| brachester Australia. February 20 2012 10:53. Posts 1751 | Profile Blog # |
| shit guys, after 3-4 days using my new mechanical keyboard (never used one before) my apm seriously gone up by 20 and it's much more enjoyable to play now :D |
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| Jaso United States. February 21 2012 06:51. Posts 1505 | Profile Blog # |
Just got my Noppoo Choc Pro w/ red switches...
WOW this thing is amazing. First time ever using it after years and years of just typing on my laptop's keyboard. Typing feels so much more enjoyable now (and louder, haha) and it definitely feels much faster even if it really isn't.
Can't wait to test this out in-game. |
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| viral91 France. February 21 2012 18:44. Posts 2 | Profile # |
Hi,
I'm decided to buy new mechanical keyboard .
My budget is 70€ and i'm live in France , i choose razer blackwidow and steelseries 6gv2 and i ask who is the best between then ?
Thanx and my english is bad |
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| Yurick Australia. February 21 2012 21:49. Posts 22 | Profile # |
That depends on the razer blackwidow, i am not aware of Euro Prices, but as there have been concerns raised about the build quality of the Blackwidow range, provided the LED backlighting is not a large concern, i would go for the 6gv2 for the lower probability of bad build quality.
EDIT: Fixing mistype for 6gv2Last edit: 2012-02-21 23:23:56 |
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| Shikyo Finland. February 21 2012 21:56. Posts 20115 | Profile Blog # |
| Depends on switches actually, personally I'd increase the budget a bit and go for K60 or QPAD MK-50 |
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| Yurick Australia. February 21 2012 21:57. Posts 22 | Profile # |
Whilst I'm at it, does anyone have any recommendations for a comprehensive listing of prices within Australia?
At the moment most retailers i can find only carry the Blackwidow and Steelseries 6gv2 that i can immediately identify as the labelling on most sites is pitiful when it comes to distinction between mechanical and rubber, and I'm after a site which will allow me to easily compare a range of Mechanical keyboards at australian prices (Ordering overseas seems exorbitantly expensive due to the additional weight of most mechanical keyboards).
Thanks in advance. |
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| Psychobabas United Kingdom. February 21 2012 22:04. Posts 1957 | Profile Blog # |
On February 21 2012 21:49 Yurick wrote:
That depends on the razer blackwidow, i am not aware of Euro Prices, but as there have been concerns raised about the build quality of the Blackwidow range, provided the LED backlighting is not a large concern, i would go for the 6gc2 for the lower probability of bad build quality.
Totally fine with my Blackwidow (normal edition) here. Never had any problems. |
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| Blaec Australia. February 22 2012 00:08. Posts 3818 | Profile # |
On February 21 2012 21:57 Yurick wrote:
Whilst I'm at it, does anyone have any recommendations for a comprehensive listing of prices within Australia?
At the moment most retailers i can find only carry the Blackwidow and Steelseries 6gv2 that i can immediately identify as the labelling on most sites is pitiful when it comes to distinction between mechanical and rubber, and I'm after a site which will allow me to easily compare a range of Mechanical keyboards at australian prices (Ordering overseas seems exorbitantly expensive due to the additional weight of most mechanical keyboards).
Thanks in advance.
imo don't get the BW or 6gv2, there are better boards for cheaper in Aus.
There are 3 online stores I know of
PCCG
Biggest range, has the Leopolds/CM storm which are probably the best buy around atm (great quality and cheap)
edit: just noticed new leopolds are coming, with PBT caps!! 
Auspcmarket
Has Filcos, Das and a few more. Bit more expensive but remember that shipping costs are included in the price.
MechKeyboards
This site has suffered from PCCG and Auspc getting into the mech board market. But if you want a quality backlit (Ducky shine) or a compact keyboard (KBC poker) this is the place.
Auspc and PCCG I can personally vouch for, both have great service and I've never heard anything bad about mechkeyboards.com
If you have any more questions throw them up here or pm me.Last edit: 2012-02-22 00:58:45 |
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| Mr.F. United States. February 22 2012 10:47. Posts 62 | Profile Blog # | |
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| Stress United States. February 22 2012 10:59. Posts 648 | Profile # |
| Just got my Leopold(cherry black) in today. Love this keyboard, by far the best I have ever owned. I will be writing a review in a week or two and posting it here on TL. |
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| Boblhead United States. February 22 2012 11:06. Posts 2556 | Profile # |
On February 22 2012 10:47 Mr.F. wrote:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823129002so i found this product on newegg for a mechanical keyboard with cherry blue switches. i am wondering if it is a good product? i know it says somewhere it is filco made. what does that mean? and does the usb->ps/2 adapter give the NKRO ability?
its probably made in Taiwan in the same factory filcos are made. USB to PS/2 Gives NKRO, There are good reviews on the board. It also comes in reds, but you have to order those from Taiwan. |
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| cmh United States. February 22 2012 11:24. Posts 88 | Profile # |
On February 22 2012 10:47 Mr.F. wrote:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823129002so i found this product on newegg for a mechanical keyboard with cherry blue switches. i am wondering if it is a good product? i know it says somewhere it is filco made. what does that mean? and does the usb->ps/2 adapter give the NKRO ability?
It's made by the same OEM as Filco, Costar. It's a great product, I do prefer the rubber feet on the Filco though. My QuickFire Rapid slides a little bit on my glass table (what can you expect). If I didn't use the keyboard stands I wouldn't have any issues since the keyboard has a rubber coating on it.
Yes you need the usb -> ps/2 adapter for NKRO.
It's a soild keyboard, if you don't mind the logos everywhere and the crazy font on the keycaps I would say go for it, it's very close to a Filco in quality. |
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| Jaso United States. February 22 2012 11:43. Posts 1505 | Profile Blog # |
Or, you can get a Noppoo keyboard and get NKRO over USB :D
Even though I really don't find NKRO necessary. |
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| Porridgejrjr Australia. February 22 2012 12:48. Posts 4 | Profile # |
| After searching forever finally found and ordered green LED ducky shine with red switches :D |
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| Jaso United States. February 22 2012 13:47. Posts 1505 | Profile Blog # |
| So, is it normal for me to be always bottoming out my keys? Or will I eventually just adapt to the lighter required force? |
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| Boblhead United States. February 22 2012 14:18. Posts 2556 | Profile # |
On February 22 2012 13:47 Jaso wrote:
So, is it normal for me to be always bottoming out my keys? Or will I eventually just adapt to the lighter required force?
yes, unless your a touch typer your probably going to bottom out for as long as you have the keyboard. I only bottom out on my leopold when Im playing sc2, when im just typing stuff i don't bottom out. Touch typing ftw! |
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| Jaso United States. February 22 2012 14:21. Posts 1505 | Profile Blog # |
I touch type too o.o
assuming wikipedia's definition of it is correct. |
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| exousia_7 Taiwan. February 24 2012 12:09. Posts 211 | Profile # |
For people who bought a brand new CM Storm QuickFire Rapid keyboard:
If you are experiencing squeaky sounds on "larger keys" (backspace, spacebar, enter key, shift keys), DO NOT use oil or any or any of the sort to fix the problem. I don't know how the warranty works for some of you, but as far as I know, any damage from liquids on the keyboard WILL NOT be covered by the warranty.
The squeaky sond on the larger keys is due to the design of the keys. Since they are larger, the Cherry MX switches cannot balance the large keycaps on their own, so there are balancing ledges beneath the sides of the larger keys. The thing is CM Storm made the balancing ledges a bit too tight, the keycaps will rub against the ledges, hence the squeaky sound.
There are 2 safe solutions that I know of without voiding your warranty:
1. Don't do anything and Keep using the keyboard - the longer you use the keyboard, the balancing ledges will eventually become more loose. I don't know how long this will take, but if you don't mind the squeaks as much and have patience, just wait and the squeaks will disappear eventually.
2. Remove keycaps and balancing ledges and make the ledges loose - this is the method I used, and to be honest this is quite dangerous if you don't know what to do since you might break the balancing ledges. What I did was I removed the ledges and I stretched them out a bit to become loose. When I put everything back together again the squeaks disappeared.
If you want to use this method let me know and I can do my best to explain how to remove the keycaps and balancing ledges to fix the squeaks. |
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| DjRetro Chile. February 25 2012 06:33. Posts 298 | Profile Blog # |
So... i just got my cm storm quickfire with red switches!! :D i'm so happy, this keyboard can't be better. I bought it from pchome.tw, and it came to Chile in less than 2 weeks, very fast shipping
Here i go with a pic: ![[image loading]](http://i43.tinypic.com/n1cor9.jpg) I took it with my blackberry don't be exigent with the photo quality TT lol. |
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| Sovano United States. February 25 2012 10:47. Posts 1262 | Profile # | |
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