My Personal Mechanical Keyboard Review List

[shirokado]

Razer Blackwidow Ultimate

Pros-

-Back light is really good

-Cable is really long

Cons-

-Build quality was not that great

-Not real cherry mx blue switches, feels slightly heavier

-Useless chin thing with a Razer logo on it

Razer Blackwidow Tournament Edition

Pros-

-Rubber feet are good

-Props up fairly good distance

-Cable is decently long

Cons-

-Not back-lit

-Useless Razer logo is lit up

-Useless chin thing

-The USB cable is really easy to pull out

-Not real cherry mx blues(feels heavier though only slightly)

 

Corsair K60

Pros-

-Looks really good with the aluminum

-Media keys are awesome

Cons-

The key caps are rubbish

-Not fully mechanical

-The left hand wrist thing is useless

-The extra provided  key caps only look cool, serves no purpose and doesn't feel that good

-Slippery

-Doesn't angle itself too much

Filco Majestouch 2

Pros-

-Build quality is amazing, I can step on it all day and it won't break

-Key caps feel really nice

USB Cable is decently long

Cons-

-USB cable isn't detachable 

-Not back-lit

Logitech G710+

Pros-

-Back-lit fairly well

-Cable is long

-Not too many macro keys

-Rubber O-rings feel nice

-Logitech software is amazing

-Rubber feet is good when propped up(if you have the wrist rest on)

Cons-

-Key caps are rubbish

-Wrist rest is too plastic-y

-The media buttons aren't as awsome as the Corsair one

-Not that many lighting options

Coolermaster Storm TK

Pros-

-Built really well

-Key caps feel nice

-Back-light is really bright

-Detachable USB cable

-Rubber feet on the bottom are really good

Cons-

-The front of the keyboard has an unnecessarily long "chin"

-Included cable is kind of short

-Not that many lighting options

Corsair K70

Pros-

-It looks really good with the aluminum

-Awesome media keys

Cons-

-Rubber feet are slippery

-Wrist rest is really small and slippery

-Extra key caps are useless

-The regular key caps are rubbish

-The cable is too thick, can't position it properly
 

 

 

 

 

 

[hehehehhehehehe]

Razer Blackwidow Ultimate

 

-Build quality was not that great

-Not real cherry mx blue switches, feels slightly heavier

 

I've got the ultimate 2013 and find the build to be excellent and the blues feel just like any other MX blues I've used...

[joelthezombie15]

No shine 2? and It looks like the filco is the best as the cons arent the biggest of deals,

[shirokado]

No shine 2? and It looks like the filco is the best as the cons arent the biggest of deals,

these are keyboards i actually own :P i'm saving up for a ducky shine 3 cause it seems that it has all the pros that i have and none of the cons.

[Stav Kats]

All these opinions are from personal physical use or from what you see/read from other people's reviews?

[shirokado]

I've got the ultimate 2013 and find the build to be excellent and the blues feel just like any other MX blues I've used...

these arent the 2013 one. its the original blue backlit one. the build quality wasn't that good.

[shirokado]

All these opinions are from personal physical use or from what you see/read from other people's reviews?

i actually own these keyboards, and everything is a personal opinion

[hehehehhehehehe]

these arent the 2013 one. its the original blue backlit one. the build quality wasn't that good.

ohhhhh ok, sorry my mistake..

[shirokado]

ohhhhh ok, sorry my mistake..

yes i have heard that the 2013 build quality is much better then the previous one. 

[joelthezombie15]

these are keyboards i actually own :P i'm saving up for a ducky shine 3 cause it seems that it has all the pros that i have and none of the cons.

The shine 3 if it is aluminum will be AMAZING and in browns with white LEDs OMG!!!

[shirokado]

The shine 3 if it is aluminum will be AMAZING and in browns with white LEDs OMG!!!

YES aluminum body, with brown switches and white LEDs, it will be amazing.

[joelthezombie15]

YES aluminum body, with brown switches and white LEDs, it will be amazing.

I cant wait, i actually got a response from ducky on FB saying "Be patient and you may be surprised" So that could be good or bad.

[orangecat]

Slick would like this.

[YouRezz]

Im just looking at my black widow (normal edition) and it does have genuine cherry mx blues.. they say cherry and have the logo..

[shirokado]

Im just looking at my black widow (normal edition) and it does have genuine cherry mx blues.. they say cherry and have the logo..

They're not true blues. They did something to them. I have a filco and a coolermaster blue keyboard. The blackwidow feels dofferent.

[Mines_Skyline]

Can someone tell me why there are no mechanical keyboards that have an LCD Screen + Macro keys + back light all in one keyboard. I like the idea of mechanical keyboards. Everyone seems to be saying mechanical keyboards are awesome. I tried a cherry mx blue switch and it was an awesome experience.

 

However, I can not part ways with my G15 LCD Screen. I dont get why NO ONE makes a keyboard like G15 with mechanical switches. How hard can it be? If it is too much to handle for one USB port, then have a seperate USB port for the screen. Logitech could easily make a G710+ type keyboard with a screen. everything is awesome about G710+ except that it does not have a screen.

 

Is there a reason why no one does this?

[Vitalius]

The shine 3 if it is aluminum will be AMAZING and in browns with white LEDs OMG!!!

I'll be buying that one if they do release an aluminium version.

Even posted on their facebook page with a English => Chinese (Simple) Google Translate message saying to release a version of it. They liked it. lol

[GamerDude]

I don't know, when I'd first gotten my G15, I found the LCD screen to be quite a novelty. Playing certain games, I can see ammo, kills and such on the LCD screen....but after a while, the novelty wore out and I'd hardly look at the LCD screen. My nephew has the G19 and he says the same, the novelty of the screen wore off and he no longer looks at it, preferring to see relevant info on the HUD on his monitor.

 

I don't know if there's a technical issue that cannot be overcome due to the PCB used for mechanical KB's, or if there's even an issue at all, but I doubt many mech KB aficionados would want an LCD screen to spoil the looks of the KB. I certainly don't wish to see it on the mech KB's I buy, I prefer the clean lines of well-made mech KB w/o all those fancy doohickeys. Look at Ducky KB's, simple design, nice LED effects (for the 'Shine' models) and the feel of mechanical switches more than makes up for fancy design and LCDs.

[joelthezombie15]

I'll be buying that one if they do release an aluminium version.

Even posted on their facebook page with a English => Chinese (Simple) Google Translate message saying to release a version of it. They liked it. lol

They speak Mandarin, they are from Taiwan  

[Vitalius]

They speak Mandarin, they are from Taiwan  

Well I'm not sure how that relates to the difference between Google's Traditional and Simple Chinese settings. 

I chose simple because I figured they'd be able to read that. :|

[GamerDude]

I believe Taiwan and mainland China use the Simplified form of written Chinese, with Hong Kong using the Traditional form of Chinese. Using Google Translate, you can use detect language and it should pick the correct form of Chinese.

[greenroost1445]

I believe Taiwan and mainland China use the Simplified form of written Chinese, with Hong Kong using the Traditional form of Chinese. Using Google Translate, you can use detect language and it should pick the correct form of Chinese.

 

Actually it is Taiwan who uses Traditional Chinese, and China and Hong Kong use Simplified

[Lays]

I've got the ultimate 2013 and find the build to be excellent and the blues feel just like any other MX blues I've used...

 

 

Yeah I have the 2013 ultimate stealth, with MX browns, they feel great and they're not that loud, the build quality is amazing imo, it's very sturdy and I haven't had one issue with it yet. Some say the tactility isn't very good with mx browns, but I think it's very nice, just the right amount :]

[Hirad123]

these arent the 2013 one. its the original blue backlit one. the build quality wasn't that good.

wait. I have the original one and a ducky with blue switches and the switches feel the same to me. Also the build quality isn't bad although it's nowhere near the same as a ducky board but still. Just my opinion though. 

[AW3i]

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