Casio Computer Co., Ltd. is an electronics manufacturer founded in 1946 and based in Tokyo, Japan. Now we will look at their CTK 1500 keyboard which is an excellent choice for beginners, and people who are learning to play the keyboard. It is the predecessor of the Casio CTK 1550 that we will compare later.
We’re talking about a keyboard that comes to cost about €95. Its price is usually under €100.
It’s a very competitively priced keyboard but it lacks the sensitivity on the keyboard to do dynamics, the midi and a sustaining pedal input. There are keyboards for little more money than if they bring all those things that I consider vital in a keyboard as you will see in the comparison.
It must also be said that the new Casio CTK 1550 has come out, which is basically the same as you will see in the comparisons.
Just go with the features of this popular keyboard due to its low price:
Now that we have listed and described the features of this keyboard, there’s no better way than to take a look at the following video where they tell us more about the Casio CTK-1500 and you can hear how its different sounds sound.
You will surely be interested…
Now let’s compare the Casio CTK-1500 with its more common alternatives. At the end of the post you will also find a section with the best purchase options for this keyboard. But you can go directly to that part of the post by pressing the next button.
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We will put the characteristics of each of these pianos in 2 different columns to make it easier to see the differences, although being from such a close series it has the same specifications, with the difference that the letters on the front panel are now in blue and the CTK 1500 is currently a discontinued model. Both have the same price and it does not make sense to buy the 1500 when the 1550 is on the market.
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And now a video of the Casio CTK-1550 where we can hear how it sounds:
We will put the characteristics of each of these pianos in 2 different columns to make it easier to see the differences:
The other features are very similar: both have a learning system, LC screen, same speakers and weight.
The main differences that justify this price difference are:
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Casio CTK-1500 |
Casio CTK-2500 |
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And now a video of the Casio CTK-2500 where we can hear what it sounds like:
First of all, we would like to say that the new version of this keyboard is the Casio CT S300, but the comparison we make applies to both:
The price of the CTK 1500 is €95, and the CTK 3500 is €150, being almost double the value of the first one we will check if the price increase is equivalent to what it offers. Although I already advance you that it is worth it because it brings what I consider essential in a keyboard that is sensitivity in the keys, MIDI and sustain pedal input at a very good price.
We will put the characteristics of each of these pianos in 2 different columns to make it easier to see the differences:
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Casio CTK-1500 |
Casio CTK-3500 |
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And now a video of the Casio CTK-3500 for you to hear what it sounds like:
If you want to know more about this model, don’t miss our review of the Casio CTK-3500
First we will talk about its price. The Casio CTK 1500 has a value of €95, while the Yamaha PSR F51 has a value ranging from €100 to €120/$150 depending on the store. This means that we have an increase of 30 Euros more. Let’s find out if it’s worth this increase in price.
We will put the characteristics of each of these pianos in 2 different columns to make it easier to see the differences, which are quite competitive:
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Now we will have a versus with the Casio CTK 1500, which we have already mentioned has a value of €95 and the Startone MK-300 with a price of €115/£102.
We will put the features of each of these pianos in 2 different columns to make it easier to see the differences:
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And now a video of the Startone MK-300
If you want to know more about this model don’t miss our review of the Startone MK-300
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Casio Computer Co., Ltd. is an electronics manufacturer founded in 1946 and based in Tokyo, Japan. Now let’s take a look at the Casio CTK – 240, a beginner’s keyboard, and at a very affordable price €73/$70/£66, one of the lowest on the keyboard market (we could find it for about 80 Euro at the time of reviewing this article). It offers the following features:
It is offered as one of the cheapest keyboards from one of the most well known and respected manufacturers. It is a basic one, and it would only be recommended if you don’t want to spend a lot of money on a first hand instrument and want to try it out.
Now that we have listed and described the features of this keyboard, there’s no better way to do so than to take a look at the following video where they tell us more about the Casio CTK-240 and you can hear how its different sounds sound.
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It has no sustain pedal possibility. This is a drawback, since this type of pedals are necessary so that the notes can continue to play after their key is pressed, and provide musical and sound continuity to our performances.
Now let’s compare the Casio CTK-240 with its more common alternatives. At the end of the post you will also find a section with the best purchase options for this keyboard. But you can go directly to that part of the post by pressing the next button.
We will compare the Casio CTK- with a similarly priced model, the Startone MK-200. The price difference can be about 17 Euro but it is so small that it can change. The price you can find the Startone MK-200 starts at about €89/£79.
We are talking about keyboards similar in price, but very different in features. We will highlight the most important ones:
With all these features, the Startone MK-200 is offered as a more powerful keyboard than the Casio CTK-240 and a very small price difference (less than €20).
The Casio CTK-240 can be offered as an entry-level keyboard for a person who wants to start playing a keyboard instrument, or wants to try out the experience, and not leave himself a large sum of money for it. However, if you want a keyboard with more advanced capabilities, such as a MIDI connection or a sustaining pedal, we recommend the Startone MK-200. For that 20 euros, the amount of features it comes with is very good.
It must be said that the Yamaha brand is more reliable than Startone in terms of reliability. And by that I mean that the components will last you a little longer. So if you find a price difference of more than 20 euros and you just want to experience the Yamaha can the best cheap option.
We will put the characteristics of each of these pianos in 2 different columns to make it easier to see the differences:
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There is no video of the Startone MK 200 but its sound engine is practically the same as the Startone MK 300 (that you will find in the next comparison) so we leave you with this video where you can listen to a very famous song with strings accompaniment:
If you want to know more about this model do not miss our review of the Startone MK-200.
The differences that we can observe between the Casio CTK-240 and the Startone MK-300 are the same as the case of the Startone MK-200, but allowing better performance and quality and it’s around €115/£102. The Startone MK-300 is the superior model to the MK-200 and offers some additional features:
The price of the Startone MK-300 can be found from €115/£102 (price at review sheet of this article) and differs from the Casio CTK-240 by about €40. If your budget is not tight, we recommend that you opt for this model or the MK-200.
We will put the characteristics of each of these pianos in 2 different columns to make it easier to see the differences:
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Casio CTK-240 |
Startone MK-300 |
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And now a video of the Startone MK-300 to hear how it sounds
If you want to know more about this model don’t miss our Startone MK-300 review
In this comparison we will talk about two Casio model keyboards. The price of this keyboard is about €90 which means a difference of about €15 with the CTK-240 that is around €73/$70/£66. We are going to highlight the main differences of both keyboards:
We will put the characteristics of each of these pianos in 2 different columns to make it easier to see the differences:
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Casio CTK-240 |
Casio CTK-1500 |
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And now a video of the Casio CTK-1550 that has the same sounds:
If you want to know more about this model don’t miss our review of the Casio CTK-1500
The Casio CTK-1500 offers a wider range of styles and rhythms than the Casio CTK-240, especially dance rhythms. If you are looking for a keyboard with this feature, this may be a suitable model. If your budget is tight and you have enough of the basic features, the CTK-240 may be sufficient.
However, they are keyboards that lack keyboard sensitivity and MIDI connection. If you are looking for a keyboard that is more like playing a piano (like the keys have sensitivity) or you can connect it to the computer with MIDI and specialized software to learn to play the piano, compose and produce your music or get your song scores, we recommend that you consider one of the Startone keyboards, the MK-200 or MK-300, or the Yamaha PSR-E363 that we will discuss in the last comparison.
If you can put in a little more money. The Yamaha PSR E363 below is by far the most recommended:
In this comparison we will compare the Casio CTK-240 with a Yamaha keyboard, the PSR-E363, which can be found at a first hand price of about €198/$400 (PKS, Professional Kit Stand)/£180. The price difference is the most substantial among the pairs of keyboards we have analyzed, as it is over 100 Euro. Although the price difference is the highest so far, the Yamaha PSR-E363 is one of the most recommended (or lower-middle-market) keyboards sold for value. This Yamaha can be found many times for 150 euro , although now in Coronavirus time there are usually no offers and it is usually in the 160/ 180 euro range
While the Casio CTK-240 is a recommended instrument as a first keyboard for beginners and if you don’t want to spend a lot of money at first. The Yamaha PSR-E363 is offered as a great digital keyboard for learning for a couple of years and as an auxiliary keyboard that can accompany you for a long time.
We can highlight the following differences between the Yamaha PSR-E363 and the casio CTK-240
As exclusive to the Yamaha PSR-E363:
We are going to put the characteristics of each of these pianos in 2 different columns so that it is easier to see the differences and you can see that the PSR E-363 is not really a typical keyboard as such but it has interesting options.
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And now a video of the Yamaha PSR-E363
If you want to know more about this model don’t miss our review of the Yamaha PSR-E363
In conclusion, the Casio CTK-240 is offered as a very basic keyboard, which can be useful for those who want a keyboard for learning to play with minimal functions. It is advantageous in terms of its low price and its weight, which is very light.
On the other hand, it doesn’t have some features that are very useful in electronic keyboards that we can see in the Startone and Yamaha models: sustain pedal input, headset output, MIDI connection and including lectern.
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A digital piano that surpasses in many ways other previous models and is the best options for professionals, with more than 64 polyphonic voices as well as 700 sounds, 200 rhythms and 300 musical presets, the Casio CDP S350 is one of the digital pianos that competes and has an advantage in the market, today we will review the characteristics of it. It costs around €488/
Now that we’ve listed and described the features of this digital piano there’s no better than taking a look at the following video where they tell us more about the Casio CDP S350 and you can hear the different sounds of this piano.
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Now let’s compare the Casio CDP S350 with its more common alternatives. Also at the end of the post you will find a section with the best shopping possibilities for this digital piano. But you can go directly to that part of the post by pressing the following button.
A more focused model for studio pianists is the PX 360 which has among all its features a DSP function and more polyphonic voices, but the Casio CDP S350 model has many more functions such as many more sounds and rhythms for a considerably lower price.
The digital piano Casio CDP S350 is usually about 250 € cheaper than Casio PX 360.
Let’s put the features of each of these pianos in 2 different columns to make it easier to see the differences
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And below a video of the Casio PX 360
If you want to know more about this model do not miss our Casio PX 360 review
Comparing it with the Korg B1 we find that the Korg has some deficiencies like not carrying MIDI as well as a limitation on the effects it brings, however the Casio CDP S350 innovates in several of these matters bringing 64 polyphonic voices as well as more than 700 sounds, 200 rhythms and 300 presets of music.
The digital piano Casio CDP S350 is usually about 230 € more expensive than Korg B1.
Let’s put the features of each of these pianos in 2 different columns to make it easier to see the differences
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And below a video of the Korg B1
If you want to know more about this model do not miss our Korg B1 review
A more modern model than the latter, the Korg SP 280 has more polyphonic voices and also several levels of sensitivity compared to the Casio CDP S350 which has many more registers of sounds as well as rhythms, having also functions such as a power saving mode and a layer function.
The digital piano Casio CDP S350 is usually about 34 € more expensive than Korg SP 280 (it costs around €584/$699/£539), but with so little price difference this can vary.
Let’s put the features of each of these pianos in 2 different columns to make it easier to see the differences
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Korg SP 280 |
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And below a video of the Korg SP 280
If you want to know more about this model do not miss our Korg SP 280 review
Comparing the Casio CDP S350 with the Roland FP 30 we find that both have almost the same functions with the exception that the Casio model surpasses the Roland having more than 700 voices as well as more than 200 rhythms, the Roland on the other hand stands out for having a Playback system via MIDI that is perfect for live performances.
The digital piano Casio CDP S350 is usually about 34 € more expensive than Roland FP 30 (it costs around €625/$729/£566), but with so little price difference this can vary.
Let’s put the features of each of these pianos in 2 different columns to make it easier to see the differences
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And below a video of the Roland FP 30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62_LCDLQsU4
If you want to know more about this model do not miss our Roland FP 30 review
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