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Posted: **Wed Oct 08, 2014 7:04 pm**

I tell you I LOVE my Corsair Vengeance K70 with Cherry Red MX buckling spring keys. Feels as good as an old IBM Model M and it's backlit. I'll never get another keyboard (PC or laptop) that's not backlit.

http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/7/6882427/king-of-keys

You can still buy an official Model M for about $80, but it won’t wear the IBM badge. After Lexmark left the business, Muyskens and other former employees began slowly purchasing the keyboard’s intellectual property rights and manufacturing equipment, working under the name Unicomp. "We’ve had to change the electronics," Muyskens says. "The clamshell cover material was changed back in ’99. But pretty much everything else has remained the same."

And yup, Unicomp makes a modern version of the Model M in USB:
http://pckeyboard.com/page/category/UKBD

Posted: **Wed Oct 08, 2014 8:52 pm**

I got my wife a K70 and she loves it. Looks cool at night as well.

Posted: **Wed Oct 08, 2014 9:04 pm**

I have the Logitech G110. It's also backlit (any color) and has built in USB ausio so you can plan any standard headphones and mic in the back fro gaming. It also has a Windows key disable switch with is essential on all gaming keyboards.

Posted: **Wed Oct 08, 2014 9:27 pm**

I love my Logitech G19. I got a nice, slick purple glow going on.

Posted: **Thu Oct 09, 2014 1:00 am**

I like the natural keyboards (Microsoft 4000 in particular). Unfortunately, that segment doesn't get any back-lit love or fancy clicky keys. I did mod mine with an EL wire for backlighting, but I want more. Going to redo it with LEDs some day.

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King of click: the story of the greatest keyboard ever made: IBM Model M

King of click: the story of the greatest keyboard ever made: IBM Model M