Mechanical Keyboard Guide - Page 147

On June 07 2012 19:38 Bakkendepao wrote:

I dont really like the looks of the CM Quickfire, and its not cheaper to order it from a local store here (and I'll have the wrong layout Im used to)

On June 07 2012 17:21 Bakkendepao wrote:
Im saving up money for a mechanical keyboard atm, and I've looked up different keyboards and these are the ones I like (I like non-gamer keyboards, I rather have no LED's or macro keys since I wont use them anyways):

- Ducky DK1008BR (80$)
- Ducky DK9008BR (120$)
- Rosewill RK-9000BR (90$)
- Leopold FC200 OTaku Browns (100$)

The ducky DK1008 is at moment of speaking on top of the list, since it is tenkeyless and its rather cheap. I dont know the differences between the Ducky 1008 compared to all the other keyboards in general, could anybody help me out

On June 08 2012 09:57 maLaK1 wrote:
i have a filco with mx browns and want to buy a filco with mx blues now, but im not sure if I should take a tenkeyless or one with numpad,

anyone here that has tested/compared both and can give me advice?

On June 08 2012 10:20 Shikyo wrote:

Advice? It's up to preference. I personally cannot live without a numpad, others can. You should know o_o Basically you ask yourself if you use numpad and then make your choice based on that

On June 08 2012 11:26 billy5000 wrote:
i was just browsing around for a cheap mechanical keyboard and ended up here.
http://global.pchome.com.tw/english/?mod=store&func=style_show&SR_NO=SBAE0W&show=1&tm=e

my choices are the top two from the list, but i'm not too familiar with black shaft and green axis. originally i was going for either a blue or brown switch, but it wasn't in my best interest to spend that much on a keyboard. any mechanical keyboard is probably better than this dell keyboard i currently use. and my main reason for getting a new keyboard is solely for typing.

which one do you guys recommend?

On June 08 2012 11:39 billy5000 wrote:
thanks for the insight, but i'm already familiar with how the blues feel compared to the browns. personally, i wouldn't mind owning either of them. what i'm uncertain about is what exactly "black shaft" and "green axis" are, and which one of them have a feel closer to either the blues or the browns. and if they're very distinct from blues/brown, which one would you choose for typing?

On June 08 2012 10:41 maLaK1 wrote:


I use it some times, but not often,
i'm asking if the advantage of having the keyboard closer to the mouse hand is that big that it outweighs the missing numpad,

thats what I wanted to know from people that have used both, is the difference that big?

On June 08 2012 11:51 phar wrote:

I like it at work because it lets me keep my arms in a good position ergonomically with one hand on the mouse and one hand on the keyboard.

Unless you use the numpad a lot, you might as well get a mini or tenkeyless, since you won't lose anything.



I can confirm that "green axis" and "black shaft" are just the way they translate the various switch colors in China, etc. If you actually go to China and look at the keyboards, it's the same shit. If I remember correctly:

轴 (axis) ~ switch
青 (green) ~ blue (the actual word they use is more like a light-blue green color, teal or some shit)
红 (red) ~ red
黑 (black) ~ black
茶 (tea) ~ brown

When you see "tea axis" or "green axis," chances are it's Cherry MX Brown or Cherry MX Blue.


Edit: Green -> Blue! It's not actually Cherry MX Green, lol. Except for maybe the spacebar, I dunno.

On June 08 2012 09:13 wairai wrote:


DK1008 usually come with alps switch either black or green or something, I forgot the other one.

both switches are actually different in feels compared to the cherry switch. Plus expect the build quality of entry level keyboard are slightly less commendable. Well If you can test both switches (cherry and alps) will help you decides which ones.

Might as well head to geekhack or deskthority, to find if there are other forummer in your vicinity to test it out

On June 08 2012 11:39 billy5000 wrote:
thanks for the insight, but i'm already familiar with how the blues feel compared to the browns. personally, i wouldn't mind owning either of them. what i'm uncertain about is what exactly "black shaft" and "green axis" are, and which one of them have a feel closer to either the blues or the browns. and if they're very distinct from blues/brown, which one would you choose for typing?

On June 08 2012 00:05 exousia_7 wrote:
Does anyone use a Cherry board here? How does it feel to game on it for you guys?

On June 08 2012 15:02 rebdomine wrote:


Uh, I think he meant the actual keyboard that Cherry makes. Not just any keyboard with Cherry MX switches....

On June 08 2012 16:20 Thylacine wrote:


He better mean that. Btw I just googled ''Cherry keyboard'' and ''Cherry produced keyboard'' and found nothing. hm.

On June 08 2012 16:20 Thylacine wrote:


He better mean that. Btw I just googled ''Cherry keyboard'' and ''Cherry produced keyboard'' and found nothing. hm.