Just buy it! You aren't going to find anything better..
Hey, the guys here convinced me to buy mine (I didn't really need any convincing.. but, they provided it) The Empeg is so feature-rich, and the community so active, it will be the leader for a long time to come. And you definitely don't need to spend $1,000.00 at this point to get one.. (Unless you really want a 60gb from the get-go, and even at that, you still shouldnt spend that much..)
Follow this
link and you will probably come to the same conclusion I did....
Also.. make sure to check this
link for all the cool stuff you never knew you wanted to do with your empeg.