Erm, provided you had the budget, then there is an "obvious brand" which you probably won't go wrong at - FILCO(though you need to fork out another RM50-100 over your budget for it). It is consider a premium brand in Mechanical Keyboard(Cherry MX switch).

If you want it to be cheaper or particularly in need of RED switch, try getting Leopold, from ahem ahem, visit first page for details. If you want to go for even more plain and compact looks, Ducky are your way. Ducky also having BackLit option.

What you "may" go wrong at is the type of switch to choose, namely RED, BLUE, BLACK and BROWN.

For FPS style of gaming, many ppl gone for black and red due to the linearity(which mean you press smoothly down) that provide immediate action.

For RTS style of gaming, most ppl prefer having "tactile" feedback, which is absence in the RED and BLACK just now. Blue and Brown is both tactile.

The one you tried on Razer is Blue, distinguishably known by the ticking sound it made.

For more information on the switch, visit the first page.

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Added on January 3, 2012, 12:53 amP/S: My recommendation above is more based on quality wise, not features wise.

Getting a Leopold FC500 from TS is another good choice, I got mine from him & it's one of my favorite 
but beware of all the poison here because it will drive you to go for more 

AFAIK, they don't come with rubber keycaps. I'm using a Filco and I've tried the Ducky Shine and they both do not have rubber keycap.

I think the only one I know with rubber keycap is the Razer Black Widow Ultimate.

No offense, but what is rubber keycap. because i never heard of rubber keycap before.

The keycap from Razer Blackwidow are transparent ABS with Color coat, and then Lasered to get the letter/font.

Every backlit keyboard uses those Keycap for attain the effect for backlit light to pass thru the keyboard legend/letter words.

i think he probably meant rubber coated.

U can get ur 9008s at many places.
Lowyat - czone
ss2 - TSB
SUBANGA JAYA - moderno
Serdang - CEX
and many places. Depend where u stay

Some says filco always the best choice, some say ducky more than enough. Some say bla bla bla...

So its all depend on urself which suit u more

Well, i think you need to compare between Filco and Ducky 9008G2 rather than 9008S. 9008S has back lid which the "features" overtake standard Filco keyboards.

now, 9008G2 PBT edition around RM420 only

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Added on January 17, 2012, 10:28 am
which one is IBM? left or right?

looked at it...
but one of the description worries me...
"rubber coated keyboard body"

i despise the rubber coating thingy....

Hi

Rexeived quite numbers of enquiry about the wristrest, so have to make some clarification here.

The 9008S aka ducky shining new packaging will enclosed with wristrest. Meanwhile the wristrest is not locked in, that means you can use it or keep it in the box.

Wonder how does it look alike? Its look alike to steelseries that one.

Any question feel free to ask.

Don't worry la. Any ducky shining purchased within this year, you eligible to redeem it later from your respective dealer

bro i used a brown filco before.
After reading some reviews, i decided to try out red switch.
So since there's no more red filco, i got the closest.
A red ducky shining.
The feel is totally different.

To me the brown fits better for typing.
And the red is better for my gaming session.

and somehow i type faster with the red. But i like the feel of the brown.

my feel about red and brown.

And yeah i agree....black is very the hard!
maybe getting another red soon!

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Added on February 2, 2012, 9:48 pmBtw the RED light on the red switch ducky shining is awesome!

actually I wonder what does the force needed for mechanical keyboard stands for? like 45g?? I tot the unit for force is Newton? @@ or it simply mean 45 times gravitational acceleration?