OMG. If you don't own one already, you need to buy a Leopold keyboard ASAP. They're hands-down, the best "out-of-the-box" keyboards you can buy right now. The build quality is simply amazing. The PBT keycaps are a work of art and feel amazing. They're everything you'd want from a minimalist, typing-focused keyboard. None of that RGB crap. No gimmicks.
I just got my FC900R PD with Cherry Blue switches a few days ago and I'm in love:
Some general comments:
1) The sound damping pad eliminates the switch ping but does NOT eliminate the sound of bottoming out. I repeat, you will definitely still hear a clack on this keyboard if you bottom out a key. However, the keyboard overall is a bit quieter than others I've used, even for Blue switches. Just wanted to clear this up for people.
2) The "Step Sculpture" profile is very comfortable, though the key caps are noticeably shorter than my OEM profile Rosewill keyboard. IMHO though, I actually prefer typing on this profile over the OEM. My fingers feel a lot less fatigued and I feel like I can type a lot faster.
3) This specific model does not have dedicated indicator LEDs at the top right for for caps, num pad, etc. Instead, those keys have an LED on the switch that remains illuminated with the key is activated.
BTW, if you're wondering about o-rings, the key caps work perfectly with the 1.5 mm's (the WASD red version). I know another poster was mentioning that the o-rings don't work with these keycaps (
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=93436.0) but I can assure you they do. No wobble at all. Do they shorten the travel distance a little bit on the already short keycaps? Yes. Is it that noticeable or uncomfortable? No, not at all. In fact, they make the keyboard super quite compared to other keyboards with Blue switches.
Now here are the CONS:
1) The stabilized keys, especially the spacebar, can be very "clacky" and loud compared to the rest of the keys when you bottom out. So loud that it made me buy the o-rings to at least put on the spacebar to quiet it.
2) The detachable USB is a little difficult to connect and snap into place underneath.
3) I'm not really fond of their logo at the top right corner, and this particular model also says "High-End Mechanical Keyboard" on it which is kind of cheesy IMHO.
Also I'll save you the trouble of deciding, you should get this over the Filco Majestouch 2. Spec for spec, the Leopold is better. The only reason you'd get the Filco is for OEM profile ABS keys if that's your jam. I would know because I returned the Filco before buying this (
https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=95204.0).
Now go buy one already!
Overall rating: 9/10