Guys, I'm looking at getting one for the missus. She's a very good pianist, but forego her old upright when we moved in to a small apartment together. So, I'm looking at a good digital as a surprise.

Question. Is the key "touch" or "feel" really that important to you pianists? I'm not talking about beginners, but rather the more seasoned ones (and for someone moving from an upright).

So far, we've seen the Yamaha CLP-535 and she likes the "touch". If I recall correctly, it's around the region of 5.5k. I saw some comments above about Roland (the RP401R seems right around the same price). Is the feeling similar between both models?

I guess there goes any element of surprise, then. Thanks a heap, guys! I'd rather bring her to test it out than to bring a lemon home as a surprise. Sorry for hijacking your thread, tigaxx!!