I typically don't make these kind of posts, actually I can't recall the last time I made a VS post in any forum, but now I am in bit of a toss up. I bought a ducky shine 2 back in 2012, and it has been running strong since. Back in 2016, for fun, I bought a logitech G810. I've recently, in the past year, switched back to my ducky. Something about the feel of it and the browns, it's just a good keyboard. But you get bored after many years of using the same stuff, so I am looking to upgrade.
When I originally got the shine 2, I swore I would never bother with another brand again; I loved it. Having watched the different models of Ducky keyboards go by year after year, they don't look like they have changed to me. I was looking at trying a different switch, reds or silver, on the shine 7, but I can't imagine the keyboard, overall, feeling all that different outside of the switch change. Yes the building materials have changed a bit, and so has the built in software ("better" lighting etc), but the keyboard has followed the same design. Which has led me to consider one of the newer Corsair models.
I have always liked corsair for their RAM and PSU, and last year I bought a scimitar pro, to replace my Razer Naga. I love the mouse, and it really made me start looking at corsair a bit more in the form of peripherals. I am personally done with Razer...having had a few of their products, they did not sit well with me as a brand. Only liked their mice, and even those over the years have lost their impression on me. SO now, I am looking towards the Corsair line of keyboards - specifically the k70 MK2.
I can't imagine ducky disappointing me with their product; after a little research it still appears they have upheld their name. The removable USB cord is a huge bonus, but ironically enough, I never had to replace it in the 6-7 years I have owned the keyboard. Corsair has dedicated media keys, which is only a small convenience, but the volume scroll wheel is a huge plus to me (that's the one thing I loved about the g810, it was just so easy to quickly change the volume). Corsair also has the built in wrist rest, the USB pass-through, and now the option of low vs regular profile. TBH I couldn't care less about macro keys, I never used macros in any gaming I have done, and macros only seem like a plus to any kind of software or modelling work, which I currently don't do. I have tried the one k70 display model at Canada Computers, and it felt pretty good to me. I guess I am just scared that I will buy it, and be disappointed down the road.
When I originally got the shine 2, I swore I would never bother with another brand again; I loved it. Having watched the different models of Ducky keyboards go by year after year, they don't look like they have changed to me. I was looking at trying a different switch, reds or silver, on the shine 7, but I can't imagine the keyboard, overall, feeling all that different outside of the switch change. Yes the building materials have changed a bit, and so has the built in software ("better" lighting etc), but the keyboard has followed the same design. Which has led me to consider one of the newer Corsair models.
I have always liked corsair for their RAM and PSU, and last year I bought a scimitar pro, to replace my Razer Naga. I love the mouse, and it really made me start looking at corsair a bit more in the form of peripherals. I am personally done with Razer...having had a few of their products, they did not sit well with me as a brand. Only liked their mice, and even those over the years have lost their impression on me. SO now, I am looking towards the Corsair line of keyboards - specifically the k70 MK2.
I can't imagine ducky disappointing me with their product; after a little research it still appears they have upheld their name. The removable USB cord is a huge bonus, but ironically enough, I never had to replace it in the 6-7 years I have owned the keyboard. Corsair has dedicated media keys, which is only a small convenience, but the volume scroll wheel is a huge plus to me (that's the one thing I loved about the g810, it was just so easy to quickly change the volume). Corsair also has the built in wrist rest, the USB pass-through, and now the option of low vs regular profile. TBH I couldn't care less about macro keys, I never used macros in any gaming I have done, and macros only seem like a plus to any kind of software or modelling work, which I currently don't do. I have tried the one k70 display model at Canada Computers, and it felt pretty good to me. I guess I am just scared that I will buy it, and be disappointed down the road.