George,

Great post! Yes, I would buy a PSR-3000 with 76 or 88 keys, and all the features you suggested. However, whether the keys are weighted or not has never been an issue with me. I don't care one way or antoher because it will not make me a better performer.

As for paying $1995 for the extra keys--NAH! I love the 3000 just the way it's packaged. Could have a couple extra buttons that were omitted from the 2000, but just the same, I love this board. The weight, size, OS and all the other features put it, IMO, at or near the top of the arranger list.

I was talking with a friend a few days ago and he said "Can you imagine what this board would have cost just 10 years ago? I paid nearly $3,000 for a PSR-5700 when they first came out, and compared to the PSR-3000 it was nothing more than a glorified, electric piano with a few styles. If they would have made the 3000 back then it probably would have cost $10,000 and no one would have blinked." He may be right.

Gary