Um...

I don't know what you've been reading Milesy but maybe you should try one out for yourself instead of believing everything you read.
And why the HELL would he need a drumstation if he has a 909?

ollie - I absolutely love mine. It was the first piece of gear I ever purchased almost 3 years ago and have never looked back. The range of sounds you can make is insanity... crunchy drums... thick pounding kicks.... basslines... synthy sounds... etc. And the interface is to die for.

Can't recommend it enough.

Here's a link to two guys that go by the name of Valve. They synced two machinedrums together (and nothing else) and played live:

http://www.elektron.se/superparty/audio/valve.mp3

After hearing that I realized just how little I had actually dug into mine! Its kinda a minimal downtempo sorta set, but it shows the range of possibilities. They really tear it up.