About bottom out, you [limitz] said it depends on the switches... The problem is that I never used a mech keyboard, so I don't know which switches would fit me..
Maybe changing keycaps could be an option, but..
- Original keycaps are fukin fukin terrible
- The bottom row is non standard so changing terrible keycaps for that row is very hard
- your have to go through a ****-ware to make it work
- looks ugly to me but It's a personnal preference
What do you mean by 'terrible' ? The feeling ?
You say the bottom row is non standard, for all the pics I've seen it looked classic...
I heard about Corsair's software, but it's not a problem for me, I can still learn how to use it
Any way, thanks for the advices !
I think I will go for the K70... Is the only difference between the K70 and the K70 RGB the backlighting ??
Thank you all
Dak'
With bottom out, it's really not a big deal. Like I said, I bottom out essentially every key, but I don't mind it all.
This is a flow diagram:
1. You bottom out and you don't like it. Go to 2.
2. You don't want to bottom out anymore. Solution: Get a heavier switch.
2a. You don't like the feeling of bottoming out, and you don't want to spend money on a new keyboard. Solution: Get a pack of O-Rings from WASDKeyboards for ~$10 and place it around each keycap stem (very easy mod, once you pull out a keycap you'll know what I mean).
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By terrible, he probably means that the keycaps have thin walls. I wouldn't say they're "fukin fukin terrible", they're just the average thickness that comes out of the factory, which is relatively thin compared to the aftermarket. A huge factor in keycap quality is how thick the keycap is. Gold standard is a company known as GMK, who make really thick keycaps. However, each GMK keycap set is ~$120, so you definitely pay for quality.
The bottom row of the K70 is indeed non-standard, what that means is that the sizes of each key does not conform to traditional sizing, which 99% of aftermarket keycaps are designed around. Assume that the size of each of the alpha keys (AZERTY) is 1u. Standard bottom row sizing is:
Ctrl - 1.25u ; GUI Key - 1.25u ; Alt - 1.25u ; Spacebar - 6.25u ; Alt - 1.25u ; Fn - 1.25u ; Menu - 1.25u ; Ctrl - 1.25u
In K70's case, I believe it is:
Ctrl - 1.5u ; GUI Key - 1u ; Alt - 1.5u ; Spacebar - 6u ; Alt - 1.5u ; Fn - 1u ; Menu - 1u ; Ctrl - 1.5u
This means that if you ever want to buy aftermarket keycaps (~$40-120), you will not be able to do so with the K70. It doesn't seem like that you do, but if you choose to do so, finding a 6u spacebar will not be easy.
Way I see it, if you don't think you'll ever buy new keycaps, and will use this keyboard for a while. Just get the K70. If you think you'll ever get aftermarket keycaps, then you probably just need to bite the bullet and get a Shine 4.