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I cannot be the only one that simply wants a high quality PCB with a flat metal slab where I can exchange Cherry switches and LEDs, right?

I cannot be the only one that simply wants a high quality PCB with a flat metal slab where I can exchange Cherry switches and LEDs, right?

Isn't that what Corsair did with the "Strafe" keyboard? It's not made in metal though and the LED color is either red or "infinite" via the RGB model which is a bit more expensive. None of the extra keys that the K keyboard series have either besides a minimal button for locking certain keys and another for toggling the lighting. (With the software - currently v2.xx is still a bit buggy. - allowing for changing things more in-depth.) Probably better keyboards out there though (I mostly know about Logitech but I switched to Corsair a while back, between the two it seems Logitech has the better hardware by a small margin but I much prefer this software.) but mechanical will probably always be costly particularly newer switches such as the "silent" variant ones. EDIT: Is there a ~100% metal mechanical keyboard at all come to think of it? (Or just the frame itself, switches probably aren't going to be metallic anytime soon.) EDIT: Well there's something. [spoiler] https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1hlhvIXXXXXbMXXXXq6xXFXXXw/Rapoo-Mini-USB-Wireless-Backlight-font-b-Mechanical-b-font-font-b-Keyboard-b-font-ABS.jpg http://www.ruggedized-keyboard.com/photo/pl5175979-metal_backlit_usb_keyboard_backlit_mechanical_keyboard_with_ruggedized_touchpad.jpg (Because having the keyboard look like the ATM machine interface is apparently a thing. 😀 ) [/spoiler] As for "ROG" it's usually OK (Fairly high quality, well the motherboards at least.) but it's also usually fairly expensive. (Lots of little extras but for a keyboard is it really important that the numpad part be detachable? Eh I guess there's a thing for that too.)

Lost how many times they were announcing it. But anyway, too late. Got my G810 back in february.

Isn't that what Corsair did with the "Strafe" keyboard? It's not made in metal though and the LED color is either red or "infinite" via the RGB model which is a bit more expensive. None of the extra keys that the K keyboard series have either besides a minimal button for locking certain keys and another for toggling the lighting. (With the software - currently v2.xx is still a bit buggy. - allowing for changing things more in-depth.) Probably better keyboards out there though (I mostly know about Logitech but I switched to Corsair a while back, between the two it seems Logitech has the better hardware by a small margin but I much prefer this software.) but mechanical will probably always be costly particularly newer switches such as the "silent" variant ones. EDIT: Is there a ~100% metal mechanical keyboard at all come to think of it? (Or just the frame itself, switches probably aren't going to be metallic anytime soon.) EDIT: Well there's something. [spoiler] https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1hlhvIXXXXXbMXXXXq6xXFXXXw/Rapoo-Mini-USB-Wireless-Backlight-font-b-Mechanical-b-font-font-b-Keyboard-b-font-ABS.jpg http://www.ruggedized-keyboard.com/photo/pl5175979-metal_backlit_usb_keyboard_backlit_mechanical_keyboard_with_ruggedized_touchpad.jpg (Because having the keyboard look like the ATM machine interface is apparently a thing. 😀 ) [/spoiler] As for "ROG" it's usually OK (Fairly high quality, well the motherboards at least.) but it's also usually fairly expensive. (Lots of little extras but for a keyboard is it really important that the numpad part be detachable? Eh I guess there's a thing for that too.)

The Corsairs have a nice design, but no exchangeable leds/switches. I would like something closer to a "platform".