| Thurokiir United States. April 26 2011 12:07. Posts 747 | Profile # |
| Avoid Scorpius m10, I know it's the one used by JD but holy shit this thing has caused nothing but problems w/ shitty~Cheap solder points. |
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| Jagd United States. April 26 2011 12:28. Posts 71 | Profile # |
Also bought the Leopold with MX Brows since I couldn't find any Filco's for sale in the US, and I read a couple opinions where both times the authors seemed to agree that the Leopold quality was equal and possibly superior to the Filco.
Tenkeyless for me, the numpad just gets in the way of hands being as close as I want them to be. |
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| T0fuuu Australia. April 26 2011 12:48. Posts 2264 | Profile Blog # |
| topre realforce pro 55g. Used it about 8 months now and have only broken in maybe 4 keys. This thing is more robust than filco. |
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| EZjijy United States. April 26 2011 12:49. Posts 913 | Profile Blog # |
| But it also costs almost 3 times as much. |
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| T0fuuu Australia. April 26 2011 23:08. Posts 2264 | Profile Blog # |
On April 26 2011 12:49 EZjijy wrote:
But it also costs almost 3 times as much.
I dont change gear that often so it will get will pay for itself in its useage. I know people that have bought and tried like 8 mice, 3 keyboards 3 mousepads and a few headsets in the space of a 3 or 4 years. If they bought a nice set of headphones a nice keyboard and a reliable mouse+pad (mx518 not any of that laser crap and an icemat) they would still be working in 4 years. Maybe variety makes them happy I guess. But anyone that is buying a blackwidow probably has bought gaming keyboards or accessories before and will fall into the same trap of upgrading their hardware when their keys get shiny or the thing dies on them. Topre keys dont get shiny for a long time... still hasnt happened to me. |
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| blackone Spain. April 27 2011 06:50. Posts 1127 | Profile # |
Is there any way to get a Noppoo Choc Mini in Europe that doesn't add up to >100€?
I've seen some on ebay but they sell for 80-100$ plus shipping from Hong Kong or China which is a bit much since the keyboard is supposed to be rather cheap. |
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| Clicker United States. April 28 2011 05:01. Posts 932 | Profile Blog # |
Just picked up a Das Ultimate model s (cherry blues).
God, so amazing. This is my first mechanical keyboard, I've only gotten to try out a friends cherry browns very briefly.
I was pretty set on browns for a while, but I'm glad I got the blues now.
I'd recommend this keyboard to anyone, it's sooo good. Seriously, I'm looking for stuff to type up because it feels THAT good.
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| Incursus United States. April 29 2011 03:08. Posts 414 | Profile Blog # |
I've heard that a Filco Majestouch with cherry blues is amazing and yet I cannot seem to find a place to purchase one! In addition to that, what is better? Cherry Red, Brown or Blue? I may be dumb but I'm having a hard time sifting through everything to figure out which is superior or if they are all equal but different.
EDIT: nvm a friend gave me some more information on the matter. Last edit: 2011-04-29 03:34:39 |
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| ePBuckets Canada. April 29 2011 05:36. Posts 207 | Profile # |
im rocking a filco cherry browns, its beautiful.
i'd strongly sugget going and trying out a razer black widow to try out the blues and then the steel series 6g or 7g to try out the cherry blacks.
then you'll be able to see the clear difference between tactile bump and non tactile bump.
from there's you will be able to say, okay i like blues, blacks, or maybe a middle ground like the brown.
the red is just a lighter black (uses less force).
i went to the store did my test, knowing what i liked (from the keyboard i'm comfortable with at home from before hand.. i think it was like a MITSUMI mechanical), and when i got the filco brown (from keyboard co) it was wellllll worth the expense/wait.
the build quality is superior to leopold, even though leopold is more accessible you pay for that little better.
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| scruffeh England. April 29 2011 05:54. Posts 196 | Profile # |
I've been using a Filco with MX Blues for the last 6 months or so. One of the best "expensive" PC purchases I've ever made, and the only problem is that typing on the basic Dell keyboards at work is amazingly disappointing now.
I particularly like the fact that it has a normal sized Delete key, and no extra buttons or keys. I did nearly drop it the other day when I was cleaning it, was a worrying split second! |
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| asdfTT123 United States. April 29 2011 06:11. Posts 989 | Profile Blog # |
On April 29 2011 05:36 ePBuckets wrote:
from there's you will be able to say, okay i like blues, blacks, or maybe a middle ground like the brown.
Brown is not between blue and black. It actually takes less force to actuate than either. Think of it as a black that requires less force and has a slight tactile bump. |
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| Blisse Canada. April 29 2011 06:19. Posts 1987 | Profile Blog # |
On April 27 2011 06:50 blackone wrote:
Is there any way to get a Noppoo Choc Mini in Europe that doesn't add up to >100€?
I've seen some on ebay but they sell for 80-100$ plus shipping from Hong Kong or China which is a bit much since the keyboard is supposed to be rather cheap.
I'm trying to get one in Canada, but it costs some $150 from the US, and I want Cherry Blues, not Blacks or Browns. Last edit: 2011-04-29 06:55:28 |
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| VAGZ April 29 2011 16:02. Posts 326 | Profile # |
I bought myself a BW Ultimate, being my first mechanical keyboard but ended up sending it back a couple of days after I got it mainly because of the macro keys that makes it feel that all keys have moved one bit to the right resulting in massive miss-typing and I found it pretty tough getting used to after having used a 'normal' simple keyboard for all my life. It would've been better if they moved those macro keys to the right side instead or something, it's not that they are that useful anyway that you need to have them close to WASD. Also the F keys were placed abnormally far to the right which isn't great for players like me who use some of those keys in-game. The N-key rollover is kinda poor as well compared to other mechanical keyboards, but I guess that doesn't affect SCII too much. But if you play fps and other stuff beside SCII I wouldn't recommend this keyboard.
Beside the negative stuff though the keyboard feels absolutely amazing to type on with the blue switches and it looks really great with the back lightning. You really feel the quality ooze sitting in front of it. If it weren't for the macro keys I'm positive that I would've stuck to it. As of now I'm waiting for a 6GV2 keyboard instead which is built more simply like my old keyboard and I think black switches suits me better too. I was looking for a Filco with brown switches first but I couldn't find any with the layout I'm using.Last edit: 2011-04-29 16:06:28 |
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| Incursus United States. April 29 2011 16:15. Posts 414 | Profile Blog # |
I am thinking that the 6Gv2 is in my future. I was under the impression at first that the keyboard I possessed had Cherry Blacks, but it has Blues already. I'm using the Razer Black Widow, and while I like it a lot better than what I had before which was the Razer Lycosa, I'm not entirely satisfied to be honest. I hear wonderful things about the 6Gv2 so I am going to acquire that and give my BW to a friend.
Thanks for answering a slew of questions! |
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| CannonFodder United States. May 01 2011 03:41. Posts 17 | Profile # |
Hey guys,
I just bought a 6gv2 and I'm actually not liking it. Not a fault of the keyboards but I'm just so used to the travel and spacing of the keys on the tiny Dell is was using that I think I'm going to switch back.
In any case, if anyone wants a Steel Series 6gv2, used for about a week, in pristine condition, for a discount, message me! I live in Northern Virginia for local pickup or delivery.
Thanks
P.S.
Am I allowed to make a post advertising the discounted keyboard? Not sure of the TL rules. |
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| Blisse Canada. May 01 2011 04:25. Posts 1987 | Profile Blog # |
No you're not allowed to post advertisements or trades.
Give time to adjust to your keyboard. You can't say it's good or bad after playing with it for one week. They only affect you as much as you think they affect you.
Keys are preferential. But I have never seen someone say that typing with Blacks is more comfortable than typing with Blues or Browns.
When you read reviews about mechanical keyboards, don't read for "it feels so great." Read for, it's a solid keyboard. Look for the keyboard design, the shape of the enter key, the backspace key and what else. Those are facts that you cannot change. "Feeling" or someone's opinion should never influence your decision. Look for the facts, not opinions. I only read reviews to read for logical complaints and flaws. I look for the item based on what it has that I want.
Search and try the different mechanical key types, Cherry Blues, Browns, Blacks, Topres, etc.
Find the keyboards that can have those keys.
Any one of those will work. Just look up any extra features you want like backlighting or media keys.
I hate when people form opinions about something after minimal use. I think I read a review where the guy openly proclaimed the headphones were terrible after listening to it for two hours.
Humans are different because we have the ability to adapt quickly. Use it. |
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| CannonFodder United States. May 01 2011 05:05. Posts 17 | Profile # |
Blisse, I totally understand your 'give it time' argument and I agree a week is not a suitable amount of time to decide but the reason why I feel it will never happen for me is because at my 9to5er I am typing all day on a specific, non-mechanical Dell keyboard.
My brain, while playing with the SteelSeries, keeps moving my fingers to set of keys I've been working with for the previous 8 hours at work.
I'm not sure I'm able to (or want to) maintain 2 sets of key spacings in my brain for work and then SC2. I think my mental energy, especially at my diamond level, can be better spent on strategy, remembering builds, and other non-input related things.
If I was super-serious I could buy a SteelSeries for work as well but 200 dollars crosses my acceptable threshold on input devices; I've got an annoying girlfriend to keep happy. |
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| djcube United States. May 01 2011 05:44. Posts 984 | Profile Blog # |
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On May 01 2011 03:41 CannonFodder wrote:
Hey guys,
I just bought a 6gv2 and I'm actually not liking it. Not a fault of the keyboards but I'm just so used to the travel and spacing of the keys on the tiny Dell is was using that I think I'm going to switch back.
In any case, if anyone wants a Steel Series 6gv2, used for about a week, in pristine condition, for a discount, message me! I live in Northern Virginia for local pickup or delivery.
Thanks
P.S.
Am I allowed to make a post advertising the discounted keyboard? Not sure of the TL rules.
Is there a reason why you can't just return it? |
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 BobGayman May 01 2011 05:50. Posts 89 | Profile # |
Well, tell your brain to knock it off 
"Give it time" really is the only thing you need to do here. I type on the work computer, a notebook and the rig at home and I don't have problems with either one.
It takes a moment to adjust again but that doesn't take longer than 1 game, especially with all the messengers running at home. When I boot the thing up there's a lot of typing going on before I start laddering.
Maybe type stuff just for fun to make your brain remember the positions of the keys. Trust me, your brain is more than capable of remembering more than one layout.
For me it has to, anyway, as my Das Ultimate doesn't have any printing on the keys  |
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| captainobvious Canada. May 01 2011 06:31. Posts 21 | Profile # |
On April 29 2011 16:02 VAGZ wrote:
I bought myself a BW Ultimate, being my first mechanical keyboard but ended up sending it back a couple of days after I got it mainly because of the macro keys that makes it feel that all keys have moved one bit to the right resulting in massive miss-typing and I found it pretty tough getting used to after having used a 'normal' simple keyboard for all my life. It would've been better if they moved those macro keys to the right side instead or something, it's not that they are that useful anyway that you need to have them close to WASD. Also the F keys were placed abnormally far to the right which isn't great for players like me who use some of those keys in-game. The N-key rollover is kinda poor as well compared to other mechanical keyboards, but I guess that doesn't affect SCII too much. But if you play fps and other stuff beside SCII I wouldn't recommend this keyboard.
Beside the negative stuff though the keyboard feels absolutely amazing to type on with the blue switches and it looks really great with the back lightning. You really feel the quality ooze sitting in front of it. If it weren't for the macro keys I'm positive that I would've stuck to it. As of now I'm waiting for a 6GV2 keyboard instead which is built more simply like my old keyboard and I think black switches suits me better too. I was looking for a Filco with brown switches first but I couldn't find any with the layout I'm using.
You sent it back after not being able to adjust after a couple of days? That's kinda silly, you shoulda given it a week. I just got a BW nonultimate and I must say I LOVE it, even though it's not like my old keyboard, I don't mind it at all and I had no problems with it for normal typing use, SC2, and FPS games. |
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