Looking for a new Mechanical Keyboard...

Currently using a Blackwidow Ultimate Edition (old version) and it's starting to crap out... A few keys don't work anymore... so writing this is already a pain in the ass, gotta copy+paste a few letters. 

I've been eyeing the Nighthawk X8 (brown keys) for a while now... Has anyone ever used these? How are they built? Solid? Cheap? Good quality Kbs?

Any other suggestions? I don't want the ones that look absurd and prefer something with backlight.

cant recommend this enough, I love this keyboard

 Cooler Master Quickfire TK with blues, great backlight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pHrFr6jc4o

cant recommend this enough, I love this keyboard

 Cooler Master Quickfire TK with blues, great backlight

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pHrFr6jc4o

awptical

does depend on the person, I like the clicky sound. not for everyone. For the record, it comes with Blues, Reds, and Browns. But each backlight is different. Blues come with blue, reds come with red, and browns come with....white

does depend on the person, I like the clicky sound. not for everyone. For the record, it comes with Blues, Reds, and Browns. But each backlight is different. Blues come with blue, reds come with red, and browns come with....white

awptical

o.o did you spill on it?

I think I may had recommended you on getting the board back when, or was it someone else.

Still working for mines, 2+ years.

o.o did you spill on it?

I think I may had recommended you on getting the board back when, or was it someone else.

Still working for mines, 2+ years.

Bikouchu35

Ive heard the same. A friend of mine bought one and the lettering on the keys began to fade after only a few weeks.  Oddly enough, I love their mice. I bought their 2012 Deathadder over the 2013 because I wanted the Blue LED to match my keyboard. Couldnt be happier with the mouse. Very comfy and working great so far.

[QUOTE="Bikouchu35"]

o.o did you spill on it?

I think I may had recommended you on getting the board back when, or was it someone else.

Still working for mines, 2+ years.

Neurotic_X

Stay away from Filco. The silk-screened key labels start rubbing off the first week.

Razer has serious quality control issues, some people will recieve a product that will service them for years to come and others my not be so fortunate with their Razer product. I personally had nothing but bad experieces with Razer keyboards and mice so I tend to stay away from anything with their logo on it.Cooler Master makes nice mechanical keyboards; if I remember correctly they are rebranded Filco mechanical Keyboards. Brown swtiches are a hybrid switch for typing/gaming, you could visit a local computer store that sells mechanical keyboards and try out all the diffrent switches since people have diffrent taste and tolerance to the sounds that some of the switches make.

[QUOTE="Bikouchu35"]

o.o did you spill on it?

I think I may had recommended you on getting the board back when, or was it someone else.

Still working for mines, 2+ years.

Neurotic_X

Not too sure but iirc the bw was by somebody else. Though I would say overall their build quality is a bit of a hit and miss. The old copperhead was shedding like a snake would :P but in a plastic form, and the lachesis pointer would jump sometimes.

The selection was bit more limited before than it is now with the craze in full motion. Corsair should be good, they choose good manufacturer, and good support. The only downside is that some of the keys are rubber.

I'll go for a brown key, they feel sooo nice, blues(bw) are heavy, and blacks are heavy without the clicky.

coolermastet quickfire tk owner here. One big minus is that is not a true 10key. Having to constantly press numlock is a bitch. Also even after changing settings in my bios , it will not power on with the numlock on. Get a full 10key. The filco multicam is really sexy- just couldnt bring myself to spend that that much. Overall I regret the purchase.

For gaming I would honestly say Blues and browns are too stiff. (I Have mx blues)

coolermastet quickfire tk owner here. One big minus is that is not a true 10key. Having to constantly press numlock is a bitch. Also even after changing settings in my bios , it will not power on with the numlock on. Get a full 10key. The filco multicam is really sexy- just couldnt bring myself to spend that that much. Overall I regret the purchase.

For gaming I would honestly say Blues and browns are too stiff. (I Have mx blues)

consoletroll

Well, if you want to be a handsome young republican then get the apple wired keyboard.
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-Keyboard-Numeric-MB110LL-VERSION/dp/B005DLDTAE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1372929367&sr=8-1&keywords=apple+keyboard

I came from a cherry mx red keyboard to this. Scissor switches are better in every way. There is very little key travel, and only one resistive click.

My strafe has improved, and on typingtest.com my raw typing speed for cherry mx red after practice was:
raw 136
actual: 116

With my first time on the apple keyboard:
raw: 128
actual: 124

My strafe in game is better too, it's easier to counter strafe and 1:1 strafe when I have to.

If you do get it, you need this program though for all the keys to function completely properly(like the fn keys) http://uxsoft.cz/projects/applewirelesskeyboard/

Well, if you want to be a handsome young republican then get the apple wired keyboard.
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-Keyboard-Numeric-MB110LL-VERSION/dp/B005DLDTAE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1372929367&sr=8-1&keywords=apple+keyboard

I came from a cherry mx red keyboard to this. Scissor switches are better in every way. There is very little key travel, and only one resistive click.

My strafe has improved, and on typingtest.com my raw typing speed for cherry mx red after practice was:
raw 136
actual: 116

With my first time on the apple keyboard:
raw: 128
actual: 124

My strafe in game is better too, it's easier to counter strafe and 1:1 strafe when I have to.

 

If you do get it, you need this program though for all the keys to function completely properly(like the fn keys) http://uxsoft.cz/projects/applewirelesskeyboard/

 

JigglyWiggly_

corsair k70, the textured keys are a nice feature Led_poison