Chris,
The Cerberus PRO and Desigo lines look to be nice systems. Definitely a step in the right direction for Siemens, IMO.
Must ask…do they still have the VERY protected external programming procedure? Or, being small-to-midsize systems, are they easily programmed from the User Interface?
There’s a Cerberus PRO on eBay right now for a reasonable price compared to the outrageous prices for MXL panels…I’d love to have one, but I would much rather start off conventional or with a “simple” addressable system (Fire-Lite MS-9050/9200/9600 or similar).