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Offline terran5992

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Armageddon Black Hornet MKA-3
« on: Sun, 13 October 2013, 19:07:15 »
I have only found one post regarding this keyboard. And i have found one available in my country for a relatively cheap price.




How it looks like

Layout wise, its standard 87 key ANSI



One thing im really suprised by this keyboard is the fact that it uses costar stabalizers, I dont believe any other led backlit keyboards have this





Back of the keyboard




Included wrist rest



And as far as typing goes, its really nice to type on. Feels about as good as a filco. The platemounted blues give it a real solid feel. Leds are pretty good, no excessively bright or dim leds. And keycaps are pretty standard for backlit keyboards.




TL;DR

Its a real solid board and give its price. Its very good for a full led keyboard.
« Last Edit: Sun, 13 October 2013, 19:45:57 by terran5992 »
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Re: Armageddon Black Hornet MKA-3
« Reply #1 on: Sun, 13 October 2013, 19:17:11 »
Quote from: terran5992 on Sun, 13 October 2013, 19:07:15

One thing im really suprised by this keyboard is the fact that it uses costar stabalizers, I dont believe any other keyboards have this



I don't understand... QFR and Filco have costar stabilizers.  Perhaps this keyboard is also manufactured by Costar.
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Re: Armageddon Black Hornet MKA-3
« Reply #2 on: Sun, 13 October 2013, 19:19:40 »
I like the blue and yellow LED combination!

My next backlit would probably be a toss-up between these two colours.
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Re: Armageddon Black Hornet MKA-3
« Reply #3 on: Sun, 13 October 2013, 19:39:53 »
Quote from: metalliqaz on Sun, 13 October 2013, 19:17:11
Quote from: terran5992 on Sun, 13 October 2013, 19:07:15

One thing im really suprised by this keyboard is the fact that it uses costar stabalizers, I dont believe any other keyboards have this



I don't understand... QFR and Filco have costar stabilizers.  Perhaps this keyboard is also manufactured by Costar.

My bad, meant to say about backlit boards
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Re: Armageddon Black Hornet MKA-3
« Reply #4 on: Sun, 13 October 2013, 19:50:31 »
Code was backlit costar right?
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Re: Armageddon Black Hornet MKA-3
« Reply #5 on: Sun, 13 October 2013, 20:00:07 »
Oh was it? My bad then
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Re: Armageddon Black Hornet MKA-3
« Reply #6 on: Sun, 13 October 2013, 20:56:28 »
Quote from: terran5992 on Sun, 13 October 2013, 19:39:53
Quote from: metalliqaz on Sun, 13 October 2013, 19:17:11
Quote from: terran5992 on Sun, 13 October 2013, 19:07:15

One thing im really suprised by this keyboard is the fact that it uses costar stabalizers, I dont believe any other keyboards have this



I don't understand... QFR and Filco have costar stabilizers.  Perhaps this keyboard is also manufactured by Costar.

My bad, meant to say about backlit boards

Quickfire TK uses Costar stabilizers. Completely backlit. So does the Storm Trigger.
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Re: Armageddon Black Hornet MKA-3
« Reply #7 on: Sun, 13 October 2013, 21:10:56 »
Quote from: Linkbane on Sun, 13 October 2013, 20:56:28
Quote from: terran5992 on Sun, 13 October 2013, 19:39:53
Quote from: metalliqaz on Sun, 13 October 2013, 19:17:11
Quote from: terran5992 on Sun, 13 October 2013, 19:07:15

One thing im really suprised by this keyboard is the fact that it uses costar stabalizers, I dont believe any other keyboards have this



I don't understand... QFR and Filco have costar stabilizers.  Perhaps this keyboard is also manufactured by Costar.

My bad, meant to say about backlit boards

Quickfire TK uses Costar stabilizers. Completely backlit. So does the Storm Trigger.

Ive had the TK , it uses cherry stabalizrs.
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Re: Armageddon Black Hornet MKA-3
« Reply #8 on: Mon, 14 October 2013, 21:39:36 »
Quote from: terran5992 on Sun, 13 October 2013, 21:10:56
Quote from: Linkbane on Sun, 13 October 2013, 20:56:28
Quote from: terran5992 on Sun, 13 October 2013, 19:39:53
Quote from: metalliqaz on Sun, 13 October 2013, 19:17:11
Quote from: terran5992 on Sun, 13 October 2013, 19:07:15

One thing im really suprised by this keyboard is the fact that it uses costar stabalizers, I dont believe any other keyboards have this



I don't understand... QFR and Filco have costar stabilizers.  Perhaps this keyboard is also manufactured by Costar.

My bad, meant to say about backlit boards

Quickfire TK uses Costar stabilizers. Completely backlit. So does the Storm Trigger.

Ive had the TK , it uses cherry stabalizrs.

Oh em gee, I had them backwards. That's really weird, though, considering that CM is made by Costar.
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Re: Armageddon Black Hornet MKA-3
« Reply #9 on: Tue, 15 October 2013, 01:01:33 »
Quote from: Linkbane on Mon, 14 October 2013, 21:39:36
Quote from: terran5992 on Sun, 13 October 2013, 21:10:56
Quote from: Linkbane on Sun, 13 October 2013, 20:56:28
Quote from: terran5992 on Sun, 13 October 2013, 19:39:53
Quote from: metalliqaz on Sun, 13 October 2013, 19:17:11
Quote from: terran5992 on Sun, 13 October 2013, 19:07:15

One thing im really suprised by this keyboard is the fact that it uses costar stabalizers, I dont believe any other keyboards have this


Only some models of coolermaster keyboards are made by costar like the Quickfire Rapid
I don't understand... QFR and Filco have costar stabilizers.  Perhaps this keyboard is also manufactured by Costar.

My bad, meant to say about backlit boards

Quickfire TK uses Costar stabilizers. Completely backlit. So does the Storm Trigger.

Ive had the TK , it uses cherry stabalizrs.

Oh em gee, I had them backwards. That's really weird, though, considering that CM is made by Costar.
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Re: Armageddon Black Hornet MKA-3
« Reply #10 on: Tue, 15 October 2013, 03:25:17 »
I had the MKA-3 myself, sold it off a while back......NOT that it was faulty or bad quality, far from it, was getting a tad tired of MX Red. It was well-built, evenly lit LED throughout, key caps were actually pretty good, no shine after a period of use, can't say the same for the key caps on the Trigger. I didn't know the MKA-3 was available in Blues......interesting.
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Re: Armageddon Black Hornet MKA-3
« Reply #11 on: Tue, 15 October 2013, 04:54:00 »
Gotta say, that's the most badass name ever though. True metal.
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Re: Armageddon Black Hornet MKA-3
« Reply #12 on: Tue, 15 October 2013, 08:48:12 »
Called black hornet. Blue and yellow LEDs. Picture of an eagle. Checks out. Or is that a hornet on the space bar?
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Re: Armageddon Black Hornet MKA-3
« Reply #13 on: Tue, 15 October 2013, 14:55:39 »
how much?
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Re: Armageddon Black Hornet MKA-3
« Reply #14 on: Tue, 15 October 2013, 16:59:23 »
Anything with yellow LEDs gotta be good :D
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Re: Armageddon Black Hornet MKA-3
« Reply #15 on: Wed, 16 October 2013, 09:10:38 »
Quote from: rowdy on Tue, 15 October 2013, 16:59:23
Anything with yellow LEDs gotta be good :D

technically its orange :3
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Re: Armageddon Black Hornet MKA-3
« Reply #16 on: Wed, 16 October 2013, 21:23:06 »
Quote from: terran5992 on Wed, 16 October 2013, 09:10:38
Quote from: rowdy on Tue, 15 October 2013, 16:59:23
Anything with yellow LEDs gotta be good :D

technically its orange :3

Hmmm with LEDs sometimes it is difficult to tell.

Still, I like orange too, just not quite as much as yellow.
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Re: Armageddon Black Hornet MKA-3
« Reply #17 on: Wed, 30 October 2013, 01:45:27 »
how much did you pay for it?
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Re: Armageddon Black Hornet MKA-3
« Reply #18 on: Wed, 30 October 2013, 02:31:03 »
i'm confused about the hornet part as well..  that does not look like a hornet.. it just looks like a black squiggle.


Still, Cool keyboard...
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Re: Armageddon Black Hornet MKA-3
« Reply #19 on: Sat, 02 November 2013, 03:14:01 »
Quote from: foxtrott on Wed, 30 October 2013, 01:45:27
how much did you pay for it?
Paid 80 Singapore Dollars
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Re: Armageddon Black Hornet MKA-3
« Reply #20 on: Sun, 03 November 2013, 23:26:31 »
those X-Amour/MaxKeyboard are also backlit costa I believe
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Re: Armageddon Black Hornet MKA-3
« Reply #21 on: Mon, 04 November 2013, 03:01:24 »
So what exactly makes this a gaming keyboard? Pls don't say the LEDs.
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Re: Armageddon Black Hornet MKA-3
« Reply #22 on: Thu, 07 November 2013, 02:48:07 »
Quote from: demik on Mon, 04 November 2013, 03:01:24
So what exactly makes this a gaming keyboard? Pls don't say the LEDs.

Just by using cherry mx switches , it is advertised as a 'Gaming' Keyboard
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Re: Armageddon Black Hornet MKA-3
« Reply #23 on: Thu, 07 November 2013, 02:57:04 »
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Armageddon Black Hornet MKA-3

Dat name  :eek:

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Re: Armageddon Black Hornet MKA-3
« Reply #24 on: Thu, 07 November 2013, 03:04:55 »
Quote from: PointyFox on Thu, 07 November 2013, 02:57:04
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Armageddon Black Hornet MKA-3

Dat name  :eek:

Wut about it?
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Re: Armageddon Black Hornet MKA-3
« Reply #25 on: Thu, 07 November 2013, 06:03:48 »
that is a very nice keyboard, and great inclusion of a wrist rest that's not just a wedge of hard plastic.
The where to buy on their website doesn't have any countries near me :(

edit: the StrikeEagle MKI-3 looks familiar, so who is the OEM for the Hornet?
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Re: Armageddon Black Hornet MKA-3
« Reply #26 on: Fri, 08 November 2013, 01:22:36 »
Quote from: BakerMan1971 on Thu, 07 November 2013, 06:03:48
that is a very nice keyboard, and great inclusion of a wrist rest that's not just a wedge of hard plastic.
The where to buy on their website doesn't have any countries near me :(

edit: the StrikeEagle MKI-3 looks familiar, so who is the OEM for the Hornet?

Hmm im not too sure , but my gut says it uses the same OEM as the CODE keyboards
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Re: Armageddon Black Hornet MKA-3
« Reply #27 on: Fri, 08 November 2013, 03:17:28 »
The Strike Eagle is the same as those Genius boards that use the 3rd party cherry-like reds.
The site pretty much says so with the "affordable mech switches" comment.

it's not a bad thing though.
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