I got serious about 3D modeling earlier this year, and had been using DAZ 3D up until version 3 Advanced, which came out a few months ago.  Unfortunately, DAZ Studio has since been unsuccessful in working with third-party developers to release updates for all of the plug-ins that were originally designed for version 2.  In fact, several plug-ins have yet to be updated for version 3.

Suffice it to say, version 3 has given me plenty of food for thought about the inherent disadvantage of the so-called "strength" behind DAZ 3D's modular design.  If 3rd-party developers can't or won't release updates of their plug-ins for use with the core program, then the program itself becomes relatively useless, IMHO.

I bought Poser 7, last June, just to have a copy on hand, should I ever decide to tinker with it.  I've yet to even load it for the first time, however, the problems I referenced above have given me considerable cause to start learning how to use Poser, only I'd prefer to wait until after I upgrade to Poser 8.

That being said, I, too, am looking forward to seeing what SR1 will bring to the table, especially after reading about the problems reported on this forum.  As it stands, my modeling is on hold until one of two things happen:

1) All third-party plug-ins are updated to work with D|S 3 Advanced, or

2) SR1 is released much to the delight of Poser experts everywhere.

Whichever one of those happens first will determine whether I stick with DAZ 3D, or switch to Poser.