Recommend me a keyboard

TheF34RChannel

TheF34RChannel

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Hi guys, looking for a keyboard with cherry mx brown switches, white leds or none at all, no extra keys on the left side (I'm a lefty so there's no point).

Was looking at the Corsair Gaming K70 RGB.
 
CM Storm do quite a few with white LEDs and MX BRowns like the Quickfire TK as well at like half the price of the K70 RGB. But the K70 boards do look really, really good and have the dedicated media keys and everything which I really like.
 
Now, two weeks later, three leds already broke and won't do white anymore. Instead I have two yellow and one blue. Not expected this for an 180,00 euro keyboard. RMA will be 3-4 weeks! What a shame!
 
Don't know of I can change models or are bound to get the same back. Should ask them. You have some links to some models? I don't need leds btw, nice if they're there, but never had them so won't miss them of they're not there.
 
Heyyo,

3-4 weeks? Most stores do 30 day return policy so check into that ASAP!

I'm more of a Logitech guy myself tbh. I've had a G15 for nearly ten years and there's only been very minor wear on the WASD keys but hasn't affected the lighting at all. Built solid and I love the darn thing. I won't be looking at any new keyboard until the day this breaks but that feels like it will be after 20 years of ownership at this rate. :P
 
Already wrote them :) Ta! Well since this is an internet store I think I get two weeks, and today is day 15, doh! Welcome to the Netherlands... Unless I'm completely wrong, I'll find out soon enough.

What I would really like, is a keyboard with those flat laptop keys like I used to have. I have to type a lot of research papers and I was lightning fast on that one, whereas on these 'elevated' keys I trip all the time (practise makes purpose, of course).

Neither Ducky or DAS makes them, in fact, it's very difficult finding a decent brand keyboard like that (suggestions welcome, and like I said, I don't need LEDs perse).
 
I've had a couple of LEDs go on my Ducky Shine 3.
I've owned the following brands of mech keyboards:
Corsair, Filco, Ducky, Coolermaster, Happy Hacking Keyboard, Gigabyte and Razer.
The Filco was by far and away the best built keyboard (I've still got it and if it was TKL I'd use it instead of my Ducky).
 
Cheers mate! Sadly they don't stock Filco. Seems all keyboards have leds, I can turn them off, sure, but then I don't see what key I'm hitting lol

Funny thing is the white in the three keys doesn't work in the brightest setting, using the brightness key on the board, on the lower two settings it works but then it isn't white anymore, and more of a blue shine thinking maybe I should cut my losses and keep it while using the less brighter settings. Then again, it was 180,00 euro and is two weeks old...
 
The F34R Channel said:
Cheers mate! Sadly they don't stock Filco. Seems all keyboards have leds, I can turn them off, sure, but then I don't see what key I'm hitting lol

Funny thing is the white in the three keys doesn't work in the brightest setting, using the brightness key on the board, on the lower two settings it works but then it isn't white anymore, and more of a blue shine thinking maybe I should cut my losses and keep it while using the less brighter settings. Then again, it was 180,00 euro and is two weeks old...
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You could maybe try and get some non-translucent keycaps and turn off the LEDs; however, at a few weeks old you shouldn't have to be doing that.
 
SPS said:
You could maybe try and get some non-translucent keycaps and turn off the LEDs; however, at a few weeks old you shouldn't have to be doing that.
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Exactly! I'm also looking at the Razer Deathstalker Essential (no LEDs and low height keys, jeeh)(which the store doesn't stock darn it) or the Roccat Isku FX (medium height keys, perfect for me, downside is the large depth but may not be a problem I strongly suspect, and it has got LEDs).
 
All those have elevated keys, flat laptop keys would be ideal and doesn't need to be a gamer keyboard, I've never had one before and was fine :) but I'll check them out. Can always learn typing with such keys :)

None leds might be better for me, don't like it that they will break eventually.

EDIT:

The rma will take 3-4 weeks, holy cow! I'm on a cheap keyboard now and man I miss the responsiveness of the Corsair!! I'll wait until the rma is finished to see what options I've got and maybe I'll just continue to use the keyboard, I mean, they can't be all bad, and like I said, I should just learn to type on it lol
 
The F34R Channel said:
All those have elevated keys, flat laptop keys would be ideal and doesn't need to be a gamer keyboard, I've never had one before and was fine :) but I'll check them out. Can always learn typing with such keys :)

None leds might be better for me, don't like it that they will break eventually.

EDIT:

The rma will take 3-4 weeks, holy cow! I'm on a cheap keyboard now and man I miss the responsiveness of the Corsair!! I'll wait until the rma is finished to see what options I've got and maybe I'll just continue to use the keyboard, I mean, they can't be all bad, and like I said, I should just learn to type on it lol
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You've got a Corsair? I thought it was Coolermaster. In that case you could try creating a RMA thread in the Corsair Customer support to see if Grey_Beard can do anything to help you out?
 
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