Recommend me a mechanical keyboard for £140 inc p+p or less

Virus44 · 16 Jul 2012, 11:13

As the title says i will soon be buying a mechanical keyboard with a price range 0f £80-£140 including p+p so could anyone recommend me some different mechanical keyboards ?

dirge · 16 Jul 2012, 11:17

If UK layout.

http://www.keyboardco.com/keyboard_deta ... RODUCT=933
or
http://www.keyboardco.com/keyboard_deta ... RODUCT=863

second isn't mechanical and over budget... but have to link it.

Virus44 · 16 Jul 2012, 11:22

Thanks for the reply will get the filco

dirge · 16 Jul 2012, 11:28

There's a red version if you prefer, the one I linked was brown switch.

rhizo · 16 Jul 2012, 12:46

Beat me to it dirge

http://www.keyboardco.com/keyboard_deta ... RODUCT=932 damn you!

*but, get the realforce, c'mon, you know you want to

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Charlie_Brown_MX · 16 Jul 2012, 13:08

No recommendation of a classic Buckling Spring keyboard?

dirge · 16 Jul 2012, 13:38

koralatov wrote:No recommendation of a classic Buckling Spring keyboard?

A very good point, I think he needs to buy all three.

rhizo · 16 Jul 2012, 13:39

dirge wrote:
koralatov wrote:No recommendation of a classic Buckling Spring keyboard?
A very good point, I think he needs to buy all three.

+1

Peter · 16 Jul 2012, 13:48

dirge wrote:
koralatov wrote:No recommendation of a classic Buckling Spring keyboard?
A very good point, I think he needs to buy all three.

+2 !!

But HEY .. If your budget is 140 Sterling .. Buy whatever you like the most !

rhizo · 16 Jul 2012, 13:53

Peter wrote:
dirge wrote:
koralatov wrote:No recommendation of a classic Buckling Spring keyboard?
A very good point, I think he needs to buy all three.
+2 !!

But HEY .. If your budget is 140 Sterling .. Buy whatever you like the most !

The problem in the uk is there's pretty much nowhere to try stuff out... I looked for a while but just got a filco mj1 with mx browns and never looked back...

dfxdx · 16 Jul 2012, 14:23

I would suggest that if you get a Cherry MX based keyboard, do not get a UK layout, go for the US (also called ANSI) since it will be much easier if you want to change keycaps. The Keyboard co also stock US layouts. As for actual recommendations, I suggest a Filco with blue switches: http://www.keyboardco.com/keyboard_deta ... RODUCT=835 great keyboard. I'm also very fond of the buckling spring boards (see earlier link).

Peter · 16 Jul 2012, 14:50

rhizo wrote: The problem in the uk is there's pretty much nowhere to try stuff out... I looked for a while but just got a filco mj1 with mx browns and never looked back...

Not just in the UK is that a problem mate ..
'Buy it on the internets and return it if you don't like' seems to be the future .
Maybe there's a DT-member in your area willing to let you try some different boards ?

I would go for a UK-layout board btw,
unless you never look at the board when typing (or you actually NEED US-layout, for coding or something)
it probably WILL annoy you that what you see isn't what you get ..
If you don't look at the board, you might as well go 'blank caps', a lot cheaper in the long run !!