Mechanical Keyboards: BlackWidow, Osmium, G710+

[Someone Somewhere]

Agreed on the gaming thing. With the exception of GPUs, gaming is just a moniker.

 

[RedJaron]

"Keyboard selection was skewed, as it pitted consumer-grade pieces against gaming boards."

When did "gaming" automatically come to mean "better than consumer grade"? I thought that gaming often meant putting some slick black paint and fancy graphics on something cheap, and then selling it for twice the price.

After buying a Razer product, and trying some of their others, I concluded that 'gaming' is just a tax for people who fall for slick marketing.

(Writing this as the owner of a a 1986 IBM Model M keyboard and a similar vintage Northgate Omnikey 101)

Mostly true. I'd add macro keys to the "gaming" criteria for keyboard, but not always.

 

[bigshootr8]

Well and also another thing to add is that gaming keyboards tend to have a particular look they are a bit more flashy and I believe that is another way that they are categorized.

 

[ThatsMyNameDude]

ehhh... i prefer the look and feel of my filco majestouch tenkeyless mx blue better.

 

[Dogsnake]

FYI Razer makes versions of their keyboards noted as "Stealth". These use the Cherry Brown offering quieter operation and retaining a lesser tactile feedback.

 

[whoster69]

This is a pretty moronic round up when you only look at three keyboards and leave out so many that would probably beat any of these...Roccat...cough!

 

[deames]

The Gigabyte is great at first. Until it starts registering multiple, or no keypresses.
On my third one now. I'm not going to rma it again. Bought a Ducky Shine 3, now this is quality.

 

[Adroid]

After destroying a Steelseries with black switches, I bought a Filco Majectictouch and it changed my life. I hate black switches as a preference. The build quality of the Filco is un matched to anything I have ever touched.

 

[KrK]

I own the Razer BlackWidow Ultimate 2013 keyboard, and I like it in every regard but one--- the "paint" is already coming off the top of the keys, and it's a new keyboard. Really unacceptable for a keyboard in this price range. If it was a $40 keyboard, sure. For this price the tops of the keys should be actual black plastic with clear inserts that allow the light through, not just cheap paint which quickly flakes off or wears off.I probably should of returned it as it was still in the 90 day timeframe when it began, but it's too late now.

 

[boulbox]

I own this keyboard, and I like it in every regard but one--- the "paint" is already coming off the top of the keys, and it's a new keyboard. Really unacceptable for a keyboard in this price range. If it was a $40 keyboard, sure. For this price the tops of the keys should be actual black plastic with clear inserts that allow the light through, not just cheap paint which quickly flakes off or wears off.I probably should of returned it as it was still in the 90 day timeframe when it began, but it's too late now.

Pro-tip: You should replace "this keyboard" with the actual name of the keyboard so people know what you are talking about.

 

[KrK]

Pro-tip: You should replace "this keyboard" with the actual name of the keyboard so people know what you are talking about.[/quotemsg]Interesting. The reply I posted hung off of the review of the Razer BlackWidow Ultimate 2013 and people were discussing it. I come back and it's underneath the thread referring to many keyboards. Thanks, I fixed it.

 

[sviat93]

This is not true "The Osmium is also missing a gaming mode which disables the Windows key", it has a button to disable the windows key, on the left side from the right ctrl, it even says "win lock" on the key...

 

[bunnybugs]

Update please

 

[yay]

Another very happy ducky user. Those things are built as well as any other brand and are usually much cheaper.

 

[Adroid]

Another very happy ducky user. Those things are built as well as any other brand and are usually much cheaper.

Every compared to a Filco?