Since you're looking at typing AND gaming, maybe you'd like to take a look at the Blue and soon to come Brown XArmor U9BL, and the Clear Decks? Both have very good reviews, and a big following.
My brother has an XArmor U9BL and he loves it. It's his first mechanical, and he says he's never going back. It really is a fantastic board! I'd recommend that over the Rosewill, but it is ~$40 more than the Rosewill. Looks a lot sexier, though. And it doesn't have that big ugly Rosewill sign.
Xarmor looks great. The price gap drops too if you're a student.
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Xarmor/iOne/Qtronix keyboard quality suck. Do a search here for M10 PCB.
Cracked key stem on a Xarmor.
Do a review when you get it. Oddly enough there isn't a review at Geekhack in the reviews subforum (and I won't link to outside keyboard blogs. Keyboard bloggers are kinda weird IMHO and are often tainted by taking FREE review samples.)
Hm... thanks for everyone's advice, but I did a bit more research and now I think the browns might be better >.<.
Where did that rumor come from? Fail.
Got a link to the source of that info?
also depends on your typing habits, if you are a heavy hitter and tend to bottom out a lot then browns are probably a better choice. You just don't want to bottom out on plate-mounted blues, feels like banging your head against the wall.
I don't consider myself a heavy hitter typer,, so would Blues be the better choice afterall then? But typing is probably different when I'm gaming... I'm very lost here.
So, I'm feeling that I should wait a bit. If I'm going to spend over $100, it's probably better for me to let you more knowledgeable people review it first. :p
If you spot the HHKB3 let me know.
If you spot the HHKB3 let me know.
From eBay --
"Delivery: Estimated between Thu. Feb. 24 and Thu. Mar. 3"
So there's still a wait. :(
BTW, hi, guys. 'Nother newb here. Been lurking for months, actually, signed up a while back and still mostly lurking. Fu siote, though. (Okay... that was "fun site" before my fingers tripped. I really DO need a new keyboard.)
I don't consider myself a heavy hitter typer,, so would Blues be the better choice afterall then? But typing is probably different when I'm gaming... I'm very lost here.
So, I'm feeling that I should wait a bit. If I'm going to spend over $100, it's probably better for me to let you more knowledgeable people review it first. :p
This is disappointing considering there was only a 3 year span between the introduction of the original HHKB pro and pro II model. It has almost been 5 years since then.
I like how the media keys don't work in Windows.
That's a nice Linux Fanboi Feature that I'm sure was carefully planned out.
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Yeah, so why didn't they send Windows codes when you flip DIP Switch 3 out of Mac mode?
Those Topre Engineers are Dip****ches.
There will always be a wait. 2-3 weeks isn't bad.
Oh, and I see what you did there ;) good excuse to get a new keyboard, huh?
I'm, like many others, looking to buy a mechanical keyboard. I've read good things about FILCO keyboards, but they seem to be out of stock at elitekeyboards.com, but they have a message saying that they will have a "new line coming out." I've read that Blues and Browns are a good middle point for typing and gaming, but I want to try the Blues since they have tactile sound when typing.
So, should I wait for the "new line" or should I get the Das Model S Professional Keyboard(not sure if I like the glossy finish though)? Any other recommendations are fine.
*Edit* Changed my preference to Browns because they are suppose to be "better" middle-ground.