Mine looks just as good as the day I purchased it. I got mine used with a nice road runner hard case for a great deal, if you're going to be out touring you're gonna want a good hard case. I'd go with whatever keybed feels the best if you can try them both out (which it sounds like you did). For what it's worth I toured heavily with an Akai MPK249 paired with Ableton over USB for the last three years and it always worked perfectly. I believe they're pretty comparable in quality and features. Seemed a bit taken aback when i told him he was wrong, haha. As Im sure you're well aware it doesnt at all - feels pretty cheap in comparison.
The sales guy in Guitar Center tried to convince me the Essentials model had the same keybed when they didnt have mk2 on display. My only criticism is that it might be a little bit too stiff/heavy, if you're wanting to play quick runs for example. The Akai felt really high quality - always the one i was drawn to when ive tried them in the past. You've played both so will have your own opinions on the keybeds. Have had few bugs with analog lab, but Arturia seems to update it regularly, so nothing major so far. It's almost, but not quite, like having a standalone instrument. Getting a nice controller was a bit of compromise versus me spending $1500 on a clonewheel organ, so having something where i could be up and playing with minimal interaction with my PC was important. I think i was swayed by the analog lab integration. Went with the Keylab and have been happy.
I was deciding between these two as well.
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