Why spend money on mechanical keyboard with cherry switches? :)

[Jonathan=PC]

Hey guys

 

I have heared alot about mechanical keyboard with cherry mx switches
And if you want to have a good one you should spend +$100 on it

I currently have the K120 from logitech that i have owned the past 3 years and still works as good as the day i bought it

 

I like it very much and gaming is good to and the keyboard was just $15

 

I currently have $150

 

Should i stick with the one i have now.

or should i buy a mechanical keyboard with cherry mx switches?

Thanks for reading

[Wano97]

You can get one EASILY for below 100, and it's not really JUST for gaming but the delay is a bit lower, like a few millseconds. Also typing is more fun

[Jodomcfrodo]

Because they're better to type on.

As for the post, personal decision. Find out for yourself.

[AlwaysFSX]

I like typing on them more. It's all your personal preference.

[Clyne]

It depends if you want one, i want one because i'm using a membrane keyboard that i don't like, i tried a mechanical keyboard and i liked it, i waiting for the k70 rgb blue switches to come out so i can buy one. 

[LIGISTX]

I made my decision like this, and I still agree with my original mentality. 

 

I had a Logitech G5 mouse for years, then a G500. I love that style of mouse, and figured if mine suddenly died, I would have one ordered literally within 10 minutes of my mouse calling it quits. I realized my G15 keyboard wasn't the same. I didn't really care much for it. Sure it worked 100% fine, but it wasn't the same as my mouse, something I felt I just couldn't swap out with a run of the mill mouse. So I figured I would give mechanical keyboards a shot. I was right, today if my Logitech G710+ quit, I would be buying another mechanical keyboard before the day was over. Maybe not a Logietch (I love my G710+), but it would definitely be a cherry switch board, (possibly Corsair, I would get a daskeyboard but I like macros and such).

 

TLDR: its 100% personal preference.

[TR1ALZ]

I have gamed for many years, and I felt a lot less fatigued in FPS after a few hours on a mechanical keyboard. I am currently using a mx black board, but my first was a mx red. It's amazing how quick the response is compared to dome boards. Also I found adding some rings on WASD helped me when I first switched over, I found myself originally pushing all the way down to the bottom of the key stroke like you would on a dome keyboard.

 

I would recommend Ducky, DAS, Filco and Corsair.

 

This link is to a keyboard enthusiast site, with people with far more experience and knowledge than myself if you want more opinions: http://geekhack.org/

 

Hope this helps.

 

TLDR: Go mechanical, it's a world changer for gaming.

[Avratz]

Typing feel.

 

Custom caps.

 

Durability.

 

Cooler Master keyboards are good and affordable. Can easily be had for under $100.

 

First step is to find a store where you can test different switches and see which you like, or if it's worth it to you at all.

[Rich Armstrong]

honestly i was faced with the same thing, but then i plunged in and got a razor blackwidow and oh my god man its so much better than typing on any old keyboard, and that is far from just true for razor, almost all mech keyboards i have used have been amazin.

[404]

It is a completely different experience to type on a Mech board. The feel of a mech board is just soooo much better. IMO

They are definitely worth the pickup, just stay away from Kahil Switches and Razer Keyboards.

[Jonathan=PC]

Thanks for all the answers!!