DougofTheAbaci
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Ooooo... They have ones for Mac. Um... Yeah... So... These will fit a Leopold keyboard, will they?
Ooooo... They have ones for Mac. Um... Yeah... So... These will fit a Leopold keyboard, will they?
I can't for the life of me find this combo:
1. Quiet (Doesn't have to be mechanical but if so I'd like Red switches)
2. Shift+W+A/D+Space compliant
3. Blue LED keys (I game at night in the dark to not bother gf)
Closest I could find was a Logitech 920-000914 but apparently Logitech, in their infinite wisdom, decided to disable run jump...
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I can't for the life of me find this combo:
1. Quiet (Doesn't have to be mechanical but if so I'd like Red switches)
2. Shift+W+A/D+Space compliant
3. Blue LED keys (I game at night in the dark to not bother gf)
Closest I could find was a Logitech 920-000914 but apparently Logitech, in their infinite wisdom, decided to disable run jump...
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
I don't understand what #2 is - is that some kind of obscure key combo that alters some functional characteristics of the board?
i would say that DAS keyboards are better than the rest of the more mainstream mechanical options, such as razer or that ilk. but i dont think they can compete wtih the Filco's or the Leopold's which are more boutique brands that are available. Also i though people reccomend the Browns more for gaming i thought that the blues? i love my leopold though, you just wont get mac specific function keys. the keyboards would still work just fine though.
Seeing more and more red switches out there, making me itch wanting to try one out myself. Using Blacks and being happy just makes me wonder how does the Reds feel.
I don't understand what #2 is - is that some kind of obscure key combo that alters some functional characteristics of the board?
If all you mean by #2 is that the keyboard must be able to handle 4 inputs, you're in luck: every single USB keyboard can handle an input of at least 6 keys at a time.
In that case, all you need for quiet is a sh1tty membrane keyboard, and the sky is the limit for blue LEDs. You could go to Walmart right now and find what you're looking for, probably for $15
For those curious, I reached out to the people who make the Leopold keyboard and asked if they made Mac-specific key-caps. They said they did not. However, they mentioned WASDKeyboards.com as a place to check out.
The only thing holding me back at this point is just that there's no return policy. Worried I might not like they keyboard, then what!? I could always resell it, I guess...
This is not true. The Blackwidow (the original, at least), was only 2KRO + certain modifiers. Razer fail.
The camo versions of the filcos actually have an FN button in place of the windows key and media buttons along the F row. However, the camo pattern is a bit much aesthetically imo. I find the black to look a lot better in person. Thats not to say the camo isn't good looking, but it lacks the understated class of the black filcos, just my opinion.
@Nildes: If I'm going Amazon I might as well go with a Filco keyboard since they seem highly regarded. Also, they have Prime! Mmm... Prime...
I just need to figure out how I'm going to control the things I normally handle through media keys.
I'm not sure which one you are looking at, but it was just my opinion that you might want to consider investing less, until you have a solid grasp on what you like. Also, not that I don't like a good Filco myself, you need to consider that there are other companies out there that have similar product reliability and QC. I wouldn't simply buy into the brand. At least it's Filco, instead of Razer.