Bitchfest aside, what little firing experience I had in the past with AUGs left a bad taste in my mouth. It functioned just fine and could likely be very reliable indeed, it felt fairly comfortable in my hands, and on top of all the nice things about the rifle the one thing I absolutely hated about the rifle was the fact that I was forced to use it's shitty optics with that god awful reticle. If I was going to purchase an AUG the only one I would ever consider would be one of the few that was converted to use the special receiver allowing the use of various optics.
I still MUCH PREFER the design of the AR15, I can run an AR15 faster than I could ever run an AUG. I know a ton of people who say the opposite is true for them but for me the AR15 is ideal, I'll also take it's cheaper price along with increased modularity even if it's ergonomics aren't perfect they are still quite good.
As for the M17, I wouldn't get it for many of the same reasons if not more reasons for why I wouldn't own an AUG. Call me a hater of bullpups I guess.