looking for a machanical keyboard with blue backlit and blue swichtes

[battet]

Hi all
im having hard time to make a decission on what keyboard i should buy
the first thing that fell in mind was BWU. but i have been arround here some days now and
you guys seems not to like the build quality of that keyboard. i have looked at max keyboard but it doesnt really look that good

and is it even possible to get a keyboard with macro keys that is build solid ?

what board would fit the needs ?

[okooko]

Hi,

The first KB that came to mind was the Razer Blackwidow, it has everything that you described and macro keys also and surprisingly they use Blues.

Other options (my small KB knowledge says) Ducky's have various colored back lighting options with various switches also, might be worth looking into.

Oko

[dorkvader]

Lots of POS keyboards (like cherry G80-8113) have lots of programmable keys. I'm using mine for media, but there's no reason you couldn't use it for other macros as well. It's really easy to program, and super solid. No NKRO on mine, but it does exist on others.

Others like my Access-IS POS keyboards. They are fully programmable, though you need 32-bit windows and a PS2 port to program it. It has NKRO, and although the programming software isn't as good as cherry, I do think you can make arbitraty macros on it.

One keyboard you "might" consider is the infamous corsair K90. I do believe the macro keys are RD, though the main keys are cherry Red, which is nice.

The recently-arrived phantom, the upcoming XTant, and ergoDOX will also be Teensy-based, and therefore fully programmable.

None of them are backlit, though (not as far as I know, anyway).

The Razer gets a lot of hate, but some people have been using them for some time with little issues. Looking at the disassembly pictures, I wouldn't call it up to costar's high bar for quality, but it shouldn't be as awful as all that.

I'll let the BW owners chime in with firsthand accounts.

[wiredPANDA]

Other options (my small KB knowledge says) Ducky's have various colored back lighting options with various switches also, might be worth looking into.

The Ducky Year of the Dragon keyboard is blue backlit with MX Blues.  Not sure if it'll meet the rest of your criteria, though.  MechanicalKeyboards.com has some in stock, last I checked.

[Halverson]

Other options (my small KB knowledge says) Ducky's have various colored back lighting options with various switches also, might be worth looking into.

The Ducky Year of the Dragon keyboard is blue backlit with MX Blues.  Not sure if it'll meet the rest of your criteria, though.  MechanicalKeyboards.com has some in stock, last I checked.

Just been typing on my Dragon with blues, no macros, but the board is the most solid board I own now. And amazing backlights. As for macros, could just get a program to use to make any key a macro I believe.

[wiredPANDA]

AutoHotKey

And yes, it can be used to script macros on key presses.

[terrpn]

own a razer bwu............and really no issues. tactile and clicky

larger keys with stabilizers are a little mushier than rest, but still very responsive and own up to blues- good solid board. heard the same about duckys as well......... razer i would think due to aesthetics is geared to a younger crowd?

i swapped most of the keys out as i really don't care for the font, etc. a ducky would have been much easier

3 levels of brightness on blue "leds" from soft to very bright.

actually enjoy the macro keys after set-up and the downloadable software makes it easy to do as a cinch. if you game a lot you can record macro's very easily for shortcuts.

at this point own other mechanical keyboards, but still...........could of had a filco as i don't need or use all the bling.