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Kommatiazo
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States579 Posts
March 28 2013 14:58 GMT
#5361
I'm about to order a Leopold "Otaku" Tenkeyless, MX Browns(FC200RT/AB but non-printed I guess) as a travelling/laptop ready mech keyboard. With shipping it's $112. I've done a lot of shopping around and have experience with mech. keyboards so I know this is what I want, but I just had to be sure and ask you all here if you know of any great deals on a tenkeyless keyboard of comparable/better quality and less $$$? Everything else that I've found and liked more/the same is much higher in price/not tenkeyless or is mini (with a compressed layout, not just chopped at ten key mark)

Note: I am in love with the minimalist aspect of the non-printed, but it is by no means a deal breaker to find a better board for cheaper that has print.
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Blaec
Profile Joined April 2010
Australia4289 Posts
March 28 2013 15:06 GMT
#5362
On March 28 2013 23:28 ZappaSC wrote:
I just bought the zowie celeritas and have some problems. The spacebar is really really.. hard to press, and dosent react as it should i assume.
its like it does not really fit the board, and dosent have a click to it, like the rest of the keys.


Thats the cherry stabilisers, you can try fix it by lubing it. This link might be some help

On March 28 2013 23:58 Kommatiazo wrote:
I'm about to order a Leopold "Otaku" Tenkeyless, MX Browns(FC200RT/AB but non-printed I guess) as a travelling/laptop ready mech keyboard. With shipping it's $112. I've done a lot of shopping around and have experience with mech. keyboards so I know this is what I want, but I just had to be sure and ask you all here if you know of any great deals on a tenkeyless keyboard of comparable/better quality and less $$$? Everything else that I've found and liked more/the same is much higher in price/not tenkeyless or is mini (with a compressed layout, not just chopped at ten key mark)

Note: I am in love with the minimalist aspect of the non-printed, but it is by no means a deal breaker to find a better board for cheaper that has print.


The CM quickfire rapid or CM quickfire TK might work out cheaper. Or if you can find a new leopold, an fc700. But I dunno how available these are in the US.
RoranRock
Profile Joined October 2011
France294 Posts
March 28 2013 16:25 GMT
#5363
Ducky shine's stabiliser s are costar or cherry ones?
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Sovano
Profile Joined November 2011
United States1503 Posts
March 28 2013 17:32 GMT
#5364
On March 29 2013 01:25 RoranRock wrote:
Ducky shine's stabiliser s are costar or cherry ones?

Cherry.
kinsky
Profile Joined November 2010
Germany368 Posts
March 28 2013 17:38 GMT
#5365
I am thinking about to buy the zowie celeritas. Can anybody tell me something about this keyboard?! pros, cons, problems etc?! Thanks in advance.
Sovano
Profile Joined November 2011
United States1503 Posts
March 28 2013 17:43 GMT
#5366
On March 29 2013 02:38 kinsky wrote:
I am thinking about to buy the zowie celeritas. Can anybody tell me something about this keyboard?! pros, cons, problems etc?! Thanks in advance.

There have already been quite a few posts about it from the previous pages. This may or may not happen to you, but the most common problem is the spacebar becomes "stiff" or "stuck" after a while. It's not a complete deterrent, but some would rather spend their money elsewhere to avoid that possibility.
Blaec
Profile Joined April 2010
Australia4289 Posts
March 28 2013 18:16 GMT
#5367
On March 29 2013 02:43 Sovano wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 29 2013 02:38 kinsky wrote:
I am thinking about to buy the zowie celeritas. Can anybody tell me something about this keyboard?! pros, cons, problems etc?! Thanks in advance.

There have already been quite a few posts about it from the previous pages. This may or may not happen to you, but the most common problem is the spacebar becomes "stiff" or "stuck" after a while. It's not a complete deterrent, but some would rather spend their money elsewhere to avoid that possibility.


Also the key legends get worn pretty quick, but its to be expected at that price.
Doublemint
Profile Joined July 2011
Austria8670 Posts
March 28 2013 19:29 GMT
#5368
On March 29 2013 02:38 kinsky wrote:
I am thinking about to buy the zowie celeritas. Can anybody tell me something about this keyboard?! pros, cons, problems etc?! Thanks in advance.


Got mine about a week ago, that thing is really heavy and seems quite rugged. Neat and precise typing and just a good overall feel. No problems whatsoever up to this point - even though I also read about the problem some have with the spacebar. However, if you expect a little more game gimmicks like macro keys and keys with backlight for that price I would get something else. I am quite happy with that functional approach. Looks good and typing is a pleasure






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Zess
Profile Joined July 2012
Adun Toridas!9144 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-03-28 20:41:48
March 28 2013 20:39 GMT
#5369
On March 27 2013 10:09 Havik_ wrote:
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On March 26 2013 09:23 RiceAgainst wrote:
Okay, so the Quickfire Rapid (Blues) is about the same price on Amazon as the Rosewill is on Newegg. The only noticeable difference is the QFR is tenkeyless. It's also got media keys but I don't care too much for them. Just wondering, which one has better build quality? Or is the difference so little that it's better to just go with whichever version I like (tenkeyless vs full)?



They're both the Filco OEM (Costar), but the Rosewill has the USB issue which is enough for me to not recommend it. I'd go for the QFR unless you need the numberpad.

RK-9000 with boards made after 2012 are no longer Costar. The V3.0 boards are still Costar but the V4.0 boards are branded "Nashville [numcode]" rather than "CST-NF[numcode]"

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Made me a little sad when I opened mine up today for measuring
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Monochromatic
Profile Blog Joined March 2012
United States998 Posts
March 28 2013 22:34 GMT
#5370
Hello there, I was thinking of buying a Cooler Master Storm Trigger keyboard, but first I wanted to know if anyone here has had any experience with that keyboard?
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c0ldfusion
Profile Joined October 2010
United States8293 Posts
March 29 2013 00:23 GMT
#5371
Hey guys, I have a mechanical keyboard already (das keyboard) but I'm looking for a mechanical keyboard with low profile keys. Does that exist? Thanks.
Fencar
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States2694 Posts
March 29 2013 02:31 GMT
#5372
I want the Das keyboard, but I'm turned off by the lack of letters/numbers on the keys. Is there a way (preferably easy) to replace the keys with labeled ones or is there a version with labeled keys?

If not, I'm wondering whether to get a Logitech G710+, a Razer Black Widow, or some other mechanical keyboard with brown switches. It's really hard to decide- there are so many on the market. :/
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Blaec
Profile Joined April 2010
Australia4289 Posts
March 29 2013 04:03 GMT
#5373
On March 29 2013 09:23 c0ldfusion wrote:
Hey guys, I have a mechanical keyboard already (das keyboard) but I'm looking for a mechanical keyboard with low profile keys. Does that exist? Thanks.


Not really, there are cherry ML switches and a couple of keyboards use them but for the most part mechanical keyboards are very tall.

On March 29 2013 11:31 Fencar wrote:
I want the Das keyboard, but I'm turned off by the lack of letters/numbers on the keys. Is there a way (preferably easy) to replace the keys with labeled ones or is there a version with labeled keys?

If not, I'm wondering whether to get a Logitech G710+, a Razer Black Widow, or some other mechanical keyboard with brown switches. It's really hard to decide- there are so many on the market. :/


Das make a keyboard with lettering, they call it the professional or something like that.
Logitech afaik is an ok but expensive choice, avoid black widows unless you can get them cheaper than a Rosewill.
Havik_
Profile Joined November 2011
United States5585 Posts
March 29 2013 04:45 GMT
#5374
On March 29 2013 09:23 c0ldfusion wrote:
Hey guys, I have a mechanical keyboard already (das keyboard) but I'm looking for a mechanical keyboard with low profile keys. Does that exist? Thanks.



No, but the Quickfire Rapid Stealth that's coming out is using the lowest profile mechanical keyboard thing as a selling point. Maybe look into that. As far as low profile like a scizzor switch, they don't exist.
"An opinion is only as good as the evidence that backs it up."- William O'Malley, S.J.
c0ldfusion
Profile Joined October 2010
United States8293 Posts
March 29 2013 13:50 GMT
#5375
On March 29 2013 13:45 Havik_ wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 29 2013 09:23 c0ldfusion wrote:
Hey guys, I have a mechanical keyboard already (das keyboard) but I'm looking for a mechanical keyboard with low profile keys. Does that exist? Thanks.



No, but the Quickfire Rapid Stealth that's coming out is using the lowest profile mechanical keyboard thing as a selling point. Maybe look into that. As far as low profile like a scizzor switch, they don't exist.


Nice, I'll wait for that then. Thanks for the info.

Yeah, I agree the that actual cherry switch is a hard limitation on the height of a key. I'm just looking for "lower" profile keycaps.
c0ldfusion
Profile Joined October 2010
United States8293 Posts
March 29 2013 14:15 GMT
#5376
Alright, after much Googling, I found this:

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=22896.0

Seems like roughly what I want.
Ropid
Profile Joined March 2009
Germany3557 Posts
March 29 2013 18:06 GMT
#5377
What do you want that for? If you think it's flat like a laptop keyboard, it's only looking like that. Only the key-caps are different. The keys still travel exactly the same amount as on a normal MX switch keyboard, the full 4 mm. It's also missing the curvature for ergonomics. The old IBM Model M for example looked like that: http://pckeyboard.com/mm5/graphics/00000001/classic-101-b-g.jpg. That curve is normally instead created by different height for the key-caps in different rows, so the MX switches can be installed on a flat plane.
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Havik_
Profile Joined November 2011
United States5585 Posts
March 30 2013 07:02 GMT
#5378
On March 29 2013 23:15 c0ldfusion wrote:
Alright, after much Googling, I found this:

http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=22896.0

Seems like roughly what I want.


I never even knew they had boards like that! Interesting. Great for those who want mechanical and low profile. Where can you buy that though?
"An opinion is only as good as the evidence that backs it up."- William O'Malley, S.J.
StaraCroft
Profile Joined April 2012
Austria292 Posts
March 31 2013 03:30 GMT
#5379
Have you guys thought about those o-ring thingies? It seems like they should reduce travel. I could be wrong, but it looks like you could just put two of them under there to reduce travel. And if the keyboard is too high for you, you can use a wrist rest.
Cyro
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United Kingdom20322 Posts
March 31 2013 04:13 GMT
#5380
MX browns for example actuate at 2mm but bottom out at 4mm (iirc), o-ring just stops them at 3 or so (i think), and im not sure if you can stack them. Interesting idea
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