Why are there so many choices

[LegendOfZirkle]

Alright I'm looking at getting a new keyboard because I'm getting board of the membrane I have now. But when looking every keyboard has the different cherry mx keys and i have no clue what the difference is. I want to know what that is and some other peoples recommendations as I look for a keyboard I don't want anything above 170 because I just feel like thats way too much for a keyboard but I don't even know anymore RGB is too expensive this is the one i was looking at I'm a defeated man https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16823114073

[LienusLateTips]

Do you want medium-loud, loud, audible but not loud, or silent.

 

Do you want a small actuation point (basically do you press all the way down or just halfway on a keyboard)

 

Do you want linear or clicky.

[LegendOfZirkle]

Just now, JDE said:

Do you want medium-loud, loud, audible but not loud, or silent.

 

Do you want a small actuation point (basically do you press all the way down or just halfway on a keyboard)

 

Do you want linear or clicky.

I kinda like the click of the mechanical keys and I want one for fast keypresses I don't really care how loud they are though I havent used enough mechanical keyboards to know what actuation point i need

[kelvinhall05]

Reds: Smooth, quiet, good for gaming but not for typing

Speeds: Reds but with a higher actuation point, so they actuate higher

Blues: Clicky, loud, tactile, great for typing and gaming if you don't mind the noise

Browns (my favorite): Quiet, tactile, the best switches for everything IMO

Greens: Heavier Blues

Silents: Quiet Blues, so they're still tactile just not clickly

There are others but those are the ones you are most likely to find.

[kelvinhall05]

@LegendOfZirkle Read your reply, I would get MX Blues or MX Speeds.

[LegendOfZirkle]

1 minute ago, kelvinhall05 said:

@LegendOfZirkle Read your reply, I would get MX Blues or MX Speeds

Alright my friend recommended me the Ducky shine 6 but everything is so much money I kinda wanted like a few macros but each one adds like 10 dollars each so i don't think that an option also found this because its like 20 dollars cheaper than most https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16823114062

 

or this https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=2389

 

 

[kelvinhall05]

Just now, LegendOfZirkle said:

Alright my friend recommended me the Ducky shine 6 but everything is so much money I kinda wanted like a few macros but each one adds like 10 dollars each so i don't think that an option also found this because its like 20 dollars cheaper than most https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16823114062

 

or this https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=2389

 

 

What's your EXACT budget? Ducky boards are amazing, but Razer has a pretty shit reputation on this forum, so I'd avoid it, especially for that price.

[LegendOfZirkle]

Just now, kelvinhall05 said:

What's your EXACT budget? Ducky boards are amazing, but Razer has a pretty shit reputation on this forum, so I'd avoid it, especially for that price.

I don't know exactly Christmas is coming up In like a few months so I may get money then but for now I kinda want to stay around the 170 150 range

[meenmeen1103]

Maybe this, though it doesn't have RGB https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Mechanical-Keyboard-High-Speed-920-006519/dp/B00QI2WPJ8

Or this, which then lacks the clicky of a blue switch, more similar to a brown switch https://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Orion-Mechanical-Gaming-Keyboard/dp/B00N3OELPU

[LegendOfZirkle]

Its probably gonna be a while before i buy anything if i do im too disheartened by the fact that i dont have a job and cant even afford a keyboard

[kelvinhall05]

19 minutes ago, LegendOfZirkle said:

I don't know exactly Christmas is coming up In like a few months so I may get money then but for now I kinda want to stay around the 170 150 range

In that case, get a Corsair K95, either the original or the Platinum depending on how many macros and what switch type you need/want.

[Aytex]

Just buy a masterkeys pro L