re: #72 Eric The Fruit Bat
Got to MicroCenter in St. Louis Park and scope their inventory-you want Cherry (mechanical) keys and backlighting. Be prepared to drop between $100-130. You can check their inventory online.
Pity high end places like that only imitate those vile IBM keyboards. I really miss one that feels like a DEC VT or Vax station keyboard. Much more enjoyable typing for me.