Deciding between Corsair strafe rgb & ducky shine 5

[BananaFalcon]

Hey guys!

 

 

I would like to get the forum's opinion on what keyboard would be better considering between the corsair strafe rgb and the ducky shine 5. Sadly, these keyboards have not came out on the market yet, but wat keyboard will you favor between these two?

 

 

 

Thx

[Bim Job]

Duckeh

[kameshss]

It's purely personal preference.

 

Both are good keyboards.

[Jack Russel]

The Ducky Shine 5 is out already. Ducky uses dual layer PCBs and double coated ABS keycaps unlike the Corsair, which uses thin ABS and has a non standard layout. Compared to a K70 RGB, Ducky is already considered to have a greater build and the Strafe being all plastic (not sure about back plate) is bound to be even worse. If you want the Silent switches though then the only option is the Strafe.

Also, the Ducky may look plasticky and cheap but the plastic is apparently higher quality than Cordair's and they are said to use a steel plate (DS5 weighs 1.3 kg). I have never opened a Ducky but searches state stuff like this.

Edit: I honestly don't know why Corsair released the Strafe line when they already have the K series. The essential difference is the lack of media keys and the aluminum backplate. You could really consider the Strafe to be a downgrade of the K70 and it doesn't cost that much less too...

[apav]

The Ducky Shine 5 is out already. Ducky uses dual layer PCBs and double coated ABS keycaps unlike the Corsair, which uses thin ABS and has a non standard layout. Compared to a K70 RGB, Ducky is already considered to have a greater build and the Strafe being all plastic (not sure about back plate) is bound to be even worse. If you want the Silent switches though then the only option is the Strafe.

Also, the Ducky may look plasticky and cheap but the plastic is apparently higher quality than Cordair's and they are said to use a steel plate (DS5 weighs 1.3 kg). I have never opened a Ducky but searches state stuff like this.

Edit: I honestly don't know why Corsair released the Strafe line when they already have the K series. The essential difference is the lack of media keys and the aluminum backplate. You could really consider the Strafe to be a downgrade of the K70 and it doesn't cost that much less too...

Out in Taiwan maybe. I can only find it available for preorder for US.

[Flurr]

Ducky is amazing in many ways, including for it's superior build quality.  I vote the Shine

[Dubesta11]

I have the Strafe non-RGB. It is a quality keyboard with fairly good software. RGB is more of a gimmick if anything, so just go with whatever color backlighting you like best,

[KaminKevCrew]

I have the Strafe non-RGB. It is a quality keyboard with fairly good software. RGB is more of a gimmick if anything, so just go with whatever color backlighting you like best,

Strafe may be a quality keyboard, but the ducky would be more like "quality+"

[Dubesta11]

Strafe may be a quality keyboard, but the ducky would be more like "quality+"

 

Yeah, only reason I got this was because I could put it on my paypal credit account and have 2 day shipping. Otherwise I would have gotten something else. I like the keyboard though.