They were horrendously unreliable, Rick Wakeman ceremoniously burned two of his!
But there was nothing quite like it. I love the sound that dominated the bands I was into in in the early 70s. King Crimson, Yes, Genesis, Strawbs, BJH, Greenslade and a host of others.
That said its an odd choice of EZ Keys concept, for the most part it’s a sound for block chords and counter melody lines. I am not sure the MIDI would be useful. The market is quite crowded.
To date M-Tron Pro is the most versatile Mellotron emulation but Hollow Sun's Newtron Bomb II is the beast for real raw power. The updated Newtron Bomb III added a lot of refinements but I still prefer the earlier version.
I thought UVI Mello was pretty poor in comparison, as is the Tron Kapsul for Infinity player. I am reluctant to mention Sample Tron for fear of causing someone to start foaming at the mouth and falling over backwards.