Hi, I am in love with mechanical keyboard since i was a student. Last time in love with Filco.
Now I am working and I am planning to get one.

Budget: < RM500 (can top up RM100 extra if that product really good)
Type: Full-size.
Switches: I haven't try all. I like MX Blue but its clicky sound sometimes can be annoying. Prefer switch which soft to press, tactile & little clicky (I think is MX Brown?)
I prefer something durable (Quality 1st), future-proof, slightly metal furnished (looks good).
Lighting is optional added point.

As far as I know, some mecha. KB can be modified? their PCB also have different type and supplier? Any idea to try all MX switches in real life?

I come across Corsair K70 RGB (looks sturdy) vs Razer Chroma (nice illumination with extra USB and audio-in & microphone-out port but am I the one who feel kailh switches weird to press?)

Ducky shine also have many user.

Please throw me with bunch of recommendations! Thank you

This post has been edited by Holyjolly: Jan 2 2015, 03:16 PM

since you got a filco you dont really need to upgrade
but i will still recommend like you ask metal furnished and price in your budget as well
you can get it from
https://www.facebook.com/cyntrixtech?fref=ts

ducky legend
http://www.duckychannel.com.tw/en/ducky-legend/
or Shine 4
http://www.duckychannel.com.tw/en/ducky-shine-4/

if you save up a little more can go custom since you already have rm500 budget just my 2cent

This post has been edited by cloud8992: Jan 2 2015, 03:52 PM

The stock switch that is closest to your requirements is MX White (not MX Clear)
It is a variation of MX Blue but comes with a softer click.
It is also unfortunate to tell you that it is a rare switch, but it could probably be because I didn't personally source for that switch before.

Other alternative is to lube the MX Blue switch, it should make the clickiness and tactile a bit softer (depending on what lube and how you lube, there's a chance that you might not get any clicky sound at all)

MX Brown doesn't have any clicky sound at all. It's a light weight, light tactile switch.

When you say some mkb can be modified, what sort of modification are you looking at?

As of now, I'm not sure if there's any keyboard that fits your requirements, but my first initial thought was CM QuickFire Rapid-i (I think there's only Brown switch available in Malaysia stock, but I may be mistaken)
It has a pretty nice design, white LED, Brown switch and cost RM399, which is under RM500.
The only thing is that it doesn't have any metal finish and it doesn't have numpad (not sure if you are particular about numpad or not since you didn't mention them)

Your other option is Ducky Shine series, but it is a little bit pricier and they have fullsize keyboard.

Another option is to get a fully customised keyboard, but expect the price to go beyond RM600 for a custom keyboard that has the switch and body finish according to your specifications, and that cost is most likely not included the cost for keycaps yet.

he did mention full size thats why i recommend ducky and Cm storm Rapid - I price drop to rm330 online and some retailer unless you buy from retail shop like heavyarm still cost rm380 and there is brown switch i seen them before

kakaka...my bad, didn't see fullsize there

not sure why today my PLUM96 suddenly act weird... type type a while the keyboard itself will randomly send Caps Lock, Shift, Backspace, Enter and other signals to computer.

I can see the caps lock turning on and off about 5~6 times per second... oh wow.

need to bring back to home to test on my PC...

please, controller don't GG

I don't have any mechanical keyboard before. Just tried filco before. That Ducky Legend is limited edition right?



Huh. I don't know got MX white. I saw some keycaps mod, LED mod, casing mod. If I'm not mistaken, avoid to get gaming keyboard because they are not standard size and restrict modification right. If I have knowledge then see what should I modify. For instance just buy n use 1st.

Ducky Keyboard quality should be okay right?

ducky legend is not limited edition but a premium keyboard and quality is not bad probably after filco if you want more function better go for the shine 4 but if you want pure quality than look no further than filco

not all gaming keyboard use custom layout now cm storm stated using standard layout for the Rapid I and few others. you do not need to mod the keyboard why would you want to mod when you still not too sure about it and void the warranty ?
only thing easy to change is the keycap

i don't think i've seen MX White on any brands of mkb before

yes, if you are looking to change keycaps, pls avoid gaming keyboards.
if you aren't sure if the keyboard is standard layout or not, just ask over here.

and yes, ducky should be fine but over the last few months i've seen some reports of malfunctioned led.
so i'm not so quick to recommend ducky for now...but again, this is a minor issue.

KB Paradise V60 do offer MX White switches mkb.
For TKL or 100%, I don't remember got any.

You can also just get the mx white switches and replace the mx blues by desoldering + soldering.
However bare in mind that mx white is heavy switch, so if u want softer press just change the springs will do.

I see. Shine 4 is having more functions in terms of LED lighting function? Hmm...I will try and research them.

I accidentally come across this. http://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index....ct_detail&p=975




Then I go consider between MX blue vs brown ba.

This post has been edited by Holyjolly: Jan 2 2015, 06:07 PM

I believe they were referring to mx clear, there is confusion in wordings especially for Chinese manufacturers.

Not sure if it's been posted yet. I'm pretty excited to see what they're gonna announce at CES 2015

May i ask for the price of Legend/Shine 4? Which is the better unit to go , but why not K70 RGB Corsair? There is only 70 bucks different .

Granite Novelty set and Bonus Icon set…
Arrived this afternoon.

Need to wait for the Massdrop set come in, only then can use
just to look for now.

Is Das 4 mechanical keyboard available in Malaysia? ~.~ must buy in amazon ? ==

no distributors in malaysia.

so the best way to buy it at malaysia is wad? o.o