Midi Keyboard Decision Help

[Skerrplunk]

I was going to post a midi keyboard question as well. I was going to get the Akai MPK 49 but the reviews weren't very good. I want to use a keyboard with Ableton / Maschine's software / Komplete.

I also don't have a music theory background and am starting to read a couple of books. I'm hoping that having a keyboard with some sort of piano VST will help me learn faster.

Any advise? I am open to spending money for a really good one that will last and let me grown into it.

[Beatmaster Mills]

Just got my oxygen 8 a week ago and love it.

[VanGogo]

It depends on what you want to use it for on which one to get. I use my Oxygen 49 for controling traktor 97% of the time, so I wasn't concerened about velocity sensitivity or after touch. I do occasionally use it for production and it works fine, but there are better choices(& more expensive) for expressive keyboard playing. I believe it's also made to work I instantly with Abelton with no mapping.
Budget and the number of physical controls made the Oxy49 the easy choice for me, but if I were doing mainly production I would have gotten something with weighted velocity sensitive keys.