Thank you guys for your suggestions! Very helpful!
May i ask why you specifically want the Cherry G80-3000 ?
Yes that was what i was considering at first, however there are many variants of it so it's easily confusing which to get. Also not easy to find :/
Theres a newer Cherry G80-3494 LYCUS-2 that has POM laser etched keys, and uses Cherry MX red switches. However the only way to get them is through Tabao China :X For me after reading the reviews, red switches sounded too soft and easy to make accidental key presses when resting fingers lightly on keys, so i decided against getting one.
Then i looked at the Filco Majestouch Tactile which uses Cherry Mx Brown switches. It's good but i didn't particularly like the pad printed keys. They may be selling a full set of double shot replacements in the future for 40-60 usd, but when that will be is anybodys guess.
And finally i settled on the Ducky 9008 which is basically a better build of the Filco, and uses it's own controller to avoid any problems associated with some costar controllers. I was told it was laser etched keys however now it seems that they may be silk screen pad printed keys ..... Ducky also say they are selling full set pbt key cap replacements but their out of stock. And whether they are laser etched is anyones guess although i suspect they may be. According to another poster, gaga, he says Ducky did sell pbt keys before but they were too stiff and were spoiling the switches. So not sure if they will sell fixed versions or the old problematic ones :/
Anyway the Cherry, Filco and Ducky recommendations i posted above all support NKRO even when using a USB to PS2 adapter :X
Looking at your budget .... the recommendations i gave are probably out of your reach :/ since their roughly like 120-160 USD
Maybe you should consider something like a Rosewill perhaps ?
Why I consider G80-3000 first is that I had used them before (with black and blue MX switches) and they were not bad to me. I don't have many experiences in using many different brands of keyboards, so I tend to consider a familiar one first.
By the way, I lived in Taiwan a few years ago, and I know that Cherry, Filco, and Ducky are all very famous in Taiwan. The G80-3000 was about $90 in Taiwan, but my friend told me that now the price is going to $120.
Black, white or blue swiches?
American ANSI layout (horizontal enter) with € on 5
80-3000LPC Black switches
80-3000LQC White switches
80-3000LSC Blue switches
Keyboard: ~€55 (~$75) + shipping from germany: ~€42 (~$58) + custom fees, which I don't know what they are when importing from EU to US.
Still not cheap.. but cheaper then buying from Asia.
I had typed all Black, white and blue switches, and I like them all. So which of these switches are fine to me. But more than $120 on a G80-3000 might be too high for me, so I will hesitate on this. Although I like this model, if there are only expensive ones, I might want to try other brands.
twn2, despite the obvious layout differences, the 125B and 135B have different feature sets. Do you play FPS games? Do you type a lot? You should consider what you use your keyboard for before making a decision. If you play fps games then you wouldn't want the 125B because it only has 2 key rollover. The 135B has n-key rollover.
I think I am around 90% typing and 10% gaming. But the gaming percent might be going up in the future, so you are right, I need to take this into account. Thanks.
