Recently I had a chance to spend some time with the second version of the Das Keyboard, a keyboard which has no character information on it. While this product is still plain black like its predecessor, a number of other changes were made in order to get it more in line with what consumers are looking for from an elite keyboard. The Das Keyboard is designed for power users who have the layout of a traditional keyboard memorized and interested in doing two things- increasing their typing speed and impressing their coworkers. The makers of the Das, Metadot, have made it clear that they see the product as being ideal for professional users and computer geeks who don't need to look at the keys and don't care if other people know that. If you are looking for a plain black keyboard with loud mechanical switches, look no further.