KBC Poker Keyboard, Ducky Keyboard

Here are some high-quality mechanical keyboards from China and Taiwan.

KBC Poker 3 Keyboard

2015, new: KBC Poker 3 Keyboard

KBC Poker Keyboard

“KBC Poker keyboard”, from China.

Note the engraved key labels. This means the labels won't rub out. This is high quality, much more expensive to manufacture.

This keyboard is available in any of mechanical switch of Cherry MX {Blue, Brows, Black, Red} versions. 〔►see Guide to Keyboard Key Switch Mechanisms〕

Note that for some models of these keyboards, there's no arrow keys. Also, they don't have {F1, F2, …} keys, no Page Up Page Down keys. You have to press a key combination (with Fn). This is bad. See: Happy Hacking Keyboard Review.

Here's a forum in China about this keyboard: http://bbs.kbc-china.com/bbs.php.

References

Chinese site, with many many photos. http://www.pcwaishe.cn/thread-479757-1-1.html

• 〔 [Review] KBC POKER - Sixty's take 2011-02-12 By Sixty. At http://deskthority.net/review-f45/kbc-poker-sixty-s-take-t125.html〕
• 〔 [Review] KBC POKER - webwit's take 2011-02-19 By webwit. At http://deskthority.net/review-f45/kbc-poker-webwit-s-take-t178.html〕

Ducky Keyboard

For those who love full-sized keyboard with mechanical switches, there's Ducky keyboard, again from Taiwan. They have lots models, with many different Cherry MX switches. Be sure to check the model spec.

This keyboard seems to feature full n-key rollover. 〔►see What's NKRO, N-key Rollover?〕

Also, note the black-on-black key labels. According to a blogger, the buyer can custom order the label color or key colors.

• Ducky Mechanical Keyboard 2011-02-13 @ http://www.darkmirage.com/2011/02/13/ducky-mechanical-keyboard/
• Ducky DK1008 as a first mechanical keyboard 2011-05-17 By Dotan Cohen. @ http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:18154

Ducky's official Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ducky-Keyboard/

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Mechanical Switch Keyboards

There are quite a lot mechanical keyboards you can chose from. Ergonomic ones, or straight ones, or without numberpad. Here's a list: List of Keyboards with Mechanical Switches.