Having owned both machines,I find the DP'S working environment much more pleasant and functional,than the NEO'S.I just miss the hard disc of NEO'S, where it seemed much more pro-looking than the SDHC memory card of the DP,but we have to go with the flow,aka technology evolution.Plus,no more Fat folders intermediates between TASCAM and PC. WAV files transportation instantly with the DP,which is a bless.Hope that helped.