Iwork or documents to go for iPad?

Hello, I've been searching for applications that are able to open microsoft office documents such as word, excel and powerpoint in ipad. I have found the iwork pack for almost 30 dollars and documents to go for just 9.99 dollars. I was wondering which one works best with microsoft office applications. Can anyone who have tried these apps help me make up my mind? As far as I'm concerned there are no free trials for ipad. Thank you!

I'm a student myself right now so its important for me to open MS Office stuff also. iWork offers the better work suite IMO, but opening some .docx files can be a hassle. 99% of the documents I open in iWork display just fine, but lately Office 2010 stuff has been trouble, even on our schools Office 2007 computers the MS Office 2010 stuff comes up odd.
I typed up and opened countless exams and papers last semester using iWork, plus the editing software and abilities are more centered for the iPad. Then again I am using my iPad as my primary machine so having a good office suite is important.
Dont forget you can also access Google Docs from your Safari browser.

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