I ran into the problem with picking a daily driver previously with mice. I was looking for one that matched all my needs (plenty of macro keys and comfortable), and I ended up finding two products that matched my needs. They each had their own pros and cons and neither was clearly better, I decided to keep both and just rotate between them once a month, so I can enjoy the experience of using both of them (and in case you're wondering, they are the Mad Catz M.M.O. 7 and Logitech G600).
Because I had that prior experience with the mice, when it was time for me to find my daily driver keyboard, I was already used to the idea that I might end up with more than one and will be rotating between them, which is what's happening right now (I rotate about once a week). My lineup is like this:
Daily drivers (for desktop computer, where I spend most of my time--about 14 hours a day):
Matias Mini Quiet Pro - This one is quiet enough to be around the same level of noise as typical rubber dome, which is perfectly fine. It is very tactile, though it's not a sharp snap and more like a grinding bump, and that's fine too. I'm more concerned about having an obvious tactile feedback and not as concerned about if it's snappy or grinding or whatever. The layout is pretty good--not perfect, but doesn't really get in my way. Aesthetically it's about as boring as they come, but that's fine too, since my keyboard needs are mainly utilitarian and not aesthetic.
RealForce 87U Type-S - When I need really quiet keys that are very soft, such as when I'm not feeling well (very tired, weak, headache, etc).
RealForce 87U 55g - Great keyboard that I have nothing bad to say about, so it's in my rotation. Mine is the black version, and since I do a lot of audio/visual work besides writing novels, I need to identify certain keys with more immediate visual feedback, so I have glow-in-the-dark paint on double-sided tape that I've cut into little strips that I've stuck to the front of certain important hotkeys that I use the most in content-creation software. I also just bought some key legend stickers and will be experimenting with them. I actually was going to get the white/gray version but since my Type-S is already in that color, I thought I'd get a different color to differentiate between them. I kind of regret it now, since I'm modding the black one to make it more legible, which makes getting the black one kind of pointless in the first place.
Bed-time/Mobile typing:
Leopold FC660C - It's small, have an intuitive Fn layer on the arrow keys, and since I only use it with my Galaxy Note 3 via an OTG adapter, I don't care that there's no F-keys row, or that Ctrl+Shift+Esc bug. This is my favorite keyboard so far because of how good it feels and the quality of the construction. This is the only keyboard I have as my dedicated bed-time typing keyboard, and I don't think I'll be adding another to this rotation, unless I find one that's just a must-have (such as the MiniGuru, when it does get released).
Keyboards that will come in and out of rotation soon:I currently have a Razer BlackWidow Chroma that's very similar in feel to blue Cherry MX, but I can't stand how bright the back-plate is lit up and obscures the legends (which goes against my reason of having back-lit keys), and I'm never going to use a full-sized keyboard ever again. I'll be replacing it with a WASD V2 Custom, since I need to have at least one blue Cherry MX keyboard in my rotation. That's the switch that got me into mechanical keyboards in the first place and remains one of my favorites (tactile and clicky).
I also have a Corsair K65 RGB right now, and it's got that annoying lit up back-plate too. I got it because linear switches are great for FPS games, but I'm finding that even with O-Rings, the sound is a little loud for me, since you can't dampen the upstroke. Also, I realized that while the red Cherry switch is the smoothest for FPS gaming, the other non-clicky switches aren't that bad either--especially the Topre switches. So maybe I don't need a dedicated gaming keyboard like the K65? For now, I think I'll be returning it. I guess if someone releases a RGB red Cherry without the damn lit-up back-plate, I'll still get one.
I returned an Unicomp EnduraPro recently because the TrackPoint on it was disappointing, and I really can't deal with full-sized keyboards anymore. But I'm waiting for the SSK version to come out (sometime later in 2015), and when it is released, it'll definitely be added to the rotation, since it's one of the most tactile switches available, even if it's loud enough to raise the dead.
