Well, there's no way to judge a keyboard until you've gotten your hands on it and felt it. Personally I'd give anything to have a late 70s/early 80's keyboard from a VT110/102 terminal, that was wholly compatible with modern hardware. The feel and touch of those were incredible, compared to modern keyboards. Then again, they were designed as industrial equipment with a price tag to match. Most modern ones feel sloppy, with very litle key movement,and a haphazard feel. Keytronic used to make good ones, they were the default price/quality choice for pretty much every systembuilder in Finland (where I'm from). I haven't found a keyboard that I COMPLETELY liked since. I don't want one with fiddly bits, multimedia controls, LCD displays, or macros. All of that crap should be left to optional control devices. The Z-boards and Nostromo's and their like are wonderful devices; I've owned and used a number them. Especially the new Nostromo is a wonderful piece of kit and I've quite liked the Zboard Fang. What I want from a keyboard is no-nonse text input and a good key-feel. I haven't found a perfect solution yet. I'm currently using a mac-keyboard on a Win/Ubuntu machine and I'm moderately satisfied with it. Here's hoping for a better future, and don't ask me about my troubles about finding a good trackball...