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Title: Deck AK-B4000: Which switches?
Post by: Jalal on Sat, 28 August 2010, 21:02:12

Hi

This keyboard is a different model than the DEck 82 Ice on the Deck website.
See comparison
http://www.deckkeyboards.com/product_info.php?products_id=30 (http://www.deckkeyboards.com/product_info.php?products_id=30)
http://www.activekey.de/en/keyboards/compact-keyboards/ak-b4000-deck-backlit-gamer-keyboard (http://www.activekey.de/en/keyboards/compact-keyboards/ak-b4000-deck-backlit-gamer-keyboard) this is transparent

They say it's tactile but i don't know what they mean with that. Someone guessed that they just mean the clack when bottoming out. But there's a chance they are Cherry whites, so which is it, aynone knows?

Title: Deck AK-B4000: Which switches?
Post by: keyboardlover on Sat, 28 August 2010, 21:10:08

Quote from: Jalal;217745

Hi

This keyboard is a different model than the DEck 82 Ice on the Deck website.
See comparison
http://www.deckkeyboards.com/product_info.php?products_id=30 (http://www.deckkeyboards.com/product_info.php?products_id=30)
http://www.activekey.de/en/keyboards/compact-keyboards/ak-b4000-deck-backlit-gamer-keyboard (http://www.activekey.de/en/keyboards/compact-keyboards/ak-b4000-deck-backlit-gamer-keyboard) this is transparent

They say it's tactile but i don't know what they mean with that. Someone guessed that they just mean the clack when bottoming out. But there's a chance they are Cherry whites, so which is it, aynone knows?

It says 'available with linear switches only'. That's definitely not the Cherry clear's. I'm guessing Cherry blacks.

Title: Deck AK-B4000: Which switches?
Post by: Jalal on Sat, 28 August 2010, 21:24:51

Yeah but they are not exactly the same model.

Title: Deck AK-B4000: Which switches?
Post by: washuai on Sun, 29 August 2010, 19:10:29

They look like the same to me.  I don't see any difference between it and the Déck.  It says it is the Déck backlit gamer board, even.  There are a few Déck resellers.  At least with the TG3s (http://www.tg3electronics.com/products/backlit/bl82), the minor differences are still obvious.

Title: Deck AK-B4000: Which switches?
Post by: lmnop on Mon, 30 August 2010, 01:09:24

ActiveKey is a TG3 Distributor. they even carry the discontinued Deck 82 Gold :)

it's a Deck 82 Toxic with Cherry MX Black Linear switches.

(http://i35.tinypic.com/1z6qj48.jpg)
(http://i35.tinypic.com/a2g4ut.jpg)

Title: Deck AK-B4000: Which switches?
Post by: lmnop on Mon, 30 August 2010, 01:12:40

ActiveKey is a TG3 Distributor they even carry the discontinued Deck 82 Gold :)

it's a Deck 82 Toxic with Cherry MX Black Linear switches.

(http://i35.tinypic.com/1z6qj48.jpg)
(http://i35.tinypic.com/a2g4ut.jpg)

Title: Deck AK-B4000: Which switches?
Post by: lmnop on Mon, 30 August 2010, 01:16:59

Deck Legend 105 Gold was discontinued as well.

(http://i41.tinypic.com/34e9lag.jpg)

Title: Deck AK-B4000: Which switches?
Post by: Jalal on Mon, 30 August 2010, 01:54:06

Too bad it uses blacks. Sure people said it before but this is a clear answer. So i have to buy the Filco tenkeyless afterall. (Cause Payment problems with the i-rocks)

Or i just buy this anyway. Is 130$ a good price for this? What is the usual price in America?

Title: Deck AK-B4000: Which switches?
Post by: lmnop on Mon, 30 August 2010, 01:56:50

all the Deck 82 and TG3 82 use Cherry MX Black Linear switches.

if you're looking for a mechanical keyboard of the highest quality to play games with yes. the Deck 82 have a MSRP of $119.

Title: Deck AK-B4000: Which switches?
Post by: Jalal on Mon, 30 August 2010, 02:01:44

Okay thanks. I kinda have to meditate for the decision. :)