Why get an Apogee Duet?

[Charlie E.]

I'm getting a Macbook Pro sometime in January and I'm probably going to be using mostly Logic on it. I thought an Apogee Duet would be a great choice as I/O since its so small and portable and looks cool! haha
Anyways after looking around some more I stumbled upon the Motu Ultralight and realized its almost the same price yet has about 6 more inputs, Midi plugs, etc And it only looks slightly larger.
So what's the deal? Is there something I'm overlooking about the Duet that makes it worth the price?

 

[Metaltastic]

Converter quality, and to a lesser extent preamp quality - plus I'd assume the Apogee unit is built absolutely impeccably

 

[The Crystal King]

Sorry to drag this old one back up, but I'm currently using an Apogee Duet and the pre-amps are just... amazing!! Build quality is awesome, and integration with Logic and OSX is flawless. If you want hassle free plug-and-play recording it's the best.

What you lose in functionality (numbers of inputs,outputs), you gain in sound quality. If you are recording your music bit by bit, and not in a band situation, then it's perfect. So far I have not required multiple inputs.

 

[SocialNumb]

What he said.^ Got mine not to long ago. Simple, painless, flawless and sounds great. No regrets.

 

[Machinated]

I was temped to buy a Duet - just for simple tracking situations and portability. When I'm at uni I don't need more than 2 inputs, so having 2 pretty decent ones in a small portable device is pretty tasty.

 

[fistula]

is it better than Fireface 400?

 

[Metaltastic]

If it is, I HIGHLY doubt it's noticeable (don't buy into this converter hype, it's all snake oil), and besides, it has so few inputs it's not a fair comparison