Originally Posted by alexhull24

Nice review.

I have to say it looks pretty good. Some nice features with the USB and audio, otherwise quite down to business and no frills. You say it's a pleasure to use in general use, would it be tiresome doing a lot of word processing using the Cherry Black switches in your opinion? I had a play with a few mechanical keyboards at LITS yesterday and was impressed with how good they felt. Seriously considering splashing out on one with the aim of keeping it as long as possible. My G11 is a bit worn out after 3/4 years and some of the keys stick.

Originally Posted by Essexraptor

Comprehensive review - many thanks. Keyboards are such a personal item and it must be hard to review

Have to agree with Alex, looks good for a run of the mill basic keyboard but really..... it's a bit dull ! Perhaps for those who want to have a keyboard that does not give away that they are a secret PC gaming fanatic !

Gold plating - naff. Couple of microns of gold plating will make no difference at all and a industry myth created by the industry to boost purchase pricing. It's actually one of the softest metals know to man so were the durability aspect comes from I've never been able to fathom! Something to ponder when you next visit your local Computer/Audio/Visual center and the salesman tries to sell you a over-priced cable with "gold connectors"

Pricing wise, I think that it's a strongly contended market and Logitech, Roccat, Saitek and Razer have similiar looking, or better (depending on personal taste) products at far lower pricing at the moment.