So quick update on the keyboard.
Its been wonderful so far I do enjoy using more than the previous G15 I used.
Pro's
-Layout is non staggered which is amazing. Took me a week and a half to fully get used to it. The transition was not hard at all. Just play a game like Z Type for a half hour every day and it will come even faster.
-Once I got the hang of the keyboard it let me really get in touch will my fingers for typing. I began learning my mistakes and learning more and more keys. Then after understanding the functions and finger placement, I learned QWERTY so well that I could actually use a regular staggered keyboard at my school even better. (Just gotta slide your staggered keyboard to the left. Helps me a ton.)
-SMALL DESIGN\No dedicated numpad. This feature is literally just a good as the fact it's not staggered. I can use my mouse so much closer, feels much more natural to use in general.
-Appearance and typing aesthetics. It felt odd using a low travel keyboard at first, after I got used to it I wanted it to become a slight bit softer, but I hate wobbly keys so I am still happy. I didn't get a skin for it. Well cause you don't need it and it will only annoy who ever uses it. unless they need it very much ofc. Good looking keyboard imo. The grid/matrix/non staggered layout looks sexy in white. The keyboard is very thin too. A great help since I don't want to use a tall a** keyboard and get wrist pains.
-Center Backspace and Enter: Took the longest to get used to. This was a pain since I was never used to doing that with my pointer finger before, but after a while my pointer fingers became much more nimble in typing in general. Also this helps to break bad typing habits. Like I had one with me typing T some times with my right hand. Or Y with my left.
-Heavy for its size which is good cause its very grippy on a xtrac ripper xxl desktop mat.
-Coupons!
http://www.retailmenot.com/view/typematrix.com I just used "LBC" and got a lot off my purchase.
-Traveling It seems to be a great traveler due to its small length and thin size. Fits over a laptop keyboard perfectly.
-No Drivers! Great cause plug and play is always good to use.
-Less typing fatigue I typed all this out for fun. But with my old keyboard I would have raged and quit.
-Cool shortcuts that actually are use full.
-Refund ability/Warranty
-Fast shipping
-Good build quality.
Cons
-Gaming: Probably the biggest problem is that its a max of only 3 key presses. That is a very large hinderance for FPS gamers. I suggest typing for school/work with the typematrix and gaming on a G13.
-Another small problem is the position of the how long the left shift is. Its hard to crouch/prone with ctrl now.. another little issue.
-Not backlit like I am used to, but who really cares anyway. I don't have to look at the keys anymore.
-Price at 100+ thats pretty fricken steep for a non mechanical keyboard.
-Not mechanical, uses a small membrane.
-Might forget how to use a non staggered keyboard, just practice with the staggered once every 2 weeks not to forget.
I probably missed some things but over all this keyboard is 100% worth it & shipping is crazy fast too.(Just use the promo LBC that gave me like 30 bucks back right away.) I want to get a G13 for only gaming purposes, and use the type matrix for everything else.