There is a great chart comparing Finale Notepad and MuseScore here. If all is as stated, then it seems that MuseScore is indeed a much better deal since it is free and has fewer limitations. Once again, I have not experience with MuscScore, but it does look like a good interface and its gotten several recommendations here on this site. So, I guess FREE is definitely a better thing to try first! Thanks to David Bolton for the link!