Better than i30 ? in sounds yes a lot, but in features probably not! well there are some features which are extra but still, and you can make the PA-80 master or slave it will work good both way it have very flexible MIDI options, why it is a grand cheaper?? it is really not built very good? i30 was the best when it came out solid metal construction with superb o.s. PA-80 operating system is still incomplete but it is still the best out there especially in sounds but is not built like a $2000 keyboard, well to tell you the truth if I were you and I already had an arranger board (Technics KN5000) I would have gone for the Triton or Motif and use it as a sound source and also as song finalizing tool ? because pricewise PA-80 almost cost the same as Triton and MOtif is even cheaper.

[This message has been edited by Arbaz (edited 08-14-2001).]