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So Cooler Master is going to start shipping a board with electro-capacitive switches (aka Topre style) in July. Unknown whether the switches are actually made by Topre -- CM says they will use cherry stems which normal Topre does not.Poultron posted:Hey guys, I am in the market for a new mechanical. Besides the Das, you might consider a WASD v2 -- it doesn't have dedicated media keys like the das but their function+ins method is pretty great. If you like the idea of bi-color custom keycaps or custom lasering they're the place to go. Aside from that, the most frequent go-to in non backlit starter mechanicals would be the costar made options from rosewill or cooler master XT (note that second one is in browns, amazon & newegg are out of stock with blue switches atm). A ducky would also be fine, but you can't get them from amazon or newegg.
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Wasabi the J posted:Get a FC660C for a 60% Topre board. Save some money and get the same thing but with the added bonus of arrow keys. Yeah, do this. I'm trying to sell my FC660C. I bought it as my first mech keyboard only to find out I still really like my flat apple wireless board more. Only used it 1 week then I reboxed it. $170! Ships from Canada...
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Opioid posted:Yeah, do this. I'm trying to sell my FC660C. I bought it as my first mech keyboard only to find out I still really like my flat apple wireless board more. Only used it 1 week then I reboxed it. $170! Ships from Canada... Yours is that new one with the awesome grey keys right?
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Wasabi the J posted:Yours is that new one with the awesome grey keys right? Nope, I went with one straight from S Korea instead of getting elitekeyboards' custom setup. Black keys. Imgur album here: http://m.imgur.com/a/fkbZ0
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Wasabi the J posted:Yours is that new one with the awesome grey keys right? That's me! Still loving mine.
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Wasabi the J posted:I swear by this stuff for every switch or electronic you might gunk up. thanks i just ordered some. any tips on how to clean the switches with it? im worried about it itself shorting them.
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Jun 5, 2014 19:43
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taels posted:thanks i just ordered some. any tips on how to clean the switches with it? im worried about it itself shorting them. Contact cleaner is made for exactly this kind of thing so don't worry about it. Take off the key cap, press the key stem down, spray a small amount into the switch, and press the key a few times to work it around. If it's really dirty it may take more than one application. Contact cleaner is great stuff whenever you have any kind of switch that isn't working quite right, and a small can lasts for ages.
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My girlfriend keeps stealing my Filco Majestouch Ninja II to play TF2 so I need to buy her a cherry MX keyboard. She really likes my blues, but I wanna get her a sample kit before she makes a big purchase. Anybody know what's the best MX sample pack to buy right now? I'd also like to personally try the MX greens and whites if such a kit exists.
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You'll probably be wanting the CM Storm switch tester, it's got the 4 standard switches (Red, Black, Brown, Blue) as well as Green and Clear switches. If you buy that one then you'll also get 15$ off a CM Storm keyboard of your choice. If you want one with whites then the QWERkeys tester comes with them as well.
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Jun 6, 2014 00:48
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any thoughts on the new DAS Keyboard black out edition?
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Opioid posted:Yeah, do this. I'm trying to sell my FC660C. I bought it as my first mech keyboard only to find out I still really like my flat apple wireless board more. Only used it 1 week then I reboxed it. $170! Ships from Canada... Will you ship it to Poland?
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The OP is fairly old, is it still up to date? My gaming keyboard (a G15) is starting to fail and I'd like to replace it. I game on it and do some coding, but to be honest I've never used the LCD screen or any of the additional macro keys. I don't MMO very much. I'd like something that looks a bit nicer and is easier to keep clean. The various keys are starting to lose their backlighting since it's 4 years old at this point. I don't care about mechanical so much, but I do hate laptop keyboards. The only real additional thing I'd like from it is a way to control media (volume up, down, mute). I've been considering WASD keyboards but they are so expensive.
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You should check out Corsair. They make gaming keyboards, mechanical and membrane, that have open edges around the keys which makes for easy cleaning. Every model has volume controls and usually a few other media keys.
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They look pretty great, thanks for the tip. By the way, the keys on the WASD keyboards look like they're made out of a strange material, are they? Or is that just the pictures I'm seeing?
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SquadronROE posted:They look pretty great, thanks for the tip. By the way, the keys on the WASD keyboards look like they're made out of a strange material, are they? Or is that just the pictures I'm seeing? And yes, the OP is horribly out of date. The corsair boards are good, if keeping it clean is a big feature for you they're really good for that.
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A bit of a long shot but does anyone in here know if you can get one of those little switch tester boards in Australia anywhere? I'm pretty sure I want a K70 with the MX Browns but would really like to give the different switches a try before I put my money down. (I'm also upgrading from a first gen G15, my LEDs are starting to get a bit flickery but otherwise it still goes perfect)
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VodeAndreas posted:A bit of a long shot but does anyone in here know if you can get one of those little switch tester boards in Australia anywhere? MechKB is based in Australia and sells a sampler (blue, brown, red, black) for 6.00, which is on sale for 4.50 right now
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Exactly what I was after, thanks!
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Normally I would just search the thread for this type of thing, but search is still down. My Apple keyboard is dying, and I was hoping to get a recommendation for a decent replacement. It doesn't HAVE to be OS X compatible, as I'm just using my old Apple keyboard with a newer Windows PC I built a couple months ago. I'm looking for a chiclet keyboard that isn't going to run me more than $50. I'm willing to go over that price point if it's REALLY worth it. Has anybody had any particularly good experiences with any keyboards that meet that criteria? I was looking at the Rosewill Slim and the AmazonBasics keyboard, but I can't find too much info on the former.
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BearJazz posted:Normally I would just search the thread for this type of thing, but search is still down. My Apple keyboard is dying, and I was hoping to get a recommendation for a decent replacement. It doesn't HAVE to be OS X compatible, as I'm just using my old Apple keyboard with a newer Windows PC I built a couple months ago. The key to getting a satisfying chiclet keyboard is making sure it doesn't have mushy (membrane) switches. Both of those keyboards use membrane switches, so they aren't going to fully replace your old keyboard. Your Apple keyboard uses scissor switches, same as chiclet Logitech/MS/Lenovo/etc keyboards. I can't personally vouch for budget scissor-switch keyboards (big-name ones cost more but have better warranties), but there are options. If you're OK with a wired connection and standard layout rather than more ergonomic options, you can find ones under $50 easily.
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Ok so i tried that contact cleaner on my filco. nadda. anyone have more reccomendations for clickless-sticky MX blue repair?
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taels posted:Ok so i tried that contact cleaner on my filco. If you're handy with a soldering iron you can just replace the bad switches.
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Hmm, Best Buy has the Logitech K830 for $80 instead of $100 this week. Think I'm going to have to pick one up to see if the trackpad on it is an upgrade over the abomination on the K400.
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GokieKS posted:Hmm, Best Buy has the Logitech K830 for $80 instead of $100 this week. Think I'm going to have to pick one up to see if the trackpad on it is an upgrade over the abomination on the K400. The K400 trackpad actually isn't that bad - one thing to check is whether you have a strong signal. Even when the keyboard itself is working fine the trackpad gets sticky and unresponsive if you don't have direct line of sight to the little receiver.
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BearJazz posted:Normally I would just search the thread for this type of thing, but search is still down. My Apple keyboard is dying, and I was hoping to get a recommendation for a decent replacement. It doesn't HAVE to be OS X compatible, as I'm just using my old Apple keyboard with a newer Windows PC I built a couple months ago. I'm using a Logitech K750r at work, wireless, solar powered, scissor switches - check your local pricing on that. Word of warning though it has a shiny plastic finish which is a complete fingerprint magnet.
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dissss posted:I'm using a Logitech K750r at work, wireless, solar powered, scissor switches - check your local pricing on that. Sounds perfect. Thanks!
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dissss posted:The K400 trackpad actually isn't that bad - one thing to check is whether you have a strong signal. Even when the keyboard itself is working fine the trackpad gets sticky and unresponsive if you don't have direct line of sight to the little receiver. This is the n-th time it's come up, but yes, the K400's trackpad *is* that bad. It's neither precise nor responsive even when I'm literally right next to the PC that the receiver is plugged into, and I'm not even judging it by Apple MacBook trackpad standards - it's notably worse than every Dell Precision / HP EliteBook / Lenovo ThinkPad trackpad I've used over the last 5 years.
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GokieKS posted:This is the n-th time it's come up, but yes, the K400's trackpad *is* that bad. It's neither precise nor responsive even when I'm literally right next to the PC that the receiver is plugged into, and I'm not even judging it by Apple MacBook trackpad standards - it's notably worse than every Dell Precision / HP EliteBook / Lenovo ThinkPad trackpad I've used over the last 5 years. Might not the problem, but still worth checking: are you using USB 3.0 ports? If so, there's a known issue with USB 3.0 where it can cause interference with wireless signals.
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GokieKS posted:This is the n-th time it's come up, but yes, the K400's trackpad *is* that bad. It's neither precise nor responsive even when I'm literally right next to the PC that the receiver is plugged into, and I'm not even judging it by Apple MacBook trackpad standards - it's notably worse than every Dell Precision / HP EliteBook / Lenovo ThinkPad trackpad I've used over the last 5 years. Maybe you just have a bad k400. I have no real complaints about the trackpad on mine, aside from there being no way to middle-click. It definitely outshines the mushy, slightly undersized keyboard on the device. I'd even say it's more responsive than the one on my thinkpad x220 (which isn't really saying a whole lot, to be honest).
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Poultron posted:Hey guys, I am in the market for a new mechanical. I'm looking for a Cherry MX Blue switch keyboard for the purpose of primarily gaming, but I also do a lot of typing on the side (I write stuff). I've had a Brown switch keyboard before and I am not interested in that. I am also not particularly interested in backlights and the like, but I don't mind them if they happen to come on a nice keyboard. Klyith posted:Besides the Das, you might consider a WASD v2 -- it doesn't have dedicated media keys like the das but their function+ins method is pretty great. If you like the idea of bi-color custom keycaps or custom lasering they're the place to go. I went from a Logitech G710+ (brown switches) to a WASD Model V2 with blue switches and red o-rings and couldn't be happier. I use it for general computing, gaming and lots of typing and I think it's a fantastic upgrade from browns. Plus like Klyith already said, you can customize it with some nice presets. 
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Clark Nova posted:Maybe you just have a bad k400. I have no real complaints about the trackpad on mine, aside from there being no way to middle-click. It definitely outshines the mushy, slightly undersized keyboard on the device. I'd even say it's more responsive than the one on my thinkpad x220 (which isn't really saying a whole lot, to be honest).  It's not that bad, seriously. And I use(d) a Macbook at work. I mean, it's not nearly as good, can't lie there, but it is nearly as usable, if quite a bit smaller.
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KakerMix posted:I went from a Logitech G710+ (brown switches) to a WASD Model V2 with blue switches and red o-rings and couldn't be happier. I use it for general computing, gaming and lots of typing and I think it's a fantastic upgrade from browns. Plus like Klyith already said, you can customize it with some nice presets. Ugh, that is sexy as hell. I am going to end up buying a $150 keyboard :\
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AlternateAccount posted:Ugh, that is sexy as hell. I am going to end up buying a $150 keyboard :\ or you could buy a $100 keyboard. then buy $50 for some of the more rare switches. then $60 for good custom keycaps. then probably a fancy cable then custom titanium case then another keyboard and oh god where is my money? sent from my $200 keyboard
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Nondescript Van posted:or you could buy a $100 keyboard. I want to say that I've forgotten how much my keyboard set me back but I know that it's probably been about 300 bucks so far, not even joking Keyboard went for about a hundred, the aftermarket aluminum casing went for about the same, and I think I have 90 bucks' worth of custom keycaps in the pipe oh and I blew a few pounds on a custom cable too soooo I loving love it, though, so I'm not exactly regretting anything.
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Rexxed posted:If you're handy with a soldering iron you can just replace the bad switches. Yea and I have for others, but I'm REALLY trying to avoid it. On a plus note it gives me an excuse for a new case. I bought my filco for like 135$ b/c all the guys importing it had in stock was the multicam finish and even I roll my eyes at it when I sit down
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Had to use a regular Dell keyboard today and holy poo poo I never realized how awful those things are until I got used to a mechanical keyboard. The keys are so...mushy.
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chupacabraTERROR posted:Had to use a regular Dell keyboard today and holy poo poo I never realized how awful those things are until I got used to a mechanical keyboard. The keys are so...mushy.
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chupacabraTERROR posted:Had to use a regular Dell keyboard today and holy poo poo I never realized how awful those things are until I got used to a mechanical keyboard. The keys are so...mushy. You should come down to my place of work. Both the front desk's keyboards are a mushy mess and the numpad is actually slower to use than the main number row because of how worn out the domes are. And that's not me being spoiled by mechanical keys, but actually true and confirmed by people who don't even know what a mechanical key is.
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Geemer posted:You should come down to my place of work. Both the front desk's keyboards are a mushy mess and the numpad is actually slower to use than the main number row because of how worn out the domes are. And that's not me being spoiled by mechanical keys, but actually true and confirmed by people who don't even know what a mechanical key is. There are literally dozens of brand new ps/2 and usb keyboards at my local goodwill, in box, for 99 cents apiece.
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Geirskogul posted:There are literally dozens of brand new ps/2 and usb keyboards at my local goodwill, in box, for 99 cents apiece. Oh, yeah. Same here. But they won't be replaced until they really break and since my job isn't at the front desk, I really can't be bothered. Especially since I wouldn't get any gratitude for it anyway, or even my money back.
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