Cherry Mx Reds

[Cpt.Mlem]

Yo People

 

Looking at getting a new keyboard old one kinda biting the dust , thinking of getting Mx red keyboard but I want to know what would be the best one to get for a first timer to mechanical switches.?

 

Brother has K70 blue really don't like the noise but I like the feedback you get when pressing the keys.

 

Budget is around the £50-£80ish 

[Aaronius_Leonius]

7 minutes ago, Cpt.Mlem said:

Yo People

 

Looking at getting a new keyboard old one kinda biting the dust , thinking of getting Mx red keyboard but I want to know what would be the best one to get for a first timer to mechanical switches.?

 

Brother has K70 blue really don't like the noise but I like the feedback you get when pressing the keys.

 

Budget is around the £50-£80ish 

If you like the tactile bump but not the click, MX browns might be something to look at.

 

This is a little over your budget but not by much. I have the mx red version and I have no complaints at all.

http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/GHBrxr/corsair-keyboard-ch9000092na

[Tieox]

I use a Cougar 600k with Cherry MX Red, I adore it, not too annoying on noise ( and no clicking on each press ) best keyboard I have ever owned.  Key press is smooth and I can easily touch type no problem, and it's great in games.

[Oshino Shinobu]

If you like the feel but not the noise of blues, you'll want to go with MX Brown switches. To me, Browns are the best switches other then MX Clears, but those are very rare. 

[Aaronius_Leonius]

1 minute ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

To me, Browns are the best switches other then MX Clears, but those are very rare. 

Aren't MX clears the really old ones?

[Oshino Shinobu]

3 minutes ago, AA-RonRosen said:

Aren't MX clears the really old ones?

They were introduced in 1988. Not the oldest ones though. Even MX Black switches are older (1984)

[Aaronius_Leonius]

1 minute ago, Oshino Shinobu said:

They're from 1988. Not the oldest ones though. Even MX Black switches are older (1984)

I thought MX blacks were newer and MX clears were the oldest. You really do learn new things every day.

[Bananasplit_00]

i think Reds are extremely boring to use, they feel so bad to type on and if you liked the tactile bump of a blue then blacks/greens/browns are for you

[Tieox]

1 minute ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

i think Reds are extremely boring to use, they feel so bad to type on and if you liked the tactile bump of a blue then blacks/greens/browns are for you

I love the smooth typing action of the reds, blues would just cause domestic violence in my household. Not tried browns yet though.

[Aaronius_Leonius]

1 minute ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

i think Reds are extremely boring to use.

They are great if you learned on a membrane keyboard though. But you are right about MX browns/greens/browns though for OP

[Bananasplit_00]

1 minute ago, Kierax said:

I love the smooth typing action of the reds, blues would just cause domestic violence in my household. Not tried browns yet though.

i dont like that there is no resistance, it gets boring to not know exactly when your key actuated lol.

[Oshino Shinobu]

1 minute ago, AA-RonRosen said:

I thought MX blacks were newer and MX clears were the oldest. You really do learn new things every day.

The MX Grey switches often used for the spacebars in MX Clear boards are even older, from 1980. 

 

There's a bunch of info on Cherry MX here https://deskthority.net/wiki/Cherry_MX

[Aaronius_Leonius]

1 minute ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

i dont like that there is no resistance, it gets boring to not know exactly when your key actuated lol.

MX reds are more for people who have been typing on a membrane keyboard. They are not made for people like you. MX brown, Blue, Green Black and clear are. I like MX reds because the tactile bump makes me loose focus even though it is satisfying although I would probably get used to it enough to be able to keep my focus, If I got MX blues, my sister would probably kill me because literally everything that happens in any bedroom can be heard in all of them. 

[Enderman]

It's personal preference. Anyone saying that browns are better than reds are just stating their opinion.

There is nothing that makes one better than the other.

 

The K95 comes in red but it's a bit expensive, although probably the last keyboard you will ever need to buy since it has everything you could want.