I'm not a complete novice because I used to play the piano for fun from middle school to high school, so I'm wondering if a 61-key keyboard will enough. I was considering purchasing the YAMAHA YPT260 61-Key Portable Keyboard for roughly $140 on Amazon, but I recently discovered the Alesis Talent 61-Key Portable Keyboard for $49.99 at Walmart. Because I'm a college student, I'm concerned about cost, therefore I'm wondering if the Alesis is adequate or if I should pay more and purchase the Yamaha. Any and all recommendations will be greatly welcomed!

I'm a big music fan and sick of just sitting on the sidelines. I want to at least be able to play some of my faves and be inspired to just riff around and enjoy. I do want to add guitar afterward but I want to learn to play on a keyboard.

What do you recommend?

ive been using a 49 key midi to learn for my first 3 months and im now planning on getting a keyboard. the kurzweil KP-80 looks really nice and has everything i need, but it only has 61 keys. i dont want to waste money and/or have less features if those extra keys are just going to be collecting dust (my budget is ~£400)

and as for my intentions: i am just playing (self taught) as a hobby. i dont really care what im playing but im really interested in learning music theory in the somewhat future.

thanks for reading and forgive my ignorance.

edit: decided on getting an 88 key as i think it will suit me better. thanks for all the help!

So iam on the makert for a good stage keys,preferably 61 keys idc about the keybed that much i have heard yamaha ck61 i wanna know if anyone here can let me know if its sum that i can use in my productions i mainly do soulful stuff rnb alternative iam mainly using keyscape for the key sounds i would love some that could give me that same feeling or better does anyone here recommend ck61 for that ?