Gah I really do think about anodizing again. It’s just so much time, effort and fumes. 
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It’s probably the best keyboard ive ever typed on. It has the classic loud pinging sound of old school buckling springs, so you kind of have to love that to enjoy it, but if you do, the key-feel is extremely pleasant.
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What I love:
- Topre switches w/ MX stems
- Full-size, standard ANSI layout
- Aluminum cases
- Spherical keycaps
- Keycap colorways based on classic pre-1980 terminals
What I hate:
- Loud clicky switches (especially buckling spring)
- TKL and non-standard layouts
- “Floating” keycap case designs
- Cylindrical keycaps
- Two-tone gray/beige keycap sets
- RGB LED backlighting
Sorry, Jason, I don’t mean to pick on your keyboard in particular; it just by coincidence happens to represent everything I hate in a keyboard. No personal offense intended!
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I’d love to buy one, but it would cost me about $600 Australian dollars! 
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I want to get my hands on a cherry mx switch bluetooth keyboard, but I can’t seem to find any. I really one one to use with my new work computer (new MacBook pro) which has the most awful keyboard that I just can’t seem to get used to. I only know of @codinghorror’s The Code keyboard, which would he perfect if it had bluetooth.
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Found a Bluetooth cherry mx blue switch board that will be just perfect for me.
After going from Cherry Blues to Kailh Box Pale Blues, I’m never using Cherry switches again. Clicky Kailhs have a much more satisfying click and the tolerances seem tighter so overall fit and finish feels better. IMO, of course.
Ah, very nice. I’m not a fan of TKLs, but I heartily approve of those Round 5/6 keycaps. I spent a lot of money on 7bit’s kits myself. Absolutely love them!
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Dude, was ordering those keycaps from 7bit as painful for you as it was for me? OMG I think it literally took 2 years to arrive…
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Um, yes, it was excruciating.
It took 2.5 years to receive my entire order. I even took up money collecting duties (and played cheerleader) for Round 6 when 7bit went through his liquidity crisis and the Honeywell colors almost didn’t happen. I also helped talk Bob over at Signature Plastics off the ledge so he would agree to let Round 6 finish before cutting ties with 7bit.
It. was. not. fun.
But I got my keycaps and in the end, and that’s what ultimately matters. 
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So I’m still looking at getting myself a CODE V3 keyboard with Cherry MX greens.
The claims on the website make it sound like it’s the best mechanical keyboard ever. Is it really a cut above the rest, is should I look elsewhere?
I really want something full sized and minimalistic with an outstanding build quality. I want it predominantly for typing.
I know you might be biased, but feel free to chime in @codinghorror.
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The WASD keyboards are all good, solid products. My first mechanical keyboard was a WASD V2 (with MX reds) back in 2015. Very high build quality. I did not keep it, however, because I liked the sleeker more rounded design of the Filco Majestouch-2 better. And then I discovered Topre switches and that was all she wrote for MX switches for me.
I think the Code V3 is a solid choice, though if you don’t want the LED backlighting you could get the WASD V3 instead, which is otherwise identical (from what I can tell).
Are you sure you really want MX greens though? They are going to be pretty stiff to type on.
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Thanks, @zslane. I heard that the greens are the MX switch most like buckling spring switches (though still not exactly). They seem to be highly praised on the CODE website.
Is there anything other mx switch you reccomend that has a good click, but not so stiff?
Unfortunately, the only Cherry options (which are what the Code keyboards are limited to) are MX blue and MX green. The former is too soft while the latter is too stiff, at least IMO. For instance, it is not uncommon for people to use MX greens just for the spacebar, which provide the strong(er) thumb muscles good, crisp tactility.
So when it comes to clicky Cherry switches, your options are severely limited and I can’t recommend either of them. All the alternatives, like the vast variety of Kailh BOX switches, require a degree of customizability in the keyboard that a completely pre-assembled product like the Code doesn’t provide.
I recently bought an AoPo 108 keyboard from Drop; it is a hotswap board that lets you pop in whatever switches you like, so long as they only have the pair of contact pins but not the pair of plastic legs. I think all the BOX switches are of the leg-less variety, which makes the AoPo an ideal platform for trying out all the BOX options without having to deal with soldering.
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That one is a clear NerD60 with zealios switches. No keycaps on it
After researching, the Ducky One 2 looks to me like the best minimalistic keyboard for a good price. I will pick up one of those later.
I’d love a nice set of spherical caps, but can’t bring myself to spend more than my board cost on them. Let me know if you have an extra set to trade for some throws, lol.
Interesting offer! I will keep it in mind…
(I might be willing to part with my SA Oblivion set, depending on what throws you have for trade.)