« previous next »
Pages:  [1]     Go Down

Author Topic: My First Mechanical Keyboard  (Read 4180 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline andrewf87

  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 15
My First Mechanical Keyboard
« on: Thu, 13 October 2011, 12:24:24 »
Hey everyone, how's it going?

My name is Andrew and I'm new to these forums.

I would like to purchase a mechanical keyboard and I have found this forum to be quite informative.

I play Starcraft 2 and after having a read I think I would like my keyboard to use Cherry MX Brown switches as I like the idea of having tactile feel but I don't want a clicking sound. I would also like to have a fully size keyboard.

What brand of keyboard to you recommend? I like the look the the Filco keyboards. What about Das, Leopold and Ducky?

Thanks in advance

Andrew
Logged

Offline noodles256

  • Posts: 1980
  • le legendary
My First Mechanical Keyboard
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 13 October 2011, 12:28:03 »
wlcm
Logged
AF | Ducky YOTD |

Offline domin8r

  • Posts: 162
My First Mechanical Keyboard
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 13 October 2011, 12:36:46 »
I have a DAS at work.. it's great quality! Too bad the case is shiny, you can see fingers, smudges, on it.. should have been matte.
Logged
Compaq MX-11800, Ergo Clear/Brown/Ghetto Red
Ducky 1087XM
Laser SX-25 , White SMK
Black Dell AT101W
IBM Model M 1390120 (\'86)
Cherry G80-1000, Panda Clears

Offline andrewf87

  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 15
My First Mechanical Keyboard
« Reply #3 on: Thu, 13 October 2011, 12:50:43 »
Cheers Ripster.

wlcm?

domin8r, the shiny finish puts me off the DAS keyboard, yeah it should have been a matte finish.

Cheers
Logged

Offline enoy21

  • Posts: 423
My First Mechanical Keyboard
« Reply #4 on: Thu, 13 October 2011, 15:47:18 »
Have you considered WASD ?    Excellent build quality that many compare to Filcos.   Hand inspected and tweaked before leaving the seller and a great price at $120 with semi custom or $140 with fully customized keys.
Logged
WASD 104 work
WASD 104 home
WASD 104 [not my style]
Filco MJ2 Ninja 87 [sold]

Offline insilica

  • Posts: 259
  • Location: GCHQ
  • Keyboard Geeza
My First Mechanical Keyboard
« Reply #5 on: Thu, 13 October 2011, 16:13:39 »
wlcm is a stealthy way of saying WeLCoMe....

Anyway wlcm to GH :)

I would recommend the Filco + the general consensus is to get the Brown cherry (as a first key) because its is the middle ground for gaming and typing. There is no best, its subjective and its preference. I'm planning to grab cherry reds and a Topre later but not just yet because I'm still enjoying my cheery Browns. If you don't use the number pad grab a TKL which is essentially a keyboard minus the numpad.

As for the place to make your purchase, may I also suggest KeyboardCo (suppliers to Amazon US)., I think many people here can vouch for them. Alternatively seek WASD or qtan who are very reputable here as well and they are also well represented here. All mentioned parties ship worldwide.
Logged
FreeBSD :: Gentoo :: Arch :: [Project Roswell] :: U2410 Eyefinity :: WC P280 :: 3930K [C2] (4.5GHz)
ASUS Maximus IV :: 64GB Vengeance :: MSI 7970 xFire ::  Seasonic 1KW :: M4 256GB
REALFORCE 87U Silent (Variable) | Filco Majestouch 2 Ninja TKL (Brown) | FC660C

Offline Urglifast

  • Posts: 84
My First Mechanical Keyboard
« Reply #6 on: Thu, 13 October 2011, 16:17:50 »
Quote from: insilica;430424
wlcm is a stealthy way of saying WeLCoMe....

Anyway wlcm to GH :)

I would recommend the Filco + the general consensus is to get the Brown cherry (as a first key) because its is the middle ground for gaming and typing. There is no best, its subjective and its preference. I'm planning to grab cherry reds and a Topre later but not just yet because I'm still enjoying my cheery Browns. If you don't use the number pad grab a TKL which is essentially a keyboard minus the numpad.

As for the place to make your purchase, may I also suggest KeyboardCo (suppliers to Amazon US)., I think many people here can vouch for them. Alternatively seek WASD or qtan who are very reputable here as well and they are also well represented here. All mentioned parties ship worldwide.

what's a TKL?  *by that i mean... useless acronym is useless to anyone who is not familiar with it*
Logged

Offline insilica

  • Posts: 259
  • Location: GCHQ
  • Keyboard Geeza
My First Mechanical Keyboard
« Reply #7 on: Thu, 13 October 2011, 16:25:34 »
Quote from: Urglifast;430426
what's a TKL?  *by that i mean... useless acronym is useless to anyone who is not familiar with it*

well to be fair I did say its a keyboard minus the numpad

OK so TKL is short for TenKeyLess or 10KL - it is meaningless because the keyboard isnt exactly Ten keys less but I associate it with the removal of the 10 numpad numbers which have the most useful function on the right of the keyboard.
Logged
FreeBSD :: Gentoo :: Arch :: [Project Roswell] :: U2410 Eyefinity :: WC P280 :: 3930K [C2] (4.5GHz)
ASUS Maximus IV :: 64GB Vengeance :: MSI 7970 xFire ::  Seasonic 1KW :: M4 256GB
REALFORCE 87U Silent (Variable) | Filco Majestouch 2 Ninja TKL (Brown) | FC660C

Offline Urglifast

  • Posts: 84
My First Mechanical Keyboard
« Reply #8 on: Thu, 13 October 2011, 16:29:40 »
Quote from: insilica;430431
well to be fair I did say its a keyboard minus the numpad

OK so TKL is short for TenKeyLess or 10KL - it is meaningless because the keyboard isnt exactly Ten keys less but I associate it with the removal of the 10 numpad numbers which have the most useful function on the right of the keyboard.

I see that now.  sorry about that.  just trying not to confuse the newbies.
Logged

Offline noodles256

  • Posts: 1980
  • le legendary
My First Mechanical Keyboard
« Reply #9 on: Thu, 13 October 2011, 16:54:28 »
Quote from: insilica;430431
well to be fair I did say its a keyboard minus the numpad

OK so TKL is short for TenKeyLess or 10KL - it is meaningless because the keyboard isnt exactly Ten keys less but I associate it with the removal of the 10 numpad numbers which have the most useful function on the right of the keyboard.

what is TKL
Logged
AF | Ducky YOTD |

Offline noodles256

  • Posts: 1980
  • le legendary
My First Mechanical Keyboard
« Reply #10 on: Thu, 13 October 2011, 16:57:09 »
Quote from: ripster;430447
Tenkeyless.


Lol, i just noticed I have it in my sig. I am such a prick
Logged
AF | Ducky YOTD |

Offline AvenZerg

  • Posts: 54
My First Mechanical Keyboard
« Reply #11 on: Thu, 13 October 2011, 17:28:22 »
andrew i am buying myself a noppoo choc mini w/ cherry mx brown switches.. i just LOVE the positioning of the F1 keys making for easy access when playing SC2.. why do you want a full size keyboard anyway? small keyboards are better for gaming because they allow your mouse and keyboard hand to be closer together, this will result in more accurate gaming (atleast in my experience)
Logged
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

Offline andrewf87

  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 15
My First Mechanical Keyboard
« Reply #12 on: Thu, 13 October 2011, 19:36:28 »
Firstly, thanks for all of the replies guys I appreciate it, this is a nice and friendly forum which is cool.

From the responces in this thread, I think I will now go for a 10 keyless keyboard.

Quote from: enoy21;430403
Have you considered WASD ?    Excellent build quality that many compare to Filcos.   Hand inspected and tweaked before leaving the seller and a great price at $120 with semi custom or $140 with fully customized keys.


I was interested in the WASD but it doesn't look like they make a 10 keyless version.

Quote from: insilica;430424
wlcm is a stealthy way of saying WeLCoMe....

Anyway wlcm to GH :)

I would recommend the Filco + the general consensus is to get the Brown cherry (as a first key) because its is the middle ground for gaming and typing. There is no best, its subjective and its preference. I'm planning to grab cherry reds and a Topre later but not just yet because I'm still enjoying my cheery Browns. If you don't use the number pad grab a TKL which is essentially a keyboard minus the numpad.

As for the place to make your purchase, may I also suggest KeyboardCo (suppliers to Amazon US)., I think many people here can vouch for them. Alternatively seek WASD or qtan who are very reputable here as well and they are also well represented here. All mentioned parties ship worldwide.


Thanks for the information.

Quote from: AvenZerg;430475
andrew i am buying myself a noppoo choc mini w/ cherry mx brown switches.. i just LOVE the positioning of the F1 keys making for easy access when playing SC2.. why do you want a full size keyboard anyway? small keyboards are better for gaming because they allow your mouse and keyboard hand to be closer together, this will result in more accurate gaming (atleast in my experience)


Hey AvenZerg, I did have a look at that keyboard and the position of the F keys does look really cool. Are there many other keyboards which have the F keys closer to the number keys? What other keyboards did you look at before making your choice?  I like the look of the Filco but I don't think the F keys are as close to the numbers keys as on the Noppoo Choc Mini.

Cheers
Logged

Offline duncan

  • Posts: 184
My First Mechanical Keyboard
« Reply #13 on: Thu, 13 October 2011, 19:42:11 »
If you are interested in a compact board (like the noopoo) then also have a look at the Poker X.
Not saying one is better than the other, just another option to look at.
http://www.mechkeyboards.com/poker.html
Logged

Realforce 86UB || HHKB P2 || FILCO MT 87 Blues || FILCO MT 87 Browns || FILCO MT 87 Ninja  Blacks || Poker X Reds

Offline andrewf87

  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 15
My First Mechanical Keyboard
« Reply #14 on: Fri, 14 October 2011, 06:14:13 »
Quote from: duncan;430608
If you are interested in a compact board (like the noopoo) then also have a look at the Poker X.
Not saying one is better than the other, just another option to look at.
http://www.mechkeyboards.com/poker.html

Hey thanks for the suggestion, that looks like a good option but I would like my keyboard to have seperate function keys.

Cheers
Logged

Offline enoy21

  • Posts: 423
My First Mechanical Keyboard
« Reply #15 on: Fri, 14 October 2011, 07:37:03 »
I don't think you can go wrong with a Filco or Leopold in MX browns for TenKeyless and SC2. Alot of people like the browns for that game.
Logged
WASD 104 work
WASD 104 home
WASD 104 [not my style]
Filco MJ2 Ninja 87 [sold]

Offline Clickey

  • Posts: 337
My First Mechanical Keyboard
« Reply #16 on: Fri, 14 October 2011, 08:33:35 »
Quote from: ripster;430447
Tenkeyless.


Since when do you recognize TKL as tenkeyless? I thought you hated it.
Logged
"we are on Geekhack not Lazy****" - The Solutor

Offline andrewf87

  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 15
My First Mechanical Keyboard
« Reply #17 on: Sat, 15 October 2011, 01:18:32 »
Does anyone know what stabilisers the Noppoo Choc Mini uses?
Logged

Offline AvenZerg

  • Posts: 54
My First Mechanical Keyboard
« Reply #18 on: Sat, 15 October 2011, 09:20:19 »
the tkl filco.. and the KBC poker which have F1 keys over the 123456789 keys.. and the noppoo choc mini basically..
i think i will still get the KBC poker cherry mx blue for typing.. i think the KBC looks alot nicer than the noppoo choc mini..
Logged
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

Offline Ink`Eyes

  • Posts: 28
My First Mechanical Keyboard
« Reply #19 on: Sat, 15 October 2011, 20:17:54 »
I picked up a noppoo just to see if I liked red switches before I put out the big bucks on a different keyboard.  What I found however is that the F key placement is so nice for gaming I'm keeping it just for that.  The Poker wasn't an option for me because I need to use F keys and the numbers for RTS.

The lighting in my room sucks at the moment so this is the best pic I could take.
[ Attachment Invalid Or Does Not Exist ] 28738[/ATTACH]
Logged

Offline N8N

  • Posts: 791
My First Mechanical Keyboard
« Reply #20 on: Sat, 15 October 2011, 20:21:37 »
Quote from: andrewf87;431545
Does anyone know what stabilisers the Noppoo Choc Mini uses?

Choc Pro uses Costar so I would ASSume that Choc Mini is the same.
Logged
Filco Majestouch-2 with Cherry Corp. doubleshot keys - Leopold Tenkeyless Tactile Force with Wyse doubleshots - Silicon Graphics 9500900 - WASD V1 - IBM Model M 52G9658 - Noppoo Choc Pro with Cherry lasered PBT keycaps - Wyse 900866-01 - Cherry G80-8200LPBUS/07 - Dell AT101W - several Cherry G81s (future doubleshot donors) (order of current preference) (dang I have too many keyboards, I really only need two)

Offline zareliman

  • Posts: 31
My First Mechanical Keyboard
« Reply #21 on: Sun, 16 October 2011, 00:02:42 »
I got the Razer blackwidow because was the only tactile mechanical keyboard I could find in my country and it's a great keyboard indeed. I don't like the glossy finish and it took some time to get used to the macro sidekeys but now I love the keyboard and it's sound (tactile plus audible feedback is the best). Now there's a stealth blackwidow, I wonder if they're cherry browns or reds.
I definetively reccomend cherry tactile switches (blue or brown).
Logged

Offline ishtob

  • Posts: 514
  • Location: Boston,MA
My First Mechanical Keyboard
« Reply #22 on: Sun, 16 October 2011, 00:18:41 »
I also play sc2 and I ought a ducky, a noppoo and a poker.
poker won out I actually find it convenient to have the function role = my number keys... my left hand doesn't need to leave the typing position

also keep in mind noppoo can work with macs but you will need to chain a few converters
Logged

Offline andrewf87

  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 15
My First Mechanical Keyboard
« Reply #23 on: Sun, 16 October 2011, 05:22:18 »
Quote from: AvenZerg;431658
the tkl filco.. and the KBC poker which have F1 keys over the 123456789 keys.. and the noppoo choc mini basically..
i think i will still get the KBC poker cherry mx blue for typing.. i think the KBC looks alot nicer than the noppoo choc mini..


The function keys on the Filco don't look to be as close to the numbers as on the Noppoo Choc Mini. The KBC Poker looks good but I would prefer my keyboard to have seperate funtion and number keys.

Quote from: Ink`Eyes;432014
I picked up a noppoo just to see if I liked red switches before I put out the big bucks on a different keyboard.  What I found however is that the F key placement is so nice for gaming I'm keeping it just for that.  The Poker wasn't an option for me because I need to use F keys and the numbers for RTS.

The lighting in my room sucks at the moment so this is the best pic I could take.
(Attachment Link) 28738[/ATTACH]


Thanks for the picture.

Quote from: N8N;432015
Choc Pro uses Costar so I would ASSume that Choc Mini is the same.


Oh cool.

Quote from: zareliman;432100
I got the Razer blackwidow because was the only tactile mechanical keyboard I could find in my country and it's a great keyboard indeed. I don't like the glossy finish and it took some time to get used to the macro sidekeys but now I love the keyboard and it's sound (tactile plus audible feedback is the best). Now there's a stealth blackwidow, I wonder if they're cherry browns or reds.
I definetively reccomend cherry tactile switches (blue or brown).


Thanks for the advice, I am going to get Cherry MX Brown switches.

Quote from: ishtob;432113
I also play sc2 and I ought a ducky, a noppoo and a poker.
poker won out I actually find it convenient to have the function role = my number keys... my left hand doesn't need to leave the typing position

also keep in mind noppoo can work with macs but you will need to chain a few converters


Thanks for the input, I think I would prefer to have seperate number and function keys.

Cheers

Andrew
Logged

Offline andrewf87

  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 15
My First Mechanical Keyboard
« Reply #24 on: Mon, 16 April 2012, 03:19:15 »
Hey guys, it's been a while since I have been on the forums. I ended up buying the Noppoo Choc Mini and I'm really happy with it :) I want to get some more keys that have nubs to help with Starcraft 2, is this something that can be done? The other alternative is I can just add my own but I would prefer to get some custom keys.

Thanks

Andrew
Logged

Offline andrewf87

  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 15
My First Mechanical Keyboard
« Reply #25 on: Mon, 16 April 2012, 20:56:12 »
Anyone?
Logged
Pages:  [1]     Go Up
« previous next »