Customer Rating:  
Summary: Best bang for the buck
Comment: I bought this for my twin nieces for them to start piano lessons on. I figure it will be fine for them for 3 or 4 years. If they truly want to continue playing, it will be time to switch to a real acoustic grand. Until then it is perfectly suitable for a beginner or someone who is not trying to play any difficult/advanced classical pieces. Wonderful for those who don't want to annoy the neighbors. Action is good, sounds are too. My only criticism is the pedal. There's only one and it is more of a foot switch than a pedal. No biggie since you can buy a decent replacement that looks and feels like a piano pedal for about $20. Ideally a piano should have 3 pedals (Google "sostenuto" and you'll see why) But the fact is most folks only use the sustain pedal anyway so I'm really picking nits here. More expensive digital pianos have 3 pedals but they also have lots of features/sounds you don't need and are priced close to three times what this baby costs. If you REALLY need 3 pedals, you probably should be playing acoustic anyway.
Bottom Line? The best bang for the buck out there. Replace the cheapie pedal and buy a cover for it and you'll have something that compares favorably with digital pianos that cost two to three times as much.
Customer Rating:
Summary: We're happy with it......
Comment: We bought this keyboard so my wife could teach my daughter to play piano. My wife likes the responsiveness of the keys and the sound. It does have MIDI input and output (at least ours does), but as is typical it didn't come with the wires/plugs. The responsiveness of the keys is adjustable as are a few other things (using the function key and some of the piano keys), so read the instructions. We got a good price on it, and my wife is happy with it. The stand is pretty solid and was easy to put together. Also, the keyboard itself is fairly heavy...not something I would want to haul around regularly.
Customer Rating:
Summary: good thing
Comment: it really feels like authentic (new type)
piano. not those old ones tho, which have deeper keys. it
sounds also good enough to imitate piano, but the sound does
not react in a sensitive way to the stength of hitting the keys
as a piano does. but if you don't play concerto on it, it does
not really matter.also, since it does not have other additional
functions such as midi, you don't waste your money on the
things you don't need. it is purely an imitation of a piano. in
all, if you only want to practice and get the sense of feeling a
nd keep in the music loop, it worthes. very good model I woul
d say.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Noisy Action
Comment: While the price for this ultra light drew me it, it flunked my first test. I played it with power off, just to get a better sense of the action. While the weighted keys gave it a more authentic feel than most electronic keyboards, the action was very loud. Even with a soft touch the keys rebounded with a clatter. While this might be buried in the music of louder playing, it is very distracting for softer pieces. Real piano keys don't make noise on rebound. I didn't buy the Casio.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good Keyboard
Comment: We were moving overseas, and we were looking for a fullsize keyboard that could be put in checked baggage, and cost less than 500 dollars. The CDP100 fit the bill.
I'm a casual piano player, and it works great for me. the sound is nice, and it isn't heavy at all.
Cons are that aside from a midi port, there isn't a usb port or anything to be able to save and store music that you play.
So if you just want to play a full size piano, and have it be light, not take up space, and be portable, this is a good one. If you are interested in music authoring, etc...there are probably better keybaords for you.
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