Felix Lighter
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It really feels good, especially compared to my old keyboard. It would be nice if more than a small cluster of keys were backlit but most of the most important gaming keys are backlit.
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It really feels good, especially compared to my old keyboard. It would be nice if more than a small cluster of keys were backlit but most of the most important gaming keys are backlit.
Laurentius
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Jill Sandwich
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Is there a good wireless mechanical keyboard with a touchpad as good as on Macbooks?
Betta Lines
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I've found a couple, but they weren't very attractive.
Laurentius
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No way.
Some are louder than others, is the blackwidow blue switches ?
I have a Corsair K90, which I think is a perfect match for how I use my PC (mainly for gaming, I use another machine for majority of my main computing), it has Red switches, very sensitive, only makes a sound when it bottoms out. The main negative for me with this particular keyboard is that the macro keys and function keys aren't mechanical, which for a keyboard of this price is rather disappointing, but not a deal breaker.
It is also very well built, has a great wrist rest and fantastic backlight that can go rather bright. (Also, the volume scroll wheel thing is really nice).
It is also very well built, has a great wrist rest and fantastic backlight that can go rather bright. (Also, the volume scroll wheel thing is really nice).
I have a Corsair K90, which I think is a perfect match for how I use my PC (mainly for gaming, I use another machine for majority of my main computing), it has Red switches, very sensitive, only makes a sound when it bottoms out. The main negative for me with this particular keyboard is that the macro keys and function keys aren't mechanical, which for a keyboard of this price is rather disappointing, but not a deal breaker.
It is also very well built, has a great wrist rest and fantastic backlight that can go rather bright. (Also, the volume scroll wheel thing is really nice).
Yeah... I'm waiting for the Corsair K95 update to be launched. Bloody buggers. Teased it to us at CES, and we're still waiting on it! Cmon! It's been nearly 4 months.
http://www.corsair.com/k95
Don't touch it or the K70 unless it's confirmed that the key repeat firmware bug is gone though.
Koroviev
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Remove keys and use compressed air.
ComputerMKII
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I accidentally broke my Pause key. Is it hard or expensive to repair? I never use that key anyway but it looks bad now.
Don't. Eat. On. Your. PC desk.
Yes, do NOT use these keyboards. It's the most frustrating keyboard I've ever had and I will never buy a Corsair keyboard ever again.
I accidentally broke my Pause key. Is it hard or expensive to repair? I never use that key anyway but it looks bad now.
You can buy replacement MX brown switches on ebay, but I can't tell what type of keyboard you have. I've only ever been able to replace switches (without re-soldering and removing the PCB) on Cherry boards and KBC/KBT boards; filco boards required screwdrivers and soldering etc. If your keyboard is plate-mounted then replacing a switch will involve a complete teardown of the board and unsoldering the switch/led and re-soldering the replacement.
It certainly doesn't look like your keyboard is plate-mounted, so it should be easy enough.
I accidentally broke my Pause key. Is it hard or expensive to repair? I never use that key anyway but it looks bad now.
Can't you just glue on the key (with the rest of the switch still stuck inside it)?
Periods go at the end of sentences. You can just use the spacebar to separate words.
One of the major issues with the current Corsair keyboards, outside of not being fully mechanical, is really horrible firmware. If you really like this giant monster, then at least wait until they are out in the wild for a bit. Corsair has pretty much dropped the ball on every bit of software/firmware they've released for accessories, including the mice.
its dead sexy though.
Rosewill full-size mechanicals are like $70 on newegg right now, so probably those. Unless they've changed their manufacturing since I last looked. Lots of very good stuff in the $100 range too, which is still around where you need to go to get tenkeyless or smaller instead of full-size. Still waiting on either Rosewill or one of these gamer-pandering companies to wise up and start selling tenkeyless versions.
Edit - there does seem to be a lot of talk about USB soldering issues with these newer RKs. That being the case maybe you should look into the $100 range; lots of 'boards in that bracket are pretty much guaranteed to last for years, whereas I don't have that kind of faith in anything Razer makes (which is one of the other 'boards commonly in the $70-80 range).
Those are solid 'boards, but I think MSRP they're still $100 which I don't think would win me over versus something else in that range like a Leopold. Plus you have no real choice of switch type, and blacks are one of my least favorite types of switch.
A couple of weeks ago I picked up a Quickfire Rapid with blues. I got the unbranded version. I tried the brown switches next to the blues in a store, and I think initially I preferred the brown switches. However, I impulse purchased the one with blue switches later since it the price was so low.
It took a little getting used to, but I love typing on this thing. It feels amazing. The clicking sounds are very pleasant, and not nearly as loud as I was expecting them to be (unless it is late and you're browsing porn while your wife is sleeping).
It took a little getting used to, but I love typing on this thing. It feels amazing. The clicking sounds are very pleasant, and not nearly as loud as I was expecting them to be (unless it is late and you're browsing porn while your wife is sleeping).
ComputerMKII
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If you're asking this question, you don't want to buy a mechanical keyboard.
Okay, it's nearing the end of April and still no K95. What the hell... Wouldn't be surprised if Corsair pulls that Hong Kong premium bullcrap with this too.
Definitely looking at the TESORO DURANDAL
Or the NIGHTHAWK X9
Definitely looking at the TESORO DURANDAL
Or the NIGHTHAWK X9
Okay, it's nearing the end of April and still no K95. What the hell... Wouldn't be surprised if Corsair pulls that Hong Kong premium bullcrap with this too.
Definitely looking at the TESORO DURANDAL
Or the NIGHTHAWK X9
The Lamonster swears by his Nighthawk x9. I was sorely tempted but the price was just too much for me.
On a similar note, I just got an email from Corsair saying that the k70 is available now.. except it isn't. So who knows. The k70 looks like everything I want on paper.
http://www.corsair.com/us/gaming-pe...gaming-keyboard-anodized-black-na-layout.html
They have it up now for sale. They have UK, US, French, German, and Nordic layouts.
They have it up now for sale. They have UK, US, French, German, and Nordic layouts.
Ah there it is
My wife would kill me if I bought a second full price mechanical keyboard right now. I'll wait for a couple reviews and a sale but that keyboard will be mine eventually.
It's like perfect for me:
- no macro keys
- built in wrist rest
- fully mechanical
- backlit
- USB port on the top
- media keys
As long as the firmware isn't crap this time...
I myself never noticed the keyboard key repeat issue with the K90 but there is a firmware update that is supposed to fix it.
http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showpost.php?p=636171&postcount=1
I'll be buying the K95 when ever it goes on sale, love my K90!
http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showpost.php?p=636171&postcount=1
I'll be buying the K95 when ever it goes on sale, love my K90!
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I have one at home, and I love it for gaming! I also have a Ducky keyboard with blue switches at work for typing.
br0ken_shad0w
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I'm going to roll the dice with the Corsair K70 only because it's a pain in the ass to find a mechanical keyboard with dedicated media controls.
Koroviev
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Supposedly the QuickFire Rapid is a rebranded Filco. Same OEM.
Do cherry switches 'break-in' a bit? I got a QuickFire Rapid over a year ago and just got the Quickfire TK a few weeks ago, both blue switch. The new TK is noticeably stiffer than my old Rapid. It's not a huge difference but I prefer the looser feel.
Either way I think I'm going to order a Stealth with Brown switches soon, and then, if I adjust to those, maybe switch over to Red. Blues are getting a bit loud and stiff for me. Especially the new TK. Don't want to try dampeners since I'm afraid they'll change the feel too much.
Either way I think I'm going to order a Stealth with Brown switches soon, and then, if I adjust to those, maybe switch over to Red. Blues are getting a bit loud and stiff for me. Especially the new TK. Don't want to try dampeners since I'm afraid they'll change the feel too much.
Koroviev
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The blues have a harsh metallic sound if you're bottoming out the keys, but I think it's nice if I'm wearing headphones. Overall, though, I prefer browns.
Totally subjective.
dreamstation
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Had my Filco Majestouch 2 for almost a year now and I don't regret the purchase at all. My brother was down for the weekend and brought his PC with his old school Microsoft internet keyboard and let me tell you, I could NEVER go back to that. So glad I made the upgrade, no matter how awkward it felt in the beginning.
Have a Race, picked it up based on the advice someone in this thread. It's fucking amazing.
But, I've been a tenkeyless convert for quite awhile. I do keep a full sized board behind it for when I need to work from home.