Wack and over-priced, like most of the electronic music gear HN fawns over. You're absolutely kidding yourself if you think this is somehow more capable than a computer and a controller. Elektron loves "prosumers" tho so keep shoveling money at them
As someone who hangs around the scene a bit, HN is in no way special in fawning over Elektron gear, most people I know who professionally make electronic music adores most of the stuff Elektron puts out.
> more capable than a computer and a controller
No one has said this, and that's also not why anyone starts using gear like this. If you're just looking for "what's more capable" then yeah, you end up with a computer. But if you're looking for something where you can jam out songs without pausing or fiddling, then gear like this is optimal.
For me, one of the main selling points of Elektron gear is that I don't have to use my computer, which I use enough for programming and other "business" things.
Elektron makes hardware that is very different than a DAW-but-portable.
You're not really making a good effort in making your views understood here, so lets just leave it at that.