i used old 13 years old ALPS Switch ACER keyboard. has been used to it,

but last year, i decided to preserved the unit and use membran keyboard. and membran keyboard died on 3 month usage with my typing skill of mechanical keyboard, not sure why. i brought 3 cheap membran keyboard and none of them survive my fingers LOL.

i wonder why my ALPS switch keyboard survived that long, 13 years LMAO.

Been saving money to get myself a better keyboard that should last me about atleast 5 years. i won't be changing any keyboard.

but this keyboard, i'm really pleased with it. But not sure about other peoples because some people are not suited with mechanical switch because it needed more force on click and you can't play long, because your fingers tired in few hour of usage.

that's how my friends says when they test run my keyboard because they wanted to buy Steelseries 7G. and they end up not buying it because fingers cannot tahan long time.

if you feared that your finger gets tired quickly, you can try Blue Switch Cherry Filco Keyboard. They require less force to click but prepared to be a little bit noisy because they have clicky sound when you press it.

But overall, i really pleased with this keyboard, i like the feel of pressing the button and N-Key Rollover really clear all my problems of key conflicting and stopping other key functions.

You can try find a cheaper version of mechanical keyboard that is FILCO, but that's only available in singapore which is the closest place to malaysia that has a distribution.

http://niceday.com.sg/filco.html
Filco 104-Key Keyboard
Majestouch Linear Force
ANSI Layout with N-Key Rollover.

this is the same as Steelseries 7G, the function it lacks is only media button and usb hub and a handrest. other things are included.

Add pictures of my ACER 13 years hour ALPS keyboard. i pluck one ALT button to let you see the switch inside. this is a ALPS Switch keyboard.


This post has been edited by Cyclonechuah: Feb 22 2010, 06:17 AM

The 7G doesn't really need that much pressure to click either. Quite effortless like a normal membrane keyboard.

What? the USB soundcard is freaking bad. When it comes to music, it's on par with onboard soundcard. For your info, SS headphones arent the finest headset out there when audiophile headphones are included. But since u are FMJ(clan or person?) from counter strike, i would agreed SS headset works best on that game ONLY.


EDITED: My hands are pretty itchy lately. I am looking for new mousepad. 9HD better than qck heavy ah?

yeah, hard to feel the difference, but it`s there. you can call a frequent laptop user to use the keyboard for a while, fingers will fatigue kinda fast.(not hardcore gamer)

I have tried to use my 5HV2 without sound card , there is no different even using . Still the same , Kinda wasted around 50-60 for the sound card . haizz.

told u FMJ dominating here lol ^^
steelseries are aimed for gamers
and made it affordable to all gamers from 100-500 you can get so many kind of headset..
from design to performance, you can choose both cuz the siberiav2 offered both
y i say affordable? if compared to sennheiser's pc166 with steelseries 5hv2...we do have a winner dont we?
soundcard is for portable gaming cuz if you wanted the same sound on LAN then its ok,for audio use onboard is always a better choice
mois i got intelli 3.0 also,when tried to use it on my 4HD,you feel like scratching it..i would reccomend get the teflon feet from SS before you put the mouse on it.cuz 4HD gives a harsher sound out+ my IME 3.0 is 1 week old
QcK is a good pad for me done a lot of good job
im a SS supporter here,its all about personal preference lor
i liked it until now (from last year) mat and headset never failed me so far (except for my neckband which spoils after 1.4 years...will keep it as a collection)
I used the keyboard from laptop, cant hold on for 2 hours lol

4HD same with 9HD? how about xai/kinzu pair with 9HD? Currently IMe 3.0 + Qck heavy.

xai and kinzu are develop together with both 4hd and 9hd so they should pair well
yes 4hd and 9hd is same only the size is different
most ime 3.0 users switched to Xai,maybe you should try too ^^

+1 Alexlai , and red flavours got extra mic =)

I have both Xai and Intelli 3.0 and both 9HD and Qck, to me i prefer 9HD for both mice.
Its just my personal preference though, if you're using Xai i would recommend 9HD. It works great for me and also i recommended to some of my friends and they love it.

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Added on February 22, 2010, 9:24 pmAs far as i know 7G and Filco keyboards are almost the same as they use the same manufacuted keys (correct me if im wrong).
7G is built for gaming wise but i would say it works great with normal usage too. Some people prefer Filco because of the size, Filco Majestouch dont have numberpads which reduces 1/4 of 7G's size. But i would say the keys you're mentioning about is more or less the same. If you're talking about Laptop users than you should recommend Razor keyboards.
If you don't mind the size why not get 7G cuz the price difference is not big and there are manufacters in Malaysia.


This post has been edited by FMJ.June: Feb 22 2010, 09:24 PM

actually all current Filco kbs are called Majestouch. the compact one is known as tenkeyless, they also got the regular full sized ones.
Filco obviously also got choices of black/brown/blue switches etc.
tho what the Filco doesnt have that the 7G has are multimedia keys which i use quite often.

I still prefer softmats... dunno why.

agreed, that's all i said on the last post.

laptop users are more suited for Blue Cherry switches. As reviews says

Blue Cherry:
Typing 10/10
Gaming 9/10

Black Cherry:
Typing 5/10
Gaming 10/10.

Source : http://www.overclock.net/computer-peripher...oard-guide.html

This post has been edited by Cyclonechuah: Feb 23 2010, 12:25 AM

Soft mat has a good friction but remains smooth for us.compared to hard pad i prefer those reli thin ones so my wrist wont get uncomfy

I wonder who has a ZBoard here.

Zboard is mainly for mmorpgs games such as WoW, Warhammer online etc. right ? Correct me if i am wrong because ive never seen a fps gamer with a Zboard.

This post has been edited by DuskBin.Rhapsodyx: Feb 24 2010, 05:03 AM

Guys. My Qck steelpad is SUPER SUPER dirty (white smudges on the surface)
any suggestions on how to clean it?
thanks

Well there is me. I like the ZBoard because it has a tactile feel to the keys. And it's very versatile.

I remember there was a number of review sites critisizing the Zboard for it's lag latency in response time in games like Battlefield 2, thus making it unsuitable for FPS espicially those faster pace ones. Dunno if they solved it but it seems to be a hardware based shortcoming of the board.

Doesn't really seem to have any latency problems with mine. It might be the Z-Engine though.