Not much to brag about on these new ones. Same 6 watt speakers as the WK-1800. Same 32 note Polyphony. Same 6 track Sequencer. If I remember correctly the WK-1800 had a stereo sampled Piano too. Smart Media is a plus and there is Aftertouch too which is nice. I think this would be a good beginners Keyboard for starting out. But beyond that it just doesn't cut the mustard imo.

Best regards,
Mike

PS: I think Casio's marketing rationale is in targeting beginners and children (music students, etc.) for the upcoming Fall school year and the upcoming 2003 Holiday shopping season. Apart from that I'm sure they would love to sucker any unsuspecting, ignorant- "in regards to understanding the ins and outs of Keyboard advancement technology in general and the application of it in real world settings, ie., Gigging, Recording, Mixing, Sound department, etc." I mean for few hundred dollars more a person could get an excellent Arranger in the Yamaha PSR 2000/2100 which I am sure will blow that WK-3500 out of the water. No offense Casio but you are still producing just toys when comparing to other Arranger Keyboard Manufacturers. The MZ-2000 was your best offering to date and even that couldn't stand up to the Big Boys. So apparently you decided to stick to what you do best, ie., manufacturing sub-quality, sub-standard Arranger Keyboards. Oh well, I think kids and beginners would enjoy these new offerings if for no other reason than it's low price, light weight, 76 Keys and it makes for such a nice spectacle gift wrapped underneath that Christmas tree! , payed for out of someone else's pocket which is the best feature of all of course. Sorry for being so livid. I am not really angry though just venting my thoughts and hoping Casio will see this and in the process make them livid (angry) enough to do something about it, ie., (start producing good quality advanced Arranger Keyboards that will compete with the best of them.

I'm outta here! Have a nice day everybody.