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A keyboard for programming/gaming?

HeftyNugget

Greetings,

I usually search for hardware on my own rather than asking on forums, but this isn't as simple as typing in 'keyboard for programming' since the results are rather unsatisfying.

 

So here I am, asking you for YOUR choice - be it for gaming or programming, maybe both?

Thanks in advance.

@Edit

As usual, I forgot:

Budget? - Uh... 200, 300 USD.

Location: Poland (I'm ok with shipping, if it's not too expensive

What features do I want?: Blue switches, RGB backlighting, mechanical, no glossy crap (notice me master Luke), no slippery surfaces, keycaps firm in in touch rather than slippery as mentioned previously.

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1 minute ago, sunil6512 said:

K70 RGB . It's RGB so you know it is good for gaming 

Funny you say that:

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the k70 rgb with blue switches was discontinued so you are gonna have to go with strafe rgb with blue switches

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Or another RGB keyboard - I want the enjoyable 'click' as I program.

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5 minutes ago, 21rkosta said:

the k70 rgb with blue switches was discontinued so you are gonna have to go with strafe rgb with blue switches

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???

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Wow @Netheous thaught it was discontinued they dont have it on amazon or newegg

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id say ducky shine 5, though im not sure if they ship to poland

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11 minutes ago, DrM said:

id say ducky shine 5, though im not sure if they ship to poland

https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1366

Glossy keycaps --- eugh.

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i bought the CM Storm QuickFire Rapid back when i was looking for two cheap mechanical keyboards that i could use at work without looking too gamery. 

 

im not sure if its still a good priced keyboard but its very solid.

 

brown switches tho

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11 hours ago, Netheous said:

Or another RGB keyboard - I want the enjoyable 'click' as I program.

So the important thing for you is the click and RGB, and not necessarily blue switches? If you are fine with speed switches, you can get the Corsair K70 Rapidfire. But it's less than your budget, that's a big concern...

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I have the Das keyboard 4 that doesn't have backlight but comes in blue switches. I know it's not what you asked, but its made out of aluminum on the top that doesn't get dirty and the font on the keycaps is lovely. It's a professional tool that can also be used for gaming. For RGB stuff unfortunately I can't help you since I dislike it myself.

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On 7/1/2016 at 11:02 AM, Netheous said:

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The K70 Lux is the new updated k70 which fixes a lot of issues that the older k70 had. So I would get that.

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