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First Mechanical Keyboard. Black or Red switch. Back-light Illumination. 200 Dollar limit.

post #1 of 7
6/1/12 at 1:39am
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Hello I currently use a Razor Lycosa. Recently it has fallen apart on me. I loved the back light Illumination for gaming at night. I would like to buy a mechanical keyboard this time around though. I mostly game (star-craft 2). And i type rather hard so i'm thinking black or red switch is best. I live in America.
What I am looking for is...

- Back light Illumination of Blue

- Smaller than 19Inches long

- Black or red Switches

- Built to last

- Black Keyboard

Thank you for your time, I truly appreciate any and all advice as I have no idea where to begin or look for with Mechanical keyboards.thumb.gif
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post #2 of 7
6/1/12 at 1:54am
A lot of fps gamers like the black switches because of the pressure it takes to push them down. With that said, if you are a SC2 player the blacks might fatigue your hand rather quickly.

I would recommend a Ducky
http://www.tankguys.com/

If you like razer, they make a blue switch with blue illumination like you requested.
http://store.razerzone.com/store/razerusa/en_US/pd/productID.211324200

I don't know much about SC2 but I do know that for some reason a lot of them like the brown switches.
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6/1/12 at 10:21am
The ducky shine or a deck legend are the two best you can get.
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post #4 of 7
6/1/12 at 7:52pm
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The ducky shine or a deck legend are the two best you can get.

That's pretty subjective but they are both built well.
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6/1/12 at 7:54pm
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I got this Ducky I hope I made a good purchase

http://tigerimports.net/sunshop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=11423
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post #6 of 7
6/1/12 at 7:56pm
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I got this Ducky I hope I made a good purchase
http://tigerimports.net/sunshop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=11423

Good choice thumb.gif
I'm ordering from the same place next week, except I'm getting MX Browns w/ White LEDs biggrin.gif
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6/1/12 at 7:58pm
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I got this Ducky I hope I made a good purchase
http://tigerimports.net/sunshop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=11423

Best choice you could make IMO. I need to get some blacks as well.
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