Feature:
It does what I would want a midid controller and drum pad trigger to do. And then some.

Quality:
It seems solid enough. I love the suction cup feet. It glues itself to my audio desk and even sits on top of my Fatar keyboard controller on either left or right side depending on which hand I'm playing with when I want the extra control. For example I get some sick/expressive bass lines played using the x-y pad and setting it up to modulate parameters in Logic Pro soft synths.

Value:
I think $200 is cheap for it. I would expect a product like this to be much more expensive. But don't tell Korg that.

Desirability:
An instant boost to my productivity and groove making. I really may never need to mic my drum kit again - and I do play drums to in addition to keyboards. That darned x-y pad has also worked miracles for playing expressive soft synths with a keyboard controller.

Sound:
Well, no sound of course but this thing helps you get the best sound out of your other gear. The pads are very velocity sensitive. I can't understand the reviewers that complain of this thing being too confusing to set up. man, read the manual that comes with it. It's all right there. I was flying with the thing in about half an hour and I didn't even install the editor software - was just using the knobs and buttons to assign controllers. I only found one thing absent from the manual and that was info about how you had to assign the flam and roll features to each pad before you could use flam and roll on the x-y pad. the manual discusses it but fails to tell you that you have to hit the "setting" button first before making the assignment. That's sort of critical. Oh well - ten minutes playing around trouble shooting figured that one out. Truly a simple to use piece of gear if you have any affinity for electronics and computers. It's intuitive.

Ease of Use:
Simple. Plug it in on a Mac and go. There were five or six pages in the manual to read and I was up and running, assigning pads to midi notes etc. and playing drum kits in Logic Pro. I used a USB hookup direct to the computer as opposed to midi cables into my audio interface. One thing that everyone should know (even though it's written in the manual) Use a powered USB hub with its own auxiliary AC /DC adapter if you're going to power the Korg via USB. When I first plugged the Korg into the hub I didn't have the adaptor in the hub but was just running off bus power. Pads on the Korg seemed to "stick" - in other words, notes wouldn't repeat fast enough and the control knobs malfunctioned and actually ruined pad assignments I had made when I rotated them. Weird malfunctions but easily fixed by just giving the unit enough power. Heck - they warn you in the instruction manual anyway.

Support:
No not for this product. But I've owned lots of Korg gear in the past. Still use a Triton Classic and even still have a D1600 hard disk recorder which is nice for recording on the road. All are rock solid.

Overall:
Well, if you can't tell that I love it already . . .

Feature:
I love how the pads light up and the XY pad is the ish! Could use at least 1 more assignable knob, but what would really hit the spot would be a fader.

Quality:
Compared to the MPD16 and Trigger Finger, this is awsome. Stays in place and won't budge.

Value:
Drums weren't meant to be played on a keyboard. Try one of these and find out what you've been missing.

Desirability:
You wouldn't think that the pads lighting up would help you play, but it does. You see when you hit one that you didn't intend on hitting as well as reassuring those you did.

Sound:
This thing doesn't make sounds, but if you are using a drum program like BFD (which is what I use) or any soft synth you'll be takin' to a new level with the sounds you produce.

Ease of Use:
I would say it is a 10 on ease of use but you would have some serious issues plugging this thing in and not having access to the documentation or the editor software.

Support:
Haven't used it, but you can count on Korg.

Overall:
I'm very excited. I've been waiting for a pad controller for awhile and wasn't impress with the reviews on the MPD16 or the Trigger Finger.