Is a gaming keyboard really worth it?

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Fury Dharok

Fury Dharok

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Since im getting a system, i think Razer BlackWidow is the ONLY good mechanical keyboard i can find but wayyyyy too expensive, should i just go with a normal keyboard or does mechanical make a difference? btw if somebody can tell me a cheap logitech mechanical keyboard that would be appreciated :D
 
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Matt S

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Just get a simple keyboard, gaming keyboards are just given a fancy name and they don't actually have any special features that would make gaming easier. Just get a cheap ordinary microsoft, razor is like the Alienware of keyboards & mouses.
 
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unoriginal1

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Don't know about a keyboard... My mouse has helped a ton. Not because of pin point accuracy or any of that nonsense :p. But just for the extra buttons so I'm not searching my keyboard or stretching my fingers to try to hit something.

Guess it would really come down to personal preference and the games you play. For instance.. I benefit from the mouse on WoW because of the numerous key bindings that are used. It's quick and effective to be able to use multiple buttons on the mouse.
 
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Sakkura

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It does make a difference. Whether it's worth it is 100% subjective. It is quite possible to game and enjoy yourself on some cheap no-name rubber dome/membrane keyboard, in fact I did so myself for years. But adding a mechanical keyboard was worth it for me.

Logitech have been really slow to come up with a mechanical keyboard, instead adding rubber dome/membrane keyboards with more and more features. But they did finally get with the times late last year when they released the G710+.

I don't think it's one of the cheapest mechanical keyboards around though.

Personally I grabbed a Cooler Master Storm Quickfire TK, which is quite affordable. Comes in three versions with different mechanical switches and different backlight colors. It's quite small, no macro keys, and the numpad shares keys with PrintScreen, Del, PgUp etc.


Except some of them do. I agree Razer tends to be more flash than substance, but not everyone is that way.
 
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carowden

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logitech only makes one mechanical keyboard, the g710...and its not really cheap. you might be able to find some from rosewill that you like. i cannot speak on the quality of them, but theyre more likely to be in your price range than something from razor/logitech/etc.
 
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chugot9218

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I have the Razer Blackwidow, and I do like it very much, although I mostly play RTS games anyways. The backlighting is nice, it has 5 extra macro buttons, and after using a mechanical keyboard for even simple things like typing, I won't go back to the old style, it probably isn't a huge difference but I feel like I type like lightning on that thing. It also has USB and Headphone/Mic jacks built into the side of the board, makes it much easier to manage the cables for my headset. It was quite spendy, though, and I would certainly say because of that it is not for everyone, but I would highly recommend a mechanical keyboard.
 
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MJSBLUES

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Yeah I agree, and hopefully this guy gets one that's actually good and doesn't just look cool.
 
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