Dato Duo
Shares rank 4 of 6 pocket synthesizers by recommenders
Kids regularly enjoy jamming on it, and people find it very cool for children, though critics call the price steep.
Kids regularly enjoy jamming on it, and people find it very cool for children, though critics call the price steep.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Kids jam on it regularly
“Love my Datos (also own the drum now)! My kids are jamming with them regularly.”
Comment from 17 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: I built a synth for my daughter” Very cool for kids
“It's very cool for kids, except for the fairly steep price point.”
Comment from 17 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: I built a synth for my daughter” Family enjoys it
“which we enjoy quite a bit”
Comment from 1 Oct 2026 in “CHOMPI portable sampler instrument is now open-source (hardware and software)”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Steep price point
“It's very cool for kids, except for the fairly steep price point.”
Comment from 17 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: I built a synth for my daughter”
Other pocket synthesizers people recommend
The four most recommended other pocket synthesizers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M-VAVE FM-1 | 14 | 2 | 88% | 1 | 1 mo3 owners | — |
| Teenage Engineering Pocket Operator | 11 | 2 | 85% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Teenage Engineering OP-1 | 8 | 3 | 73% | 5 | — | — |
| Dato DuoThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| CHOMPI portable sampler | 5 | 4 | 56% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“which we enjoy quite a bit”
“Love my Datos (also own the drum now)! My kids are jamming with them regularly.”
“It's very cool for kids, except for the fairly steep price point.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.