I have have this keyboard for a couple year now , and it work well enough for a while . then my `` c '' key become glitchy , which be a pain when you want to copy text as much as I do . the silver `` rim '' of the board have also fade in the area where my left palm rest , and the '' + '' key on the number pad be stick from day one . I really have not find much practical use for the led backlighting , largely because it be never be particularly bright to begin with . the volume and mute button work as seamlessly in Ubuntu as they do in Windows , which be nice , but the volume increment be larger than I would like , and there seem to be no way to adjust that . the matte texture on all the key can pick up oil and crud over time as well . -lrb- you may have hear the key describe as `` laser cut , '' but it be really just opaque plastic that be be paint black . -rrb- in short , I find it difficult to justify the purchase price . I have buy keyboard for a \* third \* of the cost that have superior endurance . it look nice when you be take photograph of you computer , I guess , but I think I 'll stick to the basic board from now on , now that beige be no longer unavoidable .