This is partly for myself rather than for anyone else, but I thought it might be of some help. Ive been browsing around a little bit today and so far it seems we have:
Steelseries 6G V2 - MX Black - £65
Cherry G80-3000 - MX Blue or Black - £65
Razer Blackwidow - MX Blue (Stealth uses MX Brown, but I cant find any in stock atm) - £70
QPAD MX-50 - MX Red, Blue, Black or Brown - ~£75
Ozone Strike - MX Black - £90
QPAD MX-80 - MX Blue, Red, Black or Brown + Backlit - ~£95
Corsair Vengeance K60 - MX Red - ~£95
Zowie Celeritas - MX Brown - ~£100
WASD V1 - MX Blue, Black or Red (Brown is currently not available, ETA Apr 2012) - ~£110 after import duties
Das Keyboard - MX Blue or Brown - ~£120
Filco Majestouch 1 or 2 - MX Blue, Brown or Black - ~£125
Mionix Zibal 60 - MX Black, backlit - ~£130
Not available yet: CM Storm Quickfire rapid - MX Blue, Black or Brown, tenkeyless - ~£80... bit of a guess
Matias Tactile Pro - Alps, for macs- ~£120
Topre Realforce - topre - £190
I think thats most of the mx switch keyboards with UK layouts covered, with a couple of extra odd ones as well. If you know anyone, please let me know and I can add them to the list.
For those that are unsure, here is a very brief outline of the main mx switches:
Black - Heavy linear action
Blue - Noisy clicky action, similar to the old IBM keyboards
Brown - Similar clicky *feel* of the blues but less noisy
Red - Linear action like the black, but needs less pressure so the keys should feel a bit lighter.
Being part scottish, they are of course sorted by price rather than anything elseMy wish was to get one of the cheaper keyboards like the steelseries or cherry with brown switches, but I think I might have to go for the mx black, then if im not a fan it might be possible to change the switches at a later date. Definitely seems possible with the cherry, not so sure about the steelseries. The steelseries is a little more compact, but I have lots of desk room and I actually quite like the cheap cherry keyboard im typing on at the moment. Chances are I should like the mx black anyway, I have quite large curbersome hands and tend to smash the keys down so the "weighty" feel shouldnt be a problem.
So anyway, what are your thoughts on the above keyboards? Which are good, and which have problems?


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My wish was to get one of the cheaper keyboards like the steelseries or cherry with brown switches, but I think I might have to go for the mx black, then if im not a fan it might be possible to change the switches at a later date. Definitely seems possible with the cherry, not so sure about the steelseries. The steelseries is a little more compact, but I have lots of desk room and I actually quite like the cheap cherry keyboard im typing on at the moment. Chances are I should like the mx black anyway, I have quite large curbersome hands and tend to smash the keys down so the "weighty" feel shouldnt be a problem.
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