arduino boards

sup guys. so quick question for all those people that used arduirno boards. which one did you use, how did you do the wiring and where did you buy. i just found out radio shack sell some boards and one of them was a pro board for prototypes. is it worth the 60 dollar buy?

In my opinion you'd be better off with a teensyduino. They have proper midi/usb capability and despite them being smaller they have more (and a greater number of) useful I/O.