you get the hang of the main feature pretty quickly. Its a small learning curve.

Support:
I dont like Akai support, but who needs them.

Overall:
Great machine, excellent feel for drums, perfect for any studio.

Feature:
all the features are great, gave it a 8 cause they wanna make more money so they charge you $150 extra for the damn ram. but i got mine fore $11 haha beat that akai!

Quality:
everything feels good and sturdy, nice strong body and the pads sure can take a beatin. i give it a 9 cause ive had it for a week now and its already froze up twice.. maybe im givin it to much?

Value:
this is my first mpc and i think it was worth every penny

Desirability:
its very sexy haha but im gonna upgrade from the green screen to a blue and whit aftermarket screen, same one on the mpc5000

Sound:
sounds great, would probally sound better if i had studio quality monitors

Ease of Use:
you know every one talks about it taking a minute to get this thing down but i was on it like 5 hours straight the first day i owned it and i pretty much got it all down. if you take the time and pay attention to what your doin its easy as pie.

Support:
have had to use it yet although i tried the support when i had issues with my akai mpk49 and they were useless and just pissed me off, thank god for zzounds though they had me a new one in no time, before i even shipped mine back

Overall:
overall its dope, i took my beats to a whole new level with this bad boy and if someone stole it id be on a sleepless man hunt HAHA.

Feature:
The basic features are ok. Especially compaired with software. JJOS can turn this nice thing into a beast. With global program editing, non distructive chop funtion...I think this is the best sampler that follows the old mpc line of today.

Quality:
Built quility is not bad IMO. Could be better compaired to the older models. But like cars, tv's and other stuff, things aren't as sturdy is they used to. Weak spots are the outputs and the data wheel.

Value:
Like I said, the best mpc for traditional sample bassed hiphop beatmaking that'out there today.(But not as valuable as the mpc 3000 was back in the 90's) Also the midi sequencer is really thight and very easy to use. The 4 midi outputs makes this a very workable core for ur studio to control all ur synths and samplers. Plus the abbility to run the 3rd party sofware makes this one even more valuable.

Desirability:
It looks good. Very practical lay out. Pads in the midle, sliders on the left. Transport, menu, data wheel and numeric buttons on the right. Feels really comfortable to work those long sessions. Mind that Akai has stopped producing this product.

Sound:
It gives a clear fair sound. For vintage hiphop it may lack some warmth, punch and thickness.

Ease of Use:
Very easy to learn. Might be a little bit more difficult when u start with the latest JJOS version.

Support:
The worst support u can imagine. It's best to contact ur dealer instead of akai when ur having problems.

Overall:
I love to work with mpc's. Straight forward and quite simple to operate. But still powerful enough to control all ur midi instruments. This might be the last respectful model of a legendary line. Yesterday's simplicity with features of today. I hope this one will live as long as the mpc 60's.

Feature:
great features the q link sliders are good the big lcd screen and the onboard fx's

Quality:
one of the best hardware sampler on the market

Value:
the price of it should have been alot less, but you have some good thing on it

Sound:
16 bit 44.1kz sampling engine classic akai sound for hip hop

Support:
i don't need it yet

Overall:
i will keep my mpc 2500 forever, but i would like to add a mpc 4000 to my set up allso

Feature:
every thang i need it for i was going for the 4000 but im glad i pick this one i also owned the mpc2000xl but i think the 2500 is better

Quality:
nice i like the big screen

Value:
i think u have to respect the price b/c i shop at footlocker not payless

Sound:
u have to put good sounds in it but the swing of this thang is unreal

Ease of Use:
if u have every owned a mpc be for then its like cake

Overall:
i love the mpc i also have the motif es8 ex.......

Feature:
hot feat

Quality:
not happy ,,, could of put a better screen ,, cost the same as the fantom x6 and has a ugly screen, akai thinks we are in the 90s people are getting pissed of about this

Value:
not worth 2000 dollers ,,,,, with 2000 you can buy a mac mini, apple 20 screen, logic , a midi controller and have a studio,,,, this is y i think hardware will go down ecause they overprice things ,, and am a hardware fan ,, but it is true 2000 for a drum machine ,,,,,, now an days not worth it

Desirability:
had it sold it dont need it i use ex24 and ultrabeat

Sound:
if you put in good sounds you get good sounds

Support:
good

Overall:
nice but not good or great ,,,, there is a rumor that m-audio is working with robert liin in creating a drum machine ,,,,,, for about $1500 bo that i think will destroy akai big time and remmber i am an old akai fan ,,,,, i own the mpc60 mpc 3000 and the mpc 1000 i am telling you the truth its not worth it,,,, the feel you can now get pads