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mc, I think you're doing Korg a bit of a disservice there. Yes, SOME styles haven't changed that much over the years, possiblly because they were pretty damn good to start with, ever consider that?
The differences between, say an i30 and these newer boards, is like night and day. Take a trip to your local dealer and give a Pa800 or Pa2XPRO a run through. Of course, if you've never played an i30 or such, then you've no basis for comparison.
BTW, my first board was a Roland E38 - pretty nice little tool, that one.