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Offline Valcore

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What's a good cheap MX blue keyboard?
« on: Sat, 31 December 2011, 16:51:29 »
I just placed in my order for a Razer Blackwidow. I know it's sort of bad quality, but I don't know what other "good" mx blue switches there are.

Can anyone please post some suggestions below for some good mx blue keyboards that's under $100 USD?


I heard the RK 9000 was a good keyboard and I considered it, but I kind of cheaped out and bought blackwidow instead. I still got time to cancel the order, but i need some good suggestions.

Thanks
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Offline scarhawk

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« Reply #1 on: Sat, 31 December 2011, 17:18:46 »
I got the RK 9000 and I love it.
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Offline Quarzac

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« Reply #2 on: Sat, 31 December 2011, 17:32:07 »
The crazy occasional RK9000 sale is your best bet. Other than that, there are cheaper blue boards, but most suffer quality wise. You can get a Cherry G80-3000 for around $80 shipped though, which is a good deal.
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Offline Zamorph

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« Reply #3 on: Sat, 31 December 2011, 17:43:05 »
Around 100 -- leopold or rosewill.  150 for a filco
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Offline BababooeyHTJ

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« Reply #4 on: Sat, 31 December 2011, 17:45:00 »
I really like my Cherry G80 3000 that I picked up from provantage. It'll run you about $80 shipped. I think that its a far better keyboard than the blackwidow.
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Offline kaen

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« Reply #5 on: Sat, 31 December 2011, 17:57:10 »
You should probably cancel that order.
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Offline REVENGE

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« Reply #6 on: Sat, 31 December 2011, 18:42:20 »
lol @ Geekhack giving the Black Widow a bad rep.
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« Reply #7 on: Sat, 31 December 2011, 19:16:26 »
Quote from: Valcore;481137

Can anyone please post some suggestions below for some good mx blue keyboards that's under $100 USD?


Newegg has the RK-9000 for $99.99 + free shipping + a $20 gift cert, so if you need $20 worth of stuff there it would be a good deal.

The downside, they'll send you the gift cert via email 4 days after your purchase.

I was going to buy some crap there next month anyway, so come Monday I'll proly pick this up.


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823201040
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Offline civet

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« Reply #8 on: Sat, 31 December 2011, 20:00:41 »
Well, having both the Blackwidow and the g80-3000, one clear QC difference is that all the caps on the g80-3000 fit the same. The stems seem to be uniform on it, whereas  on the blackwidow keys would randomly come off quite easily (if you wanted to remove them) or be extremely hard to remove.

I thought pbt is much harder to work with, due to shrinking, but razer's OEM doesn't seem to be able to get it right even with ABS.
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Offline TranscendingLogic

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« Reply #9 on: Sat, 31 December 2011, 20:01:38 »
1337 = mj2
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Offline sordna

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« Reply #10 on: Sat, 31 December 2011, 20:45:24 »
IMO the Blackwidow is a good board for the price, you might as well keep it.
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Offline Valcore

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« Reply #11 on: Sat, 31 December 2011, 21:32:24 »
Thanks for the discussion guys. I've been using this generic dell keyboard with rubber domes for 6 years now. Hopefully the mechanical keyboard will be a huge upgrade for me.

Thanks & happy new years
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Offline Benji

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« Reply #12 on: Sat, 31 December 2011, 21:35:49 »
Put down all da keyboards..... It's da new year!!,!!!!,!
Happy new years!!
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Offline Gin

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« Reply #13 on: Sat, 31 December 2011, 21:54:26 »
Nothing wrong with the blackwidow. I have not heard a lot of complain about it. If you like the looks, you should keep it.
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Offline scarlatch

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« Reply #14 on: Sat, 31 December 2011, 22:52:53 »
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Nothing wrong with the blackwidow. I have not heard a lot of complain about it. If you like the looks, you should keep it.


What this guy said.  From what I understand, the Blackwidow isn't a horrible board or anything.  It just may not be the value that some other keyboards are, given the quality of those boards.
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Offline mkaresh

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« Reply #15 on: Sat, 31 December 2011, 23:18:21 »
It looks like necx.com will have the CMStorm with blues soon for $71 and change, shipped.

I was strongly considering this one if my wife preferred blues, but she wants reds. Need a tenkeyless, so likely the Leopold currently on sale.
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Offline Valcore

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« Reply #16 on: Sat, 31 December 2011, 23:35:22 »
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It looks like necx.com will have the CMStorm with blues soon for $71 and change, shipped.

I was strongly considering this one if my wife preferred blues, but she wants reds. Need a tenkeyless, so likely the Leopold currently on sale.


Website doesn't work, it just gives me some generic spam website..

can you give me the correct link? I am very interested.

Thanks
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« Reply #17 on: Sun, 01 January 2012, 00:48:14 »
Quote from: Benji;481268
Put down all da keyboards..... It's da new year!!,!!!!,!
Happy new years!!


I really enjoyed reading this to myself in a Texas accent. Thank You Sir.
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Offline zinger

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« Reply #18 on: Sun, 01 January 2012, 00:49:47 »
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Offline zinger

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« Reply #19 on: Sun, 01 January 2012, 00:51:13 »
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Website doesn't work, it just gives me some generic spam website..

can you give me the correct link? I am very interested.

Thanks

I think he means this: http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=67069&vpn=SGK-4000-GKCL1-US&manufacture=COOLERMASTER
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Offline mkaresh

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« Reply #20 on: Sun, 01 January 2012, 11:33:25 »
Sorry, that is the site I meant. As far as I can tell, I confused ncix with a now defunct but once high-flying computer parts exchange:

http://www.forbes.com/1999/05/05/feat.html
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Offline Aznguyen316

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« Reply #21 on: Sun, 01 January 2012, 18:36:38 »
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IMO the Blackwidow is a good board for the price, you might as well keep it.

I agree. I picked up my Mac version bw (only non ultimate in stock) for $63.xx shipped from NewEgg and I like it a lot.  The quality is solid, it's a heavy keyboard, has a nice braided cable too.  And this is me coming from an HHKB Pro 2 and having owned a Filco as well.  For 1/3 or 1/2 the price I think it's pretty good.  Plus the blues feel great =)  But if you're willing and able to spend $100 then yeah Leopold or RK were my next choice up but for $60 I couldn't pass up the Razer BW.
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Offline angry gamer

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« Reply #22 on: Sun, 01 January 2012, 20:23:36 »
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Nothing wrong with the blackwidow. I have not heard a lot of complain about it. If you like the looks, you should keep it.

I heard the construction is shoddy and keys tend to go out. I also heard from somewhere else that the space bar is difficult to press, unless you are dead center.
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Offline Aznguyen316

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« Reply #23 on: Tue, 03 January 2012, 19:08:19 »
^ well I haven't owned my BW for long but I can answer that the space bar is super easy to press, I press on the far left and never had an issue.
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Offline Nuuna

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« Reply #24 on: Tue, 03 January 2012, 21:42:46 »
Ive heard only good things about Noppoo Choc Mini Mx Blue. I dont actually have it but ive heard :3
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Offline NorrisB

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« Reply #25 on: Wed, 04 January 2012, 13:06:53 »
i just dont trust razer after their firmware update froze and destroyed my deathadder
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Offline Carter

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« Reply #26 on: Wed, 04 January 2012, 13:09:39 »
CM Storm Quickfire Rapid blue is available at the CM Store.
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Offline piken

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« Reply #27 on: Wed, 04 January 2012, 13:10:40 »
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i just dont trust razer after their firmware update froze and destroyed my deathadder

That statement make zero sense. The firmware update freezing has to do with your comp, nothing else. So making a comment of you not trusting a razer product due to your own system is just stupid as any product with a firmware you update can have this issue.

I have been using razer mice for years without issue, and I will continue to use them due to the quality of there mice.
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Offline NorrisB

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« Reply #28 on: Wed, 04 January 2012, 13:28:07 »
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That statement make zero sense. The firmware update freezing has to do with your comp, nothing else. So making a comment of you not trusting a razer product due to your own system is just stupid as any product with a firmware you update can have this issue.

I have been using razer mice for years without issue, and I will continue to use them due to the quality of there mice.

nah its their fd up cypress updating system
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Offline scriz

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« Reply #29 on: Wed, 04 January 2012, 13:34:49 »
Quote from: Valcore;481137
I just placed in my order for a Razer Blackwidow. I know it's sort of bad quality, but I don't know what other "good" mx blue switches there are.

Can anyone please post some suggestions below for some good mx blue keyboards that's under $100 USD?


I heard the RK 9000 was a good keyboard and I considered it, but I kind of cheaped out and bought blackwidow instead. I still got time to cancel the order, but i need some good suggestions.

Thanks


Cooler Master CMStorm Quick Fire is 79.99
Ducky DK1087-C with blues is 99 on Amazon
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Offline vienbo

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« Reply #30 on: Sat, 14 January 2012, 18:05:50 »
Found a great site that has the CMSTORM Quickfire tkl mx blue keyboard. Check it out at superbiiz.com
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Offline lightsout714

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« Reply #31 on: Sat, 14 January 2012, 18:32:14 »
Did you use the discount code?? I think its SAVE15

I am tempted to buy it but I just bought two keyboards and two sets of pbt's my wife is going to kick my butt.
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Offline vienbo

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« Reply #32 on: Sat, 14 January 2012, 18:40:54 »
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Did you use the discount code?? I think its SAVE15

I am tempted to buy it but I just bought two keyboards and two sets of pbt's my wife is going to kick my butt.
Sadly no, I was in such a hurry I decided to buy it off without seeing the discount. It's still in the order process, and I rushed it as well. That could have saved me 11 dollars :(. How'd you find it? Edit: I would rather you just wait, it's not going to get inflated or anything like that UNLESS something happened =P.
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Offline lightsout714

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« Reply #33 on: Sat, 14 January 2012, 18:46:02 »
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Sadly no, I was in such a hurry I decided to buy it off without seeing the discount. It's still in the order process, and I rushed it as well. That could have saved me 11 dollars :(. How'd you find it? Edit: I would rather you just wait, it's not going to get inflated or anything like that UNLESS something happened =P.

Someone posted it over at OCN. I have been wanting to get a board with blues again. This will be the one. The first wave of boards sold out at the egg and amazon already. I'll probably have to wait until they get more in stock. You could have got it for like 75 shipped or something though. Either way nice buy. Its a great board. I don't really like the keycap font but I already took the stock ones off.
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Offline NorrisB

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« Reply #34 on: Sat, 14 January 2012, 18:46:23 »
shipping is $9 as well
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Offline lightsout714

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« Reply #35 on: Sat, 14 January 2012, 19:08:18 »
$73 shipped for me with the code. Thats a steal.
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Offline vienbo

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« Reply #36 on: Sat, 14 January 2012, 19:20:21 »
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$73 shipped for me with the code. Thats a steal.

You're frigging right! Makes me sad, but I was afraid of it going out of stock, so I had to get it quick. at 75 it was already a steal, without the shipping. HOWEVER, with this promo, it IS a steal, and more so! So you already had one? By the looks of your post, you definately enjoy it, and it looks pretty small in the pictures, is that true?

BTW: Any keycap is compatible with the mx keyboard of cm storm right? I am thinking of buying the keycaps off of elitekeyboard or another place.
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Offline lightsout714

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« Reply #37 on: Sat, 14 January 2012, 19:37:08 »
Yah I have the one with red switches. Ordered it from China. Its a great board. Its the standard size of a tenkeyless. So like a normal board minus the number pad.  And yes any cherry mx keys are compatible. Elite doesn't sell full sets though right? Just a couple extras.
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