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I got my first mechanical keyboard!  CM Quickfire XT with brown switches. It's pretty rad.Only downside is now I have to buy a second one because going from a mechanical at home to a lovely rubber dome at work is the worst. 
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AllTerrineVehicle posted:I got my first mechanical keyboard! I did the exact same thing and don't regret it one bit.
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I bought a tenkeyless for the sole purpose of being able to carry it around in my bag when I go to work and back.
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Jun 11, 2014 16:26
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Skiant posted:I bought a tenkeyless for the sole purpose of being able to carry it around in my bag when I go to work and back. It didn't even occur to me that it could easily fit in my bag! I was just trying to maximize my limited desk space. Welp, so long 
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Jun 11, 2014 16:32
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I currently have a Rosewill with cherry blues as my main keyboard at home. Unfortunately, it's way too loud for me to use at work without annoying other people. I was wondering if anyone had a recommendation for something that would be a good compromise between the way blues feel and noise level. I've previously used black alps (ugh) and cherry reds, and I vastly prefer cherry blues to both. I haven't had a chance to try any other types of switches, though. Price range is $200.
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Jun 11, 2014 20:44
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Soviet posted:I currently have a Rosewill with cherry blues as my main keyboard at home. Unfortunately, it's way too loud for me to use at work without annoying other people. I was wondering if anyone had a recommendation for something that would be a good compromise between the way blues feel and noise level. I've previously used black alps (ugh) and cherry reds, and I vastly prefer cherry blues to both. I haven't had a chance to try any other types of switches, though. Price range is $200. Try browns. They still have the tactile feel, without the clickity clack.
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Jun 11, 2014 21:03
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Thom P. Tiers posted:Try browns. They still have the tactile feel, without the clickity clack. I'll check them out. I actually just found out that there's cherry greens now, and I was wondering if anyone has used those. Apparently they're quieter than blues, but they have 80 actuation force/105 bottom out vs 50/65 on the blue.
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Jun 11, 2014 21:14
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Soviet posted:I'll check them out. I haven't tried them either, but I believe they are going to have that clickity clack you are trying to avoid at work.
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Jun 11, 2014 21:32
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I have a CODE keyboard with MX Greens and o-rings. Its a pretty great combo, and way way more silent than even my blues with orings. Still reasonably noisy, but probably the best balance of tactile/noise. It takes a lot to get used to how heavy greens are after blues, for the first week or so it felt like I was fighting my keyboard.
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Jun 11, 2014 22:00
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I have used most of the cherry switches. The MX greens have a similar noise level to the blues, but not quite as loud. I haven't tried either with o-rings though. I returned my greens board because I thought it was too heavy and my fingers were getting tired even after having it for two weeks. If you still want the good tactile feel, there are the browns and the clears, which are heavier browns (force and bigger bump). I'm using the clears now so I'm probably biased.
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Jun 11, 2014 22:25
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My mx cherry keyboard is getting chatter on the E key. I've tried a few things to fix it but nothing is working so far.  Extremely annoying.
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Jun 12, 2014 00:15
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alex314 posted:Will you ship it to Poland? Member since 2007 and still no private messages? Was selling for $170 Canadian, shipping to Poland is $52 through Canada Post, I'd settle for $200? We can take this to emails if you want, kskoba at gmail.
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Jun 12, 2014 02:04
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I just got the Cherry MX tester kit from Max Keyboard and I get it now. Any suggestions for a simple tenkeyless keyboard with MX browns that's in stock? Mac compatible, don't need backlight, swappable Caps/Escape would be nice. The KUL ES-87 looks like a good option.
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Jun 12, 2014 04:24
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Just got a Topre Type Heaven and it's probably the nicest keyboard I've owned to date that isn't an actual old keyboard (I also have an Apple Extended II and an Apple Wireless A1016). Any idea where to get some replacement keycaps, like a non-OS specific super key (windows key) or maybe the colored escape key, etc.?
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Jun 12, 2014 13:55
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Opioid posted:Member since 2007 and still no private messages? 80% of my time here is spent reading LPs, I cannot be arsed to buy a drat avatar, why should I spend on pm's? Mail sent.
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Jun 12, 2014 17:16
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Debating between ducky shine 3, and the Corsair K70. Kind of like the idea of the wrist rest, but the ducky shine has purple LEDs! Anyone can talk about quality difference between the two?
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Jun 12, 2014 20:22
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Isn't the K70 only 2/3rds mechanical?
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Jun 12, 2014 20:39
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^^^e: No, those were the K60 and K90, which have been out of production for a long time. The K65, K70 & K95 are fully mechanical save for the trivial media keys.Phiberoptik posted:Debating between ducky shine 3, and the Corsair K70. Kind of like the idea of the wrist rest, but the ducky shine has purple LEDs! Ducky makes a high quality product, but the problem is that if something does go wrong it becomes a real pain. They're not a US company and don't have offices in the US, so service gets into crap like international shipping. It'll get fixed, but you might be without your board for months. People in this thread have had corsair boards that were functional but with uneven backlights and gotten them fixed promptly. So for reliability I'd give corsair the win even if the two probably have roughly the same failure rate. Klyith fucked around with this message at 21:03 on Jun 12, 2014 |
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Jun 12, 2014 20:59
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The media keys on the k70 are pretty decent too for what they are. The knurled volume knob is excellent. It's nice that the K70's wrist rest is detachable, and it's done in an easy to remove/reattach way. I used to have an MS keyboard ages ago with a detachable that just would not detach without nearly snapping it.
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Jun 12, 2014 21:45
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Yeah, I have a horrible habbit of resting my wrist on my desk so having a wrist rest might be good to put it at a slightly better angle. WASD keyboards look pretty cool but are pricey. Alternatively, http://www.ncix.com/detail/topre-se17t0-realforce-capacitive-switches-1b-86199-1068.htm is on sale. Are topres okay for gaming? I type/code a lot, but also play a lot of MOBAS/FPS.
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Phiberoptik posted:Yeah, I have a horrible habbit of resting my wrist on my desk so having a wrist rest might be good to put it at a slightly better angle. They aren't the best for gaming. They're essentially really nice rubber domes with a consistent firing depth that you don't have to bottom out. I prefer the action on linear cherry switches for gaming.
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Jun 12, 2014 23:19
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I got a Cherry MX sampler and I like the MX browns, but am still hesitant to drop big bucks on a mechanical keyboard. Are there any good budget options with them? Monoprice has a board for under $50, but it only seems to come with MX blues.
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Jun 13, 2014 03:35
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OtherworldlyInvader posted:I got a Cherry MX sampler and I like the MX browns, but am still hesitant to drop big bucks on a mechanical keyboard. Are there any good budget options with them? Monoprice has a board for under $50, but it only seems to come with MX blues. http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-keyboard-sgk4000gkcm1us I have one of those and they not-infrequently drop down to ~55 on Newegg. If you're interested, just set up a price alert and I'd guess you'll see a sale in the next month or so.
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Jun 13, 2014 03:39
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Thanks for the fast reply, but I should have mentioned I need a 104-key. 
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Jun 13, 2014 03:52
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Think I'm gonna pickup the K70. Love the media keys, and wrist rest seems nice. The fact it seems easy to clean is a huge plus too, as I eat a lot at my computer. One question I had is it easy to get replacement key caps for it if I wanted a different color? Also, can anyone speak of the quality of the key caps? Do they get shiny / letter wear off easily? or should I spring for a shine 3 for $15ish more?
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OtherworldlyInvader posted:Thanks for the fast reply, but I should have mentioned I need a 104-key. Newegg's house brand Rosewill has mechanical keyboards and they sometimes go on sale for very cheap prices.
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Jun 13, 2014 06:46
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So ive read a bit of the thread. and i cant seem to find what im after anywhere obvious. loking for a mechanical Kb thats has a fairly small profile so can carry it in my bag and has a mic and headphone pass through on it would be nice. any rec's?? not "mini small" just not a 15 macro and media switchs on the side with a lcd display behemoth like the g16 etc and im not after media keys just a headphone and mic 3.5 jack on the side. Oldmangray fucked around with this message at 15:53 on Jun 13, 2014 |
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Jun 13, 2014 15:14
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You can find tiny mech keyboards but I don't think any have those kinds of features. They're barely catching up to "media keys" as a feature. Corsair K65 would be one example.
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Jun 13, 2014 15:24
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I don't think I've ever seen a full size mechanical keyboard with built in audio/mic jacks, let alone a smaller one.
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Jun 13, 2014 16:58
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How small of a bags do you people have? I have no problems putting my full-size keyboard into my small backpack along with my laptop.
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Jun 13, 2014 16:59
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Buy one of the many flash-drive-sized USB audio interfaces and a keyboard with a USB port. The only board I know that has audio jacks built in is the Max Keyboard Nighthawk.
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DarkJC posted:I don't think I've ever seen a full size mechanical keyboard with built in audio/mic jacks, let alone a smaller one. There definitely are full size, but I have not seen a smaller one.
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okay i obviously have not been clear enough my bad. currently i am using a razer blackwidow (dont judge) for my computing needs its fine its just a tad to large to fit my bag comfortably. the blackwidow has usb 3.0 pass through and a audio out and mic in ports so you can have less cables you can see an image Here scroll down to the bottomand its the fifth pic in the gallery. someone has recommended a Osmium keyboard but again its just a bit to large for my backpack
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Just got my first mechanical keyboard, was tired of only being able to press three keys at a time. CM QuickFire XT with brown switches, and got some little blue rubber 0.4mm o-ring switch dampeners. Its very nice, feels great and isn't obnoxiously loud.
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I got an Anker Mechanical keyboard. Seems really nice actually. Adjustable white back light, gaming keys if you want to use em. Cherry reds, and a few multimedia keys and volume. Good solid feel, heavy keyboard, good plastics. $99 with backlight and reds. Anker seems like they have decent support as well. http://www.ianker.com/support-c22-g375.html
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price i'snt a major constraint im writing it off on business. and that looks real nice too Cheers! also might be good to add i live in the upside down land of oz.
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Jun 14, 2014 06:13
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Your shift, enter, and punctuation keys must be broken. Time to submit a warranty claim?
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I'm now in a situation where I could potentially get blues as noise isnt a huge deal since I have a separate room for my office now. I've tried browns and I don't love them for FPS because they feel a bit "gritty" when im trying to strafe around and such. Do blues feel a bit better in this regard? Anyone use them for shooters and can compare to them to blacks/browns? I liked my blacks, but they are a bit heavy. I'm also kind of a sloppy typer so I'm scared I'll make a ton of typos with reds. I tend to bottom out when I type and I doubt I'm going to change that ever.
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I need a new keyboard! Originally I was looking at wireless, but I think I'd like to give a mechanical one a try. So I have two questions... - what are the best sites for seeing what's out there? - has anyone tried a Das Keyboard 4? I'm loving the style+font, plus the USB ports. And the media buttons Aside from the Das, I'm thinking a tenkeyless plus a numberpad I can take out/put away might be a lot better for how I use the computer. Is there a TKL out there with media buttons?
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Phiberoptik posted:I've tried browns and I don't love them for FPS because they feel a bit "gritty" when im trying to strafe around and such. Do blues feel a bit better in this regard? Anyone use them for shooters and can compare to them to blacks/browns? I know what you mean by the brown's gritty feel, experienced the same thing myself. It goes away pretty quickly, between getting used to the feel and some wear that makes the plastic notch less sharp. Guitarchitect posted:- what are the best sites for seeing what's out there? Das is a fine board, before the 4 they were overpriced but adding the new features helped their case a lot. Still expensive but if you are ok throwing $170 at your first board and don't care for backlights it's fair. Guitarchitect posted:Aside from the Das, I'm thinking a tenkeyless plus a numberpad I can take out/put away might be a lot better for how I use the computer. Is there a TKL out there with media buttons?
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