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hey, my current keyboard is pretty cheap and im looking to upgrade it as a graduation gift, looking for something smaller (90% or 3/4ths, i play russian style), prefer white/pink keycaps. looking at the blackwidow tournament quartz atm but im open to other suggestions.

hey, my current keyboard is pretty cheap and im looking to upgrade it as a graduation gift, looking for something smaller (90% or 3/4ths, i play russian style), prefer white/pink keycaps. looking at the blackwidow tournament quartz atm but im open to other suggestions.
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The Happy Hacking keyboard is one of the best, though it is pricey; definitely go for it if you can. If you're looking for a budget option, I got the Drevo Gramr on amazon for like $30 and used it for like a year. It's nothing flashy, but it's amazing for the price point.

If you'd consider something a little bigger, then I'd suggest the Logitech G Pro. The build quality is top notch, and the romer-g switches are better than I initially expected them to be.

The Happy Hacking keyboard is one of the best, though it is pricey; definitely go for it if you can. If you're looking for a budget option, I got the Drevo Gramr on amazon for like $30 and used it for like a year. It's nothing flashy, but it's amazing for the price point.

If you'd consider something a little bigger, then I'd suggest the Logitech G Pro. The build quality is top notch, and the romer-g switches are better than I initially expected them to be.
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i've heard many good things about the gpro although if you're looking into fucking around with custom keycaps in the future i would suggest something else with more common switches

https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=3521
(if you actually end up buying this one, there's a spare spacebar in the box thats just plain white if the sakura graphic bothers you)

i've heard many good things about the gpro although if you're looking into fucking around with custom keycaps in the future i would suggest something else with more common switches

https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=3521
(if you actually end up buying this one, there's a spare spacebar in the box thats just plain white if the sakura graphic bothers you)
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offtopic but do mech keyboards help gameplawy wise or are they just for comfort or something? I haven't actually used one but im considering getting one.

offtopic but do mech keyboards help gameplawy wise or are they just for comfort or something? I haven't actually used one but im considering getting one.
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I'm always an advocate for the magicforce68 with outemu blues if you want clickies, gateron switches otherwise, it's decent quality for just so damn cheap. Generally you can also trust any mechanical keyboard from ducky, coolermaster, varmillo, filco, vortex / pok3r, or leopold to be very high quality if you want to spend a bit more (but all are still well worth it for their price).

boxcarlooking at the blackwidow tournament quartz atm

Razer keyboards are universally pretty low quality for their pricepoint. Mechanical keyboards are always a step up over your average membrane keyboard, but Razer's among the worst offenders for cutting corners everywhere they can and still charging a premium for it.

smesii've heard many good things about the gpro

gpro's biggest advantage is it tends to be readily available instore and easy to find, but you can get higher quality keyboards with better switches (it's all preference but there's a much greater chance that there's an mx switch that suits you better, romer-g isn't as bad as some people make it out to be but it's very uncommon for it to be someone's favorite if they've got experience with all the other types. I don't know anyone who got a switch tester and said "I'll get a gpro") for the same or lower price.

Seltzerofftopic but do mech keyboards help gameplawy wise or are they just for comfort or something? I haven't actually used one but im considering getting one.

Just comfort really--same reason serious runners get nice shoes, it won't make or break their performance, but if they're going to be using it hours a day they might as well invest in something nice. Some people will argue actuation points, but that's looking for excuses when being a lot more comfy is all you need.

I'm always an advocate for the magicforce68 with outemu blues if you want clickies, gateron switches otherwise, it's decent quality for just so damn cheap. Generally you can also trust any mechanical keyboard from ducky, coolermaster, varmillo, filco, vortex / pok3r, or leopold to be very high quality if you want to spend a bit more (but all are still well worth it for their price).

[quote=boxcar]looking at the blackwidow tournament quartz atm[/quote]
Razer keyboards are universally pretty low quality for their pricepoint. Mechanical keyboards are always a step up over your average membrane keyboard, but Razer's among the worst offenders for cutting corners everywhere they can and still charging a premium for it.

[quote=smesi]i've heard many good things about the gpro[/quote]
gpro's biggest advantage is it tends to be readily available instore and easy to find, but you can get higher quality keyboards with better switches (it's all preference but there's a much greater chance that there's an mx switch that suits you better, romer-g isn't as bad as some people make it out to be but it's very uncommon for it to be someone's favorite if they've got experience with all the other types. I don't know anyone who got a switch tester and said "I'll get a gpro") for the same or lower price.

[quote=Seltzer]offtopic but do mech keyboards help gameplawy wise or are they just for comfort or something? I haven't actually used one but im considering getting one.[/quote]
Just comfort really--same reason serious runners get nice shoes, it won't make or break their performance, but if they're going to be using it hours a day they might as well invest in something nice. Some people will argue actuation points, but that's looking for excuses when being a lot more comfy is all you need.
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