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post #1 of 22
7/31/12 at 6:12pm
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Bought the TT Meka G1 and it's a decent keyboard, love the Cherry Blacks but the lettering is wearing off the WSAD keys and it's impossible to see as I usually keep the lights low in the PC room. I'm willing to spend up to $150 for a good backlit KB with blacks or perhaps reds. Not a fan of clicky keys. I have no need of any special macro keys or similar features but would consider boards with them. Backlight color isn't too important although given the choice I would probably ho with blue, green or just vanilla white. Any suggestions?
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post #2 of 22
7/31/12 at 6:22pm
I would like to put the ducky shine right in there, you can get the 4 main switch types and a range of LED colors. The only thing I would say is that the stabilisers will feel a bit mushy for a while after using the WASD.

Cant really think of any other keyboard that uses costars with LED backlight. - CM Storm trigger maybe? - not sure.
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7/31/12 at 6:25pm
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I would like to put the ducky shine right in there, you can get the 4 main switch types and a range of LED colors. The only thing I would say is that the stabilisers will feel a bit mushy for a while after using the WASD.
Cant really think of any other keyboard that uses costars with LED backlight. - CM Storm trigger maybe? - not sure.


This.

Currently typing this post on a Ducky Shine with reds....I am telling you it is worth beyond the $150 price tag. This thing is a jewel. The red will give you the quite, and the linear motion has no "click" to it. Could not be happier with my purchase...
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7/31/12 at 6:28pm
I have the Razer Black widow ultimate and it is really nice and very clicky. They make a stealth model that is supposed to be quiet.
On my BWU, i can see a little sheen on the space bar, but no wear on any key. I've been using the keyboard for 6 months or so.

http://store.razerzone.com/store/razerusa/en_US/pd/productID.235228400
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7/31/12 at 6:33pm
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Anybody have any experience with Max Keyboards? I really like the looks of this model and I'm assuming the full n-key rollover in all the keys is a plus.
[=http://www.maxkeyboard.com/index.php?dispatch=products.view&product_id=1][/]
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7/31/12 at 6:40pm
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ducky shine definitly or the the CM mech keyboard (forgot what its called)

I myself have a ducky shine with blue switches and LED's and I'm loving it biggrin.gif
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7/31/12 at 6:43pm
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7/31/12 at 6:46pm
Check out the new Gigabyte Osmium. Looks pretty sweet. Considering getting myself one.
http://www.guru3d.com/article/gigabyte-osmium-review/
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8/1/12 at 7:27am
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Leaning towards the Ducky DK9008s with blacks but cannot find one online. TigerDirect says unavailable and the ones on eBay are marked up @ $40. If I cannot find one I'll probably go with a customized Max.
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Get anything other than a Razor, you don't want to even know the bad quality of these things rolleyes.gif
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