I like it LOUD. My favorite keyboard, which I liked more than the Cherry mechanism was: [1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_M_keyboard I owned three variations of it.* It's got REAL SPRINGS, a feeling under the fingers that is unmistakably real... and you can pound pound pound at it as far as you damn well please... and it doesn't blink. It's got a unique sound and feel to it and was designed to last forever. I miss mine.* I got tired of adapters and honestly, I got accustomed to the lower profile keyboards and such. But really, best keyboards ever made.* Best. I'm not as obsessive about that as I used to be though.* I just resigned myself that keyboards are toy things now and I will destroy them all. References Visible links 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_M_keyboard