I propose a new thread:
I've had my first mechanical for a while (A Majestouch 104-key with MX Browns), and I'm looking to get another one soon-ish, haven't quite figured out what I want yet. My brother has a Filco Linear-R, with the MX Reds that I quite like, but AUS PC Market seems to be out of the 104-key model.
My point is this: What do you all want from your perfect keyboard? My previous keyboard was a Logitech G110, and it had a few features that I miss on my new Filco. Backlit keys I can do without, but I miss the media keys, and the macro keys were a bit gimmicky, but I did find them pretty useful in stuff like AutoCAD. I don't like typing on it any more, though.
So, if you lot were going to build a keyboard yourselves, what would you put on/in it?
Personally: I'd have media keys, implemented the same way as on the DasKeyboard boards, five-or-six macro keys down the right-hand side. Not sure about the keyswitches, only ever used Cherry Browns and Reds. I really like the Browns I've got, so at this stage I'd stick with those. Not sure about what sort of keycaps or printing either, because I'm relatively new to this racket, so I'll just say "good ones".