Feature:
like others, i was under the impression it had 4 audio inputs! apart from that it is very usefull. 2 seperate headfone amps etc. routing features..all good. however, balanced connections and a +4 dbu operating level would make it untouchable!!!! also probs with midi and audio at the same time, i use it as my midi in and a seperate USB midiman for my midi out. this combo gives the least jitter etc. Crashed a bit at first but not since i downloaded latest drivers.

Quality:
Still going strong despite my 3 year old son's best efforts. have only used with my desktop set-up so far. this product is ideally suited to mobile recording. my guess is that it's reasonably hard wearing. i feel as tho i really should be using an emu 1212 tho.... on paper a better bet for desktop! i get approx 6ms in and 6 ms out latency with pentium 4 3ghz and 1 gig ram.

Value:
pretty good value so far and i have'nt used it for mobile recording yet. it should come in to it's own in that enviroment.

Desirability:
say's it does a lot and does do a lot. not perfect but very handy and flexible. if i upgrade this will be kept for mobile recording.

Sound:
very good for the money.... stuff basically sounds the same as it does going in. pre-amps are good if you want portability. however i use a semi decent pre going into the line inputs... works well.

Support:
no need. just downloaded latest drivers and problems dissapeared.

Overall:
if i upgrade this will be kept for mobile recording. example: if i want to go and record my friends yamaha upright piano in stereo with 2 good condensers and don't want to carry much more than the 410, mics and a laptop. this really can do a very good job.

Feature:
2 headphones jacks ... digital in (optical too) ..and more . It has all. Umbeatable for the price.

Quality:
Quality is ok. Only the connectors seems not so solid.

Value:
it worths the price ( actually worths more)

Desirability:
it is nice

Sound:
It sounds ok. low noise and flawless

Ease of Use:
You need a little practice with the software. Hardware is easy to use.

Support:
If you looks on m audio web site you can find many answers.

Overall:
I like the shape, the sound, the very very wide features. You need really take care of following : NEVER DISCONNECT OR POWER OFF THE DEVICE WITH THE COMPUTER IS ON. You can easy damage your firewire card ( or your motherboard). You MUST have a fireware card ( or motherboard) with Texas Instrument Chipset ( TI Chipset), Pyro, for exaple. If not you will have a lot of scratch and noise, Impossible to record !!. So don't start to work around drivers and similar stuffs...power on and power off... and so on. If you got problems , 99% are related to firewire interface.

Feature:
The features are good....

Quality:
But the quality... I get severe audio drop outs after 1he 30 minutes, leading to total loss of sound. I have tested this on three macs with the same result.

Value:
It's cheap. Apparently in more ways than one.

Desirability:
I want something else. I'll not buy another interface from M-Audio

Sound:
The sound is fine....

Support:
...and the support is terrible. I eventually got them to allow me to send it back for testing and repair. They said they 'soak tested it' but could not replicate the problem, and just sent it back to me. It still does it. I'm almost certain they did nothing at all, and just did not want to replace it.

Overall:
I can't afford to waste money on equipment lie this, and not receive appropriate support. Avoid it at all costs.

Feature:
pre-amps work and have decent amount of gain but don't sound anywhere near special. 2 headphone sockets and seperate volumes, is good although one stopped working properly, pretty early on in the units life! pad switch is very usefull if only because of the units inability to deal with HOT volumes at input. I have found that it is impossible to use the units midi capability with its audio. I have used a seperate midi interface for midi input and the 410 for midi output (this configuration gave me the least latency)

Quality:
Not very robust and headphone socket intermittent after only light use. I'm not sure if it's the drivers or the hardware but, it doesn't work to an acceptible level. i've downloaded the latest drivers and iv'e tried it on a few pc's and it has never worked properly. crashes often or very often!!!!

Value:
it's a real chore to make a recording and to work on it.

Desirability:
if you don't know that it doesn't work then you may want it for it's apparent features but it really dissapoints.

Sound:
Does not operate at +4 dbu. i find that the pre-amps clip before the level meter in my DAW reaches 0!!!!! also i have to operate my focusrite pre-amp at lower levels than ideal in order not to clip it. sounds ok otherwise. not as good as emu 1212 or motu 828 (old one). better than audiophile 2496 in my experince.

Ease of Use:
It crashes ALL OF THE TIME. I MEAN ALL OF THE TIME!!!!!

Support:
i've never tried... perhaps i should have. a bit late now i reckon. until i tried the motu and others, i didn't realise that soundcards were meant to work well.

Overall:
My pc's built in motherboard soundcard sounds much better and is more stable to work on. I'm telling the truth, even apart from the crashing issues with the 410, when i take a mini jack from my pc's back into my mixer and into my monitors, it sounds better!!!

Feature:
Plenty of ins and outs. Phantom power a must and a welcome addition; works as advertised. Dual headphones out are handy, especially for an operator at the computer and a singer in a vocal booth (or room across the basement, as it is in my studio)! ;-)

Quality:
Feels solid; metal case. I'd be a little careful with the plastic knobs while gigging. A couple of sharp blows and you might loose one.

Value:
Price-to-performance ratio is top notch!

Desirability:
This device has really stepped my audio production work quality up several notches from my Audigy 2 Platinum. If you are faced with a choice between a Firewire 410 and any Creative product, don't hesitate - get the 410! The best in its class IMHO!

Sound:
Incredible sound, especially for the price. Driving a couple of BX8's through the XLR jacks offer clean monitoring and deafening sound! Virtually no detectible distortion. The highs are a little crisp though, and the bass is OK. I could use a subwoofer though, as the BX8's are a little shy in the bass department, though this is not a fault of the 410. Used with Propellerhead's Reason, it makes the program come to life.

Ease of Use:
Doesn't get much simpler than this!

Support:
As of October 11, 2006 - still no beta drivers for Windows Vista (even at the RC2 stage). Shame on m-audio for dragging their feet on this one...

Overall:
Despite m-audio's crappy driver development speed, this soundcard is a great bargain and highly recommended.

Feature:
Lots of outputs Cheap knobs Binking blue light

Quality:
It looks ok. Nothing has physically fallen off or broken. Of course, you may feel like throwing it or kicking it, so it really should be more ruggedly designed. Very poorly designed internally or the drivers just aren't good - I don't think you should buy it.

Value:
I paid 200 dollars. It's not worth the hassle I've had with it. I recommend you buy something else unless you feel lucky.

Sound:
Sounds fine when it works.

Ease of Use:
It's easy until it stops working properly. Could be difficult to install drivers (you may need to use a Camcorder style Firewire cable and use Power Adapter to get your computer to recognize the 410). I figured this out after HOURS AND HOURS AND HOURS of fiddling with driver, firewire cards, different operating systems, 4 different computers (all new/newish). I have a dual boot computer Vista and XP, the 410 has worked with XP although it has suddenly decided to send only metallic, low level audio for some reason (unusable, unlistenable). The Vista boot works however... for how long, who knows. This is a TOTALLY unreliable unit. It may work for you. It may not. It may decide to work then suddenly not.

Overall:
I read reviews, some good, some bad. I didn't have alot of money to spend and I thought that those people who had problems were just unlucky. That was a mistake. You might get lucky, apparently the 410 can work really well. I like it when it worked - but even though it's only 1.5 years old, I will buy a new sound card as soon as I can.

Feature:
For the price of this you get so many inputs and outputs with outputs being the most. 24bit audio which is great, most programs support this audio range and i use sonar 6 which is perfect for this interface. I love the two headphone outs and the two mic/in's. Just seems like this great peice is balanced perfectly.

Quality:
Overall i love m-audio interfaces they do take abuse but like others say its electronics. It only takes one transistor to get knocked out for electronics to fail but with m-audio i banged it around a little bit and it is still working fine. I regret doing it though because it is a sexy looking peice of equipment.

Value:
For the price you get a lot here. You may not notice it if your new to audio interfaces but this is a complete sound card too. I took my old soundcard out just to use this exclusivly. It has many inputs and outputs plus it sports 24bit audio. I think its only $100 more then their newest products the USB Pro's and it supports more features.

Desirability:
Already own it and if it fails, which i think it wont, i would buy another one. It's just that good.

Sound:
The sound quality is great. It boosts 24bit and up to 192khz audio quality. The mic inputs are quite and soft and if you have a condensor mic your going to love the preamps.

Ease of Use:
You have to have some experience to use these interfaces but overall after sitting down with it for about a week you'll pick up quick. It was a big change from my MobilePre USB. I have to buy a six pin firewire card since i use it on a regular PC, but it worked right away. You have to have a six pin firewire card, if its four pin you need to use the external power which makes it hard to use if mobile.

Support:
Never had to use it because i am pretty tech savy so i figure things out on my own. I'm sure m-audio would provide great support seeing as they're a astablished company. They been out there a while and protools is there trademark that THEY designed.

Overall:
Overall this product is highly recomended. I've owned previous m-audio devices including the MobleUSB, and MobilePRE USB, and would never go back to USB. Firewire is simply the best, you'll won't get that many clips and it has great speed. The firewire 410 is my interface of choice till they come out with a new firewire interface, i would probly try that.

Feature:
All manufacturers include digital and analogue ins and outs in their stats, and blaming someone else on your assumptions is comical. Two headphone outs is great. 8 outs for mixing outside the computer and a through port for the firewire are good facilities. Bus powering make this great for use with laptops sporting a 6 pin firewire port.

Quality:
Been worked hard for 3 years. No trouble. Being bus powered, I have yet to use the supplied PSU, but I presume it would last.

Value:
No obvious beater available.

Desirability:
I wanted it, and if I didn't have one now I would buy one.

Sound:
You won't get any better at this price range. Mic pres are quiet and full.

Ease of Use:
I have been using this on many macs for over 3 years, so those not getting results on macs leave me puzzled. PCs and firewire is always a game of luck, but it seems fine on our Shuttle PC. ALWAYS download the latest drivers rather than use the driver CD.

Support:
Not bad in the UK. people that know what they are doing. Driver development slowed dramatically when taken over by Avid. No surprise there then....

Overall:
Quality for a bus-powered interface.

Feature:
YOU CAN ONLY USE 2 INPUTS AT THE SAME TIME. What a load of crap! Someone needs to sue M-Audio for false advertisement. Even the salesman that sold it to me didn't know how am I supposed to know?! People act like they should've known! YOu know what, if it says 4 inputs on the freaking box, that's what I expect why should I secondguess it?! I am PISSED!

Quality:
Preamps could be better but again decent for the price range.

Value:
If I'd known it was only 2 inputs I would've gotten an audiophile.

Desirability:
"I want my 2 inputs"

Sound:
Sound is ok, it's pretty much what I expected from this price range. No complaints here.

Support:
Never had to deal with them.

Overall:
The is the most misleading crap I've ever seen. M-Audio just took a huge dive in my book.