Donner DEP-20 Portable Weighted Digital Piano

This piano is wonderful. It has great tone and looks lovely. Been having a great time "tickling the ivories"!

Okay so, first things first, I am SO excited about this. I ordered this back on june 1st, and just received it today (July 20th) so it took around a month and a half, plus I had to order a replacement since the first one got lost. I will say, it's for sure been worth the wait. I have been playing piano for the last 3 and a half years. I started when I was a sophomore in high school and I needed just one more class to fill my schedule for the semester so I was like "lol piano sounds fun" and the rest is history. I was a senior this past year, and I was fully aware this would be my last year taking the class (having taken it 3 times previously) so I'd been looking for a piano for such a long time but I was picky about my keyboards and they had to have specific things and features. I irritated everyone who was helping me in my search, because they'd show me one and I'd be like "needs weighted keys. Not enough keys. That one doesnt have a sustained pedal" and so on. So my boyfriend sent me a link to this piano, and as I was looking at it, and reading reviews, I started to get excited. This one. This was it. It was just a little bit out of my price range but sacrificing snacks at work for 2 weeks wasnt going to kill me. This piano is BEAUTIFUL. It looks, sounds and feels like I'm playing a grand. It's not as top notch as a 1000 dollar one, but for people on a budget, its PERFECT. I have been playing nonstop. I'm so happy that I can keep playing piano despite the fact that school is over. BUY THIS!!! DONT HESITATE

We've had a cheap Yamaha 76-key keyboard for a while but I've been looking for a nice 88-key with better feel and sound. This DEP-20 keyboard sounds great and on full volume fills my large living room. Its nice and solid, and feels much more professional than the cheap Yamaha. They keys are very responsive and have a good weight to them, my daughter immediately noticed it "feels like a real piano." Most of the extra features, like an audio input for backing tracks seems useful plus audio and USB out. I'm not sure we'll ever use the built-in MP3 player, although it could be nice to have a bank of backing tracks at the touch of a button (and no cables needed). The dual-voice feature also sounds great, the default grand piano plus the default strings have a wonderful chorus-y effect The drum effect sounds much better than I thought it would and has lots of percussion options available. It has a built-in metronome, but also 200 built-in rhythm tracks. It also have a built in "looper" where you can record a piece and then have that piece played back, letting you use the drums to create your own rhythm track or maybe laydown the bass line and then play the melody over it. Also the two headphone outputs on the front is great, no need to find a Y adapter when four hands are playing quietly. Issues: The manual needs some edits. The "Dynamics" button in the diagram is the "Velocity curve" in the explanation but is actually the "Touch" button when you look at the keyboard. The order is correct so it's not hard to figure out what is what, just keep that in mind. Its heavy (25lbs) so don't try to use a cheap flimsy stand with it.

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A lot of piano for the money! This is full size keyboard with "weighted" keys. What that means is that it has the same feel as a piano rather than the soft feel of cheap electronic keyboards. It also registers how hard you strike the key and plays softer/louder accordingly. This is important if you want to the feel of playing a "real" piano. The piano does NOT come with a stand, I used a cheap "X" stand that I already have. This could be a problem if you don't have a large table to put it on. On the other hand the piano has feet that lift it off the table so that the sound that comes from the bottom resonates on the table rather than be muffled (there are also smaller speakers on the top). I think it sounds great and is pretty loud. There are 2 convenient headphones jacks to practice in silence (and duets :) ) I tried also connecting the audio out to an amplifier and boy did it sound great with a full size speaker! The piano has lots of different sounds, from bells, to organ, to strings, etc... so I'm sure there are lots of sounds for everybody, but I wanted a piano, so I really only use the "Grand Piano" sound which is the default when you turn it on. From the photos you can see it has a sustain pedal like a real piano to let the notes resonate even when you let go (see the video). According to the manual you can also get a 3 pedal set, but it doesn't come with it. As you can see from the photos on Amazon, the piano comes with a music sheet holder, I don't have it up in the video. There are lots of cool features, like the ability to play along with demo tracks, do automatic chords, etc... I didn't play with too many of those, because I wanted a piano but I didn't have the money or room for a "real" piano. I do like that it has a built-in metronome, playing with a metronome beat is an important skill for beginners. I love the ability to play along with your own MP3s/tracks. either use the "audio in" cable or plug a USB stick with your tracks right in the back of the piano. Anything bad? Well, I mentioned that it doesn't come with a stand. I have bought other Donner instruments and they came with a bunch of accessories so I had assumed it would come with a stand (my mistake). I gues that way you can buy anything you want (you can see mine is cheap and is wobbly in the video). The black keys are slightly textured on the top instead of 100% smooth. Maybe some pianos are that way (black keys used to be made out of ebony, which is wood, and white keys covered with ivory, which is very smooth), but the piano I grew up with had very smooth black keys. Probably a matter of personal preference. My son is the real piano player in the family but too shy for a video, so you get to hear my playing. My phone is not great at recording videos, it sounds better in person, but you get the idea. This instrument is a great alternative for a student that is just starting and may not stick to his piano lessons (I'm looking at my other son here :+) ) and is a good portable option if you play with friends outside of the home.

My son is a beginner and he really likes it.He has an 88 keys keyboard in his room but he likes this one a lot. He said it felt like a "real piano".This is a gift for Christmas. Also,when i put an order,I forgot to enter the discount code for a $100 off. I emailed the store and they were kind enough to give me the discount through giving me a refund. Very good customer service.Now,I hope it will last for years.

I have always wanted to learn how to play the piano. So far I am loving it.

This is a solid instrument and excellent value. I mostly focus on guitar but wanted to be able to easily record keys as well. The default grand piano voicing is convincing and sounds good with the build-in speakers. The keyboard comes with a variety of modern sounds and rhythms, though I like the pure piano sound best. And it connects to a PC via USB, allowing for unlimited sound possibilities. Playing the adjustable weighted keys feel great and give good feedback, and all functions and settings are easily accessible. In addition to 2 headphone jacks on the front, the back has sufficient connectivity options with line-in and out, a USB port to play MP3 from a thumb drive, and another USB port to connect to a PC, e.g. for recording, or to play back midi files via the piano (does not come with USB cables). There's also a port for the included sustain pedal. This is no lightweight, and it's not small - Get a good stand for it. I have a Z style stand that works great with it. The manual is basic, in English and Chinese, and lists all voicings and demo settings. My piano came securely packed, undamaged, and in perfect condition with power supply, sustain pedal, and manual.

like many folks this past year I decided to teach myself Piano, since we couldn't go out. It’s on the floor cause of my fault. I canceled the order for the stand because I thought I got 2 but then it canceled both I guess so I reordered and it gets here tomorrow. Piano is nice even on the floor don’t hate on me I’m not rich I can’t spent millions on a piano and this was a steal. Let me tell you. It came super quick and has amazing quality for the price. It’s not as good as an acoustic OBVIOUSLy but for the price you can’t do worse. The only thing it’s not too amazing at is when it’s shifting chords and you use the pedal it kinda sounds brown and ugly and mushed together just for one or two notes. Maybe my old piano I was just so used to and the way it worked and using an electric is something to get used to

like many folks this past year I decided to teach myself Piano, since we couldn't go out. Looked at many youtube and other reviews on the internet. On avg this keyboard recieved the best recommendations for a cost effective beginner keyboard. I've been using this now for around 10 months. Not having played before I don't have anything to compare it to. It has held up well with not signs of deterioration. it is easy to operate with many more functions than I know how to use. Instead of paying another $100 for the stand I built my own out of old pallet. One thing I found was that since this is pretty thick compared to other keyboards I have seen on line, when you position the keys to the recommended height, it becomes a tight fit for getting your legs under the keyboard. the sound of the grand piano isn't that good to me. again being a beginner not an issue at this time as the way I'm playing nothing is sounding that good. ;^) the pedal works well and I use a midi adaptor to hook it up to my Ipad to use online learning apps. It doesn't have bluetooth, so I use an external bluetooth adapter to connect to wireless earbuds. I had to get a large audio adaptor to fit the output jack. Overall I'm happy.

I grew up with a real full piano. They are so big though and I don’t have room for one at my house. I used to play with a Yamaha keyboard that the keys weren’t weighted and it just didn’t feel right. I purchased this because it was the least expensive fully weighted hammer action keyboard that I could find. I am overjoyed that it plays so well and feels like a real piano. Sound is very good and loud and the sustain pedal works well. Would recommend this to anyone looking for something that is weighted keys to practice with.

I love this piano just started playing the piano for the first time in my entire life this Thanksgiving and the sound quality is great especially for a first piano.

Love it I used a casio one before but I got this one for Christmas

Decided to play the piano again after 15 years. Awesome piano! Never expected this quality for the digital piano. Highly recommend to anyone looking for a digital piano.

It's really good and I am having fun operating every day. Though power supply was missing in the package which gave me some trouble and waiting time to get it, but Donner was very positive during this period and also reimburse the money I paid for buying it. Thanks Donner.

I love my new piano. Thank you.

In general satisfied with the instrument. It delivers what the specifications say. I only would like it to come along with a stand or with suggestions on how to get one appropriate to the instrument.

Very pleased with this piano. I was looking for a fully weighted keyboard with 88 keys just for casual home use, and we are very happy with this one! The only minor thing to get used to was that the keys require a slightly firmer touch than our other regular piano, unsure if this could be said about all digital pianos or not. Overall we are very happy with the purchase! It arrived 3 days early too, always a bonus!

Very good quality for the money.

i have had it for a few days and so far its been great its feels and sounds good

Great sound, nice solid feel, excellent service and great warranty.

So, I've had my DEP-20 now for a week. I am very happy I bought it. I shopped around for just the right digital piano for about three months. I finely chose the DEP-20 because it has far more for under $400.00 than anything else out there right now. The most important tones (digitized instrument sounds) are very good and it has way loads more of them that its competition. The same is true with everything else about the DEP-20. It has far more rhythms, far more demos, far more features and far more connectivity options in this price range. Also, it has a very strong case that can stand up to being carried around to gigs and other things. The sheet music stand it comes with is built like the case as one thick, strong, large piece of plastic and that is something you usually only find on much more expensive pianos. It has two headphone ports on the front of the case and two speakers on top but also two more speakers on the underside of the case and three short legs to keep the underside speakers above a tabletop. Donner has thought of everything. I have to admit I was skeptical at first about just how good a digital piano could be for under $400.00 but now that I have practiced and played on my DEP-20 everyday for a week I think of the DEP-20 now as a beginners dream come true. I highly recommend it. Also, I want to say customer service at Donner is world class.

I have had this piano for about a week and its really awesome. I am a beginner and the keys feel great, fully weighted. It sounds great. It came well packaged. I appreciate the included Sustain pedal. Its an excellent piano at this price point!

This keyboard worked great until it stopped turning on. Now we are being ghosted by Donner and are stuck with a $300+ keyboard that doesn't turn on, and no replacement in sight.

This keyboard plays beautifully! The sound is amazing! I also loved the weighted keys making the feel of playing a real piano. I would highly recommend this keyboard for an level pianist, from beginners to advanced. The shipping speed was great too! I ordered it on one day and received it the very next day!

When I received this instrument, I was delighted with its grand piano sound. Delighted with the sustain pedal. Delighted with the front headset hook up. After that, the search for various other voices was annoying. Also, the litany of useless voices was mind boggling. 80% of the sounds I've never heard of nor care about. As well as some of the crazy noises. The instrument would've been 100% better if you stuck with AUTHENTIC ORCHESTRA voices. Like I said in the beginning, the grand piano voice was stunning. Its takes 16(+ hits) to get to the organ voices. 40+ to get to a violin. 40-48+ to get to strings. After that...who cares. (55 Orch Hit...what idiot invented that one?) Brass selection are terrible. I'm not going to assess any of those. None of them sound authentic. Here's a thought...steal some of YAMAHA'S voices. I should've bought there's at a higher price. The Donner DEP-20 was cheaper.

Working out great for piano lessons so far! We just need to buy a stand!

I have never played piano or keyboard before and I realized that I have really enjoyed the sound. Playing guitar and bass guitar (as a hobby - I’m not a pro by any means) before this, I have found that this keyboard has everything I was looking for as a starter. I had weighed my options for a few days when I knew I wanted to get a keyboard, and found that the price ranges came with sacrifice; keyboards from other brands that were the equivalent of the DEP 10 would leave me out of the experience of owning a more portable version of a real piano. So, I looked to the DEP 20, which has better features for a bit of a price increase. This keyboard has got everything I, and I imagine any other beginners would be looking for. I highly recommend this keyboard in particular for someone looking to get in to piano and stick with it because it leaves minimal sacrifices in terms of quality for the price it demands. Be cautious of purchasing the DEP 20 if you believe that this cost may come back around in the end because you will not play it. But no doubting that this keyboard will find fulfillment in the hands of someone who will simply enjoy being able to play songs on piano.

Probably not for advanced uses, due to less detail in the key pressure sensitivity levels, but for my purposes, I'm very happy. The key weight has the feel of a piano, which was what I was needing, for a beginner practice piano. Good feel and build quality, without breaking the bank.

Loved it so much!

i have had it for over a week and so far its been great

Great product, the only thing better than a rose on my Donner piano is tulips on my organ!

Made a purchase and want to cancel and buy something different from Donner. I sent a chat through Facebook and two emails. No response and no phone number to call.

I bought this as a replacement for an older Casio keyboard to use for church. This far exceeded my expectations. I don't really play many sounds other than the Piano sound, but the sound is very full and has so much life. It is something that I would recommend to anyone that isn't looking into the "Premium" end of the spectrum. The few sounds that I use on here are miles better than anything close to the price range.

This piano works amazing! It has all 88 keys and it sounds like an actual piano. In surprised at how good it it is for the price. It's great for beginners or anyone who wants a piano on a budget. The speakers work great, and so do the volume contols. It has more than enough buttons and voices for a beginner or anyone that doesn't want something too flashy. It has weighted keys and touch sensitivity. I am 100% pleasantly surprised. The only problem I have is the audio port for the headphones. I don't know what size it is.. but other than that it's perfect.

So, I've had my DEP-20 now for a week. I am very happy I bought it. I shopped around for just the right digital piano for about three months. I finely chose the DEP-20 because it has far more for under $400.00 than anything else out there right now. The most important tones (digitized instrument sounds) are very good and it has way loads more of them that its competition. The same is true with everything else about the DEP-20. It has far more rhythms, far more demos, far more features and far more connectivity options in this price range. Also, it has a very strong case that can stand up to being carried around to gigs and other things. The sheet music stand it comes with is built like the case as one thick, strong, large piece of plastic and that is something you usually only find on much more expensive pianos. It has two headphone ports on the front of the case and two speakers on top but also two more speakers on the underside of the case and three short legs to keep the underside speakers above a tabletop. Donner has thought of everything. I have to admit I was skeptical at first about just how good a digital piano could be for under $400.00 but now that I have practiced and played on my DEP-20 everyday for a week I think of the DEP-20 now as a beginners dream come true. I highly recommend it. Also, I want to say customer service at Donner is world class.

My daughter has been using this piano for more than a month, it has everything we need. She has playing piano for around 2 years and she was ready for an upgrade, my eyes were on Yamaha P125 which is around double the price of the Donner DEP-20 with the same (or little less) functionalities. I am happy with my purchase. What I like: Great value, weighted keys, Tones & Polyphony (can deliver what P125 does), high quality sustain peddle included What can be better: Thickness; it is significantly thicker than other keyboards

Best customer service I've ever had online. Great product for great price.

The piano plays nicely and responsive, albeit the keys are a little light despite being advertised as hammer action. They mistakenly sent me the wrong item so I wasn't too happy about it. Customer service had some hiccups but if you are persistent with your contact they will solve your issue. I just wish they always have someone online to take your message. Communication is snail-pace due to opposite time zone.

First and foremost, for an electric piano at this price, its a great deal. I wanted a weighted 88 key keyboard/piano that plays like a real piano, and this does. I've had this piano for a few days now, and have been playing it a lot. I am very happy with this purchase and recommend it to anyone who is looking for an electric piano in this price range. The construction of this piano is a lot more durable than I was expecting it to be. I tried to put some info down below on the features I've noticed so far, I hope this helps anyone who reads it. Why did I buy this piano: I bought this for my daughters who I am going to start giving lessons to. I have a cheaper Yamaha keyboard that was more for recording, and doesn't feel and play like a real piano, so I started shopping for something like this so my daughters will be able to get the idea of the feel of a acoustic piano. I didn't want to go too cheap in the hope that they stick with it, and I can get a few years out of it. Speakers: The speakers are very clear, and do not seem to clip or scratch when turned all the way up. Even with the bass sounds, the speakers perform great. I've been keeping the volume at about 75%, and that's really all that's needed. The speakers have some great range and handle high end and low end really well. I've also noticed that nothing on the piano vibrates, hums or gives any annoying, unintended sound when the volume is up. Headphones: There are 2 1/4 in headphones jacks in the front of the piano, which is nice so you're not looking behind it to plug them in when you want to play quietly. I'm playing with more studio quality headphones and the volume isn't clipping in the headphones, but that could be due to the type i'm using. I'm not sure how it will sound with earbud type headphones. Weighted Keys: All in all, I'm happy with the weight and the pressure needed to press the keys. They may be a little heavier than the acoustic piano I grew up with, but they're really natural feeling. The keys themselves actually have some density to them, and don't feel like cheap, hollow plastic like many keyboards do. They do have felt at the base of the keys unlike many low cost keyboards. Sound Effects: There are a lot, but I stick with the Grand Piano, or Bright Piano effect. Like many keyboards, most effects are unnecessary, but they're there if you need them. There are some decent strings, orchestra, and pads with this keyboard. Sustain Pedal: The frame is plastic but the pedal itself is metal and feels really durable. It just has a 1/4 in jack and plugs in the back. No issues with mine, works as expected. USB and MP3: I haven't used either of these yet, but plan to use the USB for recording on a DAW. On board recording: This works great and is easy to use. I haven't messed with this a ton, but I don't think it will create a loop to play over, but I could be wrong. From what I've seen, the recording feature just records the whole song your playing, then you can play over it while replaying the track. Recommendation: I'm giving it 5 stars and would recommend it to anyone looking in this price range. Its not going to play like a pristine $2000 electric piano, but at this price range and for what I'm doing with it, I'm very impressed with it.

This piano exceeded my expectations. I played on an acoustic piano for several years in school and recently decided I’d like to get back to it. My main purchasing decision was how the keys would feel compared to an acoustic piano. I definitely wanted something with weighted keys and hoped this would be good enough, and honestly I think the keys compare to a pricier digital keyboard — the keys themselves even have some texture to them, the black keys are pretty matte and don’t feel like cheap plastic. I love that it came with a pedal, but it’s not the highest quality pedal. It has very little resistance when depressed. I use over ear headphones with this and had to get one of those converter jacks. I don’t think the sound quality in the headphones is as good as the sound out of the speakers, but I don’t mind too much while practicing.

What a great starter keyboard for my son who's learning piano. It came quickly in the mail and had an issue with one of the keys and part of the stand. The customer service was quick to understand the problem and overnight me replacement parts with instructional install videos. The keyboard is very much a starter keyboard, no bells and whistles, but it sounds great and does exactly what we need it to do.

We received a faulty DEP-20 & the return process is a nightmare. Donner customer service contact is absolutely abysmal - slow to non-existent & when they do finally get around to replying to your countless emails, they're sketchy, unhelpful, short on proper wording & give you the runaround. They actually tried to offer $30 for a repair that would cost $100s, no joke - what legit business acts as such?? We're still in the process of trying to obtain a RA number & our full refund after over 13 emails. Read many other customers experience the same abysmal customer service - Donner's statement "just in case you're not 100% satisfied. We've made the return and exchange process super easy" is a flat out lie.

I bought my Donner keyboard on Amazon and I love it so much that I bought one from the Donner website for my grand kids. They love it too!

Great product (especially for it’s price point)!

I needed an electic piano for vocal practice and I am truly loving it !

Very nice keyboard for the price. The keys are weighted to match an acoustic piano. And includes many features that make practicing fun.

Love this piano! The weighted keys are fabulous. Feels just like the real thing. The sound is fabulous. Lovely deep bass when you get to the low notes. Goes plenty loud to be heard in a moderately sized room or club. Nice variety of instruments. The grand piano sound great and many others are very well done as well, such as the vibes, electric piano, harpsichord as well. And to get auto-accompaniment, a nice reverb, split keyboard setting, dual voice, a one-track recorder and a quality sustain pedal with it is the icing on the cake. It's a little on the thick side, so make sure whatever you put it on is a little lower than normal, or you will stand to play. It is fairly heavy as well, but I suppose the fully weighted keys add to that. All in all, for the price, I am blown away by this not-so-little keyboard. As a musician of many years, I am quite pleased and will definitely buy Donner products again thanks to their quality and price point.