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CM storm quickfire pro or the pro ultimate if you want more keys.

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I am looking at keyboards right now, i havent been following them for a while so idk whats new and what not.

 

I want:

 

USD $150~

 

either brown or blue switches

 

White or red backlight 

 

Has to be in stock frequently (I.e ducky they are almost never in stock)

 

I would like the tenkey part and media keys.

 

thats it. thanks.

 

 

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G710+ pretty sure it meets all the requirements and is $152 including shipping $150 before. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126299

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I am looking at keyboards right now, i havent been following them for a while so idk whats new and what not.

 

I want:

 

USD $150~

 

either brown or blue switches

 

White or red backlight 

 

Has to be in stock frequently (I.e ducky they are almost never in stock)

 

I would like the tenkey part and media keys.

 

thats it. thanks.

Wow I looked up Ducky's for sale and man I was suprised... They are always in stock in England... Well out of the limited amount of choice we have here xD But man they really aren't in stock....

 

I've tried the G710+ btw and it's got a nice feel, but if I owned that keyboard I would have to take the o rings out ;)

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I have a 710+ and love it. It feels very good, solidly built, and the macro keys are very handy (I use them constantly).

 

I love the brown switches, but for typing blues are better in my opinion, although I have never tried a brown without the o-rings in the 710+. So, maybe without the o-rings it would be a little different sure, but that blue feel is pretty amazing for typing. I wouldn't trade this keyboard for a different one, just giving my two cents on the difference in the keys.

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Have you looked at the K70 and K95 from corsair, not sure if you can get them without red switches but other then that they fit the bill quite well

I have and they do but they are only in blue backlight which looks super tacky imo. 

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CM storm quickfire pro or the pro ultimate if you want more keys.

 

 

G710+ pretty sure it meets all the requirements and is $152 including shipping $150 before. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126299

neither of these are backlight. its not a huge requirement but its nice to have. although i do really like the price of the cmstorm ones. 

I looked closer, they are. or the cm storm ones are at least. 

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neither of these are backlight. its not a huge requirement but its nice to have. although i do really like the price of the cmstorm ones. 

I looked closer, they are. or the cm storm ones are at least.

The g710+ is backlit With white leds, not sure about the cm Storm ones. The tk Pro With browns has a white backlight but It's not a Full kb, has the weird layout

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neither of these are backlight. its not a huge requirement but its nice to have. although i do really like the price of the cmstorm ones.

I looked closer, they are. or the cm storm ones are at least.

If you check the Logitech website you'll see it does in fact have a white backlight.

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