If you are looking for a solid gaming keyboard, this one will fit the bill especially if you want to save a few dollars. However, this keyboard DOES NOT have the kind of key switches you might be expecting when it says "Blue" Switches... read on for more!Ok, when I say solid, I mean it. The body of this keyboard is metal, and it has great friction against your desk or keyboard tray. I never feel it move around on me, and it looks great. The volume roller is a joy, the wrist rest is well placed, the braided USB cord is heavy duty but flexible, and the backlight is just right.Nevertheless there are a couple things for you to know that are causing me to look for a replacement and might help you make a decision before you buy it.First, the switches are advertised as Kailh Blue, so I thought they were an attempt by the "Kailh" company to imitate the Cherry Blue switches. That's not accurate, though. The point of the Cherry Blue switches and the reason why so many people love them for typing is that they are "clicky" with a solid "snap" when you push on the keys. The keys on this keyboard feel more like the Cherry Brown keys. These keys push down quite easily initially, then they have a very tiny "click" sound at the actuation point, and then they travel downward a good millimeter or more before bottoming out. If you are looking for a gaming keyboard, that might be what you want, but as a typing keyboard, I find the keys to activate too easily (I type fast and frequently hit two keys at the same time with this keyboard), and I also find myself bottoming out the keys on every press. Mechanical keyboards for typists are supposed to give you all the feedback you need before you bottom out the keys. That saves your wrists!Secondly, the keys on this keyboard are printed strangely compared to other keyboards. If you look at the number row, you will see that the punctuation marks are BELOW the numbers. However, they still operate as you would expect. If you press the key with a "2" on it, you get a "2" and if you hold SHIFT while pressing it, you get a "@." It works the way you expect, but after a couple months, it is still unsettling to me to have to type SHIFT to get the mark on the bottom of the key. I get confused all the time with keys that I use less often like these [, ], {, }, =, +, etc.Thirdly, I'm using this keyboard with a Mac, and though the keyboard works flawlessly, the operating system can't recognize it when it is in full NKRO mode, and that's the default mode. I was very frustrated the first time I got it and couldn't log into my computer. It took me a while to realize that I had to switch to 6KRO mode for the Mac to recognize it. If you use this with a Mac, you will have to do that on every boot.Finally, the backlight is wonderful, and you can change the brightness of it, but on the keys where two symbols are shown (like the "2" and the "@"), ONLY THE TOP SYMBOL LIGHTS UP. In other words, if you need to look at your keyboard for symbols and the room light is dim, you will still have to remember where all the punctuation is. You will be able to see the numbers, but you won't be able to see the symbols.I bought this keyboard to be a typing keyboard, and I have used it exclusively for three months now, but I'm seriously thinking of going back to my Logitech K740. I love that keyboard even though it isn't mechanical. I might try another mechanical keyboard, but I'll be sure to go for real Cherry Blue switches next time.