Portable Keyboard, Compact (SA-51)

Simple, small, fun. Just what I was looking for. Every now and then I'll hear a riff I just have to learn. Latest is pete rodriquez i like it like that. Has octave jump/drop buttons easy to hit when playing boosting its range. Built in speakers sound good with decent volume for what this is. Simple options to choose from. Not overwhelming. 6 AA betteries and small size can be played in car, relaxing on the bed or sofa,on the floor. Can be plugged in, but not included. Kid like without being junk. Easy to store away in a drawer. No stand and chair taking up space. Worth the price even though others can be bought at 1/3 the cost. Keys are small but still manageable for my medium sized fingers. Thicker fingers may not like the mini keys.

For a keyboard aimed at young children this is a good one. Solidly well built by a reputable keyboard maker Casio. The sound quality is good for the piano. Does a lot of things so it would take a kid a while to learn this. The keys are smaller than a regular keyboard of course so it's a good way to ease your child into making music. Wish it had rechargeable batteries. This will serve your child well for a few years and bear in mind that keyboard prices are not that high so if your child is older I would go whether they beginner adult keyboard.

Bought for my 4 year old nephew and he loves it. Pretty easy to use but he still needed a bit of help but for a beginner it’s what you are looking for.

I bought this so that I would have something to put in my lap and practice chords and chord progressions when I'm away from the piano. I'm still learning piano and need to do lots of drills to get every chord in every key burned into my brain. It fits that use case pretty well. 1) The keys are, well, not great but good enough, 2) it's very small and light, 3) it can run either on AC or batteries, 4) there are some decent tones and 5) the built-in speakers are...not terrible. You will never think they sound great, but they're not nails on a chalkboard. Additional features include an octave button, so I can shift from one part of a piano keyboard to another. A metronome. A lot of rhythm patterns, most of which are too loud compared to what you're playing, and pretty basic, but some are useful. The built-in songs are of no use to me, and you can only play them all in a specific order from first to last (though you can skip through them). The good tones include electric piano, a couple of organs, vibes (remarkably good, considering) and an Indian instrument whose name I forget, but coupled with a Middle Eastern rhythm, lets me sound like the band for a Turkish bazaar. Also a strings-and-piano that, while not great, is surprisingly good for such a cheap instrument. If you are familiar with the evolution of Casio keyboard tones over the past 30+ years, I'll just say that overall the tones on this keyboard are at least as good as, often much better, than a full-sized, much more expensive Casio keyboard from 25 years ago. The keys are mini, and an adult has to learn how to play on them effectively if you don't want to hit wrong keys constantly. Cons: the keys are cheapy-cheap. We will see how long they last. The piano tone is only barely mediocre. Wish that could have been improved. No option for sustain. No Bluetooth, MIDI or even aux input. None of these really detract from my use case, so I'm satisfied. Is it good for young kids? I'm not sure how long it would survive. If the kid doesn't use it as a hammer, or use other things (including his/her own hands) on it as a hammer, it might be a good starting point. You can actually make pleasing music with it. I don't know about you, but when I was 3, everything was a hammer. Everything, no exceptions. Hammer in the morning, hammer in the evening, all over this land. So maybe more like a (non-hammering) 6 or 7-year-old.

good quality, good features. More than might be expected for a toddler keyboard. Musically inclined three year old loves it.