imho, if you can afford it, ignore the price

check the reverb, and smooth keys, though it depends on your child if she's a future virtuoso, as it may be difficult to get the best-sounding one, and the fingers can adjust to minor key difficulty, but the EP with the most bombastic sound should be the best, that's why you need to check the reverb - sound is what will get her into the virtuoso vibe - not the color, not the keys, though if you can find everything in one unit, and you can afford it, buy!!! Red may be awesome but it will always be the sound that will make a virtuoso out of a novice. Also, is your child a loner or more of a socializer? If she's a loner, there's a huge chance she'll become a virtuoso if given the best-sounding equipment. As a socializer, she may go for aesthetics. Why not get her the one with rhythm, instruments, etc.? She can compose, edit, and record, and will know what instruments sounded heavenly to her - she will know what genre she might be headed to follow. If you can afford it, buy her a mic with a stand, headset, and ampli. Goodluck finding the best one for your kid

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Thanks for the input!

These are all roughly the same price.

And this is as much for myself as it is for my kids. I want to relearn what I gave up as a kid now that I've discovered the tricks to learn almost anything. (Been learning many things these past few years. Starting with touch typing in two languages and multiple layouts.)

They all sounded amazing compared to what I have as a child.

When I say one sounds better than the other, that's the Headphone nerd in me being picky.

But after trying a few out at the store, I've come to the conclusion that I like how the textured keys feel much much better than the glossy finish. But I still can't get over how ever so slightly off the Casio sounded, so now I'm leaning more towards the Roland FP-30X and the Kawai ES120 (also at the same price).

They both have textured keys, very good weighted hammer action and sounded better than the Casio. (Comparing the Grand Piano sound only.)

Will hit the store again to check out the build quality.

These thing should spark joy every time you touch / see them an as a former architect I take the designs and aesthetic quite seriously.