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tanker27 wrote:I have a Filco with Cherry MX Blue switches and absolutely love it. The only complaint I have with it, well all Mechanical keyboards is that there is no back lighting. Yeah I know......but......
Ninja Edit: OMG I just looked at Deck and they are back lit!!!!!!!!! ooooohhhh
Ryhadar wrote:I'm looking to get a Ducky DK9000 with MX Blue switches myself to replace my ABS M1 at home. I think I'll leave my ABS M1 at work because, if it ever gets stolen/damaged/etc, I only paid $20 for it.
Ducky's you can get relatively cheap from pcHome starting at like $90 after conversion: http://global.pchome.com.tw/?m=search&f ... T_24&c=E01
When I inquired about the issue further, most people are just worried about them since they're relatively new -- and they're quality isn't necessarily bad but just unknown. Of the reviews I've read they all pretty much had excellent things to say about the Ducky.
DeadOfKnight wrote:That's funny, I would lean toward any of those but the Das, but I just think it's fugly.
Dposcorp wrote:A couple of months ago, MaxPC reviewed keyboards and gave some opinions.
May want to read over what they said, since the article is recent, and informative.
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/featur ... _keyboards
Talks about stuff I knew nothing about, like The Difference Is in the Switches, Ghosting and the N-key Rollover, on the fly recording, etc...
anotherengineer wrote:LOL, to each his own. I'd even gp with the das before an ergo layout. But of course I still type with two fingers.Ya I think I am going to go with 'brown' switches.
From further research I found this, which seems damn tempting, but to shell out $200 on a board I am not like, could be an expensive ooops.
http://www.trulyergonomic.com/preorder_ca.html
Comes with browns or blues.
DeadOfKnight wrote:http://www.broderbund.com/c-33-mavis-beacon.aspxI still type with two fingers.
JustAnEngineer wrote:DeadOfKnight wrote:http://www.broderbund.com/c-33-mavis-beacon.aspxI still type with two fingers.
drsauced wrote:Ah, mechanical keyboards. I would not recommend the Ducky as the build quality is just not there, at least for some of the early models. The 9000 V2's are supposedly much better, but then you can still get better for less:
I would recommend either the Leopold or a Filco off Amazon:
http://www.elitekeyboards.com/products. ... spacesaver
http://www.amazon.com/Filco-Majestouch- ... B004VKUSG6
You can also read much than you wanted at Geekhack.org about these keyboards.
Edit: It also possible to consult the Keyboard Oracle. http://deskthority.net/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=49
drsauced wrote:I'm finding that with mechanical keyboards there is such a variety that once you start with one (any one) you tend to want to try them all.
drsauced wrote:Haha! And you got the last two off Newegg, too, darn you!
JustAnEngineer wrote:Why on earth would you want a backlit keyboard?
JustAnEngineer wrote:Why on earth would you want a backlit keyboard?
JustAnEngineer wrote:I'm disappointed that CVT has been swallowed up by Ideal System Solutions, and they're no longer selling their keyboards (based on the Northgate Omnikey designs). Is my Avant Prime officially an orphan now?
Ryu Connor wrote:JustAnEngineer wrote:Why on earth would you want a backlit keyboard?
Clearly because when I'm watching porn and my powerfully virile prostate fires off the moneyshot, I'm gonna need a backlit keyboard to find the mess.
I'm hoping you dislike this answer as much as I dislike your question.