What is there not to like? The keyboard is so much better than the AKAI MPK Mini. The AKAI MPK Mini has the worse keyboard ever. I have broken it many times and I'm not hard on a keyboard. The keyboard on this is really nice. It's firm and feels solid in comparison. I will admit that AKAI MPK Mini is super easy to setup midi routing because it has a direct software interface. This keyboard does not have software where you can program the keys. Instead you have to go through a lot of different steps to program each button. It takes long to program because I split the keyboard up in many ways for special routing to lights etc. Other than that, this keyboard is perfect for what I do.