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D3ath3nat0r
Profile Joined October 2010
United States163 Posts
January 13 2011 00:47 GMT
#1
Well basically, i am a retard. I had no friggen clue what tactile feedback was, when i realized it was that like that bump feel on the rubberdome/scissor keyswitch and i tested out a keyboard the first time that isnt "tactile", i found out that i cant live with the no tactile one. So i am probably going to return this and stay with a membrane keyboard/scissor. I have a question for those who have used a scissor keyboard and any keyboard with brown switches. Do the scissor switch keyboards on laptop feel the same as the keyboards with brown switches, or will i just like have to just go buy one and see what it feels myself?

and for some offtopic return questions

1) When it says you can return it when its unopened or in original condition, can i still return it? All i did was open up the case, nothing ripped, all the packaging still fine, no signs of wear on keyboard.



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hellsan631
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States695 Posts
January 13 2011 01:19 GMT
#2
They do not feel the same at all. As far as using a rubberdome keyboard, why not try some sort of mechanical keyboard that has browns or blues? They DO have tactile feedback.

For returning it, yea, you can return it. Put it in its original packaging and explain to them, that you opened it up and already had one or something.
Aberu
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States968 Posts
January 13 2011 01:24 GMT
#3
Well I can't comment on the comparison you asked for I can say that a very tactile keyboard is one with white alps. My backup keyboard (bought it for MLG Dallas) is a Siig Mechanical. Cheap, good build quality, and very tactile and accurate. Lots of force required as well.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823191003

It has Fukko White Alps.
srsly
SpoR
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States1542 Posts
January 13 2011 01:24 GMT
#4
by what you said you should be able to return it. and there is a huge thread on mechanical keyboards. The best info out of the thread though is this:

http://www.overclock.net/keyboards/491752-mechanical-keyboard-guide.html
A man is what he thinks about all day long.
iMbc
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
United States55 Posts
January 13 2011 03:40 GMT
#5
I actually have the keyboard that Aberu mentioned and I like it quite a bit (considering that i had a ridiculous wireless membrane keyboard before that kept losing sensitivity)...unfortunately i am not educated in the ways of mechanical keyboards so i'm not sure I can give a good opinion -_-
LanTAs
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States1091 Posts
January 13 2011 04:56 GMT
#6
i went to frys to check out the keyboard that aberu mentioned a few weeks ago, and it actually feels great while typing with a bit more actuation force than cherry blues.

right now im using a razer black widow. cheap, affordable, and just kickass.

being a "tactile" keyboard doesnt mean that sound when you hit they key to the bottom, its actualy the "click" in the middle that makes mechanical switches like the browns, fukkas, or blues different.
brown mechanicals have a different feel from scissor switches, which keyboard did you try out?

oh and if youre going to buy one definitely the siig one the dude mentioned or the razer black widow.

to your other question, i think yes. if you didnt touch it, it should be fine cause the product is still in its original condition.
hellsan631
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States695 Posts
January 13 2011 04:59 GMT
#7
using a razor black widow (came from a g15), and i gotta say, love my razor
TritaN
Profile Joined December 2010
United States406 Posts
January 13 2011 05:15 GMT
#8
Get a Razer Blackwidow, or if you can, a keyboard with the slightly better brown switches (i say that because with brown, its easier to spam due to the actuation point being lighter and no clicky mechanism.)

Do not go back to membrane or scissor switches, trust me, just get a blue or brown mechanical. Play with it for a week and you will never, ever want to use membrane again.
D3ath3nat0r
Profile Joined October 2010
United States163 Posts
January 13 2011 05:31 GMT
#9
yeah i really hate my 6gv2, i can return it for $92 out of the $99 with the shipping. so in the blue/brown keyboards, there is that same bump feel( like when you fully press down a key, there is a bump sort of thing and makes a noise like on a scissor switch), and is it that much different feel besides quality
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chocopan
Profile Joined April 2010
Japan986 Posts
January 13 2011 05:32 GMT
#10
On January 13 2011 14:15 TritaN wrote:
Do not go back to membrane or scissor switches, trust me, just get a blue or brown mechanical. Play with it for a week and you will never, ever want to use membrane again.


Yeah, for what it's worth this basically describes me. I was fine with my regular keyboard but more or less just because I spent $ on a cherry brown and after literally a week as above there is no way I would go back for sc2 gaming. There is an adjustment phase but I definitely prefer it.

(There's partly a psychological aspect to it as well to be honest. HuK has a hoody and cushion etc etc, I bring out my "real" keyboard. Part of my gaming ritual. But it is also objectively better : D .)
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Meaon
Profile Joined July 2010
Iceland42 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-01-13 05:44:03
January 13 2011 05:42 GMT
#11
sorry for going off topic but man i want to buy a mechanical keyboard, but its extremely expensive for me.. no way of getting one in my country and if i order one from abroad it will cost me twice the normal price due to ridicules toll/tax laws :/
TritaN
Profile Joined December 2010
United States406 Posts
January 13 2011 22:04 GMT
#12
On January 13 2011 14:31 D3ath3nat0r wrote:
yeah i really hate my 6gv2, i can return it for $92 out of the $99 with the shipping. so in the blue/brown keyboards, there is that same bump feel( like when you fully press down a key, there is a bump sort of thing and makes a noise like on a scissor switch), and is it that much different feel besides quality


Here is how brown and blue works:

With brown switches, they are really easy and light to press down. There is a bump about halfway down in a keystroke, that lets you know when the key has been activated (with non-mechanical keyboards, you have to press the key all the way down for the keystroke to happen. Mechanical keyboards activate about halfway down.)

On brown switches, the bump is silent.
With blue switches, the bump sounds like a mouse click.

So, the answer is yes. And it is definitely a different (and better) feel.
k20
Profile Joined September 2010
United States342 Posts
January 13 2011 22:22 GMT
#13
I actually just got my Filco with brown switches today and I'm not sure if it's just because I'm not used to it but it still makes quite a bit of sound. It could be because I bottom out like every keystroke but oh well, I'm relieved I didn't get the blue, everyone would be hella pissed.
universalwill
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States654 Posts
January 13 2011 22:27 GMT
#14
imagine tactile (blue and brown switches) as though you were crushing a can with your foot. it takes some force to get it started, but then it practically collapses under the weight you are applying to it.
rbkl
Profile Joined March 2010
772 Posts
January 13 2011 22:32 GMT
#15
Tactile by definition means that you can sense when the key is pressed. Laptop keyboards and scissor switches are NOT tactile.

It could be any sensory alert, whether it be a click sound or a touch feeling that the key has gone past the trigger point. Cherry Blue's are both.
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TritaN
Profile Joined December 2010
United States406 Posts
January 14 2011 08:14 GMT
#16
On January 14 2011 07:22 k20 wrote:
I actually just got my Filco with brown switches today and I'm not sure if it's just because I'm not used to it but it still makes quite a bit of sound. It could be because I bottom out like every keystroke but oh well, I'm relieved I didn't get the blue, everyone would be hella pissed.


its the bottoming out. before that, its silent.
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