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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: mapple on Mon, 26 August 2013, 08:32:17
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hello mates as in topic, my requirements :
- needs to be cherry mx blue
- pbt/dual shot abs - nice to have blank (colour as long it's not pink i'm ok)
- detachable usb cable
- backlight - white/green , blue/pink/magneta/red/yellow and all others are off the chart
any suggestions?
please don't make posts like if you don't need backlight, i need it. Very much appricate your help.
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Disregarding everything you think you need.. because I know better than you.. ask NE-one
Get the Ergodox.
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strictly speaking - backlights don't work out very well for PBT or doubleshots unless the first shot is translucent polycarbonate. If you want backlights - you're going to have to settle for laser etched caps which are typically thin ABS.
Recommendations: Wait for Ducky Shine 3 TKL version (supposedly late September).
If you can forego the backlight then get a Leopold FC700R. It has PBT caps by default, and is a pretty nice board. There is a vendor from Indonesia that has been selling them on our classifieds, but he's currently out of stock. He should have some more the beginning of next month I think I read.
If you're on a budget you could get a CM QuickFire Rapid and buy a set of aftermarket PBT caps (Vortex in white for $40 + shipping comes to mind from techkeys.us).
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I suggest not bothering about the keycaps when buying the keyboard because anyway no keyboard comes with thick cherry profile keycaps and it's the most simple thing to change on a keyboard and there are regular GB for some in here.
So focus on the other features you want and then you can always change keycaps later. If you want a good quality tkl backlit keyboard, Ducky is probably one of your best bet. I don't own one, but I never saw a bad review about them.
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i wanted to quote but there's too much, thanks for help. Everyone of u got right especially u TP4;) althought for now, 1st tricky to get, 2nd cash not quite yet there;)[that was about ergo]. as for other guys all given keyboards are missing sth like backlight or cable isn't detachable.
Recommendations: Wait for Ducky Shine 3 TKL version (supposedly late September).
that sounds good and smart, but for backlight i know it has rainbow:D but does it have detachable usb cable?
So focus on the other features you want and then you can always change keycaps later. If you want a good quality tkl backlit keyboard, Ducky is probably one of your best bet. I don't own one, but I never saw a bad review about them.
yep already have ducky and i had possibility to work for couple days on filco, well for this words i can start war but what a heck.... for me build quality filco and ducky are very similar and my last purchase of pro2 with PBT was the best i ever made (obviously we don't count model m:)).
anyways thank you guys for response i'll wait for ducky 3 to come with TKL (my first smaller than normal keyboard)...... last thing ppl which are using TKL are you missing a lot digits on right? is possible to live without them? i hate using laptop/notebook keyboards for that part... so maybe that whole thing is f*ed up idea?(for me getting TKL)?