This is my first synth, and for beginners this is perfect. Very easy tomove between sounds and effects. It's a beast. The casing is solid, notgonna break apart on you. The rubber slide wheels are easy to grip, as wellas the buttons(also rubber). This is a great board especially for theprice. The reason it's less than it's rivals is because it doesn't have anonboard sequencer. But with the software provided, it's possible to do itwith your computer. Just need midi and the cables. If you're looking for agreat keyboard look no further. Roland may be fine, but try this, you wontregret it.
Comments About the Sounds:
Very easy to navigate through presets, making it even easier find ones toedit and tweak.
(Thanks to Chris for this info.)
and www.zzounds.com for the pic