It all started with a several-year-old Cooler Master CM Storm Quick Fire Pro. Little did I know what I was getting myself into.
It began a couple weeks ago or so when I finally decided my keyboard needed replacing. It was...old, anyway, and sure it functioned fine, but it was big and clunky and not remotely aesthetically pleasing; it was a giant black plasticky monstrosity and the backlight only came in red and (by design) illuminated less than half of the keys.
So off I went to consult the interwebs and do some research. I knew I wanted something Bluetooth flavored so I would stop tripping over the cable all the time, and I knew I wanted something backlit so I could see the keys in the dark. I had little idea about size; I learned I didn't like MX Brown switches, but I knew virtually nothing about those, either...
...So I thought I would just look at, say, Logitech to see what they had on offer. I discovered I really liked a lot about the G915, but I tend to be skeptical (fairly or not) about in-house switches -- since I had little experience beyond Cherry MX Browns I decided I would like the hot-swap option -- and I ended up scoffing to a friend about the idea of trying to justify $250 for a keyboard. Well. As it happens he's a tech guy, and has spent quite a lot of time and money on keyboards. So he threw out a few names, sent me a few links (this site being one), and, with some shepherding, sent me on my merry way.
Fast forward several days of hyperfocus and a multitude of hours spent rooting through the MKB rabbit hole. Here I stand (or...sit, as it were), my mind reeling with the sheer variety, bare as the proverbial babe I am. I know I still know very little about the arcane world of keyboards and their sundry components (I do now know I like the sound clicky switches make), but I definitely look forward, as I begin my time here, to wherever this will lead, and I know I will be in good company.
I only mourn the inevitable loss of my wallet.
