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gEzUS
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
Canada371 Posts
September 11 2011 00:40 GMT
#201
thanks for all the responses.

choices are narrowed down to the leopold tenkeyless otaku
and wasd custom keyboards.

with blue switches are there major difference between blues and clears?
Vindicare605
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States16109 Posts
September 11 2011 00:56 GMT
#202
I'm officially a member of the 6GV2 club. This thing is a beast, I like it so far! :D
aka: KTVindicare the Geeky Bartender
kwan84
Profile Joined July 2011
Canada68 Posts
September 11 2011 00:57 GMT
#203
Yes, the clears have more resistance, and are tactile and non clicky... blues are lighter but are tactile and clicky.

Clears are basically browns, with clears being heavier, and having a slightly more pronounced "bump". I am in the process of making ergo clears,,, which will be as light as browns, but as tactile as clears. So far so good, feels amazing, best switch I think
isleyofthenorth
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Austria894 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-11 02:30:30
September 11 2011 01:45 GMT
#204
browns have very little tactility in my opinion, they are very light too
Xplitcit
Profile Joined October 2010
United States419 Posts
September 11 2011 02:03 GMT
#205
What is a good and cheap mechanical keyboard for a high school students who types and play games for a decent amount of his time.?
It aint easy being crazy
Jaxtyk
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States600 Posts
September 11 2011 02:49 GMT
#206
^6GV2

Enter EPIC30 for a discount. I'm not sure if it works still or not though. Good luck.
To tell the truth....I could beat anyone in the world.
kwan84
Profile Joined July 2011
Canada68 Posts
September 11 2011 05:03 GMT
#207
cherry blacks are not good for typing, id get a razor with blues, if u want cheap but good for games and typing. Since you are in school you will be doing a lot more typing than gaming, blues for sure. or the new widow thats coming out has browns.
(Max 20 chars)
Profile Joined March 2011
149 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-11 09:56:21
September 11 2011 07:56 GMT
#208
On August 31 2011 16:42 Ai.Cola wrote:
Can anybody give me a review on this keyboard?

http://www.mionix.net/page.php?al=zibal60

I found two so far but they are both not that detailed.

Mionix Zibal 60 Reviews
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/4246/mionix_zibal_60_mechanical_gaming_keyboard_review/index.html
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2011/08/29/mionix-zibal-60-review/1
Blaec
Profile Joined April 2010
Australia4289 Posts
September 11 2011 08:39 GMT
#209
On September 11 2011 03:18 NKexquisite wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 11 2011 03:12 Blaec wrote:
On September 10 2011 22:06 BaRR wrote:
Hello, Liquiders

I am currently in the market for a brand new keyboard. Now which keyboard I should buy. I play Starcraft for fun and I also type a lot. I was thinking of the Razer Blackwidow any ideas would be a huge help. Thanks


Nah bugger that, unless you need macros or backlight keys.

Get a leopold from PCCG

Same price, but you can choose any switch and don't have any of the quality issues of the BW.

I use blue switches for SC and typing, but if you cant have your keyboard making noise (alot of noise) then maybe brown?


Leopold is 40 dollars more than BW.. Idk if that is exactly the "same price"


Normally you would be right. But for some reason PCCG is selling them at the same price. Exactly the same price.
nihlon
Profile Joined April 2010
Sweden5581 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-11 09:15:32
September 11 2011 09:13 GMT
#210
On September 11 2011 16:56 (Max 20 chars) wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 31 2011 16:42 Ai.Cola wrote:
Can anybody give me a review on this keyboard?

http://www.mionix.net/page.php?al=zibal60

I found two so far but their are both not that detailed.

Mionix Zibal 60 Reviews
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/4246/mionix_zibal_60_mechanical_gaming_keyboard_review/index.html
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2011/08/29/mionix-zibal-60-review/1


Here is one in swedish as well if you want to translate.
http://www.sweclockers.com/recension/14302-mionix-zibal-60

Seems like a fairly good but pretty expensive one compared to what you can find of similar quality.
Banelings are too cute to blow up
(Max 20 chars)
Profile Joined March 2011
149 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-11 10:35:45
September 11 2011 10:32 GMT
#211
On September 11 2011 18:13 nihlon wrote:
Here is one in swedish as well if you want to translate.
http://www.sweclockers.com/recension/14302-mionix-zibal-60

Seems like a fairly good but pretty expensive one compared to what you can find of similar quality.

From what google translated for me, that review is even worse than the other two. Just the information you can read on the mionix website and some pictures paired with some general knowledge about (mechanical) keyboards. It seems to me they didn't even have the keyboard. They just wrote this from the press information out there.

And 120€ aren't that much if you compare to DAS, 7G, Majestouch 2 or Black Widow Ultimate, as the Zibal 60 seems to have some advantages on paper. Not glossy, USB and I/O on the back side, LED illumination, several EU layouts, lasered imprint.
Sure, the other keyboards do have some of these things as well. But not a single one all of them. Except the Zibal 60.

They are either glossy, have the USB ports on the side where you have the mouse, are only available in US layout, don't have LED, have pad printing or sometimes even bad production quality with the attachment of individual keys or uneven height of keys.

The quality part is of course the one we have to read from reviewers that actually have the keyboard and do appropriate testing.
But already on paper it has superior features and does cost about the same money as the others. Doesn't really look expensive to me at all.
nihlon
Profile Joined April 2010
Sweden5581 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-11 10:55:52
September 11 2011 10:43 GMT
#212
On September 11 2011 19:32 (Max 20 chars) wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 11 2011 18:13 nihlon wrote:
Here is one in swedish as well if you want to translate.
http://www.sweclockers.com/recension/14302-mionix-zibal-60

Seems like a fairly good but pretty expensive one compared to what you can find of similar quality.

From what google translated for me, that review is even worse than the other two. Just the information you can read on the mionix website and some pictures paired with some general knowledge about (mechanical) keyboards. It seems to me they didn't even have the keyboard. They just wrote this from the press information out there.


Uhm there was a big youtube version of the review right at the top where they are physically handling the keyboard. It's hard to miss, translation or not. I agree that the written version was a bit sparse but they defiantly had the keyboard in hand. They site is one of the go to places for Swedish enthusiasts so they usually know what they are talking about.

And when I say expensive all I meant was that if you want keyboard with black switches there are better and cheaper choices. If you value the backlighting and usb ports maybe you could say it's a decent price but I'm hard pressed to.
Banelings are too cute to blow up
(Max 20 chars)
Profile Joined March 2011
149 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-11 17:40:46
September 11 2011 17:40 GMT
#213
On September 11 2011 19:43 nihlon wrote:
Uhm there was a big youtube version of the review right at the top where they are physically handling the keyboard. It's hard to miss, translation or not. I agree that the written version was a bit sparse but they defiantly had the keyboard in hand. They site is one of the go to places for Swedish enthusiasts so they usually know what they are talking about.

And when I say expensive all I meant was that if you want keyboard with black switches there are better and cheaper choices. If you value the backlighting and usb ports maybe you could say it's a decent price but I'm hard pressed to.

The video doesn't show up for me. As I don't have YT cross site requests blocked so it seems they embedded it a little weird. Is there any additional information in it?

But how come there are better and cheaper keyboards if there isn't any real test of the Zibal 60 out yet to probe that? And as I said before: From the datasheet the Zibal 60 seems to be better than pretty much any other, while being in the same price range. Same price - more or better features. That's not what I'd classify as expensive but as cheap.

I'm still hoping for a test, where they dismantle the whole thing, give us a direct comparison to other keyboards and talk about the quality of material, production and fitting accuracy.
slytown
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Korea (South)1411 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-11 19:34:11
September 11 2011 19:28 GMT
#214
[QUOTE]On September 12 2011 02:40 (Max 20 chars) wrote:
[QUOTE]On September 11 2011 19:43 nihlon wrote:

I'm still hoping for a test, where they dismantle the whole thing, give us a direct comparison to other keyboards and talk about the quality of material, production and fitting accuracy.[/QUOTE]

I'll reserve my judgement till a more seasoned mechanical reviewer tests it. Nice to see a decent looking LED board on the market though.

EDIT: [url=http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?19846-Mionix-Zibal-60-first-impressions]http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?19846-Mionix-Zibal-60-first-impressions[/url]

As I expected, it's almost a carbon copy of the structure of the Meka G1. He gives it a 9/10 though, so that aint bad.
The best Flash meme ever: http://imgur.com/zquoK
Soleone
Profile Joined April 2010
Canada80 Posts
September 12 2011 05:17 GMT
#215
I wasn't sure where to best post this, but I wanted to share it. Seems that on New Egg US you can get the Razer Blackwidow Ultimate incl the Starcraft 2 mouse for $115:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823114012

https://img.skitch.com/20110912-fydp17t8nihbh974t1asipewnp.jpg

I wish it was available in Canada as well...
Nikoleye
Profile Joined November 2010
United States6 Posts
September 12 2011 18:33 GMT
#216
I wasn't sure where to best post this, but I wanted to share it. Seems that on New Egg US you can get the Razer Blackwidow Ultimate incl the Starcraft 2 mouse for $115:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823114012

https://img.skitch.com/20110912-fydp17t8nihbh974t1asipewnp.jpg

I wish it was available in Canada as well...


I don't trust a product named after a game, even if it is SC2... just look at the reviews for the mouse, also the Black Widow is normally $80, keyboard + mouse = $115, so you are paying 35 for a sub-par mouse..

I don't even consider a razor keyboard worth it, there products have typically been faulty for me, and other mechanical keyboards have had much better reviews than the black widow, such as Ducky, Filco, Das, and others....
TteSPORTS
Profile Joined May 2011
United States41 Posts
September 12 2011 21:29 GMT
#217
Hello TL!

I browse these types of threads often and I know some people have had questions about our MEKA line of keyboards, so I figured I'd introduce myself as the liaison directly between Tt eSPORTS and the community =D. Let me know if you have any questions!
Xplitcit
Profile Joined October 2010
United States419 Posts
September 12 2011 21:42 GMT
#218
On September 13 2011 06:29 TteSPORTS wrote:
Hello TL!

I browse these types of threads often and I know some people have had questions about our MEKA line of keyboards, so I figured I'd introduce myself as the liaison directly between Tt eSPORTS and the community =D. Let me know if you have any questions!

How come some people said that your challenger keyboard is like a mechanical is this true?
It aint easy being crazy
DarkEnergy
Profile Joined June 2011
Netherlands542 Posts
September 12 2011 22:02 GMT
#219
Im thinking about getting the Das Keyboard Model S Ultimate.
Still it is very pricey can somebody recommend one a bit cheaper then $135.00 and using the Cherry MX Blue Switches ?

Thats right stimmed marines can outrun aeroplanes.Tasteless
Xplitcit
Profile Joined October 2010
United States419 Posts
September 12 2011 22:12 GMT
#220
On September 13 2011 07:02 DarkEnergy wrote:
Im thinking about getting the Das Keyboard Model S Ultimate.
Still it is very pricey can somebody recommend one a bit cheaper then $135.00 and using the Cherry MX Blue Switches ?


Blackwidow Make it happens
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