Ian, I find myself agreeing with you on the service/parts point..
If the keyboard represents your "bread and butter" instrument...Ten years down the road, after this purchase....I still want the MZ2000..It could very well be worth every penny you pay today,,,10 years from now...I don't believe the PSR3000 will retain the same value[because of so many newly released PSR models that are on the horizon]..

I am curious, where did you find info that Technics built/designed the MZ2000...It is possible, but not probable.....I can't imagine the conflict of interest between two major companies...Panasonic and Casio..

It would be interesting to me to read about this report...true or false..