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Alright so, I want some changes done to my keyboard, and I know razer is bad blah blah plastics blah blah Anyways, I want some white keycaps for around 25-30$ Max letters have to be translucent because it's a backlit keyboard. Thanks

The famous Das Keyboard 4 Ultimate is available on Massdrop exclusively with Cherry MX Clear switches, in full size and tenkeyless varieties. https://www.massdrop.com/buy/das-keyboard-cherry-mx-clears-massdrop-exclusive FYI: Clear switches are basically a slightly heavier version of Browns with the same non-clicky tactile bump, more details on Cherry MX switch types here. btw, my reaction:

I want to know how to bind a key so when I hold it down it sends a sentence multiple times, and when I release it stops. Can anyone help me out?

The Feenix Autore keyboard features "an elegantly minimal design," Cherry MX switches, and lightweight silkscreened keycaps. Check out Feenix's website for more info, or purchase them over on Amazon!http://geni.us/41Xu

Ranking from 1-5 (1 being the highest) (state if u have / tested a mechanical keyboard with all the switches) Kailh is good but it's a copy of Cherry mx from China. Romer g and Razer switches were created cause it's cheaper than buying Cherry mx for their company. I have tested Cherry mx and Kailh switches

I can't decide between the Asus Strix Tactic Pro, the CM Storm Mech and the Cm Storm Quickfire Ultimate and TK keyboards. Could you guys help me with your personal experiences with these goodies? (I'm from Eastern Europe so the choices are limited, a lot of brands doesn't ship their products to my country, so pls don't say Wasd or Ducky is better)

Hello everyone! I recently got a used corsair k70 keyboard for pretty cheap, however it is missing a few keys and one has a chip in it. The origional owner took the wasd key curved keys and put to normal keys where the missing keys go. I would like to buy just a few specific keys (left shift, alt, fn, and less important to me, numlock) if you guys could point me in the direction to a store that sells these kind of keys that would be great. they don't have to match exactly, but I would like them to allow back lighting if possible. Thanks in advance for the help!

I have a Corsair K95 and I love using macros for productivity and so forth. I want to program a few of my keys to open things that I use a lot like Calculator, Word, Excel, Chrome, Cortana (I know it;s not an application), etc. Any help? I already have the Corsair keyboard utility.

I have to get a replacement switch for my keyboard but just getting one switch makes no sense. Does anyone have suggestions on where to buy the switch and a good/useful Cherry MX key tester?

How do the razer switches compare to a cherry mx switches, are they most like blues browns, reds? or are they unique? if i love blues and browns will i like this keyboard?

So I've tried blue's before, love them for typing, love the tactile response and the loud click, haven't tried them gaming though, as I only tested them at a friend. So I was wondering which do you prefer for gaming, blue or reds? This board will be full of personal opinions thankfully

Okay, I need someone who knows what they are talking about when it comes to mechanical keyboards. I have a few questions. First off, let me say that I am in the process of buying my first mechanical keyboard. Currently I'm using a Sidewinder X4 that I've loved, but the red LED back-lighting doesn't go with my blue/black theme, plus it's ancient and I've heard oh so many good things about Cherry MX switches. I am first and foremost a gamer, mostly FPS but also a little of everything. That being said, I still have long coding sessions and papers to type so that is still important to me. Price is NO issue. I will drop some serious penny on the perfect, long-lasting product. I would rather not have 2 keyboards on my desk (one for gaming, and one for typing). I want a fully stocked keyboard (NOT 10 Keyless) that is a beast in performance for gaming and still very comfortable to type on for hours. Here are my wants and needs for the perfect keyboard: 1. RBG or Blue LED Back-Lighting (RGB preferred) 2. Gaming Key Switches (Idk if Cherries are the best or if Logitech's Romer-G and Razer's Mechanical switches are truly better for gaming) 3. Media keys, volume scroll wheel, detachable wrist pad, & macro keys 4. Onboard memory and processing power (I read this guy's review and I feel like it will help gaming performance, is he wrong though?). 5.Silent (I hate the clacking sound), little to no flex, with durable keycaps. From my own research I've narrowed it down to a few options, and with those options there are compromises and questions (Why can't there be just 1 keyboard to rule them all??!). NOTE***These are the ones I have found, if you guys have keyboard suggestions that fit me better please suggest away! Logitech G910 Orion Spark Corsair Gaming k95 RGB Roccat Ryos MK Pro Razer Blackwidow Chroma Stealth Here are my questions: 1. Are the Romer-G/Razer Mechanicals actually better for gaming than the cherry mx switches? 2. Is onboard Memory/processor REALLY as important as the guy (in the review linked above) says it is? Logitech's and Razer's don't have onboard memory/processor, should I worry? 3. Which Cherry MX is truly the best for gaming/typing? I've read the browns are a good compromise but that the reds are the best for gaming. How much better are the reds vs. browns for gaming? 4. Cherry MX vs Romer-G vs Razer Mechanicals...Who's the winner? Here are my thoughts on each keyboard: 1. The Orion Spark looks awesome, has a ton of features and their own gaming switch. I have the G502 mouse and love it. My only problem with this keyboard are the crazy key caps and no onboard memory/processor (however if onboard mem/pro isn't really a big deal performance wise then it would just be the keycaps). As far as I know there are no alternative keycap replacements and I would be forced to get used to these ones. Who knows, maybe I would love the keycap design. I hear they are a good cap design for gaming but a nightmare for typing. I want something that gives just as much of an edge in gaming as this keyboard but is great to type on. 2. The K95 seems almost perfect, the only thing holding me back on this one is whether or not its Cherry MX switch is truly inferior to the new Romer-G/Razer switches. Tons of macro keys. TONS. It looks stylish, it has great RGB lighting, brushed aluminum, media keys, volume wheel, detachable comfy looking wrist wrest. The only thing that would make this better is if it had a side swapable num pad like the sidewinder x6 (why doesn't everyone do that??) 3. The Roccat was one that I looked at for a while but I have some reservations about. First off, The board does have an impressive onboard dual processor and memory. It's not RGB which would have been better but it has a good blue led backlight. There is a wrist rest but its not detachable and is kinda giant. I read the rest isn't flush with the desktop either which might be bothersome. No media keys or volume wheel (those aren't TOO big of a deal but I still want them) but it does have macro keys below the space bar which I think is a cool and good idea. Also my pick of Cherry switches. Again there's the question: Cherry vs. Romer-G/Razer Mechanicals. This has USB/Audio pass thru which is nice but I have a separate hub for that. 4. Finally, the Razer Blackwidow Chroma Stealth. It has no onboard memory/processor. It does have redesigned Razer Mechanical switches which are supposed to be faster and better. Great RGB Lighting. A pathetic attempt at a wrist wrest but I could always get an after market one which could even be better than having a built in one, idk. The key switches are SILENT and that is a nice plus for me -- to have gaming switches that are silent. No crazy keycaps like the G910. Overall a solid choice. So there you all have it. Everything that's been going thru my head these past couple days. Overall I feel like I would love to try them out side by side to see and feel it all in person but I don't have a store nearby that carries any let alone all of these. I'll update as I go to help answer this thread also. Thanks for reading and PLEASE HELP!

I have a MSI GT80 Laptop. It has a mechanical keyboard cherry mx brown with led. somehow, while i was removing the "w" key, i managed to break the brown switch. MSI is refusing to sell a switch replacement yet they're asking me to buy a complete new keyboard for 170 USD which doesn't make sense to me since the switch is replaceable. I've seen few replacement switches for cherry mx brown online. but how can i tell which are compatible with my gt80? since there are different options such as plate mounted, pcb mounted, and i don't see led option? I'm a bit confused here. Any guidance is appreciated. Thanks

I'm about to purchase my first mechanical keyboard and I have chosen to go with the Corsair Strafe RGB. Since I have never owned a mechanical keyboard and the only one I have tried is a Razer Blackwidow Chroma at a friends house, I am stuck on what type of switch to go with and I have to local stores which let me try some keyboards out I cannot really decide. Originally I was going to go with the MX Browns but I am unsure, I mostly play games and do a bit of typing. If anyone would like to recommend which type of switch to go with or even another keyboard I am open to suggestions.

I'm looking to get a mechanical keyboard but want to test the switch types first. I've done a bit of searching but the option on Amazon is £17 so I was hoping to get it for a little cheaper than that... Do any LTT members living in the UK or, even better, London, have a sampler that they would mind sending me? I would sent it back or I could buy it. Failing that, any suggestions of where to get a switch tester would be great! Thanks!

I just wondered if it would be possible to make a long term review video, like the phone reviews for cherry mx silent switches, possibly from a gaming and typing use case. this kind of video was really useful for me when i bought my first mechanical keyboard about a year ago.

I bought a k95 RGB yesterday and it feels strange. Ive only ever used membrane keyboards or laptop keyboards for like the past 6 or so years. How long does it take to get used to a mech keyboard? Edit : I make a lot of mistakes on my new keyboard compared to my laptop one edit : keys are browns

So, I happened by my local Best Buy store today (a friend was taking his Asus laptop in for service, YET AGAIN) and decided to check out the keyboard section. Now, I must admit that I have been in the market for a new keyboard for some time now, and this isn't just a "childish whim" kind of purchase for me, though really, who spends this kind of money on a whim? Anyway, they had the G910, the Corsair K70, and the Razer Chroma. I sat there playing with the keystroke actions on all of them and found that there is a clear difference between the three. They also had a Thermaltake RGB keyboard, but not on display, so I cannot say whether that one felt like one of these three. I have been looking to get a mechanical keyboard, but ALSO maintain some level of sound sanity when I am typing, especially considering that I work in a small room and don't want to wake the roommates up at odd hours of the night with a string of heavy clacks. To that end, the G910 was the clear winner. While the Corsair seemed slightly quieter than the Razer, they were both just too loud. To top the sound issue off, the Razer action seemed to feel "cheap." I'm not really sure what they have done, but it definitely feels like an inferior product as far as the tactile feedback is concerned. The Corsair felt really good, but actually... Not as good as the Logitech (to me.) I have to admit, these Romer switches are pretty amazing. The lighting is phenomenal! There is virtually no bleed behind and around the keys, and the brightness and uniformity of the light coverage is simply miles ahead of the other two display models, with the Corsair leaking light out of the base like it is supposed to satisfy a small child sleeping in the next room, as a nightlight. Really, Corsair, you should do something about that, because I can imagine that would be quite obnoxious when doing anything in the dark. All of these things made my choice pretty clear, and I went ahead and took a G910 home. So far, so good... Just... The software is STILL lacking features that I would love to have. Linus did his review over a YEAR ago, and not much has improved in that time. In fact, after doing some research, I have discovered that Logitech did finally come out with more traditional key-caps (which I WILL be ordering, because the odd shape of some of these keys is pretty jarring on your fingers during longer typing sessions, like this post.) That is just about all they have done though. When we are discussing a $180 (US) keyboard, that is pretty shameful. The more traditional keys are also a $40 EXTRA that you have to purchase just to make the keyboard practical enough for daily use. Thankfully, it was $40 off today for some sale, so I won't really be out much once I order those keys next week. Spectacular key switches! Wonderful tactile feedback for people used to run-of-the-mill rubber-dome keyboards! Amazing lighting quality! HORRIBLE key-caps! I will actually do a proper review once I have the other keys and a lot more time using it, but ultimately, I am more interested right now in hearing if some creative person has created some alternative lighting control software for the Logitech keyboards. Essentially, the color cycling and wave patterns look pretty cool and are great for showing off the keyboard, but they are quite distracting when you are actually trying to concentrate on something more serious than Facebook. I would love the ability to make individual keys cycle, rather than the entire keyboard. I would like a solid back-light for the keyboard itself, and go through the RGB spectrum on the Logitech "G" logo and G910 badge-plate. If anyone knows of a solution to help me get this done, please let me know. It's not a deal-breaker for the keyboard, but it is an annoying limitation to the software.

Title says it all http://gaming.coolermaster.com/en/products/keyboards/mech/

I currently have the steelseries 6gv2 and somehow I have it in cherry mx reds. I recently realized just how slow I was at typing on this keyboard. I'm almost certain its the switches because they have no tactile bump. On my co-workers mac keyboard though, i'm very accurate and fast. I dont know if i should buy a new mechanical keyboard or a membrane keyboard. If im gonna stick with mechanical, its needs to be browns.

Any ideas for a gaming keyboard. With cherry switches and a black or red theme? Preferably under 150usd. Any ideas. Currently looking at Cooler master mech, which ill spray paint or the gamdias hermes ultimate

Jason from corsair discusses the technology behind the Strafe and Scimitar and gives us a release window for the long awaited SDK. The SDK will release for Corsair's large RGB lineup from clicky to silent keyboards and many mice.

This is project that's been going slowly for me but finally is getting close to the end so I'll share what I've worked on so far. To begin I'll focus on the biggest part of the build, the idea I got from the Smart 68 board I saw on GeekHack: https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=61714.0 no solder/easy swapping switches. Like this: Since their wasn't information on the inserts used for the Smart 68 and no one else seemed to want a build like it I decided to do the research myself. For starters I had to look up the types of PCB adapters their are and sort through all the sizes available. I'll save you all the details for now and skip to the short list of what I could find. Since I only had numbers to work with I had to pick up some of each of these to try out myself before order the large number required. For the LED sockets: Harwin H3153 Mill-Max 566 Mill-Max 522 The results for these was a bit disappointing personally then bad. They all fit the holes in the PCB perfectly fine, flange clearance from the surface of PCB to the switch bottom is generous so only the 566 was a little to high. The problem being they only accepted LED pins that were round and the LEDs I have were square pins . Needed a larger internal diameter to be more universal then. For the Cherry MX sockets: Mill-Max 0305 Mill-Max 0339 Mill-Max 7305 TE connectivity HOLTITE 8134-HC-8P3 These also fit well into the PCB holes but the Mill-Max connectors only fit the smaller squarer Cherry MX pin of but thinner/flatter pin was to wide to fit any of them. Also any flange or lip can interfere with the bottom of the switch. The HOLTITE was perfect for this job, it fits flush to the face of the PCB and both pins fit tightly. TE also had HOLTITE in smaller size so I decide to use these for the all the LED holes, so I decide on: 8134-HC-8P3(7-1437514-1) and 6-1437514-7(8134-HC-5P3) Now that I've chosen the parts now to install. As the name implies HOLTITE inserts need to be press fit into the pcb holes and don't require soldering. I actually chose the riskiest method to do this: Centre punch and Hammer. this method needs good support in the right place and can damage the inserts if not careful.(it happen a few times) If anyone else wants to try these inserts I would recommend using a soldering iron to heat them up and pushing them lightly makes it very easy.(as I figured out fixing a few mistakes) Other problems I found is this PCB being a universal board, fitting a few different layouts, some holes are not closed, not round and not centred adding a few issues if I wanted to use the layout I want and still have every switch be solder-less. Drilling out the odd shaped holes worked and the spare sockets I had from my testing came in handy: Bad things can happen if you do this wrong. My first try at fixing this needed to much solder and caused problems when I tested it. Next I used a plastic cement to hold the socket it and worked fine. These socket types also need the lip reduced for the switches to clear: And the results from drilling Other parts for the build: I picked up a PCB from the Winkeyless store when they had a sale on their old PCB designs. The new PCB design can be found here: http://winkeyless.kr/product/b-87-pcb-x2/ Mine: And my plate I had water jet cut recently: I'll be salvaging the MX Blacks from my Ducky. LED are white 2x3x4 I bought from and ebay seller. Things I haven't decided on are what case and/or mounting I'm going to use for the plate. Put it together:

hello guys im getting corsait k70 and idk what keys are most silence can you give suggestions?

NCIX: http://bit.ly/19Xi8U0 Amazon: http://geni.us/ZFE The Datamancer Aviator is certainly a keyboard like no other I have tried in the past...