Hello,
As quite a number of other new members here, I stumbled upon the forums looking for some information on mechanical keyboards. As an avid gamer I was exposed to the enthusiastic advertising of the SteelSeries G6/G7, and tried out one at a local LAN party. Needless to say, I quite liked the superior typing experience, but as an avid skeptic, I had a feeling that the Danish company is merely re-branding and selling a product type that already exists in higher quality, lower priced and pretty much superior alternatives. So on I went in search of some information, and after taking notice of the Das keyboard and reading a little about IBM's Buckling-Spring models, I came across these forums.
Enough with the random blabbering, let's cut to the essentials.
I'm looking for a keyboard to meet the following demands:
* Tactile, non Clicky keyboard. I want to feel it, I don't want to hear it. And I especially don't want other people in the house to hear it in the middle of the night.
* Standard US/International Lay-out, a numeral pad isn't a must, but a full-sized keyboard is preferable.
* N-Key Roll-Over. last thing I want is to spend money on a keyboard that jams.
* High quality materials and a solid construction, I've read some complaints about Costar manufactured keyboards have the lettering rub-off or the keys lose the coating, I don't want to spend money on a product that won't last.
* A dark color is extremely preferable over white and gray variations, no blank keyboards please, since I won't be the only one using it. I prefer the keyboard not to have Chinese/Japanese/Korean lettering.
I will be using the keyboard mostly to type text (I co-edit and write for an Israeli alternative music web magazine), play computer games (FPS, RTS, MMORPG) and in a number of months either to code or type long papers, depends on what I'll be studying in university.
I reside in Israel, so hopefully I can have the supposed keyboard be shipped here. I can also have it shipped to relatives in California, so US shipment is possible, but less desired.
Price is, mostly, not an issue. I don't see myself spending hundreds of US dollars on a Topre Realforce just yet. What I do want is a good return for the price I will be paying.
From sniffing the Filco FKBN104M/EB seems idle, other than the complaints regarding the keys wearing out quite swiftly.
Thanks in advance.
