I'm in with the 'longevity' crowd, too. I had my Korg i30 for nine years (still got it - packrat mentality), then I finally splashed the cash for a steal of a deal on a used Pa1XPro about three years ago. I'm very tempted to jump for a Pa3X but, you know what, the 1X is still doin' the business for me. So . . .