Awesome board for re/learning. I gotta say that the lighter keys are not forgiving to my many bad typing habits/sausage like fingers, definitely a good thing for practice, also some-what annoying.
My pros: The keycaps have a very 'sexy' feeling - take that how you will. The pop from the rubber in the switch is crazy at first but after two days with them I can't imagine having anything else. I like the cherrys i've tried, but I can definitely feel the smooth progression the pressure charts show; very cool. This is going to sound super gay, but they're emotive like piano keys. Typing softly and typing angrily are two completely different experiences on this board, which is awesome. Build quality is superb, clearly these are meant to be abused daily at some poor double shifted terminal.
Cons: the price obviously. I'm someone who likes expensive toys so I'm familiar with the 'toy tax' that's built into the cost of some products, and that's very clearly a part of the tenkeyless Topre boards. Similar in idea to Snap-on tools, Para-ordinance 1911s, Harley Davidsons. You can almost see the bigger margin when you look at the badge. Unlike Proto tools, Glocks, or Honda motorcycles, where the high quality is made more awesome by the reasonable price. I still own some Snap-on tools, just like this keyboard, but Hondas are my favorite. Also, the numLock/OS X issue which is balls. Lastly the LEDs are nice and bright, but the circle window on the keys looks too ghetto IMO.
So the pros, I think, are pretty ubiquitous while the cons are pretty subjective for the most part, wich is a good thing I guess.
I like it more everyday. Would recommend to a friend.
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A big thanks to the community here and to Ripster's extremely helpful content in helping me with this decision. I chose the 45g keys after much reading here and I really think it was a great choice for me. Couldn't have done it without you guys.
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