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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: ohauo on Tue, 22 October 2013, 05:25:02
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Hi , i've decided to buy a new mechanical keyboard but I've no idea which one should i buy cause all of them are pretty good. So i need some opinion from community.
Which LED and non-LED mechanical keyboard should i buy? Can i get from Melbourne , Australia? :)
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You're being too generic :P
Do you have any preference on switch type, format, layout?
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Like lcs said, what's your preferences and price range?
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php
Good range of mechs on pcg.
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I would like to say that cooler master has some nice prices and the boards seem to be nice (I have never used one, this is by other recommendations here.)
My first mech was a Filco and I cannot recommend it more if you don't need backlighting.
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For starters
http://www.auspcmarket.com.au/keyboards/
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Another pretty good online store for Australia:
http://www.mechkb.com/
They also have a switch tester kit, if you're unsure about what kind of switch you want:
http://www.mechkb.com/products/assessories/max-cherry-sampler-kit-includes-shipping.html
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I would strongly recommend buying the switch tester linked above if you're unsure which one you think you want. You can pose the question of which switch is best to 10 different people here, and you'll get at least four or five different answers. The best way to find out which switch is best for you is to try them on your own and make a determination from there. The switch tester won't give you a full picture, but at the very least it will help you eliminate ones that you don't like.
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You may like the topre feel. I would get the Leopold topre.
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If this is your first keyboard and you're ok with the TenKeyLess (TKL) layout, I'd highly suggest the CoolerMaster QFR.
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If this is your first keyboard and you're ok with the TenKeyLess (TKL) layout, I'd highly suggest the CoolerMaster QFR.
The QFR is an excellent keyboard to get you started. I would also add, once you've decided on one, make sure you buy it from someplace that has a return policy just in case you end up not liking it.
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For Backlit, ur only "reliable" choice is the ducky shine series... Nothing else comes close in quality..
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Corsair K65 with o-rings. Really nice, just the basics, no frills, well-built, looks great, inexpensive.
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If this is your first keyboard and you're ok with the TenKeyLess (TKL) layout, I'd highly suggest the CoolerMaster QFR.
I'd second that. And if you can't find one, go for a Ducky Shine 3 or Pro (http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=113_1361&zenid=1f39433207857de349b39790a4683656). Don't even bother with Corsair or Razer. Corsair may have a nice case and Razer may be flashy, but they're both mediocre to low quality keyboards when compared with others on the market.
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Welcome to Geekhack!
PCCG has the largest range of mechanical keyboards in Melbourne, and probably Australia. Although their range seems to be changing - they have no CM and no RealForce any more :(
CPL (http://www.cplonline.com.au/keyboards/keyboards.html?kb_type=407) also has a few, although they no longer sell CM either (where I got mine from a year or so ago).
Or consider ordering from, say, qtan. I bought a KeyCool from him recently, cost less than getting a QFR from QLD (which is about the only place still selling them in Australia).
PCCG has an excellent range of Ducky board (excluding TKL, although they are apparently supposed to be getting Shine 3 TKL in November). Ducky is good. I have two :)