The D-Deck's not the replacement of the Stagea. It's just a smaller and lighter version and it doesn't have all the capabilities of the Stagea.
I don't think that the Stagea is dated.
Check out one of Japan's top Electone players, Junichi Matsumoto:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukzgnb3QfeI&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4BTv5gWnVA&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oztSguMJ-xU&feature=channel What I love about Japan is that you can buy Electone software about anywhere. In fact, there are vending machines just for that.
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Taike
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Bo pen nyang.