geekhack

geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Hermann on Tue, 13 March 2012, 07:05:42

Title: Buying first mechanical keyboard - need advice
Post by: Hermann on Tue, 13 March 2012, 07:05:42

Hey guys,

This is my first post. I'm new to this forum, please don't be harsh on me.
I've been using a cheap-ass wireless keyboard for years now. Last night I decided it was time to buy a new one. For some reason I want to try out a mechanical keyboard.

Here is what I'm looking for:
Price: Less than preferrably less than 100$
Main Use: general office stuff like excel and word and some gaming (RTS like SC2)
Design: Not too fancy, I don't like keyboards with too many extra keys, especially extra keys on the left side (I want ctrl to be the key at the very bottom left)

What switches should I use? I was thinking about MX blacks or clears. So far, I like the Cherry G80-3000 with mx blacks. However, I was disappointed to learn that it doesn't do that wellon gaming. Any suggestions?


Greetings from Germany.
Alex

Title: Buying first mechanical keyboard - need advice
Post by: thegunner100 on Tue, 13 March 2012, 07:21:55

Welcome to GH!

I believe Coolermaster has released their quickfire rapid in MX blacks for the EU market. You should check that out.

Title: Buying first mechanical keyboard - need advice
Post by: Hermann on Tue, 13 March 2012, 08:54:25

Quote from: thegunner100;544381

Welcome to GH!

I believe Coolermaster has released their quickfire rapid in MX blacks for the EU market. You should check that out.

Thanks mate. That looks pretty interesting. I prefer a keyboard with numpad though.

Title: Buying first mechanical keyboard - need advice
Post by: tehsprayer on Tue, 13 March 2012, 08:56:30

Quote from: Hermann;544418

Thanks mate. That looks pretty interesting. I prefer a keyboard with numpad though.

I love my quickfire rapid in mx blues. Very good for typing aswell for gaming, with a fantastic price tag. Whatever cherrymx you think you will like either black or blue should be fine.

Title: Buying first mechanical keyboard - need advice
Post by: n0str3ssPT on Tue, 13 March 2012, 14:43:31

Quote from: thegunner100;544381

Welcome to GH!

I believe Coolermaster has released their quickfire rapid in MX blacks for the EU market. You should check that out.

Where have you seen that? I live in Europe and  im interested in this keyboard but i cant find it for sell in european stores and importation is not an option for people who live in Portugal where customs fees are huge.

Title: Buying first mechanical keyboard - need advice
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 13 March 2012, 15:21:46

Quote from: n0str3ssPT;544736

Where have you seen that? I live in Europe and  im interested in this keyboard but i cant find it for sell in european stores and importation is not an option for people who live in Portugal where customs fees are huge.

you guys don't have amazon.com portugal?

Title: Buying first mechanical keyboard - need advice
Post by: n0str3ssPT on Tue, 13 March 2012, 15:36:26

No. Amazon.com only ships for United kingdom :( .

Title: Buying first mechanical keyboard - need advice
Post by: Hermann on Tue, 13 March 2012, 18:03:01

I haven't found any deals on the Coolermaster board in Germany.
What do you guys think about the Raptor K1 and the SteelSeries 6gv2?