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YES, typing on a rosewill RK-9000re

It's amazing

you pay for quality and you get quality.

>>21667085

Ricer Shit.

its overrated

Personally, I hate having to move the keys really far. I prefer the more resistive, lower travel keys of a laptop. Also I hate loud keys. Do they make laptop-style keyboards for desktops?

>>21667085

Yes, but not the fucking blackwidow, that's the aids of a mechanical keyboard.

Depends on how big your neckbear is.

>>21667158
Apple keyboard

>>21667158
Yes, get the Logitech Illuminated Keyboard

It's backlit, which is useless if you're a good typist, but they are wonderful to type on.

>>21667158
The shitty Dells that are being sold to many schools and universities have felt a lot like laptop keys, and they are dirt-cheap.

>>21667170
Poorfag detected

>>21667217
>poorfag
>70$
..yeah

Are there any up to date mechanical keyboard guides. I already got one but I'm after something a bit different and I have no idea what is currently available.

>>21667185
>>21667184
>>21667179
Holy shit helpful replies. I was expecting a bunch of DASciples insisting on having a keyboard you can hear 3 houses down. The Logitech looks good, but maybe a little pricey. The "microscissor" mechanism is exactly what I want. I've used an Apple keyboard, and I don't like them because there's no slope between the keys, so rolling fingers between strokes (like from T to R) feels awkward as hell. WASD is also problematic for the same reason.

>>21667105
>rice
>actually better and not solely for looks
jealous poorfag detected

>>21667170
What's so bad about blackwidow?

>>21667569
well, it's made by Razer for one

it uses Blue switches, which would be my very last choice for frequent gaming

>>21667569
Given the Razer reputation, odds are the overall construction might not be like the likes of Das/Filco and whatnot.

I bought a Leopold (MX Browns), got it yesterday. Can't say I'm disappointed. And things like double-tapping aren't as big a deal as some people claim. Next time I might get a Black.

>>21667602
The other version comes with Black switches I believe.

I got myself an RK9000 with cherry reds and now I cant stand typing on other keyboards. Its is very much worth it.

>>21667569
had one before and had bad QQ issues like bad keys and stuck shift+a key.
Got a solid 6gv2 after I returned the blackwidow

>>21667632
source? I've only ever heard of Razer mechanicals using MX Blues

>>21667104
>>21667638
Fuck yeah.

>>21667569
I believe it's also only 2KRO with some optimizations like the WASD cluster

>>21667692
Stealth Edition. Not sure who sells them. Might be direct from Razer only.

>>21667712
brofist

>>21667638
>and now I cant stand typing on other keyboards
welcome to the world of mechanical keyboards

I had to get another mechanical for work because I couldn't stand shitty rubberdomes all day while at work after using my mechanical at home

i dunno if they are worth buying yet but ill explain something to you

i guess it really started about 8 years ago. i was away at university and was looking around main street when i saw a mom and pop store that sold electronics. i saw one of those old IBM mechanicals that my computer lab had in high school and i had to have it. it was like 10 bucks such a steal really. anywy fast forward 6 months and i got butthurt over a video game and broke it. yes i struck my desk with enough force to break one of those ancient ibm oversized boards. that should tell you something about nerd rage.

5 years pass and i get a job, get away from computing in general and drop out of college.

2008 and i got a dell prebuilt. it came with a dell keyboard. like pic related. it was ok. i didnt really compare it to the tacticle greatness that was my old ibm keyboard but in hindsight it was a pretty good board. i still have it.

then i got a logitech illuminated keyboard as an upgrade. its one of the "slim" ones that has laptop style keys and 3 levels of brightness for the backlight. it was ok.

then i got frustrated about the fact that my mouse and keyboard didnt match (i know i know ocd maybe) so i bought a matching wireless microsoft keyboard/mouse bundle. still not mechanical but at least they matched. anyway i took the kb apart to clean it and when i put it back together the z key started sticking when you pressed any of the keys around it. not cool.

then i saw my current keyboard in a best buy and i knew right away i had to have it. its a steel series mechanical and its labelled as a gaming keyboard even tho i dont really do much gaming. it has 106 (every) key multipress with the ps/2 adapter, mx black switches and media controls. i love it and im confident that should it not break it will be the last keyboard i ever use.

tldr: had mechanical, went back, now have mechanical and never going back

>>21667735
pic related

inb4 someone says it looks terrible. idgaf, I like it

>>21667781
I stuck with the more traditional keycaps. Nevertheless, Leopold-fist.

>>21667760
That dell keyboard is probably one of the best membrane keyboard.

>Steelseries mechanical gaming keyboard
>Gaming
My Rosewikk RK-9000RE is also labelled as "gaming", but it doesn't have anything special.

>>21667781
>2011
>no labels on the keys

>>21667760
Do I dare ask how much you paid?

>>21667781
Knowing what you press without having your hands on home row is too mainstream.

>>21667781
I WANT THIS KEYBOARD WITH BROWN CHERRY SWITCHES AND ILLUMINATED/BACKLIT KEYS.

SOMEBODY PLEASE TELL ME IT EXISTS.

>>21667927
>illuminated
>mechanical
You will have to search far.

>>21667940
Well the closest thing I've found so far is the Deck 82 which only comes in blue switches.

I could go for a full size board if I must in which case the Xarmor U9BL-S is a serious contender IF IT WAS FUCKING AVAILABLE ANYWHERE FOR SALE

>>21667927
there aren't that many decent backlit mechanicals

Off the top of my head are the Ducky Shine and Deck Legend

This should be available in the next month or 2 as well
http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?24422-RACE-Keyboard-OFFICIAL-PRE-ORDER-PRE-PAYMENT-INSTRUCTIONS!!

Despite the pictures, the only one for sale has black keys with green LEDs. For like $45 you can get a set of white keycaps

>>21667885
>2011
>still has to look at his keys to type

I've been using computers for ~20 years, I don't need legends on my keys

>>21668020
It's okay if you're the only one that uses the keyboard, otherwise things get awful messy.

>inb4 sharing your precious mech keyboard

>>21667940
blackwidow ultimate

>>21668039
I'm a sysadmin, no one else uses my computer, ever

>>21668055
>hasn't read the thread

>>21668020
If you ever lay in an awkward position you aren't used to and must peck with one hand, you will see the error of your ways.

>>21668055
No thanks.

>>21667996
>This should be available in the next month or 2 as well
>http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?24422-RACE-Keyboard-OFFICIAL-PRE-ORDER-PRE-PAYMENT-INSTRUCTIO
NS!!

OH BABY. I think I'm just going to wait for that to be available with blue LEDs.

Anon, if you ever need a dick sucked, I'm your guy.

>>21668087
you must not be very good with a keyboard

I can still pick out single keys quickly even without using a normal home-row position. I rarely actually look at my keyboard, and even when I look a the blank keycaps out of instinct my hands still know where to go

>>21668076
Well there you go.

I'm thinking about getting the steelseries 6gv2 since it's easily found around here. Any comments on that or should I go all the way and order a filco majestouch? Still having a bit of a debate wether the black switches are the right ones. I do a lot of gaming like ut, tribes, eve online, vanguard, eq2, skyrim etc etc but I'm also going to have to type a fuck load of scientific papers and my bachelorpaper next year.

>>21668210
personally I wouldn't get a Steelseries. And in you're in the US there are other keyboards to get easily

Newegg sells the Rosewill RK-9000 and it has more than just black switches

and there are almost every switch type plus tenkeyless if you go with a Leopold
elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=leopold

>>21668210
if you're not really sure what switch type you want, you really can't go wrong with Browns

>>21668256
Dutchfag so getting most keyboards around here isn't that easily sadly. I can get the filco with any key I like for 150 euro's in germany and it will be deliverd to my door in 3 days which is a big plus.

The black widow mechanical is actually very good, Praises all around tech reviews sites with the only main concern being the actual keycaps "durability" seriously has a key ever actually cracked from typing? and 2kro but no usb keyboards have NKRO, MS is looking into it though.

/g/ generally doesn't like any manufacturer with any kind of "flash" to their products. I managed to order an ultimate for the price of the normal version, hoping its here before xmas but I dont know.

I'm seriously planning on buying a razer blackwidow ultimate... why shouldn't I?

>>21668287
how much is shipping from the UK? There's a UK Filco distributor

keyboardco.com

>>21668312
>Razer
have you not read this thread?

>>21668317
Haven't thought about the UK! Shipping across the channel shouldn't usually cost that much. Let me have a look.

>>21668306
>Praises all around tech reviews sites
you know why? there are very few "US" mechanical keyboards that tech sites can easily get ahold of, or expect the customers to be able to source, or that are even sent to the tech sites to review in the first place

if you really want to know what people think of them, head to the geekhack forums

I just got a WASD yesterday, with browns, love it, it's like typing on a cloud

>>21667917
That's why I use Dvorak.
It took me 20 minutes to type this comment.

>>21668352
So why should I care about how it compares to mechanical keyboards in other countries Ill never get ahold of?

>>21668369
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>>21668358
dat hipster keyboard

Damn, I really want the e Xarmor U9BL-S.

Cherry MX Brown switches
PS/2 USB
Backlit
slim-line style design, not 400 media button 50 feet wide bullshit
2 usb and 2 stereo jack mic/headphone inputs

I'd pay the 130-150 for it IF YOU COULD FIND IT.

>>21668405
you can get ahold of quite a few keyboards fairly easily. Just because common tech sites don't get samples to review and write about doesn't mean they're hard to get

>>21668369
Let me try.
Here's me typing a sentence in Dvorak.
It only took me 3 minutes.

Not too shabby.

>>21668423
>hipster
just stop using that word, it means nothing on this site anymore

Seems to be more expensive to buy in the uk versus buying in germany.

The one in germany is: http://www.getdigital.de/products/Filco_Majestouch_Profi_Tastatur/lng/en
Are there any differences in the models since you seem to have the majestocuh2, the pro and just the majestouch