Q10...that's made by that company that went out of business, right? Aside from that, I think the specs are simlilar although the Firepod may have better pre's.
It's a great setup and I hardly run into any hiccups. I do the main tracking in Vegas and then switch over to Acid for easier editing (there are just some acid features I can't do without). I do all my mixing in Acid and then move it over to Sound Forge for final touches. It's really an unstopable combination of software.