To me, GW-8 looks a lot like Frankenstein keyboard mixture of:

- great sound engine (Sonic Cell&Fantom)

- great arranger section (same as E-50/60/80 and G-70)

- 76 keys keybed (E-60, G-70)

- and mediocre synth/arranger capabilities (in line with GW-7, only 2 voices compared to 4 at E-50/60 and 5 at E-80/G-70)

- plus dot-matrix screen that looks so much like GW-7 segment based screen, and "World sounds" related

- and some gimmicks like MIDI player, mp3 player and karaoke voice remover

I can't help it but to think of it as kind of:" too much for a beginner, and too less for a pro".