Nobby, I'm playing the 8000 (again) now. I also owned the 740 and the 9000.
I wouldn't get the 8000 if I were you because the newer boards have a lot of extra operating features, such as 4 variations, extra intros, ending, fills, etc.
If you plan to use the onboard vocal processing and harmonizer, I would avoid the 740 because it is a little weak in that department.
The 9000 is excellent, and prices are going down since it has been around a couple of years now. If you plan to play it at home it would be a great choice. It's pretty heavy to haul around a lot, and still more expensive than the 2000 will be.
Seems as if the 2000 would be the answer. It's supposed to have direct from disk play of midis, and a lot more onboard room for songs and styles, so unless you really need a hard drive with LOTS of storage it would seem to be the logical choice.
Personally, my plan is to get one and also have a laptop for storage, midi play and lyrics. Both the 2000 and a used laptop would still cost less than a 9000.
I know you don't change keyboards as often as I do, but it will be nice for me to not have to worry about reloading the keyboard hard drive with all the songs. The laptop will work with any keyboard. (Even your 510).
DonM
P.S. Does anybody have a used laptop they would like to trade for something, or sell really cheap?



[This message has been edited by DonM (edited 09-02-2001).]