Casio PX100 Privia 88-Key Digital Piano

Feature:
For the home, my unit included the stand (wood look) which makes this unit an attractive and compact piece of furniture. The stand sells separately for about $129. Foot pedal and AC adapter were also included at no extra charge. Metronome function is great for beginners. Also split key accompanyment allows you to concentrate on one hand at a time while the keyboard plays the other. My daughter was able to learn songs faster without as much frustration.

Quality:
This is not a stage piano! great in the living room or home studio, but if you are going on the road, stick with KORG, Yamaha, or Roland. That being said, the fit and finish is good for the price.

Value:
Do the Math and this is a no brainer. "88keys", scaled hammer action, dual pedals, midi-in/out, metronome, split key, accompanyment, recording capability and all for under $500.

Desirability:
It is what it is. Unobtrusive home keyboard with all the necessities for learning.

Sound:
Speakers need improvement. I use professional grade studio headphones and the improvement is incredible. If your adventurous, PartsExpress sells high end replacement drivers, but a nice keyboard amp will do the same but costs a little more.

Support:
Have not needed to repair this unit, so technical support is unkown.

Overall:
I have to live with the internal speakers and the fact that it is 32note polyphonic (would have preferred 64note). If the interest does not wear off we will likely upgrade. LikeMost- 88HammerAction, LikeLeast - internal speakers.

Feature:
Well rounded basic features from recording to accompaniment to a metronome. No display though, so everything is run using the "control" button and the pressing another button or key. Can be a bit annoying sometimes to have to count out to a certain place on the keyboard and hit the right note to type in a new metronome tempo for example. But, I suppose they were trying to keep it within a certain price point. The main reason that I give the features only a 7 is because there are no output jacks save the two 1/8th inch headphone jacks. So, this is definitely not a stage piano. If you try hooking it up to a amp of any kind, the output quality is degraded. Plus, if you try hooking it into any type of stereo mix it will only come out of one speaker because most likely your chords will be set up for mono. This also means you really can't use this to record, because even if you get a 1/8th to 1/4th adapter, your sound will still be mono and therefore lose the sound quality. Also, even though it has MIDI ins and outs, I never got the MIDI to work right, using both Sony ACID and Garageband. I even enlisted the help of MIDI "pros" and they couldn't figure out what the problem was. Could just be my unit, but I would definitely not recommend this for anyone wanting to do anything more than practice a bit on a great sounding and feeling keyboard.

Quality:
Like I said before, this isn't and wasn't designed to be a stage piano. Made of mostly hard plastic, and I don't imagine it would put up with much of a beating. However, if you don't lug it around all the time it will do just fine for you. Mine is four years old and I've never had any problem with it (except for the whole MIDI thing).

Value:
I think it's overall a great value for the price. However, if you shop around, there are more and more companies coming out with similar products. I'm not saying that this is subpar to those, but you have options. Also, not much of a second hand market for these, especially since they have discontinued this particular model and upgraded. A better name like Roland, Korg, or Yamaha may fetch a better resale price if you're concerned about that at all. If you are looking for a realistic keyboard to practice with at home for cheap, this is definitely a good option for you.

Desirability:
Nice looking unit, especially with the wooden stand. However, I should note that the CS55 stand for it requires that you unscrew the two endplates, fit the ends of the keyboard into spots on the wooden legs, and then screw in the keyboard. So, it is NOT easy to move around if you use that stand. Unless looks are really important for you, just buy a typical folding metal keyboard stand.

Sound:
Two very realistic piano sounds, especially if you use good headphones and bypass the built in speakers. The speakers are ok, but definitely not high end. Then again, to have a keyboard with speakers is in itself nice. Other sounds are fine, nothing to write home about but good enough and fun to play around with. The keys feel great and respond very well. Overall, you can't beat the sounds for the price.

Ease of Use:
Pretty self explanatory. Only minor concern here is having to keep checking what keys to press while holding down the control button in order to do a range of things with it. So, sometimes can be a bit confusing but overall this is very easy to turn on and play.

Support:
N/A