I'll chime in a little here, but I won't take Fran's bait to egg me into a real debate. He and I have been friends long enough for him to know that he's misguided and biased about Roland products, and he's only in the music business for the pretty girls in pink anyway, so it probably helps his "helpless old man" image when the young girls see him huffing and puffing as he wheels in what appears to be a coffin and then unveils a banquet table sized keyboard that makes him feel like he's sittin' at the dashboard of an Old's 98!

There is no way you can compare a 76 key, silent slab, overweight instrument with a portable, powered and sleek performance system. It just can't be done! LOL
Sure, they both have some of the same features, but honestly - they are aimed at 2 different markets. The buyers who need portable and powered (like me) will never have the likes of that G-Beast because it is simply too limiting for our needs. You know, I played a very small wedding once and the only amplification I needed was the internal speakers, PLUS - space was so limited that I was actually at the end of the BUFFET LINE! (serious!) I was right after the green beans and potatoes! If I had a G-70 there, I'd have no room for my amp, pole, vocal monitor, yada, yada ....

So, you see - there is no comparing these two instruments because they are different beasts...and Fran's PA800 will wind up as my spare before you know it anyway. (LOL)
Laugh it up folks - this was all meant in good fun. Except that I hated the vocal processor in the Rolands too. There is no way that a G-70 can compare to what I get out of my TC harmonies in the 800. Well, maybe the Roland scat voices sound better than I do ... but only a little! (I do LOVE that sound)