@maenad caveats with the aukey board:
* has knockoff Blues and they are hilariously loud, so you'll be That Person on raids
* has no backlight
pros:
* it was the simplest/cheapest/fastest thing i could find to replace a board that had like 4 keys stop working after a lightning storm

the max is very nice and i appreciate the ability to use it as a media playback controller (like it is now, hence the color pattern) or macropad on another layer if i don't need 10key