I need help deciding!

[Olivia Moore]

Okay guys. I need your help. I have been trying to decide between two keyboards. the Massdrop ALT with cherry blues or the Razer huntsman elite. 

 

I really like the ability to change out key switches with the ALT. It also has really good rgb lighting and PBT caps.

But I LOVE the sound and feel of the razer opto-mechanical switches. but has abs caps (which I dont think is that big of a deal) and has multi media keys.

 

I would really love some feed back on this. I am typing on the ALT as I returned the huntsman but I am having second thoughts. 

[seon123]

How about the Alt, but with actually decent switches? Check out the Box Jades for an actually decent clicky switch. 

[Olivia Moore]

1 minute ago, seon123 said:

How about the Alt, but with actually decent switches? Check out the Box Jades for an actually decent clicky switch. 

I actually was considering those. They have them on KBDfans but I am unsure as if they are PCB or plate mounted. 

[seon123]

Just now, Olivia Moore said:

I actually was considering those. They have them on KBDfans but I am unsure as if they are PCB or plate mounted. 

They are plate mount, as you can see by then having 3 pins on the bottom

[Olivia Moore]

6 minutes ago, seon123 said:

They are plate mount, as you can see by then having 3 pins on the bottom

Are you familiar with how the jades feel? Are they stiff or smooth?

[seon123]

2 minutes ago, Olivia Moore said:

Are you familiar with how the jades feel? Are they stiff or smooth?

Here's a force curve for the Jades.

https://plot.ly/~haata/417.embed

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Here's the force curve for Cherry MX Blues in comparison. As you can see, it's a lot scratchier, less consistent, and the tactile bump is as sharply defined. The result is that the Box Jades are a lot more fun to type on (imo), and the MX Blues feel almost linear in comparison. I desoldered and replaced the Cherry MX Blues in my G710 with Box Jades.

https://plot.ly/~haata/82.embed

Spoiler

 

[Olivia Moore]

52 minutes ago, seon123 said:

Here's a force curve for the Jades.

https://plot.ly/~haata/417.embed

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Here's the force curve for Cherry MX Blues in comparison. As you can see, it's a lot scratchier, less consistent, and the tactile bump is as sharply defined. The result is that the Box Jades are a lot more fun to type on (imo), and the MX Blues feel almost linear in comparison. I desoldered and replaced the Cherry MX Blues in my G710 with Box Jades.

https://plot.ly/~haata/82.embed

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So I have been reading forums about the box jades breaking keycaps. Would that be a concern for my alt? 

[seon123]

Just now, Olivia Moore said:

So I have been reading forums about the box jades breaking keycaps. Would that be a concern for my alt? 

No. The issue was that the first batch of Box switches had a slightly wider stems than normal. This has been fixed quite a while ago, and is no longer an issue. 

[Dr_badwolf]

GENT
I have your answer....
-__-
....
Rule 1. Razer will always be over priced.
Rule 2. Minimal is better: because you can assign macros PER GAME on a simple keyboard.
and you can set it to automatically kick it on a game. (this is very easy)

Also!!
Minimal keyboards can be repurposed in a pinch (they are just more useful
and you can buy Game-Pad mini-keyboards...

So... F razer
get that little bish...

 

[seon123]

12 hours ago, Dr_badwolf said:

Rule 1. Razer will always be over priced.

Whether or not something is overpriced depends on the price. The price varies depending on the region and things like sales. E.g. the Huntsman for €50 was a decent price, since other keyboards with the same Bloody LK switch cost significantly more. 

12 hours ago, Dr_badwolf said:

Rule 2. Minimal is better: because you can assign macros PER GAME on a simple keyboard.

I take it you don't know what macros are.