Since you've already got Max 7, you should stick with that!  You'll never get good at what you wish to do if you constantly chase after will-o-the-whisps.  No, program does modeling better than Max.  No program does animation better than Maya.  All the other progarams will do the job, but you'll have to work hader to achieve the same results.
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