Mechanical Keyboard Club!

[Ryan.L]

Just got me a Corsair K65, beautiful thing, very nice to type on, fits amazingly on my desk.

One thing that bothers me is it's kind'a noisy compared to my previous microsoft bluetooth keyboard which was completely silent, so I'm ordering some O-rings from WASD-keyboards, hope they'll tone it down a bit. also got me some red "wasd" keycaps just for fun

Another thought that passed my mind, if someone is looking for reviews on this particular keyboard (or any 10-keyless for that matter) is that it does take a bit of time to get used to the size of it when typing. gaming is a whole different thing though..

And I just realized I'm kind'a missing the numpad enter key.. 

Love me some Corsair merch tough

 

i was going to get this but i got the ducky instead.It looks great.

[mgsstar]

Modded my G710+ with the LED keycap covers

The brightness is set to max and it does dim it quite a bit (the blue is especially dim). You can use the F keys as a comparison. Also had the O-rings removed. ;D

[Socratic]

 

Reds and blacks can be silent as well, it does takes some training not to bottom out, which is what you're used to from a rubberdome keyboard.

 

Still makes a noise when it springs back up. 

[Jokrik]

My precious... and my daily driver

 

[ManWithBeard1990]

I have a Corsair K70. It came with red backlighting, which was a surprise. I thought they'd be blue. I even got one in a UK layout even though I live in Belgium (which uses French layout) because the nitwits over here only sell them with Cherry MX reds thinking one switch fits all. So I have the UK one with MX Blues. In black, red backlight, palmrest attached and not using the red textured wasd-123456 keys Lovely thing to type on.

[0s4x]

My precious... and my daily driver

How's that wrist rest working out for ya?

[Guest andyysplash]

I have a Corsair K70. It came with red backlighting, which was a surprise. I thought they'd be blue. I even got one in a UK layout even though I live in Belgium (which uses French layout) because the nitwits over here only sell them with Cherry MX reds thinking one switch fits all. So I have the UK one with MX Blues. In black, red backlight, palmrest attached and not using the red textured wasd-123456 keys Lovely thing to type on.

they seemed to have stopped the blue backlit ones and just sell their new red backlit ones for the other switches. Apparently it might be to do with a high failure rate on blue LEDs (though that makes little sense if they're making RGB switches)

[ManWithBeard1990]

they seemed to have stopped the blue backlit ones and just sell their new red backlit ones for the other switches. Apparently it might be to do with a high failure rate on blue LEDs (though that makes little sense if they're making RGB switches)

Well, if that was the reason, I'm okay with it. Would have preferred white, but that doesn't exist. The RGB ones are surface-mounted and underneath the switch with a clear housing. Allegedly, that helps.

[CommonCurt]

[sacratoy]

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I want a bro 

 

Very nice keyboard. Love the color coordination. Is that a blue snake design cable from mimic-cables?

[Ryan.L]

My precious... and my daily driver

 

where did you get the number pad?

[CommonCurt]

I want a bro 

 

Very nice keyboard. Love the color coordination. Is that a blue snake design cable from mimic-cables?

 

 

Thanks.

 

The cable color is called "Panther" from Mimic.

[Jokrik]

How's that wrist rest working out for ya?

 

It's the best out there IMO

I live in a hot and humid climate, and this rest keeps my palm cool

not like the other leather rest

 

where did you get the number pad?

 

Got it off the keyboard market on GH

it's a KMAC PAD

[Foxxer]

Modded my G710+ with the LED keycap covers

The brightness is set to max and it does dim it quite a bit (the blue is especially dim). You can use the F keys as a comparison. Also had the O-rings removed. ;D

 

It gets abit noisy removing the O-rings right? 

[Jokrik]

It gets abit noisy removing the O-rings right? 

 

You should try red/black switch if that's the case

[0s4x]

It gets abit noisy removing the O-rings right?

Only if you bottom out, otherwise it's no louder than reds or blacks

[Joonikko]

Got new Ducky sideprinted PBT keycaps today

[mgsstar]

It gets abit noisy removing the O-rings right? 

Yeah it does get a bit noiser with O-rings removed but it gives me a better typing experience as it used to feel sort of mushy.

[TheProfosist]

Yeah it does get a bit noiser with O-rings removed but it gives me a better typing experience as it used to feel sort of mushy.

Orings for life. And they bshould have a slight squish to reduce strain, but most of the time you shouldnt notice since you dont bottom out or barely do. I also dont know the specs of the ones that comes on the logitech.

[Guest andyysplash]

Orings for life. And they bshould have a slight squish to reduce strain, but most of the time you shouldnt notice since you dont bottom out or barely do. I also dont know the specs of the ones that comes on the logitech.

i went to maplin and turns out while they bow stock boards with the four main switches, they packed all their displays away. One of the staff was kind enough to open a G710+ and let me have a go, and when comparing to the blues of the Razer (arrow keys on packaging) you could barely feel the bump and it did feel a little mushy. Much like Linus it was my first experience of browns and sadly the orings got in the way. I think Logitech are using thicker ones (maybe to please diehard membrane fans or those who don't know the difference

[TheProfosist]

i went to maplin and turns out while they bow stock boards with the four main switches, they packed all their displays away. One of the staff was kind enough to open a G710+ and let me have a go, and when comparing to the blues of the Razer (arrow keys on packaging) you could barely feel the bump and it did feel a little mushy. Much like Linus it was my first experience of browns and sadly the orings got in the way. I think Logitech are using thicker ones (maybe to please diehard membrane fans or those who don't know the difference

I dont know but I havnt tried a G710+ so I couldnt tell you but I have used most if not all ones available separately on the market including all of WASD's before, during, and after development, including the later updates. I could go into why I link them and where is started an where it is now but I dont know if theres really any need to. I suggest getting a set from WASD and trying them for a week or two before making a decision though. If you have any questions on them ill see what I can do about answering them though.

[:-K]

Getting a white backlit keyboard soon (have the LED modifiers in mind). Anyone has any recommendations on a keyboard which is:

 

-Tenkeyless (not 60%)?

 

- White backlit?

 

And above all just a overall decent pick?

 

Thanks

[Guest andyysplash]

Getting a white backlit keyboard soon (have the LED modifiers in mind). Anyone has any recommendations on a keyboard which is:

 

-Tenkeyless (not 60%)?

 

- White backlit?

 

And above all just a overall decent pick?

 

Thanks

 

Hmmn, for TKL your best bets are Ducky and Coolermaster. I've used a CM Storm Trigger (full layout) and the quality felt ok, but Ducky are generally regarded as better quality. Both companies offer TKL with backlight, the CM Storm Quickfire Rapid-i is white-backlit (though there are complaints about how readable the font on the keycaps is), and Ducky offer their Shine series in TKL and with different backlight colour options.

 

CM Storm is available in reds, blues and browns. Ducky is available in reds, blacks, browns and blues. Here's some links:

 

CM Storm

 

Ducky

[GamerDude]

Getting a white backlit keyboard soon (have the LED modifiers in mind). Anyone has any recommendations on a keyboard which is:

 

-Tenkeyless (not 60%)?

 

- White backlit?

 

And above all just a overall decent pick?

 

Thanks

Your best bet would be a TKL Ducky Shine 3, it should come with various LED color options and switch types for you to choose from. I'd gotten different colored LED covers a while back:

And change my white LED Ducky Shine 3 to this:

One thing to bear in mind though, the LED covers tend to block out a good amount of light, so you'd have to max the brightness of the LED for the keys to look good.

[geogga]

Ahh led covers...I think I seen that on massdrop before..

So hi guys...glad to be back into the KB world particularity because this: after I came back from a 4day trip, where I downloaded the arma pack that was on sale before I left, and when I came back to start gaming, it was really really wierd. For chivalry medival warfare and battlefield, my movement seemed stuck. When ever I press W to move forward, it randomly stops and I have to repress W. This also applies to the other directional movement keys(havnt tried arrows). It's not lag or rubber banding, but something strange which I do not know. There were two threads (battle log and reddit) and only two that I could find that people had these situations, for which both about BF4, this problem occurred to them to earlier battlefields...wierd. So I stopped playing chiv and bf4, only to start arma2 and then CSGO (movement is not hindered/nothing is wrong). Now, I was invited to BF Hardline and wanted to try it out. Boom. The problem occurred. This could also be seen when driving: start engine and drive a couple meters...slows down/stops and engine is revving, as if it's actually driving. When turning, it would turn a few degrees and then stop and I would crash. So I used my old membrane and nothing was wrong.... Wierd. I took the risk by breaking the warranty/sticker and started to fiddle with things, to make sure it was all alright. Nothing wrong. I wanted to rule out NKRO and yes, NKRO was true. So I concluded with a windows reinstall. Will update later...

I have no clue why I'm posting this but I just wanted to share my experiences...

I have also been thinking about selling my Ducky Shine YOTS and getting a smaller KB, like maybe the CM dual switch or those new minis by ducky or what ever (gotta catch up, too busy with E3 trailers )

If you guys would want a Ducky YOTS in blue PM me, but I have no clue how to sell it lol.