sari0n
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I ended up getting a Razer Black Widow. I thought it looked sort of cool so I just got it, even if the gloss is a bit cheesy I prefer the modern look over the other more classic mechanical keyboards in the same price range.
Just my thoughts...
- The gloss does suck, it gets dusty and attracts finger prints and even microfiber wipes don't help that much. I wonder if you can disassemble the keyboard and sand-blast the gloss part or something.
- Not so sure about quality, the keyboard is very heavy and well built but I feel like they keys aren't that precise. It feels like the force required to press keys varies a bit from key to key and the action isn't always the same for the same push. Like sometimes I'll hit a key and it'll be a nice clean action and click but other times the same key will feel like there's some resistance and it's a bit mushy. On all of the scissor keyboards I've used the keys are all pretty much identical. Maybe I'm just not used to mechanical keys or I need to "break in" the keyboard a little. Also having some trouble with certain keys.
- My esc key doesn't click and the backspace key is mushy, shift key is also iffy. I'm actually requesting a replacement. Normally I wouldn't care too much but for a $70 keyboard I'm not going to settle for anything less than perfect.
- I don't mind the funky font but I hate how the alternative functions on the keys are in a gray color which is really hard to see. I dunno about you people arguing about backlit keys being too flashy but to be honest I'm already missing them... The only problem is that besides being almost $50 more, the blackwidow ultimate doesn't light up the alternative functions of the keys which is what I need the most.
- fn key on the left side of the keyboard means I usually have to use two hands to use the media keys.
- I find myself hitting the macro key in the lower left corner of the keyboard occasionally when I intend to hit the ctrl key.
- Double tapping with blue switches is not an issue for me
I don't find mechanical switches to be THAT amazing... I guess I'm not a big keyboard guy but I can definitely see myself going back to normal membrane switches.
Just my thoughts...
- The gloss does suck, it gets dusty and attracts finger prints and even microfiber wipes don't help that much. I wonder if you can disassemble the keyboard and sand-blast the gloss part or something.
- Not so sure about quality, the keyboard is very heavy and well built but I feel like they keys aren't that precise. It feels like the force required to press keys varies a bit from key to key and the action isn't always the same for the same push. Like sometimes I'll hit a key and it'll be a nice clean action and click but other times the same key will feel like there's some resistance and it's a bit mushy. On all of the scissor keyboards I've used the keys are all pretty much identical. Maybe I'm just not used to mechanical keys or I need to "break in" the keyboard a little. Also having some trouble with certain keys.
- My esc key doesn't click and the backspace key is mushy, shift key is also iffy. I'm actually requesting a replacement. Normally I wouldn't care too much but for a $70 keyboard I'm not going to settle for anything less than perfect.
- I don't mind the funky font but I hate how the alternative functions on the keys are in a gray color which is really hard to see. I dunno about you people arguing about backlit keys being too flashy but to be honest I'm already missing them... The only problem is that besides being almost $50 more, the blackwidow ultimate doesn't light up the alternative functions of the keys which is what I need the most.
- fn key on the left side of the keyboard means I usually have to use two hands to use the media keys.
- I find myself hitting the macro key in the lower left corner of the keyboard occasionally when I intend to hit the ctrl key.
- Double tapping with blue switches is not an issue for me
I don't find mechanical switches to be THAT amazing... I guess I'm not a big keyboard guy but I can definitely see myself going back to normal membrane switches.