new mechanical keyboard

[fehllyy]

hi everyone,

 

 

I am getting a a new key board (mechanical) and would like to know what my best bet would be (brand, switches, models etc.). I am currently interested in the Razer Blackwidow Ultimate (2014 edition). My budget is around $130 Australian dollars ($96.30 US dollars). My location is Australia (if that helps at all)

 

 

 

 

Cheers

Ajax

[dadasmithywinkle]

hi everyone,

 

 

I am getting a a new key board (mechanical) and would like to know what my best bet would be (brand, switches, models etc.). I am currently interested in the Razer Blackwidow Ultimate (2014 edition). My budget is around $130 Australian dollars ($96.30 US dollars). My location is Australia (if that helps at all)

 

 

 

 

Cheers

Ajax

Dont get the blackwidow. The keys arent great and the build quality isnt there anymore. I have a 2013 model and love it, but after that they went with their own keys and the quality went down. Get a Corsair K70.

[DEDRICK]

Cosair K70 Non-RGB Browns...not bias

[Fictionvl]

bump up your budget a bit and get the corsiar K70 not the RGB version

[-iSynthesis]

I'd go to a local hardware store and try different switches. There is no "best", there's what you like and what you don't like. Steelseries makes good keyboards, corsair etc.

[fehllyy]

Dont get the blackwidow. The keys arent great and the build quality isnt there anymore. I have a 2013 model and love it, but after that they went with their own keys and the quality went down. Get a Corsair K70.

 

in Australia the k70 is like $185 and $250 for the RGB version (plus they aren't that easy to find)

[Luraguse]

I have read good things about the Cooler Master QuickFire, but I don't know how much would it cost you there, the one with the red switches is $89.99 US dollars.

 

http://www.amazon.com/Storm-QuickFire-Rapid-Tenkeyless-Mechanical/dp/B0068INSUM

 

As some said already, try to go to a store and have a feel of the switches first, because they do feel different, I have two K70s, one with red switches and another with brown, and even though, both feel great to play and type, you can feel the difference, reds are very sensitive and linear, while browns give you a little bump when they activate, blues are like brown, except that the blues make a clicky sound when they activate.