Keyboard replacement

by JinxStinx • 12 Oct 2011, 13:55 • Journals
My current keyboard a razer tarantalus is dying, some of the keys no longer work.

Looking at google possible replacements are the razer blackwidow mechanic or one of the logitech keyboards.

Any opinions? What would you recommend?
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Owzo 12 Oct 2011, 14:56
How much are you willing to spend? :P
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JinxStinx 12 Oct 2011, 15:04
Yea a budget would be sensible!

£80 ~ not paying for one of those mmo pieces of shit christmas tree keyboards.
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koop 12 Oct 2011, 15:25
£80 on a keyboard -.---
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JinxStinx 12 Oct 2011, 15:34
Yea I know koop. My current keyboard cost me that but 4 years ago. I use it a ton so don't mind investing in something if it lasts.
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koop 12 Oct 2011, 16:19
fair point, however keyboards which cost less than a quarter of that can be used for the same thing and last just as long.

but your choice anyway, good luck searching :o)
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dEzIrE 12 Oct 2011, 17:11
gogogo get the steelseries 6gv2, or any other mechanical keyboard theyre sex toi the fingers, but the 6gv2 is the cheapest avi atmafaik
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PHOTO 12 Oct 2011, 14:57
cheapest one u can find, PREFERABLY LOGITECH.
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timbolina 12 Oct 2011, 18:40
ook jij kan te ver gaan
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PHOTO 12 Oct 2011, 18:47
ik maak geen grap, heb een logitech keyboard van 15 eurie zo'n black on black. werkt perfect :)
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timbolina 12 Oct 2011, 18:49
ah, kheb een g15, had ook zon logitech als jij had, toen realiseerde ik me dat ik niet zo verder wou leven
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Ekto 12 Oct 2011, 15:01
my razer arctosa working fine for 2,5 yrs now, never had any problems!

just some often used letters (a,s,d,shift, ye et hardcore :D) u cant see which letters they are :D (havent got my usb cable for the phone here, id take a pic to show u what i mean :D)

but overall a rly nice keyboard!

e: its 50eus as far as i remember!
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JinxStinx 12 Oct 2011, 15:05
I know what you mean, the marking on the top of the key is worn away, same with my keyboards :P

No more s, d and w :p
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Ekto 12 Oct 2011, 16:59
ye thats it i think :D for me its "just" s,a, shift, and parts of the d :DDD
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nicon 12 Oct 2011, 15:01
speedlink lavora
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overdrive 12 Oct 2011, 15:07
nkro keyboard
with micro switches

http://www.daskeyboard.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psjZzAC6dKI

currently using the razer black widow. its nkro, uses microswitches. I spilled some coffee over it last week and had to go back to my old G15. The G15 felt so slow after using the Blackwidow for so long. 1000 hz polling rate, though I'm pretty sure thaht useless on a keyboard, but hey it will prolly get a few ms off the keyboard response time.

Get one of those clicky keyboards, they are NKRO (press as many keys as you want, no ghosting or jamming) and it uses micro switches (faster key presses + tactile feedback. think I type +20% +30% faster on these keyboards) I really love using those keyboards for hon or sc when you are regulary spamming at keys :) You can usually hear pros spamming their mech kboards on their streams.

theres some cheaper ones used by starcraft players, they go at about 40 euros. Big brands usually ask about 80 euro for them. gl fining one.
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h8m3 12 Oct 2011, 15:55
Blackwidow isnt nkro
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Shuki 12 Oct 2011, 21:08
Debouncing time on cherry switches will be around 5ms anyway so 1000hz is indeed useless!

But as cheap mechanicals go Blackwidow is pretty decent I guess, depending on Razer quality control.
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overdrive 13 Oct 2011, 02:32
im not satisfied with the quality :/ just like any other razer product i ever bought. should have bought the steelseries, lots of ppl seem satisfied with it.
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Shuki 13 Oct 2011, 02:36
If you have any friends in Taiwan or Korea, you can get high quality keyboards pretty cheap if you can escape customs charges.

Got two filcos one red, one brown tenkeyless for 130euros all together and a topre from korea for 110 euros.
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jetro 12 Oct 2011, 15:07
Cherry keyboard (cheap)
Steelseries 6Gv2 (medium)
Filco Majestouch (billionaire)
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Niels 12 Oct 2011, 15:09
I got my hardware magazine this week and they had a test of mechanical keyboards conclusion: Razer black widow Ultimate is the best one they had in the test if you want a cheaper one go for the steelseries 6gv2
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overdrive 12 Oct 2011, 15:10
yup, mechanical keyboards > that plastic shit
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Hope 12 Oct 2011, 15:14
I knew I'd find you in this journal promoting your keyboard 8DD
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overdrive 12 Oct 2011, 15:27
its epic keyboard :)
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zeddd 12 Oct 2011, 15:12
Id say get a 'clicky' keyboard if u play fps games mostly, a mechanical one if rts/moba games or if u do plenty of typing.
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Scuba 12 Oct 2011, 15:18
i have a saitek cyborg and really like it, hade a saitek eclipse before also really good.
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squalli 12 Oct 2011, 15:26
I've been using my Logitech g11 for about 4-5years now, don't have any probs with it, can see every key and number still even!
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senn 12 Oct 2011, 15:30
random cheap black Dell keyboard > expensive ones
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Visjes 12 Oct 2011, 16:00
steelseries 6G V2 love it
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Gemb 12 Oct 2011, 16:27
get a mechanical one, better than these overprized keyboards with functions you never gonna need.. either get a steelseries 6gv2 or a filco, geekhack.org is the best site to get an overview of mechanical keyboards..
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j4CK 12 Oct 2011, 18:14
Logitech G11,G15?
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perforator 12 Oct 2011, 18:16
Read http://geekhack.org They're amazing for anything keyboard related.

Shit for mice though (or they used to be)
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Shuki 12 Oct 2011, 21:09
Reminds me of when Fredd and I looked through all those ergonomic mice and they all looked so shitty.
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st3ve 12 Oct 2011, 19:02
Logitech G110 is a proper 1 for around £ 80.

all keys are enlightened so the letters wont fade at all.

should check it out atleast.
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xPERiA 12 Oct 2011, 19:17
oh my god it's JinxStinx. How have you been, my apprentice.
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rEZHnI 12 Oct 2011, 20:39
noob gay-fag
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rNzZ 12 Oct 2011, 21:13
get one of those microsoft/dell old classic white keybaords they are still the best.
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