This product is well worth the Roland name, and may be the best value in arrangers I've ever seen.
The sound is different from Yamaha, but I've found it to be outstanding in both sound and styles areas.
Mike, you are taking a statement Hammer made very early in his evaluation process and turning it into a dismissal of the entire product. He may well decide it's not for him, as he has with several other arrangers. That wouldn't mean it isn't a great value for others.
It may well turn out it isn't the solution for me either, but the jury is still out.
It's very easy to find a negative about anything. Look for some positives as well.

DonM