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(More customer reviews)It has to be imagined that most would buy this kit for the power adaptor that Yamaha decided to not include with the Yamaha YPG-235 76-key Portable Keyboard. Considering that this kit costs about $30 and the Yamaha PA5D Power Adaptor, if one were to purchase it separately, costs about $18, one must decide whether the other contents of the kit are worth the $12 spread. First, then, one should look at what else this kit offers: a Yamaha DVD, headphones, sustain pedal and two year parts and labor extended warranty. The Yamaha DVD is really nothing more than Yamaha's attempt to get the owner to purchase a few more products and the headphones are about the quality one would expect to get free while traveling on some airlines. So these should probably be removed from the equation, leaving the prospective buyer to decide if the sustain pedal and extended warranty are worth twelve dollars. The sustain pedal included in this kit could not be of a simpler design or poorer quality and still be functional; however, amazingly, it works (probably not for long). This leaves the extended warranty to pick up the price differential slack. The warranty that accompanies the purchase of a YPG-235 covers one year parts and 90 days labor, while the extended warranty covers two years parts and labor. All of this being considered; the extended warranty and the, quite probably limited use, sustain pedal might actually be worth the extra twelve dollars. However, if one does not believe in extended warranties and plans to take full advantage of their sustain pedal's capabilities it might not really be worth it. It is not a bad deal, but Yamaha makes it seem as if this kit actually offers the buyer more than they really get. In other words, proceed with caution and consider the opportunity cost involved in such a purchase versus the alternative.
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