can't find a proper mechanical keyboard

[aezakmi]

I've been scrolling through newegg all day trying to find a new keyboard (current one has some dead keys like the Q i have to press it really hard to make it work)

Seems like every keyboard is now a "gaming" keyboard and has a lot of useless stuff I don't need. I need something with...

• Keys...
• Wrist rest (optional)
• Numpad
• PS/2 or USB
• Fast response time
• The ability to detect multiple keys pressed at the same time (for DOTA and League, my current kbd fails if I press more than 2 at the same time)

and without

• LEDs or backlight
• Weird designs
• Additional keys
• Software
• "Gaming" extras

 

I currently have a cheap microsoft keyboard that is 8 years old and has half of the keycaps repainted with wite-out. Budget $80 can do $100

[Hashiba]

Check out Ducky Keyboards, you'll find tkl and full size 108 keys models for 100bucks, minimalistic no bs awesomeness, I think you'll like them

[Tabs]

5 minutes ago, aezakmi said:

I've been scrolling through newegg all day trying to find a new keyboard (current one has some dead keys like the Q i have to press it really hard to make it work)

Seems like every keyboard is now a "gaming" keyboard and has a lot of useless stuff I don't need. I need something with...

• Keys...
• Wrist rest (optional)
• Numpad
• PS/2 or USB
• Fast response time
• The ability to detect multiple keys pressed at the same time (for DOTA and League, my current kbd fails if I press more than 2 at the same time)

and without

• LEDs or backlight
• Weird designs
• Additional keys
• Software
• "Gaming" extras

 

I currently have a cheap microsoft keyboard that is 8 years old and has half of the keycaps repainted with wite-out. Budget $80 can do $100

I'm using a Qpad keyboard (Mk 80) with cherry MX browns. It *does* have LEDs, but they are single colour (blue) and are disabled by default, to enable them you manually press a keyboard shortcut once your machine boots. It has no built in SRAM so once restarted the keyboard defaults to off for it's LED's. Basically, if you never enable them, they'll never be on.

 

It has PS2, USB and line in/mic cables, to make use of the usb ports on the board, or the mic/audio jacks. All but the PS2 port are optional. It comes with a wrist rest and full numpad.

[MoonlightSylv]

Google Das Keyboards, they have a lot of more professional looking ones.

[WereCat]

CM Storm Ultimate. And you can disable the LED. Every extra function is done with Fn button so no need for SW.

[geo3]

Ducky or CoolerMaster should have you covered.

[Ominous]

Filco, Das, Ducky, Cooler Master, WASD (their CODE keyboard also comes with a nice white backlight), GIGABYTE (specifically their FORCE keyboard), Feenix Autore and Rosewill.

[EsaT]

12 hours ago, aezakmi said:

I currently have a cheap microsoft keyboard that is 8 years old and has half of the keycaps repainted with wite-out. Budget $80 can do $100

Do you have any experience from mechanical switches?

They have vastly different behaviour/feel to standard membrane/rubber dome or "chiclet"/scissor switch.

 

Also their noise level is entirely different if you like quieter keyboard, because most switch designs simply fail to give damn about noise.

 

[aezakmi]

5 hours ago, EsaT said:

Do you have any experience from mechanical switches?

They have vastly different behaviour/feel to standard membrane/rubber dome or "chiclet"/scissor switch.

 

Also their noise level is entirely different if you like quieter keyboard, because most switch designs simply fail to give damn about noise.

 

a friend of mine has a razer keyboard and he let me play games with it and there's a big difference between that and my crap keyboard, I don't care about the noise as I use earbuds while gaming and can't hear anything from the outside

 

17 hours ago, Sylvie05 said:

Google Das Keyboards, they have a lot of more professional looking ones.

Man... Das Keyboard 4 Professional looks just like I want, it's $130

 

16 hours ago, geo3 said:

Ducky or CoolerMaster should have you covered.

Found the "Ducky Zero" but is flagged as discontinued

[Motifator]

https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=3485

[geo3]

42 minutes ago, aezakmi said:

Found the "Ducky Zero" but is flagged as discontinued

Ducky One or Ducky Shine 6.

A good place to pickup Ducky : https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/