I would be willing to bet that half the G70 detractors have never even played one! And the other half come from OS's so alien (as moving from a Roland to any other would be for me) that overcoming the hurdles puts too much of a damper on the enjoyment of the sounds.

I really feel the G70 is the arranger for anyone that plays extensively with live musicians. Not only will it hold it's head up soundwise with any other WS out there, it'll do it faster, easier and with less stress on the gig if you have to set up sounds for a song. THEN you can take it out on a solo or duo gig, and have drums that sound as live as your real drummer, and have a huge library of different rhythms you can use (unlike the limited library of audio loop arrangers).

Right now, with great condition used G70's floating around the $2000 mark, bang for the buck rests squarely with one of these. Only a couple of hundred more than an S900, 76 pro keys and construction (and yes, weight! ), a piano to die for (still none better in an arrger, IMO), the best B3 sim in an arranger, and a huge modern and legacy library.

Glad I got mine...