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Title: Please help me choose a new Keyboard
Post by: Kynell on Sat, 18 April 2015, 08:32:02

Hey Geeks!

I'm looking for a new Keyboard. Im currently using a Cherry G80-3000 with MX Blacks.

I dont like the MX Blacks anymore and want to buy a Keyboard with MX Browns, i recently typed on a MJ2 with Browns and I really liked it!

So what am I looking for?

- Good Quality
- MX Browns
- simple looking, no strange edges etc.. it has to look like a Keyboard
- Maybe Backlit but not necessary
- 100% Layout, ISO 104 Key, german
- Can spend up to $160

I hope you guys can help me out :)

Thanks!

Title: Re: Please help me choose a new Keyboard
Post by: Kynell on Sun, 19 April 2015, 02:23:02

anyone?

Title: Re: Please help me choose a new Keyboard
Post by: Oobly on Mon, 20 April 2015, 05:22:25

Why not go with an MJ2 with Browns like the one you tried already?

Top quality, within your budget, suits all your criteria. Or if you want to look at boards with backlighting, try the Ducky Shine models.

This does raise a question, though. Costar or Cherry stabilisers? Filco has Costar, Ducky has Cherry.

I choose Cherry, despite the little tabs which soften the bottom out, simply because they're less hassle when changing caps, less prone to rattle, don't binf on thick keycaps, etc. And the little tabs casn be trimmed off so they don't have a "mushy" bottom out any more.

Costar are fine if you don't change keycaps much, don't want to mod them to get rid of the tabs or don't plan to get thick caps that may bind.

Title: Re: Please help me choose a new Keyboard
Post by: ghostjuggernaut on Mon, 20 April 2015, 06:57:41

I vote for a Filco.  You should be able to find a decent priced MJ2 108 key within your range, and it is a great board.

Title: Re: Please help me choose a new Keyboard
Post by: rowdy on Tue, 21 April 2015, 03:11:59

Quote from: Oobly on Mon, 20 April 2015, 05:22:25

Why not go with an MJ2 with Browns like the one you tried already?

Top quality, within your budget, suits all your criteria. Or if you want to look at boards with backlighting, try the Ducky Shine models.

This does raise a question, though. Costar or Cherry stabilisers? Filco has Costar, Ducky has Cherry.

I choose Cherry, despite the little tabs which soften the bottom out, simply because they're less hassle when changing caps, less prone to rattle, don't binf on thick keycaps, etc. And the little tabs casn be trimmed off so they don't have a "mushy" bottom out any more.

Costar are fine if you don't change keycaps much, don't want to mod them to get rid of the tabs or don't plan to get thick caps that may bind.

Costar is also more forgiving of less than perfectly formed modifiers, especially Shift and space bar.