Virus TI vs. TI2

[drvenom]

I am getting ready to purchase a virus, and like a lot of people, I am torn between which one to get. Here are the prices that I can get them for...

Snow: $1100 US

TI2 Desktop: $1800 US

TI 61: $2000 ($1400 used) US

TI Polar: $2000 US

As amazing as the polar and the 61 keyboard virusus look, I am afraid I must rule them out. So it is between the snow and ti2 desktop. I don't know if the price difference between the snow and the ti2 desktop is worth it. $700 is not an insignificant amount and I am not rich. I don't need the knobs. I have a korg radias and hardly use the knobs. I am more of a preset junkie. I'm really worried about playing a chord or two on the snow and then having the sound poop out because I ran out of polyphony, but is this really that common? What do you guys suggest I buy?