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Offline nvus

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cherry g80/81-1800
« on: Sat, 28 March 2009, 18:08:57 »
what's the difference between the g80-1800 and g81-1800? what kind of switches do these have?

im looking for a compact mechanical keyboard that allows up to 4 or more keys to be pressed at once (anti-ghosting for gaming?).

i was looking at this

i was also looking at the matias tactile pro but it's REALLY expensive; anyone know a cheaper place to get one?
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Offline kyamei

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cherry g80/81-1800
« Reply #1 on: Sat, 28 March 2009, 18:24:00 »
I believe the G80s have MX switches and the G81s have (edit: what lowpoly said).
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Topre:  Realforce 101, Realforce 87U, HHKB Pro 2
Cherry Brown:  Compaq MX11800
Cherry Blue:  Filco FKBN87MC/EB
Cherry Black:  K-202 numerical keypad
Alps Black:  AT101W, ABS M1
Alps White:  Focus FK-2001
Buckling Springs:  Model M 1391401, Lexmark Model M 82G2383, Model M2
Buckling Sleeves:  Unicomp Model M4
Futaba:  Sejin EAT-1010

Offline lowpoly

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cherry g80/81-1800
« Reply #2 on: Sat, 28 March 2009, 18:27:41 »
Quote from: nvus;25903
im looking for a compact mechanical keyboard that allows up to 5 or more keys to be pressed at once (anti-ghosting for gaming?).


The Cherrys you look at here won't do that.

The G81 is mechanical actuator on membrane.
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Offline nvus

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cherry g80/81-1800
« Reply #3 on: Sat, 28 March 2009, 18:56:55 »
Quote from: lowpoly;25907
The Cherrys you look at here won't do that.

will they allow at least 4 keys then?
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Offline kyamei

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« Reply #4 on: Sat, 28 March 2009, 19:02:13 »
The G80-3000 fails QWAS (which means it only has 2 key rollover) according to posts in the NKRO thread, so I wouldn't count on getting at least 4.
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Topre:  Realforce 101, Realforce 87U, HHKB Pro 2
Cherry Brown:  Compaq MX11800
Cherry Blue:  Filco FKBN87MC/EB
Cherry Black:  K-202 numerical keypad
Alps Black:  AT101W, ABS M1
Alps White:  Focus FK-2001
Buckling Springs:  Model M 1391401, Lexmark Model M 82G2383, Model M2
Buckling Sleeves:  Unicomp Model M4
Futaba:  Sejin EAT-1010

Offline nvus

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cherry g80/81-1800
« Reply #5 on: Sat, 28 March 2009, 19:53:21 »
cherry is out then.

can anyone suggest a good (possibly cheap) mechanical keyboard that can support up to at least 4 keypresses? ive heard good and bad things about the steelseries 7g (quite expensive)

i looked at the abs M1 on newegg and read some of the reviews... most of them say it has serious ghosting issues that cant even support 2 keypresses... anyone else have experiences?
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Offline kyamei

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cherry g80/81-1800
« Reply #6 on: Sat, 28 March 2009, 20:21:54 »
Filco boards are quite reasonably priced now that we have a real US distributor for them.  Take a look at the FKBN104 or 87 at elitekeyboards.
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Topre:  Realforce 101, Realforce 87U, HHKB Pro 2
Cherry Brown:  Compaq MX11800
Cherry Blue:  Filco FKBN87MC/EB
Cherry Black:  K-202 numerical keypad
Alps Black:  AT101W, ABS M1
Alps White:  Focus FK-2001
Buckling Springs:  Model M 1391401, Lexmark Model M 82G2383, Model M2
Buckling Sleeves:  Unicomp Model M4
Futaba:  Sejin EAT-1010

Offline nvus

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cherry g80/81-1800
« Reply #7 on: Sat, 28 March 2009, 20:27:49 »
omg thanks kyamei... me and my friends have been trying to look for filcos.... do u know if it TRULY supports 4 or more keypresses with the n-key rollover

EDIT: wow it's expensive
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Offline kyamei

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cherry g80/81-1800
« Reply #8 on: Sat, 28 March 2009, 20:48:03 »
Take a look through the n-key rollover sticky, people have been getting at least the advertised 6-key rollover on Filcos.  I don't really think Filcos are all that expensive when you compare them to other "gaming" keyboards like the G19 (even G15's are pretty pricey).  

As for Filco vs. Steelseries, I'm going to guess that most people here will vote for the Filco.  Not many people around here are fond of Cherry black switches.
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Topre:  Realforce 101, Realforce 87U, HHKB Pro 2
Cherry Brown:  Compaq MX11800
Cherry Blue:  Filco FKBN87MC/EB
Cherry Black:  K-202 numerical keypad
Alps Black:  AT101W, ABS M1
Alps White:  Focus FK-2001
Buckling Springs:  Model M 1391401, Lexmark Model M 82G2383, Model M2
Buckling Sleeves:  Unicomp Model M4
Futaba:  Sejin EAT-1010

Offline nvus

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cherry g80/81-1800
« Reply #9 on: Sat, 28 March 2009, 21:03:07 »
well i just did some searches on filco and this will probably be the one i'll get (not anytime soon)

still deciding between the tenkeyless or the standard one... not sure if numpad is very useful for anything anyways.  and the tenkeyless can sit more centered to the monitor which is ergonomically good for my hands right (less prone to carpal tunnel)?
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