Super Keyboard Steal!!!

[barney]

Take a good look at the reviews before you buy that keyboard.  It appears to have a defective mini USB connector that has broken off for several people.  If you are thinking about buying a mechanical keyboard, you should look into Omnikey.  The omnikey is one of the nices keyboards ever made and is 100% Amiga compatible via the dip switches under the trapdoor.

[barney]

The trouble with Omnikey keyboards is you have to apply a huge amount of force on each key to get it to register: nearly 70g

Cherry Red only requires 45g

There is no reason to place extra force on your tendons, it just speeds up getting tendonitis or Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

Omnikey only gives you 3.5mm before you crash.
Cherry Red gives you 4mm before you crash.

A proper keyboard would give you 8-12mm before crashing.

A person needs more travel, not less.  All those impacts are very bad for your body.

I totally disagree with your comment about the Omnikey.  It has by far one of the easiest key depress ever made.  The white alp switches give way extremely easily.  Especially the older they get, the smoother they get.  The older Model M keyboard on the other hand does have that problem.  The springs were so damn stiff from the late 80's to the early 90's, my hands got dead tired.  Once Lexmark took over operation, It seemed to me the keys were easier to press.

[barney]

Alps can be great switches, and some people prefer them over the cherrys.

I would avoid the hunt for a quality used keyboard, however, when there are wonderful new equivalents (with guarantees and warranties), unless that is your thing

Sometimes, used is the best way to go.  Today's stuff is usually "garbage".  There may be 1 or 2 good keyboards out there but most of it is crap.  I was lucky and found a brand new Omnikey 102 on ebay.  Since then, I bought 4 others as backups.  I know it's overkill since a new omnikey can last a good 15 or more years.