Feature:
2 inputs phantom power, it has headphone jack, stereo output, digital connectors, basically exactly what i need right now.

Quality:
its not to heavy, but sturdy for sure. i take this thing throw it in my back pack and get in my ac to hook it up to my labtop for on the road recording and its always on point. had it for 3 years i constantly bring it out. not in the case either.. just throw it in a backpack how it is.

Value:
it was 150, and well worth it.

Desirability:
Now it does.. the one i have isnt as sexy, but its still DAMN good amp.

Sound:
Okay let me say this thing has a serious digital sound. SERIOUS, the microphone obviously makes a difference and the performer recording. i own an audio technica 3035 and they work fantastic together. ive had it for 3 years and i still love it.

Ease of Use:
its straight up. nothing crazy to figure out.

Support:
its the best. because i never needed them, i got this amp... never once had to call m-audio

Overall:
i love this. i will replace it eventully im sure. but for my first amp and home studio soundcard its definetly worth it. i can record anything with 1/4 inch jack to XLR inputs. if this product got lost or stolen i would be heartbroken, i love it.

Feature:
I really do not need MIDI, but it isn't there if I wanted to use it. Other than that there are ample inputs for any type of user. I did not use any of the software provided except for the driver of course. I use adobe audition, formerly cool edit pro, I have Sonar 4 pro but the adobe software is much more user friendly in my opinion

Quality:
It is plastic, but for a home studio you really don't need a steel casing. It sits atop my computer tower where it is much more accessible than a PCI card on the back of your tower. I can't imagine what a nightmare that would be to have to pull the tower out every time you wanted to make a connection. USB is the way to go.

Value:
For the money, there's really nothing out there with as many inputs and/or sound quality. Sure you can spend more and get better quality but this thing really is a great value.

Desirability:
Uh, not sure about sex appeal. If you create some killer jams with it, you could probably appear to have more sex appeal with the ladies, ha ha.

Sound:
I'm quite surprised at some of the bad reviews. This tells me that either: A: Some of these people do not know how to use the product and/or their software or B: They are using second rate recording/mixing software. The sound quality will be as good as your equipment, mics, guitars, software etc. I have no problem getting beautifully produced tracks from the mobile pre. Input levels are key, you have to adjust your input levels on both the mobile pre and the recording software to prevent clipping, once this is done you are golden. If you're trying to record your entire band with this thing, I don't think that is what this product was intended for. I use it to get solid great sounding ideas to bring to the band. The software I use has so many effects and post production options I can get a great finished product.

Support:
I had a few difficulties at first setting this thing up. Tech support was not toll free but they answered the phone very quickly, were friendly and more than willing to help me out. We found that my windows platform at the time was too old (Windows 98 SE). Windows XP is the best platform to use if you want the mobile pre to work smoothly and trouble free. Never needed repairs and probably will not.

Overall:
It suits my needs in my home studio for getting ideas down that are crisp and clean to bring to the band every week. I can't forsee buying anything new for a long time or at least until technology changes and makes something better and more affordable.

Feature:
It has just enough to keep me happy.

Quality:
Its plastic... but its solid and it looks and feels like it could take a few drops... not as if Im gonna test it out or anything.

Value:
150 aint bad at all for what you get.

Desirability:
Sex appeal? I suppose my mic hits on it when Im not around.

Sound:
I hear a definate upgrade in the sound... cleaner, and clearer. It doesnt sound so great with bass or guitars but I use it for vocals.

Overall:
So far so good. Im happy with the product.

Feature:
For what it is, it's a must for beginners. It's the first thing I got, and though constantly having to turn it up and down was annoying, for the price, it was well worth it. It helped me learn when I knew absolutely nothing. Easy to use and set up. Definitely recommend it for beginners to recording.

Quality:
Made sturdy, packaged well.

Value:
For the price and application, it's awesome. If you're looking to start recording, have very little money, and don't know much - get this thing. You won't be disappointed.

Desirability:
In the range of novice-intermediate interfaces, it's pretty solid. However, if you can muster up a couple hundred bucks more, you'll be MUCH happier with a FirePod.

Sound:
The biggest drawback for me with this thing has been recording vocals. The preamp, though it's supposedly 48v phantom power, is quite weak. I have to turn it WAY up when singing quietly, and WAY down when singing loudly. It's really annoying having to mediate between volumes like this and split up my vocals in accordance to loudness. I know it's not my condenser mic - I just got a PreSonus Firestudio and ran the same mic through that - everything is gravy. So, something is up with the preamp.

Ease of Use:
It's cake.

Overall:
Don't regret buying it, but don't expect to get totally top-notch sound out of it by a long shot!!

Feature:
it came with Ableton Live, which sucks, but the direct monitor feature i nice, and the drivers are ready right out of the box. truly a plug and play device. OH, and Protools M-Powered support puts a smile on my face :)

Quality:
well made and sturdy, not much to say, everything works fine!

Value:
hell yea, you get waaaaaaaaaaay more than what you pay for. they could sell this thing for double the price if they wanted. its great!

Desirability:
yea, looks good in the studio, makes girls all hot and bothered when they come over, lol

Sound:
perfect for what i needed. im just recording vocals, and the preamps on the Mobilepre are silent. no hiss, no hum, no nothing. and dont let the "USB is slow" myth worry you, becasue i have no latency issues with the unit.

Ease of Use:
you gotta dumb as hell to have problems with this thing. if its hard 2 use, its not the unit, its you.

Support:
i dont kno, i havent had any problems with it..

Overall:
As of now, i dont really thing i'll grow tired of this. for a home recording studio where all you want is clean, crisp vocals, this little box give you all you need. once you run a compressor and a few effect plug-ins through your vocals, they sound perfect. but you have to have editing skills, you cant blame the box if YOU suck, lol.

Feature:
The product came with almost nothing -- you have to buy a mike, mike stand, and a mike cord to start recording voice or acoustic instruments. I can't remember if it came with a USB cable or not (sorry), but it uses a standard one.

Quality:
It's a freakin' work horse. We cart it all over the place and have dropped it a few times. (1/4 inch cords must be replaced frequently as with any instrument device).

Value:
I paid about $100 for it 3 years ago. Call me cheap, but that's what I'd pay now.

Desirability:
Plain Jane device. Mounting strips would be nice so it doesn't fall off the table when we yank on the cords.

Sound:
I've owned my Mobile Pre Amp for about 3 years and use it to record songs on Garage Band software on my 2006 Imac. I love, love, love it. It took awhile to figure out how to make everything work together, but once I did, it can record just as well as a professional studio (and for so much cheaper and you can take as long as you want!). Use good quality cords. Buy good quality mikes designed for the proper sound frequencies - high for vocals and strings, low for drums. Plug electric guitars, etc., right into the back with a regular 1/4 inch instrument cable. Record these as "real instruments." Adjust the input volume on the mobile pre amp: as high as you can without it blinking red (that's clipping). For keyboards with a USB output, skip the pre-amp and go right into the computer. To play it all back, I hook up a 1/4 inch instrument cable to the back and into an amp -- sounds great! Or, plug headphones into the front for adjustable stereo sound (not the back).

Ease of Use:
The only problems I have had have been with my own software and computer settings defaulting back to factory audio internal input/output.

Overall:
I want to buy the fancier version with more inputs -- do they even still make it?

Feature:
The 1/8" stereo mic input is very handy. Stereo with independent gain is good. Has XLR, 1/4" and 1/8" inputs, phantom: a good feature set at a good value price.

Quality:
Seems durable - no problems.

Value:
A good value at a low price. For ultra-high fidelity PC recording of acoustic instruments or classical music, I am trading up because of the hiss.

Sound:
The sound is good for the low price of the unit, but that being said, it has too much hiss for my ears recording a nylon string guitar using a stereo mic. I compared this side by side with an Edirol UA-5 in the same setup and found that the more-expensive UA-5 had a much cleaner signal with minimal hiss. For basic demo use, it is good enough though. Line recording at lower gain settings was very clean.

Overall:
I got good use out of this product but I found out the hard way it introduces too much hiss to the signal in my opinion on mic recording. Line-level recording, for example to record old media onto a PC is great.