M-audio 49e versus 61e???

I'm trying to decide whether to get the m-audio 49e versus 61e keystation. Using it to compose music into GarageBand as well as into Finale Songwriter or Sibelius. I'm an amatuer musician who plays the piano. Anybody had any experience with these keyboards that can give me some information on them? Are you findng 49 keys is enough and what about the semi-weighted keys on the 61? What do folks think?

I'm in a similar position and decided to go with the 61. That extra octave made a difference because, at least when I was just improvising and exploring, I kept running out of keys on the 49. It still happens to me occasionally on the 61 but I don't have room for (or the money for) 88... The semi-weighted keys took a little getting used to because they feel like organ keys but if you set the keyboard sensitivity (in GB) to a higher level than default it becomes surprisingly expressive.

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