Mechanical keyboard roundup 2014
http://hothardware.com/reviews/know-your-t...boards-compared

=^-^=; good read for new buyers. it doesn't cover all mkbs e.g. ducky, filco... but still a good read.

the comparison list 
- Razer BlackWidow Ultimate
- Roccat Ryos MK Pro
- Corsair Gaming K65 RGB
- Tt eSports Poseidon ZX
- Cooler Master QuickFire Rapid-i

However, we can say that Cherry MX key switches are indeed of higher quality than knock-offs like the Kailh switch found in Tt eSports' Poseidon ZX. That's not to say Kailh switches are bad, just that you can discern a difference when going from one to the other.

I'm looking to get a new keyboard for my workplace, the current work ergonomics are killing me.

I'm thinking of getting a 60% layout for portability and to my knowledge there's only the poker 2, kbparadise v60, ducky mini, filco minila and the hhkb available locally. I just have no idea what to go for. Are there any others I should consider? Layout's all the same right, just the switches and build quality difference?

Considering the fact that my office is an open plan I don't think anything with clicks or loud bottoming out sounds will be... acceptable. lol.

I use a ducky tkl mx black at home.

tldr; looking for a 60% mkb for work, no idea what to choose.

Long time no see. 

Good read.
Razer BWU and Tt Poseidon are using Kailh switches.
Still, Cherry is the best! 

Too bad, the review no compare with Ducky.

I'm looking to get a new keyboard for my workplace, the current work ergonomics are killing me.

I'm thinking of getting a 60% layout for portability and to my knowledge there's only the poker 2, kbparadise v60, ducky mini, filco minila and the hhkb available locally. I just have no idea what to go for. Are there any others I should consider? Layout's all the same right, just the switches and build quality difference?

Considering the fact that my office is an open plan I don't think anything with clicks or loud bottoming out sounds will be... acceptable. lol.

I use a ducky tkl mx black at home.

tldr; looking for a 60% mkb for work, no idea what to choose.

Long time no see. 

Good read.
Razer BWU and Tt Poseidon are using Kailh switches.
Still, Cherry is the best! 

Too bad, the review no compare with Ducky.

ya too bad no ducky  and cherry dying out cause company want to earn money alot going to kailh switches and i find razer really smart after changing to kailh switches the charge people the same until now they having promotion so more people will buy hmmm really smart move.

Although that tiny logo looks like it came out from Star Trek, it actually belongs to Kaihua Electronics (also known as Kailh), a Chinese manufacturer specializing in switches, so it goes without saying that they are the OEM behind Razer's Green and Orange keyboard switches. They are far from a new company; Kailh has been making switches for over two decades, including keyboard switches. However, if someone compares their products to those from Cherry, it becomes apparent that their keyboard-related products are a direct copy of Cherry's designs. This is not illegal, however, as Cherry's patent on mechanical keyboard switches dates back in the early 1980's and thus expired well over a decade ago.

There is no reason that a copy cannot be just as good as or even better than the original. Kailh's reputation however isn't the greatest. Razer claims that their switches not only are just as good as the originals, but they have extended their life expectancy by 10 million keystrokes. Unfortunately, although we do have access to equipment that could be used for durability testing, such equipment's top speed is limited to about one actuation per 0.8 seconds. This means that 60 million keystrokes necessitates a minimum of 556 days to test a single button.

Put another way, if you could type 100 WPM eight hours per day, every day, you would perform around 122 million keystrokes per year...but those would be distributed among all the keys, so perhaps six million strokes on each key. A more likely figure would be at most 5000 words per day, six days per week, which would be 10 million keystrokes per year, or about 500K per key on average. In other words, the durability rating is ludicrous to begin with, as even the original 50 million keystrokes should greatly outlast the lifespan of the user, let alone the keyboard.

If you were to examine the specifications of Razer's new switches, it becomes apparent that their Green and Orange switches are almost identical to the Blue and Brown switches from either Cherry or Kailh respectively. In terms of performance, Razer only reduced the actuation travel from 2.2mm down to 1.9mm (Blue vs Green). The difference is even smaller for the Orange switch, as the Brown switch actuates at 2.0mm.

Any news about the Granite GB? Last I checked at the Massdrop Discussion, it said that it has been shipped. I hope there's no problem about missing keys and whatnot.

you mean these switches ?
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7911/razer-b...yboard-review/3


i've been out of the scene for a while so wasn't aware about these    interesting

you mean these switches ?
http://www.anandtech.com/show/7911/razer-b...yboard-review/3


i've been out of the scene for a while so wasn't aware about these    interesting

Maybe collaboration between Razer engineers and Kailh. 
The green color stem so pretty. 

yes razer is using kailh switches just they change the design a bit so that it has a shorter actuation point and put their name on the switches so its looks cooler XD

What are you guys opinion on 75% keyboards?
Looks like only tkl and 60% are popular here.

Something like KBT Race 75%?

Keycool 84 too I guess but now using kailh switch

75% might be one of my favourite layout. I already sold my HHKB because I can't live without the dedicated arrow key and function key. It's just a hassle and impractical to me to use a Fn+number rows/Fn+arrow cluster instead of just having dedicated key.

So, what keyboard you using now?

A rubber dome.  . Probably will buy a Filco soon as I never actually owned a MX switch board before.