Ducky 9000G2 vs Ducky 1087 vs CM Quick Fire

[Droflen]

Hello geekhack

This is my first post in here. Since I can't really find the answer anywhere else, I ask it here
I'm currently looking to buy a mechanical keyboard. I prefer to have a board with brown switches and with that in mind I started my search.
I found 3 keyboards that would fit my needs and budget (max 110$ shipped to europe)

-Ducky 9000G2: I can't really find much info on this one but the 9008G2 has got a lot of positive reviews and they seem very similar. Anyone got more info on this?
-Ducky 1087: This one seems to not be very solid. Also some misallignements have occured. Is this still like this or did they fix this?
-CM Quick Fire: Praised by many people because it has the same OEM as filco. But I don't like the overbranding, I could live with it if this keyboard is really that much better than a Ducky.

I'm also open for other suggestions but keep in mind that I'm living in Europe (Belgium) so I'm little 'scared' to order from the USA because of import duties. I will be ordering from pchome I think cause belgian stores are very overpriced

tl;dr: Which mech. KB for under 110$ shipped to europe. Don't care if it's TKL or full sized. But it has to be brown switched.

[CaiSter21]

ducky 9008g2 keyboards are solid.
anything ducky 1000 series is crap, its like their budget brand.
cm quickfire is awesome, but i dont think they have it in browns in europe atm.

[Human]

Hello geekhack

This is my first post in here. Since I can't really find the answer anywhere else, I ask it here
I'm currently looking to buy a mechanical keyboard. I prefer to have a board with brown switches and with that in mind I started my search.
I found 3 keyboards that would fit my needs and budget (max 110$ shipped to europe)

-Ducky 9000G2: I can't really find much info on this one but the 9008G2 has got a lot of positive reviews and they seem very similar. Anyone got more info on this?
-Ducky 1087: This one seems to not be very solid. Also some misallignements have occured. Is this still like this or did they fix this?
-CM Quick Fire: Praised by many people because it has the same OEM as filco. But I don't like the overbranding, I could live with it if this keyboard is really that much better than a Ducky.

I'm also open for other suggestions but keep in mind that I'm living in Europe (Belgium) so I'm little 'scared' to order from the USA because of import duties. I will be ordering from pchome I think cause belgian stores are very overpriced

tl;dr: Which mech. KB for under 110$ shipped to europe. Don't care if it's TKL or full sized. But it has to be brown switched.

You can still get taxed by custom even shipping from global.pchome(taiwan).

ducky 9008g2 keyboards are solid.
anything ducky 1000 series is crap, its like their budget brand.
cm quickfire is awesome, but i dont think they have it in browns in europe atm.

He plan to buy from global.pchome, where there is CM Storm in brown switch.

[shogrran]

ducky 9008g2 keyboards are solid.
anything ducky 1000 series is crap, its like their budget brand.
cm quickfire is awesome, but i dont think they have it in browns in europe atm.

I agree that ducky 1000 series is crap but I am not too sure of the ducky 9008g2 solidity.

[yttrium]

shogrran, this is a very solid board. The only issue I have with it is that the keycaps have already begun to gloss over after just two months of usage, but eh - I have greasy fingers (my skin is all sorts of weird) and it doesn't bother me too much. It's probably happening just because of how often I type (roughly 50wpm over the whole day, every minute - this is averaged between times I'm not typing and times I am, don't judge my real wpm on that).

I feel like this board (caps aside) will last me a good 8 years. It's a VERY sturdy board.

[andyhoang]

Ducky DK9000G2!

[anselben]

Never used a Ducky, but might be interested in the tkl red boards

[vurt]

I can't say I'd recommend a Ducky...personal experience tells me to do otherwise. Save up an extra $30 or $40 and purchase a Filco, which are readily available in Europe from The Keyboard Co. You will not be disappointed =]

However, the Quickfire Rapid is a very nice board and would do wonders for you I'm sure, it's basically on par with Filco with the exception of excessive branding.

And since no one else in the thread mentioned it...Welcome to GH! =]

[Droflen]

A filco is like 230$ shipped to belgium if I order from Keyboardco so that's not an option

[vurt]

Yikes. Then I would suggest getting the CM Storm.

[krzaq]

I have Ducky 9008g2 on blues and CM Storm on reds, had CM Storm on browns.
I haven't had any Filcos so I can't compare but those ones are solid keyboards.

[bosjaH]

I was in the exact same situation a couple of weeks ago. The Ducky 1087/US/Brown was't in stock and I couldn't stand the branding on the CM Storm.
The otaku Leopold/TKL/Brown from EK, including shipping to BE and taxes, would have cost around €140 or €150 so in the end, I decided to just get the Filco tenkeyless from keyboardco for €160.

I've had it for a little over a week now, and still happy with my choice. Only downside is that my fingers have totally lost the plot. But constantly switching between azerty & colemak (learning) is probably more to blame for that than the keyboard itself.

I'm still considering buying a Ducky for work though.

[Droflen]

I think I'll go for the 9000G2 because I really can't stretch my budget to a filco.

[Anyguy4321]

Got a cherry brown CM quickfire from PC.home. Branding really does not matter to me as you can get rid of most of it by simply replacing the keys (engraved keys are in the mail).  I like the quickfires versus other keyboarsd too because you get media function keys and a disabled windows key.  Yes, there are software solutions for this, but I like that it's built in.  Quality is excellent and feels like the filcos some of my friends have.  It was just so much cheaper than a filco, I had to bite.

[bosjaH]

Keycool might be another option $65 + $25 shipping. Don't know about the quality though.
http://www.vendio.com/stores/E-sports-Gaming-equipments/

[bosjaH]

Keycool might also be an option; $65 + $25 shipping. Don't know about the quality though.

[Human]

Keycool might also be an option; $65 + $25 shipping. Don't know about the quality though.

Review here. Built quality is solid and quite feature rich(USB 20+KRO, multimedia keys, detachable cable and so on). The down side is some QC/manufacturing/design flaws which I had stated in my review. It don't affect the use of keyboard at all.

Though, if you are some perfectionist or so on, I suggest you move on to next choice.

[vurt]

if you've never tried a particular style of food, but have tried 4 or 5 similar types, would you excluded that one simply because you like those 4 others that you've already tried?!  this makes no sense.

Since it's been clearly stated that he has a fixed budget, and the boards you're suggesting do not fit that budget once shipped and taxed in Europe.  If he was open to expanding his budget, it wouldn't have said he had a max of $110.  Hell, why not suggest a Topre!?  You don't own one of those either, it doesn't have brown switches, AND it doesn't fit his budget.

Except I have tried "this particular style of food", and it makes perfect sense. I buy products that I enjoy because I like them, and don't buy ones I dislike, like most consumers. If you read my post, you would notice that I said "personal experience". I owned a Ducky Shining DK9008G2, and I sold it within 2 days of buying it. Does that mean it's not worth trying? Of course not. Many people enjoy the Ducky brand and I'm merely going by the only reasoning I can...personal experience. After that he explained to me what Filcos cost in EU, so I suggested the CM Storm.

[Mugen]

Hey,
Would recommend the CM Storm. price/quality ratio is the highest i've seen. if the branding annoys you that much and you are the type of person who likes small project and working with your hands i would recommend getting some 3M Carbon Film from any hardware shop. No more logos and your keyboard will look pretty sexy.

[vurt]

I didn't post my reasons because I was trying to avoid this thread becoming a complete cluster****/pissing contest, but apparently that is unavoidable on this forum. I got rid of it beacuse I thought the keycaps felt like ****, the stabilizers felt mushy, cheap, and unresponsive, and I just didn't like how the board felt to type on overall. It did have a nice blue glow though.

[yttrium]

As a user of the DK9008G2 (not Shining but they're pretty much the same in this regard), I feel many of your concerns hold true - after three months of heavy use (I easily am on my computer for 10 hours a day), the keycaps are already starting to get shiny, though it doesn't bother me too much as long as they still work just as well. I'll also note that while the stabilizers are pretty cheap, they aren't bad enough to warrant selling the keyboard. The board itself though is VERY sturdy and I love the feel of the browns - I believe with a keycap switch and perhaps some modifications to the stabilizers, the board will last me a LONG long time.

[vurt]

=]

[ekw808]

There is one small problems with my Ducky 9008G2 tiger edition with MX browns and it is the alignment issue (the escape switch isnt centered in its box, and neither are the arrow keys in their cluster, it is maybe a millimeter to the right from being centered), I believe mine came with the PBT engraved black keycaps but I used those for over 6 months (avg of 5-6 hours a day more or less), and there was zero shine on them at all, ask demik I sold them to him. I personally love the keyboard and although the stabilizers are **** all the keys that have them are as responsive as needed which does not really affect their quality to me personally. I bought it for 130 from another user, I have no experience with the other keycaps that are offered, but I would recommend the PBT engraved if you do decide to swap them out later.

[CaiSter21]

heehee...
McRip effect.....
silly ppl complaining about all the small things as if its gonna kill them