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Comparison
Columns: Model | Release Date | Price | MIDI Inputs/Outputs | Sampling Rate | Sampling Memory/Upgrade-able | Sampling Time | Storage Method | Pad Banks
MPC60 | 1988 | $5,000 | 2 in, 4 out | 12-bit 40kHz | 750 kB / 1.5 MB | (13.1 sec) / (26.2 sec) | Internal 3½" floppy drive | 4 | MPC60 MK2 | 1991 | $5,000 | 2 in, 4 out | 12-bit 40 kHz | 750 kB / 1.5 MB | (13.1 sec) / (26.2 sec) | Internal 3½" floppy drive | 4 | MPC3000 | 1993 | $3,500 | 2 in, 4 out | 16-bit 44.1kHz | 2 MB / 32 MB | (22 sec) / (6 min) | Internal 3½" floppy drive | 4 | MPC2000 | 1997 | $2,000 | 2 in, 2 out | 22 or 44.1kHz | 2 MB / 32 MB | 6min mono/3min stereo | Floppy/SCSI Interface | 4 | MPC2000XL | 2000 | $1,100 | 2 in, 2 out | 22 or 44.1kHz | 2 MB / 32 MB | 6min mono/3min stereo | Floppy/Zip Drive/CompactFlash/SCSI Interface | 4 | MPC4000 | 2002 | $3,500 | 2 in, 4 out | 96, 48 or 44.1kHz, 16 or 24 bit | 16 MB / 512 MB | 96min / 64min (16/24 bit) | Hard Drive/CD-ROM | 6 | MPC1000 | 2005 | $1,000 | 2 in, 2 out | 44.1kHz | 16 MB / 128 MB | 136 sec / 24m28sec | CompactFlash/Hard Drive | 4 | MPC500 | 2006 | $700 | 1 in, 1 out | 44.1kHz | 16 MB / 128 MB | 136 sec / 24m28sec | CompactFlash | 4 | MPC2500 | 2005 | $1,700 | 2 in, 4 out | 44.1kHz | 16 MB / 128 MB | 136 sec / 24m28sec | CompactFlash/CD-Rom/DVD-Rom/Hard Drive | 4 | MPC5000 | 2008 | $3,500 | 2 in, 4 out | 44.1kHz | 64 MB / 192 MB | 12m48s/38m24s | CompactFlash/CD-Rom/DVD-Rom/Hard Drive | 4 | MPC Renaissance | 2012 | $1,300 | 2 in, 4 out | up to 24 bit / 96 kHz | Uses the RAM in your computer | Varies depending on how much RAM your computer has | Computer's Hard Drive | 8