have the older version and still holding up great, can't complain about this well built keyboard

Same, have the first version of this and still holding up well to date.

The version I got also came with a detachable keypad for assigning macro's. Not sure if this one does as well, but probably the only thing that I was not fond of was that keypad. Running and assigning macros using the macro software delivered wonky results.

I like this keyboard. Switching colors is a nice feature. I got it for about $35 a few months ago when it was on sale at newgg. Of course it sold out around noon and I barely got my order in. A few more media keys wouldn't hurt, but overall I'm very satisfied. I wouldn't say this is a great deal, but its a decent deal if you want a good keyboard now.

I like this keyboard a lot.

Love these Saiteks! I went from my $100+ MS ones down to one of these since I do a lot of gaming in low light and I won't look back. I agree a few media keys would be nice, but the simplicity and feel of the keyboard is nice and even my wife likes it more, go figure.

I have this gaming keyboard and I like it. It feels and looks nice. The backlighting makes it easier to see the keys in the dark. I don't use the palm rest but some people might like it. It defaults back to the blue color everytime you boot up your PC. I use the blue so it doesn't bother me but some people might be annoyed by this. The blue matches the antec 900 and Razer deathadder nicely.

I don't have this, and I think it looks dumb.

I'm currently using the Eclipse I keyboard... I always turn off the illumination feature since it's pretty much useless.

Do the letters rub off the keys on this one?