Scissor-switch keyboards

[Zarick]

Hello, I am looking for a new scissor switch keyboard for my desktop but each time I am looking for a new one it seems they have become more and more rare.
I am looking for a general purpose keyboard with numpad that I can also use for gaming. I am hoping to find some suggestions here because my own googling so far has only resulted in "This item is no longer being delivered/available" I am starting to think normal-ish scissor switch keyboards simply aren't being made anymore.

To help clarify what I am looking for my keyboards from the last few years have been: Logitech UltraX Premium (the perfect keyboard imo) and Gigabyte K7100 (Not nearly as good but it worked well enough)

[dante]

You have to keep hitting craigslist/ebay.  I just scored a NOS Ultra X Premium USB for $15.  It has much nicer (smoother) keycaps than the standard PS/2 model.

The Siig Premium Aluminum which has been around forever appears to have been recently discontinued.

I've also been searching for Enermax Aurora Lite's but those are very, very rare.

[jcoffin1981]

You should check out the Logitech Illumintated Keyboard.  I have purchased several of them.  I think the corded one is of better quality.  This is my favorite scissor switch style board.

[Rodde]

Seconded on the Illuminated suggestion. Pretty great for the price imo.

[Leslieann]

Thirded, they are great keyboards.

[dante]

Here is one I found on ebay.  I haven't tried it but if you can deal with an all white keyboard it might be worth it:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ASK5000WH-Low-profile-USB-wired-Keyboard-with-2-USB-Ports/311127236294

[dante]

I am forever mutating.  I think I prefer the Dell KB-522 over scissor switch now. WTF.

Damn you Dell!

[Budman]

Seconded on the Illuminated suggestion. Pretty great for the price imo.

Not for gaming they aren't. The later version of the k800 Illuminated have been purposely crippled by Logitech so that widely popular multi-key combo's used for games don't work together. In other words, it has bad ghosting issues.  https://community.logitech.com/s/feed/0D5310000510YzfCAE

For a gaming scissor switch, you will probably have to seek out a Razer Deathstalker or Gigabyte Force K7

[Findecanor]

In other words, it has bad ghosting issues.

BTW. You mean "it has bad blocking issues", where "blocking" is the method used for anti-ghosting. "Ghosting" means that a keyboard would produce extra key presses. The word "anti-ghosting" has been used wrongly a lot in advertising.

[Zarick]

Thank you for all the suggestions. I remember looking at the k800 Illuminated a few years ago and not reading a lot of good stuff about it, I have been avoiding the logitech keyboards for a while now tbh I haven't had a great experience with them after the amazing UltraX.

The Gigabyte Force K7 seems the most likely candidate for now, I assume the lighting on the keys can be disabled?

[jcoffin1981]

Seconded on the Illuminated suggestion. Pretty great for the price imo.

Not for gaming they aren't. The later version of the k800 Illuminated have been purposely crippled by Logitech so that widely popular multi-key combo's used for games don't work together. In other words, it has bad ghosting issues.  https://community.logitech.com/s/feed/0D5310000510YzfCAE

For a gaming scissor switch, you will probably have to seek out a Razer Deathstalker or Gigabyte Force K7

Yes, they did do this which I think is sleazy.  I used this as an excuse to return a replacement board and instead get a mechanical board.  This kind of turned me off to Logitech, although it didn't actually affect me.