I'm considering buying the MKI version that's for sale on ebay, but I have a few questions first. I want to know what the differences are of the 2 versions and if the first version is just as good, I'm not a big fan of the face plate on the MKII anyways so that doesn't really matter. I noticed from the FAQ, that the MKI uses a smaller HD 14 millimitres, is this size drive still fairly affordable and easy to find in 20-30Gb size? And apparently they need different software updates, but will all the updates for the MKII be available for the MKI too? Are there any other big differences, like lower voltage outputs on the MKI or lack of the equalizer, etc.?

Thanks for all the reply's and looking forward to joining the empeg community :)
Shayne