Mechanical Keyboard.

Fragil1ty

Fragil1ty

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In the market for another mechanical keyboard, had one previously and absolutely loved it, I only sold it due to financial problems x.x;

What would you guys recommend? I had the Razer Blackwidow Ultimate previously.
 
Fragil1ty said:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB-005-TT

This the one you got? what are the pro's/cons of it so far?
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Nope, I have the Thermaltake Meka G1.

At first glance, it's built like a tank... a King Tiger II, to be precise.
It looks like your bog standard keyboard, but it being a mechanical keyboard, it has Cherry MX switches for each key. MX Black switches.

It is easy to type on, and the keys feel really springy. If you ever so slightly tap them, they won't input (which is a good thing as you don't want too many mistakes) but if you give it some "intentional typing force", the keys will input into the computer.

I haven't used it for gaming yet but I can see that the response times will be great for FPS games.

For the N-key roll over, it does exactly what it's supposed to, but only when used with the PS/2 adapter. When just used with the USB, it's not as affective.

E.g. Using four fingers on each hand (8 fingers :P) for the keys asdfghjk, when pressed at once all the keys appear but "k" appears after a slight delay. So conclusively, 7 keys can be pressed at once. So, stick to the PS/2 adapter.

The keys are clicky and somewhat noisy, but that's to be expected with a mechanical keyboard.

It's very comfortable and the wrist rest is pretty cool and stops my arms from leaning against the sharpish edge of my computer desk.

It has cool multimedia buttons at the top. They are shared with the F1 - F7 keys and can be used whilst pressing the FN (function button). The function button replaces the left Windows button.

The padded feet underneath are awesome and doesn't cause the keyboard to slip and because of this, the keyboard "feels" heavier than it is.

The braided cable is, well... extremely braided lol. It is very tough but doesn't really leave much room for it to be bent around any objects that might get in your way when plugging it into the back of your pc. Just find a fixed position and leave it there. Gold plated connecters are a nice touch too.

The USB hubs are as fast as my PC so they will be useful and the audio connectors for a headset/headphones and microphone are a nice touch.

It's about £90 but I can see it being a worthwhile investment if you're a serious gamer and want to hold onto this beauty for the next few years, as it is durable, extremely comfortable and you won't want to go back to membrane based keyboards.

The only con is the braided cable, but it's easy to get around it and won't bother you once it's set into a desired position.

So overall, it's a worthy purchase for me.
 
Thanks for the length reply, I really appreciate it. Thanks for that.

The budget I was hoping for was, £80-120 MAX, the less the better imo.
The Razer did indeed have blue switches, the new stealth edition has brown I think.
I was thinking about getting the Razer Expert Blackwidow (without the lights/usb port/audio jacks).
 
I have a Filco Majestouch with blank key caps and coloured WASD. Its a mechanical keyboard with cherry black switches and it quite frankly awesome :) I didn't need any gimmicky features on a keyboard, I just wanted one which would give the best feedback/be the most responsive in FPS games. As you can see from my pics, it is also nice and geeky and stops my gf being able to use my computer :P

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Back lit keys aren't gimmicky, they just look plain awesome. A Big orange Esc key however makes me wanna be sick :S

Even though i do like the idea of having no symbols or letters on the keys.
 
I have the QPAD MK80 and can add its also excellent, ordered it direct from QPAD and chose black switches (going direct you can specify any switches) it has variable backlighting which is nice feature, and minimalistic layout which I like, I dont use macros at all, though belive there is a software way to customise your own maybe (or I might be talking gibberish, havent looked cos I dont use em)
Theres a massive thread in the gaming section (PC games) if you want to get more opinions/info
 
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