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Offline robbins

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« on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 16:25:33 »
I live in Europe(Latvia) and the keyboards I can get for a decent price are quite limited.
I would mainly be doing a lot of typing and gaming (starcraft 2, quake live).

I've read a lot of information on different switches and I think the browns would be the best for me as they are the middle-ground between gaming and typing.

these are my current options (total price with shipping):
155 USD for WASD keyboard with Cherry MX Browns
112 USD for Steelseries 6 v2 with Cherry MX Blacks
105 USD for Razer BlackWidow with Cherry MX Blues (I would love to buy this one but I've read too many bad things about the quality of this product)
170 USD for ZOWIE GEAR Celeritas with Cherry Mx Browns

I've only used rubber dome keyboards before. Steelseries seems like the best deal for me (good quality product, fairly cheap), but the black switches are supposed to be pretty stiff and I'm a bit scared of that.
BlackWidow also seems like a good deal but there seems to be too many known issues with that board.
There are not many reviews on WASD keyboard but everything seems fine with it.
ZOWIE CELERITAS seems great but is a bit expensive.

I've never used one or even tried one but the one I'll buy I will probably use for at least next 3 years so it's kind of a big deal. :)
Any advice would be appreciated. I am leaning towards browns though (WASD keyboard in mind), but I could also get Blacks if they were decent for typing.
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Offline juanito89

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« Reply #1 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 16:32:14 »
I'm also from Europe. I would love a Leopold Tenkeyless with Cherry Browns, but those shipping costs..man :/

Sorry to reply with a question instead of answers, but I'm a newbie about mechanical keyboards: what bad things have you heard about the blackwidow (besides the glossy finish that is fixed by the stealth version)?
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Offline insilica

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« Reply #2 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 16:38:50 »
Welcome to GH :)

Have you been counted? http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?22898-Keyboard-enthusiasts-by-location-...

Have any of you checked out Keyboard Co. ?
http://keyboardco.com/

They cherry Brown Filco in ISO and ANSI - they also carry RealForce

... and they ship worldwide
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Offline juanito89

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« Reply #3 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 16:40:23 »
Quote from: insilica;433862
Welcome to GH :)

Have you been counted? http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?22898-Keyboard-enthusiasts-by-location-...

Have any of you checked out Keyboard Co. ?
http://keyboardco.com/

They cherry Brown Filco in ISO and ANSI - they also carry RealForce

They cherry Filco brown

... and they ship worldwide

Thanks - actually I just got myself counted :)

Will check the site out, thanks!
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Offline StaCT13

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« Reply #4 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 16:40:26 »
I'm currently typing on my brand new Leopold with browns. About a week ago, I was in the same position as you. I will say, browns (in reference to actuation force) feel pretty close to RDs, maybe a bit lighter. It feels quite linear, with a subtle bump at the actuation point. Overall, they're a decent starter, and essentially serve the purpose of teaching you what types of switches you like. For example, I like a stronger tactile bump.

Back to the question, why not start with a Leopold? They're solid, and pretty cheap ($120 shipped). If you really want customization, go for WASD.

Side note: where'd you get that price for the Zowie? They're a little over 100 on Newegg.
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Offline robbins

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« Reply #5 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 16:40:38 »
I wouldn't care too much about the glossy finish. Many people have problems with the spacebar and other keys getting stuck.
youtube.com/watch?v=C_-MTaFbQvc

I'm from Europe. Newegg doesn't ship international.

I don't really care for customization.
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Offline juanito89

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« Reply #6 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 16:43:17 »
The Leopold Brown (tenkeyless) is 160$ shipped here to portugal.
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Offline insilica

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« Reply #7 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 16:45:31 »
Also see qtan's offerings:

http://geekhack.org/forumdisplay.php?81-Elite-e-sports-gaming-equipment

(follow link to his web shop)
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Offline HaiiYaa

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« Reply #8 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 16:47:44 »
As a European I dont know why you would bother getting a leopold as you will be missing 1key and have a small enter
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Offline insilica

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« Reply #9 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 16:49:45 »
Well, I prefer ANSI to ISO, personally, I can type on both no problem - I like the left shift! and the tilda position just makes sense

Also be sure to check out the classifieds, some good deals to be had there...
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Offline robbins

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« Reply #10 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 17:05:21 »
I think I might actually go for BlackWidow.... If I get a faulty one I'll just replace it. I don't really mind the loud clicky sound and 6KRO should be more than enough.

Like when would you ever press more than 6 keys at a time in game anyway?
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Offline juanito89

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« Reply #11 on: Tue, 18 October 2011, 17:08:39 »
Quote from: HaiiYaa;433869
As a European I dont know why you would bother getting a leopold as you will be missing 1key and have a small enter

Well, at this point during my research, because getting the Leopold from EK is 30 EUR cheaper than getting the "equivalent" Filco from the Keyboard company.

(sorry for kinda hijacking the thread)
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Offline Tony

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« Reply #12 on: Thu, 20 October 2011, 08:41:12 »
WASD brown or Blackwidow blue. Either are excellent.

Once you are bitten by the mech key bug, you will care less about the price. For starters, Blackwidow is all right.
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Offline robbins

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« Reply #13 on: Thu, 20 October 2011, 08:53:53 »
Ordered Das Keyboard Ultimate Silent.
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Offline a1san

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« Reply #14 on: Thu, 20 October 2011, 09:31:53 »
Nice choice on Das! I bet you will like it! Das has very good quility,though i dont know if you mind the glossy finish on the outer upper case!

Enjoy and when you get it tell us how you like it!
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Offline HaiiYaa

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« Reply #15 on: Thu, 20 October 2011, 09:51:27 »
As of now I think I would go with a das over filco also

I live in Europe also and the filco tenkeyless will cost me 204$ and a fullsize 215$ while I can get the das for 164$(Still alot more expensive than the US though)
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Offline robbins

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« Reply #16 on: Thu, 20 October 2011, 10:00:32 »
Quote from: HaiiYaa;435229
As of now I think I would go with a das over filco also

I live in Europe also and the filco tenkeyless will cost me 204$ and a fullsize 215$ while I can get the das for 164$(Still alot more expensive than the US though)

Yep, that's the deal I got too. Could have gotten the steelseries or blackwidow for ~100USD but wanted Brown switches and the quality of BlackWidow is also crap.
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