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In my opinion, an amazing compromise between typing and gaming Cherry MX Brown's.

So here are some options for brown keyswitches
http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Mechanical-Keyboard-Tactile-High-Speed/dp/B009C98NPY

 

http://www.amazon.com/CM-Storm-QuickFire-Pro-Mechanical/dp/B007VDOOBU

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Looking to buy my first Mechanical keyboard...

 

Heard of all this different Cherry MX switches and i have no idea which one would be right for me!

Does anyone have any recommendations for my first mechanical keyboard?!

 

Must be:

-Reasonably priced

-Optimised more for gaming then typing

-Backlit preferably

 

Any help would be much appreciated :)

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Feel them. I personally would point you towards this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823129012

 

It's quite nice, good for gamers and typists, and reasonably priced, with a backlight. Again, try before you buy.

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Take a look at CM Storm. They have epic keyboard for better prices than ducky or filco and they have identical build quality. As for key switches, get the sampler kit from wasdkeyboards.com (down at the moment) but that helped me make my decision on reds

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In my opinion, an amazing compromise between typing and gaming Cherry MX Brown's.

So here are some options for brown keyswitches
http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Mechanical-Keyboard-Tactile-High-Speed/dp/B009C98NPY

 

http://www.amazon.com/CM-Storm-QuickFire-Pro-Mechanical/dp/B007VDOOBU

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perhaps Corsair K70 or K95

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Try out the key switches if possible the k70 is really nice but the quickfire keyboards are really well priced and have all the switch types.

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perhaps Corsair K70 or K95

Ive looked at the K95 but it seems a little pricey for my first mechanical keyboard...

 

In my opinion, an amazing compromise between typing and gaming Cherry MX Brown's.

So here are some options for brown keyswitches

http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Mechanical-Keyboard-Tactile-High-Speed/dp/B009C98NPY

 

http://www.amazon.com/CM-Storm-QuickFire-Pro-Mechanical/dp/B007VDOOBU

Ive been told that browns are the best to go for but needed someones opinion :) I will be sure to check out the links...

 

Feel them. I personally would point you towards this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823129012

 

It's quite nice, good for gamers and typists, and reasonably priced, with a backlight. Again, try before you buy.

Im from the UK so i was thinking about going down to my nearest component shop to try out some different switches! Thanks for the help...

 

Take a look at CM Storm. They have epic keyboard for better prices than ducky or filco and they have identical build quality. As for key switches, get the sampler kit from wasdkeyboards.com (down at the moment) but that helped me make my decision on redsSD

Do you know if there is anywhere you can get a sampler kit from in the UK? Thanks...

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Do you know if there is anywhere you can get a sampler kit from in the UK? Thanks...

 

I got mine from that site and I'm in the UK :/ I can't remember how much the shipping was.  In terms of browns, ask @Jackbe He just got a ducky shine 3 with browns and a red backlight and I'm sure he'd be happy to tell you about it. He's actually making a review video right now

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I got mine from that site and I'm in the UK :/ I can't remember how much the shipping was.  In terms of browns, ask @Jackbe He just got a ducky shine 3 with browns and a red backlight and I'm sure he'd be happy to tell you about it. He's actually making a review video right now

 Okay thanks for the help anyway! Could you link me to the video when it is posted? 

thanks

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 Okay thanks for the help anyway! Could you link me to the video when it is posted? 

thanks

 

Sure thang, I'll try and remember :P If you watch the member reviews section of this forum, you'll find it there.

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I do not have a recommendation but based on my experience I would advise strongly against the Mionix Zibal, I have had one experience connection issues, later the backlight failed, the warranty replacement for that has also had it's backlight fail.

 

It's been a little over a year since I bought the original keyboard.

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I do not have a recommendation but based on my experience I would advise strongly against the Mionix Zibal, I have had one experience connection issues, later the backlight failed, the warranty replacement for that has also had it's backlight fail.

 

It's been a little over a year since I bought the original keyboard.

Ok i will be sure to stay away from it!

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