mechanical keyboard

[CarCollector36]

I want to know what keyboard I should get I prefer the cherry brown razer orange and roamer g switches and I prefer rgb lighting

[HKZeroFive]

Budget?

[CarCollector36]

I don't really know probably about 150ish usd just before Christmas time

[CarCollector36]

1 minute ago, HKZeroFive said:

Budget?

forgot to quote you

[HKZeroFive]

6 minutes ago, CarCollector36 said:

forgot to quote you

If you can stretch an extra $10, I'd get the Corsair K70 LUX RGB.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823816080

[CarCollector36]

http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-keyboards-keypads/razer-blackwidow-tournament-edition-chroma

https://www.amazon.com/Elftear-Numeric-Retractable-Windows-Desktop/dp/B014S5UX04/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1477360407&sr=1-2&keywords=usb+number+pad

what about these 2 combined

Just now, HKZeroFive said:

If you can stretch an extra $10, I'd get the Corsair K70 LUX RGB.

 

[CarCollector36]

don't get confused when I don't reply because I'm going to bed now

[HKZeroFive]

31 minutes ago, CarCollector36 said:

http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-keyboards-keypads/razer-blackwidow-tournament-edition-chroma

https://www.amazon.com/Elftear-Numeric-Retractable-Windows-Desktop/dp/B014S5UX04/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1477360407&sr=1-2&keywords=usb+number+pad

what about these 2 combined

The Razer is overpriced for what it is... the quality of it isn't what I'd exactly call good.

[CarCollector36]

i might be getting a mechanical keyboard for christmas and im torn between the corsair strafe and the razer blackwidow ultimate. i want the corsair for their build quality and the nice cherry switches. and i want the razer for the 70 million keystroke guarantee and their GREAT lighting, but is it worth the risk of their really hit or miss build quality

[CarCollector36]

80 not 70 million keystroke guarantee

[Slottr]

I don't have anything against razer, I do like most of their products.

 

But go with Corsair. The switches on the black widow are so friggen loud I basically bought a new keyboard just because of it. Oh, its also the size of an elephant.

[CarCollector36]

Just now, Slottr said:

But go with Corsair. The switches on the black widow are so friggen loud I basically bought a new keyboard just because of it. Oh, its also the size of an elephant.

do you have the click or non-clicky switches because im going to get the silent ones if i get one

[CarCollector36]

Just now, wrathoftheturkey said:

No. Because their build quality is meh and they're overpriced. Which keyswitches are you looking at? Since Razer only makes two you're basically out of options for any other switch.

 

The Strafe is great, but then again I don't really worry too much about lighting

if i got razer i would get the orange ones and if i got the strafe i would get browns

[Energycore]

Not the deathstalker. I reseated the keys on mine and I literally had to lubricate them to get them to move again. Even so they don't move great, they're frustrating and sticky.

[CarCollector36]

Just now, Energycore said:

Not the deathstalker. I reseated the keys on mine and I literally had to lubricate them to get them to move again. Even so they don't move great, they're frustrating and sticky.

 

Just now, wrathoftheturkey said:

The Strafe's switches can be equally loud if you go for MX Blues

 

1 minute ago, Slottr said:

I don't have anything against razer, I do like most of their products.

 

But go with Corsair. The switches on the black widow are so friggen loud I basically bought a new keyboard just because of it. Oh, its also the size of an elephant

do you know if the software is any good for corsair

[aisle9]

I intensely dislike Razer for two reasons. One, their keyboards feel like $30 Amazon crap. Two, their keyboards last about as long as $30 Amazon crap. Three, there's a reason for that: Razer's mechanical switches are manufactured by Kailh, which is the company that manufactures key switches for a lot of the $30 Amazon crap.

 

tl;dr don't waste tons of money on Razer crap when you can get a much better Corsair, Logitech, even a G.Skill or Rosewill for the same price or less.

[Slottr]

3 minutes ago, wrathoftheturkey said:

It's pretty good from what I've heard, that's another problem with the Razer -- apparently their software is shit

Absolute, horrible, disgusting shit* 

 

Its like a grade 10 computer science class made it

[Slottr]

Just now, wrathoftheturkey said:

personal experience?

Maybe..

[Shiv78]

3 minutes ago, wrathoftheturkey said:

apparently their software is shit

Yup, you need to make an account just to use it

 

Strafe all the way! I'm getting mine (non-RGB with Browns) tomorrow, will let you know. PM me if you want detailed info, maybe on Sat or something.

Corsair's RGB software for the Strafe RGB is friggin amazing btw

 

5 minutes ago, aisle9 said:

I intensely dislike Razer for two reasons. One, their keyboards feel like $30 Amazon crap. Two, their keyboards last about as long as $30 Amazon crap. Three, there's a reason for that: Razer's mechanical switches are manufactured by Kailh, which is the company that manufactures key switches for a lot of the $30 Amazon crap.

 

I agree with all of this. However, Razer makes their own switches now, Kailh doesn't make them. Honestly they are probably worse off for making them in house lol

[Princess Luna]

Corsair or Kolke seems better options... Razor is like Apple, they do make good products but the marketing overprices it considerably.

[CarCollector36]

is the non rgb software the same as the rgb one with the colors taken away

[CarCollector36]

Just now, Shiv78 said:

Strafe all the way! I'm getting mine (non-RGB with Browns) tomorrow, will let you know. PM me if you want detailed info, maybe on Sat or something.

Corsair's RGB software for the Strafe RGB is friggin amazing btw

i went to quote in the above post

[aisle9]

1 minute ago, Shiv78 said:

I agree with all of this. However, Razer makes their own switches now, Kailh doesn't make them. Honestly they are probably worse off for making them in house lol

That's what they get for making crappy knockoffs of crappy Chinese knockoffs. Seriously, I prefer Outemu and Switch Master to the Kailh switches I've played around with, and it's not even close.

 

Switch Master blues are actually really good, imo, and there's some $40 Amazon crap out there using them.

[Drak3]

5 minutes ago, Shiv78 said:

Yup, you need to make an account just to use it

No you don't. You need an account to use the cloud features, but I was using Synapse just fine offline before I got a K70 Lux.

[DarkBlade2117]

I own a Blackwidow, and I can't recommend it. Their mice are alright but if you want a true quality keyboard, go for someone like Ducky or WASD. A cheaper option is the Cooler Master Masterkeys Pro S.