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post #1 of 6
11/6/12 at 8:59am
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Since I have spare money left from my part time job, I decided to invest in a mechanical keyboard. Here are the terms:

Switch Type: I think I would be perfectly fine with Blues, Reds or Browns. Black is bleh to me.
NKRO would be awesome.
No tenkeyless keyboard, I want a full one.
As for dedicated media keys, to be honest i'm perfectly fine without them. I never used those to much on my keyboard right now. Even then, they would be a nice plus.
US $150 or less.
Full Backlighting, regardless of color.

I have been leaning towards the Trigger now, looks like a very nice high quality keyboard. Not to mention it's made by Costar biggrin.gif

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Keyboards I hate:

Any Razer BW keyboard. Quality control on those things are garbage. My friend had one and it broke.

Since im on my ipad right now, i have to put other suggestions over here since i cant space lines of text evenly. A full on wrist rest would be totally awesome, and macros are not a huge concern to me. I would like to have 6 or 8, i dont really need any more.
Edited by Droidisthebest - 11/6/12 at 9:07am
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post #2 of 6
11/6/12 at 2:29pm
With your budget I'd forget the trigger and go with Ducky Shine 2 for that little extra bit of quality. It seems that the cm storm trigger would only be a better choice if you want a wristrest, macro keys or a usb hub on your keyboard. Also trigger only has a 6kro and ducky Shine 2 has nkro. If you need those things which I mentioned you should also consider Logitech G710+ which has all of those, 26kro and dedicated media keys. AFAIK G710+ has a pretty solid quality but I think it isn't just as good as the trigger's. Another advantage of the G710+ is Logitech's top notch customer support.

I'm pretty sure that you'll be satisfied with any of those keyboards and all of them should last for many years. Keep in mind that I don't own any of the keyboards I mentioned so atleast my advice isn't biased. I hope you will share your experiences, because I'm going to buy a mech keyboard soon and I'm having a bad time choosing which one to get.
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11/7/12 at 7:16am
I second the recommendation for the Trigger or Ducky Shine. The Ducky is probably the better choice here quality-wise, although the Trigger is the cheaper option here.
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post #4 of 6
11/7/12 at 7:27am
Ducky Shine!

Very well built and neutral styling make this keyboard a keeper for years to come.

In my case I wanted a TKL, but since you want a number pad you should have more choices. I just don't use the number pad enough, even when I had one I found myself using the numbers at the top instead. I would rather have the space on the desk and have my keyboard centered in front of me. I would purchase a separate number pad, if I ever found the need for one.
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11/7/12 at 7:38am
I'm happy with my trigger, decided to go with it instead of the ducky because it uses costar instead of cherry
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11/7/12 at 7:39am
My Corsair K90 has surprised me with good build quality and performance. Red switches, a host of programmable G-keys, media controls, truly superb backlighting, and an attractive aluminum fascia with a removable rubber-coated wrist rest.

Pic of my mouse with the K90 partially included.

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