I used to have a Davis Vue, and Davis, while many say are good standard are stuck in the past, displays like they are from the 80's still expensive data loggers and link, while many have gone wifi so no data links, etc like Davis and coloyr displays, etc.
I find my Tempest better than my Davis ever was, apart from poor rain totals, everything is far better, no moving parts, no rain bucket to clean out or wind bearings to replace, etc.
As for the best Value, all over the internet, they are claiming the Ambient WS2000 is pretty much one of the best value for money stations.
Sorry not a fan of Davis, not progressed in their techology, and charging a fortune for old techology and yes they do break down also.
I have my Tempest and it's great, also have a cheaper ecowatt clone and as its not an ambient cannot get parts, and would assume frequency difference could cause problems as its not registering outside temps, yet strong full signal Bara for station and find and rain working as well as indoor temps, so ordered a WS 2000 to replace it from the USA and I know I can get parts and frequency would not be an issue.
Sorry love those colour displays, unlike the old 80 style of the Davis.
I hear lots saying a console does not matter, but those systems without one all want one or wished they did. And many Tempest owners are making displays for their Tempest, however I just use my iPad mini for the task, so easier to just get a cheap tablet than having to buy a console display.
Trouble is hooking up to pc needs to be on 24/7 and the console on Davis are poor.
The WS2000 has a great colour display, easy to read data and graphs, no pc needed to keep track of your weather and saves to underground weather, etc so don't need your pc on 24/7 which will cause extra wear and tear and shorten its life, and fans.
Having pc on 24/7 think of all the dust the fans are sucking in.