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Just about anything Razer. Razer Taipan & Razer BlackWidow are wonderful. Totally reliable, precise, and pleasantly tactile. I've had a few Razer mice over t

Just about anything Razer. Razer Taipan & Razer BlackWidow are wonderful. Totally reliable, precise, and pleasantly tactile. I've had a few Razer mice over the years and the earlier ones had a rubberize finish that would wear off eventually... had my Taipan for 4 years or so and it still feels like it's brand new. Trackpads will work in a pinch, but after you get used to a high-DPI mouse it's hard to use anything else. Same for mechanical keyboards... ha, maybe we should tell people not to get started... you'll hate typing on anything else after you've used one for a while.

azemetre 10y ago
Really? I find Razer products to be cheaply made and "flashy." When it comes to mice I prefer Logitech, they are the only company whose mice have lasted me more than 5 years. I use to own a MX518 until it died on me after nearly 8 years. Now I own a G502 since they no longer make the MX518. For keyboards I've been using a Noppoo Choc Mini with blue switches at work and at home I have a Pok3r with red switches. Both have been in use longer than the Blackwidow I use to own. If you want to get really crazy about mechanical keyboards checkout https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/ https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/ Might buy a full Ducky in the near future as well.
- dbg31415 10y ago
  You bring up a good point about the lights... I turn all those off, only light on my keyboard is a subtle backlighting.
- floatboth 10y ago
  Yeah, Logitech seems to make the most reliable mice… My old MX510 still works, but I bought a SteelSeries Rival 100 and while I really like the design, there was an issue… The little plastic piece under the left button that clicks the actual switch broke: http://imgur.com/a/FcYUH http://imgur.com/a/FcYUH I had to superglue it back, works fine.
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iwintermute 10y ago
I have blackwidow - the Razer drivers/soft is a buggy mess. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Plus new models use worse switches.
- iwintermute 10y ago
  as for alternatives - the second keyboard (I use in office) is Filco Majestouch 2 (tenkeyless) - great one. The only gripe - I decided to go with brown switches, but I actually prefer blue ones (as in Razer model).

azemetre 10y ago

Really? I find Razer products to be cheaply made and "flashy." When it comes to mice I prefer Logitech, they are the only company whose mice have lasted me more than 5 years. I use to own a MX518 until it died on me after nearly 8 years. Now I own a G502 since they no longer make the MX518. For keyboards I've been using a Noppoo Choc Mini with blue switches at work and at home I have a Pok3r with red switches. Both have been in use longer than the Blackwidow I use to own. If you want to get really crazy about mechanical keyboards checkout https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/ https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/ Might buy a full Ducky in the near future as well.

dbg31415 10y ago
You bring up a good point about the lights... I turn all those off, only light on my keyboard is a subtle backlighting.
floatboth 10y ago
Yeah, Logitech seems to make the most reliable mice… My old MX510 still works, but I bought a SteelSeries Rival 100 and while I really like the design, there was an issue… The little plastic piece under the left button that clicks the actual switch broke: http://imgur.com/a/FcYUH http://imgur.com/a/FcYUH I had to superglue it back, works fine.
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iwintermute 10y ago

I have blackwidow - the Razer drivers/soft is a buggy mess. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Plus new models use worse switches.

iwintermute 10y ago
as for alternatives - the second keyboard (I use in office) is Filco Majestouch 2 (tenkeyless) - great one. The only gripe - I decided to go with brown switches, but I actually prefer blue ones (as in Razer model).