Given the price they're going for, having a Model M seems more like a status symbol now than a true devotion to mechanical keyboards. I had a co-worker with a

Given the price they're going for, having a Model M seems more like a status symbol now than a true devotion to mechanical keyboards. I had a co-worker with a Model M. It was certainly nice (and heavy), but I had a hard time justifying paying 3x the price for it when my $40 generic mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX switches (or maybe they were "Blue" Cherry-like switches, come to think of it) were nearly as good. I suppose if my keyboard starts to crap out in three years then maybe the Model M would be the more prudent investment, but, for the moment, it's holding strong, and I didn't need to break the bank to get one.