The cheapest..good thing?

[bcredeur97]

What is the cheapest mechanical gaming keyboard and gaming mouse that you could possibly buy that will actually last and be comfortaable, reliable, and good to use??

[Broseephus]

There isn't one. Expect to spend between 85-120 bucks. The just don't make 50-60$ mech keyboards that are good. I don't even know of any of the top of my head.

[Toby]

CM Storm's Quickfire Rapid is probably the best, cheapest keyboard you'll find. The one with blue switches tends to be cheapest, which you might be able to find for $65-$70 on a good day (there's a few people selling it below $70, but I don't know which US retailers are trustworthy. I seem to recall Superbiiz may be). The black switch version is also going fairly cheap at $71 from Walmart. Both are cheap at a place called Provantage, but I've never heard of them. Cheapest gaming mouse would be the Logitech G400. Anything else either isn't as good, or isn't as robust.

 

Edit: Oh, this isn't a bad deal either, though I'd still go with the Quickfire Rapid. CM Storm are more deserving of your money and it'll match the G400 better, too.

[t0wer]

not sure on the mouse, but the cherry g84 is about $16 on ebay.

[Theo]

One thing i learned with computers, dont buy the cheapest you can find because in the long run itll cost you more than buying something good now!

[911^NEmeSis]

G400 and Quickfire Rapid!

[Hyydrah]

What is the cheapest mechanical gaming keyboard and gaming mouse that you could possibly buy that will actually last and be comfortaable, reliable, and good to use??

The cheapest I've seen is the Razer Blackwidow Tournament Edition at $70 CAD, and ironically it's the best keyboard I've ever tried. Even better than the Blackwidow Ultimate that I purchased for $130 CAD.

 

http://ncix.com/products/?sku=78285&vpn=RZ03-00810200-R3U1&manufacture=Razer&promoid=1360

[mgsstar]

Ducky Zero keyboard and the G400. :)

[GamerDude]

The cheapest mech KB I could find in my neck of the wood, that uses authentice Cherry switches is this:

Armaggeddon MKA-3 Black Hornet Cherry Red

Price of mech KB here is simply nutz, so the price I'd paid for it could easily have gone into a CM Storm Quick Fire TK elsewhere, with some cash left over. Beware of mech KB's that are advertised as using 'China made Red switches', these do not use Cherry switches.....yes, they sound and feel like the original, but there the longevity and quality issue to contend with. There is another Armaggeddon KB that uses this China made switches, I was fortunate to not have gotten it as I'd wanted something with backlight. Whatever KB OP wishes to buy at a low price, just be sure it uses the real and good stuff.....umm, I mean switch. To verify that iy does use Cherry Reds, I popped out a random cap and saw this:

Still, that it uses authentic Cherry Red is one thing, now it boils down to material used and build quality (I don't think it ahs metal mounts, at least, that's what I've been told by a Ducky distributer here)....that's where brands like Ducky and Filco stand out. I'm also considering a very high end KMAC with silver bezel and is backlit, but the sucker's going to cost me about 450USD all in, which is why I'm balking.....man, I can buy another HD7970 with that!

[Henry]

Quickfire Rapid, I think we can all agree on that.