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Bump. I just received my majestouch tenkeyless "otaku" with brown cherries and it is amazing. I decided against blues because one of my coworkers has blues and I find them a bit annoying. I don't regret the decision at all because this thing feels great.
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bloodynose posted:I love my Majestouch, I got cherry blues, which are more clickity than browns if that what you got. It seems that the brown switches come with blue LEDs, which I agree are way too bright. I think browns are more refined. 
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Dec 10, 2009 03:09
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"Maltron" sounds like some parody company name.
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Dec 10, 2009 16:24
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Another difference between blues and browns is that browns require slightly less force (supposedly).
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Dec 31, 2009 05:44
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Charun posted:I just recently got a filco n-key with blue cherrys, and the LEDs on it are dim green ones. It seems they've listened to the main complaint and fixed it. I think blue cherries come with the green LEDs, and browns come with the BLUUUE LEDS.
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Jan 6, 2010 21:33
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GreatGreen posted:Alright then. Looks like I'm getting a Filco keyboard, sans number pad, with Brown Cherry MX keys! I got blank keys for work (so people don't want to mess with my machine, not that I leave it unlocked anyway), but I'd rather have labels for home/play as to not alienate visitors.
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Jan 6, 2010 21:36
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The paint/coating/whatever is coming off the surface of my Filco's A key. It doesn't really look bad because it is like black stuff coming off of black plastic, so you don't really notice it. It is just a bit weird, I don't get why there is a coating. Other than that, my home row is nice and shiny now after using it for a few months. I'm sure it happens with every keyboard.
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Feb 4, 2010 05:56
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I want something like a G13, but I use linux and I'm sure that nothing will work without their software. And then I remember that regular keyboards have many more keys. I just want a thumbstick on a regular keyboard. Maybe I'll buy a cheap keyboard and rip off all of the keys that I won't be using like some pro starcraft player.
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Feb 9, 2010 16:45
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I tried the red escape key on mine and I couldn't get it off quick enough.
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Feb 18, 2010 02:18
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I just got an iMac, so I've been on the little wireless apple keyboard. The form factor is actually pretty cool but I'm really missing dedicated home/end/page up/page down keys. I keep forgetting the shortcuts for them. I can only get 90 wpm on this but I get about 115 easy on my Filco. Apple should make a blank version to appeal to the Apple fans/minimalist geeks. BLANK KEYBOARDS.
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Feb 24, 2010 03:10
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Holy crud. New Filcos. http://www.elitekeyboards.com/products.php?pid=fkbn87mcewek
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Mar 11, 2010 16:35
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My Filco is starting to look really gross with the key coating coming off, so I took some pictures and sent them to elitekeyboards.com's customer service. They responded and said that they would send me a whole new set of non-coated key caps!
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Apr 2, 2010 04:50
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A couple sentences is not at all enough to really determine your speed. I like this test: http://hi-games.net/typing-test/
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Apr 29, 2010 16:26
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Welp. They weren't lying. Elite Keyboards sent me a whole new set of keycaps, and a key puller too. This is what had started to happen to the coated keys. It is a lot worse now. The ones that they sent are not coated, of course.
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May 8, 2010 22:30
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Swilo posted:Is this only a problem with the blank keycaps, or does it happen to the printed ones too? That's horrible. The printed ones do not have the coating, so no.
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May 9, 2010 00:21
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Tab8715 posted:What coating is this exactly? They said it was just there to give the keys a unique feel.
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May 9, 2010 01:11
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doctorfrog posted:Harping on the Apple wireless keyboard again, does anyone have any long term usage reports, especially with gaming? I find that the wireless keyboard is great for gaming, but I wonder if my constant hammering on WASD won't wear down those keys quickly. Just wondering how the longevity of this puppy stacks up. They're very solid. I wouldn't worry about it.
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May 11, 2010 15:48
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My Filco with cherry blacks just came in. I got blacks because this keyboard is for home and I wanted something quieter and also better for gaming. Typing on this thing is very different from the brown switches. I normally bottom out every keypress with the browns, but if I try to do that with the blacks my fingers will wear out quite quickly. It doesn't take much pressure or travel to actuate the keys, but it takes quite a bit of pressure to hit the bottom. I guess this keyboard might just train me to type without bottoming out the keys. It is much quieter for that reason alone, but it still has a very satisfying feel and sound. I'm noticing that my Home/End/Page Up/Page Down keys aren't doing what I would expect, but maybe that is an OS X thing. Edit: The LEDs are red and way too bright. very fucked around with this message at 00:12 on May 13, 2010 |
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May 13, 2010 00:08
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illamint posted:Uh, really? My printed keycaps are doing this same thing. I guess I'll email EliteKeyboards. I was going by what they had written on the web pages. The oktaku page mentioned the coating, the other ones did not. I'm really not noticing any difference with the non-coated keys.
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May 15, 2010 23:05
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londerwost posted:So what are goons opinions on these gaming keyboards and do you guys have any other recommendations? They all look terrible. What do they provide over a regular keyboard?
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May 24, 2010 06:38
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Full Circle posted:For RPGs and especially MMOs they provide access to way more keys than a normal keyboard layout, along with a more natural wasd cluster. Maybe the wolf king has enough keys for me to play WoW with (the others.. not even close) although I'd have to learn where the buttons are. I already have muscle memory for all of the keys on my keyboard.
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May 24, 2010 16:51
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Sweeper posted:Would i have to send proof of the key caps having that weird poo poo happening to the coated keys? I don't have a camera so I can't take a picture of it :\ I dunno. Maybe just tell them? I told them that I was kinda pissed to find that my keyboard with labels also had the coating, even though it was not listed on their web site. It has been fine so far. Maybe there was a bad batch or something.
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May 31, 2010 15:47
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Shinx posted:Are the ones with the keypad the same? Also, on another forum, I was linked to a rather cheap non-mechanical keyboard thats almost cheap enough for me to get a mechanical keyboard just for long periods of typing, but if the linear force with the keypad on that site is any good for gaming, then I will pull the trigger on that one. I think black is the best of the cherry switches for gaming. You are not likely to press a key on accident, and it isn't going to distract you with a bunch of noise.
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Jun 9, 2010 08:17
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Robo-Pope posted:My keyboard has an exceptionally small Backspace key, which I can extend by mapping the Home key to act as Backspace. However, Windows' keyboard mapping tool doesn't allow me to map keys not in the QWERTY area of the keyboard. Does anyone know a utility that does? You could use autohotkey. That should be a simple one-line script. I think it would be: code:
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Jun 21, 2010 03:27
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ufarn posted:Any thoughts on Aurora Premium? The silver looks quite nice. If I liked scissors and if it came with a horizontal enter key then I'd be interested. Is it saying that it comes with built-in USB audio?
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Jun 25, 2010 22:16
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Shinx posted:Sorry I keep pestering everyone who mentions they have a Filco but are the browns good for gaming? I'm so close to getting one but as I said earlier everyone has mixed thoughts about whether or not to get Blacks or Browns. I could just save myself time and get the Sidewinder x4 but I want to try mechanicals out. I have one with blacks and one with browns, and I use the blacks for games. The blacks are quieter and less distracting. They are also harder to press which is fine because I'm usually pounding on the keys anyway. You aren't likely to accidentally push a key with the blacks. The browns are much nicer for typing, so that keyboard is at work. I guess it kinda sucks how the only way to decide is to read other people's descriptions. There are plenty of videos of people typing on youtube with all different kinds of keyboards. Maybe that will help. Edit: One odd thing about having both is that when I go from the blacks to the browns, I feel like my fingers are being sucked into the keys whoaaaaa. very fucked around with this message at 06:51 on Jun 26, 2010 |
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Jun 26, 2010 06:39
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Hikaki posted:I just picked up a Filco with cherry blues from elitekeyboards.com and unfortunately one of the keys doesn't click. I've tried blasting it with compressed air to no avail, so now I have to try to claim warranty on it. Has anyone had any experience with their warranty service? Painless? Or are they going to try to weasel out of it? One of my concerns is having to pay shipping; places like Amazon will give you a shipping label which is really nice but I imagine these guys won't do that. Just talk to them. They were really great for me. I don't worry about getting screwed on line because my bank or paypal will always let me contest charges. Retailers can only screw themselves.
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Aug 1, 2010 15:08
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~Coxy posted:That razer looks a little gimmicky, but perhaps more worrying is that they say the key activation trigger is halfway through the travel. Why bother with a mechanical keyswitch if you're going to implement rubber dome deficiencies? Cherry switches all actuate at about halfway.
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Aug 19, 2010 06:45
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"Launched today over at Gamescom, these two keyboards offer key actuation that feels much like a mouse click, with an actuation point that's actually halfway through the full travel distance." I'm guessing it'll have blue knock-offs for that price.
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Aug 19, 2010 18:53
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Illuminado posted:I hope I'm not opening up a You are not the only one.
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Sep 15, 2010 19:48
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of worms here, but am I the only person who made the switch to ESDF here and found it to be 10x better for every possible game imaginable?
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Does the G13 have modifier keys? Because otherwise it doesn't have enough buttons. Also, it looks like I'd want to rest my hand on the third row. Why do the indentations seem to indicate that you'd rest your hand up on the second row? It doesn't make sense to me.
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Sep 28, 2010 04:15
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Linux Nazi posted:The indentations are in the right place because as I said, you don't use them as WASD. You use them as hotkeys for whatever game you are playing. in WoW I primarily use the first 2 rows. Ok, that sounds more appealing. I use about 35 keybinds at last count (for holy priesting), and cataclysm is going to add a few more.
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Sep 28, 2010 17:44
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I don't have a 10-key on this keyboard so I don't have an LED that is on all of the time anyway. However, it is always blindingly obvious (HEH) when I've left the caps lock on.
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Sep 30, 2010 16:49
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Browns and blacks can be as loud as you want them to be. It all depends on how you type.
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Oct 2, 2010 21:22
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The black widow website is dumb. How are you guys enjoying your hyperesponse™ keys?
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Oct 7, 2010 16:13
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You don't have to bend your wrists in any unnatural way to type on a regular keyboard. Just compensate with your fingers' reach. Wrist problems are caused by nerves being compressed (so says wikipedia) so don't squash the bottoms of your wrists all day on a rest. Or do. I don't know. Why not just try it with a cheap foam one. Also, I can only assume, but if your poor muscles can't support and protect your wrists then they aren't strong enough. Get some exercise. It's the only thing that helps my wrists.
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Oct 27, 2010 15:28
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I just got a G13 out of curiosity. The only thing that I don't like so far is that the most comfortable hand position is actually on the 16-19 keys, which is nowhere near where the indents are... So right now my fingers get a bit lost. Do I have tiny hands or something? The other thing is that I don't know if I'll ever be able to lose the muscle memory for my main character's buttons.
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Nov 1, 2010 02:10
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movax posted:So upon second look at the HHP, I don't think I could live with no arrow keys, that's just madness imho. Currently looking at the Realforce 87U (if I can find it) or the 103UB. Figure I'll have clicky-as-gently caress Das at home, and a nice Topre at work. Here's an 87U http://elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=topre_keyboards,rftenkeyless&pid=rf_se0500
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Nov 3, 2010 20:53
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nftyw posted:Get a Model M, then you'll never have to worry about it for the rest of your life I'm not sure what you are replying to here. Worry about what? I couldn't play any games on my model M because it was impossible to find any reasonable key combinations that worked. Also it just stopped working and I had no way of fixing it.
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Nov 27, 2010 04:39
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They look kinda roundy. I wonder if they'll come out with special editions and colors and stuff. I try not to regret things but I kinda regret not getting the white tenkeyless filco when it was in. 
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Dec 9, 2010 15:53
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