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In this market sector (kid friendly/beginner keyboards) there's nothing else that comes close for the price.
The Casio SA-76 mini keyboard
Pros
Very portable
Runs on batteries or an AC adapter (purchased separately), and lasts a long time on batteries
Generally very nice, if occasionally slightly cheesy sounds
Decent feeling keys (relatively speaking, keeping in mind this is a beginner/kids class keyboard)
Lightweight
Can be tuned
Headphone output
Rugged construction
8 key polyphony
Has a bunch of built in songs, with the ability to toggle the melody on and off to allow you to play along to the backing track.
Cons
Slightly limited number of keys
Keys are smaller than standard (though speaking as someone with large hands, not restrictively so)
There is no velocity (touch response) to allow dynamic playing
There is no transpose (key shift) functionI'd s
There is no simple metronome function, which is an odd omission on a beginner instrument
These con points, especially the lack of transpose and metronome are what knocked this keyboard down to four stars for me.
This keyboard is what it is and as long as your expectations aren't unrealistic, you'll get a lot out of it. It's aimed at children, but it's good enough that more accomplished musicians will have a use for a keyboard that's this portable; to throw in a bag when travelling for example.
This instrument comes in three variants, the SA-76, 77 and 78, which have an orange, grey, and pink base respectively. Otherwise they're functionally identical.
See also the casio SA-46 which is the same instrument with 12 fewer keys, making it even more portable. That does have quite an impact on the flexibility of the instrument though. I'd stick to the larger SA-76 personally.
I've bought several child-friendly keyboards, and this is easily the best one. If you're buying an instrument as a beginner taste for a child to see if they want to get into it, you owe it to them to not give them something that's stiff, unresponsive, difficult to play, limited ability to play chords, all of which I've noted on the ultra-cheap true toy keyboards by the likes of Chad Valley for example. This keyboard wouldn't hold them back on those first steps. For under £70 brand new (and far cheaper if you shop around - I found one second user for £15), there's little that can touch it.
Very highly recommended. Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes • Condition: pre-owned • Sold by: hasithasub
It works great and my little niece loves it, but...
...the state it came in!
I spent over two hours cleaning and scrubbing it (a before and after pic attached as an example), as I felt giving it to a small child as it was would have been a health hazard.
The stickers on the box indicated this was bought in a charity shop or somewhere like that, so I’d say, reselling is all good but at least make an effort to improve it as a consideration for your margin...
The included batteries (described as part of the package) were totally drained and I had to replace them straight away.
So as I said, the keyboard fulfilled its purpose, but also wasted a lot of my time making it presentable.Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes • Condition: pre-owned • Sold by: elizajade
No brainer, buy one.
Great little mini 'synth'.
Exact same functions as the Casio sa 46, but with extra keys, towards the low end. Perfect.
Portable with batteries. Power lead for static use. Great for different sounds when using a loop station. I use Boss RC300Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes • Condition: pre-owned • Sold by: barr1710
Very good
Seems ok bought as a present so don't know much about it
Verified purchase: Yes • Condition: new • Sold by: musicroom_lincoln