Ok, I'm gonna decide between CM QFR and HPE 87, since they seem to be the best of the under $100 lot.
Question:
Anybody have any experience with the CM QFR Reds? Is the build quality good? Are they better than the HPE 87 and others?
thx
I'm a long-time lurker who registered recently, so take my opinion with a grain of salt, but I grabbed a CM QFR Red and love it. I also own a DAS S, Ducky Shine (browns) and had an X-Armor U9BL-S and 6gv2 in the past. Unfortunately, the first one I got was DOA with the well-known p+left alt defect, but the second one has been working solid for a few months now. Build quality is fantastic, and from what I recall the board is made by the same OEM that makes FILCO boards, so you'll find the quality of the QFR far exceeds the TK and Vanilla board. I can't comment on the keycaps other than to say the font is atrocious; I picked up a blank set from WASD the day I bought the board. Other than that, I'd advise looking for the revised de-badged version as the original release looks too "fatal1ty" to me. The reds took some getting used to, and I had to put o-rings on it cause I bottom out while gaming, but I don't think I'd go back to browns or blacks now.