So I need a new keyboard for work. Only keyboard I've ever *liked* was an IBM Model M. you know the one, the clackety one that drives your coworkers nuts, and also has enough heft to it that it doubles as a handy weapon if you're attacked by zombies in your cube. But I can type on it and I don't bash the keys until they bottom out because I can feel when I've hit the contact. My hands feel so much better at the end of a long day of typing out angry emails :) And it works reliably.
BUT, it drives my coworkers nuts.
After doing some research online it would appear that to duplicate the feel/function of the One True Keyboard but without all the clacketiness (which doesn't bother me in the slightest) what I want is a keyboard with Cherry "Brown" mechanical switches. My choices seem to be:
Filco Ninja Majestouch-2, NKR, Tactile Action, USA Keyboard FKBN104M/EFB2
XArmor U9BL-S LED backlit mechanical gaming keyboard
DAS Keyboard S Professional Silent Keyboard - Wired
opinions/comments? They're all extortionately priced compared to the One True Keyboard used on fleaBay (I have two of those,) but using the s**te that passes for a keyboard that is shipped with most PCs pisses me off, and using the One True Keyboard pisses my coworkers off.
Unfortunately, I don't have any kind of computer sellin' emporium near me that sells these kinds of keyboards so I'm at the mercy of Amazon, Newegg, et. al. and also opinions on durability would also be appreciated.
thanks much
Nate