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Hey all,
I got a Logitech G510 for Christmas, but my dad has given me the option of trading it in for a different model. The reviews of the G510 I read online were not good, so I'm considering trading it in. Please take the time to vote in the poll and post. Please explain why you like or don't like a certain keyboard. Thanks all 
NGeX
EDIT: I was using a Logitech Wave wireless keyboard and mouse combo, but it died on me after 2 years. USB key broke. I don't want to buy anymore wireless products.
EDIT2: Ok, I'm vague on what I'm looking for in a keyboard.
- I would like the keys to be fairly well spaced as I usually misclick V when I want B.
- I want the board to be flat. My last one had a slight curve in it and it was rather uncomfortable for SC2 use.
- I would like it back lit, but it's not necessary.
- Anti-ghosting would be great as sometimes I think I have dropped gateways or hatches...when I really haven't.
- Mechanical is preferred but not required. (I honestly like the sound to know that I've fully hit the keys)
- Must not be wireless.
Is that a good enough explanation of what I'm looking for?
Poll: Best SC2 keyboardOther (68) 41% Razor Black Widow (any version) (52) 31% SteelSeries 7g (21) 13% Razor Lycosa (15) 9% Razor Maurader (7) 4% Logitech G15 (4) 2% 167 total votes Your vote: Best SC2 keyboard (Vote): Razor Lycosa
(Vote): Razor Maurader
(Vote): Razor Black Widow (any version)
(Vote): SteelSeries 7g
(Vote): Logitech G15
(Vote): Other
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The switch is arguably more important than the keyboard itself.
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G15? Don't make me laugh. The only keyboards youve listed thats not completely ridicilous is the Blackwidow, and thats extremely overpriced.
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On December 26 2011 01:56 Moda wrote:
G15? Don't make me laugh. The only keyboards youve listed thats not completely ridicilous is the Blackwidow, and thats extremely overpriced.
Suggest better keyboards then please 
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it's razer and not razor btw! and i agree with Moda!
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I'd say get the 6gv2. It's got black switches and has a very smooth feel. It's not loud like other mechanical keyboards, and many pros (such as IdrA) use it. Plus it's not completely ridiculously overpriced, like the 7g.
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I feel like this thread is a bit vague, though I can definitely recommend a mechanical keyboard. I switched from a Lycosa to a 6gv2 recently, and I will never go back.
In terms of specifics, I would definitely say that if you're considering black switches, go for the 6gv2 rather than the 7g. All the 7g really has is USB/Headphone jacks, a wrist rest that you can easily buy cheap somewhere else, and a heftier price tag.
Do read up on switches though, if you are going mechanical. Steelseries uses MX-Blacks, the Black Widow uses MX-Browns. I'm not sure of any other easily testable switch colours that you may be able to find at any store.
Edit: Beaten to it by the post above mine. ^.^
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lets go with the two before me, i got rid of my old keyboard 2 weeks ago and got an 6gV2 and its awsome and its not that expensive if you compare to other keyboard that have the same utility
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A good friend of mine got a filco tenkeyless for about the same price as I got my 6gv2, so it's really up to your preference of switches if you're going for mechanical.
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yeh these keyboards are horrible tbh
check out noppo choc mini or deck82
these keyboards have closer f keys which is better for sc2...
mini keyboards are the superior keyboards its impossible to argue otherwise
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How can you forget to put probably the most popular keyboard in the poll? 6GV2 for the price is one of the best keyboards, feels very smooth and isn't very loud.
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Qpad MK-50, can be ordered specially with different switches, original keyboard has red switches, cheap keyboard with surprising build quality for the price. You can also order the MK-80 (blue backlighting) and MK-85 (red backlighting) with own choice of switches. Go look at http://www.corporate.qpad.se/modules/news/
WASD Keyboards, can be specifically made with custom keycaps and switches.
Das keyboard, High quality keyboard with blues or brown switches.
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Ok so forgot the 6gv2. Sorry. So maybe I'll reset the poll for fewer keyboards.
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On December 26 2011 02:01 Medrea wrote:Mechanical keyboards that use Cherry MX Brown, Red, or Blue switches are the most common. The typing feel across keyboards that use the same switch is for the most part identical. Here is a good intro. http://www.overclock.net/t/491752/mechanical-keyboard-guide
reds are absolutely not the most common, its deinitely browns blues and blacks that are most common.
The typing feel is also VERY different from brown/black to blue, have you touched a mechanical keyboard before? lol
Read the mechanical keyboard thread on the tech support section of TL, to the OP. You will learn a lot there, but more importantly, do your research before buying. The Razer blackwidow keyboard has the most votes on here because more people use it, but trust people who have used more than one keyboard before you hop right into it.
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On December 26 2011 02:42 Zlasher wrote:reds are absolutely not the most common, its deinitely browns blues and blacks that are most common. The typing feel is also VERY different from brown/black to blue, have you touched a mechanical keyboard before? lol Read the mechanical keyboard thread on the tech support section of TL, to the OP. You will learn a lot there, but more importantly, do your research before buying. The Razer blackwidow keyboard has the most votes on here because more people use it, but trust people who have used more than one keyboard before you hop right into it.
You didn't even read my post did you? Go back and look again.
I lumped red brown and blue into the same category.
I said that a switches of the same type feel similar. So a Das keyboards Blue MX switch is going to feel very close to any other keyboards Blue MX switch. This is just a reading comprehension fail.
If you want to discuss my usage of red instead of black as "most common" thats a different story.
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Get a Filco or similar mechanical keyboard (Leopold, Rosewill, Das Keyboard, Ducky etc.). I personally dislike the Steelseries and Razer mechanical keyboards because of their built quality or because I dislike the switches (I HATE MX Blacks) but it's all down to personal preference.
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On December 26 2011 02:46 Medrea wrote:Show nested quote +On December 26 2011 02:42 Zlasher wrote:On December 26 2011 02:01 Medrea wrote:Mechanical keyboards that use Cherry MX Brown, Red, or Blue switches are the most common. The typing feel across keyboards that use the same switch is for the most part identical. Here is a good intro. http://www.overclock.net/t/491752/mechanical-keyboard-guide reds are absolutely not the most common, its deinitely browns blues and blacks that are most common. The typing feel is also VERY different from brown/black to blue, have you touched a mechanical keyboard before? lol Read the mechanical keyboard thread on the tech support section of TL, to the OP. You will learn a lot there, but more importantly, do your research before buying. The Razer blackwidow keyboard has the most votes on here because more people use it, but trust people who have used more than one keyboard before you hop right into it. You didn't even read my post did you? Go back and look again. I lumped red brown and blue into the same category. I said that a switches of the same type feel similar. So a Das keyboards Blue MX switch is going to feel very close to any other keyboards Blue MX switch. This is just a reading comprehension fail. If you want to discuss my usage of red instead of black as "most common" thats a different story.
Dude, you shouldn't be giving English lessons. You did say that those 3 were the "most common", you didn't mean it, but no need to get snotty because someone read what you wrote, rather than what you meant.
I'd go for Filco, and do some research on whether you want Blues or Browns. I have one with Blues, and it's excellent.
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On December 26 2011 03:07 Mackem wrote:
Get a Filco or similar mechanical keyboard (Leopold, Rosewill, Das Keyboard, Ducky etc.). I personally dislike the Steelseries and Razer mechanical keyboards because of their built quality or because I dislike the switches (I HATE MX Blacks) but it's all down to personal preference.
This is exactly it; the kind of switch you use really comes down to preference. I'd say try them each out, and see what you like best, and from there start looking at options that have the switch that you like. I know a lot of people on here have expressed a hatred for Black switches, but I wouldn't trade them for anything. Just gotta find out what you like!
Edit: Just read your updates on what you're looking for, and just wanted to make sure you know that a USB keyboard can only have "anti-ghosting" for up to 6 keys, I believe. If you want more, you'll need to use an actual keyboard port (can't remember the specific name). Just thought I'd let you know, because my desktop doesn't actually have that port.
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