Good, portable 25-key MIDI controller?

[The Jackson]

Greetings, fellow TubeNetizens,

I know there is a number of you folks out there that are really knowledgeable about music technology, so hopefully I can be steered in the right direction here. I am on the hunt for a 25-key MIDI controller. At the very least, I would be using this controller with Sibelius 6 and, most likely, Pro Tools 8 LE. This keyboard will be needed around campus when I go to college next semester, so it will have to be portable and easily stowable in a medium-sized backpack. I would prefer it to be a USB device. Those are basically all the parameters!

The school has recommended two such controllers, the Korg nanoKEY and the Akai LPK25.

I greatly look forward to any and all recommendations, suggestions, tips, etc.. Many thanks!

Jackson

[Carroll]

I love my NanoKey!

[elimia]

You also couldn't go wrong with the Akai. We use it in our band and really like it. The software that comes with it provides a lot of different options for sounds, etc. I'd imagine it would fit into a daypack just fine.

[The Jackson]

Thanks for all the responses, everyone!