The thing with MIDI controllers is that there isn't much to them and prices have come down so much that you CAN get a decent well-built controller in the $300 price range. The expensive ones are those that are putting everything in one controller, like dual-screens to move away from staring at a screen/laptop. Regardless of the brand or how well those are put together, there are a lot more components that can go bad - more likely to fail IMO.
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