One thing I don't like about aftermarket boards is sometimes it can be harder to repair them or get them repair compared to originals. I have not seen barakandl's board in person but the traces look kind of skinny on that from the pictures I have seen. My other issue with it is little to no track record at this point. So if I was going to go with an aftermarket I would just spend the few dollars extra for an Alltek but that is just because I don't like taking a chance on something that has not been fully tested and wasn't designed by a "professional". Not knocking what some of these guys building aftermarket stuff are doing but most of them are just flying by the seat of their pants.

It seems the least risky way to go is a good used original or Alltek but that is just my 2 cents! The nice thing with Alltek is it has been around for years so if any issues were going to develop they would have by now. Alltek can also be switched to use in any machine. But as pointed out earlier you are locked in to the version of software on it. So nothing is perfect!