Vortex Sound Research

I just spent some time playing around w a grandmother in GC today. Saw the minibrute 2 (which is on clearance for $400) there as well. Looking for something with similar sequencing abilities. The grandmother was really easy to use, the mini, not so much but looked as it if it had way more features to dive into. Anything else i should look at before pulling the trigger? $900 is on the high side of what i want to spend but its doable (which is what the g-ma is going for). Thoughts?