This is my first mechanical keyboard, and I love how the switches work. Perfect pressure, smooth movements. These are not the clicky type of key switches, so no loud noises when typing or playing. While the plastic tapping is still a little noisy, that's the normal issue with any rubber dome keyboard as well. I haven't found any way to get it to allow the use of Left Control in Windows shortcuts, but it's not really a big loss, it just means I have to use two hands to open Task Manager. This is a great product so far, especially as it makes night time gaming easy even with the lights off. Pro: Easy to see in the dark. Easy to clean. Con:Disables use of Left Control in Windows shortcuts, most notably CTRL+SHIFT+ESC for Task Manager. Right Control still works.