Hi It's been few years since I bought my first mech keyb partially thanks to this forum. It's CM CMStorm Quickfire Rapid (MX blue) Tenkeyless.
Now I need new keys at the office. Went ahead and bough this one: SteelSeries 6Gv2 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Red Cherry Switches Edition
Absolutely hated both keys layout and MX Red switches. Next one will be MX Blue - not willing to take more chances - I like blue and going to stick with it on next one.
Budget - $100 or so.
Few current contenders :
1) Cooler Master CM Storm Quickfire Tk Backlit Mechanical Gaming Keyboard USB Cherry MX Blue Key Switch
2) FUNC KB-460 Cherry MX Blue Switch Backlight Key Illumination Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Black
Things important to me:
Layout - aka same - no unusual and different key sizes. Durability and Price. USB plug (usb 3.0 hub would be a nice plus, but not crucial).
Needs to have the numpad - important for work stuff.
Not important at all:
LED, illumination, NKRO - macro keys, detachable cord, multimedia