If you purchase regularly, the PC is worth it, particularly now that the vouchers work on brokered items. If you buy something each month, you will probably get the membership fee back in what you save.

I personally have had a problem with DAZ that is still outstanding. It's slated to be addressed, but hasn't been yet and is behind schedule, so I'm a bit angry and frustrated. It's holding up some of my plans. There have been a couple of times in the past where I've had to contact them two or three times to get action. However, in all but the current still-in-progress case, they have been resolved.

Steve Kondris just posted a list of what's in the freebie pack in the DAZ forum. Maybe that was your question he was answering?

DAZ Studio won't keep up with me, personally, so I'm still using Poser. I do think it has potential. I also think it's going to be quite a while before it fulfills it.