I've seen some of the synths I mentioned used on E-bay but honestly I don't trust some dude on E-bay with such a big purchase . Also I remember my parents once bought me a used Roland keyboard when I was young and that thing never really worked properly so I'm not too hot on used gear .

Hahaha yeah I've dealt with touchscreens on other tech gadgets , I don't like them too much , I also prefer real buttons .

As I mentioned the Motif ES does not come with any sampling memory though if as you say it uses PC RAM sticks those are not that expensive so that would take care of that . I'm still puzzled over the lack of mic input though , maybe they label it differently ?

Speaking of the Motif ES my small keyboard experience is with pressing buttons to selects sounds rather than searching trough menues or using touch screens so perhaps the Motif ES' so called complicated OS might actually suit me . I have played around with Yamaha portable PSR keyboards in stores and while I'm sure the Motif ES is much more complex I found the PSR boards easy to navigate .