Startone MK-300

I was looking for a suitable beginner level keyboard for my son's 7th birthday, and I'm very pleased with this one. I didn't want one that resembled a toy too much but rather a useable serious instrument. At the same time I didn't want to pay a fortune for it. This had a good enough voice polyphony, and overall it has very pleasing sounds and enough features. It may not be the most user friendly one regarding some functions like selecting the split point, but overall I'm more than happy with it. Most importantly, it has really boosted my son's interest in music and he plays with this every day. At first he was mostly playing around with the sound effects, but now after a few months he has already started to figure out how to play some of the demo songs by ear.

I wish the on/off switch would be one of a higher quality as this does not work really all that well (it doesn't react on every push, especially when you want to turn it off), but other than that it works fine in all aspects. You cannot really expect much more either from an entry level keyboard in this price range.

Edit: My son turns 11 soon and becoming an amazing pianist. I cannot stress enough how important this was for his development and ability to play by ear and figure out songs. It also helped him learning about chords and music notation thanks to the screen. I'm glad I didn't buy the cheapest one available. He recently got a new "real" gig-friendly keyboard to replace this, but it was well earned and this one sure did its job well. Highly recommended. The power button was not much of an issue either, it was just about pressing the button the right way, not too quickly.