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Deleted User 62283
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
385 Posts
April 17 2010 04:38 GMT
#21
On April 17 2010 11:33 SoLaR[i.C] wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 17 2010 11:09 Ftrunkz wrote:
... What IS a mechanical keyboard?

Unlike most keyboards which can be bought at barracks, these are only available once you have built a factory with attached tech lab. It is here that you can research durability and tactile feel.


/Thread

Hm... For 30 bucks, I may check this out.

My friend has one - he really likes it. Kind of sounds like a jackhammer though.
verteqz
Profile Joined September 2009
Canada89 Posts
April 17 2010 04:40 GMT
#22
On April 17 2010 13:33 Bosu wrote:
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On April 17 2010 11:33 HuskyTheHusky wrote:
I've tried using my friends expensive mechanical keyboard for SC and it is TERRIBLE. Its not bad for typing but you have to press the keys much further and harder which isnt what you want for a game like SC.


It depends on the type of switches he has. He probably has black cherry switches.

However, it shouldn't require you to push the key down farther to make the keystroke register. Mechanical keyboards shouldn't even have to be depressed 1/2 way to make the keystroke. That doesn't make sense at all.


Black cherries don't require toooo much strength, I think 60 grams of force. I think Husky might be talking about really old school switches.

Btw, the black alps the M1 uses are tactile no click, so it is not as noisy as cherry blues.
// verteqz.com
darkponcho
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States262 Posts
April 17 2010 04:41 GMT
#23
how long does this deal last? I'm pondering ><
life
Pervect
Profile Joined June 2007
1280 Posts
April 17 2010 04:42 GMT
#24
Thanks for the heads up on this, just ordered it. Had been looking for a new keyboard for a while and this one didn't look too bad but I didn't want to drop the money for its regular price, so this was a nice surprise.
GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51574 Posts
April 17 2010 04:50 GMT
#25
this looks exactly like a steelseries 6g except $100 cheaper

;d
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eborp
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
United States266 Posts
April 17 2010 06:54 GMT
#26
On April 17 2010 13:50 GTR wrote:
this looks exactly like a steelseries 6g except $100 cheaper

;d

Quite possibly.

I bit. Good keyboard for a good price.
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verteqz
Profile Joined September 2009
Canada89 Posts
April 17 2010 06:59 GMT
#27
On April 17 2010 13:50 GTR wrote:
this looks exactly like a steelseries 6g except $100 cheaper

;d


A lot of people use Costar's OEM boards. You'll notice the ABS being similar to Filco keyboards as well:

http://elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=filco_keyboards
// verteqz.com
StormSnarlX
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
United States278 Posts
April 17 2010 07:10 GMT
#28
Thanks OP!!!! Been wanting one for a long time now and for this price, I finally bite. ^__^
Catz Forever <3
prodiG
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
Canada2016 Posts
April 17 2010 07:15 GMT
#29
...FUCK!
i literally bought one of these last week for $69.99 with shipping (i think it was $69.99... total was 82.xx cad )

-------_________------------


at any rate
this keyboard is incredibly awesome
and i don't know about you guys, but i CAN NOT STAND the tiny backspace key on the DT-35
ESV Mapmaking Team || http://twitter.com/prodiGsc || Real talk, I don't have time to sugar-coat it for you sir
blabber
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4448 Posts
April 17 2010 07:19 GMT
#30
WARNING!!

you may want to read through this if you are considering buying this keyboard
http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:7122

possible problems with typos if you type too fast (>120 wpm)
blabberrrrr
Sadistx
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
Zimbabwe5568 Posts
April 17 2010 07:24 GMT
#31
lol How many characters is 120 wpm ?
infinity21 *
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada6683 Posts
April 17 2010 07:25 GMT
#32
usually x5
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boesthius
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States11637 Posts
April 17 2010 07:48 GMT
#33
--- Nuked ---
sob3k
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States7572 Posts
April 17 2010 08:14 GMT
#34
I got one to go with my logitech optical mini

I cant fail at SC now!
In Hungry Hungry Hippos there are no such constraints—one can constantly attempt to collect marbles with one’s hippo, limited only by one’s hippo-levering capabilities.
zee
Profile Joined January 2010
201 Posts
April 17 2010 08:43 GMT
#35
I think mechanical keyboards are good for FPS, because i remember seeing that a lot of CS progamers use the mechanical steelseries keyboard. I can imagine its good for RTS as well.
Sfydjklm
Profile Blog Joined April 2005
United States9218 Posts
April 17 2010 11:48 GMT
#36
On April 17 2010 16:19 blabber wrote:
WARNING!!

you may want to read through this if you are considering buying this keyboard
http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:7122

possible problems with typos if you type too fast (>120 wpm)

typos are nothing to be afraid of. if anything they make you more like day9.
twitter.com/therealdhalism | "Trying out Z = lots of losses vs inferior players until you figure out how to do it well (if it even works)."- Liquid'Tyler
MamiyaOtaru
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States1687 Posts
April 19 2010 02:36 GMT
#37
On April 17 2010 13:50 GTR wrote:
this looks exactly like a steelseries 6g except $100 cheaper

;d

no n-key rollover. which doesn't matter too much for starcraft and you probably don't care about. but yeah, good way to get a "filco" on the cheap
Azrael1111
Profile Joined July 2008
United States550 Posts
April 19 2010 02:51 GMT
#38
Can someone who has both this and the steel series 6g/7g compare them?
Manit0u
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
Poland17713 Posts
April 19 2010 02:53 GMT
#39
Heh, I just wish some of my old mechanical keyboards would still fit the computers
I really detest the Windows and Print keys...
Time is precious. Waste it wisely.
Cube
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Canada777 Posts
April 19 2010 02:54 GMT
#40
it costs $70 if you live in canada.... RRRAAGGEE.
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