I'm considering buying one of the modern MPCs (One+, Live 3, etc), and I have a question:
Would I have issues using a new MPC without access to a Windows or Mac PC? I only have Linux machines, and I don't want to rely on Wine for anything crucial.
It looks like firmware updates can happen via wifi or file transfer. I don't really care about the virtual instrument/plugin side of things and would be using it as a sampler/sequencer.
Context:
I've been using the MPC Sample, and while I love it, it's not able to do the larger-scale things I want to do. The S2400 is absolute shit at handling samples >2MB, which are pretty crucial to what I'm trying to do with a sampler atm, so just looking at other options. I was surprised by how much I love the new little MPC, so wondering if a bigger MPC could work for me.
NB: if you ever build a sampler, maybe put more than 64MB of RAM in it. WTF.
Hey, I have a few MPCs, including the keyboard job, a Live II and an MPC XL, anything I can help with, just ask. 
@Jyoti to expand on why I'm asking: although I would likely use the internal sequencer sometimes, I'd really like to be able to trigger samples (and I guess maybe occasionally soft synths) in the MPC with external sequencers, esp. the Hapax.
I know this is not the MPC way...but do you think an MPC would be fun to use this way?
Alison Wilder
Jyoti Mishra