Either way, if you want a new keyboard and want quality, you should go with the IBM Model M or with
Unicomp keyboard.
The loud clicking will only keep you amused for the first 5 minutes, then it's starting to get on your nerves. I find it ok for typing, but annoying for games. And it's quite large, several centimetres wider and deeper than a typical 104-key one.
I prefer the Happy Hacking Keyboard Lite 2 (http://www.pfu.fujitsu.com/en/hhkeyboard/leaflet/photo.html#hhklite2), a sexy little beast with full-size keys. Great key feel and good on your ears.
Another great keyboard I used extensively was a Logitech, dunno what model it was. All Logitech should be good, I don't think they'd risk discrediting themselves in the gamers' eyes.
But there are many, many keyboard manufacturers that produce utter crap. Some are crap right out of the box, some will last half a year and keys will start getting jammed or abnormally hard to press.
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