It's a great synthfor learning synthesis, but not 'just for beginners' by any stretch of the imagination. It's battery powered, so it's great for making music wherever you like. As mentioned elsewhere, ypu will need to source a power supply yourself if you are not comfortable with the 'battery only' idea. That's the only negative thing I can find to say about it.. Cos it sounds awesome! The keys are not full size, but then neither are my keyboard playing skills, so that's totally not an issue. (It's a mono synth anyway, so fancy chord work is not an option)