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Hey Pawn & Beach, I'm on my iPad hanging with the kiddies, so I'll answer your questions in depth when I'm back in the studio tomorrow.
Long story short, I've been a Cubase user since the 90's and I'm on 8.5 right now (I always stay at least a version behind so I'm not susceptible to the initial bugs) but I always encourage people to find a DAW that seems "logical" in terms of work flow. At this point in time, there really is no wrong answer, other than Pro Tools, which will nickel and dime you to death.
Thunderbolt is indeed up and running on PC's and I plan to build a TB PC at the end of the year or the first of January. Converters these days are amazing and there is truly not a tangible difference between a $99 dollar Steinberg UR22+ and an Apogee Symphony, which is $3k plus. That said, USB 2.0 is just fine, especially with low track count (One or Two inputs simultaneously versus 60, which is better suited to TB or PCIe using MADI).
More tomorrow...
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