Akai S1000 vs. S3000(XL) - Difference in pitch artifacts?

Hi guys,

I really loved my S1000, especially for it's nice pitch artifacts when playing back samples a few octaves lower. Unfortunately my baby got destroyed by a fire, recently. So I just think of getting a new S1000 now, but also the S3000 is a nice box IMO and I'm not 100% sure which one to get.

I am wondering if the S3000 (or S3000XL) has the same artifacts going on, or if the newer OS software does it different.

Does anybody own both of them and has compared this aspect of the machines?

Thanks for sharing your opinions:)