Update after 2 months- I switched to Colemak Keyboard layout at the beginning of the year. I've been trying to increase my speed. I found that this keyboard takes too much actuation or Force and it was slowing me down. I went to the internet and found many good reviews about the Gateron Brown switches. Went to Amazon and found the Mechanical Keyboard Gaming Keyboard Brown Switch 100% Full Size 108 keys GATERON switch with White Backlight Case White Magicforce by Qisan my speed increased and it's much less strain. The Gateron Brown switch is supposed to be the most sensitive switch on the market. Also I bought the Retro Keycaps to go with it and my keyboard looks outrageous Keycaps Set for Mechanical Keyboard Gaming Keyboard Keycaps 108 keys US Layout Keycaps Vintage Style White Silver Magicforce by Qisan++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++I've been looking at the reviews and they just didn't tell me what I wanted to know.I hope that I can fill in some gaps. I'm rating this as a work keyboard and not as a gaming keyboard.For gaming I use the Razer Tartarus Gameboard so I don't need a gaming keyboard. What I need is a fast typing keyboard for the office.I just bough the Roccat Tyon Mouse and it's the bomb I have around 20 macros programmed into the mouse to increase my productivity.I've been typing on mechanical keyboards for years. Gone as high as the Razer Black Widow Blue Cherry Keys, CM Storm Blue Cherry Keys,and as low as the Sades K10 Generic Cherry Blue Keys.After many years on the Mechanicals, I absolutely hate the feel of a membrane Keyboard. But I've found one problem, doesn't matter which mechanical that I buy sometimes the Keyboard doesn't register a press. It's intermittent and may be user error but I'm just certain that mechanical keyboards randomly miss presses.So I'm the kinda guy that likes to "Have my cake and eat it too" I wanted the reliability of a membrane keyboard combined with the feel of a Mechanical. I was very intrigued by the IOGEAR because it uses a plunger system to replicate mechanical. But seemed like most of the reviews were from Membrane typists giving this a try instead of Mechanical Keyboard Typists experimenting with it. Thus my review.It took less than 2 hours for me to get accustomed to it. The errors I'm making are on me not on the Keyboard so the reliability factor is great. The Key Press is fascinating. I've been pounding on it and thought that it was very deep actuation. But in writing this review I double checked and I'm actually seeing that the actuation is quite light. I was pounding down harder than I had to because the space to do it was there. Not because you have to in order to actuate the key.I bought this keyboard with skepticism fully prepared to return it but after typing on it a few hours, I've decided it's a keeper. It's not clacky like my other one. My CoWorker says that the other keyboard was much louder. I seem able to type very fast and accurately on this without making many errors.In addition:The Fit and Finish of this keyboard is excellent, shake it an there is no rattles. It's hard to believe that it's only $30.00. The black and white is very sharp, I have it paired with a Roccat Tyon White Mouse and so I'm color coordinated. I'll take off half a star because it doesn't do RGB Chroma. At work the Blue is fine but at home I have everything in Red so it won't perfectly coordinate with my system at home [If I buy another]I don't think that everyone will like this keyboard but I can say that it does a good job of replicating the mechanical experience.Just a little quieter