White keyboard with basic media keys?

[t31os]

You're going to need to remove that link before a mod comes up in here, but that's louder than i expected.

That's like regular kb level noise (imo - watched the video), not what i'd expect from a "whisper keystroke" kb.. seems so clackidy clack, not really quiet at all.

I know you want white, but i'd still say take a punt on an old style comfort curve (you'll have to look on that one place i can't name).

 

[Ben97]

I'd actually risked ordering another 600 in white and explaining my problems regarding ever keyboard of the same model feeling different, so I mentioned that if it didn't feel close enough to the original or had any sticky / squeaky keys, I would want an option to return it.

As soon as I briefly had the Cherry MX board 1, i remembered another reason why i hate black keyboards. You see every spec of dust within minutes. Being used to a white one for so many years, it is hard to turn around. But it may be my only option if my next step is not successful.

 

[t31os]

Hope it works out for you, if you're shopping around secondhand for the 600, it might be worth asking the seller(s) to check the revision on the underside, who knows maybe you'll find an old revision on the cheap.

 

[Ben97]

Hope it works out for you, if you're shopping around secondhand for the 600, it might be worth asking the seller(s) to check the revision on the underside, who knows maybe you'll find an old revision on the cheap.

It is their older model that seems to be one that just feels that bit more ridged and had less rattly keys. The thing that makes the older version more obvious is the warning label on the cable insisting you must read the underneath that takes a good few minutes to that basically implies the keyboard is going to cause you serious harm you if you don't use it in the right posture! Maybe the risk of injury is worth it as the old one was better and the new one lacks this warning label.

But that may have just been a duff one that I last got regarding the sticky keys with the newer model. Consistency is a hard thing to come by now. I even saw a video of a razer mouse user say that he'd got sent a replacement due to a fault in 6 months and the new one had a rattle and different feeling clicks. And his friends both had one too that he felt, and all 4 felt different despite being roughly in the same batch.

If a brand like Razer doesn't have good quality control on their peripherals, I'm not sure what brands will. logitech IMO are pretty shoddy these days having had 3 M705s all feel different and go wrong in not that much time. Even when I upgraded to a significantly better webcam (the C930E), while the camera is better, the microphone is so bad that I bought a stand alone one. So frustrating that manufacturers cut costs even on areas they advertise as being good such as the "2 omni-directional mics". Compared to my Pro 9000 from so many years ago, the audio is not comparable.

It is a bad time to do it, but 2nd hand things may be the better choice for me if they are in good condition as I'm convinced almost everything like this was built better around 10+ years ago.