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I have an 06 S2000 and an 03 Boxster S right now. I bought the Boxster outright after selling my 87 811. I leased the S2000 from new, and I'm turning it back in at the end of the month.
I generally agree with what most have said here. The S2000 will clearly be more reliable, and far less expensive to fix if it ever does break. If anything, I'd say the S2000 has sharper turn-in than the Boxster, and is easier to maneuver at low speed. The shifter is drastically crisper in the S2000. If you drive sedately, and stay out of the high rpm range, they can be shockingly efficient. Right after I got mine, I drove it 200 miles at 55mph and got 34mpg. My Boxster is definitely more rattly than the S2000, and some of the interior plastic in the Boxster is not wearing well at all.
On the other hand, any flat 6 is smoother than any inline 4, esp. at idle, or high rpm. The S2000 is noisy and buzzy when cruising at high speed, when the Boxster is pretty placid, for a sports car. The Boxster has a lot more torque, so it's easier to drive smoothly around town. The Boxster also has a lot more interior volume, and probably three times as much cargo capacity. It has far better ride comfort too, as the S2000 feels very brittle, since you're sitting much closer to the rear axle. The Boxster pedals are perfectly designed for heel-toe driving. I find the S2000 pedal positioning just a bit more awkward, but the effort is a good bit lighter (esp. clutch), which is important of you have to drive in traffic a lot.
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