On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 04:44:23PM -0500, Daniel Barrett wrote: > I'm interested in getting a better keyboard, like a Cherry MX type, > but would like to try out a few first to compare them. Is there a > computer store in the Boston area where this is possible? That is, > they've got Cherry red, blue, brown, etc., available to try out? > > I tried a friend's Cherry MX Blue at work at it was quite awesome, > though loud.
I suspect you want a brown, which has about the same tension in the key switch as a blue but without the click. The trouble is, so does everyone else... they're generally the hardest variant to get. I recently went though this exercise, and went to Microcenter since I figured they would have the biggest selection of keyboards in the store compared to any other retailer I could think of. And they do... but they did not have a single MX brown keyboard on the shelf, from any maker. Lots of reds, blacks, and blues... no brown. Not one. Hopefully that was a temporary problem, and you'll have better luck. I actually have several mechanical keyboards, and I would recommend you look at the Corsair Vengeance K90 with MX Brown switches. And, if you'd be interested in something with a slightly smaller form factor, I'd also suggest the CM Storm Quickfire TK, or one of the other boards in that line. Good luck finding one you can try though; and if you do want brown switches you can order on Amazon and it generally takes about 1-3 months to get, because they're always out of stock. I would recommend you stay away from Ducky, unless the main reason you're considering them is price. They are cheaper, but... you get what you pay for. They're not terrible--still better than a standard membrane keyboard--but the build quality isn't on par with any other mechanical keyboard I've tried. -- Derek D. Martin http://www.pizzashack.org/ GPG Key ID: 0xDFBEAD02 -=-=-=-=- This message is posted from an invalid address. Replying to it will result in undeliverable mail due to spam prevention. Sorry for the inconvenience. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
