But that also means voiding your warranty at the same time (+ a set of proper soldering tools can be quite costly, worth in long term but in short term, pretty subjective).

If the board for some reason gone bricked due to firmware or controller faulty (quite possible in gaming keyboards), then the kb become brick already, LOL.

Well, if you can teach me then I don't mind. All I've ever soldered before are cables and kemahiran hidup projects, not 500 dollar keyboards. Hahahah.

@.@ How in hell is a 200 buck keyboard a crappy one. Wow. Hahahaha when I graduate and can afford stuff like that easily then I'll start practicing.

Hahahaha okay, I'll take your word for it. Guess most boards are aesthetics on the outside and crappy on the inside.

What would be your favourite board of all time? Or at least one which you think is the best.

He kaki custom keyboard already, completely different level (entry level 2nd hand custom keyboard can cost RM1k).

Once you go custom, you never go back.

Wah, after few days silent now this thread hyperactive again. And seems like the community are growing. A good sign.

join our QQ chatroom?

Is that some top secret chatroom/meeting place?  Hahahah.

BWAHAHAHAH. Is there an open invitation to join at the moment? =p

raindrop r2 is ABS rite?

What do you think of other brands quality?
Like mainstream ducky, corsair etc?
Don't worry, I'm not Ducky fan boy. You may bash Ducky as much as you can too.
Just want to know the honest answer from senior here.

If distributed to ranking for quality? ignore backlit or non-backlit. For keyboard brand, not include custom.
1. Filco MJ2 (MJ1 lain)
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Bump!

the bottom one is a mech

and to answer your question. its all up to your preference. if you buy a mech keyboard without learning touch typing its kinda useless..
and if you mastered it you wont need backlighting since you know where the keys are ..

it all depends. but i suggest a customizeable backlighting like the cosair k70 and the ducky 3 so you can adjust which keys turn on
and once you can type really fast its feels awesome

dont poison me please  

Bro, totally agree with you.
If you don't type much then you do not need a mechanical keyboard. maybe 0.5-1 hours per day, I considered is not type much.
With exception you think mechanical keyboard is a hobby. 

Try to find yourself a model m, they revolutionized the typing age

I was bamboozled by the shiny lights and pricey brand names lol - thus I came here to be saved.

Saw a few decent review articles on both but nothing much from real life users (e.g. forumers etc). I don't want to just dump money and regret it for being attracted to brand names only.