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Originally I was going to ask what keyboard I should get, but I did some more searching and found that the only keyboard I can find with everything I want is the CM Storm QuickFire TK. I just want to confirm that there are no other better options and what switches I should get.

 

Budget: ~$100 or less

 

Switches: The only ones I've tried are blacks on my brother-in-law's Steelseries 7G. I like it better than my membrane keyboard, but I don't like how hard they are to press. I would probably get used to it though so I'm still considering it.

I will be using it mostly for gaming; FPSs.

 

From what I've read, reds seem like a good choice for me?

 

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Backlighting is almost a must. Even though I can type without looking most of the time, I still get thrown off if I cant glance down every once in a while.

I really really want a shorter keyboard because I don't have a lot of space, I do want a number pad still though so I would like one of the ones that combines the arrow keys/home/end keys with the num pad, I guess I could get a separate keypad for when I need it though.

My media keys are very useful for controlling foobar, I could live without them though.

 

 

Should I just pull the trigger push the switches on the CM Storm QuickFire TK w/ Reds, or should I consider anything else?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AOIRCI6/ref=s9_simh_gw_p147_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=01NC2H0ZRQKJ45NZHHJ7&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1389517282&pf_rd_i=507846 It's $20 more on NCIX :(

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Originally I was going to ask what keyboard I should get, but I did some more searching and found that the only keyboard I can find with everything I want is the CM Storm QuickFire TK. I just want to confirm that there are no other better options and what switches I should get.

 

Budget: ~$100 or less

 

Switches: The only ones I've tried are blacks on my brother-in-law's Steelseries 7G. I like it better than my membrane keyboard, but I don't like how hard they are to press. I would probably get used to it though so I'm still considering it.

I will be using it mostly for gaming; FPSs.

 

From what I've read, reds seem like a good choice for me?

 

Features:

Backlighting is almost a must. Even though I can type without looking most of the time, I still get thrown off if I cant glance down every once in a while.

I really really want a shorter keyboard because I don't have a lot of space, I do want a number pad still though so I would like one of the ones that combines the arrow keys/home/end keys with the num pad, I guess I could get a separate keypad for when I need it though.

My media keys are very useful for controlling foobar, I could live without them though.

 

 

Should I just pull the trigger push the switches on the CM Storm QuickFire TK w/ Reds, or should I consider anything else?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AOIRCI6/ref=s9_simh_gw_p147_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=01NC2H0ZRQKJ45NZHHJ7&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1389517282&pf_rd_i=507846 It's $20 more on NCIX :(

 

I think the TK is a good choice for you. Seeing as you didn't like blacks due to the resistance, red should do you fine. CM Storm make awesome keyboards and it should do you well. The only other options I cant think of off the top of my head are ducky keyboards that you could get tenkeyless with red switches and a blacklight, but they're quite expensive. 

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Ducky Shine 2 or 3 when it comes out

Thanks but those are a lot more than $100 and not tenkeyless or arrowkeyless as far as I can tell, let me know if I'm wrong though.

 

I think the TK is a good choice for you. Seeing as you didn't like blacks due to the resistance, red should do you fine. CM Storm make awesome keyboards and it should do you well. The only other options I cant think of off the top of my head are ducky keyboards that you could get tenkeyless with red switches and a blacklight, but they're quite expensive.

thanks

 

you can price match from amazon to NCIX! :0 As long as both sites are from the same country.

Nope, I tried but it says "The dealer entered (amazon.com) has been disqualified from Price Matches at this time due to inaccuracies on their site, or other reasons."

 

oO I did find it other places for even less that will let me price match though https://www.google.com/shopping/product/14787182568867635795?q=CM Storm QuickFire TK

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I'd say TK as well. The layout of the numpad/arrow keys is odd to start with but isn't a problem after a while. I have one and it's very solidly built and would definitely recommend. 

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Congratulations, you made an excellent choice!

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Great choice, I have the QF TK Blue myself, with Blue switch.......but umm, doesn't the mismatch LED color between your KB and mouse sorta 'grinds your gear'? I don't know about you, but it kills me when my mouse does not match the backlight of my KB, and the LED in my case......they must match! For me anywayz.....

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Great choice, I have the QF TK Blue myself, with Blue switch.......but umm, doesn't the mismatch LED color between your KB and mouse sorta 'grinds your gear'? I don't know about you, but it kills me when my mouse does not match the backlight of my KB, and the LED in my case......they must match! For me anywayz.....

I have no LED's in my case or mouse. Problem solved.

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Good keyboard.  B)

 

Red backlighting is so bad compared to blue or white, I wonder why they make it at all.

M.S.C.E. (M.Sc. Computer Engineering), IT specialist in a hospital, 30+ years of gaming, 20+ years of computer enthusiasm, Geek, Trekkie, anime fan

  • Main PC: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D - EK AIO 360 D-RGB - Arctic Cooling MX-4 - Asus Prime X570-P - 4x8GB DDR4 3200 HyperX Fury CL16 - Sapphire AMD Radeon 6950XT Nitro+ - 1TB Kingston Fury Renegade - 2TB Kingston Fury Renegade - 512GB ADATA SU800 - 960GB Kingston A400 - Seasonic PX-850 850W  - custom black ATX and EPS cables - Fractal Design Define R5 Blackout - Windows 11 x64 23H2 - 3 Arctic Cooling P14 PWM PST - 5 Arctic Cooling P12 PWM PST
  • Peripherals: LG 32GK650F - Dell P2319h - Logitech G Pro X Superlight with Tiger Ice - HyperX Alloy Origins Core (TKL) - EndGame Gear MPC890 - Genius HF 1250B - Akliam PD4 - Sennheiser HD 560s - Simgot EM6L - Truthear Zero - QKZ x HBB - 7Hz Salnotes Zero - Logitech C270 - Behringer PS400 - BM700  - Colormunki Smile - Speedlink Torid - Jysk Stenderup - LG 24x External DVD writer - Konig smart card reader
  • Laptop: Acer E5–575G-386R 15.6" 1080p (i3 6100U + 12GB DDR4 (4GB+8GB) + GeForce 940MX + 256GB nVME) Win 10 Pro x64 22H2 - Logitech G305 + AAA Lithium battery
  • Networking: Asus TUF Gaming AX6000 - Arcadyan ISP router - 35/5 Mbps vDSL
  • TV and gadgets: TCL 50EP680 50" 4K LED + Sharp HT-SB100 75W RMS soundbar - Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.1" - OnePlus 9 256GB - Olymous Cameda C-160 - GameBoy Color 
  • Streaming/Server/Storage PC: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - LC-Power LC-CC-120 - MSI B450 Tomahawk Max - 2x4GB ADATA 2666 DDR4 - 120GB Kingston V300 - Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB - Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB - 2x WD Green 2TB - Sapphire Pulse AMD Radeon R9 380X - 550W EVGA G3 SuperNova - Chieftec Giga DF-01B - White Shark Spartan X keyboard - Roccat Kone Pure Military Desert strike - Logitech S-220 - Philips 226L
  • Livingroom PC (dad uses): AMD FX 8300 - Arctic Freezer 64 - Asus M5A97 R2.0 Evo - 2x4GB DDR3 1833 Kingston - MSI Radeon HD 7770 1GB OC - 120GB Adata SSD - 500W Fractal Design Essence - DVD-RW - Samsung SM 2253BW - Logitech G710+ - wireless vertical mouse - MS 2.0 speakers
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Great choice, I have the QF TK Blue myself, with Blue switch.......but umm, doesn't the mismatch LED color between your KB and mouse sorta 'grinds your gear'? I don't know about you, but it kills me when my mouse does not match the backlight of my KB, and the LED in my case......they must match! For me anywayz.....

Yeah it's kinda annoying but my old keyboard had red backlights too so I'm used to it. 

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Now, here is the side effect with buying a mechanical keyboard, you will just keep wanting to buy more and more for no reason at all as you fall in love with them. 

Current Keyboards: Ergodox w/ clears, Poker 2 w/ clears, Ducky G2 Pro w/ Blues

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