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Offline runeazn

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« on: Tue, 23 November 2010, 10:35:32 »
hmm i want to buy a ducky board that is gaming optmized.

wasd keys are mx black other keys are mx brown numberkeypad is mx blue :)
3 different kinds of switches also it is NKRO :)

should i :)?

or get a normal one full mx brown?

I will be getting 2 keyboards anyway if this makes any difference?
2nd one is a noppoo choc mini blue
« Last Edit: Tue, 23 November 2010, 10:43:56 by runeazn »
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Offline Fwiffo

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« Reply #1 on: Tue, 23 November 2010, 10:42:31 »
I think a keyboard with a mix of different switches like that would be pretty weird to type on.
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« Reply #2 on: Tue, 23 November 2010, 10:43:38 »
I actually would like a board with browns on the alphanumeric and blues on the tenkey pad.  But the blacks in WASD is just wacky.
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Offline runeazn

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« Reply #3 on: Tue, 23 November 2010, 10:48:54 »
yeah thats what i thought too and would be wacky to type on..
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« Reply #4 on: Tue, 23 November 2010, 10:52:04 »
From reading many other threads and reviews, the browns provide that "middle" point between gaming and typing. If you're just going to be gaming then consider blacks.
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« Reply #5 on: Tue, 23 November 2010, 11:01:11 »
Quote from: kidchunks;251205
From reading many other threads and reviews, the browns provide that "middle" point between gaming and typing. If you're just going to be gaming then consider blacks.


Did you even bother to read the OP?

this keyboard has 3 different switches
WASD keys have MX Black
all other have MX brown
and the numberkeypad has MX blue..
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« Reply #6 on: Tue, 23 November 2010, 11:03:24 »
Having a mix of keys in your qwerty cluster sounds interesting. You should get it and tell us how it is.

I always liked the 1087 that had browns in the qwerty cluster and blacks for the cursor keys.

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« Reply #7 on: Tue, 23 November 2010, 11:03:40 »
Quote from: runeazn;251214
Did you even bother to read the OP?

this keyboard has 3 different switches
WASD keys have MX Black
all other have MX brown
and the numberkeypad has MX blue..

Yes and I'm suggesting you "get a normal one full mx brown." If it wasn't clear from my previous post.
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« Reply #8 on: Tue, 23 November 2010, 11:10:51 »
Quote from: runeazn;251214
Did you even bother to read the OP?


I read the OP and i'm TELLING you to buy them all since you obviously cannot make a decision.
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« Reply #9 on: Tue, 23 November 2010, 11:23:51 »
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I read the OP and i'm TELLING you to buy them all since you obviously cannot make a decision.

calm down and i didnt even meant you..
wth mann i can't even meant it to you sinc eyou didn't even psoted yet in my thread when i posted that post..
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« Reply #10 on: Tue, 23 November 2010, 11:37:18 »
Quote from: runeazn;251233
calm down and i didnt even meant you..
wth mann i can't even meant it to you sinc eyou didn't even psoted yet in my thread when i posted that post..


LOL chill out bro.. i should have added a smilie to the end of that post.

and you should get the mixed ducky.
and while ur at it, get a ducky blue for typing.
and might as well pick up a ducky white cuz everyone will be jealous if you did.

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« Reply #11 on: Tue, 23 November 2010, 12:40:10 »
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LOL chill out bro.. i should have added a smilie to the end of that post.

and you should get the mixed ducky.
and while ur at it, get a ducky blue for typing.
and might as well pick up a ducky white cuz everyone will be jealous if you did.

WHERE ARE MY SMILIES! :D
I am getting the noppoo choc mini blue switch :)

but normal ducky or gaming optimized ducky?
the noppoo will be ofc for typing and the ducky general use, oh wait....
general use is 80% typing 20% gaming of the time i do something..
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« Reply #12 on: Tue, 23 November 2010, 12:42:05 »
get the mixed one since u getting a normal one already!
MIXED MIXED MIXED! JUST DO IT!
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« Reply #13 on: Tue, 23 November 2010, 12:59:58 »
I dont think i am getting the mixed one sicne it is 40$ expensiver..
and i do not see any big ++++
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« Reply #14 on: Tue, 23 November 2010, 13:02:06 »
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I dont think i am getting the mixed one sicne it is 40$ expensiver..
and i do not see any big ++++


i thought u want to game and type!! also it's to celebrate the national restaurant or something like that. Thats what google chrome told me.
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« Reply #15 on: Tue, 23 November 2010, 13:06:23 »
Quote from: runeazn;251214
Did you even bother to read the OP?

this keyboard has 3 different switches
WASD keys have MX Black
all other have MX brown
and the numberkeypad has MX blue..


Did you even bother to read the replies? A mix of switches in the alphanumeric block would feel like **** to type on. He's suggesting that you should go with NOT a mix.
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« Reply #16 on: Tue, 23 November 2010, 13:38:19 »
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i thought u want to game and type!! also it's to celebrate the national restaurant or something like that. Thats what google chrome told me.

didn't brown game pretty well also?

i found a other one as same price as the gaming optimzed ducky but this one is smexy :)

Black engraved keycaps :) full MX brown including ducky leather wrist rest :)

Quote from: CodeChef;251316
Did you even bother to read the replies? A mix of switches in the alphanumeric block would feel like **** to type on. He's suggesting that you should go with NOT a mix.

dude didn't i clarify that i wont use the keyboard to type at all, since i will get 2 keyboards and one is a noppoo choc mini blue mx cherry and that ducky.

but since my plans are dead now i need to take the middle way and take a full mx brown cherry
« Last Edit: Tue, 23 November 2010, 13:44:18 by runeazn »
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« Reply #17 on: Tue, 23 November 2010, 13:57:06 »
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If you're just going to be gaming then consider blacks.


I thought I hit that on the head. Anyways good luck with your purchase :biggrin:
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« Reply #18 on: Tue, 23 November 2010, 15:16:44 »
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I thought I hit that on the head. Anyways good luck with your purchase :biggrin:


since i can't buy 2 keybaords i take the easy way full brown mx switches thanks :)
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« Reply #19 on: Tue, 23 November 2010, 15:36:53 »
i vote ducky cherry mx brown for gaming and typing :X

Which Ducky are you looking at ? 9008 ? 9000 ? 1087 ?
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« Reply #20 on: Tue, 23 November 2010, 16:08:31 »
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« Reply #21 on: Tue, 23 November 2010, 16:30:22 »
gaming optimized ducky with a numpad and no mx blacks in cursor keys? loled

otherwise they stole my idea! it would be really ****ty to type on though, and not everyone wants to switch between 2 keyboards all the time, especially if you play roleplaying games where u chat alot.

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« Reply #22 on: Tue, 23 November 2010, 16:53:10 »
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gaming optimized ducky with a numpad and no mx blacks in cursor keys? loled

otherwise they stole my idea! it would be really ****ty to type on though, and not everyone wants to switch between 2 keyboards all the time, especially if you play roleplaying games where u chat alot.


who uses cursor keys now-a-days? time traveller, you must be from the 90's!
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« Reply #23 on: Tue, 23 November 2010, 20:14:58 »
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who uses cursor keys now-a-days? time traveller, you must be from the 90's!


i do, and home and end as well, in fact use them a lot for work macro's.

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« Reply #24 on: Tue, 23 November 2010, 20:42:38 »
99.9999999999999999999999999% chance he doesn't get **** (again) and complains here again.
« Last Edit: Tue, 23 November 2010, 20:50:36 by CodeChef »
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« Reply #25 on: Tue, 23 November 2010, 21:32:56 »
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99.9999999999999999999999999% chance he doesn't get **** (again) and complains here again.


Duh. Same chance of him spelling like **** and acting like he's too cool for us too.
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« Reply #26 on: Tue, 23 November 2010, 22:36:54 »
should institute a noob ban rule
1. noob can ask generic "which mech do i buy"
2. if noob doesn't buy anything, noob get's banned
3. bring on the next noob!

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« Reply #27 on: Tue, 23 November 2010, 22:48:37 »
I'm not a n00b, i pulled trigger... /dodgeban :(

Quote from: Lanx;251618
should institute a noob ban rule
1. noob can ask generic "which mech do i buy"
2. if noob doesn't buy anything, noob get's banned
3. bring on the next noob!

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« Reply #28 on: Tue, 23 November 2010, 23:07:42 »
So much hate.  Feels like a teaparty rally.

From the sounds of his posts he must be pretty young.  Sure kids/teens can be annoying but thats their job.

Lets take it easy on him, lest this turns into OCN forums ;x
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« Reply #29 on: Wed, 24 November 2010, 00:24:50 »
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who uses cursor keys now-a-days? time traveller, you must be from the 90's!


trackmania for example

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« Reply #30 on: Wed, 24 November 2010, 02:39:26 »
Quote from: Lanx;251618
should institute a noob ban rule


We don't even ban trolls...I couldn't see us banning noobs!

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« Reply #31 on: Wed, 24 November 2010, 06:14:50 »
hey ppl seemed more ansy around the noobs than the trolls!
besides it's understandable to ask a lot of questions on mechboards, lest everyone forgets the usual keyboard costs $0.00.
then when you replace it you goto bestbuy and see el cheapo for $20
then you do some research and see these boards for $100 and you go huh?

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« Reply #32 on: Wed, 24 November 2010, 07:14:22 »
can anyone link me that keyboard on pchome? I can only find tenkeyless with black/blue and brown/blue switches, but not black/brown/blue

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« Reply #33 on: Wed, 24 November 2010, 07:57:13 »
Quote from: Nadger;251628
So much hate.  Feels like a teaparty rally.

From the sounds of his posts he must be pretty young.  Sure kids/teens can be annoying but thats their job.

Lets take it easy on him, lest this turns into OCN forums ;x


The kid is FROM OCN. So not only is he 12, he's also one of those dumbasses. No thank you. That **** shall not pass.
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« Reply #34 on: Wed, 24 November 2010, 08:40:10 »
we were all noobs at one point in our lives.... AND THEN I BOUGHT 3 KEYBOARDS! MUHAHAHA.
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« Reply #35 on: Wed, 24 November 2010, 09:41:52 »
Switching from an all Brown MX board to all Black MX board and back is weird enough, having them both in the same alpha key cluster is insane FOR TYPING and general use.  

If you use a dedicated gaming keyboard, that changes the rules of what could work for you.  If you don't use a dedicated gaming keyboard, having stiffer switches for WASD would get old before you could post a quick brown fox uber gaming nkro test.

[sarcasm] But I hear MX Reds or gold plated USB connectors are the best for gaming anyway.  Or is there a new flavor of the month out? [/end sarcasm]
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« Reply #36 on: Wed, 24 November 2010, 09:47:41 »
Quote from: ripster;251733
I only got annoyed at the OP last time for multiple posts including ones offering to buy keyboards for other and LOTS of googling by me on Chinese keyboard referrals and then his mom cancelled her trip.

If she returns from China without a Chinese Mechanical Keyboard I will place a curse on her family and Her Family Dynasty Will Suffer Much Shame!
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when did i say she ever cancelled the trip?


and at taobao it says seller canceled order..



btw i am 14 :/

and i do agree  those mods at OCN seem 12 :/
they give about the most stupid things a infract.
one of my infracts

"you got a infraction"
Hey please refrain from repping somebody +2 infract points"

oh gosh oh gosh..
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« Reply #37 on: Wed, 24 November 2010, 10:01:08 »
my mom is still in china now she returned 8 october and gone back to china again 22nov
i think ill get the ducky :/
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« Reply #38 on: Wed, 24 November 2010, 10:02:38 »
Quote from: Nadger;251628
So much hate.  Feels like a teaparty rally.

From the sounds of his posts he must be pretty young.  Sure kids/teens can be annoying but thats their job.

Lets take it easy on him, lest this turns into OCN forums ;x


/me senses OCN immigrants coming! :eek:
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« Reply #39 on: Wed, 24 November 2010, 10:03:07 »
Can u give a link to the tenkeyless version of the ducky u described?

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« Reply #40 on: Wed, 24 November 2010, 10:04:12 »
i described the full 108 key version but if you want to have a tenkeyless edition i can search for you :/
Quote from: ripster;251746
Geekhack welcomes OCN members.  It's the moderators that can stay there.

so true they jsut can't give proper infracts :/

BAM INFRACT
i saw you rep somebody of helpfull post INFRACT +2
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« Reply #41 on: Wed, 24 November 2010, 10:10:38 »
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« Reply #42 on: Wed, 24 November 2010, 10:12:08 »
yes please do. i have no idea whats written on pchome and can only look at the pictures. The only things i see there are brown/blue and black/blue though, as i said

btw where did they get the idea from that black is for FPS and brown for click games? NOT LIKE I WROTE IT HERE IN THE FORUMS A FEW TIMES... I WANT MY SHARE OF THE LOOT

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« Reply #43 on: Wed, 24 November 2010, 10:23:47 »
Quote from: ~Blood~;251752
btw where did they get the idea from that black is for FPS and brown for click games? NOT LIKE I WROTE IT HERE IN THE FORUMS A FEW TIMES... I WANT MY SHARE OF THE LOOT

Its everywhere even in the..........OMG
OCN WIKI

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« Reply #44 on: Wed, 24 November 2010, 10:38:05 »
I'm sure someone from GH wrote that wiki though.

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« Reply #45 on: Wed, 24 November 2010, 10:42:38 »
Quote from: ripster;251773
You talking about the OCN Mechanical Keyboard Guide?

Nah, he just sucked our brains, copied our pics,  and deserted us.


No wonder they look similar!
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« Reply #46 on: Wed, 24 November 2010, 10:53:17 »
did runeazn find anything out?

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« Reply #47 on: Wed, 24 November 2010, 11:02:09 »
not yet srry
so you actually want wasd with black and all others with brown ?
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« Reply #48 on: Wed, 24 November 2010, 11:03:09 »
Quote from: ripster;251782
That's also because at some point I turned around copied some of his format.  Friendly competition and dialogue results in greater keyboard knowledge.  Too bad OCN Mods don't know that.

Ah, I just wish we got the traffic OCN does. That Guide will hit 1M views soon!


At least we still have almost all the top google spots for pretty much every keyboard related keyword. Minus all the razer and logitech stuff that is.

Funny enough most of the images for keyboard keywords are absolutely unrelated thanks to you and webwit.



Who needs all that SEO and other mumbojumbo?! Poor majestouch.
Good stuff!

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« Reply #49 on: Wed, 24 November 2010, 11:03:49 »
at least brown shift/strg, 1-6 and esc and black wasd, yes.