Hi, friend and I are looking to get mechanical keyboards for gaming. We recently both got Steelseries 7Gs and tried them out. Loved how the Cherry Blacks felt for gaming ( Primarily FPS players ) but really felt awkward typing with them. Didn't really like the layout of the Steelseries, plus one of them had a defective number pad. We decided to get Filcos with NKRO to save on shipping. Was pretty much set on getting Blacks since these KBs will primarily be used for competitive ( cevo/esea ) FPS gaming ( TF2, CoD4, MW2, CS ). I know a lot of mechanical KB enthusiasts are not the most fond of blacks, but I want to know if blues are really that much of a downgrade in terms of high level gaming. Feedback from anyone/everyone is greatly appreciated, if you have experience with both these switches and you play FPS ( casual or competitive is fine ) please chime in!
I originally placed an order for the 2 Linear Force NKROs from EliteKBs, but flip flopped to Tactile Clicks last minute, and then decided back on the Linear Force. EliteKBs is rather close to where I live so they told me to E-Mail them before tomorrow to finalize my order. I was also thinking I could just pick up a Scorpius m10 in a couple of weeks as a typing KB if I decide on the Linear Force. Thanks in advance!
Also a few quick specific questions:
Cherry black users, do you ever suffer from fatigue or soreness with prolonged typing/gaming with cherry blacks?
Cherry blue users, how loud is the cherry blues at night, does it wake people in your household?