Feature:
This is a stage piano and part-time synth. No more, no less. The rhythm kits are nice, but some other Roland and Yamaha keyboards have better accompaniment features for those that like to jam along with their keyboard. No sequencer ... didn't want one. No sampler ... didn't want one. Extra independent outputs would be a great addition.

Quality:
Good. My power cord seems to fit a bit loosely, but it's never fallen out. That said, my keyboard never moves ... The bottom of the keyboard is particle board. Not a problem for me, but it's pretty heavy and I would expect it to be a bit more sensitive to humidity changes.

Value:
I bought mine about a year ago. I haven't seen much volatility in the price. (Actually, it's gone up by a few dollars). This is still a great value for the money.

Desirability:
One of the more gorgeous keyboards out there, IMO.

Sound:
Excellent bread-and-butter sounds. Even better with the SRX expansion boards, but they're a bit too pricey. Certainly not the best sounds on the market; but, for my money, the best balance of sounds and action I could find. I prefer the Roland piano sounds to those of Yamaha and Korg. Kurzweil has some fantastic piano sounds ... but also has some incredible horror stories aobut support. GEM is also really nice. Yamaha's Motif has some nice articulations on some of their sound set that the Roland is sadly lacking (double-tonguing flutes, slaps and slides on acoustic bass, etc).

Support:
Not the best ... not the worst. Your mileage may vary.

Overall:
The best bang for the buck out there if you don't need a sampler or sequencer.

So far, of all the keyboards I've owned, the
RD-700 is the very first one you can treat very
much like a piano. You can actually go ahead
and practice art music on it, and when transfering
to a real piano, your efforts will have carried
forward. It also has the best action and piano
sounds thus far in electric piano history as
far as I can tell. I would play or have no
other digital piano right now.

Sound:
I mostly use it for its piano/rhodes/wurly/clav sounds. The action is great, exellent response, quality sounds, and a wah sounds awesome with it. The keyboard is user friendly, though I dislike the configuration of a couple function I never use anyway. I've been gigging with it for a year and a half and couldn't be happier. Now the only thing Roland has to do is make it weigh about 5 pounds.

Im a gigging keyboard player,i've used them all.I only ever use one board,so it needs to be very functional.I've been using a korg Triton which is cool,but i'ts piano sound is not too good in a live enviroment.I also play better with real piano feel,I tried the 700 and fell for it within a minute,its sound is beautiful,and has user banks unlike most.

I think you'll enjoy the solo steel guitar sound...it actually includes fret sounds as you play. There's a wide array of pianos and organs and excellent sax's and strings (film strings are amazing). Regular trumpet could be better - muted is great. Actual breath sounds with the flute. Better weighted action than that of the Yamaha S-80, with more sounds and onboard reverb, chorus, and, multieffects knobs. Take the time to try this one out.

Feature:
Each individual instrument sound was very realistic. Swapping from one voice to another proved no hassles, and it was very easy to get a good balance between 2 voices at the same time.

Quality:
The finish product is of a very high quality. I am unable to comment on how reliable it is because I have not used it myself for a long period of time, but I'm sure that like the other RD series it will prove to be very reliable, for a very long time.

Value:
To even find a keyboard with the same amount of features for the same price would be almost impossible. The RD700's price beats all other brands of keyboards and electric pianos and is priced at a reasonably good price for what it is.

Desirability:
This is an electric piano that since I've seen it have been looking to get for myself. I don't have an eletric piano at the moment (but have had some in the past) and this is one that I simply want! The ability to be able to pack it up and take it elsewhere is a feature that I've been looking for.

Sound:
For an electric piano, this is one of the best sounding instruments I've heard. I've had a lot of experience with other brands of Elctric Pianos and the RD700 just blew me away with the sound it could produce. I look forward to seeing where Roland go after this!

Support:
Roland were very helpful when I needed my RD600 keyboard looked at. They were able to come out within a couple of days, and they also explained to me what the problem was, and how it was caused and what to do to stop it from happening in the future.

Overall:
I've supported Roland in the past and I will continue to support Roland in the future with brands like the RD700 coming out.

Keyboard action is excellent.Very smooth!Board Layout is great. Easy to find different sounds. Headphone jack keeps peace with others in the house.
Organ sounds are realistic.I'am playing keyboards for 30 years. This is a true joy to play.

I own this board along with a triton rack. They work
together very well. The midi controller functions are
very good. The stock piano sounds stomp all over the triton.
I am very impressed with the hard feel. The session
drummer has patterns played by humans. Its lots of fun
to play with. (Try the "Free Jazz" pattern) All and all
this is one of the best meat and potatoes boards you can
get.

It takes a very special keyboard to handle the abuse and beating that is induced when playing Jo Ann Castle Style "Rinky Tink Rag Time Piano". The touch and quickness of the key "must" be present at all times. After visiting the Guitar Center in Arlington Tx. and playing several floor models, I kept going back to the RD700. This keyboard has it all and in my opinion out performed every model on the floor. Yes, I will pick mine up this weekend because I can't live without it.