EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

Most hardware piano (Roland, Korg...) have 256 Mb soundbanks max (most 
around 32 Mb).
And they are used on stage by big stars, no one complains.
Piano is a percussive instrument, it should be possible to have a descent 
piano that is 'small' so it leave space for more samples in our samplers, 
and will run in memory.
I totally agree with you, there is a sample inflation and it seems that the 
bigger is the better.
But where this will end? Now you spend more time in setup up than playing 
music!