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My best advise is to wait until feb and see what elitekeyboards will have in stock. We know they are getting some Leopolds in. Remember all the good things you heard about Filco? Well supposedly the Leopold is just as good if not better. We are not sure which models EK will be stocking, but it may be worth waiting to see what they offer.
I assume you want a full size board as the 3 you mentioned are all full size.
If you dont want to wait, your cheapest option will be either a rosewill, black widow or das keyboard.
Das & Blackwidow do get a little fingerprinty over time, but its nothing that a few seconds with a microfiber cloth cant fix. They last better too if you put plastic polish/wax on them.
The Das with a student discount is very affordable (you'll need an @edu email though), the non backlit black widow is also a good board for its pricerange too.
The Rosewill Is only $100 too, and its not the shiny plastic, but you will have to deal with a giant rosewill logo in the upper right corner. They are good quality boards too.
I too would say blues sound like a good match for you, or clears. But clears are expensive ($170ish) as you can really only easily get them in Deck boards.
I would advise against the streelseries board, blacks are not your cup of tea if you like a lot of response to your keypresses.
Good luck and welcome to your new expensive hobby ;p
Once you buy your first one, it does not end there.
