I received the (paid link) Midiplus AKM320 Mini Keyboard as a gift from my son a few years ago to use when I was experimenting with Garageband before I decided to get back into music seriously.

This works surprisingly well, and I am considering taking it with me on trips to have something to use with my laptop. The price was a big bonus too.

The keyboard just worked when I plugged it in, no setup required, that was on an iMac at the time but I have also used it on a windows machine with no issues whatsoever. Just plug in the provided USB cable and get to work.

It has 32-note velocity sensitive mid-size keys that even my fumbling fingers can hit. There are also a Pitch Wheel, Modulation Wheel, Octave Up/Down Buttons, and Transpose Up/Down Buttons.

The octave buttons function well and are crucial with the limited range of the keyboard.

This is very definitely a good deal for the price and it feels like a solid keyboard and plays without any real issues.

Some may find it too small, but small is sometimes good – fits in a bag nicely.