Need 2 new Mechanical Switch keyboards

[Anubis]

so i need 2 of these 1 for the office 1 for gaming. and i have some specific wants for them

1) Office - this one can be plain jane, does not need any special features, standard windows comparable keyboard. I'm thinking blues possibly blacks. would like it to not cost a fortune

2) gaming, this one has needs. this keyboard absolutely HAS TO HAVE MULTIMEDIA CONTROL'S, I've gotten way too used them over the years. (volume, play/pause, skip Foreword and back & mute) bonus if it has one for email.
it has to be normally shaped, not some ricer POS, i also cant stand built in wrist rests, i also DO NOT need or want programmable macro keys

i don't care about back-lit keys, i don't care about built in USB ports or audio ports. want MX red switches

 

[TidusZ]

2.

I'm pretty sure there is no such keyboard that will meet all of your demands, and you'll have to go for a compromise of features. The closest to what you describe is probably a CM storm quickfire rapid.

Personally I think mechanical switches are mostly hype and I don't bother, but that keyboard should fit your description.

http://www.cmstorm.com/en/products/keyboards/quickfirerapidred/

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

I am selling a 6Gv2 that you could use for your office. See Sig for link in the FS section

 

[Anubis]

ahh the "no windows key" on the left side is a killer for office work, i need that key

 

[Pia]

For office a Leopold from elitekeyboards.

Do you absolutely have to have *dedicated* multimedia keys? Autohotkey works well for setting up any combination of keys on any keyboard. I have had my volume/mute/etc keys on (left alt)F9-F12. If you don't frequently need some of the F keys, you could make the multimedia function primary, and retain the ability to input the underlying F key using some modifier.

 

[Anubis]

yea its pretty much a must have at this point, and i knew it would be a stretch finding what i needed, which is why i asked

 

[vbuggy]

The Corsair K60 & 90 both have reds and media controls. I quite like both, though not all the keys are mechanical - F-keys, home groups are dome (and not that great domes at that). The K60 looks like more your thing - in both cases, the wrist rest is removable but they are quite ergonomically viable IMO.

Personally, I prefer a decent short-travel dome like the Sidewinder range, especially for gaming, more than any mechanical - even reds, which are probably the least dumb Cherrys to get.

 

[Anubis]

when you say "not that great domes" i cant imagin them being any worse then the ones on the 10$ dell keyboard i have at work + from reading its on F keys and the Ins cluster, the K60 does look like it will work for me