good non mechanical keyboard

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sidwinder x4 is probably the best none mechanical keyboard out there. its 20key roll over means it has more effective anti ghosting than any other domed keyboard.

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I currently have a sidewinder X4 and looking foward to change it and i can tell u its a great keyboard but i want something better now. Any help choosing something better than X4?
 
theres plenty of mechanical options. some good 1 even going cheap (relatively)
as a base line your gonna have to double your outlay to get something better than what you already have.
http://www.keyboardco.com/index.asp is a great place to find keyboards. they have dozens of brands/ models and key types, even left handed mechanical keyboards with the numpad on the left...

what should you be looking for? functionality foremost saying as you already own the best of that type.
a keyboard with full Nkroll over on usb,
mechanical cherry mx is popular but there are other brands of mechanical switches, whether there as good or better is debatable.
usb pass though, can be very handy if you have extras like joysticks and touch tablets.

i would say forget about audio pass though as the extra cable can introduce noise.

back lighting... what kind if any is up to you...

popular brands to look at, ducky, falco, das, Qpad, corsair all have at least 1 keyboard that fits the above all have models that are reasonably priced at 70-100. if you look on that site you will see some way cheaper keyboards. in the region of 50 some even have full nkroll. if you dont want backlighting they will often be as good specs wise as any high end gaming grade keyboard.. (there just branded for office supply) so worth a look.

stay clear of anything thats branded with gaming martix, improved wasd response, 1000ms polling, up to 6 or up to 10 key antighosting/roll over. as well as anything that transforms into a spaceship (lol cyborg products), has cooling fans or vibrating palm massager (im pretty sure your see 1 on a razer keyboard soon)... as there all just gimmicks masking flaws in the products