My personal experience with hardware devices seem to be the opposite of most people's experiences. So many people buy a lot of hardware that does the same thing

My personal experience with hardware devices seem to be the opposite of most people's experiences. So many people buy a lot of hardware that does the same thing as (or less than) a computer simply to not use a computer at all costs - and cost it does! I spent a good chunk of money on a 2000xl expecting a radically different workflow, a paradigm shift, a more 'jammable' music-making experience, and I found that it was the exact same architecturally as working on the computer (or maschine if I want a tactile interface) except 10x slower technically and 40x slower mentally. Nothing was radically different, it was the same beats and bars as I was used to, except it was slower and less capable from a technical standpoint. I get that hardware works for many but for me it's just not so. All that said I admire the 3000 for its sound capabilities - if they weren't so expensive I'd buy one just to resample masters into. But I guess that's what 'vintage' emulation plugins are for. And of course there's the historical pedigree - enabling the invention of genres and all that.