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Originally Posted by Gerlan.au

Used arctosa/lycosa at internet cafe's and i must say those keyboards are HORRIBLE, maybe because my fingers are big but I found that I would hit wrong keys most of the time and the build of the keyboard overall seemed very flimsy

If you are after gaming gear get a mechanical keyboard, FILCO/SteelSeries 6g/6gv2/7g/Ducky ect... those keyboards don't have fancy shmancy backlightning/macro keys but they are:

- very durable
- pleasure to type on
- awesomesauce response time/pressure needed to activate a key (which is AWESOMESAUCE for gaming!!!)

Some of those keyboards are loud due to switches used, any switch is good for gaming just pick one that you feel is comfortable (i find that for myself black switches from 7g are very nice, tried blues and didn't really like them that much)

Sure you will pay $60-$100 more than arctosa (from their RRP of $69.99 which is actually MUCH higher in local aus shops) but those keyboards will last you for far longer than arctosa/lycosa, just dont spill any liquid on them :P

Originally Posted by Cyanide

Everything is terrible in an internet cafe. Unless they maintain it really really well and made sure nobody spills anything on them.
Anyway.... if you were to compare mech keyboards to regular membrane keyboards, yeah, i'd say mech keyboards will definitely come out tops. But since OP has already ordered an Arctosa, just letting him know it wasn't a waste of money. It IS a decent product

Originally Posted by Aean(:

Whether it is at an internet cafe or not, it doesnt fix the problem of him hitting the wrong keys. >.>

Actually , the problem Gerlan is having will not be an issue to me since i'm a chinese with small fingers :V

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If you're going to spend that much money on a keyboard you might as well get a mechanical. Blue or Brown switches are what most people use for SC2.

Your best choices are probably:
- Razer Blackwidow (Mechanical, Blue switches, very cheap if you get the non-backlit version)
- Filco Majestouch (Mechanical, Blue, Brown or Black switches, solid design)
- Daskeyboard (Mechanical, Blue and Brown switches)

Where you can buy:
Filco -> http://www.auspcmarket.com.au/products/1838/
Razer and Daskeyboard -> http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?...cPath=113_1276

Got a Filco Majestouch with Brown switches a while back from AusPCMarket (Only place I've been able to find that sells them in Aus) and it's a dream to type and play on. Definately recommend.

Information on the differences between the different switch types in mechanical keyboards:
http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?5...herry-switches

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My arctosa has arrived today , got it home and installed the driver and stuff , so far , it's good for the price , let see how will it perform..
I like the wrist rest..
For the money i pay for this product , so far it's good..

"You are now Razer" LOL

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Originally Posted by TAyang

I spilt coke on my blackwidow, cleaned it up super quick but now there's dried coke inside my N switch so it sticks.. Feels bad man

Dude, I had my BlackWidow for 1 week and spilled half a can of Mother in it. It stopped working immediately, but after 2 days of drying it started working again. 2 weeks after that the 7 and J keys became unusable. Not the biggest of deals, but it is AWFULLY annoying when passwords and commonly typed phrases contain them.

Anyway now I have a Filco Majestouch Tenkeyless MX Blue and it's definitely the best keyboard I have ever used. For people who are able to get the BlackWidow for a significantly less price, I certainly recommend that though. The BlackWidow is hands down the best bang-for-buck keyboard out there. I don't recommend the Ultimate though, but that's just because I'm not sucked in by backlights :P