[Discuss] Higher-end keyboards to try?

[invalid at pizzashack.org (Derek Martin)]

On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 07:41:32PM -0500, Richard Pieri wrote:
> Best bang for the buck is Ducky keyboards. Very solid build quality,
> Cherry MX switches, good price. I got a Zero Series with Cherry MX
> red switches last summer for about $90. Non-tactile, decent for
> typing but it's more of a gaming keyboard than the Das I have at
> work. Highly recommend Ducky.

Well...

On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 05:31:20PM -0600, Derek Martin wrote:
> 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.

Obviously YMMV.  

Mine had weird problems where the LED states were wrong, the
backlighting would flicker often when my computer was under load
(which makes very little sense in my mind), a couple keys made "ding"
noises when struck, and a few other random oddities.  It was by far
the worst mechanical keyboard I used out of about a half dozen.  That
said, it still wasn't all that bad, for $50 less than my Vengeance.

I have also used a Das Keyboard with Cherry MX Brown switches, and
that is also a very fine keyboard.  But you can pry my Vengeance from
my cold, dead fingers.

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