Startone MK-300

The Startone keyboard was bought as a beginner set alongside with stand and headphones.
It delivers what you need when you are starting to play on piano. Velocity sensitive keys are huge advantage, even more in this price range.
USB MIDI is good to have, however I didn't use it yet.
Pitch bend looks flimsy, however it works and gives me possibility to use it.
Piano is loud enough for exercise in the room. The quality of the speakers is not bad, but I wouldn't use them for anything else then own practice.
One of the biggest advantage is the graphical display and all the options of set up that piano gives you.

I didn't find many cons of this product, in this price point its really hard to beat it. However the construction of piano could be improved, as the material look and feels cheap. This doesn't include the keys which are fine.

If you want to start learning piano or want one just for fun, I think Startone is a good choice.

I was looking for a key-sensitive keyboard for my son for Christmas. I was hoping to find something not too expensive, I knew I wouldn't find anything with weighted keys in my price range, so this was the next best thing. I also wanted no less than 61 keys, which it has.

It's a good keyboard, you get a lot for the money. I bought the kit, with the stand and headphones.

There are a great number of sounds, and these sound pretty good. The speakers are reasonable too, although I'd prefer to plug it into an amplifier for more bass personally, but that's probably just me.

There really isn't anything wrong with it at all. My only slight irritation, and I'm sure it is for most parents is... "The Demos"!

Demos are great in themselves, and can be slowed down, and learned. But they are irritating. I wish manufacturers would spend that money on more sounds, or something else. They are never a selling a point.

It's not a "kids" keyboard at all, but I imagine a lot of kids will get them at Christmas, the demos detract from the actual practicing the kids should be doing, i.e. playing, not using it as a duke-box!

Anyway, again, lovely for the money guys!

Overall, this is a good keyboard to start learning on. It is nice that it ships with a power supply.

The keys are responsive, the built-in functions are intuitive, and it offers a lot of flexibility without being too complicated.

I did have one issue initially; when I put batteries in it, it wouldn't power up. One of the positive battery contacts was not contacting the post of the battery. I remedied this by prying up the contacts with a small screwdriver, and it powered up no problem.

It has the two features I really wanted; velocity-sensitive keys and USB MIDI. It would be nice if it had an audio line-in, but that's a small thing.

Another nice feature is how well-designed the stereo speaker system is. If you hit a key on the left, the sound comes more from the left. The same is true for the right and center.

It is also nice that all of the voicings, styles, and such are printed in the instruction manual.

I plugged it into my computer, and it was immediately recognized in Reason, EZKeys, and EZDrummer. Good stuff.

Overall, I am very happy with this keyboard, especially for the price.

I was not expecting a professional keyboard. It has an amazing quality-price ratio. The materials are not very robust, so better not to be transported. The sensitivity of the keys is very random; if you press the keys smoothly they don't even sound.
Best product for beginners that are not very sure if they will like it.
For the sake of honesty:
- Low quality product
- Very good price for its features
- Perfect for beginners
- Not for transportation
- Not if you're very motivated and definitely want to learn playing the piano because you will soon need something better

This piano allowed me to return back to playing after a 10+ year break. I purchased it back in 2015 and was hesitant about investing more in the piano as I wasn't sure how firmly I would stick with this decision, but I did not regret the decision at all. The sound of this piano is good enough for practicing and the keys are responsive to the touch, although it should be noted that this is not hammer action kind of keyboard, so the difference will be felt. This issue didn't bother me at all, but I'm currently considering an upgrade after almost 5 years. An additional benefit of the keyboard is that it can be used as a controller for whatever DAW you are using and the keys are very responsive in this regard also (I checked in home recording environment). Definitely a great starter keyboard, or a complimentary input device for a studio environment. Recommended!