Radikal Tech SAC 2.2 and LP on Intel Macs

Hi,
I found a great deal on a Radikal Tech SAC 2.2 and after taking a look at what's around on Radikal's site, I can't seem to find updates that coincide with, or follow, Apple's switch to the x86 platform.
Essentially all this babbling is to ask if anyone is using this control surface successfully on Mactel with Logic Pro and if there are any caveats I should know about before making said purchase.
Thanks again!

Im 99% sure you dont need any driver for the SAC...I believe it has besides usb midi ports to comunicate with your computer..in that case the midi device (audio card with midi or dedicated midi/usb) will have to be the one UB compatible.
the Sac is natively supported by Logic Pro, so go ahead and get that Sac

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