I'm close to picking up an 828 mkII. The deciding factor may be if it will give me some minimal functionality on my G3 iBook (600/768RAM/external FW HD/OS 10.3.7). I'd like to be able to record at least 4 tracks: 1 mic input, plus a stereo pair of mics running through a pre-amp and another line input. I've got Cubase SE. It'd be nice to also do some processing, like reverb and maybe compression. I'm planning on eventually getting a G4 iBook or maybe a Mac Mini for remote recordings but I'd like to get started with the iBook. Any advice appreciated!