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It all depends on what you want to get out of it... The workstation style keyboards like the Korg Kronos, M50... Roland Jupiter 80, and the Yamaha Motif series are great if you're into sampled instruments and want pianos, pipe organs, brass, and strings... But if you want synthesis sounds, these keyboards pretty primitive in comparison to the 'pure synthesizers' that are on the market, analog, VA or digital... Personally, I choose synths based on sound character... If you want a moog sound, you buy a moog... You can't buy a workstation with sounds that are 'based on moog sounds' and expect them to have the same character as the real thing... If electronic sounds are your thing, and you have $3k to burn, I definitely wouldn't advise getting a Jupiter 80, you'll get much better sounds from a DSI or Waldorf, or an older/used Roland, Korg, Yamaha, Emu, Alesis etc..