[CA] English Comparing Yamaha P-45 and Yamaha P71
Experts recommend Yamaha P71 more than Yamaha P-45
As of 9 Jun 2022, experts prefer Yamaha P71 over Yamaha P-45, but both Digital Pianos have solid expert endorsements.
As per this month's meta ranking, Yamaha P71 received 4 recommendations: from Luxury Pianos (22 Feb 2021), Gearank (29 Apr 2021) Music Critic (24 Mar 2022) and 1 other. By contrast, Yamaha P-45 received only 2 recommendations from Luxury Pianos (22 Feb 2021) and Music Radar (27 May 2022).
Curious to see this month's entire Digital Pianos ranking? It's here
Endorsement summary:
- On 22 Feb 2021
Luxury Pianos ranked Yamaha P71 as #2 and Yamaha P-45 as #8 Rank Digital Piano Comment ... ... ... #2 out of 10 Yamaha P71 ... ... ... #8 out of 10 Yamaha P-45 Light and portable... ... ... Source: luxury-pianos.com - On 27 May 2022
Music Radar ranked Yamaha P-45 as #4 Rank Digital Piano Comment ... ... ... #4 out of 10 Yamaha P-45 Most affordable Yamaha digital piano is a bestseller... ... ... Source: www.musicradar.com - On 29 Apr 2021
Gearank ranked Yamaha P71 as #5 Rank Digital Piano Comment ... ... ... #5 out of 5 Yamaha P71 The Best Digital Pianos Under $500Source: www.gearank.com - On 24 Mar 2022
Music Critic ranked Yamaha P71 as #4 Rank Digital Piano ... ... #4 out of 9 Yamaha P71 ... ... Source: musiccritic.com - On 28 May 2022
Old Time Music ranked Yamaha P71 as #5 Rank Digital Piano ... ... #5 out of 9 Yamaha P71 ... ... Source: oldtimemusic.com
Verdict
After counting and adding up the 79 expert endorsements of the May rankings, Yamaha P71 outranks Yamaha P-45. This is not to say that that Yamaha P-45 is a bad option. Like Yamaha P71, it is recommended by experts, but less.
Yamaha P-45 
Yamaha P71 Customers like Yamaha P-45 and Yamaha P71 about the same
At ReviewFinder we prefer to focus on professional product reviews, because customer reviews can be disproportionately affected by unrelated factors such as delivery, specific seller listing problems, and, of course, fake reviews. With that said, below is the summary of consumer sentiment.
Yamaha P71
CS of 10 is similar to a 4.8 star review, CS of 0 is similar to a 2 star review.
Both Yamaha P-45 and Yamaha P71 have very similar amazing customer reviews.
As can be seen in the chart above, median best-selling digital piano receives a consumer score of 8.8 (great). Both Yamaha P-45 and Yamaha P71 receive customer reviews that average out above that median threshold.
| Yamaha P-45 |
10.0 Amazing
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| Yamaha P71 |
9.9 Amazing
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| Median best-selling Digital Piano |
Yamaha P71 is more popular than Yamaha P-45
It's fairly safe to say that Yamaha P71 is a more popular digital piano than Yamaha P-45, based on its 5,000+ reviews. Popularity is determined based on product sales. Note that older and cheaper products tend to sell more.
To consider
| Table: Top compared alternatives for Yamaha P-45 and P71 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Casio Privia PX-160 | $549 | 2 expert recommendations | ||
 | Yamaha P121 | $630 |
 10.0 Amazing
| No expert recommendations | Better Reviews |
 | Casio PX-S1000 | $650 |
10.0 Amazing
| No expert recommendations | Better Reviews |
 | Yamaha P71 | $500 |
9.9 Amazing
| 4 expert recommendations | |
| Rank | Change | Price | Digital Piano | The Guitar Junky  | Luxury Pianos | Best Digital Piano  | Prime Sound  | Run The Music  | Gearank | Gram Parsons  | Music Critic | Old Time Music | Music Radar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | $3000 |  Roland RD-2000 | - | - | 3 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - |
| 2 | - | $500 |  Yamaha P71 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 5 | - | 4 | 5 | - |
| 3 | - | $2400 |  Yamaha YDP-184 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | - | $899 |  Kawai ES110 | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 5 |
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Expert reviews [18]
- with a score: 8
- without a score: 10
| Highest score by PianoReport | 100 |
| Average score based on 18 reviews | 83 |
| Lowest score by Digital Piano Review | 60 |
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
| 0-20 |
Expert reviews [26]
- with a score: 4
- without a score: 22
| Highest score by Old Time Music | 92 |
| Average score based on 26 reviews | 79 |
| Lowest score by buydigitalpiano.com | 65 |
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
| 0-20 |
- Includes the P45 Digital Piano, power adapter, sustain pedal and music rest
- 88 fully weighted piano style keys simulate the feel of an acoustic piano and provide a quality playing experience
- GHS weighted action is heavier in the low end and lighter in the high end, just like an acoustic piano
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- Amazon exclusive model includes power adapter and sustain pedal
- 88 fully weighted piano style keys simulate the feel of an acoustic piano and provide a quality playing experience
- Contains 10 different voices, including digitally sampled tones from real Yamaha acoustic grand pianos
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Yamaha P-45 is a very popular and one of the cheaper options. It's in the top 3 bestselling digital pianos and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Casio Privia PX-160 or Donner DDP-100 .
Yamaha P-45 is $250 less expensive than an average digital piano ($799.99).
Yamaha P71 is a very popular and one of the cheaper options. It's in the top 3 bestselling digital pianos and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Casio PX760 or Korg B2N .
Yamaha P71 is $300 less expensive than an average digital piano ($799.99).
