Hi guys, i'm looking for a full backlit mechanical keyboard. 180 dollars max
some of my choises would be:
razer blackwidow ultimate ( but reviewers say it is kinda crappy)
corsair k90 ( i am afraid it is going to feel to big because i am used to a laptop keyboard)
Max keyboard nighthawk x9 ( but i cant find it anywhere on stock that ships to my country)
can you guys help me out?
You have to find out which type of mechanical keys you prefer as they have quite different feels to them. Try to find mechanical keyboards in your local computer stores and try out each type of keys (red, brown, blue or black). I prefer the black keys myself. After you find the type of key switch you like, you can then look into what keyboard to get.
I would recomend the CM Storm Trigger. You can get it with any type of key switch (red, brown, blue or black).
Just grab a Filco or a CMStorm with a more minimal design. Unless you really need lights on your keyboard in order to type most of the bells and whistles on things such as that K90 are really just going to distract you and get in your way. I have a CMStorm Quick Fire and its literally my favourite part of my entire rig. Cherry MX Blues for increasing your WPM and anything lower for keeping the volume down. Reds are nice, make sure you try a Brown as well.
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You have just the right budget for me to recommend my own personal keyboard. I don't get to recommend it too often because it's probably one of, if not the, most expensive mechancial keyboards on the market. Some people like media keys and macro keys, but this doesn't have any extra keys, which I personally like. You can get it with either blue, white, red, or green backlighting with either clear or black switches. You can also choose whether you want a USB or PS2 connection. PS2 will give you NKey rollover, which means every key will register no matter how many keys you press at the same time. USB will give you 6-Key Rollover, which will allow you to press up to 6 keys at the same time.
It's called the Deck Legend, and you can get it here:
All the different options for the keyboard can be found at the right of the page. Tactile means it has clear switches and linear means it has black switches. A lot of people aren't familiar with clear switches, but they're said to feel like stiffer browns. They're basically the same thing as brown switches; they just take a little more force to actually actuate the keys.
It's a great keyboard, and I highly recommend it.
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the cm storm trigger looks cool, i wanted something minimalistic and with a cool design and i need the backlit keys because i don't have much light in my room.
i don't really need too much macro keys, the cm has 5 wich is perfect and i don't need the numpad
the quickfire would be the perfect choise if it had the backlit keys.
If you want something a little more compact without the number pad, this would probably be worth looking into as well:
http://www.deckkeyboards.com/product_info.php?products_id=30
If I didn't have a Deck, I'd probably be gunning for one of those Corsair keyboards. The red switches are supposed to be really nice.
i ended up buying the K60 and a logitech g700 i got an amazing discount.
Is there any k60 user here that feels the need of using a full wrist rest?
Very nice. I've been thinking about picking up a G700 as well, but my G9X works just fine for right now.
I have the Razor Blackwidow.
It's not as bad as they say but it is sertainly better than my old Microsoft Sidewinder X6.
It's built solid and it has really good key response.
Take note of this; when you're out in a market for a mechanical keyboard (mechanical switches from Cherry are currently popular), you must try it out or look up each of the switch's features, advantages and disadvantages and recommendations for the end user, before getting one. One of these should match your preference. I'll go over a few of them:
Cherry MX Brown: They are tactile, which means you can feel a bump when pressing down a key. A "bump" indicates the keystroke has been registered. It's actuation force is about 45cn, which makes this key switch one of the lightest.
Cherry MX Blue: They are clicky and tactile, which means you can not only feel a bump, but you can hear a click. Both indicates again, a keystroke. Actuation force is about 50-55cn (some people say it's 50, while other say 55, but take it as between these 2 numbers). Popular for typists.
Cherry MX Clear: Not that popular out in the market currently, but this is the type of switch Vortex's keyboard uses. They're basically more stiffer version of the Browns, with 55cn required.
Note that the switches I pointed above are all tactile/clicky switches.
The switches below are both linear, meaning that there's no bump or click, it's straight-down smooth, vice versa. So you can't really tell if the keystroke has been registered unless you look up on the screen. These type of switches are preferred by gamers mostly. However, their actuation force is significantly different.
The Cherry MX Red switch requires just 45cn to register the keystroke. This is what most keyboard enthusiasts call the lightest keyswitch of all. It's currently the most popular keyswitch for gamers.
On the other hand, the Cherry MX Black switches are the most stiffest keyswitch, requiring 60cn to actuate. Not the kind of keyboard for typists, but excellent for gaming. The switch hardly appeals to anyone at the moment.
I currently own 2 keyboards; both are Duckys; DK-9087S with MX Brown switches, and the 9008S2 with MX Black switches. Currently waiting for the IBM Model M to join the family. :3
This site provides very useful info. They even outline more mechanical switches, but some of their articles are "empty-cupped."
EDIT: Just realised now that you got got a K60, dammit, missed that there :P
I have the blackwido aswell, it is so freaking loud but it is very nice for typing thanks to the cherry MX blue switches. It's also alright for gaming aswell. As stated above, check out some different key switches and see what you like best.
Yep, love that wrist pad. Playing my shooters never felt so good.
Deck would have been you best bet, most of the companies with Mech KBs now are crap, the only decent recent mech is the CM Storm QuickFire.
Does the Ducky counts as being the most durable in your opinion? :3
so, i received the keyboard and the mouse today, i have tryed them out for about 2 hours and i love the k60.
I dont know about the mouse though, i was used to a crappy logitech mouse that was about 15 dolars, it was really small, and the g700 grip feels kinda weird, i am going to try it for 2 or 3 more days but maybe i will have to return it.
As for durability's sake, I could probably kill someone with a single blow to the head with my Deck, and it would still be in perfect condition.
IMO model M wins that but everything from ducky, leo, filco or deck could club a man to death and still be good for typing.
IMO brown is king.
Blue feels too synthetic like they wanted to feel like buckling spring but can't get it right.
Black and red are both terrible for typing with black feeling almost gummy and red feeling too close to rubbed done.
Haven't tried clear but I don't think I would want to do more work than browns for typing.
PS When we talking about mech KBs sucking that usually means they don't have plate mounted switches and they are instead mounted right on the PCB which absorbs and gives the keys less of that crisp nice feel.