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I did A LOT of research before buying this. Read all about the different switches, brands, pricing. And outweighed everything. Including the fact that it was 100+ for a keyboard that at a glance, should cost 5 dollars. This is my first mechanical. Not taking pictures because you can find pictures all over the net.
I am in IT in the bay area, I'm 24, been on a computer gaming since I was 8 or so. Wolfenstien, duke, quake etc... and played all big FPS games over the years. I am on a computer for about 10 hours a day or so. 8 at work, and 2 at night. I am coming from a Dell standard membrane keyboard, and a G15 Logitech which is also standard
I figured that I am on a computer for a lot of my time, so I might as well be efficient and comfortable. 100 dollars for something you use 40-50 hours a week is defiantly worth it.
I got the white leopold ten key-less browns Otaku version. Which means the keys are blank. I have had a small issue hitting the wrong numbers or shift keys. I needed a % and had to hit 2-3 keys before I got it. But I also needed a * and I get that one correct every time, and its because I used * as a wildcard in my ticket software at work. The keys with no letters makes the keyboard look cleaner, and I like the minimal look. For gaming, there would be no reason not to get the Otaku imo, but if you are going to be typing a lot or using it to program or something, the letters on the keys might be a good idea. The idea is for the keyboard to speed you up, not slow you down.
I have never really tried different switches except for black I think, but I do like the browns for typing. I am still bottoming out keys of-course, but i plan on trying to practice not doing that and see if that makes a difference. The nice thing about the browns is that after the tactile bump, but key is harder to push down and is increasingly so, so you can sort of feel when you can pull up, not to mention you can just watch what you are typing.
I also like the fact that I can get my hand from the mouse over to the keyboard and back much faster since I don't have the 10 key. I do miss the enter key on the keypad though, as I used it all the time after pasting something with Ctrl V. I will just have to get used traveling a little further.
When you read reviews, you expect to take it out of the box, and something magical is suppose to happen. That's not really the case. I am the same however with most everyone that gets a mechanical keyboard. I won't ever be going back. At-least for my primary desktop. I will probably pick up another one with reds for my gaming computer. and use the browns for work.
The keyboard is solid, and really feels sturdy as fuck. I will have this for a long time. I will reply in this thread later after I get some SC2 and BF3 gaming in. That is about all I can think of now, feel free to ask questions.
Thanks,
(PS: I listen to reggae and smoke all the time (to give you an idea of who I am), and really do not appreciate negativity, or speaking badly about someone, so I ask that you please don't bring it into this thread. Thanks)
I am in IT in the bay area, I'm 24, been on a computer gaming since I was 8 or so. Wolfenstien, duke, quake etc... and played all big FPS games over the years. I am on a computer for about 10 hours a day or so. 8 at work, and 2 at night. I am coming from a Dell standard membrane keyboard, and a G15 Logitech which is also standard
I figured that I am on a computer for a lot of my time, so I might as well be efficient and comfortable. 100 dollars for something you use 40-50 hours a week is defiantly worth it.
I got the white leopold ten key-less browns Otaku version. Which means the keys are blank. I have had a small issue hitting the wrong numbers or shift keys. I needed a % and had to hit 2-3 keys before I got it. But I also needed a * and I get that one correct every time, and its because I used * as a wildcard in my ticket software at work. The keys with no letters makes the keyboard look cleaner, and I like the minimal look. For gaming, there would be no reason not to get the Otaku imo, but if you are going to be typing a lot or using it to program or something, the letters on the keys might be a good idea. The idea is for the keyboard to speed you up, not slow you down.
I have never really tried different switches except for black I think, but I do like the browns for typing. I am still bottoming out keys of-course, but i plan on trying to practice not doing that and see if that makes a difference. The nice thing about the browns is that after the tactile bump, but key is harder to push down and is increasingly so, so you can sort of feel when you can pull up, not to mention you can just watch what you are typing.
I also like the fact that I can get my hand from the mouse over to the keyboard and back much faster since I don't have the 10 key. I do miss the enter key on the keypad though, as I used it all the time after pasting something with Ctrl V. I will just have to get used traveling a little further.
When you read reviews, you expect to take it out of the box, and something magical is suppose to happen. That's not really the case. I am the same however with most everyone that gets a mechanical keyboard. I won't ever be going back. At-least for my primary desktop. I will probably pick up another one with reds for my gaming computer. and use the browns for work.
The keyboard is solid, and really feels sturdy as fuck. I will have this for a long time. I will reply in this thread later after I get some SC2 and BF3 gaming in. That is about all I can think of now, feel free to ask questions.
Thanks,
(PS: I listen to reggae and smoke all the time (to give you an idea of who I am), and really do not appreciate negativity, or speaking badly about someone, so I ask that you please don't bring it into this thread. Thanks)
I too am contemplating getting another mechanical with different switches just to try it out. Seems like an expensive road to travel.