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Title: Which Keyboard company for Cherry mx Red?
Post by: GODJOEY on Sat, 24 March 2012, 18:49:48

Appreciate any feedback I went with the Leopold mx cherry red but noticing some wear on the keys "fading of the paint" just after a week. Any other good boards out there? Maybe I should have just gone otaku.

Title: Which Keyboard company for Cherry mx Red?
Post by: mrmatt on Sat, 24 March 2012, 18:53:42

It would be useful to know which keyboard you have that the wearing is occurring on. I don't know why you would want to get a new board when you could just get new keycaps that will be better regardless.
edit:he didn't have which board he had when I first replied. Or I'm bad at reading.

Title: Which Keyboard company for Cherry mx Red?
Post by: MyNameIsFinn on Sat, 24 March 2012, 19:00:31

Get a poker with reds

Title: Which Keyboard company for Cherry mx Red?
Post by: GODJOEY on Sat, 24 March 2012, 19:02:52

I needed an extra keyboard for my console gaming setup I really liked the feel of the blacks but for longer gaming sessions the reds felt really good also. Yea mrmatt I posted the name it happens heh.

Title: Which Keyboard company for Cherry mx Red?
Post by: REVENGE on Sat, 24 March 2012, 19:04:50

Quote from: MyNameIsFinn;555842

Get a poker with reds

+1 if you want to try a compact layout, any of the KBC/KBT mini keyboards feel great in Red.

Title: Which Keyboard company for Cherry mx Red?
Post by: GODJOEY on Sat, 24 March 2012, 19:19:44

Thank you guys for the poker suggestion I'm so used to full size keyboards I mainly game on the arrows and keypad. How are WASD or Ducky keyboards?

Title: Which Keyboard company for Cherry mx Red?
Post by: Exort on Sat, 24 March 2012, 19:25:40

WASD printing doesn't fade.
Laser grave is curving the letter on the plastic.
Laser etch burn the plastic and leaves black lettering.
In other word, a black key cap only have black printing.

If you want black key cap with white (or other color) print, you need dye sub or pad printing. (edit: or double shot)

Title: Which Keyboard company for Cherry mx Red?
Post by: GODJOEY on Sat, 24 March 2012, 19:50:10

The black on black looks pretty decent I mean to just use it for gaming instead of regular typing anyway. Thank you for this information otherwise I will have to pick up the otaku. WASD says they are out of black caps till April so I guess I gotta wait.