Cheers for your thoughts, I am wanting blue switches as I like the click and actuation feel, must have arrow keys with insert home page up delete end page down keys in the standard layout, the numberpad keys are not essential but if they have them thats ok. No need for macro keys.
Not concerned about backlight too much, its just a bonus, and a usb through port is also a bonus, most concern is quality feel, the qpad did have a nice rubbery type feel to them, just each key bit loose if you rock it.
I love the look of the corsair k60 with the aluminum base and detachable usb lead, some keyboards in the past have failed at the connection area so this is a plus to me. I tried this keyboard to and love it apart from the cherry reds, really love the tactile and audio of the blues.
http://www.corsair.com/vengeance-k60...-keyboard.html
Might wait for a few weeks see if anything new comes out, the ducky shine 3 looks good but quite expensive, was thinking no more than £130
Yep love the look of this beast, quite expensive but guess it should last 20 years.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...odid=KB-042-DK