Russ,

Have to agree with George that the Juno Di would be a much better lightweight & more cost-effective choice than the GW-8. I sold my much loved GW-7 last year & still think it had the best international sound set of any keyboard or module I've ever owned (without having to purchase additional libraries or cards). If it had the USB playback features of Roland's current line-up, I would have definitely hung on to it for much longer. Still haven't purchased a keyboard to replace the GW-7 but the Di would be my choice over the GW-8. Squeak has been diligently posting some great YouTube videos on the Di & it continues to impress, an amazing instrument at its price!

Michael