Casio CDP-S110BK Digital Piano with 88 Weighted Keys, Black

Having just retired and returning to the keyboard after a long absence I spent a lot of time looking at reviews and trying a couple of friend’s keyboards before deciding on this one and I am more than happy with my choice. I originally ignored the Casio brand as I thought it was for children only, how wrong I was. For a start, the design means that I can have a full-sized keyboard taking up a very small amount of space. I’ve made my own stand for it and wife now happy as I haven’t taken up too much of her precious space ('Happy wife, happy life’!). It has a solid, quality feel about it and the minimalist number of buttons means that it looks good as well. The keys are nicely weighted, though they do make slightly more movement noise than I expected but with the decent headphones I use that’s irrelevant. Talking of which the speakers are adequate but no more, understandable considering the instrument’s footprint, lower notes especially lose a lot, so headphones or an external amp/speaker would be advisable. The supplied quick-start manual is adequate but the downloadable full manual is better, giving far more information. The few extra ‘voices’ seem reasonable, a nice pipe organ for that ‘gothic feel, and the ability to change the tone of the main piano is nice. A good feature that it is a single press button to get back to the main piano sound. The only small issue I found was that an existing pedal I had seemed to work in reverse for some reason (worked fine on another keyboard) so sustained when off, normal when pressed. The supplied ’switch-type’ pedal works fine though. There is a 3-month free subscription to a tutoring website which some may find useful, but as it was very American I tried it but didn’t bother. All in all I can definitely recommend this as the best budget piano keyboard I have found.

What I really like about this digital piano is the simplicity of it in design and the bonus sophistication when connecting to a MIDI set-up via USB.I've seen plenty of comments about the sound being not authentic enough and I would say that to my ear the sound is more than acceptable. In terms of playing the weighted keyboard and touch sensitivity feels like a genuine piano and the sound matches my playing. Personally I like the textured keys and find them an improvement compared to a MIDI controller I had with smooth semi-weighted keys.There are two features which really do set it apart; the first is the inclusion of audio-in. This means I can connect my piano to my iPad via USB to have my software track my playing and then hear my instruction through the keyboard via an audio lead from the iPad to the keyboard. The second feature being its battery powered.The speakers are rear facing but if you look closely at either end of the keyboard you'll see two grills which provide just enough sound forward to you for you to hear the keyboard without having to crank up the volume.And whatever you do in tweaking the sound via the function I love that the grand piano button gives you your default piano sound back at the push of a button.While this is a portable keyboard, it still weighs quite a bit. It's not going to be suitable for a teenager to cart around to and from school, the Roland Go (my previous keyboard) would be a better choice. But as an instrument for their room or in the home, this is would be my go-to recommendation for anyone.And the money you'll save compared to the Yamaha P45 or Roland equivilent will more than cover the cost of a better damper pedal. My only thought to buying a more expensive keyboard would be if you wanted to have a 3 pedal unit - but for most beginners you won't need that.The accompanying app is okay but isn't a learn the piano tool, in my opinion. However it does allow you to unlock and configure some of the more advanced features if you need them. But for casual playing and practice you won't.

I am super happy with this piano, great sound, touch of keys and their weighting. The price is also reasonable. The design is simple and very practical. It came with free 3 months of Skoove app. The only addition was to buy an USB cable and connect it to my tablet when using Skoove so notes are better recognized by the app. Great work, Casio!

This review does *not* include the items on the keyboard stand or the headphones.This keyboard is really nice. The previous one I had was a very good looking Donner DDP-80, but the keys on that were hard to press and (luckily) it arrived damaged, so I returned it and got this instead. I love that it can connect to a tablet/PC via USB. I use synthesia to help me learn and now it knows which keys I am pressing! Yay! My first keyboard had no USB output and only 66 keys. Boo!No helicopter sounds with this thing though. Disappointing, but I suppose Fur Elise doesn't have any helicopter noises in it.The keyboard is simple to use. The Stand is very sturdy and easy to put together (needs a screwdriver, nothing else). The sustain pedal is nice and heavy. The stool is a bit, meh. But it works.Buy this keyboard!

Great keyboard - good value for money daughter regularly plays and is going through her grades in it. Sound is fab

This is a full size 88 key digital piano, so children might be a restricted until they have the finger flexibility. It's solidly built and so should last a few years. The tone in grand piano mode is quite good.I haven't yet tried the interface options