I've loved the two
Strand boards I've used, that's my opinion of Strand in general. I just looked at the overview of the two consoles, and the Strand one does a whole lot more than the
ETC one.
The Strand
desk has two things over the ETC which are major - cues and effects.
The ETC desk requires that you set your look everytime you power the board up. The Strand desk will let you save your looks and cue them. You can also record effects (chases, flashes, etc).
I'd definetely go for the Strand one.