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It is Motospeed CK104: http://www.motospeed.cc/index.php?ac=article&at=read&did=452

It has blue switches and RGB lights. Now just to wait one or two months for it to arrive from China, then I will update with my review, but it has very good reviews from buyers.



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Their more responsive & accurate, and last longer.... but their also more expensive.
Just dont spill any drinks in it.... they dont deal as well with it as membrane keyboards.

Also they are "noisy" typically.

 

Why membrane keyboards are popular is because they are "less noisy, cheap, can take a spill of drink in them and still work".

Mechanical keyboards are for people that want responsive and accurate, like programmers or serious gamers.



I wouldn't even buy those if their were half as expensive as rubber domes. They're just noisy and feel weird. I like the soft touch on rubber domes a lot more. But to each their own.



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vivster said:
I wouldn't even buy those if their were half as expensive as rubber domes. They're just noisy and feel weird. I like the soft touch on rubber domes a lot more. But to each their own.

If all you do is use your PC to watch movies, browse the web then yeah.... getting a heavy, noisy keyboard that does little to improve your experiance, is a waste and a annouyance (noise).

But if you write all day long on it, and you want it to be accurate & responsive (input lag) then it makes sense.

I can understand why a proffesional gamer or a serious programmer uses them. For most people its just a waste to get one though.



Very nice, looking forward to your final thoughts. I brought myself a Logitech G910 which i find to be a good keyboard. Curious to know where this one ranks.



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I bought this one a couple of weeks ago:

 

The king of all keyboards. I like it but I'm not sure it's worth the over 200 Euros it cost.



JRPGfan said:
vivster said:
I wouldn't even buy those if their were half as expensive as rubber domes. They're just noisy and feel weird. I like the soft touch on rubber domes a lot more. But to each their own.

If all you do is use your PC to watch movies, browse the web then yeah.... getting a heavy, noisy keyboard that does little to improve your experiance, is a waste and a annouyance (noise).

But if you write all day long on it, and you want it to be accurate & responsive (input lag) then it makes sense.

I can understand why a proffesional gamer or a serious programmer uses them. For most people its just a waste to get one though.

I probably don't play enough keyboard intensive games. I think they're exclusively for professionals and douchebags who like to pretend they are. And of course people who like the feel of it but they're about as obnoxious about it as vegans.



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JRPGfan said:

Their more responsive & accurate, and last longer.... but their also more expensive.
Just dont spill any drinks in it.... they dont deal as well with it as membrane keyboards.

Also they are "noisy" typically.

 

Why membrane keyboards are popular is because they are "less noisy, cheap, can take a spill of drink in them and still work".

Mechanical keyboards are for people that want responsive and accurate, like programmers or serious gamers.

One thing is sure, it makes a huge difference in RTS games. The smooth flow is amazing. For the first time in 15 years it feels smooth and accurate to play Age of Empires II. And not just feels, I'm a much faster player and I've already significantly increased my global ranking score in the two weeks I've had it.



Ew, blues. I don't have any experience with them, but apparently they're noisy and require more force than browns (which are otherwise pretty similar). Apparently they're good for writing. I'm sure it's a good keyboard though, just not the switches I would have picked myself. I got browns when I got my mechanical keyboard, and I've been pretty happy with it. It sure was strange writing on this at first though, but you get used to it pretty quickly.



The "reds" are the gameing ones right?
Yeah I would probably have gone with "browns" for a overall keyboard myself as well.

Im useing a membrane keyboard myself atm though.