Offtopic about G9x mentioned above:

I think G9x is the worst mouse I've ever owned… bought it after my MX518 (a very good mouse) broke and I wanted to try something new. I got used to it, but it never really felt right. Then, at a LAN I got an opportunity to try Deathadder; instantly fell in love with it and been in heaven ever since. Oh and it also made me pick up Quake again

rane

Finland17 Posts

October 07 2010 23:11 GMT

#222

Didn't imagine picking a keyboard could be this hard. I've struggled between brown and black switches, and if I should wait for tenkeyless UK layout or not. Anyway, I've somewhat decided to pick brown switches, mainly for FPS and RTS, but I also do whole a lot of programming.

lynx.oblige

Sierra Leone2268 Posts

October 07 2010 23:13 GMT

#223

I do programming as well. You'll love the browns, easy on the hands.

xiaofan

United States513 Posts

October 08 2010 00:28 GMT

#224

When did fruitseller become a dealer? O_o

GrazerRinge

999 Posts

October 08 2010 00:58 GMT

#225

On October 07 2010 02:58 optical630 wrote:
its like what day9 said

if your a runner, buying the best shoes wont make you the best

being a good runner through experience will, but then the shoes may give a slight advantage
:D

Buying what you NEED is the key point, not copying other people.
This step is suprisingly important because it means you know exactly what you are looking for instead screwing around.

Buddhalol

Canada109 Posts

October 09 2010 19:21 GMT

#226

proud new owner of one of these babies , cherry browns

EZjijy

United States1039 Posts

October 09 2010 20:07 GMT

#227

On October 08 2010 08:11 rane wrote:
Didn't imagine picking a keyboard could be this hard. I've struggled between brown and black switches, and if I should wait for tenkeyless UK layout or not. Anyway, I've somewhat decided to pick brown switches, mainly for FPS and RTS, but I also do whole a lot of programming.

I would go with a regular size Brow switches if you also do a lot of typing. I'd assume the number pad might come in handy in programming, no?

EZjijy

United States1039 Posts

October 09 2010 20:08 GMT

#228

On October 07 2010 15:24 iPlaY.NettleS wrote:
are these filco keyboards made in japan?
thats probably why they're a little pricey , i know the USD$ is a bit of a joke nowdays.YENvUSD is the highest it's been in 15 years i believe.

All mechanical keyboards are around $100.

haduken

Australia8267 Posts

October 09 2010 20:33 GMT

#229

My filco is packaged for Japanese market. All branding and descriptions are in Japanese but on the box it says Made In Taiwan.

haduken

Australia8267 Posts

October 09 2010 20:35 GMT

#230

How quite is the brown switch? I work in an office environment and I don't want to disturb others but I still would like to use a mechanical keyboard

Can't go back to regular keyboards after using filco.

EZjijy

United States1039 Posts

October 09 2010 20:53 GMT

#231

This gives you a rough estimate of the sound.

ShivaN

United States933 Posts

October 09 2010 20:53 GMT

#232

It's a good deal quieter than blues, but still a little louder than a normal membrane keyboard I'd say. I don't think you'd have too many issues using one in an office.

CaptainFwiffo

United States576 Posts

October 09 2010 20:56 GMT

#233

To add a little fuel to the fire:

slowzerg

United States62 Posts

October 09 2010 20:57 GMT

#234

On October 10 2010 05:35 haduken wrote:
How quite is the brown switch? I work in an office environment and I don't want to disturb others but I still would like to use a mechanical keyboard

Can't go back to regular keyboards after using filco.

On my Filco w/Browns, most of the noise is made by the keys bottoming out, so it depends on how hard you hit the keys. If you avoid bottoming out the board it's pretty quiet. Normal typing will be louder than a standard membrane keyboard, though. I imagine once you adjust to the lighter keys it won't be so noisy, so perhaps get used to it at home first before bringing it in to work.

DeadlyStar

Germany82 Posts

October 09 2010 21:12 GMT

#235

what i also wanted to say but forgot about is, that these keyboard indeed doesnt boost ure skill :D. its only useful for people who are interested on what they type the whole day long. so if ure a normal gamer smashing the keys, this sort of keyboard isnt necessary at all :D.

for everyone else, this is an orgasm to type on! the cherry blue switches are also, but they are clicky, like the old typewriters :D.

haduken

Australia8267 Posts

October 09 2010 21:23 GMT

#236

I like it because every key just fits together, you can tell because your fingers do less work now, the keys themselves are easier to press, some times i have to slow down because the words comes out a lot faster than what i'm used to.

Pjj

Netherlands37 Posts

October 09 2010 21:33 GMT

#237

I've ordered one as well, wanted to buy a new keyboard anyway, playing sc2 on the Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 from Microsoft isn't optimal, can only use the left part of the keyboard basically. Will update once I've received it, which should be in a few days.

lynx.oblige

Sierra Leone2268 Posts

October 09 2010 21:43 GMT

#238

On October 10 2010 05:56 CaptainFwiffo wrote:
To add a little fuel to the fire:

LOL! That's me. Day seems to enjoy the Majestouch Cherry MX Browns as well. In particular, the 5 key!

TheOGBlitzKrieg

United States346 Posts

October 10 2010 15:16 GMT

#239

proud new owner as well of one of these just got mine on friday been getting used to it since then and i really like this board

Glasse

Canada1237 Posts

October 10 2010 15:23 GMT

#240

On October 07 2010 20:56 rane wrote:
Offtopic about G9x mentioned above:

I think G9x is the worst mouse I've ever owned… bought it after my MX518 (a very good mouse) broke and I wanted to try something new. I got used to it, but it never really felt right. Then, at a LAN I got an opportunity to try Deathadder; instantly fell in love with it and been in heaven ever since. Oh and it also made me pick up Quake again

some people just arent made for quality products, razer is so bad. Also i hope you use claw grip because if you don't you should not have bought a g9x.. as it is clearly stated that it was mostly made for that