First of all hello to everybody, I've been silently lurking the forum for a few weeks after discovering it.... finally an english language forum on keyboards! Greeeeat! (Can't understand much of the japanese ones except for the images...)
Second, a little background of myself. I'm a full time programmer, and always hated membrane keyboards. My favorite board is the Model M (I have 3, just in case), but lately I had to switch to a smaller desk and the Model M isn't exactly the most compact keyboard around.
Moreover (because of recurring wrist pain) I switched from the mouse to a graphic tablet (wonderful!!), so I started looking for a compact keyboard which didn't force me to keep the tablet too far away on the right and found a nice
Cherry 11900 on eBay.
I quite like it (the trackpad close to the keys is a big plus) except that it has black Cherry linear switches and I miss the click of my Model M.
So, I'm again looking for possible alternatives. One could be the HHKB Pro (though I'm not sure if I would get used to the US layout as I'm in Europe and frequently need access to accents and characters like ç ñ ¡ ¿ etc) and I've found it on sale for around 200 USD
here (plus shipping).
Anyone had any experiences with that site? Do you know if they're reliable? They look ok, but who knows....