- **This guide is a work in progress and will be updated with new content regularly. If you have any suggestions, please tell me.**
- **UPDATED: 11/15/12**
- Forums:
- http://geekhack.org/
- http://deskthority.net/
- Info:
- http://wiki.geekhack.org/index.php?title=GeekHackWiki
- http://www.overclock.net/t/491752/mechanical-keyboard-guide
- Sellers:
- http://mechanicalkeyboards.com/
- http://www.elitekeyboards.com/
- http://www.keyboardco.com/
- http://www.pckeyboard.com/
- http://www.amazon.com/
- http://www.newegg.com/
- http://myworld.ebay.com/qtan5370
- Deals:
- http://www.dsi-keyboards.com/
- http://5k177keyboards.wordpress.com/
- Parts:
- http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/
- http://www.keycapsdirect.com/
- http://www.mouser.com/
- http://www.digikey.com/
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- Keyboard Labeling:
- = - Tenkeyless
- * - Backlight
- ~ - Otaku
- W - Wireless
- B - Black Alps
- G - Green Alps
- C - Cream Alps
- X - XM Alps
- Y - Yellow Alps
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- MX Brown:
- $80 =- Ducky DK1087
- =- CM Quickfire Rapid
- - iOne Xarmor U9
- *- CM Quickfire Pro
- $90 - Steelseries 6GV2
- - Rosewill RK-9000BRI
- =- Vortex KBT Pure
- *- CM Trigger
- =- HPE 87
- $100 - Leopold FC500RR
- ~- Leopold FC500RR
- =- Leopold FC200RT
- ~=- Leopold FC200RT
- *- CM Quickfire Rapid Pro
- - Tesoro Durandal G1N
- W- iOne Xarmor U9W
- =- Noppoo Choc Mini
- $110 *=- Vortex KBT Pure (PBT)
- *=- Vortex KBT Race
- =- Noppoo Choc Mid
- $120 - Ducky DK9008G2 (ABS)
- *=- Key Cool 84
- $130 - Ducky DK9000G2 (PBT)
- - Ducky DK9008G2 (PBT)
- *- Rosewill RK-9100BR
- *- Tesoro Durandal G1NL
- - Das Professional Model S
- ~- Das Ultimate Model S
- =- Ducky DK9087G2 (PBT)
- $140 *=- Ducky Shine II
- *- Ducky Shine
- *=- Vortex KBT Race LE White
- *- Max Nighthawk-X8
- $150 *- Ducky Shine II
- $170 *=- Ducky Year of the Dragon
- ~- Ducky Year of the Rabbit
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- MX Blue:
- $60 - Adesso MKB-125B
- $70 =- CM Quickfire Rapid
- - Razer Blackwidow
- - Rosewill RK-9000
- - iOne Scorpius-M10
- $80 =- Ducky DK1087
- =- Razer Blackwidow Tournament
- - Rosewill RK-9000I
- $90 ~- Leopold FC500RR
- =- Vortex KBT Pure
- - Adesso mkB-135B
- =- HPE 87
- $100 - Leopold FC500RR
- =- Leopold FC200RT
- ~=- Leopold FC200RT
- - Razer Blackwidow 2013
- *- Razer Blackwidow Ultimate
- *- CM Quickfire TK
- =- Noppoo Choc Mini
- $110 - Das Keyboard Model S
- *=- Vortex KBT Race
- =- Noppoo Choc Mid
- $120 - Ducky DK9008G2 (ABS)
- *- Razer Blackwidow Ultimate BF3
- *- Rosewill RK-9100
- - Das Professional Model S
- *- CM Trigger
- *=- Key Cool 84
- $130 - Ducky DK9000G2 (PBT)
- - Ducky DK9008G2 (PBT)
- *- Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013
- =- Ducky DK9087G2 (PBT)
- $140 *=- Ducky Shine II
- *- Ducky Shine
- *=- Vortex KBT Race LE Pink
- $150 *- Ducky Shine II
- $170 *=- Ducky Year of the Dragon
- ~- Ducky Year of the Rabbit
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- MX Black:
- $70 =- CM Quickfire Rapid
- $80 =- Ducky DK1087
- - Rosewill RK-9000BL
- $90 - Leopold FC500RL
- =- Vortex Poker
- =- Noppoo Choc Mini
- =- HPE 87
- $100 =- Leopold FC200RT
- - Steelseries 6GV2
- *- CM Quickfire Pro
- - Azio Levetron Mech4
- $110 - Ducky DK9000G2 (ABS)
- =- Vortex Poker PBT
- *=- Vortex KBT Race
- *- CM Trigger
- $120 - Ducky DK9008G2 (ABS)
- *=- Key Cool 84
- $130 - Ducky DK9008G2 (PBT)
- =- Ducky DK9087G2 (PBT)
- $140 *=- Ducky Shine II
- *- Ducky Shine
- *=- Vortex KBT Race LE Pink
- $150 *- Ducky Shine II
- *=- Deck 82 Ice PBT
- - Steeleries 7G
- $170 *=- Ducky Year of the Dragon
- $190 *- Deck Lengend (PBT)
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- MX Red:
- $80 =- CM Quickfire Rapid
- $90 - Leopold FC500RR
- ~- Leopold FC500RR
- - Corsair K60
- $100 =- Leopold FC200RT
- ~=- Leopold FC200RT
- - Ducky DK1008L
- - Rosewill RK-9000RE
- =- Vortex KBT Pure
- *- CM Quickfire Pro
- =- Noppoo Choc Mini
- =- PLU ML-87 TKL
- $110 *- Corsair K90
- =- Noppoo Choc Mid
- =- Noppoo Choc Mini
- $120 *=- Vortex KBT Race
- *- CM Trigger
- *=- Key Cool 84
- $130 =- Ducky DK9087G2 (PBT)
- $140 *=- Ducky Shine II
- *- Ducky Shine
- - Ducky DK9008G2 (PBT)
- *=- Vortex KBT Race LE White
- *- Max Nighthawk-X9
- $150 *- Ducky Shine II
- $170 *=- Ducky Year of the Dragon
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- MX Clear:
- $190 *- Deck Legend PBT
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- Topre:
- $240 =- Realforce 87U White
- $270 =- Realforce 87U EK Edition
- $280 - Realforce 104UB
- $300 =- Realforce 87U Black
- =- Realforce 87U White/Gray
- =- Realforce 87U Silent White
- =- Happy Hacking Pro 2
- ~=- Happy Hacking Pro 2
- $310 =- Realforce 87U Silent Black
- $350 =- Realforce 87U Silent White/Gray
- =- Realforce 87U 55g Black
- $450 =- Happy Hacking Pro 2 Silenced
- ~=- Happy Hacking Pro 2 Silenced
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- Alps:
- $50 =- (B) Ducky DK 1087
- - (Y) DSI Big Font
- =- (G) Ducky DK 1087
- $60 - (G) Ducky DK 1008
- $70 - ( ) Siig Desktp Mechanical
- $120 - (C) Matias Quiet Pro
- - (X) Matias tactile Pro
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- Buckling Springs:
- $?? - IBM Model M
- $80 - Unicomp Classic
- - Unicomp Ultra Classic
- $90 - Unicomp Spacesaver M
- $100 - Unicomp Endurapro
- - Unicomp PC 122
- - Unicomp IBM Replace
- $110 - Unicomp Classic Trackball
- $??? =- IBM Model M Spacesaver
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- Other:
- $70 =- Cherry Ultraslim G84-4100 POS (Cherry ML)
- $140+ - http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/
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