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EdenPLusDucky
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
571 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-18 04:19:53
April 18 2012 04:17 GMT
#2501
On April 18 2012 13:01 Soliloquist wrote:
$109 usd for a leopold and $165 for a filco

is it worth having wired one for the extra 60+ bucks?


The filco is overpriced. Don't buy it from wherever you're seeing that price. I got mine for 119 SGD, which is like less than 100 USD
Blaec
Profile Joined April 2010
Australia4289 Posts
April 18 2012 04:23 GMT
#2502
On April 18 2012 13:11 Soliloquist wrote:
the CM quickfire is available in my country it seems. but no brown switch. would blue or black be better?


There is no better switch. Its whichever you would prefer. Ideally try them out first.
Soliloquist
Profile Joined March 2011
Korea (South)89 Posts
April 18 2012 04:24 GMT
#2503
i was meaning like the closer resemblence to the brown. is blue or black more similar to the brown?*
EdenPLusDucky
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
571 Posts
April 18 2012 04:28 GMT
#2504
On April 18 2012 13:24 Soliloquist wrote:
i was meaning like the closer resemblence to the brown. is blue or black more similar to the brown?*


blue is like a more noisy version than the brown and it sends the input before the key is fully pressed down
DjRetro
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Chile309 Posts
April 18 2012 04:30 GMT
#2505
Blue is more similar to brown because both are tactile. Black is a linear switch.
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Soliloquist
Profile Joined March 2011
Korea (South)89 Posts
April 18 2012 04:31 GMT
#2506
what about the black? isnt that ok to use as a typing too?
EdenPLusDucky
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
571 Posts
April 18 2012 04:32 GMT
#2507
black is awful for typing, stay away from it unless you play fps games on a daily basis
Blaec
Profile Joined April 2010
Australia4289 Posts
April 18 2012 04:33 GMT
#2508
On April 18 2012 13:31 Soliloquist wrote:
what about the black? isnt that ok to use as a typing too?


Its heavy and there is no tactile feedback. You can use it for typing sure (im typing this on blacks), but I prefer my blues or browns for typing and my blacks for hon/fps. But thats just my opinion.
Soliloquist
Profile Joined March 2011
Korea (South)89 Posts
April 18 2012 04:38 GMT
#2509
what is tactile feedback?
DjRetro
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Chile309 Posts
April 18 2012 04:41 GMT
#2510
It's like a tactile sensation that you perceive when a key is successfully activated.
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JingleHell
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States11308 Posts
April 18 2012 04:42 GMT
#2511
On April 18 2012 13:38 Soliloquist wrote:
what is tactile feedback?


You can feel the switch hit the activation point.
Soliloquist
Profile Joined March 2011
Korea (South)89 Posts
April 18 2012 05:01 GMT
#2512
but its not that bad using th eblack to type at times too right?
Chocobo
Profile Joined November 2006
United States1108 Posts
April 18 2012 05:48 GMT
#2513
I really want to get a nice quality brown switch keyboard, but it's so hard to find one without spending $120 or more! Meanwhile, CM Storm Rapidfires and Razer Blackwidows are selling for $75 on Amazon with blue switches.

As someone who hates spending money... should I give up on getting a brown, and just grab the CM Rapidfire with blue switches? The tactile feel of the browns without the annoying clicking noise sounded perfect to me, but if it's 40 bucks just to not have the clicking, I dunno if that's worth it.

BTW Newegg has a sale right now for 20% off Rosewill keyboards... their reviews are just negative enough that I'd rather not go with that brand though.
slytown
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Korea (South)1411 Posts
April 18 2012 05:55 GMT
#2514
On April 18 2012 13:32 EdenPLusDucky wrote:
black is awful for typing, stay away from it unless you play fps games on a daily basis


I resent your statement sir and bid you a good day.
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Blaec
Profile Joined April 2010
Australia4289 Posts
April 18 2012 05:58 GMT
#2515
On April 18 2012 14:48 Chocobo wrote:
I really want to get a nice quality brown switch keyboard, but it's so hard to find one without spending $120 or more! Meanwhile, CM Storm Rapidfires and Razer Blackwidows are selling for $75 on Amazon with blue switches.

As someone who hates spending money... should I give up on getting a brown, and just grab the CM Rapidfire with blue switches? The tactile feel of the browns without the annoying clicking noise sounded perfect to me, but if it's 40 bucks just to not have the clicking, I dunno if that's worth it.

BTW Newegg has a sale right now for 20% off Rosewill keyboards... their reviews are just negative enough that I'd rather not go with that brand though.


Afaik the only problem with the newer Rosewills is the removable cable. So if you take good care of that I think its definitely worth getting a Rosewill.

And get the switch type you want, you are spending a fairly large amount of money on a keyboard, make it something you are really going to like. Blues are a love/hate kind of thing, you really don't want to drop $75 on a keyboard only to hate it later.
Chocobo
Profile Joined November 2006
United States1108 Posts
April 18 2012 06:22 GMT
#2516
On April 18 2012 14:58 Blaec wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 18 2012 14:48 Chocobo wrote:
I really want to get a nice quality brown switch keyboard, but it's so hard to find one without spending $120 or more! Meanwhile, CM Storm Rapidfires and Razer Blackwidows are selling for $75 on Amazon with blue switches.

As someone who hates spending money... should I give up on getting a brown, and just grab the CM Rapidfire with blue switches? The tactile feel of the browns without the annoying clicking noise sounded perfect to me, but if it's 40 bucks just to not have the clicking, I dunno if that's worth it.

BTW Newegg has a sale right now for 20% off Rosewill keyboards... their reviews are just negative enough that I'd rather not go with that brand though.


Afaik the only problem with the newer Rosewills is the removable cable. So if you take good care of that I think its definitely worth getting a Rosewill.

And get the switch type you want, you are spending a fairly large amount of money on a keyboard, make it something you are really going to like. Blues are a love/hate kind of thing, you really don't want to drop $75 on a keyboard only to hate it later.

Rosewills have a squeaky spacebar and the paint on the keys peels off, at least for some reviewers. Since I plan to have a mech keyboard for a long time, I don't want to risk having one that will have no letters on it in a year.

I was definitely thinking along the lines of "if I'm going to spend this much, might as well get what I want"... but then when there's a $40+ price difference between the standard blues and the browns that I want, that's enough money to make me reconsider.
Waterflow
Profile Joined May 2011
Sweden1550 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-18 07:27:14
April 18 2012 07:23 GMT
#2517
On April 17 2012 16:50 Soliloquist wrote:
like is filco an company?

i cant seem to find thier company site or anynthing...


Official site: http://www.diatec.co.jp/en/

Apparently this is the site for the korean distributor in korea www.iomania.co.kr
Chocobo
Profile Joined November 2006
United States1108 Posts
April 18 2012 07:52 GMT
#2518
On April 17 2012 11:27 Beorning wrote:
There's a new mech keyboard store that just opened, you all looking at this thread may want to check them out http://mechanicalkeyboards.com/


Holy monkies. This place has an incredible selection of keyboards, all of them IN STOCK and reasonable shipping. Everyone needs to go to this site.

20 different kinds of brown-switch keyboards alone, include CM Storm Quickfires for $80, and the Quickfire Pro... Ducky and iOne for $80, Das and Tesoro if you want to go high end... half the stuff on this site is out of stock on any other site I've seen.

Excuse the spam but people need to see this site.

http://mechanicalkeyboards.com/
http://mechanicalkeyboards.com/
http://mechanicalkeyboards.com/
exousia_7
Profile Joined December 2011
Taiwan215 Posts
April 18 2012 07:57 GMT
#2519
On April 18 2012 13:31 Soliloquist wrote:
what about the black? isnt that ok to use as a typing too?


Althoug blacks are linear and don't have the tactile feedback and its heavier, I find no problem typing on my CM Storm wih black switches. You have to try the switches yourself to know if you like the switches or not
Boblhead
Profile Joined August 2010
United States2577 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-04-18 08:08:20
April 18 2012 08:06 GMT
#2520
On April 18 2012 16:52 Chocobo wrote:

Das and Tesoro if you want to go high end.


Das high end! AHAH! RK9000's are $94 and 10x better quality


On April 18 2012 14:58 Blaec wrote:

Afaik the only problem with the newer Rosewills is the removable cable. So if you take good care of that I think its definitely worth getting a Rosewill.


I don't see the problem, its nice having a detachable cable for lans etc. I have 3 boards with detachable cables, and have had no troubles, nor do i see the downside
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