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Offline Sehcure

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Solid starter TKL mechanical keyboard?
« on: Wed, 23 March 2016, 04:19:29 »
Like the minimal look, no backlight etc.

Help! :)
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Offline klennkellon

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Re: Solid starter TKL mechanical keyboard?
« Reply #1 on: Wed, 23 March 2016, 04:38:01 »
cm storm quickfire rapid

solid boards for the price, half decent variety of switches.
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Offline mrlooolz

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Re: Solid starter TKL mechanical keyboard?
« Reply #2 on: Wed, 23 March 2016, 04:55:43 »
Look into ducky! i got the shine 5 and cant be happier
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Offline Dernubenfrieken

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Re: Solid starter TKL mechanical keyboard?
« Reply #3 on: Wed, 23 March 2016, 06:34:38 »
Quickfire rapid. Solid board to start with, replaceable top case, can take out the controller to make it programmable, and just generally easy to work with.
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Re: Solid starter TKL mechanical keyboard?
« Reply #4 on: Wed, 23 March 2016, 06:36:10 »
KUL ES87
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Offline sitch

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Re: Solid starter TKL mechanical keyboard?
« Reply #5 on: Wed, 23 March 2016, 06:44:34 »
Filco 87!
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Offline appleonama

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Re: Solid starter TKL mechanical keyboard?
« Reply #6 on: Wed, 23 March 2016, 06:49:53 »
leopold fc750r there is nothing better

I will shill the hell out of this board because it was the best stock board I've ever tried

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Offline appleonama

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Re: Solid starter TKL mechanical keyboard?
« Reply #7 on: Wed, 23 March 2016, 06:53:28 »
Quote from: Sehcure on Wed, 23 March 2016, 04:19:29
Like the minimal look, no backlight etc.

Help! :)

Quote from: mrlooolz on Wed, 23 March 2016, 04:55:43
Look into ducky! i got the shine 5 and cant be happier
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Offline mrlooolz

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Re: Solid starter TKL mechanical keyboard?
« Reply #8 on: Wed, 23 March 2016, 06:55:17 »
Quote from: appleonama on Wed, 23 March 2016, 06:53:28
Quote from: Sehcure on Wed, 23 March 2016, 04:19:29
Like the minimal look, no backlight etc.

Help! :)

Quote from: mrlooolz on Wed, 23 March 2016, 04:55:43
Look into ducky! i got the shine 5 and cant be happier

lol. My bad.
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Re: Solid starter TKL mechanical keyboard?
« Reply #9 on: Wed, 23 March 2016, 10:07:24 »
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Offline The Hobbiest

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Re: Solid starter TKL mechanical keyboard?
« Reply #10 on: Wed, 23 March 2016, 12:37:48 »
Another Kul-ES87 user here that would happily suggest this board for what you are looking for.  The Leopold fc750r is another good option but I was able to get the Kul and a set of pbt dyesub keycaps for slightly less than the total cost of the Leopold.
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Offline StormyMonday

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Re: Solid starter TKL mechanical keyboard?
« Reply #11 on: Wed, 23 March 2016, 13:25:49 »
These are all good suggestions; you won't go wrong with either of them. The deciding factor will come down to price and availability when it comes time to pull the trigger. Don't agonize about finding "The One." Narrow your list down to two, or three and then go with the best deal that you can find.
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Offline jamster

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Re: Solid starter TKL mechanical keyboard?
« Reply #12 on: Thu, 24 March 2016, 00:59:35 »
Do the Filco and Leopolds have DIP switch options to flip the Caps Lock and Ctrl keys?

Besides being a very solid and minimalist board, the KUL does and it's a great feature to have.
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Re: Solid starter TKL mechanical keyboard?
« Reply #13 on: Thu, 24 March 2016, 01:35:25 »
quickfire rapid

then upgrade into programmable layout via frosty flake

then switch switches to vintage black

then get gateron blanx

then we are twins
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Offline demik

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Re: Solid starter TKL mechanical keyboard?
« Reply #14 on: Thu, 24 March 2016, 02:13:19 »
hhkb, it's technically a TKL.

it's minimal, no tacky backlight, has great switches and you won't need another keyboard after it. im saving you money and headaches!
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Offline KRKS

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Re: Solid starter TKL mechanical keyboard?
« Reply #15 on: Thu, 24 March 2016, 02:35:45 »
Ozone Strike Battle

also +1 for Quickfire Rapid it's solid too.
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Offline spanyam

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Re: Solid starter TKL mechanical keyboard?
« Reply #16 on: Thu, 24 March 2016, 02:41:39 »
If you really care to swap caps/ctrl then KUL ES-87 is likely your best bet. Really solid board for the price. If you want to get a similar solid feel for less and don't really care to remap keys, then Quickfire Rapid is excellent.
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Re: Solid starter TKL mechanical keyboard?
« Reply #17 on: Thu, 24 March 2016, 05:24:13 »
RealForce 87U 55g uniform.

Or if you want to stick with Cherry then QFR, Filco, KUL or WASD.

Or Alps get a Matias something or a KB Paradise V80 (currently on Massdrop).

Buckling spring = SSK.
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Offline carmenohio

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Re: Solid starter TKL mechanical keyboard?
« Reply #18 on: Thu, 24 March 2016, 19:20:23 »
Putting in another vote for the CM Quickfire Rapid.  You can get them for about $60 these days, and they're 90% of what a Filco is at a fraction of the price.
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Re: Solid starter TKL mechanical keyboard?
« Reply #19 on: Fri, 25 March 2016, 04:32:28 »
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Re: Solid starter TKL mechanical keyboard?
« Reply #20 on: Fri, 25 March 2016, 04:40:32 »
Depends on what you want to spend

Over 100$
leopold fc750r (Great stock caps)
Kul 87 es (Stellar support and warranty )


Cheaper priced boards
Ganss G.s 87 (Basically a much cheaper FILCO i have two they are very solid buys when on sale got both mine for under 60$ US)
Quickfire rapid
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Offline losing_ctrl

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Re: Solid starter TKL mechanical keyboard?
« Reply #21 on: Fri, 25 March 2016, 07:48:04 »
I would give this WASD TKL board a look:

http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/products/mechanical-keyboard/wasd-87-key-doubleshot-pbt-black-slate-mechanical-keyboard.html

I have this keyboard with MX Greens, but in a full size form factor, and really like it - it feels very solid and the keycaps have a very pleasant texture.
« Last Edit: Fri, 25 March 2016, 07:55:50 by losing_ctrl »
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