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Korg K25
I use the K25 as an input device for sequencing MIDI. Its small size means that, together with a laptop, I can have a very portable but very functional MIDI studio setup.
The controls are very useful. The pitch and modulation wheels are very useful, especially when playing software synths. The knobs and buttons can be assigned to different tasks, thereby reducing the amount you need to reach for the mouse. The joystick can adopt different functions too, such as controlling the vectoring in Korg's Wavestation. It can function as a mouse too, but is fairly useless in this respect.
If you wish to play full piano-type parts in real time, the 2 octaves available won't really be of any use - you'll need a bigger keyboard for this. But I can't play piano anyway, so that's not a concern. It's extremely useful for inputting drums, melodies, bass, synths, and those types of things.
The Korg M1Le software synth that is included was rather a dissappointment - there are not many sound programmes available, and only 1 instance of the M1Le can be used at a time as a VST plugin - almost no use at all. I had to purchase the Korg Legacy Collection - DIGITAL ADDITION to obtain the full M1, and also the Wavestation and a plugin effects suite. This is actually available at a reduced price if you already own the M1Le, which comes with the K25.
Demos of other software are included, such as Reason 3. I found the demos a little annoying, as they only showed me what I HADN'T got - some more functional software synths would have been of more interest to me, like a less restriced M1Le!
All in all, the K25 is a very functional, very portable MIDI controller keyboard. Ask yourself if you really need a big keyboard - if you don't, then get the K25.

