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On November 02 2012 17:07 eyejay wrote:
I'm looking to get the TKL version of that exact setup. Well, except for the LEDs - probably going for blue or purple I think. Switching to blues, my current board was my first mechanical and is a CM QuickFire Pro with browns.
I have the same keyboard as you then. The only reason I bought it really was so I could test out brown switches and so I could use the numpad. It was a decent keyboard, but the uneven height and the not even half-lit keyboard were the cons for me. If you're getting the TKL Ducky Shine II, then you shouldn't have an issue in finding the LEDs and switches you want as they just came out very recently, or at least in American online retailers. They've been out longer in Asia. Just be sure to know what you're getting yourself into if you get blues. If you do, great. If you don't, look them up.
On November 02 2012 19:07 hoLyNtt wrote:
tha'ts a quality board right there. Is it me or are the letters a little bigger than most boards?? what would you say about the quality of it cuz I'm seriously thinking about getting a Ducky. sorry for the questions. I have read reviews negative reviews of older Ducky models.
I'm super happy with my Rosewill with reds but want to get a blue switch to type on with mainly.
EDIT: i realize now why they keys look bigger: cuz of the lighting :DD
Actually you're correct in that the key font is bigger. Compared to most other standard keycaps, or at least the ones I have, the letters keys are bigger. Although this just lets the LEDs shine more, which is most likely the purpose behind the design. When I tried putting on two other kinds of ABS keycaps that can use LEDs, the Ducky keycaps were significantly better in allowing brightness to come through. As for the quality, I would still want to give a slight edge in terms of quality to my CM Storm QFR blues, but not by much. This is still a pretty solid keyboard even though the main thing it has going for it, or at least what its mainly advertised for, are the backlighting options. I personally haven't seen any negative reviews on Ducky overall, but if you have some links to the reviews you read I'd happily read them. Although no one can say for sure that the Shine II's will be solid, because quite frankly they haven't even been out for a year yet so the question of durability is still up in air. However, it seems like its pretty well-built.
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On November 02 2012 23:18 Sovano wrote:Show nested quote +On November 02 2012 17:07 eyejay wrote:
I'm looking to get the TKL version of that exact setup. Well, except for the LEDs - probably going for blue or purple I think. Switching to blues, my current board was my first mechanical and is a CM QuickFire Pro with browns. I have the same keyboard as you then. The only reason I bought it really was so I could test out brown switches and so I could use the numpad. It was a decent keyboard, but the uneven height and the not even half-lit keyboard were the cons for me. If you're getting the TKL Ducky Shine II, then you shouldn't have an issue in finding the LEDs and switches you want as they just came out very recently, or at least in American online retailers. They've been out longer in Asia. Just be sure to know what you're getting yourself into if you get blues. If you do, great. If you don't, look them up. Show nested quote +On November 02 2012 19:07 hoLyNtt wrote:
tha'ts a quality board right there. Is it me or are the letters a little bigger than most boards?? what would you say about the quality of it cuz I'm seriously thinking about getting a Ducky. sorry for the questions. I have read reviews negative reviews of older Ducky models.
I'm super happy with my Rosewill with reds but want to get a blue switch to type on with mainly.
EDIT: i realize now why they keys look bigger: cuz of the lighting :DD Actually you're correct in that the key font is bigger. Compared to most other standard keycaps, or at least the ones I have, the letters keys are bigger. Although this just lets the LEDs shine more, which is most likely the purpose behind the design. When I tried putting on two other kinds of ABS keycaps that can use LEDs, the Ducky keycaps were significantly better in allowing brightness to come through. As for the quality, I would still want to give a slight edge in terms of quality to my CM Storm QFR blues, but not by much. This is still a pretty solid keyboard even though the main thing it has going for it, or at least what its mainly advertised for, are the backlighting options. I personally haven't seen any negative reviews on Ducky overall, but if you have some links to the reviews you read I'd happily read them. Although no one can say for sure that the Shine II's will be solid, because quite frankly they haven't even been out for a year yet so the question of durability is still up in air. However, it seems like its pretty well-built.
The shine series is in the same structure as the 9series. Filcos are only better because of their stabilizers, which I don't think warrant the extravagant price difference. Also consider the availability of PBT keycaps.
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On November 03 2012 01:16 slytown wrote:Show nested quote +On November 02 2012 23:18 Sovano wrote:On November 02 2012 17:07 eyejay wrote:
I'm looking to get the TKL version of that exact setup. Well, except for the LEDs - probably going for blue or purple I think. Switching to blues, my current board was my first mechanical and is a CM QuickFire Pro with browns. I have the same keyboard as you then. The only reason I bought it really was so I could test out brown switches and so I could use the numpad. It was a decent keyboard, but the uneven height and the not even half-lit keyboard were the cons for me. If you're getting the TKL Ducky Shine II, then you shouldn't have an issue in finding the LEDs and switches you want as they just came out very recently, or at least in American online retailers. They've been out longer in Asia. Just be sure to know what you're getting yourself into if you get blues. If you do, great. If you don't, look them up. On November 02 2012 19:07 hoLyNtt wrote:
tha'ts a quality board right there. Is it me or are the letters a little bigger than most boards?? what would you say about the quality of it cuz I'm seriously thinking about getting a Ducky. sorry for the questions. I have read reviews negative reviews of older Ducky models.
I'm super happy with my Rosewill with reds but want to get a blue switch to type on with mainly.
EDIT: i realize now why they keys look bigger: cuz of the lighting :DD Actually you're correct in that the key font is bigger. Compared to most other standard keycaps, or at least the ones I have, the letters keys are bigger. Although this just lets the LEDs shine more, which is most likely the purpose behind the design. When I tried putting on two other kinds of ABS keycaps that can use LEDs, the Ducky keycaps were significantly better in allowing brightness to come through. As for the quality, I would still want to give a slight edge in terms of quality to my CM Storm QFR blues, but not by much. This is still a pretty solid keyboard even though the main thing it has going for it, or at least what its mainly advertised for, are the backlighting options. I personally haven't seen any negative reviews on Ducky overall, but if you have some links to the reviews you read I'd happily read them. Although no one can say for sure that the Shine II's will be solid, because quite frankly they haven't even been out for a year yet so the question of durability is still up in air. However, it seems like its pretty well-built. The shine series is in the same structure as the 9series. Filcos are only better because of their stabilizers, which I don't think warrant the extravagant price difference. Also consider the availability of PBT keycaps.
Filco is one hell of a lot easier to come by when you live in europe, pretty sure the only way a european is going to get his hands on a leopold or a ducky is by importing it from the us or china, which drives the price as well as the waiting times up considerably. It's the #1 reason why i went with a filco instead of a QFR.
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It's pretty unfortunate that it has to be imported from the UK (I think?). I would have definitely jumped on a Filco because of their white cases if they were only cheaper.
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On November 02 2012 23:18 Sovano wrote:Show nested quote +On November 02 2012 17:07 eyejay wrote:
I'm looking to get the TKL version of that exact setup. Well, except for the LEDs - probably going for blue or purple I think. Switching to blues, my current board was my first mechanical and is a CM QuickFire Pro with browns. I have the same keyboard as you then. The only reason I bought it really was so I could test out brown switches and so I could use the numpad. It was a decent keyboard, but the uneven height and the not even half-lit keyboard were the cons for me. If you're getting the TKL Ducky Shine II, then you shouldn't have an issue in finding the LEDs and switches you want as they just came out very recently, or at least in American online retailers. They've been out longer in Asia. Just be sure to know what you're getting yourself into if you get blues. If you do, great. If you don't, look them up. Show nested quote +On November 02 2012 19:07 hoLyNtt wrote:
tha'ts a quality board right there. Is it me or are the letters a little bigger than most boards?? what would you say about the quality of it cuz I'm seriously thinking about getting a Ducky. sorry for the questions. I have read reviews negative reviews of older Ducky models.
I'm super happy with my Rosewill with reds but want to get a blue switch to type on with mainly.
EDIT: i realize now why they keys look bigger: cuz of the lighting :DD Actually you're correct in that the key font is bigger. Compared to most other standard keycaps, or at least the ones I have, the letters keys are bigger. Although this just lets the LEDs shine more, which is most likely the purpose behind the design. When I tried putting on two other kinds of ABS keycaps that can use LEDs, the Ducky keycaps were significantly better in allowing brightness to come through. As for the quality, I would still want to give a slight edge in terms of quality to my CM Storm QFR blues, but not by much. This is still a pretty solid keyboard even though the main thing it has going for it, or at least what its mainly advertised for, are the backlighting options. I personally haven't seen any negative reviews on Ducky overall, but if you have some links to the reviews you read I'd happily read them. Although no one can say for sure that the Shine II's will be solid, because quite frankly they haven't even been out for a year yet so the question of durability is still up in air. However, it seems like its pretty well-built.
Just bought a Shine 2 from ducky. The lights are great, bright as hell. The keys feel very solid as does the board. Got the tenkeyless version. 10/10 and I was never really a big advocate of mech boards but owning one, it's great.
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 What keyboard is  Stephano using?
I want to buy new keyboard (currently using the standard apple one) but it became dirt due to it's white skin very visible.
As Stephano strongest player in the world he uses best keyboard in the world and I want use best keyboard in the world to become 2nd strongest player in the world (stephano #1).
Many thank in Advance.
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Steelseries 6gv2 red cherry mx
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On November 04 2012 00:21 Zaken_ wrote:
Steelseries 6gv2 red cherry mx
thx, bought.
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Huh? IIRC, a 6gv2 uses Cherry MX Black switches, not red oO
I have one right in front of me and I need to use quite some force to push keys down, now way these are red switches.
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On November 04 2012 01:58 Nimelrian wrote:
Huh? IIRC, a 6gv2 uses Cherry MX Black switches, not red oO
I have one right in front of me and I need to use quite some force to push keys down, now way these are red switches.
As the guy above me posted, they had a limited edition that uses cherry reds. As far as i know just about every sc2 player sponsored by steelseries using steelseries equipment favors the reds over the blacks, including guys like mvp, nestea and such.
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Hey everyone, just wondering if there is anything that possibly be done here. I ended up spilling some liquid all over my Razer Blackwidow Ultimate, cleaned majority of the keys that were under the spill. Plugged it back in and it automatically just types on it's own accord, indicating it is screwed. Should I wait longer for it to dry? Is there any hope? Advice would be appreciated, thanks.
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On November 05 2012 08:53 Slardar wrote:
Hey everyone, just wondering if there is anything that possibly be done here. I ended up spilling some liquid all over my Razer Blackwidow Ultimate, cleaned majority of the keys that were under the spill. Plugged it back in and it automatically just types on it's own accord, indicating it is screwed. Should I wait longer for it to dry? Is there any hope? Advice would be appreciated, thanks.
Hmm, well yeah you didn't really say how long you waited but the standard procedure is to wait at least 2-3 days, sometimes even a whole week, to let the moisture properly dry out before plugging it back in, otherwise you risk completely borking the keyboard.
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Yeah, just wait a good bit longer. It should be able to handle liquid just fine without breaking down.
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It depends imo, if its water it should just dry out. But beer or coke becomes veeery sticky after drying out. And it might cause some problems
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Okay thanks for the advice, I left it overnight, it was a protein shake. My VBN and Spacebar keys are a little sticky as hell, the rest I managed to clean. Thanks doods!
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You can also try to put it into some dry rice, it will pull the liquid out a little faster.
Biggest danger would be that the contacts and conductors oxidate, happened to my G15
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SteelSeries does make MX red version. It goes for $99 on amazon and they are running low.
I own the 6gv2 black version and it is a very nice keyboard. If you don't mind linear switches, I think you will be happy
with the black version as well.
I just picked up Rosewill RK-9000 for $75 on amazon thru anamax and this keyboard was actually sent to me from
Newegg. Anyway, man I love this keyboard (mx blue nice) and for the price, I can't complain. Built quality is comparable
to Steelseries and may be a bit better than 6gv2. It is quite heavy just like 6gv2 and keys feel somewhat nicer than 6gv2.
Now, with cable connector (mini usb) that everyone seems to be complaining about, I honestly think it is fine as long as you
don't move your keyboard around too much. I don't move my board much so for me, I don't think this will be an issue and this board is quite heavy.
Overall, both RK-9000 and 6gv2 are great keyboards but from owning the two of them, if I had to do it all over again, I'd opt
out for RK-9000 due to its value per dollar. Just my 02.
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On November 05 2012 08:53 Slardar wrote:
Hey everyone, just wondering if there is anything that possibly be done here. I ended up spilling some liquid all over my Razer Blackwidow Ultimate, cleaned majority of the keys that were under the spill. Plugged it back in and it automatically just types on it's own accord, indicating it is screwed. Should I wait longer for it to dry? Is there any hope? Advice would be appreciated, thanks.
Check this spill guide.
http://imgur.com/a/9sHx7
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