Sigh, my razer black widow is sometimes 1kro....

[weipim]

I don't mean to use the title to catch some eyeballs, this is actually what happened to me.

I was coding for hours and hours yesterday just because that my bwu sometimes can not register shift+letter keys. It goes on and off therefore it messed with all the variables in my codes. I don't know if this is a problem of cherry blue or the problem with bwu design. I am not a very fast typist therefore I am pretty sure that I pressed both keys and the problem does not come from a missed actuation.

anyway, thanks for reading my *****ings.... I am now back again on the market for a new kb.

what I really appreciate on my bwu is
-backlit
-cherry blue clicky clicky
-audio io ports
-usb port
-macro keys
-media keys

however since I am getting a new kb, I don't mind give up some of these features. however I would really like to keep the usb port and the media keys. Maybe a HHKB PRO?

thanks in advance

[badunk]

I'm a developer too and I did consider getting the happy hacking.  However, I gave up on that idea immediately after I realized there was no function key row.  I use a lot of keyboard shortcuts in both my IDE (and for starcraft).

I also considered the black widow for two reasons.  I thought it looked pretty cool and it was pretty cheap compared to other mechanical keyboards.  What I didn't like was the offset function keys and the full sized keyboard.

I eventually bought a leopold w/ brown switches w/ blanks.  I'm pretty happy with it overall.  It is my first mechanical KB.  Its small enough to fit in my 15.6" laptop bag actually for a mobile gaming/workstation.  I have tried the filco's and I DO think the price difference may be worth it.  The leopold keys don't feel as responsive as some other ppl on GH have said.

Also..don't get the otaku version as I did haha.  I don't know about you, but I realized I don't usually touch type some of the odder symbols that developers use (like {, }, |).  Also, both your hands aren't always on the homerow when you suddenly want to do a quick keyboard shortcut.  Definitely a slight learning curve for me as a developer.

[weipim]

Shift key?  Hmmm....that's an odd one.

The new Mionix is backlit.

 
damn, I will take a look at this one... but its full kb... woulk like to try 87 or 40%

[weipim]

I'm a developer too and I did consider getting the happy hacking.  However, I gave up on that idea immediately after I realized there was no function key row.  I use a lot of keyboard shortcuts in both my IDE (and for starcraft).

I also considered the black widow for two reasons.  I thought it looked pretty cool and it was pretty cheap compared to other mechanical keyboards.  What I didn't like was the offset function keys and the full sized keyboard.

I eventually bought a leopold w/ brown switches w/ blanks.  I'm pretty happy with it overall.  It is my first mechanical KB.  Its small enough to fit in my 15.6" laptop bag actually for a mobile gaming/workstation.  I have tried the filco's and I DO think the price difference may be worth it.  The leopold keys don't feel as responsive as some other ppl on GH have said.

Also..don't get the otaku version as I did haha.  I don't know about you, but I realized I don't usually touch type some of the odder symbols that developers use (like {, }, |).  Also, both your hands aren't always on the homerow when you suddenly want to do a quick keyboard shortcut.  Definitely a slight learning curve for me as a developer.

 
haha, I mean leopold is a good board, however I tried filco before And wasnt so impressed.

I think maybe I will get a poker instead

[Soarer]

So... is it not just a flakey switch under the shift key?

[Human]

Shift? Wonder if it is related to this issue. BW is well-known to having a hard press Left Shift if press off-center(in fact it is not off center but on mid-left).
[video=youtube;Gl3qgBoW3F4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=[/video]

[weipim]

omg dude, i have this exact keyboard..... however i didn't notice this problem, that dude might just be unlucky

[canon.tk]

The Black Widows seem hit and miss.  Mine is perfectly fine, but I know other people have had issues with them.