If you own a mechanical keyboard...

[lumeer]

...how many do you own? What makes, models and types of switches? It seems that, among folk who get caught up in mechanical keyboards, their acquisition sometimes turns into something of an addiction.

 

[ponder]

None, they're all to loud even with orings

 

[Soul Assassin]

None, they're all to loud even with orings

That's half the fun.

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

arent all keyboards mechnical?

 

[Fulcrum29]

I have a G910 with Omron switches. It is hardly loud, but Logitech isn't using Omron anymore. They switched to a custom Kaihua Khail switch to compete with the Cherry MX dominating market interest. I heard the new Logitech switches are quite awesome, but I don't have the cash now to look into it.

 

[ponder]

arent all keyboards mechnical?

Not in the sense of having mechanical switches

 

[Dan C]

Got a Redragon Yama RGB one. Fairly loud.

 

[Fulcrum29]

arent all keyboards mechnical?

Membrane (Full-travel, dome, scissor switches)
Mechanical (Linear switches or tactile switches or combo switches)
Optical (LEDs or photo sensors)

Optical keyboards are still pretty much a niche. Membrane dome keyboard are the most common, but all have to travel all the way down. Scissor switches are common in laptops, etc.

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

 

[lumeer]

If money were no object and space was plenty, I'd buy all of the following keyboards:

• Ducky keyboard with Cherry MX Brown switches;
• Ducky keyboard with Cherry MX Blue switches;
• any keyboard with Gateron MX Blue switches;
• Unicomp Model M with buckling spring switches;
• and maybe a Razer Blackwidow with Razer (Greetech) MX Green switches.

 

[agentrfr]

I have a Corsair K70 and an MKA-5R

Both with cherry red switches

I love em both

 

[Johnatan56]

3x redragon K556, cherry brown.

2x redragon K550 for travel keyboards, they aren't very good though.

Have the K556 as was on special for R900 a few years ago. I dislike membrane, even my laptop is a mechanical keyboard now, otherwise Lenovo has mostly good keys one their higher end IdeaPad.

Dell generally has meh keys, but havent tried their most extreme high end stuff, only stuff in the same range as the Lenovo legion.

 

[aleksandar]

CM storm XT, cherry red.
Red dragon, some sort of brown keys.

 

[Steamy Tom]

Got a Redragon Yama RGB one. Fairly loud.

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How long have you had it? Everyone I have known with these has has failures

 

[Dan C]

How long have you had it? Everyone I have known with these has has failures

About a year now. I chose it because of the USB pass through.. Oh and because myBB and Takealot gave me a nice voucher

 

[Soul Assassin]

How long have you had it? Everyone I have known with these has has failures

I've had mine for 25 months and it performs just like day 1.

 

[Bluran]

I've got a corsair k95 with cherry mx silvers, but not using it because it generates so much noise the neighbours might complain. Anyome had any luck with o-rings?

 

[axsis]

I own:

• Noppoo Choc Mini Cherry MX Red (2011~)
• Coolermaster Quickfire Rapid TKL Cherry MX Blue (Jan 2012)
• Filco Majestouch Ninja TKL Cherry MX Brown (November 2012)
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The choc mini is awkward to use due to a weirdly designed function layer. Worse the FN switch broke but I replaced it with right alt. I use it at work because I enjoy typing on it but don't care too much about it.

I quite enjoy typing on the CM Storm but the noise is an issue for colleagues also it had a patch of not working well so it's in a box...

Filco is the gold standard of mechanical keyboards. It's a keyboard, it works and cherry mx brown switches are lovely. I have been deeply considering a full size keyboard for work but it's been hard to pull the trigger.

It's sad to see how the gaming/LED Lighting market has become predominantly manufactured. I much prefer the minimalist mechanical keyboards, hell I'd even like blank keycaps.

 

[lumeer]

I own:

• Noppoo Choc Mini Cherry MX Red (2011~)
• Coolermaster Quickfire Rapid TKL Cherry MX Blue (Jan 2012)
• Filco Majestouch Ninja TKL Cherry MX Brown (November 2012)​

The choc mini is awkward to use due to a weirdly designed function layer. Worse the FN switch broke but I replaced it with right alt. I use it at work because I enjoy typing on it but don't care too much about it.

I quite enjoy typing on the CM Storm but the noise is an issue for colleagues also it had a patch of not working well so it's in a box...

Filco is the gold standard of mechanical keyboards. It's a keyboard, it works and cherry mx brown switches are lovely. I have been deeply considering a full size keyboard for work but it's been hard to pull the trigger.

It's sad to see how the gaming/LED Lighting market has become predominantly manufactured. I much prefer the minimalist mechanical keyboards, hell I'd even like blank keycaps.

Very interesting. I've noticed on the Reddit forums that Filco's are highly regarded. Ducky's are also well thought of.

 

[ponder]

I've got a corsair k95 with cherry mx silvers, but not using it because it generates so much noise the neighbours might complain. Anyome had any luck with o-rings?

Find out the id & od and go buy them from autozone and try it out, doubt it will cost you R30.

Silicone ones would be softer, you would probably have to approach a place that specialises in orings for silicone ones or get them off ebay.