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iPlaY.NettleS
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Australia4373 Posts
October 13 2010 23:19 GMT
#21
lol like the guy said , the IBM keyboards added $250 to the price of a 286t back in the day , $500 adjusted for inflation

there is no way a modern keyboard can compete with the quality of a model M

another example : filco uses the cheapest pad printing whilst model m uses ink injection
it's all at that forum link you posted buddy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7PvoI6gvQs
Zlasher
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States9129 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-13 23:35:15
October 13 2010 23:34 GMT
#22
If I were going to drop 90 bucks on a mechanical I'd make sure it has black switches not the cherry brown ones =\

SteelSeries 6gv2 or 7g for brown/black ones tho
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FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11554 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-13 23:41:41
October 13 2010 23:41 GMT
#23
On October 14 2010 07:49 floor exercise wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 14 2010 07:21 FragKrag wrote:
at $85 you are better off with something like a Filco or Majestouch (or even a venerable Cherry G80)


Why? This is a NKRO costar board, it's virtually identical to the most expensive Filco


I meant a Das :O

i get those things mixed up

cherry keyboards are definitely available in the US. Just gotta do some searching.
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mOnion
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States5657 Posts
October 13 2010 23:45 GMT
#24
i use a cherry g80-3000 which was like 70 bucks i'm pretty sure

i have lans at my house like every other week with a ton of nerds who use my computer/keyboard and there has been a 100% consensus that its the greatest keyboard they've ever used, super responsive blah blah blah

if you're gonna play even semi competitively, get yourself a good mech keyboard. i spend 120$ on shoes for running, so comparatively..
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Jonoman92
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
United States9105 Posts
October 13 2010 23:45 GMT
#25
Are there retail stores that have mechanical keyboards in stock? I'm tempted to buy the non-NKRO (I don't push that many keys at once) one from Majestouch that has brown switches. Although I want to see how loud it'd be and how it feels first if possible.
Monoxide
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Canada1190 Posts
October 14 2010 03:25 GMT
#26
Whats a cheap mechanical keyboard? I'm looking at getting one, but not really wanting to spend 100+ on a keyboard. Any advice as to which keyboard I should get that is nice but not pricey?
Tazza
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Korea (South)1678 Posts
October 14 2010 03:27 GMT
#27
That keyboard looks sexy
DeckOneBell
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States526 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-14 03:35:09
October 14 2010 03:34 GMT
#28
On October 14 2010 12:25 Monoxide wrote:
Whats a cheap mechanical keyboard? I'm looking at getting one, but not really wanting to spend 100+ on a keyboard. Any advice as to which keyboard I should get that is nice but not pricey?


I think the Rosewill one mentioned in this thread is one of the cheaper ones at around 75 after discounts, but if you're going to invest in a mechanical keyboard, you're probably going to have to pay good money.

Nothing wrong with a rubber dome keyboard if you're trying to keep things cheap, though.
Monoxide
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Canada1190 Posts
October 14 2010 03:47 GMT
#29
On October 14 2010 12:34 DeckOneBell wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 14 2010 12:25 Monoxide wrote:
Whats a cheap mechanical keyboard? I'm looking at getting one, but not really wanting to spend 100+ on a keyboard. Any advice as to which keyboard I should get that is nice but not pricey?


I think the Rosewill one mentioned in this thread is one of the cheaper ones at around 75 after discounts, but if you're going to invest in a mechanical keyboard, you're probably going to have to pay good money.

Nothing wrong with a rubber dome keyboard if you're trying to keep things cheap, though.


The one that just came out at razer is a decent price ~ 79 I think. Is that one any good?
DeckOneBell
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States526 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-14 05:31:11
October 14 2010 05:27 GMT
#30
On October 14 2010 12:47 Monoxide wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 14 2010 12:34 DeckOneBell wrote:
On October 14 2010 12:25 Monoxide wrote:
Whats a cheap mechanical keyboard? I'm looking at getting one, but not really wanting to spend 100+ on a keyboard. Any advice as to which keyboard I should get that is nice but not pricey?


I think the Rosewill one mentioned in this thread is one of the cheaper ones at around 75 after discounts, but if you're going to invest in a mechanical keyboard, you're probably going to have to pay good money.

Nothing wrong with a rubber dome keyboard if you're trying to keep things cheap, though.


The one that just came out at razer is a decent price ~ 79 I think. Is that one any good?


I heard that one had Cherry MX blue switches, and checking the website, it supposedly does, I assume therefore, that it'd be quite good? The difference should be in build quality, and I don't know how quality the construction on the Razer Black Widow is.

Personally not a fan of the macro keys and funny business, but it looks solid. I haven't bothered to find reviews.

EDIT: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=158928

Also I'm looking for a review comparing this to a filco, also hopefully a das, though I suppose that's aimed more at typists than gamers.

MORE EDITS: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20014031-1.html

"According to Razer, it designed the BlackWidow's key architecture to deliver half the throw action of what you'll find on other mechanical keyboards, such as the Das Keyboard or the Matias TactilePro 3.0, giving you faster key presses during gameplay."

Honestly, I'm suspicious of the price tag, but so far, looks good? Not very many reviews running around, and a lot of them seem to be reviews that haven't dealt with a mechanical keyboard before.
Monoxide
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Canada1190 Posts
October 17 2010 20:43 GMT
#31
Does anyone know what the SteelSeries 6GV2 switches are? The 7G ones are black, but i'm not sure what the 6g ones are.
Zlasher
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States9129 Posts
October 17 2010 20:48 GMT
#32
cherry mx black
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chocopan
Profile Joined April 2010
Japan986 Posts
October 18 2010 00:34 GMT
#33
I've just decided I need to practice more before I worry too much about my eqiupment ;P. Buuuut, I did find this page which tells you way more than you could possibly want to know about keyboard construction, for any others like me who are new to this arcania.

http://www.overclock.net/computer-peripherals/491752-mechanical-keyboard-guide.html
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semantics
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
10040 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-18 01:14:22
October 18 2010 01:06 GMT
#34
On October 14 2010 14:27 DeckOneBell wrote:
Show nested quote +
On October 14 2010 12:47 Monoxide wrote:
On October 14 2010 12:34 DeckOneBell wrote:
On October 14 2010 12:25 Monoxide wrote:
Whats a cheap mechanical keyboard? I'm looking at getting one, but not really wanting to spend 100+ on a keyboard. Any advice as to which keyboard I should get that is nice but not pricey?


I think the Rosewill one mentioned in this thread is one of the cheaper ones at around 75 after discounts, but if you're going to invest in a mechanical keyboard, you're probably going to have to pay good money.

Nothing wrong with a rubber dome keyboard if you're trying to keep things cheap, though.


The one that just came out at razer is a decent price ~ 79 I think. Is that one any good?


I heard that one had Cherry MX blue switches, and checking the website, it supposedly does, I assume therefore, that it'd be quite good? The difference should be in build quality, and I don't know how quality the construction on the Razer Black Widow is.

Personally not a fan of the macro keys and funny business, but it looks solid. I haven't bothered to find reviews.

EDIT: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=158928

Also I'm looking for a review comparing this to a filco, also hopefully a das, though I suppose that's aimed more at typists than gamers.

MORE EDITS: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20014031-1.html

"According to Razer, it designed the BlackWidow's key architecture to deliver half the throw action of what you'll find on other mechanical keyboards, such as the Das Keyboard or the Matias TactilePro 3.0, giving you faster key presses during gameplay."

Honestly, I'm suspicious of the price tag, but so far, looks good? Not very many reviews running around, and a lot of them seem to be reviews that haven't dealt with a mechanical keyboard before.

They don't use MX cherry they use a weird ALPS/ML cherry from photos I've seen. I'm tired of the mechanical keyboards for gaming fad. The benefit of them is totally nullified in fps game play it's somewhat okay in rts gameplay. But when you play in a rts game you're going to bottom out the keys meaning the benefit of mechanical keyboard in speed of typing is moot esp if you're using cherries. Mechanical are great for typing that is it. You can hear frutidealer and boxer from those camera because they are bottoming out and flico with it's cheap keys and backplate makes loud clacks.
GHOSTCLAW
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States17042 Posts
October 18 2010 02:00 GMT
#35
Mechanical keyboards are awesome, except for the fact that they're terrible if you have a roomate...
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Monoxide
Profile Blog Joined January 2007
Canada1190 Posts
October 18 2010 02:11 GMT
#36
Deciding between a Steelseries 6gv2 or a majestouch with blue cherries.
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