Vicious people on this forum? No way..............
On ANY forums??? NO. FREAKIN'. WAAAAY.... But if you read their post sucking down helium from a balloon, they become less *****y!
Das vs. Ducky. Well I've always kinda group the DAS with the likes of Ducky and Leopolds. All are very solid boards. When I was buying my first mech, I was really seriously considering a DAS.... What eventually turned me off was the following:
1. Eventhough I really like the sleek look of the DAS, the glossy finish is a fingerprint magnet... I'm so OCD about taking care of my equipment so adding another thing to the list (keeping it glossy and scratch free) would become the bane of my existence.
2. For some reason DAS decided to put the USB hub in a really ****ie place on the right side of the board... so if you ever use it, chances are you're gonna be hitting whatever's plugged in with your mouse constantly. It would've been wiser on DAS's part to put the hub on the top right of the board.
Like a few people have already mentioned... the difference between the board boils down to the different stabilisers used for the bigger keys. People harp on about how crap Ducky is blah blah blah but really their main beef is with the Cherry stabiliser used in their boards. Like I have said previously, I do prefer the feel of Costar stabilisers... I don't mind the Cherry's at all. I got my Ducky Shine the day it got realeased and it has been perfect from day one and it continues to be so... Now yes it has been said that their first effort (1xxx series) had a few issues but their 9xxx series, which is now their flagship series, is rock solid. As an owner of a duck... I have no complaints other than the fact the Shine's don't come in a TKL form.
DAS or DUCKY? Ducky by a beak.... <----- see what I did just then??? HILARIOUS! ........ ooo tough crowd.