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Hello, I have been reading a lot about mechanical keyboards lately since I'm thinking of buying one in a few months but I'm still not sure which one I should pick.

I mainly write code and do some gaming on my spare time, so I'm not sure what switches would be better for me. I don't have anywhere I can go and try them so i'd like to hear from your experience.

I work at an office so there are other people near me. Nearest person is like 2 meters away and is constantly on the phone, so that makes me think that the Cherry blues might be a little to noisy. 

I don't care much for macro keys or backlight (although both features are nice).

My second concern (after which switches I should use) is which brand is better (build quality and durability). I'm thinking on spending like 150 dollars if I can, but I can stretch it a little more if needed xD
Also... I'm only looking for keyboards sold preferably on amazon, it is a pain buying from other places since I don't live in the US (things get delivered to an aunt that lives there and I go and pick them when I can :P)

 

The ones I have looked at and I liked are these:

Corsair Vengeance K70

 

Das Keyboard Model S

 

Das Keyboard 4

 

Razer Blackwidow ultimate 2014

 

So... what do you guys recommend? Thanks in advance. And sorry if I write weird, English is not my main language.

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I recommend CM Storm Quickfire TK/Ultimate. IMO best mech keyboard out there.

 

Edit: Though when in doubt: Ducky, Das, Corsair and CM Storm have some of the best mech keyboards out there

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I own the K70 and would recommend it, great build quality, nice backlighting, over beautiful design (in my opinion ofcourse) 

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go for Cherry MX browns on a Quickfire Pro

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If you can wait a few weeks Corsair rgb is selling at the end of this month. I would get the k70RGB. I plan to upgrade my k70 for the rgb. I have mx blues and love them.

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Hello, I have been reading a lot about mechanical keyboards lately since I'm thinking of buying one in a few months but I'm still not sure which one I should pick.

I mainly write code and do some gaming on my spare time, so I'm not sure what switches would be better for me. I don't have anywhere I can go and try them so i'd like to hear from your experience.

I work at an office so there are other people near me. Nearest person is like 2 meters away and is constantly on the phone, so that makes me think that the Cherry blues might be a little to noisy. 

I don't care much for macro keys or backlight (although both features are nice).

My second concern (after which switches I should use) is which brand is better (build quality and durability). I'm thinking on spending like 150 dollars if I can, but I can stretch it a little more if needed xD

Also... I'm only looking for keyboards sold preferably on amazon, it is a pain buying from other places since I don't live in the US (things get delivered to an aunt that lives there and I go and pick them when I can :P)

 

The ones I have looked at and I liked are these:

Corsair Vengeance K70

 

Das Keyboard Model S

 

Das Keyboard 4

 

Razer Blackwidow ultimate 2014

 

So... what do you guys recommend? Thanks in advance. And sorry if I write weird, English is not my main language.

I like the Corsair keyboards a lot. This vid covers the different switches well.

 

You should be fine with brown, blue has a very audible IMO annoying click and red isn't for everyone. As especially for typing a lot of people like some sort of tactile feedback. The greens, whites and blacks are just heavier weight versions of the first three. They require more physical pressure to be activated but behave similarly to their lighter counter parts.

 

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You should get a MX sampler to try out the switches first. But...

 

MX Blacks/Browns/Blues would be a good starting point IMO, if your going to jump right in it from a membrane.

 

My personal favorite would be MX Clear if you can find a board with it. otherwise I go back and forth on  Blue/Browns.

 

blues for the bump and browns for quiet.   The clicky noise doesn't bother me but at the same time if i don't need it then why have it. so MX clears make sense to me.  The Rare Middle Ground switch.

 

CODE Keyboard from WASD if you think you may like clears. not cheap though and very plain.

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Thanks for all the replies, I think I'll order first the Cooler Master sampler, luckily I still have some time before I buy the keyboard xD

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