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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: Hyde on Sun, 26 August 2012, 11:57:21

Title: SteelSeries 6GV2 Red Switch - Cheapest MX Red board?
Post by: Hyde on Sun, 26 August 2012, 11:57:21
http://steelseries.com/us/products/keyboards/steelseries-6gv2-red-switch

If they price it the same as the black switch then this will be one of the cheapest red switch board you can get?  Sounds like a smart move except the key layout is still too weird.

Personally I already owned a Filco mx red full size so doesn't really matter for me but I think I'd recommend this to people who are jumping into their first mechanical keyboard and want a full size mx red board and doesn't have too much money to spend, for tenkeyless cm storm quickfire rapid is till the best :P

Although comparing this to the corsair k60 it feel like watching a 3 legged race, it's like do you want half mechanical keys or do you want weird layouts?  Sigh I guess you really do get what you pay for lol

Budget Full Size:
Blackwidow - MX Blue
CM Storm QuickFire Pro - MX Brown
SteelSeries 6GV2 - MX Red
SteelSeries 6GV2 - MX Black

Budget Tenkeyless:
CM Storm QuickFire Rapid - All Switches

Quality Full Size and Tenkeyless:
Filco - All Switches

Quality Backlit:
Ducky - All Switches

Sounds about right?
Title: Re: SteelSeries 6GV2 Red Switch - Cheapest MX Red board?
Post by: Deekin on Mon, 27 August 2012, 14:18:26
Those Mx Red 6g v2 costs like $25 more than the usual Mx Black ones in Sweden.

I think the Rosewill Mx Red is the best cheapest Mx Red board for US people and that for EU the QPAD MK-50 is the "best" one for the cheapest price.
Title: Re: SteelSeries 6GV2 Red Switch - Cheapest MX Red board?
Post by: Carter on Mon, 27 August 2012, 17:49:46
QF Pro also comes in red switch for same price as brown.
Title: Re: SteelSeries 6GV2 Red Switch - Cheapest MX Red board?
Post by: Hyde on Mon, 27 August 2012, 20:27:40
Ahhhhhhhh damn too bad they don't have the QuickFire Pro with Red in Canada.  I'll probably ask my friend to get a Rosewill then, he just might need to solder the connector himself to ensure it doesn't break lol
Title: Re: SteelSeries 6GV2 Red Switch - Cheapest MX Red board?
Post by: dorkvader on Mon, 27 August 2012, 22:31:01
I thought the rosewill was cheaper than the $99 (what the 6GV2 red is at when I checked just now) when it's (Often) on sale.