Sheesh. This turned into quite the war.
1. The op most definitely meant that he didn't feel like it was responding unless he bottomed out. He definitely wants more tactility. Blacks are a terrible plan. @OP I even bottom out when I use clears, so i don't particularly try not to. No reason you should try not to either.
2. There is no reason why BS wouldn't be a good first board. Especially since it would actually be a second board since he hates browns for the same reasons that I will never try them. They were my second board, the second (that i remember) to try, and the first that I bought on purpose.
If looks are that huge a factor, that can always be rectified later with rit dye, etc. The weight is not a negative, that generally signifies quality. In keyboards and PSU's, and plenty of other things.
3. Relatedly, NKRO as a factor is completely stupid. It can be nice to have, but is in no way needed for games. I used the same $4 rubber dome for 4-5 years (never shinied, only just now starting to lose part of a very small number of letterings) and I'm sure it was 2kro. Never noticed the difference. One reason is that I always use 5 button mice, and put jump and crouch on buttons 4 and 5. There is literally no possible conflict, and can be much more comfortable depending on the game.
A second reason is, out of all wow subscribers, how many do you think actually know anything about computers? About keyboards? I would wager that a large majority are using terrible rubber domes and not noticing anything. That's one of the biggest use-every-key-on-the-board games i've ever seen.
Another reason is that I went through the entirety of fear 2 just now on a model m and did not make those button assignments (because the game didn't let me directly in settings, first one in a while I've seen do that. Too lazy to use outside proggies to do it like I used to have to do.) Had jump on spacebar, bullet time on left control, look down the sights on left shift, crouch on caps lock. Zero issues during the entire campaign (circle strafing and such included).
4. Yes unfortunately there are lots of types of board out there. That's why when I started, the most I ever spent on one was $30. I only just now have a cherry blue board, and I haven't really plugged it in for long yet. Sell your browns and buy a bunch of other stuff. For alps, a dell or a focus would be about that. Same for a model m. From ebay or the classifieds.
I can see why cherry blues would be bad for double clicking because of the jumping bean action. There are space invader switches that feel and sound nearly identical, but the click (and tactility) is from a white "click arm" that moves in a track. So it should be good for that too. These run $30-50. Also from ebay or the classifieds. I like them alot.
Then for clears, like I said, go to the great finds section and fine the one talking about $20 clear board on ebay or something like that. Can probably offer $10 for one. These things have extra keys that can be macroable, and have NKRO.
Can probably get all that stuff for what you sell your browns for.
