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On April 18 2012 15:22 Chocobo wrote:Show nested quote +On April 18 2012 14:58 Blaec wrote: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.
Squeaky spacebar isn't a problem, just need some lube. Exact same thing happens with Filcos. Keys peeling is definitely a problem though.
Yeh saving money is a consideration, if you think you could enjoy blues then go for it.
On April 18 2012 17:06 Boblhead wrote:Show nested quote +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 Show nested quote +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
Recently Geekhack etc have been reporting problems with the removable cables. It is a possible failure point, but with good care it should be fine.
On April 18 2012 16:52 Chocobo wrote: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/
It has a great search engine as well.
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On April 18 2012 16:52 Chocobo wrote: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/
Do you work for them?
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does the quick fire pro light up on all keys or just the important ones?
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On April 18 2012 18:18 Soliloquist wrote:
does the quick fire pro light up on all keys or just the important ones?
Quick Fire Pro only has partial backlights mainly on the left side of the keyboard. It's basically the keys most often used for FPS games.
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what do you think about this one? Tesoro Durandal G1NL
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On April 18 2012 19:15 Soliloquist wrote:
what do you think about this one? Tesoro Durandal G1NL
Never heard of that brand....for me I feel that they are a bit pricey but I don't know if you're ok with the price for a Tesoro keyboard
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im pretty keen for a cherry brown led backlight one thats not razer
so any suggestion?
hows the nighthawk x8?
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On April 18 2012 19:57 Soliloquist wrote:
im pretty keen for a cherry brown led backlight one thats not razer
so any suggestion?
hows the nighthawk x8?
Never heard of it, if you want backlit then look for a Ducky Shine.
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this is my first ever mech keyboard so i want something thats a keeper so im asking so much sorry
is the mx red bad for typing so e.g which switch would be better if iwas 60% game and 40% typing? brown or red?
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On April 18 2012 20:40 Soliloquist wrote:
this is my first ever mech keyboard so i want something thats a keeper so im asking so much sorry
is the mx red bad for typing so e.g which switch would be better if iwas 60% game and 40% typing? brown or red?
brown i guess.
If you wan't to know what keyboard is a keeper only thing i can say is: Filco!
But we all have different opinions. Is backlighting really that important?
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yeah it sorta is as i play at night with lights off at times and switching from game to game really puts me off balance =/
ill look around here and there. anyone suggest to me a good site where they ship to australia with the Ducky shine or somewhat like that? when i search on google i get shady tiny companies =/
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On April 18 2012 21:45 Soliloquist wrote:
yeah it sorta is as i play at night with lights off at times and switching from game to game really puts me off balance =/
ill look around here and there. anyone suggest to me a good site where they ship to australia with the Ducky shine or somewhat like that? when i search on google i get shady tiny companies =/
yeah well in that case go for the Ducky's. No doubt.
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On April 18 2012 21:45 Soliloquist wrote:
yeah it sorta is as i play at night with lights off at times and switching from game to game really puts me off balance =/
ill look around here and there. anyone suggest to me a good site where they ship to australia with the Ducky shine or somewhat like that? when i search on google i get shady tiny companies =/
PCCG stocks Duckys, pricey but an awesome range of led colours and switches.
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On April 18 2012 22:17 Alryk wrote:Which of these would be considered better, if either? Ducky keyboard or Cooler Master Quickfire Rapid ? Or that rosewill RK-9000 That somebody mentioned. But its more expensive as well.
You can't go wrong with Ducky. Ever. So I'd go with them 
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On April 18 2012 22:17 Alryk wrote:Which of these would be considered better, if either? Ducky keyboard or Cooler Master Quickfire Rapid ? Or that rosewill RK-9000 That somebody mentioned. But its more expensive as well.
They're all good choices. You would be happy if you bought any of them to be quite honest. Just make your choice on switches though, I think that's the only thing you really have to consider.
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On April 18 2012 22:17 Alryk wrote:Which of these would be considered better, if either? Ducky keyboard or Cooler Master Quickfire Rapid ? Or that rosewill RK-9000 That somebody mentioned. But its more expensive as well.
The CM if you can handle all the CM logos etc
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On April 18 2012 20:40 Soliloquist wrote:
this is my first ever mech keyboard so i want something thats a keeper so im asking so much sorry
is the mx red bad for typing so e.g which switch would be better if iwas 60% game and 40% typing? brown or red?
60% gaming 40% typing I think reds are nice. I personally think reds are nice to type on even though they are linear because they are much lighter compared to blacks. Too bad its too light for me hehe. In your situation now both reds and browns are suited for typing and gaming. I'd say browns are more slightly towards for typing because of the tactile feedback, and reds are more slightly towards gaming because of the linear mechanism of the switch
On April 18 2012 22:17 Alryk wrote:Which of these would be considered better, if either? Ducky keyboard or Cooler Master Quickfire Rapid ? Or that rosewill RK-9000 That somebody mentioned. But its more expensive as well.
Get the CM Storm. Better quality than Ducky DK1087 if you want a tenkeyless keyboard.
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Alright, thanks a ton everyone. Seems like I've found a decent choice 
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Can people here discuss for me the differences, maybe pros and cons or preferences between the Tt Meka G1 and the Steelseries 6gv2? they seem pretty comparable from my nubby pov so i was wondering what you all thought.
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