No I don't recommend the old version over the pro. I only have the old version so I can't give you any recommendations at all. But the old version is being phased out and the pro will take over, so if you don't have either of them and want the one with most potential and the most future-proof, probably the pro is the one to get.
It's just that as how it looks now, the pro might be a bit disappointing. And there are quite many bug reports which is why it looks to me that the pro has more problems. But as I said, these problems will probably be sorted out, the pro is still quite new so it's bound to have childhood diseases.