Feature:
The features are the best out there. Dirt south drumkits are my favorite.

Quality:
Just dont drop it!

Value:
The value is wayyy greater than the price, thats all im saying

Sound:
The sounds are tight, i mean they should have stepped it up to 24 bit though.

Ease of Use:
I made my first song in 3 1/2 minutes.

Support:
Dont know so i will just give it a ten

Feature:
I give a 5 because this drum machine is definately not feature rich. I never use the effects because they are very cheap sounding, but i record everything dry anyways. The sequencer is great very tight sounding until you record it, the BPM is always off a little. In my DAW its 75.0 and when i record the BPM of what comes from the Streetboxx is like 75.3256984, and i still cant figure out how to sync it, or if you can. (I lost my manual)

Quality:
i gave it a 9 because of the effects, but its durability really suprised me. I have had mine for almost 5 years now, by this time i expected it to barely turn on. but the only thing wrong is the pad where i usually assign a hihat, is worn out. It doesnt catch sometimes, not a big deal though as i mainly just sample the drums to my MPC 1000.

Value:
for 180 dollars its worth just the drum samples.

Desirability:
Who cares about looks though?

Sound:
A lot of the drum sounds are usable, exspecially the 808/909 recreations. There are ways in which you can "layer" some of the drums to get a very good kick. I gave the sounds a 9 because they could have been better.

Ease of Use:
It is by far one of the easiest pieces of equipment i have ever had. When i first bought it, i made a beat within 5 minutes. Its definately perfect for someone who is not sure that production is for them. If you cant make a decent groove on this, than just stop before you invest a bunch of money in a waste of time.

Support:
Never had to use them.

Overall:
Overall, I think this is definately a great first buy for the aspiring hip hop/rap producer. This will tell you wether you should invest some more money or just stop. If you have already had a "begginer" piece then save you money and buy an MPC.

Feature:
Many hip hop patterns, and you can make your own.

Quality:
It is plastic. So don't play freesby with it.

Value:
It worth more than the price you pay for.

Desirability:
Should be black to give it a 10.

Sound:
This is the best; the conga, bongos, timbales and drums, sound like the real thing. It has tunning abilities so you can tune the percussion to your sound. And the pads are sensible to the touch, hit it hard and you have a hard sound, hit it soft and it will be soft.

Ease of Use:
A caveman couldn't do it, It is a little complicated. Take your time and read the manual. I have a week with it and keep descovering stuff every day.

Support:
I have to give it a 5 because I don't know.

Overall:
This baby won't go back

Feature:
its pretty flexible and very portable. should have a midi out though

Quality:
lights up well, small/lightweight, i wish the pads were a bit bigger but then that would've taken away some of the portability. overall its well made. the headphones that came w/ it are not very good or comfortable but they're decent for travel/back up.

Value:
by itself it should be a bit cheaper because of the sound quality, but w/ the adapter and headphones its worth it.

Desirability:
its made well and looks good/not cheap looking.

Sound:
i feel the sound should be more than 16 bit but its fine for the drums. some synth/bass sounds are a bit crappy though.

Ease of Use:
pretty easy and if you take time to read the manual (even just skimming) it becomes very easy. i guess i'm just good w/ electronics.

Support:
havent had to speak with anyone from zoom yet. i'll just give 'em a 10.

Overall:
at the moment it meets my musical goals for hip hop drums and some synthy sounds. i just wish the sound quality was better but its like having a pad and pen for beatmaking.

Feature:
Most of all I like the fact that it's portable. It has the same note repeat function for pattern programming as the akai mpc.

Quality:
I used to own a rt-123 which is basically the same design. I don't expect any problems with the 246.

Value:
Worth the price - but it will never become a classic.

Desirability:
Nay - usability and sounds are good but it's targeted towards teenagers. A little bit toy-ish.

Sound:
500+ sounds and most of them sound good. Of course some of these are useless unless or childish. Overall crisp and clear sound. The fx-processor is very basic though, especially the reverb.

Ease of Use:
simple, perfect - zoom know how to do it

Support:
I have some other Zoom products in use and Zoom answered most of my emails.

Overall:
There is no other tool out there for the price to make a decent beat in no time.

Feature:
the most useful feature for me is the repeat step button. i like to make fast beats.

Quality:
its pretty good. ive had it for months, and not a scratch on it.

Value:
its pretty cheap.

Desirability:
its not that good looking.

Sound:
its pretty good. i make beats with this thing. its my first beta machine. im 15.

Ease of Use:
its so easy. my 11 year old cousin makes beats with this.

Support:
i never needed it.

Overall:
its cool.

Feature:
Good features, has some cool reverb's and sound effects.

Quality:
Not real heavy, seems to be well built enough.

Value:
I think for the money you can't beat this machine if you are just starting out, i got DJ headphones which sounded good and the power plug in extra with the beat machine for $199.

Desirability:
Pretty basic, nothing to fancy.

Sound:
Sound is very good, drum kits are great, i will be using this machine with my software. Has a powerful sound you would expect from a hip hop beat machine. It has other cool sounds and effect that you can use as well.

Ease of Use:
Real easy to use, read the starter book if you need to, it's pretty simple, i started making beats in a few minutes.

Support:
Never needed support.

Overall:
I think if you need a great hip hop beat machine and are on a budget, get this you can't go wrong for $199. If you want a high tech pro machine go with Roland's MV-8800 if you have the cash.

Feature:
Everything you need to create cool drum tracks is there. The only thing which I don't like about it: scrolling through patterns, samples etc. is soooo slow. The SB has some built-in memory to store all your work, too.

Quality:
No problems since I got this, and I carry it around a lot.

Value:
Yes, I digg this and will surely keep it.

Desirability:
It does not look sexy or cool but who cares? It is very practical and musical. The hip hop styling looks a bit rediculous.

Sound:
The SB offers an amzing variety of interesting sounds which can of course be layered and beautified with some basic effects.

Ease of Use:
Very good - having fun is very important when making music.

Support:
Zoom respond to customer emails.

Overall:
When writing a new song drums always come first. The SB is a good tool for that. The results are absolutely okay.

Feature:
For the price and for what I expected it can do a lot more than I thought. I've only had it for 3 days and I think I've barely scratched the surface

Quality:
You can play frizbee with it but who cares. You should take care of all or your electronics.

Value:
For what it can do you get a lot of bang for your buck

Desirability:
I like blinking lights.

Sound:
The sound is better than average.

Support:
Haven dealt with them

Overall:
FOR THE PRICE A 10, obviously better products out there but not competing with this price

Feature:
many interesting Samples, effects processor, battery operation, stereo input, groove play, very programmable.

Quality:
Made in China and very well designed.

Value:
It's cheap and you can do very interesting things with it.

Desirability:
I got it and I like it a lot.

Sound:
Most samples sound good, the effects don't - not a big deal though. The output comes pretty clear with good dynamics.

Ease of Use:
Scrolling through the samples in kit edit mode is slow. Besides that it's a pleasure to use.

Overall:
Very useful little thing. Once you have sorted out the crappy samples and arranged the good ones in user drum kits have a decent drum machine. For me this is a keeper.