Mechanical Keyboard Guide - Page 36

On November 01 2011 17:27 nam nam wrote:
About the leds being bright, is this a common thing with mechanical? All two boards I've tried had really bright lights while I've never been bothered by it on my rubber boards. Maybe just coincidence.

On November 01 2011 17:27 nam nam wrote:
About the leds being bright, is this a common thing with mechanical? All two boards I've tried had really bright lights while I've never been bothered by it on my rubber boards. Maybe just coincidence.

On November 01 2011 20:54 Knightess wrote:
I want to buy a mechanical keyboard, can anyone give advice on one of these 2: SteelSeries 6Gv2 vs. Razer Blackwidow (normal edition)

On November 01 2011 15:46 Blaec wrote:


Yeh they are great. Only differences between my WASD and Filco:
WASD has a slightly larger case
WASD doesnt have rubber on the extended feet (I don't use them anyway)
WASD has nicer LEDs (I have tape over my filco's because they are so bright and annoying)

Imo get laser etched rather than engraved. You can only see the engraved in certain lighting.

On November 02 2011 02:25 DystopiaX wrote:

Filco has special stabilizers for the large keys (Space, shift, etc.), that WASD probably doesn't have as well, they probably use Cherry stabilizers which are found in most other keyboards like Leopolds. The tradeoff being that the filco's large keys feel nicer but are less durable/long lasting.

On November 02 2011 02:40 DystopiaX wrote:
^oh that's awesome. Then I see no reason not to get one, other than the price.

On November 02 2011 04:10 -PlayerOne- wrote:
I'm trying to choose between the Steelseries 6GV2 and the Das Model S Professional Keyboard.
Anyone have suggestion? or know of how I can get one of these at a good price?

On November 02 2011 04:40 EKnaus wrote:


Seeing as you're in the US, Newegg is a wonderful website to buy a lot of your computer peripherals at a nice price. I can't give much feedback on the two keyboards, however, because I'm just researching what kind of mechanical I want to be my first.

SteelSeries 6GV2 @ Newegg - Unfortunately, this is out of stock at the SteelSeries American online shop.

Das Model S Professional Keyboard @ Newegg

I hope these were the two you're looking for at a reasonable price.

On November 02 2011 04:59 Boblhead wrote:


if hes going for blacks he should get a RK-9000BL its same price as g6v2 and is a rebranded filco.

Filco > Das

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823201045&Tpk=rk-9000bl

On November 02 2011 04:59 Boblhead wrote:


if hes going for blacks he should get a RK-9000BL its same price as g6v2 and is a rebranded filco.

Filco > Das

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823201045&Tpk=rk-9000bl

On November 02 2011 06:41 ShivaN wrote:
If you're considering getting one of those 2 keyboards for already ~$100, I'd suggest just getting a Leopold from EliteKeyboards for only $20ish more. Their build quality is just as good, if not better than both of those boards, they also have any cherry MX switch type you could want.

Which I will tell you right now, get REDS!! Unless you're dead set on getting the heavier black switches, I can't say enough on how great reds are! They're linear switches, like blacks, but they have the lightness of blues or browns. They also feel absolutely amazing to play games on. Once you're used to the force required, it's like you barely have to press anything for keys to register, and with no tactile bump there is almost zero resistance in the key's depression. So to me it feels like I'm playing games while typing on a cloud. :D Seriously, look into it. Not enough people in this thread give reds credit (probably because until just half a year ago reds were almost impossible to find outside of Asia, so most have never tried them). I'd go as far as to say they're the ideal switch type for Starcraft 2, or any RTS honestly. Yeeeaaa Reds!! ^^

On November 02 2011 06:41 ShivaN wrote:
If you're considering getting one of those 2 keyboards for already ~$100, I'd suggest just getting a Leopold from EliteKeyboards for only $20ish more. Their build quality is just as good, if not better than both of those boards, they also have any cherry MX switch type you could want.

Which I will tell you right now, get REDS!! Unless you're dead set on getting the heavier black switches, I can't say enough on how great reds are! They're linear switches, like blacks, but they have the lightness of blues or browns, so the best of both worlds imo! ^^ They also feel absolutely amazing to play games on. Once you're used to the force required, it's like you barely have to press anything for keys to register, and with no tactile bump there is almost zero resistance in the key's depression. So to me it feels like I'm playing games while typing on a cloud. :D Seriously, look into it. Not enough people in this thread give reds credit (probably because until just half a year ago reds were almost impossible to find outside of Asia, so most have never tried them). I'd go as far as to say they're the ideal switch type for Starcraft 2, or any RTS honestly. Yeeeaaa Reds!! ^^

On November 02 2011 07:00 Boblhead wrote:
Why spend the extra $20 ish? The leopolds are just as good as filcos yes, but why have him spend more money? The rk-9000/bl are just as good as leopolds cept you save yourself some money. I would only recommend leopolds if the rk was out of stock or if he wanted red switches, then I would recommend a leopold seeing as their $20 cheaper w/o shipping. If he wants browns its a toss up seeing as leopold and the rk-9000br are the same price. Assuming he gets the 2 day free shipping from newegg he saves around $10.50 shipping.

On November 02 2011 07:15 -PlayerOne- wrote:
Do reds make noise or no?