A while ago I found a link in the eBay finds section to this board, actually a lot of two used ones. Finding myself newly addicted to double shot key kaps I felt it was necessary to get them. They got here today and I just opened one up. Crazy heavy duty cable with a coiled section, made in Germany, and double shot keys that do show some wear, especially the enter key. It's worn smooth in the center but the rest appear to be in pretty good shape. I'm happy with them. I bought them more for key swap fodder (Shift key) than anything anyway. The stems are brown on the one I opened, at least under the D, J, Enter, and number pad 5. I didn't pull any more off. Looking down into the switch with a flashlight there looks like there might be a diode or some other electrical doodad in there that isn't in my G80-3000LSCRC with Blues. Hum... wonder if it will be NKRO? Ricercar posted they most likely will be. Gonna have to check that.
I don't know if they'll make decent typing boards or not. It's quite a ways over to the Enter key with it being that big square thing thus having three keys between the ";" key and Enter instead of the standard two. As a left handed gamer the "closer to normal" layout will let me use it to game if not type. I use the arrow pad to move and the number pad and right Shift, right Control, etc for other actions. I also bought a G80-11900 a few weeks ago for the key caps but might end up selling it to a friend who's right handed. The track just messes me up.
I'm going to get it hooked up and give it shot. If not the Blues board will be right back out as I do like that one. On this one (browns), if I'm really light pushing the keys I can feel that little bump but just "air typing" on it, I don't notice it. Maybe with practice I would.
Gawd this site is costing me a fortune, lol!