Corsair Vengeance K60 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - $70 AR + Free Shipping

Good find! Good price for a full size mechanical keyboard!
One thing worth noticing is that not all keys on this keyboard are using cherry red switches. As far as I remember, the ESC, F1 to F12 keys are the normal membrane switches.

Neither are the Del pgup pgdn etc group.

is this really better than this (other than taste in design)
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the mech4 has removable numpad & dpad

Quote from mooingmooseman : is this really better than this (other than taste in design) http://slickdeals.net/f/5021490-A...eyboard-70 the mech4 has removable numpad & dpad

The Levitron design would be pretty annoying to use IMO, but I can directly comment to Cherry Red vs Black. I have a K90, it has a bunch of other features the K60 doesn't have like macro support and backlighting, but the switches they use are the same.

The reds are extremely smooth to press and don't give much of a tactile feel. The blacks I heard would be the same, but with even more resistance. Honestly, unless you are getting one with tactile feedback like the Blue/Brown, I think lighter is better. The reds are still quite noisy when bottoming out and I think I may need to get o-rings to quiet it down somewhat.

The major thing I like on the Corsair is the finish on the keys. The K60 comes with grippy caps for WASD and 1-6, but the regular key finish feels smooth and really nice to touch. Also 'cleaning' the Corsair is much, much easier because of its design. I like it a lot, and honestly, although I sort of wish the ESC key at least was mechanical too, I've gotten over that. I got the K90 for $80 AR when it was on sale a few weeks back.

The Corsair keyboards feel like a solid piece of metal, and are HEAVY. You are definitely getting your money's worth with them. If you get the chance though, get the K90 -- for $10 more, the extra features it has are definitely worth it, even if you don't use them a lot.

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Cherry Black vs. Cherry Red switches. I think the Cherry Black are a lot heavier (require a lot more force) and are noisier. Some people prefer that. For most fast typists and gamers, Cherry Red is preferred.

Decent deal by the OP, but tax kills it for me Hopefully Amazon will have a similar deal soon.

I own this keyboard and it is my favorite by far. Cherry reds are simply the best in my opinion for gaming. I also own the Rosewill RK-9000brown and a good friend of mine let me try is razer blackwidow ultimate. K60 bests them both. I once tried an mx black keyboard in a Fry's b&m and didn't like it at all but I spent all of 5 minutes with it.

People with thumb down this thread because the F keys and the delete keys are rubber dome. Those people are just angry trolls. How often during a game do you use the F keys and how would a dome delete key slow down your typing speed?

Well, most reviews highlight a good build quality with the keyboard. The downer like mentioned above is the function keys being non mechanical but not sure if that is a big problem as they are used not that often.

Moreover unlike most mechanical keyboards, you get dedicated media keys here.

I actually prefer the rubber domed F keys on this keyboard. The thing about these mechanical switches is they are easy to depress and register a keystroke. Having these other F keys with more resistance (rubber domes) means less accidental bumping of the keys during gaming, etc. Bought this keyboard a few months ago and I'm very happy with it.

ps - I really like your Chrono Trigger avatar.

Quote from LxMxFxD : I own this keyboard and it is my favorite by far. Cherry reds are simply the best in my opinion for gaming. I also own the Rosewill RK-9000brown and a good friend of mine let me try is razer blackwidow ultimate. K60 bests them both. I once tried an mx black keyboard in a Fry's b&m and didn't like it at all but I spent all of 5 minutes with it. People with thumb down this thread because the F keys and the delete keys are rubber dome. Those people are just angry trolls. How often during a game do you use the F keys and how would a dome delete key slow down your typing speed?

F keys are essential for starcraft. and some MMO's as well.

And I have 2 of the Black Widow, one ultimate and one base model. What's the difference you tell between the reds and the blues? I love the feel of the blue switches, but I've never tried those so I can't really compare.

I was about to bite on this, but I read that the K60 has a sticky key repeating problem. Basically, once a key is pressed down, it repeatedly registers until it is pressed down again. Problem can be seen here: http://forum.corsair.com/v2/showt...p?t=103210

I don't know the exact differences but when I tried the K60 and the K90 I liked the K90 much more. Apparently they both use cherry red switches. The K90 just feels so much lighter than the K60.

I just bought that Das keyboard yesterday... did I make a mistake???

Das keyboards are great, you will not be disappointed IMO.