Originally posted by dazart:
He wants to use it for learning piano,so the piano sound and feel will be his first considerations.
As Hugo said, the key feel of either of the two you mentioned won't be very close to an acoustic piano, although the piano "sound", especially on the Casio, is reasonable. If your friend is seriously considering playing
piano (not "keyboard"), then spending more than "bare minimum" right now, if at all possible, could make sense.
If your friend can afford to spend about twice what the CTK-900 typically sells for, he might look at some of the Casio Privia models. They have true weighted key action, with 88 keys and good piano sound emulation. What they don't have is the extensive sounds that the CTK-900 or WK-series Casios include. The PX-100 lists for $649, but since it's being replaced by the PX-110 (same list price), it can probably be found for $400-450 (the PX-110 for about $50 more). Other models are higher.
Just a thought.
--Barry
[This message has been edited by quietDIN (edited 12-23-2005).]