On August 01 2011 22:11 Tablespoon wrote:
Try and see if you can find one of those Dell keyboards with the huge spacebar. They are surprisingly good.
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Yeah I have one of these as well. Cheap, simple, gets the job done. For 10-20 bucks this is as good as it gets.

With that being said, after getting used to my filco its membrane keys feel like shit lol

ThorsThunder

United States25 Posts

January 06 2012 05:17 GMT

#42

On August 01 2011 22:11 Tablespoon wrote:
Try and see if you can find one of those Dell keyboards with the huge spacebar. They are surprisingly good.
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I use one of these for work (web developer), and I'm happy with it. The new Dell keyboards have flatter keys and aren't as clicky, which is one of the things I liked about their older ones.

SoulWager

United States464 Posts

January 06 2012 08:35 GMT

#43

You might be able to find an old mechanical keyboard in a recycle bin somewhere.

Bulkers

Poland509 Posts

January 06 2012 08:54 GMT

#44

Well you can buy a car for 500$ but you can also buy car for 1000000$, whats the difference? Both can drive, both got wheels, engine and steering wheel. Same with keyboards you can buy 10$ keyboard or 250$ keyboard, both got keys, on both you can type XD

Why you use razer deathadder? Thats like 60$ mice, you can buy mice for 10$ and with both you can controll mouse pointer...

qeMix

Germany71 Posts

January 06 2012 09:39 GMT

#45

On August 01 2011 22:11 Tablespoon wrote:
Try and see if you can find one of those Dell keyboards with the huge spacebar. They are surprisingly good.
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actually bought one of these just to try out the UK layout ... used it for a week and ordered a filco-UK.
and i would never go back to membrane keyboards. i cry every time i'm at work (i'm a student so i only work part time twice a week).

Brian333

657 Posts

January 06 2012 10:14 GMT

#46

Well, for the people who are wondering why you would spend more on a keyboard...

This is personal experience. Take it for what you will.

A while ago, I spilled an entire glass of water all over my desk. Unfortunately, at the time I was half asleep and could not push in my keyboard tray before my filco got drenched. Even worse, I pretty much did everything possible to ensure my keyboard would break -- I didn't immediately unplug it, I actually tried to type on it, and I actually shook it around. Water was not only all over the inside of the keyboard, it was in the switches and all over the switch board.

Anyways, I took the keyboard apart (which was incredibly hard due to how it was built), dried it with a towel, condensed air, and left it on top of a dehumidifier for a night. The next day, I put it back together and it worked like nothing happened at all and has continued to work ever since. The only damage done was a broken warranty seal over a screw on its underside.

Now, in comparison, the last time I've spilled water on my keyboard, it was with an only membrane keyboard. The result? Instant death. I took it apart, dried it, left it on top of a dehumidifier, and half the keys never recovered.

I was thoroughly impressed and incredibly thankful because this was around when Skyrim came out, I didn't have a spare keyboard lying around, and I didn't want to pick up another mechanical keyboard.

objeCt

Sweden177 Posts

May 07 2012 14:03 GMT

#47

On August 01 2011 13:14 Phayze wrote:

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Until you buy a mechanical keyboard and have your world changed. Not going to go into a mech vs cheap membrane here, it might not matter specifically in casual gaming but as far as life expectancy (of the keyboard) potential rsi injuries and overall performance there most certainly is a difference. Sure you can repeatedly spend small amounts of money for a mediocre keyboard, or you can get a mechanical keyboard which is great for typing and probably never have it break in your lifetime. $100 now, or $100 over the next 5 years, you be the judge.

i used a lycosa, until someone told me to get a mechanical one because it's supposed to be 10x better, at first i bought the 6gv2 and did not like it and it did not improve my game in anyway, tried the blackwidow with blue switches and i couldn't play at all, now im on a cheap logitech k120 (membrane) and I love it. For me atleast, it's all about preference.

even tho mechanical keyboards are slightly more responsive

m1rk3

Canada412 Posts

May 07 2012 14:45 GMT

#48

here cheap and good for practice

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823201038

Blackhawk13

United States442 Posts

May 07 2012 16:32 GMT

#49

I'd go with some random $10 keyboard with a normal layout like the one linked by m1rk3 above^^. A Qsenn Dt35 would be cool too if you could get one on the cheap but I wouldn't spend over $30 on a keyboard that probably costs $10 in Korea.

With that said, mechanical keyboards can be found for as cheap as $60 and would be well worth it if you can scrap together the cash.

LUTROSIS

United States54 Posts

May 07 2012 16:43 GMT

#50

you can pick up a cheap like 5-10$ keyboard at walmart ... i believe its made by logitech, it has low(er) keys than a normal keyboard but its not a scissor switch... just a half height rubber dome, its pretty nice even compared to the brown switch i use currently

Thezftw

Finland116 Posts

May 07 2012 17:53 GMT

#51

On August 02 2011 03:08 jazzyjazz wrote:
You don't really need a mechanical keyboard. They're obviously better and last longer, but they do cost a bit more. A regular $20 keyboard will do fine. And you're right, practice is definitely more important than what type of equipment you have.

There's a lot of people saying how mechanical keyboards last A LOT (as in 5 times) longer than regular keyboards. That's simply not true. I own both and I have regular keyboards that have lasted at least 2-3 years.

But we could assume it dies out tomorrow and the mechanical will last you another 15 years.. I mean, I had rubberdome keyboard for 5 years and it worked just fine because apparently, I don't rape my keyboards...

Either way, it doesn't really matter what cheap KB you buy (because they're pretty much all the same) unless you go mechanical. Most non-mechanical gaming keyboards are a steal as they cost a lot and adding a bit more could you get good, mechanical instead.

203 Posts

May 07 2012 19:50 GMT

#52

Logitech K200 is ok

phosphorylation

United States2935 Posts

May 07 2012 23:50 GMT

#53

On August 01 2011 22:11 Tablespoon wrote:
Try and see if you can find one of those Dell keyboards with the huge spacebar. They are surprisingly good.
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I am parroting many others here but I second that this keyboard definitely exceeded my (low) expectation. Nicely shaped keys, nice looks, and decent tactile feel. I think this is as good as it gets without jumping to a mechanical keyboard. If anyone is interested, I have 2 of them which I will sell after my new mechanical keyboard is shipped.

89vision

United States70 Posts

May 08 2012 00:16 GMT

#54

#1 IBM Model M (used)

#2 That Dell from above with the big spacebar is pretty good, really, the keys have cylindrical plastic guides that help the keys feel more stable like a mechanical

#3 ANY used mech board from deskauthority or geekhack, ebay, etc....

#4 Abacus

#5 any cheap board is the same

I have a Choc mini with browns and a leopold with blues for reference. I prefer Tenkeyless boards

Moosy

Canada396 Posts

May 08 2012 00:22 GMT

#55

i think qsenn is the smartest purchase ive made in a while at ~$35.

exousia_7

Taiwan215 Posts

May 08 2012 00:28 GMT

#56

If the keyboard is available in your area, I highly recommend the i-rocks 6260. It is a membrane keyboard with POM material under each key for a "mechanical keyboard feeling." It just feels like, but obviously not the same as a true mechanical keyboard. But for its price it is cheap and very comfortable. Check it out :D

yuukirito1610

1 Post

April 16 2020 16:48 GMT

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