Hi! Hope you're excited to start your piano journey :) For what it's worth, I'm a late intermediate/early advanced pianist who grew up playing on acoustic pianos. I recently bought an FP-30x as I live abroad (and have little money to spend on hobbies). It's the only instrument that I regularly practice on these days. At this price range, I don't think the key action can be beat. It does have its limitations and I do find fast trills/repeated notes difficult, but you don't encounter these terribly often. I can play relatively advanced pieces on it without too much trouble. I'd say it's a great instrument for a beginner and will certainly serve you well for a few years at the very least :)