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My First Mechanical Keyboard

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By samygiy
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So I'm currently typing on a membrane keyboard that came with my computer and I was wondering whether I should buy a mechanical keyboard, I've done a bit of looking around and I think the brown switches would be best for me. Any help would be appreciated. (full size please) (and it has to ship to the uk)

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Depends on your budget but I would recommend the CM Storm Quickfire Ultimate w/ Red LED backlighting.

 

http://www.cmstore.eu/cm-storm/peripherals/quick-fire-ultimate-cherry-mx-brown-switch/

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A couple suggestion I would like to give you.

check out the K70, full keyboard and comes with red, blue, or brown switches.

You could also consider the Logitech G710+, brown stiches and all the keys you need, and more.

EDIT: Both of these keyboards are backlit, I used to own a OEM keyboard before my first mechanical as well and wanted a full keyboard, the only ones that seemed to be worth considering were those 2. I eventually went with the G710+.

 

They both cost ~150€ or ~130£.

 

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Ducky Shine 3.  It will last you a very long time and there are tons of configurations.

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I love my Das Keyboard, highly recommended for a full width keyboard.

 

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I think that the das keyboards are to expensive for me and so is the g710+. Currently I'm deciding between the ducky shine 3, k70 and the CM quick fire tk stealth, any other suggestions are welcome.

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Tk Stealth is REALLY cheap right now on Massdrop. $65 only for another 6 days tho.

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So I've decided on buying the ducky shine 3 but I'm wondering where I can buy it for a good price.

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So I've decided on buying the ducky shine 3 but I'm wondering where I can buy it for a good price.

NCIX or MechanicalKeyboards

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I'm in the UK

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I Got the Rosewill RK-9000. 

 

It is not flashy at all, but it works great. It brought me into the world of mechanical keyboards with blue switches. :)

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I've been looking around, what is the difference between the ducky shine 3 and the ducky shine 0?

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