I am quite the quality guy myself, hence why I bought the Corsair K90 because its built in aluminium and its mechanical, but little did I know that the software was poorly made and well some buttons stopped working after I got a BSOD.
The K90 is a 'hybrid mech' board. The qwerty keys are Cherry MX Reds - but the rest of the keys, macro etc, are not. They're standard rubber domes.
The BSOD was probably caused by the software. Have you tried uninstalling/reinstalling + drivers to see if you can the functionality back?
I saw 1 store selling Ducky but they look like !"#¤%& to be honest.
lol, admittedly they - and other models - are quite plain by comparison, but the most important thing is that they are solid and reliable. The Ducky Shine (the backlight model) actually looks a lot better in person.
Hell my Topre Realforce (one of the best typing decks, looks like a plain early 90's keyboard
. But personally I prefer quality over aesthetics. )
And since you like the feel of the K90 which uses the linear MX RED switch, I've tried to focus on the RED switch. The MX Black is also linear, but it 'feels' a lot heavier and there's a fair chance you wouldn't like the feel as much.
The only other switch I'd recommend would be the MX Brown. It's tactile instead of linear (you can feel the bump) and little more 'clicky and noiser' than the REDS, but it's the closest in 'feel' to the Reds in terms of lightness.
And I guess you want a full sized board and not a TKL (Ten Key Less - no num pad)
ie:
Red Switch
WEBHALLEN.com - Ducky Shine Mech Red - Nordiskt (Cherry MX Red / Rd LED)
Brown Switch
WEBHALLEN.com - Ducky Shine Summer Edition - Nordiskt (Cherry MX Brown / Grn LED)
Red - Good board but the key cap lettering apprently wears off quickly
WEBHALLEN.com - Zowie Celeritas Nordic Layout -Cherry MX Red
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Red - but Steelseries aren't as good as the others.
WEBHALLEN.com - SteelSeries 6G v2 (Nordisk) - Limited Red Edition
There's also the CM, but it has Cherry Black.
The 2nd link didn't seem to have much and the third link kept timing out on me.
but quality & mechanical is a most
Unfortunately a lot of the 'cool' looking boards come with a bit of a quality compromise (like the K90 for example).
However, you can always buy custom keycaps to add a personal customization to them. ie I replaced my Filco Ninja's keys with yellow keycaps and the end result makes it look pretty cool.
Whichever way you go, enjoy.