Good PC keyboard?

I am looking to get a new PC keyboard. Not a big gamer so I do not need dozens of extra keys for macros and the like. More concerned with just getting a solid keyboard with a good feel. Wireless would be nice but usually they do not have a good feel or response so a regular wired keyboard is fine. Also do not really want to spend $100+. Anyone have a recommendation?

I like and use the Microsoft Wireless Comfort Keyboard 5000. FYI, retail and business version are the same aside from packaging.

If you like small keyboards, the Microsoft Arc [amazon.com] is the best and most solid model on the market.
It is available in black or white.
I always buy the white model for two reasons.
I can see the keys in a dark environment and I can also see if it's getting dirty, rather than have a black one that can be so filthy that it's unhealthy.
It's a wireless model that works flawlessly and the build quality is unsurpassed.
So the downside for some folks could be that it has one single key for the arrows, so you lean the key in the desired direction, and it has no dedicated numeric pad.
That aside, it's the best of the best.

Logitech makes some really nice wireless one but you really need to try them yourselves

I know it is a little over your budget but I use this at work and it is really nice

http://www.amazon.com/Kinesis-Max...s+keyboard

Quote from komondor : Logitech makes some really nice wireless one but you really need to try them yourselves I know it is a little over your budget but I use this at work and it is really nice http://www.amazon.com/Kinesis-Max...s+keyboard

Looks like a Star Wars device.
Does it have a Faser hidden inside?

Logitech Solar Keyboard [logitech.com]

Solar or other light source powered. It even charges up on your indoor lights. Never change batteries and its a sturdy design and very quiet even though its slim.

I use this keyboard with my desktop: http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Il...h+keyboard

I think it retails for $80 but I got it at Staples a few years back for only $30 on black friday. There's also a wireless version of this keyboard. I think the thing I like the most about this keyboard is that it is backlit.

Quote from RockySosua : If you like small keyboards, the Microsoft Arc [amazon.com] is the best and most solid model on the market. It is available in black or white. I always buy the white model for two reasons. I can see the keys in a dark environment and I can also see if it's getting dirty, rather than have a black one that can be so filthy that it's unhealthy. It's a wireless model that works flawlessly and the build quality is unsurpassed. So the downside for some folks could be that it has one single key for the arrows, so you lean the key in the desired direction, and it has no dedicated numeric pad. That aside, it's the best of the best.

Looks decent but the messed up arrow key would drive me nuts. I use the num pad keys all the time when editing.

is this a general use keyboard or one for typing?
if you're gonna be doing some hardcore typing (yes i said hardcore typing lol), maybe look at a Cherry MX Blue mechanical keyboard

Newegg sells Rosewill Cherry MX Blue keyboards frequently on sale for about $50-60 bucks.
The keys are rated for over 10million keystrokes, you'll get the tactile click on actuation.
Downside ofcourse is its loud as heck lol.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6823201040
wait for a sale, they come like every 2 weeks.

Other than that, if you like laptop style keys, the logitech illuminated keyboard's a good scissor switch keyboard. They make a wireless version of it too, it just has Roll over problems so for fast typers you may miss a few keystrokes, i had that happen when i was using it and transcribing documents (120 WPM, which isn't even that fast).
http://www.staples.com/Logitech-I...uct_774128
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Pro...6823126194

I was impressed by Apple's standard chiclet style keyboard after trying it, so I went in search of a comparable PC version. I ended up buying this [newegg.com] and have been thoroughly satisfied. It is the best keyboard I have ever used (save perhaps for a Fujitsu I owned in the late 90's).

Quote from YanksIn2009 : I am looking to get a new PC keyboard. Not a big gamer so I do not need dozens of extra keys for macros and the like. More concerned with just getting a solid keyboard with a good feel. Wireless would be nice but usually they do not have a good feel or response so a regular wired keyboard is fine. Also do not really want to spend $100+. Anyone have a recommendation?

I get used keyboards from Goodwill for $3 - $8
I bought a used keyboard from Ebay for $7

I do not understand why people buy wireless gadgets other than cell phones (which I do understand).

I have a keyboard sitting twenty feet away from my htpc, all wired and under the carpet. How much do I spent on batteries every year for that keyboard? $0.00. How much did the keyboard cost me? $6.50. I paid it for with some pennies, nickels and dimes that had accumulated in a big glass jar.

Quote from YanksIn2009 : I am looking to get a new PC keyboard. Not a big gamer so I do not need dozens of extra keys for macros and the like. More concerned with just getting a solid keyboard with a good feel. Wireless would be nice but usually they do not have a good feel or response so a regular wired keyboard is fine. Also do not really want to spend $100+. Anyone have a recommendation?

9.99 Logitech K120 and yes you can game with it.

Quote from linux_guru : I do not understand why people buy wireless gadgets other than cell phones (which I do understand). I have a keyboard sitting twenty feet away from my htpc, all wired and under the carpet. How much do I spent on batteries every year for that keyboard? $0.00. How much did the keyboard cost me? $6.50. I paid it for with some pennies, nickels and dimes that had accumulated in a big glass jar.

The answer is simple.
1) I move around a lot, even handing my keyboard to clients at times, and I simply wouldn't be able to if it was tethered to my PC.
2: I already have a ton of wires in here and any chance I get to reduce the quantity, I'll go for it, if I can, So I have two PC's in my "room" and each has a wireless mouse and a wireless keyboard and one has wireless speakers and one has a wireless remote control, and my headphones with mic are also wireless, so that's 7 sets of wires less in my very congested room.
3: I buy high end wireless products and the keyboards and remote, last over a year on one set of batteries and the Logitech Anywhere mouse, lasts approx 9 months, as I use it a lot (my friends tell me they go over a year with theirs).
So, being a slick deal shopper, I usually buy these devices for a lot less than normal and if you figure that the average life span of these products is 3 to 5 years and then you calculate how much I will spend on batteries across that period of time, it usually works out to around the same as the normal price of said item.
4: I only have one life to live and computers are my thing. To be inconvenienced by being tethered all the time to computers and laptops, is simply unacceptable in my life. I want top of the line comfort and I pay a very low price to get it.
My wireless headphones, for example which have a rechargeable pack, allow me to walk all over the place while I talk business on the Magic Jack or Skype. Heck, I can even go to the bathroom without anyone knowing.

Quote from RockySosua : The answer is simple. 1) I move around a lot, even handing my keyboard to clients at times, and I simply wouldn't be able to if it was tethered to my PC. 2: I already have a ton of wires in here and any chance I get to reduce the quantity, I'll go for it, if I can, So I have two PC's in my "room" and each has a wireless mouse and a wireless keyboard and one has wireless speakers and one has a wireless remote control, and my headphones with mic are also wireless, so that's 7 sets of wires less in my very congested room. 3: I buy high end wireless products and the keyboards and remote, last over a year on one set of batteries and the Logitech Anywhere mouse, lasts approx 9 months, as I use it a lot (my friends tell me they go over a year with theirs). So, being a slick deal shopper, I usually buy these devices for a lot less than normal and if you figure that the average life span of these products is 3 to 5 years and then you calculate how much I will spend on batteries across that period of time, it usually works out to around the same as the normal price of said item. 4: I only have one life to live and computers are my thing. To be inconvenienced by being tethered all the time to computers and laptops, is simply unacceptable in my life. I want top of the line comfort and I pay a very low price to get it. My wireless headphones, for example which have a rechargeable pack, allow me to walk all over the place while I talk business on the Magic Jack or Skype. Heck, I can even go to the bathroom without anyone knowing.

I'll buy that. I guess in my own experience I'm biased due to a Microsoft wireless mouse that ate batteries every 3 mos., kind of a hassle. My brother loves wireless, absolutely loves it. I don't have many gadgets myself, and those that I do have...they're all wired...not much of a gamer either. I suppose in total, I do have a LOT of wires, but they are hidden, near and along the walls, out of the way, and I don't really notice them.

I have a home network, which is as you may have guessed by now, wired. I crawled under the house and strung over a 100' of ethernet cable from room to room using a little drill to bore holes through the floor. But all of that wire is out the way too...unseen, just doin' its job, like the wires that we all use for electricity, ya know...