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Blaec
Australia4289 Posts
On November 24 2011 14:44 RoosterSamurai wrote: Thanks for the useful post! I'll look into those. Also, do you recommend blues, blacks, or browns for SC2? I use blues, the noise lets me know I am keeping that APM up and there is a good amount of feedback so I know when keys have been hit. But you can use any of the switches for SC2, I just prefer the blues. | ||
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dbddbddb
Singapore969 Posts
On November 24 2011 12:16 NMx.StyX wrote: idk if its worth $100+ but the difference in quality is pretty big. Its like basketball. You enjoy playing basketball alot, then you would go buy a pair of basketball shoes for $100. Same with mechanical keyboard, if you spend lota time on the computer, and got the money buy one. Big difference in the comfort of typing but it won't make you a faster typer or better sc2 player, like how the shoes won't make u a better basketball player. Are they that much better? yes but is it worth $100?, I guess its personal preference but definitely not a necessity. Never buy non mechanical gaming keyboards. Stupidest thing i've seen especially at the same price of a mechanical keyboard cause it has some fancy macro buttons n lights. i used to have a steelseries mechanical keyboard and my friend said it was horrible i now use a generic rubber keyboard and that same friend thought it was a mechnical keyboard | ||
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gruff
Sweden2276 Posts
On November 24 2011 10:42 ilikeredheads wrote: Sorry if I sound noob, but are mechanical keyboards really worth their 100+ price? I've read a lot of people rave about them but are they really that much better than a 10 dollar keyboard? If they are worth the investment, then aren't those similarly priced non-mechanical gaming keyboards just overpriced luxury items? I am just wondering because I am still using my 10 year old Logitech keyboard and I just don't understand all the praise for mechanical ones. Personally I love mechanical boards but you can't say a $100 mech board is ten times better than a good $10 not matter how hard you try imo. It's an indulgence. If you like rubber boards, they work you or if you are tight on cash then there's no real incentive to get a mech board. I do recommend trying out a few in stores though if you have the opportunity as it's much about the feeling of the switches that people get to love so reading about it on the internet is not really the same thing. | ||
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.Mystic
Canada486 Posts
On November 24 2011 14:44 RoosterSamurai wrote: This is a great summary of mech boards. Add to the OP worthy imo (after abit of grammar cleaning). Haha, thank you. Just incase i did fix the grammer. | ||
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gavinashun
101 Posts
Was at Best Buy yesterday and all they had was the Razer Blackwidow. For people that know the US stores, would Fry's have 'em? Is there another good store that you can think of? (I'm in northern california). | ||
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Boblhead
United States2577 Posts
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Shikyo
Finland33997 Posts
The first one is the premium MK-85 with a recommended price of 150€: ![[image loading]](http://www.corporate.qpad.se/uploads/img4ecbdacf4315c.jpg) Second is a cut-down version, MK-50 with a recommended price of 80€: ![[image loading]](http://www.corporate.qpad.se/uploads/img4ecbda78f2ddc.jpg) MK-85 has some fancy features like seperate leds for every key and some other fancy stuff, but the MK-50 is what really interests me O_O only 80 euros for Cherry Reds that have been so rare in europe for forever... The board also, in my opinion, looks REALLY nice and clean. For a limited amount of time you can ALSO buy a MK-85 or a MK-50 with the cherry switches of your choice(blue, brown, black, or red) Source: http://www.corporate.qpad.se/modules/news/article.php?storyid=248 Link to ordering MK-50, available with every switch and every keyboard layout: http://www.corporate.qpad.se/modules/news/article.php?storyid=252 | ||
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ShivaN
United States933 Posts
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Shikyo
Finland33997 Posts
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Jaxtyk
United States600 Posts
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823201044 Get it while you can! | ||
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Boblhead
United States2577 Posts
On November 25 2011 09:12 Shikyo wrote: Qpad releases 2 new mechanical keyboards with Cherry Red MX switches. The first one is the premium MK-85 with a recommended price of 150€: Second is a cut-down version, MK-50 with a recommended price of 80€: MK-85 has some fancy features like seperate leds for every key and some other fancy stuff, but the MK-50 is what really interests me O_O only 80 euros for Cherry Reds that have been so rare in europe for forever... The board also, in my opinion, looks REALLY nice and clean. For a limited amount of time you can ALSO buy a MK-85 or a MK-50 with the cherry switches of your choice(blue, brown, black, or red) Source: http://www.corporate.qpad.se/modules/news/article.php?storyid=248 Link to ordering MK-50, available with every switch and every keyboard layout: http://www.corporate.qpad.se/modules/news/article.php?storyid=252 its 140 euros for the keyboard + 20 euros for the shipping (world wide) = $212.99 I can find a used topre board for $200 T_T Even the $80 euro one with shipping is $133, I can get a filco for that much which is a trusted brand, to me they seemed to have overpriced the shit out of these boards. Sad really. | ||
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shabinka
United States469 Posts
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FlyingBanana
Australia43 Posts
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Hane
France210 Posts
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ChefStarCraft
Canada350 Posts
Anyone have experience with both of these keyboards ? | ||
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Shikyo
Finland33997 Posts
On November 25 2011 14:49 Boblhead wrote: its 140 euros for the keyboard + 20 euros for the shipping (world wide) = $212.99 I can find a used topre board for $200 T_T Even the $80 euro one with shipping is $133, I can get a filco for that much which is a trusted brand, to me they seemed to have overpriced the shit out of these boards. Sad really. Eh... Europe has only the Corsair boards for cherry reds. Also all the prices include 23% tax. In US you'd list it without the tax. So it should cost around 87.50$ in the US for the cheaper keyboard. This is also why no one should ever import anything from Europe to US. However if you can get Filcos with reds you should just buy them. I don't think you understand there's no red Filcos or anything else in europe? The only competition is K60 and K90. Also, used topre board for 200$? You can buy them for 170€ new in finland including tax o.O | ||
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Blaec
Australia4289 Posts
On November 26 2011 02:30 FlyingBanana wrote: any good recommandations on good mechanical keyboard with brown switches and media keys? The Filco camo has media key modifiers (left start key+ F keys), there aren't many mech boards with dedicated media keys. | ||
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Shikyo
Finland33997 Posts
Anything to note about this? I actually think I'm going to be making great use of the macro keys, and I also think that the blue backlighting would be great. The macro keys aren't cherry reds right? That doesn't really bother me. All the useful keys are cherry red though, right? Including numpad and such? Does anyone have any experience with K90, what is the build quality like? | ||
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Blaec
Australia4289 Posts
On November 26 2011 14:06 Shikyo wrote: Well after some thought I think I'm going to buy the Corsair K90 actually(was supposed to buy a billion other boards before this, maybe I'll actually go for it this time...) Anything to note about this? I actually think I'm going to be making great use of the macro keys, and I also think that the blue backlighting would be great. The macro keys aren't cherry reds right? That doesn't really bother me. All the useful keys are cherry red though, right? Including numpad and such? Does anyone have any experience with K90, what is the build quality like? Apparently the F keys row and the insert, home etc keys and macro keys are rubber dome. Source edit: found an even better source, totally confirmed now: Source 2 The Aluminium body makes me believe that build quality should be great. | ||
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Shikyo
Finland33997 Posts
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