First mechanical keyboard

[GriggsCK]

Plan to buy the first mechanical keyboard but I face a hard time due to too many choices and limited budget ( max 95$).  I manage to narrow down to a few but I have lot of question about them. 

1. Razer Blackwidow Tournament edition
I owned Razer Deathadder mouse and 2 other Razer Headset, Kraken and Hammerhead, so I might as well go with their keyboard. After a few research, I find that many people said it is faulty, (USB come loose,keep dc and reconnected, build quality is not so good, blue switches sounds different than the others), is it really that bad? I know there's CM quickfire rapid but somehow it is so rare in my country, so, nvm. 

2. Armageddon Strike Eagle MKI-3 ( a re-branded keyboard) 
This is the cheapest mechanical red switches keyboard I've found, just around 60 usd. I was wondering why it is so cheap especially for red switches until I found this.  ( http://thegamerspad.net/armaggeddon-strike-eagle-mki-3-mechanical-keyboard-review/ )
It uses different brand of switches, http://imgur.com/a/7ujle#0 a clone of cherry mx, I wonder if it is reliable?

3. Ducky Zero DK2108
By far the most expensive keyboard in my choices, around 90 dollars in my country. Still haven't got enough money for this one. It lacks some of the media controls and also no braided cable so I afraid the cable might break easily. People highly recommended ducky products even the Razer fan boy I recently add on Facebook. So, is it worth the money? (299 MYR)( 1USD = apprx 3.2 MYR) in my country. 

Mechanical keyboards are very expensive in my country, some even overpriced due to good reputation. So I don't wanna make any mistake for choosing the wrong one. Highly appreciate for the answers and suggestions (First post in forums, sry for bad English and long essays). 

[wng_kingsley7]

first of all whicH is your preferenCE cherry mx keyswitCh and have you tried any in person at a local retailer?
i would suggest either testing it yourself before buying and reading this article on different keyswitCHes
http://www.keyboardco.com/blog/index.php/2012/12/an-introduction-to-cherry-mx-mechanical-switches/

[Osmium]

First off I will ask do you want red switches? I'll say right now they are no better for gaming than blues or browns.

 

Don't get number two I'll just say that right off the bat. Number one is questionable but I would recommend either the Blackwidow Ultimate or the Ducky. They will cost a lot but they will last years if you let them. You might as well invest in something you will be using awhile.

[GriggsCK]

first of all whicH is your preferenCE cherry mx keyswitCh and have you tried any in person at a local retailer?

i would suggest either testing it yourself before buying and reading this article on different keyswitCHes

http://www.keyboardco.com/blog/index.php/2012/12/an-introduction-to-cherry-mx-mechanical-switches/

I've try some of the cm storm keyboard, blue and red. I like both of them, so either one will suit me. 

[wng_kingsley7]

I've try some of the cm storm keyboard, blue and red. I like both of them, so either one will suit me. 

well try them a bit more and decide whicH is more Comfortable regardless of the build quality whiCH should be very tough lasting around at least maybe a decade this keyboard will last a while reds arent my type i use green whiCH is heavier than blues but im going to need to sort myself to get a BLue one

[GriggsCK]

First off I will ask do you want red switches? I'll say right now they are no better for gaming than blues or browns.

 

Don't get number two I'll just say that right off the bat. Number one is questionable but I would recommend either the Blackwidow Ultimate or the Ducky. They will cost a lot but they will last years if you let them. You might as well invest in something you will be using awhile.

I do prefer both red and blue even though they are different in every way. , haven't try out brown yet. Blackwidows ultimate cost around 429 bucks in my country, so that's the first one I rule out. Ducky Zero only cost 299 bucks, haven't got enough money but most likely I'll go for it, since the first and second one really seems unreliable. 

[Musikman]

I recommend taking a look at the Corsair K70, it comes in Blues and Reds and is really nice. Source: I own one but with Brown's 

[Osmium]

I do prefer both red and blue even though they are different in every way. , haven't try out brown yet. Blackwidows ultimate cost around 429 bucks in my country, so that's the first one I rule out. Ducky Zero only cost 299 bucks, haven't got enough money but most likely I'll go for it, since the first and second one really seems unreliable. 

 

I like reds too so I can relate. There is just a common misconception that reds make you better in games and I wanted to make sure you knew

[GriggsCK]

well try them a bit more and decide whicH is more Comfortable regardless of the build quality whiCH should be very tough lasting around at least maybe a decade this keyboard will last a while reds arent my type i use green whiCH is heavier than blues but im going to need to sort myself to get a BLue one

The first thing I do when I get to IT retailers with my friends is to test out those keyboard, I keep typing on them untill my freidn said" stop that sh*t) I find that both blue and red are quiet comfy. Then only I did the research on different keyboard,till I find out that it's really difficult to decide. 

[GriggsCK]

I recommend taking a look at the Corsair K70, it comes in Blues and Reds and is really nice. Source: I own one but with Brown's 

Corsair is extremely overpriced in my country due to high reputation. Somehow it doesn't happen to Razer. And it cost 129 usd in US, so out of my budget.  

[Musikman]

Corsair is extremely overpriced in my country due to high reputation. Somehow it doesn't happen to Razer. And it cost 129 usd in US, so out of my budget.  

That's unfortunate. They make some top-notch stuff. I would recommend the Razer then. I've never heard anything bad about them and I have a friend whose got the Ultimate 2012 and he loves it. 

[GriggsCK]

I like reds too so I can relate. There is just a common misconception that reds make you better in games and I wanted to make sure you knew

I see, I'll keep that in mind, I've tried Red, Blue and Black, doesn't really like the Black, a bit heavy for me, Red is good but I feel Blue is better. So in my mind if Blue isn't available I'll go with Red.

[GriggsCK]

That's unfortunate. They make some top-notch stuff. I would recommend the Razer then. I've never heard anything bad about them and I have a friend whose got the Ultimate 2012 and he loves it. 

Yeah, I know, I've tried their for a while in PC fair, really feels good. Blackwidow Ultimate has good reviews but somehow same thing doesn't go to the TLK version of the same keyboard, weird. It's the first keyboard in my mind but bad reviews just make me worry. 

[Verne]

CM Storm is the way to go on a limited budget. High quality boards.

[GriggsCK]

CM Storm is the way to go on a limited budget. High quality boards.

But too bad CM storm quickfire rapid is so rare in my country while there;s tons of pro, tk and ultimate version. . Have to travel far enough to get it. Though about online shopping, but I don't wanna risk such expensive stuff to get damaged.

[Akolyte]

Ducky is the best, thats what everyone says.  But I have a Razer Blackwidow and it works perfectly fine.  I would go with the Razer Blackwidow Tournament edition if you want cherry MX brown, Cherry MX blue and brown is my favs and allot of people's favs like JaysTwoCents (Cherry MX Brown) Linus (Cherry MX brown I think) Logan from Tek Syndicate (Cherry MX blue/Green I think) and allot of people including me love Blues which is simillar to browns. 

[IamNewie]

But too bad CM storm quickfire rapid is so rare in my country while there;s tons of pro, tk and ultimate version. . Have to travel far enough to get it. Though about online shopping, but I don't wanna risk such expensive stuff to get damaged.

Quick fire rapid and Pro is pretty much on the same price level, but quick fire Pro has numerical pad and the quick fire rapid has better built quality since it uses costar compared to ione (which razer keyboards also uses) but your mileage may vary.