Feature:
Piles of features, has most of what you need. Everything provides works well.

Quality:
My only gripe is the preamp and headphone knobs which are below par... very plasticky and shoddy feel to them. Otherwise, everyhting else is solid and very pleasing aesthetically.

Value:
Great value... works well for me.

Desirability:
Very well.

Sound:
Rock solid unit, clean clear converters, and pretty good preamps.

Support:
Drivers work well and are rock solid. However, they should have released new ones long time ago to help with improving latency to the levels which are achievable with this card.

Feature:
Simple interface not too many knobs but has all you need at the same time. I wish they would add a second headphone output.

Quality:
Built very well, solid feel to it and heavier than it looks. The only exception is the knobs are bit chincy. The drivers are rock solid (I have Vista with SP1).

Value:
I think this is good value for the money. The key for me was good drivers as with my last firewire device randomly getting out of sync and having to unplug and plug it back in was so frustrating. PCI may not be the trend but if you're using a desktop you only have to open the PC once to put the card in and you can work in PEACE.

Desirability:
It's pretty cool looking, not as fancy looking as some other models but your not wasting money on features you may not use.

Sound:
The sound is transparent no noise at normal levels. Very good sounding mic pre's.

Ease of Use:
Very easy to install. Very easy use. I especially like that it's powered from the link to the computer so you don't need another wall wart.

Support:
Never had to call. The website is well laid out with a good FAQ and support.

Overall:
Very good value for a high quality break out sound card with a number of input and output options and a simple interface.

Quality:
Great and clean sounding preamp, rock solid drivers,alluminium case feel very solid and fantastic Echo support. the only downside are the knob at the front can feel a bit fragile compared to the alluminium case

Value:
Free copy of trackton if you need a DAW

Support:
you can get a echo tech on the phone in less than 5 min!

Feature:
Echo put together a great feature set to draw us in with a good range of included checklist items: 8 ins and outs, PCI support instead of USB or Firewire, a nice mixer applet, and good driver support for both Mac and PC. Unfortunately, sound quality and sonic accuracy did not seem important enough to Echo.

Quality:
Low marks here because of the poor sound quality. There's really no excuse for this, and I would have happily paid more. Be warned: if you want a good 8x8 audio interface, you may have to pay more than $400-$500 if you care about sound quality. A possible exception is the Focusrite Saffire series, which you should by all means consider.

Value:
A low score here because of the poor sound quality of the Layla 3G. This has been a big surprise of the unpleasant kind. Please don't make the same mistake I did - take your dollars elsewhere!

Desirability:
This audio interface is one of the worst and most problematic "Trojan horses" to sneak into my studio in years. The feature set reasonable price seem attractive. But getting bad sound quality out of an audio interface is a big problem no matter what the price. I wish I'd never bought or even heard of this unit.

Sound:
Do you want a high pass filter, or do you want a good audio interface for your computer? The Layla 3G is a high pass filter. If you care about recording kick drums or bass sounds, this is not the unit for you. The Layla strongly rolls off bass frequencies below about 120 HZ. Overall, the Layla has a harsh and somewhat buzzy sound that belies its pretty silver box.

Ease of Use:
This unit works well and is easy to use until you start trying to record with it. Then you'll find yourself wondering - "yes, but where is that bass part I just recorded"? With the Echo Layla 3G, bass and kick drum sounds get a severe squashing, particularly when RECORDING these.

Support:
I have contacted this company and their telephone support seemed pretty clueless.

Overall:
I am currently looking for a replacement. My latest efforts to record some tracks from a drum machine have fallen so far short in the bass department that I am replacing the Layla 3G right away.