[poconopundit]

A year and a half later, I have new intelligence and a new recommendation.

After using the Corsair mechanical keyboard for a year, I've concluded it's no longer right for me.  While I'm still delighted with the mechnical keys, I ran into some issues so I can no longer recommend:

1. Face of the keys wearing badly -- After only six months, the face of the keys became blurred to the point where I can no longer read many of the most used keys!  Pitiful.  And Corsair refuses to sell replacement kits at a reasonable price.  Seems the replacement keys they sell are not opaque which obviates the value of having a lighted keyboard.
   
   
2. Heavyweight keyboard -- The Corsair is very heavy and thus is not ideal for taking with me to the library to work.

All is not lost, I found a new mechanical keyboard created by Logitech, the K840.  It is a beautiful piece of engineering.

Here's what I like:

• Mechanical but Half the Weight -- Now I no longer need to lug the Corsair armored tank with me. And yet, at half the weight, I still get with the K840 the solidness of a mechnical design.  The keys respond to the touch and give you the assurance of mechanical resistance, but I find myself making less errors.  Just the right tactile feel.  Also the keyboard is quieter than Corsair.
  
  
• Lower price -- I bought this for $59 at BestBuy whereas I paid $79 for the Corsair.  So I got a good deal: attractive aluminum base, one year warranty, and the keys look like they will not wear out.
  
  
• No keyboard lighting -- So I lost keyboard lighting, but I really don't need it.  The novelty of having lighting wore off on me.  It's a nice to have -- but not as nice as having keys that don't wear off.

In the final analysis, I'm glad the market leader, Logitech, stepped up and delivered a mechanical keyboard.  And they have the solid global distribution and manufacturing muscle to do it it right.  It's a cool piece of engineering.

We can thank Corsair for forcing Logitech to see the wisdom of having a line of mechanical keyboards.

If you do a lot of typing, I think you're going to be happy with this one.

[V K Lee]

Competition. It pushes us to do better.

Though the one being used lacks a key, one ALWAYS seems to stick
(my fault, there, a drink that dribbled); it will
continue to be used until it is unusable
Thanks for the continuing report, PP and kudos on your superb
memory after two years time :-)