First Mechanical Keyboard.

[tg31270]

Hello,

I am looking for my first mechanical keyboard, I have tried two types of switches till now (blue and black) and I prefer the blue ones.

But is it worth getting a Ducky (Shine II?) or a CM Storm Quickfire TK?

Quality wise and experience wise, which one is better?

Ducky comes from thailand so I am a bit unshure about the security of the shipping and there are quickfire tk's in england.

[Austin Powers]

I thought Ducky is from Taiwan.

Official website : http://www.duckychannel.com.tw/en/index.html

Quality build, go for Ducky shine II.

[notenoughtv]

Ducky is from Taiwan.

I recommend you a Shine 2. I bought from this site http://global.pchome.com.tw/english/

Really fast shipping through EMS.

If you don't want to buy from overseas the CM Storm line of keyboards has a really good build quality, and the TK has a great backlight

[chessin]

Have you considered filco though? They've got amazing build quality as well

[mgsstar]

I would go for the Ducky Shine II if you have the money to buy it because this keyboard has an excellent build quality. You can get them at www.tigerimports.net or at http://mechanicalkeyboards.com

[CouchSloth]

I just today took delivery of my first mechanical keyboard; a Ducky Shine 2 and I am very happy. Got a DK9008 Shine 2, MX Blue with red LED backlighting. Its awesome and well worth the money. Build quality is great. Loving it. Will post up my thoughts soon.

[tg31270]

Have you considered filco though? They've got amazing build quality as well

they are really hard to find in europe and I do not know a lot about filco, so yeah... :)

[tg31270]

Thanks for your opinions I think i'll go with a ducky shine 2 tkl blue mx switches and blue backlit :)

Thanks everyone!

[Dave :)]

Have you considered filco though? They've got amazing build quality as well

Easily found in Europe via TheKeyboardCo., great company aswell. :)

[Mysticode]

$140 before tax/shipping for a keyboard is a hard sell, mechanical or otherwise. If all in I could get it for $120, I'd consider buying the Ducky Shine 2 finally!