The Avid Pro Tools | HD Native PCIe Core yields the same low latency, high channel count, and pristine audio quality as a Pro Tools | HDX system, minus the DSP-accelerated plug-ins. Pro Tools | HD Native gives you blazing fast I/O, near-zero latency, automatic delay compensation, and full integration with Avid's HD line of interfaces, leaving your CPU to handle plug-ins and mixing. A lot of us here at Sweetwater work in Pro Tools | HD Native. If you're budget-minded but you still demand results from your DAW, and have a high-power computer, then Pro Tools | HD Native is perfect for you.