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Razer Tarantula
Whiskey in the Jar-o:
--- Quote from: xsphat ---What do you think of this one? It is supposed to have mechanical switches, but it doesn't say that on their site. They have them at best buy, so I might go there and see if I can play with one.
http://www.razerzone.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_21&products_id=40
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I am certain that it's membrane. However, Raptor K1 (made by Cherry), SteelSeries SteelKeys and The Deck backlit keyboard are all mechanical. All have Cherry MX switches.
xsphat:
What is up with the Deck keyboards? I have a Cherry ML4100 and it looks like the Deck, only mine is older.
Whiskey in the Jar-o:
ML keyboards have ML switches, which are a shorter travelling version of the MX Linear switch. MX switches come in Linear, tactile, and ergonomic (I think). The Deck has MX linear switches. Virtually all keyboards using MX switches, use the Linear version. I've never used such keyboards myself, but apparently they are very long-travel and have no click feel. I believe the only exception are some ergonomic keyboards like Datadesk Smartboard (clicky MX?) and Kinesis Advantage (ergonomic?) keyboards. Reviews of these keyboards are all over the place. Some say the Kinesis has mushy keys, others say they are stiff, and so on. However, I have a couple of these (from my RSI desperation days):
http://plum.bz/kblg.html
It uses ML switches as well. Personally, I was not too thrilled with the ML key feel. It's short, linear, and somewhat stiff. I think the keycaps on the Plum are too big for the switch. So you have to hit the key in the middle, otherwise they are very stiff. My Northgate Evolution keyboard has Alps switches, and they are very clicky, have much smaller keycaps and generally feel smoother.
BTW, this is a great site: http://mykeyboard.co.uk/
Cherry key modules: http://www.cherry.de/english/switches_controls/schalter_tastenmodule.htm
iMav:
Hey! Our first two-page thread! And, congrats to xsphat for his 100th post! (although the RSS feeds for your blog probably account for some of those) :)
I own four of those Cherry 4100's...but have never seen them in person. (they are at home and I am in Iraq)
xsphat:
Nice, thank you for the run down. i really like the ML switches a lot. They don't seem to have any of the downfalls you've mentioned (for me) and I find tha tI type way better on this than many other keyboards.
I have a couple of 20 year old Apple keyboards with Alps switches (I even took a keycap off to check) and I jsut adore the feel of them, but I still use this little Cherry model becasue I am so happy with it, and that it's my most recent purchase.
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