Ducky - DK9008 Shine 2

> I'm just curious if there are any extra benefits of it over the normal keyboards. On some you can replace the underlying switch yourself so if the mechanical part of the key actually stops working you can just buy it and replace for much cheaper. > can everyone let me know mechanical keyboard is a hype or useful? At this point it's a "go test what feels right to you". Back in ye olden years it was some super expensive brand and cherry keys. Now you have tons and they all have different pressures. There's also several newer switch types: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESdu3D9R2xs It all literally comes down to personal preference. My current keyboard I bought 5 1/2 years ago in 2020. The one I was using up to then I bought in 2013 or earlier (email doesnt go back far enough lol). Both are Ducky brand. The 2013 version was a Ducky Shine 2, current is a Ducky One with red cherry switches. $120 for the keyboard. If you can I would **highly** recommend just hitting up a Bestbuy or other large-ish electronics retailer that sells keyboards. They usually have them on display and may even have test boards that use different switches.

Ducky Had the shine II for a dozen years now and it's still rock solid, Have tried some others and they just feel cheap in comparison.

I'm not sure you'll find a beloved keyboard model from the flight sim community. But I'll start, Ducky Shine II, with cherry black switches. Purchased about a dozen years ago now, I've tried to replace it and can't. Nothing else I've tried has come close to the quality of this keyboard.

I've owned a Ducky for 12 years, the Shine 2. I've attempted to replace it (for no real reason) and anything else I've tried has basically been junk in comparison and I just keep going back to the Ducky. Lesson learned I'm just using this one until it does and the replacement will be another Ducky. You get what you pay for.

I bought a ducky shine like 10 years ago and despite spilling wine all over it, it's still going strong. Truly an unkillable keyboard. I could beat someone up with it and it'd still work perfectly fine, it's such a strong item. However, it didn't survive my wife. It was too loud, so I had to get rid of it. The Logitech k120 is like 20 euros and after 10 years of sitting in a cupboard, it's also still going strong!

For keys its doubleshot PBT. Body is a zinc alloy.