Ducky keyboards

[marinersfan]

Hello,
I'm looking at new keyboards. I currently have a Corsair Strafe with Cherry MX brown keys and Ducky ones have piqued my interest.
Can anyone recommend them? Or are they not that great.

Thanks.

 

[henry hoov3r]

I love my mecha mini. Its the first proper keyboard ive ever bought.

 

[marinersfan]

Thanks, that's good to hear. I'm weird, I like a full keyboard.

 

[henry hoov3r]

Thanks, that's good to hear. I'm weird, I like a full keyboard.

Yeah to be fair I would buy a full keyboard if I bought another one.

 

[marinersfan]

So, I've made a decision. I went with a Monsgeek MG108B in blue and white with Akko V3 Cream Yellow pro switches.
Cost £60 as I had a few quid in my Paypal.

Tell me I've made a mistake

 

[JollyJamma]

Hello,
I'm looking at new keyboards. I currently have a Corsair Strafe with Cherry MX brown keys and Ducky ones have piqued my interest.
Can anyone recommend them? Or are they not that great.

Thanks.

10/10 can recommend Ducky.

I see you already purchased a keyboard but just to re-emphasise that Ducky is great.

I had a One2 full sized keyboard that I used for gaming and it was fantastic.

 

[throwaway4372]

I have 2x Ducky One 2 keyboards, they're great. I guess it's Ducky One 3 now, crazier designs but presumably still good quality.

 

[zpos]

I never heard of the Ducky brand until really recently. I think the fact that they come with cherry mx switches puts them as my firm favourite. I've heard nothing but praise and they have a huge variety as well.

 

[BUDFORCE]

I got a Ducky One 3 full size classic in white with blue switches and I bloody love it.

Had it, erm, about 10 months I guess, was expensive and at the time I was really wondering if I was doing the right thing, but no regrets now.

 

[Quartz]

A long time ago I purchased a Ducky Shine 3. A proper mechanical keyboard is better for your hands over the long term and I have had RSI from mice. Anyway, my brother and nephew pooh-poohed it. Step forward a couple of years and the former purchased a mechanical keyboard at the behest of the latter!

 

[Vince]

I have a year of the dog and absolutely love it.

 

[Tobywon]

Hey, also looking at potentially buying a Ducky, are there any negative points? Everyone I see is very positive which is great, are there any negatives or downsides?

 

[throwaway4372]

Hey, also looking at potentially buying a Ducky, are there any negative points? Everyone I see is very positive which is great, are there any negatives or downsides?

Price is a negative, quite expensive for a keyboard.
I'd also say the new designs are a negative, back when I got my Ducky 2 there was a grey model which looks fairly normal, but the Ducky 3 designs are more "out there" which isn't my taste, and I'd feel silly using one for work.
Edit: actually it looks like the ducky one 2 skyline is back in stock, might have to grab a couple.
Edit 2: the other negative is once you've had a ducky you won't want anything else, and sometimes they aren't in stock, so that's annoying.

 

[random_matt]

Getting one this month. Currently using a Kensington keyboard.

 

[Tobywon]

im still running with a Qpad MK50, which was a steal many years ago at £50 but its beginning to show its age. so looking to replace and these Duckys look very very nice

 

[henry hoov3r]

Edit 2: the other negative is once you've had a ducky you won't want anything else, and sometimes they aren't in stock, so that's annoying.

Not sure why that is a negative? The stock yes but not sure about your other point.

 

[throwaway4372]

im still running with a Qpad MK50, which was a steal many years ago at £50 but its beginning to show its age. so looking to replace and these Duckys look very very nice

Same upgrade I did, get:

Ducky One2 TKL Skyline Red Cherry MX Switch USB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard UK Layout

Order Ducky One 2 TKL Skyline Red Cherry MX Switch USB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard UK Layout now online and benefit from fast delivery.

www.overclockers.co.uk

Not sure why that is a negative? The stock yes but not sure about your other point.

Stock is the only point - when you want a specific product but it's never in stock - that's annoying. Getting something else because of availability would always feel like an inferior product.

 

[Tobywon]

Same upgrade I did, get:

Ducky One2 TKL Skyline Red Cherry MX Switch USB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard UK Layout

Order Ducky One 2 TKL Skyline Red Cherry MX Switch USB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard UK Layout now online and benefit from fast delivery.

www.overclockers.co.uk

Stock is the only point - when you want a specific product but it's never in stock - that's annoying. Getting something else because of availability would always feel like an inferior product.

Nice! I didn't deliberate long, went with the Ducky One3 Daybreak

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/duck...g-keyboard-uk-layout-cherry-si-kb-27r-dk.html

Went with the German layout (bought in germany from Caseking) as they had a 20% off discount, and i've been here long enough I should probably switch from UK to DE layout. Also sadly the MX-Red was sold out so went with the MX-Red Silent. which seem to be the same except slight dampening.

 

[BUDFORCE]

Hey, also looking at potentially buying a Ducky, are there any negative points? Everyone I see is very positive which is great, are there any negatives or downsides?

No, other than the are expensive.

See my post above but love mine.

 

[Tobywon]

Yup, it was part of why I bit the bullet, 10 months on and still content. And looking at reviews the build quality is solid. And I know from experience the cherry switches last.