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issh
Profile Joined January 2011
Netherlands96 Posts
August 09 2013 15:24 GMT
#6301
Does anyone have any experience with the Coolermaster Quickfire Rapid TKL? I would greatly appriciate any input on this keyboard.
Sovano
Profile Joined November 2011
United States1503 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-08-09 16:09:51
August 09 2013 16:09 GMT
#6302
There has been tons of input on the keyboard already. Solid overall, you shouldn't be disappointed. If it's going to be your first TKL keyboard, get ready to take a bit to adjust to it. Other than that, pick a switch that you feel you'd like the best. Most will typically try brown/blue switches.
Marcus420
Profile Joined January 2011
Canada1923 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-08-09 16:13:31
August 09 2013 16:12 GMT
#6303
On August 10 2013 00:24 issh wrote:
Does anyone have any experience with the Coolermaster Quickfire Rapid TKL? I would greatly appriciate any input on this keyboard.

Best price/performance board with minimalist design. Perfect mechanical for a first buy I have spent over 2k in keyboards and have always recommended this board to everyone.
issh
Profile Joined January 2011
Netherlands96 Posts
August 09 2013 16:24 GMT
#6304
Thanks guys, really appriciate it. Decided to go with red switches, i've had the razor blackwidow for 2 years now, and its breaking down on me. What i really dislike about the blue switches is the way they come back up after pressing them (quite slow) this is really noticeable for me when im trying to buy in counter strike 1.6 quickly in a few seconds.

Hopefully the red switches will be better (didn't go for black as i've heard several people say it's kinda stiff-ish, which is a turnoff for me)
Jophess
Profile Joined August 2010
United States95 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-08-09 17:15:28
August 09 2013 17:15 GMT
#6305
On August 10 2013 01:24 issh wrote:
Thanks guys, really appriciate it. Decided to go with red switches, i've had the razor blackwidow for 2 years now, and its breaking down on me. What i really dislike about the blue switches is the way they come back up after pressing them (quite slow) this is really noticeable for me when im trying to buy in counter strike 1.6 quickly in a few seconds.

Hopefully the red switches will be better (didn't go for black as i've heard several people say it's kinda stiff-ish, which is a turnoff for me)


Having gone from a SS 6Gv2 (black) to the Quickfire Rapid (red) I could not be happier. The black switches are definitely pretty stiff and it was somewhat tiring holding them down for long periods of time or rapidly pressing them constantly. Reds just feel perfect to me. They're very light, but not quite light enough for me to accidentally press any keys.

The quality of the board is top notch. It's basically a cheap Filco, but the cheapness is only in the price. Plus the red backplate looks awesome.
scudst0rm
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada1149 Posts
August 10 2013 02:22 GMT
#6306
Cooler Master CM Storm QuickFire Rapid TKL (cherry blue) for $45 (after $20 MIR) at CanadaComputers. Just grabbed one, very happy so far.

http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=21_273_274&item_id=042921
You're like a one ranger army comin' at me...
Tokikong
Profile Joined March 2013
35 Posts
August 14 2013 14:43 GMT
#6307
Hey there !

So Ive been ın ıstanbul for 1 week now and as ıt seems ım goıng to stay longer there .

There are a lot of small shops a really lot of them.

Anybody local here who knows where to get a decent amount of mechanıcal keyboards ?

or do you have to order them even though you are ın ınstanbul?

Thanks Tokı
KillahKonceptz
Profile Joined November 2010
Canada93 Posts
August 16 2013 04:28 GMT
#6308
On August 10 2013 11:22 scudst0rm wrote:
Cooler Master CM Storm QuickFire Rapid TKL (cherry blue) for $45 (after $20 MIR) at CanadaComputers. Just grabbed one, very happy so far.

http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=21_273_274&item_id=042921


thanks, just got mine today (also got the last one at my CC)

it was in the spot where the quickfire rapid with reds were and was also hidden behind a bunch of them lol
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Froadac
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States6733 Posts
August 16 2013 06:38 GMT
#6309
I found a Model M today at work which was going to be thrown out so I grabbed it. IT has an annoyingly large number of replacement keycaps which aren't really the right size which makes it a pain to type on. I"ve found some sites selling keycaps for like $1 each so I"ll replace those. My main concern is it's from 1988 and it appears to actually have been somewhat *gasp* worn out. The enter key is sort of dull and non clicky. Is there anywhere I could find a replacement spring?
divito
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada1213 Posts
August 16 2013 11:28 GMT
#6310
On August 16 2013 15:38 Froadac wrote:
I found a Model M today at work which was going to be thrown out so I grabbed it. IT has an annoyingly large number of replacement keycaps which aren't really the right size which makes it a pain to type on. I"ve found some sites selling keycaps for like $1 each so I"ll replace those. My main concern is it's from 1988 and it appears to actually have been somewhat *gasp* worn out. The enter key is sort of dull and non clicky. Is there anywhere I could find a replacement spring?

http://pckeyboard.com/page/category/Misc

Unicomp has the current patents/license and makes modern Model M keyboards.
Skype: divito7
oscar62
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada417 Posts
August 17 2013 08:32 GMT
#6311
so i just shorted my mechanical keyboard after dumping a full glass of water on it.

are there any complaints about the steelseries 6gv2 red switch edition? i'll be buying a new mechanical keyboard tomorrow and if there's anything i should know about it, i'd love to know now!
Gamegene
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United States8308 Posts
August 17 2013 10:10 GMT
#6312
On August 17 2013 17:32 oscar62 wrote:
so i just shorted my mechanical keyboard after dumping a full glass of water on it.

are there any complaints about the steelseries 6gv2 red switch edition? i'll be buying a new mechanical keyboard tomorrow and if there's anything i should know about it, i'd love to know now!


probably the biggest complaint is the Enter key since it's not a standard switch shape if you're looking to get replacement key caps. other than that it's a very good keyboard although personally i think you could be getting more for less of your dollars or euros.
Throw on your favorite jacket and you're good to roll. Stroll through the trees and let your miseries go.
Havik_
Profile Joined November 2011
United States5585 Posts
August 17 2013 17:47 GMT
#6313
Been using browns for the past couple months for sound reasons. Love them, but I can't wait to go back to my blue switch board soon.
"An opinion is only as good as the evidence that backs it up."- William O'Malley, S.J.
ShaPeLesS
Profile Joined September 2010
Bulgaria87 Posts
August 19 2013 07:11 GMT
#6314
Quick question:

Is the Ducky key on Ducky Keyboards a normal Windows key or does it have a special function? For example in this keyboard:

http://global.pchome.com.tw/english/?mod=item&func=exhibit&IT_NO=DCAH0X-A72506778&SR_NO=SBAE42&ROWNO=7&tm=e

The left Windows key has a Ducky symbol on it - does it work like a Win key or not?
"Nothing is true, everything is permitted"
skyR
Profile Joined July 2009
Canada13817 Posts
August 19 2013 07:17 GMT
#6315
Regular windows key.
ShaPeLesS
Profile Joined September 2010
Bulgaria87 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-08-19 10:57:39
August 19 2013 10:57 GMT
#6316
On August 19 2013 16:17 skyR wrote:
Regular windows key.


Thank you!

For people who have purchased Ducky keyboards from PChome - some models have both "Chinese" and "English" as available options while others have only "Chinese" available. Is the "Chinese" option a pure Chinese layout or a normal QWERTY layout with Chinese letters under the English ones?
"Nothing is true, everything is permitted"
Firkraag8
Profile Joined August 2010
Sweden1006 Posts
August 19 2013 14:31 GMT
#6317
I'm interested in going back to Cherry MX Blue, not happy with the brown switches I'm on now. So I found this sample, where Blues are used for numbers, letters and arrow keys while the rest are MX Greens (ctrl, space etc). I'm unable to try before I buy and have never felt a green switch before, for SC2 specifically would this be a good mix, or a bad one?

http://www.inet.se/produkt/6606556/ducky-g2pro-tkl-special-clicky-mx-blue-green-mix-with-shadow-caps
Too weird to live, too rare to die.
Cyro
Profile Blog Joined June 2011
United Kingdom20344 Posts
August 19 2013 14:37 GMT
#6318
I think green is a significantly heavier blue switch, not sure though
"oh my god my overclock... I got a single WHEA error on the 23rd hour, 9 minutes" -Belial88
Ropid
Profile Joined March 2009
Germany3557 Posts
August 19 2013 14:51 GMT
#6319
It's exactly that. The spring is stronger. My Cherry G80-3000 has blue switches everywhere and a single green switch for the space bar. That single green switch made my thumb hurt when I used the space bar for attacking in a Diablo like game. Can't recommend.
"My goal is to replace my soul with coffee and become immortal."
Jophess
Profile Joined August 2010
United States95 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-08-19 14:56:44
August 19 2013 14:55 GMT
#6320
Greens are indeed much heaver blues originally made for the spacebar to prevent accidental spaces. They're actually one of the heaviest switches.

Actuation forces:
Blue: 50 cN
Green / Gray / Dark Gray: 80 cN
Black: 60 cN
Red / Brown: 45 cN
Clear: 55 cN

Edit: More info about switches at http://deskthority.net/wiki/Cherry_MX
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