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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: marvkip on Tue, 24 May 2011, 05:20:17

Title: Help me pick a gaming keyboard
Post by: marvkip on Tue, 24 May 2011, 05:20:17

I need to get a new keyboard for the my new gaming rig that i'm going to purchase in the next few months. My 2 current choices are the Blackwidow and the Steelseries 6GV2. Now my problem is that I want black switches AND backlit. I know that there's Deck, but the fonts on their keyboards are DISGUSTING. They may as well have Comic Sans. So are there any other backlit MX Black keyboards out there other than Deck?

Title: Help me pick a gaming keyboard
Post by: Curetia on Tue, 24 May 2011, 05:24:17

Yes the Mionix Zibal 60 comes with Blacks and green backlit.

Title: Help me pick a gaming keyboard
Post by: vun on Tue, 24 May 2011, 05:43:34

The Z60 is expensive though, same price range as the BWU and 7G. I'd probably get a Z60 if they dropped the USB and audio ports though, as that'd also lower the price. I'm not paying that much extra for a couple of ports I don't even trust.

Title: Help me pick a gaming keyboard
Post by: marvkip on Tue, 24 May 2011, 05:48:54

are there any reviews of the Zibal 60?

Title: Help me pick a gaming keyboard
Post by: foliolio on Tue, 24 May 2011, 06:04:20

Unlikely, as it's not available yet.

Title: Help me pick a gaming keyboard
Post by: Tony on Tue, 24 May 2011, 10:10:36

BlackWidow Expert is cheap and it has good quality of Cherry black switches. For backlit, you can buy a lamp.

Title: Help me pick a gaming keyboard
Post by: foliolio on Tue, 24 May 2011, 10:13:19

Blackwidow sports blue switches and there's no such model as "Blackwidow Expert".

Title: Help me pick a gaming keyboard
Post by: Tony on Tue, 24 May 2011, 10:16:45

Here it is. True, it has blue switches.

(http://img.desktopshop.nl/toetsenborden/razer/520592/01/razer-blackwidow-expert-mechanical-gami.jpg)

Title: Help me pick a gaming keyboard
Post by: daerid on Tue, 24 May 2011, 10:41:55

"Expert" is what Razer uses to classify their products.

Title: Help me pick a gaming keyboard
Post by: foliolio on Tue, 24 May 2011, 11:11:43

The tom-toms have it Zibal might not become available before the end of July. Mionix = Truly Ergonomic dressed as a Swedish blonde?