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Good keyboards, recommendations.
mgz:
--- Quote from: Tiffanys on January 12, 2013, 06:28:05 AM ---I'd go for this one personally: http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-keyboards-keypads/razer-anansi
The macro buttons under the space bar would be immediately usable and quite valuable in certain games (assign some of those many key combinations to a single key for instance, like very difficult combos to pull off).
I don't use mechanical keyboards, but if I did this looks decent (and the style you were shooting for): http://www.corsair.com/vengeance-k60-performance-fps-mechanical-gaming-keyboard.html
Dunno about Norwegian kits for them though.
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razer makes nothing but shit
all of their products are shit
Personally i dont really care about mechanical because im kinda picky and specific about my keyboards so ive been hooked on saitek for a while now. All of the ones ive broken have been my fault usually spilling something in them.
Ive got a cyborg currently although i do break the side buttons whilst dropping my keyboard constantly
Slysoft:
the best keyboard i've ever bought is the maxkeyboard nighthawk x9
kitamesume:
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--- Quote from: nstgc on January 12, 2013, 09:24:33 AM ---But I like that clack clack sound.
Even the "silent" mechanical keyboards are louder than non-mechanical keyboards.
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I'm sure you do, I know my roommate does. But it doesn't mean I do when it's real loud through my wall at 4 in the morning on a Tuesday night and he's laddering SC2.
I've gotten used to it now, I barely hear it.
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ohh, you'll be the type of person that'd hate me then, i'm pretty much a vampire =D (awake the whole sun-down).
Tatsujin:
--- Quote from: Tiffanys on January 12, 2013, 06:28:05 AM ---I'd go for this one personally: http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-keyboards-keypads/razer-anansi
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^ This. Or:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126100 -- G510
I came down to one of the two choices.
Tiffanys, how long have you had the Anansi for? Do the buttons wear out? Are they backlit? Do they get stuck? Do they have rubber-like feeling when you set your fingers on them?
AceHigh:
--- Quote from: MyonMyon on January 12, 2013, 07:26:22 AM ---Definitely get a mechanical keyboard. People who havent used one for a longer period (aka have only tried one at a friend's place etc) might be sceptical, but the truth is, every one of my friends who got one would never go back to non mechanical. It's just that much better.
I myself have a year of experience with cherry mx red switches and i love them. At first they felt "slippery" because they are really light, but after i got used to them, i can now do everything a lot faster. They are excellent for games which require fast key action. My skill in StepMania, a GH-type pc rhythm game, increased dramatically after getting a mechanical keyboard.
Filco's keyboards are pretty good, but expensive as ****. Id recommend Qpad MK-50. It has the same layout and specs but only costs £57 in ebay, compared to the £100 filco. That's the one i have myself and i can recommend it. The only downside i have found to the red swithches is that as i write faster, i seem to make more typos, though that might be only me.
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Thank you! I was looking for a feedback like this. From what you say it seems like MX red switches are perfect for gaming. By the way heard from other people that they make more accidental presses with red switches too, so maybe black ones with a bit more resistance is better for us who are not super fast pros.
Ok, no more quotes.
Tiffany: I agree multimedia keys are pretty useful especially with winamp running in the background while gaming or doing pretty much everything else on my rig. However I had the taste of mechanical keyboards, I really don't feel like wasting money on something I already have.
Also macros may be useful for some people, however I can't think of anything I use that requires them. Neither games, nor CAD programs. I will keep your recommendations for future reference if some of my friends need macro friendly keyboards.
nstg: Most commercially available mechanical keyboards nowadays use Cherry MX switches, so usually the only difference in the keyboards themselves is design and quality of the casing. This is why I was looking at Filco to begin with. Their keyboards are made in excellent quality (and heavy weight, when I think about it)
Metro: Well guess what? I can listen to black metal at 3am and not a damned soul is bothered. I rent apartment in a large house which is actually ancient and thus has a weird layout the resulted in me having extra unused storage rooms between me and my 2 only neighbours. They can hear a thing. Also next time I move it will be into my own house, so I don't worry about noise or other trivialities that might bother someone like for example sitting naked in front of pc.
Saras: Almost perfect, but I really don't want tactile switches. I bet that G710+ uses MX Brown switches or something similar.
Anyway I am now looking closer at Qpad designs recommended by MyonMyon which also available in my country. Thanks to everyone for recommendations.
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