Having been a secretary/PA for 35 years, I know what I like where keyboards are concerned. This little chap is the smartest, most comfortable I've used. I've not purchased the tent stand yet as I wanted to trial it beforehand. At the moment, I don't need it, the keyboard is superbly comfortable without. The backlit keys are a must for me now, and they're very purdy! Having used the keyboard solidly for work over the last couple of weeks, I'm extremely impressed. I don't like 'clacky' keys, but the MX reds I have aren't offensive at all. I'm sure my typing speed has increased slightly - I really love this keyboard.