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Offline Hermann

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Buying first mechanical keyboard - need advice
« on: Tue, 13 March 2012, 07:05:42 »
Hey guys,

This is my first post. I'm new to this forum, please don't be harsh on me.
I've been using a cheap-ass wireless keyboard for years now. Last night I decided it was time to buy a new one. For some reason I want to try out a mechanical keyboard.

Here is what I'm looking for:
Price: Less than preferrably less than 100$
Main Use: general office stuff like excel and word and some gaming (RTS like SC2)
Design: Not too fancy, I don't like keyboards with too many extra keys, especially extra keys on the left side (I want ctrl to be the key at the very bottom left)

What switches should I use? I was thinking about MX blacks or clears. So far, I like the Cherry G80-3000 with mx blacks. However, I was disappointed to learn that it doesn't do that wellon gaming. Any suggestions?


Greetings from Germany.
Alex
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« Reply #1 on: Tue, 13 March 2012, 07:21:55 »
Welcome to GH!

I believe Coolermaster has released their quickfire rapid in MX blacks for the EU market. You should check that out.
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Offline Hermann

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« Reply #2 on: Tue, 13 March 2012, 08:54:25 »
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Welcome to GH!

I believe Coolermaster has released their quickfire rapid in MX blacks for the EU market. You should check that out.


Thanks mate. That looks pretty interesting. I prefer a keyboard with numpad though.
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Offline tehsprayer

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« Reply #3 on: Tue, 13 March 2012, 08:56:30 »
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Thanks mate. That looks pretty interesting. I prefer a keyboard with numpad though.

I love my quickfire rapid in mx blues. Very good for typing aswell for gaming, with a fantastic price tag. Whatever cherrymx you think you will like either black or blue should be fine.
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« Reply #4 on: Tue, 13 March 2012, 14:43:31 »
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Welcome to GH!

I believe Coolermaster has released their quickfire rapid in MX blacks for the EU market. You should check that out.

Where have you seen that? I live in Europe and  im interested in this keyboard but i cant find it for sell in european stores and importation is not an option for people who live in Portugal where customs fees are huge.
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« Reply #5 on: Tue, 13 March 2012, 15:21:46 »
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Where have you seen that? I live in Europe and  im interested in this keyboard but i cant find it for sell in european stores and importation is not an option for people who live in Portugal where customs fees are huge.


you guys don't have amazon.com portugal?
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Offline n0str3ssPT

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« Reply #6 on: Tue, 13 March 2012, 15:36:26 »
No. Amazon.com only ships for United kingdom :( .
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Offline Hermann

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« Reply #7 on: Tue, 13 March 2012, 18:03:01 »
I haven't found any deals on the Coolermaster board in Germany.
What do you guys think about the Raptor K1 and the SteelSeries 6gv2?
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