whats the advantage with mechanical keys? i know they are more durable, feel nicer, and emit loveually arousing sounds when pressed, but im not sure its worth the extra 80 - 100 bucks
This is what makes the extra bucks.
Durability, performance and sound. I am not sure if there's any other categories.
The money is much more because each key has that mechanism, which in fact is about ten times as complicated than the normal keys. The normal keys consist of a rubber dome. If you take a key off, it even falls off and you can look at it... and that's about it. The mechanical are, well, mechanical and consist of different parts than a mass-produced single-type rubber dome. Because much more work needs to be done on a single key switch and system, that's what makes the price.
And if you say you are "Paying the brand", you could always buy any other mechanical keyboard on the market.
Even old IBM Model Ms cost more than a normal keyboard (as far as I seen). Though by standards they have the same feel as Mechanical (if not a bit worse) and they will get dull keys faster than rubbers.
Though I might be just talking stuff because I never touched a mechanical. But boy do I want to. I am just exemplifying and talking of every review, talk, videos and whatever else there is that I seen or heard.
