can anyone recommend a keyboard

by T4mpon • 11 Jul 2014, 11:10 • Journals
Hi,

need new keyboard. Don't want to spend more than 80€. Playing just shooters. So unneccesary additional keys are not needed.

what do you recommend?
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DrLagAlot 11 Jul 2014, 12:31
sidewinder x4
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FiLuS 11 Jul 2014, 12:43
Steelseries 6gv2
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Powi 11 Jul 2014, 12:49
6gv2 if u wanna make misstypes
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T4mpon 11 Jul 2014, 13:05
why misstypes?
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Powi 11 Jul 2014, 14:16
Maybe its just me, but the keys activate too early. There were a lot of times, when i pushed a button, but touched another one (for example wanna revive. i push 5 but i touch 4 a bit also... and 4 is greande :D, and that little touch is enough for the grenade to activate)
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haxlex 11 Jul 2014, 17:01
that's why people are going for mechanical keyboards instead of buying rubber dome ones and in addition the keys feel better compared to the rubber dome ones. You just need some time to adjust for the keyboard and kind of learn a new way to press keys I guess.
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Powi 11 Jul 2014, 20:15
Yup i know, but my keybord feels like its activating the keys at about 30-35% downpress, really just a bit of miss-touch and the key is activated. I fucked up so many situations because of this... selecting the knife when wanna switch to smg, nading someone when wanna revive etc etc.

Im using this keyboard for more then a year, so maybe mechanical is just not for me.
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nuggan 12 Jul 2014, 04:59
Had the same impression trying 6gv2
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FiLuS 11 Jul 2014, 14:14
had Logitech G11 for a long time, then I played on laptop for quite some time and now I have 6gv2 for two years or so. By far the worst were laptop keyboards. I don't have any more typos now than I had with G11, 6gv2 feels great and works great. The only problem is that it's loud and my microphone is very sensitive.
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wra1th 12 Jul 2014, 12:07
I've been using a Logitech G11 for nearly 6 years now, still working as perfect as ever :)
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InfAmous 11 Jul 2014, 14:58
10 euro keyboards own
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Bobekk 11 Jul 2014, 15:09
Logitech G105/110
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daxxx 11 Jul 2014, 15:46
Never really understood why you'd need a such an expensive keyboard for gaming.
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nejm 11 Jul 2014, 17:12
reaction time.
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oLGaa 11 Jul 2014, 18:21
ofc :D

edith: I had/have a cheap 12 € keyboard and it worked quite well and also lasted long.
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Ceres 11 Jul 2014, 16:18
Steelseries apex
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adetonian 11 Jul 2014, 17:36
Steelseries 6Gv2 (tho i advice getting a set of cherry blue switches to replace the default ones)
Zowie Celeritas
DASKeyboard Pro/Ultimate S (have this now, best keyboard I have ever used, I use blue switches on it)
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T4mpon 11 Jul 2014, 18:36
is Das Keyboard loud? I hate loud keyboards.
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adetonian 11 Jul 2014, 19:05
It's mechanical, those are all relatively loud.

http://www.daskeyboard.com/blog/mechanical-keyboard-guide/#keyswitches

This page describes pretty well the difference in switches, some of them are louder than others and some of them have more clicky feel than others.
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OVER9000BPM 11 Jul 2014, 23:22
gaming so serious lol pls
image: Loved+this+gif+LOL.+hehe+pls+vote_f74dc4_5117501
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adetonian 11 Jul 2014, 23:36
Not really for gaming :) DASKeyboard is aimed at typists/journalist/novelists(high quantity writing professions). Different switches just for different people with different preferences.
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OVER9000BPM 11 Jul 2014, 23:38
i prefer to do it like this
image: tumblr_mkllzyUYyi1rjcfxro1_500
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adetonian 11 Jul 2014, 23:40
Constructive ;)
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nuggan 11 Jul 2014, 18:06
Get Sidewinder X4 if you can still get ahold of it. I kinda wish I would've bought 3 of them while they were still in stock over here. I don't feel like mechanical is necessary for FPS games.
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adetonian 11 Jul 2014, 19:06
Have you tried?
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nuggan 11 Jul 2014, 19:41
Ye, but not all switches.
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Aniky 11 Jul 2014, 23:15
Love that keyboard as well, last time i checked it was only possible to get it over at US at newegg for around 60-80$.
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haxlex 11 Jul 2014, 23:48
I got one used on my drawer, still working if I recall right, it was decent but now when I have tested a mechanical keyboard there's no going to back to any other keyboard.
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nuggan 12 Jul 2014, 03:05
Yea, I totally regret not buying a few when it was announced that it wasn't going to be made anymore. It only costed around 27 euro in sweden and was down to 20 euro a one point. Most affordable keyboard I've seen and I personally prefer the semi-flat keys that it has over some of the more traditional keys. For 3x the price I would consider getting a higher quality keyboard though.
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Aniky 12 Jul 2014, 03:20
Exactly my thoughts, specially about the old school design of the keys and with the semi flat keys, currently have some old logitech one, with the flat keys, but still does that job somehow. Might check if its possible to ship it over, since it requires someone from the U.S to order it and then u could get it shipped over here, dont know bout the entire cost tho.
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wra1th 12 Jul 2014, 12:09
Usually isn't worth it :(
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zeKxa 12 Jul 2014, 01:48
Corsair's mechanicals
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