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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: LollyWater on Mon, 12 November 2012, 22:47:16
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So I got my sample kit in the mail yesterday. The blacks take too long to bottom out, the blues are too loud. The browns feel really nice and I can imagine they would be great for general use but the reds feel like a dream in regards to gaming. So smooth and lovely. I can see what a big problem they could make typing though.
How do you guys find reds for typing or browns for gaming?
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I love reds for everything.
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i had reds for a bit and i loved them. never gamed on them.
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I still need to try Reds. My Poker coming will have them.
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Recently built a keyboard with 62g reds for gaming because I felt like they were a tad light. im digging the 62g reds lately for gaming but thats about it
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I love my reds too, but I put even lighter springs on them.
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I'm gonna try that soon :)
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Microlinears
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Yeah, well I'm going to put a piece of cotton in some Reds!
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Microlinears
featherdusters?
or velvets - soft and smooooooth
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Red are by far one of my favourites other than brown.
(http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k221/undarken/random/CLOUDOFBOOBS.jpg)
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Any board can game good as long as your fingers can get used to it.
If you like bottoming out getting red should be a decent choice for you.
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I am a fan of tactile switches for typing, but reds with o-rings are actually decent to type on. Not great, but doable for me.
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Maybe now I'll get to freakin' try some Reds!! What does a brotha gotta do to try out some Reds around here!?!
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Buy a cheap used board, play with it for a few weeks, sell it? Or if you have a poker or pure, swap in a few red switches to try them out.
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Buy a cheap used board, play with it for a few weeks, sell it? Or if you have a poker or pure, swap in a few red switches to try them out.
This will be my first mechanical board with is why I want to make sure it will suite needs as a gamer and a general internet browser. I don't really ever type long articles out so typing isn't a huge deal to me. I'm looking at the Choc Mini 87 but I may go with a used board just to save on price.
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BTW, there's not such thing as "gaming" switch or hardware. That's just a marketing term to appeal to gamers. Back then when I use to play sc2, I can switch between mx reds or blues just fine, and some people swear against mx blues for gaming.
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I had reds for a while and loved them. Then I began playing SC2 and actually hated them for that purpose. I switched to browns and they feel a lot better. I make fewer typos with the browns also. With reds, I found that I was far more prone to press the keys adjacent to the ones I was aiming for.
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I actually started with browns and then later on switch to reds. First impression was that brown is definitely better for typing and red is definitely better for gaming.
I have my repeat rate set to really high and repeat delay to really short, so at first with reds I keep getting double key because I left my finger on the key just a tad bit too long. But after a while I finally got used to it then red feels more effortless to type on because you can just glide through all the keys smoothly and quickly, but it probably took like 1-2 months until I get to that point.
So if you spend time on it I think red will definitely grow on you. Brown is one of those switch that you can get used to in 1 day.
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I actually started with browns and then later on switch to reds. First impression was that brown is definitely better for typing and red is definitely better for gaming.
I have my repeat rate set to really high and repeat delay to really short, so at first with reds I keep getting double key because I left my finger on the key just a tad bit too long. But after a while I finally got used to it then red feels more effortless to type on because you can just glide through all the keys smoothly and quickly, but it probably took like 1-2 months until I get to that point.
So if you spend time on it I think red will definitely grow on you. Brown is one of those switch that you can get used to in 1 day.
Awesome, Thanks!
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Well I received my poker with reds yesterday and I'm LOVING it
I am used to typing on browns but I also type a lot on my laptop that's probably why I like light switches with no tactile bump
Typing speed feels faster but I didn't do any wpm test
What I don't like on my poker though is that it is cheap
no plate makes bottom out a little weak and the case is not levelled which is the major pb, ABS also sucks...good news is I have all I need coming in the mail to pimp it and make it dope
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I love reds — mostly for typing (I play games only rarely). I had issues like bottoming out a lot, or doubletapping at some point, but I've adjusted the way I type, and now reds are just great. Maybe I'll try to lube them, because they could be a bit smoother though.
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I fell I slip too much when I'm typing on reds. It might be my man hands but they are far too easy to press and has no feedback.
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using red, i type and game. no issues.
games like cs 1.6 , LoL , SC2 and QL all good.
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I make more mistakes on my reds, but that can be attributed to user error, and I personally prefer the browns for all purpose use.