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Pianists will probably be discontent with anything less than a hammer action. Organists will expect drawbar access. Some analogue synthesis fiends would want a panel full of controls to tweak. Only the more generalist keyboardist is going to be happy with plastic, semi-weighted keys and a heap of push-button preset sounds with limited real-time editing.
Plenty of pre-owned KORG, Roland and Yamaha ROMpler workstation instruments would fit the bill.
A used Roland vr09 might be worth a shout. Hammond and elec pianos sounds are good on it, acoustic pianos ok in a live mix but not stellar on their own, synth sounds are good, keyboard doesn't feel great to play but is okay if youre not fussy. Very light which is a bonus. I sold one pretty cheap on here a year or two ago.
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Might not need an amp if you always have decent monitoring? Keyboard amps that sound ok at drummer volume aren't cheap.
If she can find more cash, then going up the chain...
The Yamaha MX49 at around £400 is pretty much the starter kit for a "pro keyboard" IMO. It's "entry-level" pro of course but definitely a more serious piece of kit.
The Roland VR-09 is the entry-level option that also has drawbars for organ sounds. Red Dog had a VR-09B (the latest version) being blown out as ex-demo at their soon-to-close Leeds shop, if it were still available it's a snip at £460ish IIRC. New it's going north of £800 now. Second-hand it's still gonna be more than £500 because of that in most cases. Note that the VR-09 and the VR-09B are identical other than some minor cosmetic differences - the sounds, controls and engine are the same.
The best *overall* deal in the land at the moment in a genuine(ish) "proper" workstation is at A+C Hamilton, who have the Yamaha MOXF6 + a free 512mb flash expansion + a USB stick loaded with stuff you can put on said expansion for £699, or the MOXF8 with the 88-key weighted keybed for £999. It's a few years old now, but has a ridiculous library of sounds onboard. The downside is operation is fairly fiddly by today's standards, but it's pretty damn powerful otherwise. http://www.achamilton.co.uk/Yamaha/Yamaha-MOXF6.htm