Looking for a replacement for the Sidewinder X6 (Medium keys, backlight and media controls)

[TheTenaciousOtaku]

I've owned the Microsoft Sidewinder X6 for about 3-4 years now. It's a severely underrated keyboard and I have grown to love it. So much that I was considering purchasing another one before the coating on the keys started to peel off.

Things I'm looking for in a new keyboard,
•Back-lighting for all keys and background (like the X6 has)
• Medium height keys
• Good media controls (play/pause/next/back) I don't care for volume control)
• Long Lasting (I'm not sure if 3 years is good enough for a $150 keyboard). Perhaps the X6 uses a bad quality paint? To be fair I use my keyboard 5 to 10 hours a day.
• It's gotta' look aesthetically pleasing to a certain degree.
• I'm pretty sure the space-bar is longer that usual. I love this feature.
• WIRED

Finally my price range is $100 - $150 AUD. (I'd rather keep it to the lower 100's)

Thanks in advance for your inputs!

 

[TheTenaciousOtaku]

Not a single answer, really? C'mon, this is the perfect opportunity for y'all to boast about your favorite peripherals 😛

 

[Gamingerrr]

I have this keyboard and i can pretty much sell it to you (if you haven't bought a new one yet 😀)

 

[Gamingerrr]

Not a single answer, really? C'mon, this is the perfect opportunity for y'all to boast about your favorite peripherals 😛

I have one...if you haven't buy anything yet i can sell it to you 😀