No, its all up the user and their tastes. There are a lot of progamers who use black keys, of note include iNcontroL, IdrA, and I believe White-Ra. There are more that I'm probably forgetting at the moment.

It's all a matter of personal preference.

echO [W]

United States1495 Posts

May 10 2011 22:25 GMT

#462

On May 11 2011 03:34 Rei_Rice wrote:
I'm still waiting for my Filco German Edition but I'm thinking about to cancel that order and get a Zowie Celeritas.

Waiting or buying a Zowie? :-/

I've heard and read a few things about the Zowie, and what I've gathered is the way the key caps are printed is that it tends to get a little dirty as time passes, but not like how other key caps get dirty.

apm66

Canada943 Posts

May 10 2011 22:27 GMT

#463

On May 11 2011 07:24 echO [W] wrote:

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or who's sponsoring you...

dezi

Germany1536 Posts

May 10 2011 22:32 GMT

#464

Don't buy Zowie. The Space bar is just bad made there - sometimes just doesn't comes back up.

KDot2

United States1213 Posts

May 11 2011 05:05 GMT

#465

ended up buying a Filco Majestouch-2, Tenkeyless cherry brown for my first mechanical keyboard ... seemed like a pretty safe pick ... good choice for someone who had some extra money laying around ?

LaiShin

Australia978 Posts

May 11 2011 05:24 GMT

#466

On May 11 2011 14:05 ShooTouts wrote:
ended up buying a Filco Majestouch-2, Tenkeyless cherry brown for my first mechanical keyboard ... seemed like a pretty safe pick ... good choice for someone who had some extra money laying around ?

yea, Filco is a safe choice. Excellent QC. Did u get the ninja version?

Owarida

United States333 Posts

May 11 2011 05:25 GMT

#467

Filco Majestouch MX Brown switch...Love mine...HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

FragKrag

United States11540 Posts

May 11 2011 05:57 GMT

#468

On May 11 2011 07:27 apm66 wrote:

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or who's sponsoring you...

pretty much this

Belha

Italy2850 Posts

May 11 2011 06:19 GMT

#469

On May 11 2011 14:57 FragKrag wrote:

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pretty much this

Yep, EG is sponsored by Steelseries (aka 6gv2, 6g, 7g, all black switches); White Ra by Thermaltake, aka Meka G1, blacks too.

Filter

Canada620 Posts

May 11 2011 06:52 GMT

#470

I have to post this... but at the end of season one I was high diamond on the verge of getting into masters. When season 2 hit I was moving so didn't play much during that time and when I did play I got smashed, I was waiting to get demoted and had 0 points despite having 5 or so wins w/bonus pool.

I just got my Filco yesterday and am currently 14-2 using it. Gear doesn't make much of a difference but just the feeling of knowing your keyboard will be there for you seems to help a lot

KDot2

United States1213 Posts

May 11 2011 06:54 GMT

#471

On May 11 2011 14:24 LaiShin wrote:

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yea, Filco is a safe choice. Excellent QC. Did u get the ninja version?

I'm not sure... it was this one Filco Majestouch-2, Tenkeyless, NKR, Tactile Action, USA Keyboard FKBN87M/EB2 cherry brown

I would post up the Amazon link but I don't know if I am allowed.. here is the pic though http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41c-23UD2aL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

I am impatient so I got next day shipping and it will be here tommorow.. very excited ... tired of my crappy feeling logitech

goodfella

Germany23 Posts

May 11 2011 07:26 GMT

#472

Had a 6Gv2 before and just got a new DasKeyboard Ultimate Silent with Brown Switches and its just awesome, the 6Gv2 is not at all as good as the Das. Ofc its way more expensive but its worth the price, imo brown switches are much better for SC2 than blacks, they are just too stiff.

LaiShin

Australia978 Posts

May 11 2011 07:32 GMT

#473

On May 11 2011 15:54 ShooTouts wrote:

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http://www.diatec.co.jp/en/det.php?prod_c=775 - This is a pic of it. No difference to yours except the placement of the print, which I think is kinda cool.

Yea, I know the feeling. I was refreshing my tracking info every 5 min.

goodfella

Germany23 Posts

May 11 2011 08:10 GMT

#474

On May 11 2011 03:34 Rei_Rice wrote:
I'm still waiting for my Filco German Edition but I'm thinking about to cancel that order and get a Zowie Celeritas.

Waiting or buying a Zowie? :-/

Would recommend you a DasKeyboard, its available in German with both blue and brown switches, shipping is free. I had both the Zowie and the Das and I think the Das is much better.

Fharoc

Canada32 Posts

May 12 2011 09:34 GMT

#475

On May 10 2011 13:13 Minzy wrote:
has anyone tried the red switches? if so, are they any good/what to they feel like in comparison to the blue/brown/black.

I have red switchs on my Filco Majestouch 2 Tenkeyless. Wouldn't be able to give you a comparison though as I have not tried the other switches.

It's hard to try out mechanical keyboards in Canada so I read up on geek hack as much as I could. This link is wonderful for figuring out the differences of the Cherry MX switches.

http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Cherry switches and boards

Also the main wiki link they have to mechanical keyboards is fantastic!

asdfTT123

United States989 Posts

May 12 2011 19:14 GMT

#476

I started using a red majestouch 2 and its my fav switch for sc2 - ive used blue, brown, and black before. red takes the cake for gaming (basically a lighter black switch - sooooo smooth) and is much better than blacks for typing for long periods (no fatigue) though I may still prefer brown/blue. after using all of these switches, I see no reason to go black unless you have a preference for a heavier switch.

linear for gaming (i prefer red over black) and tactile bump/click for typing. i should also add the blues drive me crazy when i game on them.

Wihl

Sweden472 Posts

May 13 2011 01:25 GMT

#477

Is there an alternative to the keyboard company for the Filco Majestouch tenkeyless with brown (prefered) or blue cherry switches?

Preferably with a Swedish/Finnish layout but I'm not too bothered if its a french language setup or whatever as long as the layout of the keyboard is the exact same (same size/shape return key etc) as this:
http://www.keyboardco.com/keyboard_details.asp?PRODUCT=807

I'd like to find a company within the EU that sells it since I'd get screwed on import taxes otherwise. I don't understand how the keyboard company stays in business when it seems like 90% of the stuff they sell isnt in stock and wont be for several months.

rezyn8

Australia216 Posts

May 13 2011 07:40 GMT

#478

I wish Amazon would ship keyboards to Australia! Will need to look for a proxy address forwarding service

rezyn8

Australia216 Posts

May 13 2011 07:57 GMT

#479

Actually I just found Das and Majestouch keyboards available in Australia at http://www.auspcmarket.com.au/products/1838/ - maybe a little pricey but at least its local.

Womwomwom

5930 Posts

May 13 2011 08:40 GMT

#480

Das Keyboards can be bought at pccasegear for around $140, which should be less than how much that website is offering.

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=das keyboard model s&x=0&y=0

Extra nice if you live in Victoria. I think they have a new office/warehouse near Monash University.