Having an hardtime deciding on a mechanical keyboard

James Tucker · Aug 23, 2014

Just bought me a MX Cherry Keys sampler kit by maxkeyboard from Amazon. I am leaning towrds the blue one's but can anybody give me some suggetions on key boards? I am looking for a tenkeyless one. just dont want to buy the first one I see lol...Thanks

Blaise170 · Aug 23, 2014

How much do you want to spend?

Alex Kelly · Aug 24, 2014

Corsair K70 Blue switches is probably the best out right now, and The Ducky Shine 3 with blue switches is also amazing, I have one.

JackNaylorPE · Aug 24, 2014

I'm anxious to try the new Asus RoG models

Blaise170 · Aug 24, 2014

Any of the major manufacturers like Asus, Thermaltake, Razer, Corsair, etc. have pretty cheap components. If you really want quality, you'll want to buy Ducky, Filco, Code, Vortex, Das, etc.

ewok93 · Aug 24, 2014

A lot of it is really preference, because Cherry is pretty standard. A tenkeyless does narrow it down, and then you want to look at build quality, appearances, software, and reviews. CoolerMaster has some good tenkeyless models, TTEsports has the Poseidon ZX, but Corsair and Razer don't have tenkeyless with Cherry Blue.

James Tucker · Aug 24, 2014

150 is prob the close to max I want to spend

James Tucker · Aug 24, 2014

Blaise170 :

prob up to 150

Alex Kelly · Aug 24, 2014

Go for the tenkeyless Ducky Shine 3! It's exactly what I have. You can get whichever LED colour you'd like, and the ones on the spacebar are customisable. I normally get suspicious when people recommend what they use, but I love mine. Got red LEDs and mx blue switches.

Blaise170 · Aug 24, 2014

I absolutely love my Ducky Shine III as well. If you want backlighting, that is the way to go.

James Tucker · Aug 24, 2014

think I made my choice thank Blaise170 and ALex Kelly....just watched Linus Tech tip's review of this keyboard and it looks fantaitc and come tenkeyless so I can free up space on my small desk

James Tucker · Aug 24, 2014

Blaise170 :

know any seller in the U.S having a hard time, every where i go it's out of stock

Blaise170 · Aug 24, 2014

James Tucker :

Mechanicalkeyboards.com or NCIX.com.

Go here to look for the cheapest and for specifics like LED color: http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/keyboard/#m=276

James Tucker · Aug 24, 2014

Blaise170 :

much thanks

James Tucker · Aug 24, 2014

Blaise170 :

now the tough choice for color lol

Blaise170 · Aug 24, 2014

I'd suggest white. While it may seem kind of plain, it will work much better in the long run if you decide to do any kind of modding. For example, using a rainbow keycap set:

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ICmEVZlr24c

Or you can change the light colors with these:

To get something like this:

James Tucker · Aug 24, 2014

Blaise170 :

ok thanks, what are those in the first pic? are they LED cover's?

Blaise170 · Aug 24, 2014

James Tucker :

Yep, you can get them here if you are interested.

http://www.vendio.com/stores/E-sports-Gaming-equipments/item/keyboard-accessory/led-cover-for-modification/lid=37668704

James Tucker · Aug 24, 2014

Blaise170 :

Thanks for the help

ewok93 · Aug 25, 2014

Those LED covers are actually really awesome, and they look like they'd work for my keyboard too, so thank you. The Ducky Shine III is a really nice keyboard, they focus on making the best keyboard possible rather than the "coolest" one possible, so you're guaranteed a really high quality item. Definitely a good suggestion.

Alex Kelly · Aug 25, 2014

Ohhhh man. I wish I got white rather than red. Regrets, regrets.

ewok93 · Aug 25, 2014

You could probably make purple with blue ones. Or you'd just end up dimming the redness.

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