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Medrea
Profile Joined May 2011
10003 Posts
December 16 2012 23:04 GMT
#4641
On December 15 2012 18:26 LukasG wrote:
Hey guys ~

im looking for a christmas gift for my brother and i thought about a mechanical keyboard,

He hasnt been using a mechanical keyboard yet, he´s going to use this keyboard for RTS games and of course writing^^, which switches would u prefer?which model?

Price should be around 100$

Thanks in advance

EDIT: i thought about this one http://www.amazon.de/Corsair-Vengeance-Mechanical-Tastatur-Deutsch/dp/B005Y294UG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1355061665&sr=8-1


Noppoo Choc Mini fits that description really well.

It has Cherry Red Keys, which are the best for double tapping (lowest force required for activation plus non clicky). And the function keys are directly above the numbers which makes hotkeying camera spots very simple for people without big hands like an NBA player.

Its also generally under $100.

If he has been using nothing but membrane keyboards, he is going to feel really silly when he first uses it, like he has been pounding on his keyboard like a barbarian his whole life. Thats how I felt.
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StaraCroft
Profile Joined April 2012
Austria292 Posts
December 17 2012 02:55 GMT
#4642
There are a lot of mechanical keyboards around the €70 mark on amazon. However a lot of them use their own (stupid) keyboard layout, so make sure you get one with a standard layout. I have a qpad mk-50 and I'm very happy with it.
ripster
Profile Joined July 2012
United States64 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-12-17 06:02:56
December 17 2012 06:02 GMT
#4643
On December 17 2012 06:31 casualman wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 17 2012 05:40 ripster wrote:
Reddit has a new Keyboard Wiki.

Check it here:

http://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/wiki/index

I'm surprised....ripster, do you play starcraft? You seem to be branching out of your old geekhack stomping grounds.

I just checked geekhack, and dear god did they change the layout. It looks like an amateur bbs now, like nexgenwars did XD



It doesn't look like. It IS an amateur Web 1.0 bbs now.

I just took my Wikis and left that disaster.
The Number One Mechanical Keyboard Expert On The Liquid Planet
T.O.P
Profile Joined December 2012
469 Posts
December 17 2012 06:30 GMT
#4644
Hello, I just bought the Zowie Celeritas and the Zowie Mico form newegg. Hope they are good for starcraft 2.
I'm not the real T.O.P just a fan!
ShaPeLesS
Profile Joined September 2010
Bulgaria87 Posts
December 19 2012 06:24 GMT
#4645
On December 17 2012 15:30 T.O.P wrote:
Hello, I just bought the Zowie Celeritas and the Zowie Mico form newegg. Hope they are good for starcraft 2.


Normally, what people do is:
Ask if KB is good -> Get answer -> Buy based on answer

Still, the Zowie products are good, so you should be satisfied.
"Nothing is true, everything is permitted"
DyEnasTy
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
United States3714 Posts
December 20 2012 05:12 GMT
#4646
Ive read in a couple places that the spacebar on the Zowie Celeritas sticks alot. Is this true TL?
Much better to die an awesome Terran than to live as a magic wielding fairy or a mindless sac of biological goop. -Manifesto7
slytown
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Korea (South)1411 Posts
December 20 2012 07:08 GMT
#4647
Thought I'd just mention that the keys on the Rosewill are shallower than on my other keyboards.
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MlokBob
Profile Joined April 2011
Czech Republic2 Posts
December 20 2012 09:58 GMT
#4648
On December 20 2012 14:12 DyEnasTy wrote:
Ive read in a couple places that the spacebar on the Zowie Celeritas sticks alot. Is this true TL?


Heya, I bought zowie celeritas last xmas and i had the sticky spacebar issue, however its a problem within a single key not a keyboard, so i've written an contact email about the issue and after a month a brand new spacebar have arrived from zowie ( did not have to pay for anything, nor shipping) and ever since then there be no issues.

<3 zowie celeritas,however i still think 6G from steelseries has better feeling, however i rank celeritas above.
Practise makes perfect
ripster
Profile Joined July 2012
United States64 Posts
December 20 2012 19:40 GMT
#4649
On December 20 2012 16:08 slytown wrote:
Thought I'd just mention that the keys on the Rosewill are shallower than on my other keyboards.



They are? They USED to be same as Filcos. What the asians and GeekWhackers call "OEM Style".
The Number One Mechanical Keyboard Expert On The Liquid Planet
Kpaxlol
Profile Joined April 2010
813 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-12-20 20:31:18
December 20 2012 20:31 GMT
#4650
Hey everyone ! Cheers for the good thread ! I have a question. Does anyone from Europe know where they sell 6GV2 with red switches and ship to all parts of Europe ? I could only find one at maxfps.se but they only ship to Sweden :S
<3 bw
StaraCroft
Profile Joined April 2012
Austria292 Posts
December 21 2012 09:52 GMT
#4651
Wouldn't it be easier to find a retailer that ships to your specific country than trying to find one that ships to all of europe?
slytown
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Korea (South)1411 Posts
December 21 2012 18:08 GMT
#4652
On December 21 2012 05:31 Kpaxlol wrote:
Hey everyone ! Cheers for the good thread ! I have a question. Does anyone from Europe know where they sell 6GV2 with red switches and ship to all parts of Europe ? I could only find one at maxfps.se but they only ship to Sweden :S


Depending on your country the ss will be hard to get. Ull have to consider other options like filco or Leopold.
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GGOPphatpak
Profile Joined September 2011
United States87 Posts
December 24 2012 02:16 GMT
#4653
Does anyone know how to get the Noppoo Choc Mini customized like Snute's at HSC VI?
Starcraft 2 is one of the few games that makes me throw my keyboard out the window
ripster
Profile Joined July 2012
United States64 Posts
December 24 2012 18:54 GMT
#4654
On December 21 2012 05:31 Kpaxlol wrote:
Hey everyone ! Cheers for the good thread ! I have a question. Does anyone from Europe know where they sell 6GV2 with red switches and ship to all parts of Europe ? I could only find one at maxfps.se but they only ship to Sweden :S


Check here:

http://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/wiki/recommendedsellers#toc_3
The Number One Mechanical Keyboard Expert On The Liquid Planet
whichone
Profile Joined December 2012
1 Post
Last Edited: 2012-12-25 07:05:55
December 25 2012 06:57 GMT
#4655
should I get this Ducky keyboard: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009E9LVF6/ref=gno_cart_title_2

or this Filco keyboard: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005J938VK/ref=gno_cart_title_1 (although I think the camo looks stupid I can look past it. w/e)

and what would the differenced between those be?

edit: or would you guys suggest this http://www.keyboardco.com/keyboard_details.asp?PRODUCT=623

does keyboard co ship to the United States btw?

thanks
Alryk
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
United States2718 Posts
December 25 2012 07:07 GMT
#4656
On December 17 2012 08:04 Medrea wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 15 2012 18:26 LukasG wrote:
Hey guys ~

im looking for a christmas gift for my brother and i thought about a mechanical keyboard,

He hasnt been using a mechanical keyboard yet, he´s going to use this keyboard for RTS games and of course writing^^, which switches would u prefer?which model?

Price should be around 100$

Thanks in advance

EDIT: i thought about this one http://www.amazon.de/Corsair-Vengeance-Mechanical-Tastatur-Deutsch/dp/B005Y294UG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1355061665&sr=8-1


Noppoo Choc Mini fits that description really well.

It has Cherry Red Keys, which are the best for double tapping (lowest force required for activation plus non clicky). And the function keys are directly above the numbers which makes hotkeying camera spots very simple for people without big hands like an NBA player.

Its also generally under $100.

If he has been using nothing but membrane keyboards, he is going to feel really silly when he first uses it, like he has been pounding on his keyboard like a barbarian his whole life. Thats how I felt.


If you're going to do a LOT of writing I would vouch for browns. I don't like typing on reds, but that's kind of anecdotal. Browns are decent for double tapping for sure, and I love typing on them.
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SPL!T
Profile Joined June 2012
19 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-12-25 08:46:22
December 25 2012 08:08 GMT
#4657
6Gv2 Go keyboard to go to coming from a memebrane keyboard? Just SC2.
Frionel
Profile Joined April 2012
Spain12 Posts
December 25 2012 16:33 GMT
#4658
What do you people think about mx reds for sc2? I have just bought a mechanical keyboard with reds and Im a bit dissapointed. The double tapping to change between control groups its quite hard since the keys are so soft.
m1rk3
Profile Joined July 2011
Canada412 Posts
December 25 2012 16:35 GMT
#4659
On December 26 2012 01:33 Frionel wrote:
What do you people think about mx reds for sc2? I have just bought a mechanical keyboard with reds and Im a bit dissapointed. The double tapping to change between control groups its quite hard since the keys are so soft.


It takes time getting used to. It took me 2 days to get used to the required soft pressure coming from blues user.
For the Dominion!
slytown
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Korea (South)1411 Posts
December 25 2012 17:47 GMT
#4660
On December 26 2012 01:33 Frionel wrote:
What do you people think about mx reds for sc2? I have just bought a mechanical keyboard with reds and Im a bit dissapointed. The double tapping to change between control groups its quite hard since the keys are so soft.


U'll need a few days to get used to the switch (dbl meaning there.) Reds have the fastest dbl tap in the game.
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