Unicomp or Leopold black Cherry
I have been trying to decide what new keyboard to get. I have narrowed it down to a Unicomp or Leopold.
First my situation:
I have never really used a mechanical keyboard much at all - I might have used an old IBM one once or twice in school but do not recall and I just tried a an Adesso blue switch for 5 minutes. But I hate how mushy and empty the current keyboards feel and I need a new keyboard, so I do not want a regular rubber dome one.
I am probably a heavy typist (and not a good one) and bottom pretty out ever key press. I tried a co-worker's Adesso keyboard with Blue Cherry switches today. I liked it better than anything I have used (likely all rubber dome keyboards) but it seemed weaker than I thought it would be. I would like a firmer feel that the blue switch. Also, I could only sort of feel the click/trigger - not really sure. So I am not sure I would even like a trigger point in the switch.
Choices:
I am thinking if I go Leopold I should get the black switch, since I would like a firmer feel and not sure if I would even like the click the blues and browns do I could even tell (again, I could not even feel the click on the blue switch Adesso.) But then I have read people describe black switches as being mushy, which is how I would describe all current keyboards and is the main reason that I do not like them. So maybe I would not like black switches. A question to people who have used black switch keyboards, is mushy how you would describe teh feel of pressing keys on blackswitch keyboard?
I called ELitekeyboards today, and told the guy I thought the blues switches seemed weak and asked if I should get a black, and he did not really answer on the black instead but he said that from what I told him, I might like the Unicomp better.
My concern on the Unicomp is two things. 1) that is only has 2 key roll-over - I play games every now and then on my keyboard so I am worried about that - although on the more complex games, MMO with many keys and macros, I use a game pad (G13 now and I am getting Nostromos). so maybe that should not matter. And 2) based on some forums I have read, the fit and fitness of the Unciomp is suspect (plastic mold nipples left on keys, crocked keys and/or keys not flush with each other.) Do Unicomp have low quality fit and finish issues?
My concerns on the Leopold are 2: 1) which switch to get and 2) being such a new board, will it be prone to bugs/snafus, whereas Unicomp's design has a 30+ year track record based on the IBM original, it seems it is less risky in that area.
Sorry for asking so much but I want to make sure I get a keyboard which will make me happy for many years.
