I've gone through a couple mechanical keyboards and I thought it would be nice to have a thread where we all rate the keyboards we've used. Describe the Pro's and Con's, the feel of the keys, how comfortable the keyboard is, how it looks, and give it a score out of 10 points on how good you rate your keyboard when it comes to playing osu.
My Keyboards
Steel Series M500
7 out of 10
My first mechanical keyboard was the Steel Series M500 it has cherry red keys, with a blue backlight, and it's about $100.The keys are smooth and quiet, some people may prefer more resistance and a more tactile feel but I think this is a great keyboard for someone starting to get serious about their keyboard needs. The lighting looks nice and resting your hand with reach to the ZX keys is comofrotable
Here is a relatively cheep keyboard with Gateron Red switches which are pretty much identical to cherry red keys. It's only $54 https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1654
Cooler Master MasterKeys Pro L RG
3 out of 10
Next I got the Cooler Master MasterKeys Pro L RGB keyboard with RGB lightup keys that can be customized but it turned out to be a real POS. It's anti ghosting technology was so terrible. If you hit 2 -3 keys in a short time it wouldn't register all the inputs. I eventually found the keyboard worked fine but only if you turned off the lighting effects that I paid an extra $30 for. I'm sure cooler master mechanical keyboards without the RGB lighting would probably be fine but I'm steering clear of their products.
Razer Black Widow Chroma V2 with yellow keys
10 out of 10
The newest keyboard I got is, in my opinion, a god among keyboards the Razer Black Widow Chroma V2 with yellow keys. Razer is one of the first keyboard companies to make their own mechanical switches, and do it well. Razer and other companies have tried to make their own mechanical keys but, aside from Gateron and razer none of them have matched up to cherry keys. Gateron keys are almost identical the cherry keys. The razer black widow V2 now offers green, orange, and yellow keys, green being the hardest to press and yellow being silent with very little resistance. Although I wouldn't recommend the green and orange they say the orange keys have the same actuation force as cherry reds but it has a bump you have to push past that's way harder than 45g. The green keys are even worse. But, the yellows are silent and linear. They have 2 dedicated usb plugs one for the lighting effects and the other for keyboard input. This completely fixes the congestion problem the cooler master keyboard has. You can do individual lighting for each key choosing lighting effects or specific colors for each key. This is really nice and the possibilities are endless and beautiful. The yellow mechanical keys that razer makes have the same actuation force required to press the key as cherry red keys at 45g. What really sets it apart is it's shorter actuation point which is at only 1.2mm. This is a lot shorter than the 2mm actuation point of the cherry red keys. it sells for $125 on new egg right now which is a good $30 cheaper than when I bought mine. If you can find the keyboard in stores there's a test key you can press in a hole in the box that could help you decide what color key you want but I think the yellow keys are the best way to go. If you love cherry red or silver keys you'll love this keyboard. It also comes with a magnetic wrist support and this gives the keyboard a very comfortable feel, and the layout of the keys makes it equally comfortable.
Silver cherry keys are similar to razer's yellow keys in force and travel distance, although i think the razer keybord layout is more comfortable.
Some bargain choices to get you into the mechanical keybaord world should be available through these links below
If your looking for cheap mechanical keyboards check out this link https://www.howtogeek.com/313193/the-best-cheap-mechanical-keyboards-under-40/ In the article they list a $40 keybaord with cherry red you'd be hard pressed to find a better deal. https://www.amazon.com/LESHP-Mechanical-Keyboard-Anti-ghosting-Industrial/dp/B06ZYBP64Q?tag=823814-20
Also if you're looking to get cherry mechanical keys this link will give you some information on it. https://osu.ppy.sh/community/forums/topics/723170 I recommend the red keys but you may want something with more resistance
My Keyboards
Steel Series M500
7 out of 10
My first mechanical keyboard was the Steel Series M500 it has cherry red keys, with a blue backlight, and it's about $100.The keys are smooth and quiet, some people may prefer more resistance and a more tactile feel but I think this is a great keyboard for someone starting to get serious about their keyboard needs. The lighting looks nice and resting your hand with reach to the ZX keys is comofrotable
Here is a relatively cheep keyboard with Gateron Red switches which are pretty much identical to cherry red keys. It's only $54 https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1654
Cooler Master MasterKeys Pro L RG
3 out of 10
Next I got the Cooler Master MasterKeys Pro L RGB keyboard with RGB lightup keys that can be customized but it turned out to be a real POS. It's anti ghosting technology was so terrible. If you hit 2 -3 keys in a short time it wouldn't register all the inputs. I eventually found the keyboard worked fine but only if you turned off the lighting effects that I paid an extra $30 for. I'm sure cooler master mechanical keyboards without the RGB lighting would probably be fine but I'm steering clear of their products.
Razer Black Widow Chroma V2 with yellow keys
10 out of 10
The newest keyboard I got is, in my opinion, a god among keyboards the Razer Black Widow Chroma V2 with yellow keys. Razer is one of the first keyboard companies to make their own mechanical switches, and do it well. Razer and other companies have tried to make their own mechanical keys but, aside from Gateron and razer none of them have matched up to cherry keys. Gateron keys are almost identical the cherry keys. The razer black widow V2 now offers green, orange, and yellow keys, green being the hardest to press and yellow being silent with very little resistance. Although I wouldn't recommend the green and orange they say the orange keys have the same actuation force as cherry reds but it has a bump you have to push past that's way harder than 45g. The green keys are even worse. But, the yellows are silent and linear. They have 2 dedicated usb plugs one for the lighting effects and the other for keyboard input. This completely fixes the congestion problem the cooler master keyboard has. You can do individual lighting for each key choosing lighting effects or specific colors for each key. This is really nice and the possibilities are endless and beautiful. The yellow mechanical keys that razer makes have the same actuation force required to press the key as cherry red keys at 45g. What really sets it apart is it's shorter actuation point which is at only 1.2mm. This is a lot shorter than the 2mm actuation point of the cherry red keys. it sells for $125 on new egg right now which is a good $30 cheaper than when I bought mine. If you can find the keyboard in stores there's a test key you can press in a hole in the box that could help you decide what color key you want but I think the yellow keys are the best way to go. If you love cherry red or silver keys you'll love this keyboard. It also comes with a magnetic wrist support and this gives the keyboard a very comfortable feel, and the layout of the keys makes it equally comfortable.
Silver cherry keys are similar to razer's yellow keys in force and travel distance, although i think the razer keybord layout is more comfortable.
Some bargain choices to get you into the mechanical keybaord world should be available through these links below
If your looking for cheap mechanical keyboards check out this link https://www.howtogeek.com/313193/the-best-cheap-mechanical-keyboards-under-40/ In the article they list a $40 keybaord with cherry red you'd be hard pressed to find a better deal. https://www.amazon.com/LESHP-Mechanical-Keyboard-Anti-ghosting-Industrial/dp/B06ZYBP64Q?tag=823814-20
Also if you're looking to get cherry mechanical keys this link will give you some information on it. https://osu.ppy.sh/community/forums/topics/723170 I recommend the red keys but you may want something with more resistance