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alepov
Profile Joined December 2010
Netherlands1132 Posts
September 12 2011 22:18 GMT
#221
On September 11 2011 14:03 kwan84 wrote:
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.

I type a lot with my blacks and I love it. You can't just say that they're bad for typing cause it's not your own preference.
ლ(ಠ益ಠლ)
EternalSC
Profile Joined May 2011
Sweden313 Posts
September 12 2011 22:19 GMT
#222
I just bought the Qpad MK-80. I LOVE IT! Its seriously amazing. You guys should look it up.
SHIT'S ON LIKE DONKEY KONG!
TteSPORTS
Profile Joined May 2011
United States41 Posts
September 12 2011 22:20 GMT
#223
On September 13 2011 06:42 Xplitcit wrote:
Show nested quote +
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?


Our Challenger keyboard has that old-style clicky feel to it so I can understand the comparison. It's a basic rubber-dome keyboard, so it's definitely going to feel that way in comparison to our Challenger Pro and Challenger Ultimate (which are both laptop keys).
Syben
Profile Joined October 2010
United States512 Posts
September 12 2011 22:39 GMT
#224
On September 13 2011 07:20 TteSPORTS wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 13 2011 06:42 Xplitcit wrote:
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?


Our Challenger keyboard has that old-style clicky feel to it so I can understand the comparison. It's a basic rubber-dome keyboard, so it's definitely going to feel that way in comparison to our Challenger Pro and Challenger Ultimate (which are both laptop keys).


Is Thermaltake going to make a mechanical keyboard with maybe browns or blues? The market is saturated with with Blacks.
Definitely gonna switch to G, the only race I havent played yet. - TLO
Hashbaz
Profile Joined July 2010
United States340 Posts
September 12 2011 22:39 GMT
#225
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 ?


Leopolds are $109 at elitekeyboards.com. Newegg will be restocking Rosewills soon, probably at $99. Both are excellent keyboards and available with blue switches. They also both have detachable cables and are more traditional looking (i.e., no super-shiny finish and "space age" font like the Das has).
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Hashbaz
Profile Joined July 2010
United States340 Posts
September 12 2011 22:41 GMT
#226
On September 13 2011 07:18 alepov wrote:
I type a lot with my blacks and I love it. You can't just say that they're bad for typing cause it's not your own preference.


Some people do like blacks for typing. But most don't.
ESPORTS prevails
DarkEnergy
Profile Joined June 2011
Netherlands542 Posts
September 12 2011 22:57 GMT
#227
thanks for the tips ill look into them
Thats right stimmed marines can outrun aeroplanes.Tasteless
isleyofthenorth
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Austria894 Posts
September 13 2011 00:08 GMT
#228
On September 13 2011 07:41 Hashbaz wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 13 2011 07:18 alepov wrote:
I type a lot with my blacks and I love it. You can't just say that they're bad for typing cause it's not your own preference.


Some people do like blacks for typing. But most don't.


i have both and while i gotta say my clears and especially blues are more satisfying to type on, i dont mind the blacks and would type on them over a membrane/scissor keyboard any day
Onox
Profile Joined June 2011
United States1072 Posts
September 13 2011 00:31 GMT
#229
I'm going to buy a leopold keyboard soon and I still don't know if I want to get blue or brown switches ive' read lots of threads and still don't have much of a clue @_@, I've seen so many people praise blue/brown that I don't know what to choose. help me lol
WombaT
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Northern Ireland26237 Posts
September 13 2011 00:59 GMT
#230
Just got a Filco Majestouch with Cherry Blues in it. Personally extremely happy with it. Within a week I am already in near physical pain at having to type on stock keyboards in my university library :p
'You'll always be the cuddly marsupial of my heart, despite the inherent flaws of your ancestry' - Squat
isleyofthenorth
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Austria894 Posts
September 13 2011 01:01 GMT
#231
On September 13 2011 09:31 Onox wrote:
I'm going to buy a leopold keyboard soon and I still don't know if I want to get blue or brown switches ive' read lots of threads and still don't have much of a clue @_@, I've seen so many people praise blue/brown that I don't know what to choose. help me lol


really the only big difference is the auditory feedback of the click. so if noise is an issue(people sleeping in the same room as you,) they might be a no go, although i dont find them that loud. 2 small difference is that blues are a bit more tactile so the bump is a tiny bit more pronounced
Nikoleye
Profile Joined November 2010
United States6 Posts
September 13 2011 01:04 GMT
#232
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 ?


Go here: http://tigerimports.net/sunshop/

Ducky is at least as good quality as Das, they offer tankeyless keyboards for 80 (no numpad, thus shorter) and standard keyboards for around 110, I believe they have some with blue switches in stock... pretty good price.

Ducky is a Chinese brand, like filco, but this site imports the keyboards to be sold in the U.S.

I am eagerly waiting my tankeyless ducky keyboard w/ blue switches form that site (:
TteSPORTS
Profile Joined May 2011
United States41 Posts
September 13 2011 01:13 GMT
#233
On September 13 2011 07:39 Syben wrote:
Show nested quote +
On September 13 2011 07:20 TteSPORTS wrote:
On September 13 2011 06:42 Xplitcit wrote:
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?


Our Challenger keyboard has that old-style clicky feel to it so I can understand the comparison. It's a basic rubber-dome keyboard, so it's definitely going to feel that way in comparison to our Challenger Pro and Challenger Ultimate (which are both laptop keys).


Is Thermaltake going to make a mechanical keyboard with maybe browns or blues? The market is saturated with with Blacks.


I can't give a definitive yes or no answer, however this has been brought to our attention many times before. I will say that it's possible ^_-
slained
Profile Blog Joined October 2006
Canada966 Posts
September 13 2011 01:38 GMT
#234
I'm really looking for a mx brown right now, rarely hear bad things about it. A filco seems to be the optimum choice but if I can get by with a lower priced keyboard I wouldn't mind, anyone have any suggstions?
Onox
Profile Joined June 2011
United States1072 Posts
September 13 2011 01:43 GMT
#235
Well I went ahead and got brown switches myself ^_^.
On September 13 2011 10:38 slained wrote:
I'm really looking for a mx brown right now, rarely hear bad things about it. A filco seems to be the optimum choice but if I can get by with a lower priced keyboard I wouldn't mind, anyone have any suggstions?


I suggest http://elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=leopold,tenkeyless&pid=fc200rtab

Leopold they have full size keyboards as well for the same price, afaik they are made by same guys that make Filco keyboards. cheaper I think?
kwan84
Profile Joined July 2011
Canada68 Posts
September 13 2011 02:21 GMT
#236
Leopolds were designd by the same guy who designed the Filco... except for the Leopold he fixed the flaws that were in the filco and made it better.

They are not made at the same location though.
Hashbaz
Profile Joined July 2010
United States340 Posts
September 13 2011 03:01 GMT
#237
On September 13 2011 10:38 slained wrote:
I'm really looking for a mx brown right now, rarely hear bad things about it. A filco seems to be the optimum choice but if I can get by with a lower priced keyboard I wouldn't mind, anyone have any suggstions?


Read the last page of this thread. Someone asked the same question about a Das.
ESPORTS prevails
Hashbaz
Profile Joined July 2010
United States340 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-13 03:03:17
September 13 2011 03:02 GMT
#238
On September 13 2011 09:31 Onox wrote:
I'm going to buy a leopold keyboard soon and I still don't know if I want to get blue or brown switches ive' read lots of threads and still don't have much of a clue @_@, I've seen so many people praise blue/brown that I don't know what to choose. help me lol


As has been said, the noise is the biggest difference. Browns can be quite loud too, however, if you type hard and bottom out. The tactile difference is small but still quite noticeable (to me, at least). When I'm typing fast on browns I don't really notice the bump like I do on blues.
ESPORTS prevails
Hashbaz
Profile Joined July 2010
United States340 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-09-13 04:16:42
September 13 2011 03:10 GMT
#239
On September 13 2011 11:21 kwan84 wrote:
Leopolds were designd by the same guy who designed the Filco... except for the Leopold he fixed the flaws that were in the filco and made it better.

They are not made at the same location though.


I chose to buy a Filco over a Leopold mainly for aesthetic reasons. I like the Filco's sharper lines, and I dislike the Leopold's ugly logo and the fact that its lock lights (caps lock, num lock, scroll lock) are embedded in the keys. Also Filcos are slightly easier to buy special keycaps for on places like geekhack.

That said, I do envy the Leopold's detachable cable.
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kwan84
Profile Joined July 2011
Canada68 Posts
September 13 2011 03:36 GMT
#240
the tenkeyless version does not have a logo at all.. and really the sharper edges, unless you are 8 years old, u shouldnt even be looking down at the keyboard anyhow, and I actually love how the caplock light, has a LED in it... Also No ping issues with leopolds, which are known to plague the filcos....
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