Casio PX310 Privia 88-Key Hammer-Action Keyboard

Feature:
Its really nice for the price. Again, if you are looking for a digital piano, this is very good for the buy. Its competitor is in my opinion the yamaha and the m-audio Prokeys 88.

Quality:
I like the feel of this keyboard, and that is the reason I bought it. I play piano. Piano is my thing. Im moving to Europe for a year as an exchange student and wanted my own piano to not drive ANYONE crazy for playing passages over and over again, etc. I was looking for a slab digital piano for a real decent price, and after SERIOUS looking, I settled for this one. If you like pianos with a harder action, settle with this one. Ive touched the others. Yamaha is significantly softer than this one (which made me not buy it) and the M-audio which I really was going to get, has the black keys indented in the keyboard, so they stick low and yes you can play it much easier that a real piano, but thats not what I want it for. I want a realistic feel. This piano does not feel cheap for the price.

Value:
I was able to get the keyboard off a shop.com for 440 plus handling to a grand total of $499. If you think about it if you are shopping for these keyboards, you will get what you pay for. We all want the $ 2500 keyboards, but its just not going to happen. This keyboard will give you what you pay for, and it is better overall than its competitors

Desirability:
Who wants a 599 keyboard lol. Its very nice for the price. its really all I need. However If I wanted to throw away a lot of money, or just found a need to get something better, I obviously would have. its real nice for the price dont get me wrong.

Sound:
You can tell that it is not an expensive keyboard. you get what you pay for. Nevertheless the sounds are pretty decent if thats not all you are looking for. The only sounds that Im really refering to are the piano sound. It sounds sampled and somtimes fake. the e-pianos sounds fine.

Ease of Use:
If you are good with common sense or were born in the last 30 years, you will have no problem with it.

Overall:
It feels REAL GOOD. thats why I bought it. 32 note polyphony. You have 10 fingers on yours hands. This about playing 12 note chords 3 times with the sustain pedal down. If you play a song like that, okay then, you might want a 128 Polyphony keyboard. But overall you will be fine with this one. If you want a pretty decent sounding "grandpiano" sound, with nice epiano sounds, want a Good expensive feel, and a SLAB (it feels sooo small.) this is your keyboard. If you are a pianist and need a cheap keyboard to practice on, but have access to a real piano, this is your keyboard. Why do I say that? Because this sound will not replace a true piano, or again a more expensive keyboard. a 4 year old should be able to pick it up fine. Its about that heavy. I give it a 8. good price. good feel. Its what I was looking for.

Feature:
It has more features than the average pianist will ever need. The limitation of features comes in when you're trying to get some synthesized effects out of it. Though it is a digital piano, not a synthesizer. I'm overall very pleased with the features that are offered on this digital piano, and it worked out very well in the studio recordings I did with it. The best feature is the realism of the "hammer-action" I believe. It feels exactly like my Yamaha piano that was purchased 10 years ago.

Quality:
This digital piano has a wonderful feel and is very lightweight with an innovative slim yet sturdy design. The key action is very well engineered and feels great. Though the shell is made of plastic, it all seems very solid from my experience so far. I had a previous casio product made less solid out of plastic as well, and it fell down a flight of stairs. It still works perfectly fine, and I'm assuming the construction of this more expensive digital piano is only of higher quality.

Value:
This digital piano is, as I said earlier the best for the price. Casio has really done well with their Privia series rivaling Yamaha in quality in my opinion, but for basically half of the price.

Desirability:
The digital piano is very aesthetically pleasing as it has smooth lines, is very slim and compact while still offering a full 88-key keyboard with wonderfully weighted keys.

Sound:
The sound quality is very good with this digital piano, beats anything in the price range. The sound on the grand piano for example has a different tone when you hit the keys hard to resemble the hard action of a piano, and when you play the keys softer, the sound and tone is soft and sweet. Even though the sound is still a little electronic when played through a $6000 Mackie system, after everything is equalized it sounds great.

Ease of Use:
The digital piano is very easy to use if you're not getting into too many complicated things. Many of the different settings the keyboard has involve using a function key and a corresponding key on the digital piano which is not labeled. The book that comes with the digital piano has a very clear listing of what each function is on the digital piano and is very easy to understand. If you know what you want, just get used to which key offers your desired outcome and you're all set. A little more user friendly would've been nice, but you can't complain about the price.

Support:
I haven't had to deal with the company regarding the Privia PX-310, but I have dealt with Casio regarding my past keyboard, and they were very helpful, very friendly, and quickly solved my problem.

Overall:
Even though the sound quality may not be as "perfect" as a $2000-$3000 digital piano, for the price it is absolutely astounding. The digital piano feels just like a real piano and I'm very impressed with the difference in tones as you press the key harder or softer. The instruments take on a whole different dimension when you just add more pressure. The saxophone will take on a more full gurthy sound if pressed hard, and will be sweet and soft if pressed lightly. The 60's electric piano sound can be perfectly matched up with the sound that was used in Riders on the Storm by The Doors (very excited when I found this sound). All-in-all, for the price, you will not get a better digital piano experience. Casio, with this product will keep me coming back for more.