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Ducky's are the best in terms of build quality and they have tons of options. I'd also say filco's are some of the best but they lack the customization of duckys.

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I like my K90.

Would rather have the keys in Cherry MX blues instead of red, but what can you do?

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Smash them all together. The one that survives is the best.

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I like my K90.

Would rather have the keys in Cherry MX blues instead of red, but what can you do?

yeah i was looking corsair k75 but the blues are so f'ing hard to find and if you do find them they're sold out

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G710+ is best in my opinion.

 

Corsair are nice and all, but slightly overrated. Still, aluminum construction makes it easy to use as a weapon :P

If it weren't for Ducky and Das Keyboards having Cherry MX switches, I would hate them completely. Sure, they're mechanical, but they are also very plastic. Did you know your Ducky has no warranty unless purchased direct from Ducky?

Razer makes it too easy to criticize them, but my sister's BlackWidow Ultimate is still riding strong while my BlackWidow Tournament sits with a dead Mini-USB port.

 

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K70 for the sexy appearance and pretty good build quality. Haven't really tried other keyboards. 

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k90s can come with blues though...

Now they can. Not when I bought the K90. 

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So....many......personal preferences......can't.....decide.....on one....best.....keyboard.....

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So....many......personal preferences......can't.....decide.....on one....best.....keyboard.....

yeah it's just personal preference and there are a lott of great ones to choose from

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I love my K95, just wish it was available with brown switches. Still considering buying a Ducky for typing.

 

EDIT: In terms of aesthetics, I actually really like Pistol's CM Storm QuickFire XT with the custom keycaps. Looks really nice and clean. https://teksyndicate.com/videos/cm-storm-quickfire-xt-mechanical-keyboard-cherry-mx-green-switches

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Some of the very best mechanical keyboards that I know of are:

Ducky Shine 2

Ducky Shine 3

Ducky G2 Pro series

Filco Majestouch 2

Topre Realforce series, and to some extend, the cheaper Type Heaven which is very well made

HHKB 2

 

Cooler Master Quick Fire series, Keycool 87 and 84, Leopold are great as well.....just not as good as those above,

 

I'm not including Korean custom job and those full aluminum custiom jobs as well.....those are prohibitively expensive. This is, of course, based on my personal preference and opinion.

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The G710+ is not a bad keyboard with Cherry MX Browns with a white backlight.

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