I've been lurking these forums for a while, mostly because I've been looking for a Mechanical Keyboard for some time now but could never commit to the investment. Now that I've got a promotion money is less of an issue than before.
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I can't believe last night I read through all 70 pages of the Razer Mechanical thread but uh.. I did, and I don't really regret it at all. I think you guys are great. (I was a semi-regular at OCN and enjoyed many of Phaedrus's posts there and to no surprise he posts quality content here as well)
Anyway enough with the introductions.
I've got my eye on the Das Model S Ultimate with the Otaku layout. I absolutely adore the way Cherry Blue's sound and feel.. so I'm set on that. However I'm a bit skeptical about the Glossy Acrylic finish. I'm using a Razer Arctosa right now, and even with a Microfiber cloth I got with my glasses it still seems to scratch pretty easily. I've read about using Novus and whatnot to remove scratches but it's both something I can live with and something that lingers in the back of my mind of possible buyers remorse.
Being on the west coast of North America, Filco is out of the window and although Leopolds look promising I'm thinking in the here and now. I will be making a purchase in early February regardless though, so it may very well be ending up the dream scenario everyone hopes it will be.
Now I did eye the Razer and found some fantastic data to skim through here about it (as mentioned earlier) and I'm definitely not okay laying 130USD for no NKRO. Another problem I have with Razer is their general marketing tactics in general (seems really cheesy, and their PR seem to be a bit .. douchey) I also feel the BWU looks a little bit too ricer for me (Need for Speed Racecar anyone?) That in combination with the oddly placed Fkey/Macro keys kind of combines into a pretty nasty deal breaker.
Without going on too much I hope the conversation will be productive
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