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geekhack Community => Keyboards => Topic started by: daalsat on Wed, 18 October 2017, 18:16:27

Title: Finding a Keyboard for myself.
Post by: daalsat on Wed, 18 October 2017, 18:16:27

Hello.

I am looking for a mechanical keyboard with the following properties:
- Cherry MX Brown Switches
- Tenkeyless (but still with function keys and that stuff)
- German Layout
- White Backlight

Can anyone help me finding a keyboard like that?

Title: Re: Finding a Keyboard for myself.
Post by: clickityClackity on Wed, 18 October 2017, 18:34:48

Price range?

Title: Re: Finding a Keyboard for myself.
Post by: daalsat on Wed, 18 October 2017, 18:43:39

I'd say up to $150. But also mention higher if there are some that you want to mention.

Title: Re: Finding a Keyboard for myself.
Post by: clickityClackity on Wed, 18 October 2017, 18:44:29

actually im not sure you have a lot of options, but forrunstely there are two of these in stock now:

http://www.keyboardco.com/keyboard/german-filco-majestouch-2-tenkeyless-nkr-tactile-action-keyboard.asp

Title: Re: Finding a Keyboard for myself.
Post by: daalsat on Wed, 18 October 2017, 18:56:13

Ok. Any other apart from that one in any price range?

Title: Re: Finding a Keyboard for myself.
Post by: kultra on Thu, 19 October 2017, 07:04:38

https://www.amazon.de/Storm-Rapid-i-Gaming-Tastatur-MX-Brown-SGK-4040-GKCM1/dp/B00KIRD0B6/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8
Not very good reviews and some received US layout.

https://www.amazon.de/Lioncast-mechanische-Tenkeyless-deutsches-QWERTZ-Layout/dp/B012NRT8J6/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8
Only WASD and arrows are illuminated.

I think the Filco is higher quality than my suggestions.

Title: Re: Finding a Keyboard for myself.
Post by: chyros on Thu, 19 October 2017, 07:07:42

Doesn't Logitech do something like this?

Title: Re: Finding a Keyboard for myself.
Post by: Findecanor on Thu, 19 October 2017, 08:34:53

There used to be Cooler Master QuickFire Rapid-I, but with an ugly keycap font.
I thought their successor "MasterKeys Pro S" would be available in German layout but I can't find it.

Title: Re: Finding a Keyboard for myself.
Post by: Nuji on Thu, 19 October 2017, 10:29:05

I registered just for this!

https://www.caseking.de/ducky-one-tkl-pbt-gaming-tastatur-mx-brown-rgb-led-schwarz-gata-877.html (https://www.caseking.de/ducky-one-tkl-pbt-gaming-tastatur-mx-brown-rgb-led-schwarz-gata-877.html)

The Ducky one TKL is imo one of the best entry-level mechanical keebs that's available.

Caseking is also very fast with shipping.  :cool:

Title: Re: Finding a Keyboard for myself.
Post by: daalsat on Fri, 20 October 2017, 14:03:59

Quote from: kultra on Thu, 19 October 2017, 07:04:38

https://www.amazon.de/Storm-Rapid-i-Gaming-Tastatur-MX-Brown-SGK-4040-GKCM1/dp/B00KIRD0B6/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8
Not very good reviews and some received US layout.

https://www.amazon.de/Lioncast-mechanische-Tenkeyless-deutsches-QWERTZ-Layout/dp/B012NRT8J6/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8
Only WASD and arrows are illuminated.

I think the Filco is higher quality than my suggestions.

Ok. What is your suggestion without backlight?

Title: Re: Finding a Keyboard for myself.
Post by: daalsat on Fri, 20 October 2017, 14:14:40

Quote from: chyros on Thu, 19 October 2017, 07:07:42

Doesn't Logitech do something like this?

Logitech have their own switches, right?

https://gaming.logitech.com/en-us/product/pro-gaming-keyboard
I mean, this looks good to me, but can you compare their switches to Cherry switches? If so, to what type?

Title: Re: Finding a Keyboard for myself.
Post by: daalsat on Fri, 20 October 2017, 14:21:26

Quote from: Findecanor on Thu, 19 October 2017, 08:34:53

There used to be Cooler Master QuickFire Rapid-I, but with an ugly keycap font.
I thought their successor "MasterKeys Pro S" would be available in German layout but I can't find it.

I was looking at this one earlier, but many people say that it doesn't sound great and the keycaps are badly designed.

Title: Re: Finding a Keyboard for myself.
Post by: daalsat on Fri, 20 October 2017, 14:24:38

Quote from: Nuji on Thu, 19 October 2017, 10:29:05

I registered just for this!

https://www.caseking.de/ducky-one-tkl-pbt-gaming-tastatur-mx-brown-rgb-led-schwarz-gata-877.html (https://www.caseking.de/ducky-one-tkl-pbt-gaming-tastatur-mx-brown-rgb-led-schwarz-gata-877.html)

The Ducky one TKL is imo one of the best entry-level mechanical keebs that's available.

Caseking is also very fast with shipping.  :cool:

In my experience this RGB stuff (which is imo pretty useless) tends to make the white less white and more of another color, for example light purple. Does that apply to the Ducky One? I honestly want nothing but a true white (if possible).

Title: Re: Finding a Keyboard for myself.
Post by: Duckyreddy on Fri, 20 October 2017, 14:27:48

I second the Filco Majestouch, Regarding Logitech's Romer G's, I'm not the biggest fan.

They are shorter and promise a faster actuation vs something like the MX Browns, they have a very slight bump close to actuation, a great switch for some but I find them a little mushy imo.  :)