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Moogle Stiltzkin
post Feb 4 2014, 07:54 PM

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QUOTE(antonio @ Feb 4 2014, 03:25 AM)
This is exactly the same response when I come across a new guy venturing on a gaming keyboard or a gaming mechanical keyboard. In their mind, its like 80 percent they believe that ordinary keyboard isn't fit for gaming and another 50 percent of the bunch thinks that gaming keyboard must look 'gaming-ish'...

No doubt some of that impression are being portrayed by Logitech as early as their G15 lines then comes Razer and steelseries and Roccat and the most recent Armageddon. Thanks to companies like that, newcomers usually have a set of opinions which they already have in their head when i comes to buy one. Sales guy at Lowyat plaza shops or other computer shops actually no need to persuade them to buy Razers or Logi or Roccat because of this because they know when a customer comes and ask about this so-called gaming keyboard, its actually a matter of their budget and what 'nice' things the sales guy have to say about the product.

Ok, some history... I worked b4 at LYP and other computer shops for around 7 years on and off....My job is technical although some of the time I have to do sale in front. I can take back home whatever keyboard I want as long as my boss (shop owner) approves and potong my gaji. Before mechanical keyboard, I have had G15, Roccat Arvo, Lycosa, Tarantula and a couple more keyboards which in the end I sold off or dead after warranty....The only keyboard which is still with me is a Tenkeyless, Non-backlight, boring looking pink keyboard from Filco Majestouch 2 series. Gone are all the overrated, gaming brands keyboard. Now my daily driver is a Filco...the boring nothing special Filco.

Ducky can be 'considered' as the Razer of MKB with its special keys (shortcut and media keys) along with its backlighting functions which can be set to a number of presets. What it doesn't have is Razer gimmicky features and poor reliability...When I was still with consumer grade computer sales, razer blackwidow almost 50% sold will come back with numerous issues and problem. Thats not a problem as the warranty for Razer product is quite ok. But what bothers the most are the parents (daddy or mommy) which bought a RM300++ keyboard for their kids and their attitude when send back to claim for warranty....Bla bla bla this keyboard no good lar, expensive but koyak also and the list of dissatisfaction goes on and on...son was like keeping quiet not able to say anything. Daddy was expecting too much; perhaps thinking that the Blackwidow Ultimate was assembled by god himself.

Ok to make story short, format your brain regarding so-called gaming keyboard. and accept the boringness of the mechanical keyboard design. in the end, its not your eyes that does the typing is the fingers...trust me, your eyes will be mostly looking at the screen to see for wrong characters in 10fastfingers.
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being a previous Logitech G15 V1 owner, i just want to add that yes at the time the lcd was useful for ventrilo back then. Because i could see who was chatting.

but these days, voips like mumble have ingame overlay that display and highlight who is talking. So for me personally, i do not need a lcd on the keyboard.


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post Feb 4 2014, 08:07 PM

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QUOTE(diaBoliQu3 @ Feb 4 2014, 08:50 AM)
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Worn out stock ABS are fugly.... Euw!
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this is why keycap print type is important, especially if you don't want your keycaps to look like that.

for your example, that one is the normal type used for led lighted keyboards. It looks good, but once it's worned out .... yes it can look awful.

I think there are double shot versions that look similar in style but are more durable.





If you see the screenshot behind the keycaps, you will see a dotted pattern. i believe this double shot version will allow led lighting to bypass to only highlight the font, if not mistaken
http://www.mechkb.com/vortex-double-shot-pbt-key-caps
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=48932.0


So anyway i doubt the double shots designed for led lighting will wear out as shown in your example. That is what good quality (yes also expensive) keycaps will get you nod.gif


PS: black keycaps work best. because lighting will show through white keycaps. I've seen this for myself, and i don't like the later style laugh.gif


if you don't want to spend on double shot, you can get this instead

Corsair K70 Backlit Keycaps
http://forums.vr-zone.com/singapore-market...-keyboards.html

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QUOTE(dadudeneverabides @ Feb 4 2014, 11:27 PM)
Word of warning for vortex doubleshot buyers; they legend is inconsistent one... some leggends look a little bold compared to others, and sometimes will have missing keys. But they are the cheapest (I think) doubleshot keycaps that can be had around here.
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ah thx for the info hmm.gif
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QUOTE(quovadis123 @ Feb 5 2014, 01:10 AM)
Stock vortex keycaps on poker 2? I heard that poker 2 doubleshot high quality.
Or aftermarket vortex keycaps?

It's good to know that vortex keycaps have such defects.
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kinda surprising their product quality is like that. Makes one want to be watchful for their products especially before purchase, now that the alarm bells have rang hmm.gif

Buyer beware laugh.gif

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post Feb 13 2014, 04:53 AM

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QUOTE(3010517 @ Feb 13 2014, 01:22 AM)
Incoming random keycaps picĀ  tongue.gif

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I like the keycap to the far right, it's cute laugh.gif


QUOTE(dadudeneverabides @ Feb 12 2014, 11:00 PM)
U has problem with itik?

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QUOTE(TehWateva @ Feb 12 2014, 11:04 PM)
Installed the keyboard.

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Now all I need is to find a yellow monitor XD
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QUOTE(skye @ Feb 13 2014, 12:00 AM)
Ur duck are lacking of these tongue.gif

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I got duck army i win laugh.gif
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Actually their for my month old nephew smile.gif



or this video win cool.gif




By the way i've come up with a new poison to spread ...... Later when my e-commerce shop officially open, i post link here nod.gif

Stay tuned =^-^=;



... no is not keyboard tongue.gif But is way is more expensive brows.gif it's right down you guys alley biggrin.gif

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post Feb 13 2014, 08:15 PM

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QUOTE(Powet @ Feb 13 2014, 01:52 PM)
Moogle Stiltzkin e-commerce shop @@ about MKB thingy one?
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nah not mkb. that ship set sail long ago. i was indeed approached with the business opportunity for it, but i wasn't really interested at the time.

Anyway i'm starting a new poison for a different product, stay tuned nod.gif

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post Feb 13 2014, 08:27 PM

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QUOTE(Powet @ Feb 13 2014, 08:24 PM)
no prob, keep us update rclxms.gif and all the best too thumbup.gif
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notworthy.gif ty bro

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