I use Reaper. You can try it for free, with a nag-screen on startup. It's only 60 bucks with several new versions included in the price.
I started out with Logic, tried Cubase and Nuendo.
What I've found is that the more fiddling in the DAW you have to do, the more it kills creativity, at least for me. Trying different DAW's doesn't change that. I prefer hardware and mainly use the computer as a recording device.