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sinani206
United States1959 Posts
On January 04 2011 11:52 LazyMacro wrote: If you don't like glossy keyboards like me, try out the Rosewill RK-9000. It's $100 or so on NewEgg. I love it and would recommend it. What switch is that?? | ||
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Mooncat
Germany1228 Posts
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wargasm
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semantics
10040 Posts
On January 04 2011 12:48 Mooncat wrote: As basically everyone else said, it's a very subjective matter. I have the SteelSeries 7G with black switches and I LOVE it. It feels just perfect for gaming as well as typing and I don't feel like the buttons are "hard" to press at all. However some guy claimed he got carpal tunnel using the same keyboard which is pretty ridiculous imho, but I guess that's where the "subjective" part comes in. Carpal tunnel syndrome has nothing to do with what your fingers are hitting.. it has everything to do with pinching your nerv on your wrist with bad posture and typing habits. Mech switches do nil to prevent repetitive stress injuries while typing like most things it has more to do with how the person is doing the activity then what equipment he is using. | ||
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echO [W]
United States1495 Posts
The Rosewill RK-9000 uses Cherry MX Blue switches and it is OEMed by the same people who OEM the Filco boards, in fact when you look at the controller in the board, it actually says Filco. Heres a review from geekhack: http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:12688 Enjoy! | ||
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sinani206
United States1959 Posts
On January 04 2011 13:21 echO [W] wrote: The Rosewill RK-9000 uses Cherry MX Blue switches and it is OEMed by the same people who OEM the Filco boards, in fact when you look at the controller in the board, it actually says Filco. Heres a review from geekhack: http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:12688 Enjoy! Thanks for the review! | ||
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sinani206
United States1959 Posts
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Hectic
Australia159 Posts
Edit. I always make stupid posts the first time i type them. | ||
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echO [W]
United States1495 Posts
On January 04 2011 18:01 Hectic wrote: I used black for the last 2 years I recently switched to blue I can tell you, without a doubt 100% black is TERRIBLE for starcraft Black switches require infinetly more effort to use and are slow. In fact, i went from being 110apm normally to 150apm efffortlessly within a few hours of use. I seriously cant stand black anymore. Now black switches on my keyboard make me feel the same way as if i was stuck in 2nd gear while i was driving down the highway in my car. I would even reccommend a regular membrane keyboard over black switches. For everyone saying they like black, i would have to guess that they have not experienced other switches for starcraft. Before I tried blue, i thought the black was best thing since sliced bread. However, in my opinion the marauder starcraft keyboard is even better than blues. The APM lighting systemis a joke, but damn, the keystrokes feel like sex on my fingers. While you think Blacks may be terrible, I still recommend people who are looking to buy mechanical keyboards if possible to try them out. Different strokes for different folks. For example, IdrA uses a Steelseries 6GV2 (Cherry MX Blacks) and obviously it works for him. | ||
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Hectic
Australia159 Posts
While you think Blacks may be terrible, I still recommend people who are looking to buy mechanical keyboards if possible to try them out. Different strokes for different folks. For example, IdrA uses a Steelseries 6GV2 (Cherry MX Blacks) and obviously it works for him. Unless Idra comes and tells us has extensively used all types of switches and prefers black, I refuse to belive that its the best thing for him. I also heard he uses a large mouse which also seems strange to me. | ||
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Touch
Canada475 Posts
IdrA uses black and complains about imbalances. Come on guys. | ||
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Larrie
United Kingdom46 Posts
To be honest there is no real difference between the three. Anyone who tries to pretend there is a large difference in how they'll make you play, is just being vain. The real difference is in sound, if you don't want a loud keyboard then black is a good choice. If you want a nice noise then blue is your choice. | ||
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semantics
10040 Posts
On January 04 2011 19:15 Touch wrote: FruitDealer uses brown and won GSL. IdrA uses BlacK and complains about imbalances. Come on guys.  NaDa,  sAviOr, BoxeR, iloveoov won multiple osl's and msl's on cheap 10 dollar membrane keyboards pulling 300+apm in the process.Thinking a keyboard switch makes the player in any sense is just lying to yourself. | ||
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IVXX
United States71 Posts
if you try one out you'll find that its not as bad as some people say, but the extra weight is unnecessary and gets annoying to type on. generally, i say for typing: blues and topre for gaming: brown and red for sc2 i'd definitely go with brown. | ||
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echO [W]
United States1495 Posts
On January 04 2011 19:36 semantics wrote: NaDa, sAviOr, BoxeR, iloveoov won multiple osl's and msl's on cheap 10 dollar membrane keyboards pulling 300+apm in the process.Thinking a keyboard switch makes the player in any sense is just lying to yourself. I agree 100%, just as the race car does not a Dale Earnheardt Jr. make, or the most expensive pens and pencils does not a good artist make. | ||
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Mikami_
Estonia274 Posts
On January 04 2011 19:43 IVXX wrote: most people who say they like black switches have never tried the rest (blue, brown, bucking springs, alps, topre). i havent met a single person who, after trying black brown and blue, have told me blacks were best for them. if you try one out you'll find that its not as bad as some people say, but the extra weight is unnecessary and gets annoying to type on. generally, i say for typing: blues and topre for gaming: brown and red for sc2 i'd definitely go with brown. Can you tell me in detail why do you prefer brown over blue for gaming ? | ||
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ALPINA
3791 Posts
On January 04 2011 19:36 semantics wrote: NaDa, sAviOr, BoxeR, iloveoov won multiple osl's and msl's on cheap 10 dollar membrane keyboards pulling 300+apm in the process.Thinking a keyboard switch makes the player in any sense is just lying to yourself. Yeah of course most of time you are right. I changed from membrane keyboard to mechanical and my hand gets less tired over the time because you don't need to hit keyboard that hard. You don't need good keyboard to be good, but if you get mechanical keyboard it will better for you in someway anyways. | ||
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Kyuki
Sweden1867 Posts
On January 04 2011 19:43 IVXX wrote: most people who say they like black switches have never tried the rest (blue, brown, bucking springs, alps, topre). i havent met a single person who, after trying black brown and blue, have told me blacks were best for them. if you try one out you'll find that its not as bad as some people say, but the extra weight is unnecessary and gets annoying to type on. Your argument is pretty trash. I mean what is your selection of people with the first hand experience trying all switches, what do they do by the computer etc. Again it's nothing more than personal experience, and it's stupid to assume that people who like their Blacks have not tried other switches. I could type this and it would be just as bad for arguments sake: "most people who say they like brown switches have never tried the rest (blue, black, bucking springs, alps, topre). i havent met a single person who, after trying black brown and blue, have told me brown were best for them." I'm not saying your experience is wrong though, just that it's on a rather personal level. Maybe you're a switch marketer (or whatever) and put people to test this daily, which in case I'd say your experience would be more worthy for arguments sake, so correct me here if I'm wrong  . | ||
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IVXX
United States71 Posts
not to say ALL people who use black switches haven't tried the rest, but a good deal of them have only tried the 6gv2 or 7g and stuck with it. the steelseries are much easier to find than filco/das/ducky so of course this is going to happen. do you guys know anyone with a filco/cherry/ducky black keyboard? i doubt it. but seriously http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?t=13806 http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?t=13305 http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?t=13447 as for why i prefer browns>blues (for gaming) i can double tap faster on browns, and they're lighter. | ||
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Mooncat
Germany1228 Posts
On January 05 2011 02:46 IVXX wrote: hm... not to say ALL people who use black switches haven't tried the rest, but a good deal of them have only tried the 6gv2 or 7g and stuck with it. the steelseries are much easier to find than filco/das/ducky so of course this is going to happen. do you guys know anyone with a filco/cherry/ducky black keyboard? i doubt it. but seriously http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?t=13806 http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?t=13305 http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?t=13447 as for why i prefer browns>blues (for gaming) i can double tap faster on browns, and they're lighter. Uhm... it was the other way around for me tbh. I was specifically looking for a keyboard with black switches and chose the 7G. Could've easily gotten Blues or Browns as well. | ||
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