BF2S Forums Mechanical Keyboards

I have the Razer one with the blue keys. It's good but the blues are noisy. Uzique has one with the browns, which are apparently like the blues but quiet. I would probably go with one of those for my next one. Apparently the blacks are good if you are strictly gaming with it. Probably more than good enough for the average typing someone would do as well.

I don't really understand why they would be preferable for gaming... you only use like 5-6 buttons usually

RTHKI wrote:

you use like 2 pedals and a steering wheel in a car. i dont understand why a bmw would be preferable to a kia

What a stupid analogy.

Jay wrote:

I don't really understand why they would be preferable for gaming... you only use like 5-6 buttons usually

How would the number of buttons you use make it more preferable? Unless you like your macro keys. Really, what are you getting at here?

Well, the same could be said for every component you use when putting together a gaming PC. Some people like quality. A gamer will be hitting those same keys quite a few times. So how would he need lesser quality that someone using the full keyboard. I'm not trying to argue either, it just seemed like a pointless point, like you just wanted to say something negative about it for no apparent reason...

Me and Uzi have the same keyboard - Zowie Celteritas


MX Cherry Brown keys which are supposedly the best allrounders - for typing and gaming. With mx blacks being the 'best' for fps gaming, and mx blues being the 'best' for typing.


Have a look at Filco's, the go-to brand for modern mechanical keyboards.

Microwave wrote:

Have a look at Filco's, the go-to brand for modern mechanical keyboards.

Filco's are also one of the more expensive keyboards although they are apparently great, but maybe a little out of his budget. Das is also good especially if you are a student since you can get a student discount, making them an easy recommendation since their quality would be great for the price you'd be getting them at. http://www.daskeyboard.com/education-discount-program/

One of the cheaper ones is the Steelseries 6gv2 but they have black keys, which would be great for FPS gaming and the like but if you do other things than just game with your computer than it might not be the most comfortable key switch, since they are the heaviest to press. Razer's blackwidow is also one of the cheaper mech keyboards available with blue and brown keyswitches, although their build quality isn't as great as the previously mentioned keyboards but they are a lot cheaper and in your budget.

With your combination of typing and gaming I would recommend the browns which seem to be a good all arounder, blues are also possible to game on but they are more typing oriented apparently. Reds are basically an uber light version of blacks. In the end it comes down to preference since some do fine on any of the switches, but for starters this might help.

I'd say a great place to start would be http://www.overclock.net/t/491752/mecha … oard-guide and http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title= … +and+Links

Some long reads maybe but they really help you if you want to know more about mech keyboards and which you'd like to choose.

Last edited by Contraz (2011-12-15 06:35:47)

Uzique wrote:

be aware that the above post saying "blue are the best for gaming" is not correct...

If by above post you mean mine, I did not state that anywhere. I think we all seem to agree actually :>

I might have to switch to one of these from my G15 at some point, that 6Gv2 really does seem pretty cool and I rarely use the screen on this thing anymore anyway, and I've never once tried to use the macro keys

im still considering one

currently using a standard media keyboard that I was playing BF2 with 5 years ago though, goes to show what you can make do with

I'm sure they'd be really nice, but it's a lot of money for just comfort

Uzique wrote:

Jay wrote:

-Whiteroom- wrote:

How would the number of buttons you use make it more preferable? Unless you like your macro keys. Really, what are you getting at here?

I'm not in the thread to argue, I really don't care what keyboard you use. For someone like uzique who spends hours every day typing out thousands of words I can understand spending a little more money. For a gamer it just seems like a completely pointless expense.

how is it an unnecessary expense? they cost about 1.5x the price of a shitty generic 'gaming' keyboard, which everyone seems to buy without questioning their 'worth' or 'value'. the keyboard is your most direct and most frequently used part of your entire pc that you interact with: it's literally the conduit between you and your rig. if you have a top gaming pc (i.e. you're a gamer, not a typist), why wouldn't it make sense to stretch the extra $40 for a mechanical keyboard instead of a 'gaming' one? instead of interacting with your top-end machine through a tacky piece of plastic with christmas lights on it, you're using a heavy-weight, solid piece of kit that feels tactile and responsive.

You're absolutely right. Spending thousands of dollars on a quickly depreciating top end PC in order to play video games isn't rational in the first place. Why quibble over a few extra dollars?

Uzique wrote:

well a mechanical keyboard won't ever depreciate, and its lifespan is about 200x that of a regular keyboard. they're robust, and the technology is solid-- it won't be made inferior in 5 years time, this shit has been around since the 1970's, pretty much unchanged. so your point, though facetious, is totally bunk. in a sense, a mechanical keyboard could be the most rational, wise-investment you ever make on pc hardware. it's up there with a good set of speakers and a quality monitor in terms of the use:value ratio.

No bullshit, that's a good sales pitch I'm sold. In five years when I need a new keyboard I'll look into it.