That's right! Milano Pro's "Fun Level" seem not to work and do not weaken its strenght. The only opportunity to get it weaker is to set a lower level and to switch of permanent brain. But still Milano Pro is much stronger than Milano. Too strong for beginners! Milano (without "Pro") is the best choice.

Thanks guys very much for your advice - great forum.

The Milano seems to be well liked. I guess I had better start checking ebay.de (most likely) for reasonable priced second-hand Milanos !

(I saw one in a German online store last night for 150 euros !! This seems very expensive for a ~15 year old Mephisto Milano).

Best Regards,
Mark

150 Bucks for a Milano is by far much too much! They cannot offer it as a new one, because the milano isn't manufactured anymore for around 15 years.
At ebay you may catch one in a good condition for approximately 50 up to 60 Euro, shipping not included.

Good luck, Willi