I gotta be honest. I'm a guitar player who's looking to experiment with some different stuff and didn't really know what to look for in a drum machine. So I did my research and my criteria was quite simple: 
 
- Affordable 
- Sounds ok 
- Enough features to keep me interested, but not be overwhelmed 
- Looks good (yeah, call me shallow, but the Volca Beats is now in my living room and my wife and I love the vibe!) 
 
The Korg Volca Beats checked every box, so I decided to pull the trigger. 
 
Sure, it's simple, the built-in speaker doesn't carry much weight (not sure if people expect something else from such a tiny speaker), and it's not filled with crazy sounds, but I'm impressed with the vibe I'm hearing out of it. From hip-hop to post-punk, it sounds great and I'm quite happy with the purchase! 
 
Pros: Everything I mentioned before. 
 
Cons: I honestly miss a speaker output to connect to a PA without having to deal with that tiny and flimsy headphone output; And I wish that the cables were connected from the back, not the top. 
 
Still, solid 9/10 for the Korg Volca Beats!