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Thylacine
Profile Joined August 2011
Sweden882 Posts
December 04 2011 01:35 GMT
#1001
Erm sorry but I strongly disagree with this, and I've got a 6gv2. Black switches are so awkward to play sc2 on, in say a long macro game 20-30mins you're hand actually start getting really tired because pressing keys do require quite some force to press. Blue switches are just so soft to type on and the clicky sound they make is awsome. Don't buy black switches for gaming!


I dont get tired AT ALL when playing 40+ mins game on cherry mx black. I love them. And guess what, IdrA, demuslim etc use cherry mx black.

But its all personal preferance. I've used cherry mx blue and the sound made me crazy and the double tapping was terrible
RTS = double tap, Cherry mx black = THE double tapping switch!
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Jophess
Profile Joined August 2010
United States95 Posts
December 04 2011 02:05 GMT
#1002
On December 04 2011 09:06 Kubricks wrote:
Does anyone have any information on the CM Storm Quickfire Rapid? I'm very interested in it but would prefer to have a keyboard sooner rather than later, especially if the keyboard I would be waiting for isn't worth the wait to begin with.

Does the red edition only come with red switches? Or can I get blue switches with the red-edition keyboard design?


I believe only red switches are available in the red edition design. If you don't want to wait for the keyboard you can order it from PCHome, a Taiwanese website that ships worldwide, for around $100 USD. I've heard they ship extremely quickly, as fast as 2 days to the US for $10.

From reviews I've seen, it's a very good keyboard. The only complaints are usually the excessive branding on the keyboard. I'll likely be buying one in the next month or so.
Shikyo
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
Finland33997 Posts
December 04 2011 03:55 GMT
#1003
On December 04 2011 10:35 Zanazuah wrote:
Show nested quote +
Erm sorry but I strongly disagree with this, and I've got a 6gv2. Black switches are so awkward to play sc2 on, in say a long macro game 20-30mins you're hand actually start getting really tired because pressing keys do require quite some force to press. Blue switches are just so soft to type on and the clicky sound they make is awsome. Don't buy black switches for gaming!


I dont get tired AT ALL when playing 40+ mins game on cherry mx black. I love them. And guess what, IdrA, demuslim etc use cherry mx black.

But its all personal preferance. I've used cherry mx blue and the sound made me crazy and the double tapping was terrible
RTS = double tap, Cherry mx black = THE double tapping switch!

dunno, reds tire you less and are just as good for double tapping, why not recommend them
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chaosfreak11
Profile Joined April 2011
Singapore367 Posts
December 04 2011 04:45 GMT
#1004
If you feel tired using mechanical switches, it's because you bottom them out whenever you press them. The keys will register when you press them halfway through.
tUUTZ
Profile Joined July 2011
Finland122 Posts
December 04 2011 10:46 GMT
#1005
Where could I possibly get a full finnish layout white blank keycap set for my Filco? :/
Silidons
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States2813 Posts
December 04 2011 10:51 GMT
#1006
On December 04 2011 13:45 chaosfreak11 wrote:
If you feel tired using mechanical switches, it's because you bottom them out whenever you press them. The keys will register when you press them halfway through.

if u get tired after playing a 40 min starcraft game you're probably out of shape lol
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Arnstein
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Norway3381 Posts
December 04 2011 11:07 GMT
#1007
Should I choose tactile action, click action or linear action for gaming? It doesn't say what kind of switches it is.
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JPP
Profile Joined July 2011
Finland104 Posts
December 04 2011 11:13 GMT
#1008
On December 04 2011 19:46 tUUTZ wrote:
Where could I possibly get a full finnish layout white blank keycap set for my Filco? :/

At the moment, I'm not sure if you can get anywhere, but WASD keyboards apparently has plans to include different layouts so in the future you should be able to order from there.
chaosfreak11
Profile Joined April 2011
Singapore367 Posts
December 04 2011 13:21 GMT
#1009
On December 04 2011 20:07 Arnstein wrote:
Should I choose tactile action, click action or linear action for gaming? It doesn't say what kind of switches it is.


Tactile is brown, click is blue and linear is mostly black and sometimes red
leser
Profile Joined May 2010
Croatia239 Posts
December 04 2011 16:16 GMT
#1010
hey guys. I'm thinking of buying the Steelseries 7g (other keyboards are not an option, since i would probably pay around 300$ for other keyboards due to the fact that croatia is not in the eu and I would end up paying around 22% of the price in taxes + 40% of the price for customs + 50$ of shipping)

anyway, i'm wondering (if anyone knows) how big is the wrist rest of the 7g compared to the razer goliathus extended edition? Will the wrist rest be too big and therefore wobbly? I kind of like the idea of having my whole desk cloth padded, but I'm just gonna get a steelseries QCK XL or something if the 7g wrist rest is too big for the goliathus extended.

oh, yeah, I also have an option of getting the zowie celeritas (about 10$ more expensive than the 7g), so if anyone has something to say on the account of 7g vs zowie celeritas, shoot.

thx
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Boblhead
Profile Joined August 2010
United States2577 Posts
December 04 2011 19:59 GMT
#1011
On December 05 2011 01:16 leser wrote:
hey guys. I'm thinking of buying the Steelseries 7g (other keyboards are not an option, since i would probably pay around 300$ for other keyboards due to the fact that croatia is not in the eu and I would end up paying around 22% of the price in taxes + 40% of the price for customs + 50$ of shipping)

anyway, i'm wondering (if anyone knows) how big is the wrist rest of the 7g compared to the razer goliathus extended edition? Will the wrist rest be too big and therefore wobbly? I kind of like the idea of having my whole desk cloth padded, but I'm just gonna get a steelseries QCK XL or something if the 7g wrist rest is too big for the goliathus extended.

oh, yeah, I also have an option of getting the zowie celeritas (about 10$ more expensive than the 7g), so if anyone has something to say on the account of 7g vs zowie celeritas, shoot.

thx


the 7g is placed into the keyboard rest. Its a cut out that fits the keyboard inside it, so there's no wobbling. 7g vs celeritas is a coin flip, but Q_Q for you the celeritas is cheaper than the 7g in the states. I personally would just get a g6v2, its a 7g without all the gold plated shit (not really needed) and without the wristwrest. You will save yourself more money.
stokes17
Profile Joined January 2011
United States1411 Posts
December 04 2011 20:03 GMT
#1012
Idn why people are saying Blacks are bad for gaming, they are the easiest to press multiple times in a row which is something i really appreciate. If I'm not mistaken while the MX blacks require the most force they also have the small travel distance to register a keystroke. I barely press my keys when I'm playing on them and have absolutely never gotten tired.

Keyboard: TTesports MekaG1 (same baord white ra uses ^^)
Elasticity
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
3420 Posts
December 04 2011 20:29 GMT
#1013
Just bought Razer Blackwidow Ultimate. I'm content so far. Now let's see how the keyboard functions in the long run
leser
Profile Joined May 2010
Croatia239 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-04 20:55:25
December 04 2011 20:54 GMT
#1014
yeah, i wanted 6gv2 but it hasn't been available here for some months now and it seems it won't be for quite some time :S

anyhow, i was thinking about the wobbling of the entire keyboard rest, googled for the size and the entire keyboard rest is a few inches wider (keyboard rest is around 320cm, the goliathus is like 295 at it's widest areas, which means about 285-290cm wide for the keyboard designed area of the pad) :/
lulz
cydial
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States750 Posts
December 04 2011 21:13 GMT
#1015
Black Switches have never given me a problem for SC2 or BF3 or LoL for that matter. The switches are comfortable and they go off as you push them.

If you get tired after a 40min sc2 match from pushing keyboard switches, then you're probably overweight and out of shape to begin with.
dbddbddb
Profile Joined April 2010
Singapore969 Posts
December 04 2011 21:20 GMT
#1016
On December 05 2011 05:03 stokes17 wrote:
Idn why people are saying Blacks are bad for gaming, they are the easiest to press multiple times in a row which is something i really appreciate. If I'm not mistaken while the MX blacks require the most force they also have the small travel distance to register a keystroke. I barely press my keys when I'm playing on them and have absolutely never gotten tired.

Keyboard: TTesports MekaG1 (same baord white ra uses ^^)


it's probably because blacks are linear switches. if you have never used such a keyboard before, it definitely feels very different as it doesnt click when you register a key press
Arnstein
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Norway3381 Posts
December 04 2011 21:58 GMT
#1017
I just ordered a Filco keyboard :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D can't wait! :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
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Shortynut
Profile Joined December 2011
Australia78 Posts
December 05 2011 01:03 GMT
#1018
On December 05 2011 06:58 Arnstein wrote:
I just ordered a Filco keyboard :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D can't wait! :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D


I thought they stopped making Filcos?

I just got myself a Leopold with MX Browns. Absolute dream to type on, fastest of the mechanical switches that i've tried (Blues and Blacks)
DjRetro
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Chile309 Posts
December 05 2011 01:30 GMT
#1019
Hey guys, does anyone use a "noppoo choc mini mechanical keyboard"? i've seen them on E-bay and they look awesome... there are reds, blacks, browns and blues switches variants.

Also you can read more about noppo here. Pretty good price too.
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cmh
Profile Joined December 2005
United States88 Posts
December 05 2011 02:06 GMT
#1020
On December 05 2011 10:03 Shortynut wrote:
I thought they stopped making Filcos?

I just got myself a Leopold with MX Browns. Absolute dream to type on, fastest of the mechanical switches that i've tried (Blues and Blacks)


Nope they still make them, in fact this year Filco came out with some of the coolest keyboards. Elitekeyboards, the main U.S. distributor(at the time) stopped selling them because they could not get enough supply to keep up with the demand. Now they are sold on Amazon in the US.
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