Finally succumbed after lurking for a little while.
I spent the better part of a year reading about mech keyboards after starting a university degree that involves a lot of writing and wanting a more comfortable typing experience. I was lucky enough to be able to go to Japan a few weeks ago and held off til then so I could go to Akihabara and actually try some different switches before pulling the trigger. I am now the proud and very satisfied owner of a Leopold FC660C. It was definitely worth the wait and having tried all the common Cherry switches while I was in that geek mecca, I'm glad I didn't buy one of the MX keyboards more commonly available here in Australia. I experience some carpal tunnel pain and find the Topre switches far more comfortable for me.
The thing that made me finally join geekhack is the current KeyKollectiv Topre modifier sale (heard about it because I signed up to their mailing list). They require a geekhack or reddit account to join the raffle and not having either, but not being particularly interested in reddit, it was an easy choice to sign up here. This will probably be the start of a long and expensive relationship.
