Writing and gaming: mechanical keyboard vs. chicklet keyboard
(First of all, sorry for my English. I'm not a native speaker, but I do hope everything is understable.)
I'm a freelance writer and a gamer. I think I spend as much time writing than gaming. I'm thinking about replacing my current keyboard, which is a Logitech MK470. I love it, even if I could use a smaller keyboard—without the number pad, that I don't use very often.
I love the chicklet keys from the MK470. It's very nice to write with, but less to play with. I sometimes feel I need to press the key harder to make it works while I play, where I have no issues while I write.
I was looking for the Razer BlackWidow V3 mini hyperspeed. The size is perfect, I like its look but... It's mechanical. I'm afraid to lose the comfort I have with chicklet keys while I write.
Writing isn't only my job, it's also a passion. I don't want to lose it because I have a tool which makes it less comfortable... (If it makes sense.) So, if you guys love to write and play video games as I do, could you tell me what kind of keyboard you use? Do you think writing with a mechanical keyboard isn't as terrible as I'm picturing it? If you went from a chicklet to a mechanical keyboard, did it take time for you to get used of it?
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@riyasız Thanks for your answer. It depends, sometimes, my character starts to walk instead of running and I feel it's because I didn't push the button enough hard. I'll look into the SteelSeries keyboard—I already got a headphone from SteelSeries, it's a brand I trust. Could you tell me the name of the one you use? I'd like to watch reviews on YouTube. : )
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I'm a bit of a fan of mechanical keyboards for gaming I must admit. And I've got used to them for writing now, although that did take me a bit longer and I think I did lost a bit of typing speed when using it compared to the chicklet keyboard that I used to use. There's so many choices of switches and some of them do work really well with typing, Logitech & SteelSeries do seem to have some decent ones, and I agree about SteelSeries, they're a personal favourite of mine.
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@MandyTalk Thanks for your answer! I'll definitvely look into SteelSeries. I do hope they have 60% or 65% keyboard—I prefer my keyboard being small. : )
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@riyasız Yes, exactly, I use my pinky finger. I can't use my thumb tho, it's on the complete opposite side! I have an Azerty keyboard (I'm French), but I think the shift key is the same for Qwerty as well.
If I use my thumb, it means I have to move my hand from my directional keys (Z, Q, S and D)... How do you do? 🙈
Yeah, when I checked SteelSeries shop, there was nothing but mechanical keyboards, and not the small ones I'm looking for unfortunatelly.
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There is definitely one of them that doesn't have the numberpad on the side which makes the keyboard smaller -
https://steelseries.com/gaming-keyboards/apex-pro-tkl this one for example.
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Yes, but it's still too big for me. If you compare it to the Rog Falchion or the BlackWidow V3 mini, it's super big! 🙈
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So, I finally ordered the Asus ROG Falchion, a 65% mechanical keyboard. I can't wait to receive it. Thank you for your answers, it helped me a lot to make my decision!
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Ohhhhh @TheMadCat I just had a look at that, it looks pretty nice. Hope it's exactly as you want it to be!
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