« previous next »
Pages:  [1]     Go Down

Author Topic: Looking for a Mechanical Keyboard. have questions for the pros.  (Read 3280 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline infamouskid

  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 31
Looking for a Mechanical Keyboard. have questions for the pros.
« on: Sun, 20 November 2011, 18:34:46 »
hey everyone..
this is officially my first post on here!! YAAAYY
anyways i hail from the great north CANADA!
it's time i do away with my logitech 650 and it's driving me nuts that i need to replace this keyboard with another logitech every single year due to worn out shift keys and space bars.
anyways i did some looking around and the CMSTORM Quickfire Rapid RED switch was definitely the model I wanted as it had everything i wanted in a keyboard.

Tenkeyless
NKRO
Red Switches (from the description this is what a user that switches from typing to gaming on the fly would want)

anyways I currently own the cm storm sentinel advance and loved it so buying again from them especially at that price tag makes me real comfortable.. but there are problems...
apparently and from what i read here model SGK-4000-GKCR1 and now from what i read here there is another model SGK-4000-GKCR1-TC are not available in any other region??
Why on earth would they do this? I am in CANADA and I really want this keyboard.

Upon looking further for more keyboards that fit the description I found a few others...

The Leopold "Tenkeyless" Linear Touch Keyboard Model: FC200RR/AB
found here httx://w w w .elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=leopold,tenkeyless&pid=fc200rrab

and

The Filco Majestouch linear r limited edition Model: FKBN87MR/EB2
found here httx://w w w .diatec.co.jp/en/det.php?prod_c=746

Now I am going nuts trying to find a place that sells these keyboards and ships to Canada.
I am new to this whole mechanical keyboard thing but from the ones i have personally tried this is the way to go for a gamer and work at home tech as myself.

I have a few questions as well for some of you...

Undarken - since you have Cmstorm quickfire rapid were you able to mod the cherry switches to other color types without soldering?

markclgw - if i cannot source a Cmstorm quickfire rapid RED model keyboard can your button mods work on a FILCO or Leopold keyboard?

EVERYONE - anyone know where I can buy any of the above keyboards from a reputable member or online retailer that ships to Canada?

the reason for my above questions is that i read that some of the switches are better for typing and others better for gaming. i wanted to mod the space bar, enter and shift keys with a switch like the black since i hammer those down more and seem to wear them on normal keyboards as history shows. i mostly use `1234, QWER, ASDF, for gaming so i did want some sort of tactile feel back so i was thinking brown switches would be good to use here for gaming.

I apologize if some of my questions seem noobish but I just want to make sure if I am going to spend money on a good keyboard and shipping across the world I am getting the right product and my moneys worth. Any criticism, advice and feedback given will be greatly appreciated and i hope you guys can help me get the keyboard i want and need.
Logged

Offline infamouskid

  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 31
Looking for a Mechanical Keyboard. have questions for the pros.
« Reply #1 on: Sun, 20 November 2011, 19:19:45 »
Quote from: ripster;456398
Welcome to Geekhack!

Check the WW Shopping Wiki stickied above under Canada.

Killing a moose in Skyrim reminded me of this article.
(Attachment Link) 32537[/ATTACH]


checked it. none of which in that list sell the cmstorm quickfire rapid RED or FILCO majestouch 2.
both of which are not sold in north american regions.
if you read my post you would see that.
Logged

Offline TheProfosist

  • Posts: 3671
  • Location: Wisconsin, USA
  • Custom Layouts Only!
Looking for a Mechanical Keyboard. have questions for the pros.
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 21 November 2011, 14:05:46 »
EK ships to canada.
Logged

Offline infamouskid

  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 31
Looking for a Mechanical Keyboard. have questions for the pros.
« Reply #3 on: Mon, 21 November 2011, 14:49:58 »
they only carry the leopold now.
for some reason no more filco.
Quote from: TheProfosist;456845
EK ships to canada.
Logged

Offline TheProfosist

  • Posts: 3671
  • Location: Wisconsin, USA
  • Custom Layouts Only!
Looking for a Mechanical Keyboard. have questions for the pros.
« Reply #4 on: Mon, 21 November 2011, 14:53:06 »
Quote from: infamouskid;456881
they only carry the leopold now.
for some reason no more filco.
They lost distributor rights in the US. I personally think that Leopolds are better than Filcos, anyone will at least agree that there in the same league in terms of quality.
Logged

Offline noodles256

  • Posts: 1980
  • le legendary
Looking for a Mechanical Keyboard. have questions for the pros.
« Reply #5 on: Mon, 21 November 2011, 15:38:37 »
op is a prick
Logged
AF | Ducky YOTD |

Offline slueth

  • Posts: 577
Looking for a Mechanical Keyboard. have questions for the pros.
« Reply #6 on: Mon, 21 November 2011, 15:45:02 »
if you are looking for the quickfire, you can buy it at pchome, i think ripster has that in his ww shopping links.
Logged

Offline infamouskid

  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 31
Looking for a Mechanical Keyboard. have questions for the pros.
« Reply #7 on: Mon, 21 November 2011, 15:59:40 »
Quote from: ripster;456882
No time to read long long long noob posts anymore.

Sorry.  Why JUST Saturday night I was at a party with Canadian friends comparing poutine places.  That is hard to find in the USA.
or you just cant read. some mod you are. the post clearly apologized in advance for noob questions.

Quote from: ripster;456907
I'd get a Rosewill myself if I was Canadian.

But the OP doesn't like me so I'll shut up now.
no i just don't like it when mods can't read and give half ass answers that don't help the thread topic.
seems like you don't like me. rather the vice.

Quote from: noodles256;456914
op is a prick
i am a prick who came asking for help and advice? yeah....
that's some logic you have there.

Quote from: ripster;456917
No.  He's Canadian.  Sometimes there is a difference.
and that means??


it's obvious new members are not welcome here by the way some users and mods are acting.
i don't understand what the problem with me was i just wanted answers.
and i ordered from pchome just last night. thanks slueth. another member was nice enough to point me in the right direction.
Logged

woody

  •  Guest
Looking for a Mechanical Keyboard. have questions for the pros.
« Reply #8 on: Mon, 21 November 2011, 16:11:34 »
Quote from: infamouskid;456932
(...Ripster...) or you just cant read. some mod you are.
Harhar, xmas promotion.
Logged

Offline keyboardlover

  • Posts: 4022
  • Hey Paul Walker, Click It or Ticket!
    • http://www.keyboardlover.com
Looking for a Mechanical Keyboard. have questions for the pros.
« Reply #9 on: Mon, 21 November 2011, 16:58:46 »
Not to worry OP, fortunately ripster is not actually a Mod. Only a moderator of his subforum (essentially, a Submod). Sort of like a Subhuman.

To answer your question, I'd go with the Tenkeyless Leopold with reds from EK (they ship to Canadia).
Logged

Offline Internetlad

  • Posts: 710
Looking for a Mechanical Keyboard. have questions for the pros.
« Reply #10 on: Mon, 21 November 2011, 17:18:44 »
good times on geekhack.
Logged
"Beep . . . Beep . . . Beep" -Sputnik I


Visit the Typing Test and try!

Offline shrap

  • Posts: 215
Looking for a Mechanical Keyboard. have questions for the pros.
« Reply #11 on: Mon, 21 November 2011, 17:26:20 »
Ah the classic "clueness n00b who needs our help DEMANDS RESPECT!" post. It's possible we covered your exact needs in the millions of other n00b posts asking for a recommendation, so perhaps you can understand ripster's "check the wiki" response.
Logged

Offline rvrebel

  • Posts: 22
Looking for a Mechanical Keyboard. have questions for the pros.
« Reply #12 on: Mon, 21 November 2011, 17:43:06 »
Quote from: ripster;456882

Sorry.  Why JUST Saturday night I was at a party with Canadian friends comparing poutine places.  That is hard to find in the USA.


So back on topic, if I had poutine from a truck in Toronto (outside the Sheraton, near the ice rink) would you say I had a good representation of it or was I ripped off?
Logged
|| Filco Majestouch 2 || Rosewill RK-9000 || WASD Custom Layout ||

Offline infamouskid

  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 31
Looking for a Mechanical Keyboard. have questions for the pros.
« Reply #13 on: Mon, 21 November 2011, 17:46:52 »
Quote from: keyboardlover;456979
Not to worry OP, fortunately ripster is not actually a Mod. Only a moderator of his subforum (essentially, a Submod). Sort of like a Subhuman.

To answer your question, I'd go with the Tenkeyless Leopold with reds from EK (they ship to Canadia).


thanks for your response. i went to your sig link and found that page very informative.
i think my for my workstation keyboard i may go for a cherry with blue switch layout and swap out the heavy use buttons with some blacks.
are the cherry and poker the only 2 companies that allow switch swapping?
Logged

Offline infamouskid

  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 31
Looking for a Mechanical Keyboard. have questions for the pros.
« Reply #14 on: Mon, 21 November 2011, 18:06:54 »
Quote from: shrap;456995
Ah the classic "clueness n00b who needs our help DEMANDS RESPECT!" post. It's possible we covered your exact needs in the millions of other n00b posts asking for a recommendation, so perhaps you can understand ripster's "check the wiki" response.

DEMANDS RESPECT? where did i demand it? i'm pretty sure there are less then millions of threads that covered my EXACT needs. go ahead knock yourself out and count them for us. and no i don't understand his response since he never bothered to read the post. but i'll be waiting for you to show me where the exact millions of posts that shows me in the wiki where to buy a limited edition keyboard and a region based released keyboard in Canada. do that then that might actually get this thread back on topic.
Logged

Offline nolliepoper

  • Posts: 110
Looking for a Mechanical Keyboard. have questions for the pros.
« Reply #15 on: Mon, 21 November 2011, 18:16:59 »
Logged
Filco MJ2 TKL (Brown)
¯\\_(ツ)_/¯

Offline shrap

  • Posts: 215
Looking for a Mechanical Keyboard. have questions for the pros.
« Reply #16 on: Mon, 21 November 2011, 18:24:22 »
« Last Edit: Mon, 21 November 2011, 18:32:10 by shrap »
Logged

Offline infamouskid

  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 31
Looking for a Mechanical Keyboard. have questions for the pros.
« Reply #17 on: Mon, 21 November 2011, 18:34:05 »
Quote from: nolliepoper;457016
Browse through qtan's store, he ships to Canada.
http://www.vendio.com/stores/E-sports-Gaming-equipments/category/mechanical-keyboard/catId=3982936

awesome thanks.
Logged

Offline infamouskid

  • Thread Starter
  • Posts: 31
Looking for a Mechanical Keyboard. have questions for the pros.
« Reply #18 on: Mon, 21 November 2011, 18:45:18 »
ok 2 more questions.
are there any TKL designs with back lighting? or is this no mans land and i'll have to try to mod this on my own?
is it just me or are EK, Filco and Ducky the only companies making short wrist rests for TKL type keyboards?
Logged

Offline keyboardlover

  • Posts: 4022
  • Hey Paul Walker, Click It or Ticket!
    • http://www.keyboardlover.com
Looking for a Mechanical Keyboard. have questions for the pros.
« Reply #19 on: Tue, 22 November 2011, 12:38:40 »
Quote from: infamouskid;457009
thanks for your response. i went to your sig link and found that page very informative.
i think my for my workstation keyboard i may go for a cherry with blue switch layout and swap out the heavy use buttons with some blacks.
are the cherry and poker the only 2 companies that allow switch swapping?


I would say Cherry Corp and Poker are the only two widely-available boards with cherry switches that are easily swappable (because they are PCB-mounted). At least the only two that I know of at the moment.
Logged
Pages:  [1]     Go Up
« previous next »