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7/10/12 at 3:29pm

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Hello everyone,

What would be an ideal mechanical keyboard for word processing/typing and for occasional gaming?

I do prefer the clicky sound. I've read the mechanical keyboard guide and it seems that Cherry MX Brown is a good option?

My budged is up to $140 out the door.

Thanks in advance.
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7/10/12 at 3:52pm

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there are like 60+ threads asking the same thing.

try looking through them first?

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7/10/12 at 3:56pm

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Yeah, good idea... Sorry about that guys. I just started looking through the pages and I'm already familiarizing myself with the keyboards.

I'll keep looking through the threads.

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7/10/12 at 3:56pm

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I'm going with a Filco Majestouch-2 with Cherry MX Browns, great quality and very highly recommended.

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7/10/12 at 3:58pm

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I don't mind raising the budget a bit, but is this one clickly?

I've read the Cherry MX blues are clicky?

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7/10/12 at 4:04pm

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Blues are clicky, Browns have a 'bump' and Reds/ Blacks are linear.

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i7 3930K [4.4GHz @ 1.31 Vcore]	ASUS Rampage IV Extreme	EVGA GTX 680 4GB FTW	G-Skill RipjawsZ 16GB (4x 4GB) DDR3
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
OCZ Agility 120GB SSD	Kingston SSDNow 96GB	WD Caviar Green 2TB (7200RPM)	Seagate 1.5TB (7200RPM)
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Seagate 500GB (7200RPM)	WD 250GB (7200RPM)	ASUS BW-12B1LT	Corsair H100 with 2x Corsair SP120 Quiet Edition
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit	LG W2361V	Customised Filco Majestouch-2 TKL [Cherry MX Br...	Corsair AX860i
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Cooler Master HAF-X	Mionix NAOS 5000	Steelseries 4HD	Logitech Z-5500
Audio	Audio	Audio	Other
Logitech G930	Logitech Z323	Sennheiser HD 518	Lamptron FC2
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Bitfenix Sprectre Pro 230mm Black	Bitfenix Spectre Pro 200m Black x3
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i7 3930K [4.4GHz @ 1.31 Vcore]	ASUS Rampage IV Extreme	EVGA GTX 680 4GB FTW	G-Skill RipjawsZ 16GB (4x 4GB) DDR3
Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive	Hard Drive
OCZ Agility 120GB SSD	Kingston SSDNow 96GB	WD Caviar Green 2TB (7200RPM)	Seagate 1.5TB (7200RPM)
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Seagate 500GB (7200RPM)	WD 250GB (7200RPM)	ASUS BW-12B1LT	Corsair H100 with 2x Corsair SP120 Quiet Edition
OS	Monitor	Keyboard	Power
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit	LG W2361V	Customised Filco Majestouch-2 TKL [Cherry MX Br...	Corsair AX860i
Case	Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Cooler Master HAF-X	Mionix NAOS 5000	Steelseries 4HD	Logitech Z-5500
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7/10/12 at 4:08pm

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ive got a black widow ultimate that has the blues in it. love it. plus the keys light up which is nice for typing in the dark.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 23jewels

Hello everyone,
What would be an ideal mechanical keyboard for word processing/typing and for occasional gaming?
I do prefer the clicky sound. I've read the mechanical keyboard guide and it seems that Cherry MX Brown is a good option?
My budged is up to $140 out the door.
Thanks in advance.

Here are a few suggestions :

Das Keyboard -http://www.amazon.com/Das-Keyboard-Model-Professional-Mechanical/dp/B003M567V6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1341979028&sr=8-1&keywords=das+keyboard

Leopold - http://elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=leopold,fullsize&pid=fc500rcab

Filco - http://www.amazon.com/Filco-Majestouch-2-Keyboard-FKBN104MC-EB2/dp/B004VKYHP4

The blue switch is the only mechanical switch that does make a clicky noise that doesnt come from bottoming out.

They are all excellent, A++ quality keyboard. Out of the 3, the Filco is probably the best but it's also the most expensive.

EDIT : Wrong link for the das x)
Edited by splinterize - 7/10/12 at 8:59pm

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7/11/12 at 8:03am

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Thanks for your response, splinterize. I think I'm going to raise the budget and go with Filco.

I don't want to comprimise on the quality just to get a mechanical cherry mx blue switches.

Thanks everyone for your responses. It's greatly appreciated.

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 23jewels

Thanks for your response, splinterize. I think I'm going to raise the budget and go with Filco.
I don't want to comprimise on the quality just to get a mechanical cherry mx blue switches.
Thanks everyone for your responses. It's greatly appreciated.
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Good choice, you wont regret it.

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BenQ GW2750HM	Ducky DK9008G2 PRO w/ Mx Reds - OCN Edition	Rosewill CAPSTONE 750-M	Bitfenix Prodigy
Mouse	Mouse Pad	Audio
Roccat Savu	Steelseries 9HD	Logitech z523
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Caviar Blue 500Gb SATA2	Samsung 830 128Gb SATA 3	Thermalright Silver Arrow	Windows 8 Pro
Monitor	Keyboard	Power	Case
BenQ GW2750HM	Ducky DK9008G2 PRO w/ Mx Reds - OCN Edition	Rosewill CAPSTONE 750-M	Bitfenix Prodigy
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