Mechanical Gaming Keyboard experience

My 7 months old Razer Anansi dead (all that fancy features, all I ever used was open wow with 1 macro key) last night. I am now looking for a replacement. I am thinking going for a mechanical Gaming Keyboard, not sure if I should trust Razer again. Anyone has any suggestions or experience for a mechanical keyboard.

edit: i came across this on Razer's site. How can you justify a non-mechanical $250 keyboard. I guess 150 goes to licensing of Star War. http://store.razerzone.com/store/raz...oryId.35156900

I would have a tough time not using a mechanical keyboard after making the switch and I recommend them to everyone.

and the "click" sound is so wonderfull, i love it. I'd recommend you try it, its great :)

daskeyboard is fucking awesome if you want mechanical. I made a mistake and got one without key identifiers etched on the keys, but it turned out to make me a better player. Well minus the occasional woops ;)

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Originally Posted by ZooljinX

and the "click" sound is so wonderfull, i love it. I'd recommend you try it, its great :)

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You can get a quiet mechanical keyboard that doesn't "click" but, I prefer the click sound myself because it makes me
feel like I'm getting something done.

I have this mechanical keyboard

http://www.dyslexic.com/mmDYSLEXIC/I...0-keyboard.jpg

it's terrible for programming :) but good for WOW.. close keys! don't have to reach far for the F keys

Are there any mechanical keyboards that also have macro keys?

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edit: i came across this on Razer's site. How can you justify a non-mechanical $250 keyboard. I guess 150 goes to licensing of Star War. http://store.razerzone.com/store/raz...oryId.35156900

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250$ is a bit steep, I have never used razer products so I can't vouch for the quality.

I don't really understand why anyone would want a mechanical keyboard. Makes me feel like I'm back in the 80's. =p

By far the best keyboard I have ever used is the Logitech diNovo Edge. My wife got it for me a couple years ago and I love it. It was 200$ retail back then but I think you can get them cheaper now.
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/keyboa...rd/devices/192

It does not have macro keys but it does have programmable function keys. For macro's I use a g13.

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I would have a tough time not using a mechanical keyboard after making the switch and I recommend them to everyone.

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What keyboard do you use?

I love it, Im using steelseries mech keyboard: When I start typing, reminds me of an old IBM keyboards (click sound)
plus, people can hear you typing from miles away.

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What keyboard do you use?

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I use the original (non-stealth) Razer Black Widow Ultimate.

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Are there any mechanical keyboards that also have macro keys?

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The Razer Black Widow Ultimate has 5 macro keys and the Corsair K90 has 18 (I think); however, the Corsair K90 keyboard
isn't all mechanical. I'm sure there are others that have macro keys as well.

Any recommendations on quiet mechanical keyboards? The more illuminated the better.

Currently rolling with a G16.

DAS has quiet mechanical keyboards.

There. I buy into Razer Black Widow. and oh boy, this thing is loud. I am like shooting a machine gun. But with each sound, the trigger clicky feeling is very good.

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There. I buy into Razer Black Widow. and oh boy, this thing is loud. I am like shooting a machine gun. But with each sound, the trigger clicky feeling is very good.

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When people told me Cherry MX Blue switches were loud I thought they were going to be much louder than they actually
were (think IBM Model M Keyboard from the 80's). I have no idea how loud the new Stealth Edition BlackWidow's are but,
I've taken quite a liking to the sound of my non-stealth BlackWidow.

Also, the "trigger clicky feeling" is what is described as tactile feedback.

For everyone else, if you're trying to use the non-stealth BlackWidow late at night while someone is trying to sleep in the
room next to you they may not like you very much. Fortunately, I do not currently have that problem.

I replaced my Logitech G11 with a Razer BlackWidow Ultimate and I absolutely love it. I like backlit keys, and the other mech keyboards seem to omit that feature. I almost got the Steelseries, but someone pointed out the half size backspace button, which would drive me NUTS!

If Logitech makes a mech gaming keyboard, I might switch, but I'm starting to take a liking to Razer. Maybe I'll switch out my G700 mouse for a Razer Naga...