These switches are so incredibly smooth. It'll take some getting used to, but once I am, I'm fairly sure that I'll be able to increase my typing speed a TON. The board is also really well built, the keycaps are aesthetically pleasing and feel good to the touch. This is all just a first impression, I literally only typed on it for maybe two hours yesterday, and I'm typing this on my crappy rubber domes at work, but still, I see good things. I was planning on bringing this thing to be my new work keyboard, but I like it so much, I may just leave that at home and then bring the KBC Poker II everywhere I go so that it becomes my new work/laptop keyboard.