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Title: Xarmor U9Plus vs Leopold
Post by: kekumu on Mon, 12 September 2011, 00:28:40

I've been looking into buying my first mechanical keyboard, and I think I'm stuck between these two. I was having a hard time deciding between brown vs blue so I figure at some point I will get both, but I don't have the money to get both right now. Leopold is probably the best I could get for my budget (I'm in the US btw). So I was just deciding whether to get mx brown tenkeyless for gaming or mx blue full-size for typing first. Then I saw the U9Plus for $85, which is about $40 cheaper than the Leopold after shipping + tax.

So what's the general consensus on the U9Plus? I don't care for the looks as much but for the savings I don't mind. How's the quality and feel compared to a Leopold/Filco? Worth the price difference? Will I be disappointed if I get it instead of a Leopold?

Title: Xarmor U9Plus vs Leopold
Post by: pitashen on Mon, 12 September 2011, 11:43:07

Get Leopold.

Title: Xarmor U9Plus vs Leopold
Post by: Zamorph on Mon, 12 September 2011, 12:09:44

I agree, get leopold.  In terms of quality, leo is better.  If you want backlit, xarmor isnt a bad choice, but you may want to check out the new ducky shine  (160 ish i believe).  

ps... buy blues ;).  Both are great for gaming.  You wont notice hysteresis unless you do this
[video=youtube;4xU-rJNgoWU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xU-rJNgoWU[/video]

Title: Xarmor U9Plus vs Leopold
Post by: pitashen on Mon, 12 September 2011, 15:48:22

shine is not yet widely available yet i believe.

Title: Xarmor U9Plus vs Leopold
Post by: Zamorph on Mon, 12 September 2011, 17:06:03

Quote from: pitashen;415090

shine is not yet widely available yet i believe.

Theres a group buy right now :)

Title: Xarmor U9Plus vs Leopold
Post by: kekumu on Mon, 12 September 2011, 17:37:32

Has anyone tried both the U9 Plus and the Leopold with blues? I know the Leopold's are a nicer quality, but I'm trying to get an idea of relative value. Mostly I want to know how one feels to type on vs the other. $40 extra is quite a bit for me at the moment, but if the difference is big enough I can go for it. I'm also considering the Ducky with blues since it's around $80 + SH as well.

Title: Xarmor U9Plus vs Leopold
Post by: Zamorph on Mon, 12 September 2011, 18:12:36

I havnt tried them,  check Ripsters Wiki for info ( his sig), ( just look for him, you can find him anywhere)  basically the leopold wont "wobble" when you type on it bc its more sturdy (vs the ducky at least).  I had a KB b4 that wobbled when i typed, sounded like I was fapping at work.  Not cool.

Title: Xarmor U9Plus vs Leopold
Post by: pwnrhasta on Mon, 12 September 2011, 18:52:38

Ive dont quite a bit a of research on mechanical keyboards and settled for the Leopold Tenkeyless Otaku with cherry mx blues.

Title: Xarmor U9Plus vs Leopold
Post by: blert on Mon, 26 September 2011, 14:21:31

Roswill RK-9000 with cherry blues has been $99 on newegg.  If you trial "Shoprunner", you get free two-day shipping (US).