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headcase posted:I've got that board with those black keycaps. What are your white keys? from another board? I like legible legends. Get a hhkb set off amazon, Realforce complete sets are stupid expensive
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HEY NONG MAN posted:Artisan coiled cables are the funniest thing to me because it’s almost 100% a visual thing. The coil doesn’t actually behave like an industrially produced coiled cable. That is incredibly stupid.
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A lot of people literally just wrap it around a pencil and take a picture before it spins out.
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Just out of interest does anyone know if there's usually a big gap between restocking? https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=2230 I'm looking to get a hold of some of these switches so I can replace them on my board.
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My GMK 9009 R2 set finally arrived. Warning: huge images.  
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My Godspeed set arrived over the weekend. 
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 A friend lent me his dev/tty set to check out. These are an SA profile variant, with thick PBT and dyesub legends. They have a great feel and sound, and the build quality is very nice, but the spherical shape of the caps takes some getting used to. It feels like the surface your fingers actually touch is fairly small with well-defined dished edges compared to other keycap profiles, so you don't really slide around much between keys as you type. It's not totally evident from the picture but the number row and especially the Esc/F key row are very tall, and the curve is optimized for having a good wrist rest, since it also curves up on the bottom more than usual. On Kailh Gold stems the keys wiggle laterally quite a bit, especially the taller ones. This sort of profile seems like it would be great on something like the Box switches, if they actually reduce lateral movement like I've heard they do.
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General Specific posted:
Typing on these right now, on a New Poker II with Blues. There's definitely wiggle, but not more than with the stock caps for the Poker, afaict. I have a White Fox coming with the new Hako True switches, which are Box variants, so it will be interesting to compare. (They'll also let me experience the vertiginous heights of the function keys.) Worth noting: If you don't like the curve on the bottom, the set also contains duplicate keys for the bottom row with a flatter profile. When I first got the set, I put the space bar on backwards by accident. I left it like that for a while and may switch it back, it felt surprisingly nice to have a space bar that curved down sharply. This is my first aftermarket keycap set, and it's pretty much spoiled me for the old caps on the Poker II, which are much thinner PBT. I'm tempted to pick up another copy of dev/tty, the drop is open again. I'm mostly likely going to wait for financial reasons, though. In my perfect world there's be another run of Dasher and I could pick those up and have two different retromod keyboards at home and at work.
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pgroce posted:Typing on these right now, on a New Poker II with Blues. There's definitely wiggle, but not more than with the stock caps for the Poker, afaict. I have a White Fox coming with the new Hako True switches, which are Box variants, so it will be interesting to compare. (They'll also let me experience the vertiginous heights of the function keys.) Yeah, the wiggle isn't anything particular to these caps. It's just as noticeable as I expected with regular MX stems and taller than normal caps. I find it a bit crazy that these are both PBT and a nonstandard custom mold, and they're still cheaper than the proliferation of $150 ABS sets. I've been contemplating joining the second drop of these to build an Ergodox with them. e. Hopefully they've got production sorted out and this drop won't take half a year to deliver.
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General Specific posted:Yeah, the wiggle isn't anything particular to these caps. It's just as noticeable as I expected with regular MX stems and taller than normal caps. I find it a bit crazy that these are both PBT and a nonstandard custom mold, and they're still cheaper than the proliferation of $150 ABS sets. I've been contemplating joining the second drop of these to build an Ergodox with them. I have a set of these (TKL with color mods) and they are just so not my steeze. I’m about to start looking to offload them. Figured I’d mention it if you want to take them off my hands.
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Speaking of /dev/tty, they've added an Elven kit to the current drop.
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HappyCapybaraFamily posted:Speaking of /dev/tty, they've added an Elven kit to the current drop. I'd really love to get a set but there's just no way to make this fit on a 40% like an AMJ40 or a minivan.
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It's that time again, when I have an aging rubber dome keyboard I bought for $10 and briefly consider, then turn away from, mechanical keyboards. I am hoping for a recommendation, let me know if I can provide anything else. Requirements:
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f#a# posted:Mostly, I am surprised that I cannot find a reliable study of how loud an average rubber dome is compared to different types of switches. Not perfect, but https://www.pcworld.com/article/242037/mechanical_keyboard_faq_pick_the_right_switch.html has a chart of some various options. The short answer is that a rubber dome is almost definitely going to be quieter across the board than any mechanical. Silent Reds are probably the next lowest, followed by other linears, then tactiles, then clicky. I'd expect (though can't find evidence) that Topre sits just below Silent Red. O-Rings don't actually quiet down keypresses significantly, they just make it harder to bottom out, which can help noise levels if you're typing rapidly or hard.
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f#a# posted:It's that time again, when I have an aging rubber dome keyboard I bought for $10 and briefly consider, then turn away from, mechanical keyboards. I can't speak to how loud it is but I feel like the Code keyboard fulfills the rest of your requirements. https://codekeyboards.com/ Also I put o-rings on my clears and they don't do anything because I'm never bottoming out, and almost all the noise comes from stabilizers and the upstroke of the keys. On browns it had a more substantial effect because I bottom those out more frequently. Brownie fucked around with this message at 03:23 on Mar 7, 2018 |
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If you prefer the feel of rubber domes then get a rubber dome. You get the thing you like and save money to boot! A coworker bought a Unicomp, and it was both quieter and less tactile than I remember buckling springs being. Great action, and ridiculously solid (talking about keyfeel here, the chassis is obviously a tank), but I was expecting more ping and a stronger snap when the spring buckled. I guess using Blues on a daily basis has warped my expectations?
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pgroce posted:I guess using Blues on a daily basis has warped my expectations? Yes, this is what happened
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ColHannibal posted:Topre.
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I wish I had found this thread earlier; I've been in the market for a new keyboard for my Work From Home setup for awhile, and was looking for something like this. Unfortunately, I'm apparently dumb and didn't find the thread in time. This weekend, I wandered into Best Buy with two goals in a keyboard: Cherry MX Blues, and a good wristrest. Unfortunately, the only thing I could find that came anywhere close to this was a Razer Blackwidow Chroma v2 with Razer Green switches in it. While it feels great to type on, there are a couple things that I really don't care for about it: 1). The alt command isn't backlit and 2). I can't choose a solid backlight color without the Synapse software, and since it's a Work From Home setup, I'm sure I'd get a handslap for having that software on the machine during a random IT sweep. I'm liking the look of that Code keyboard above, but that still leaves the issue of a wristrest. I didn't see anything about them in the OP; are there any that are considered excellent? I've had some of the gel-style ones in the past, but those never felt even as good as an attached plastic one, to me.
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I like this memory foam one, it's got just a little bit of give but it's not squishy like a gel wrist rest. I've had one for about five years and with a little wiping down now and then it's remained in good shape: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B000E8T4BO/ A lot of mechanical keyboard folks like hard wrist rests so there's a lot of wood ones around: https://smile.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_s...d=2CSPUO10MSEO6 Check sizes before you order, a lot of them are for smaller keyboards. There's probably a lot of besoke artisinal ones available on custom keyboard shops but I've never bought one so I don't have a specific recommendation.
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I like the Grifiti fat wrist pads: http://www.grifiti.com/index.php/ergonomics/fat-wrist-pads.html Get the 17 x 4 for a fullsize keyboard or the 14 x 4 for a tenkeyless.
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I bought a no-name wooden one from Amazon and love the hell out of it. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XL13QD9/
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I kickstarted a Das Keyboard 5Q two years ago and I've finally made peace with the fact that I'll either never get it or when it shows up it'll be basically unusable, and I'm really really tired of working on this $20 amazon membrane keyboard. I'm a stupid rear end in a top hat and I love putting lights in everything, so I'm looking for a controllable LED keyboard, with either browns or blues. So far I'm seeing the Ducky Shine 6 and the Corsair K95 look like they fit my needs. What else is out there in the world of controllable RGB board that aren't awful?
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 Got my Cartel Contra. As far as custom things go, it's a pretty good kit for $30. It includes everything except switches and caps. If you don't mind soldering it's an easy build and quite a bit cheaper than a planck.
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Sockser posted:What else is out there in the world of controllable RGB board that aren't awful? The GMMK is solidly not-awful, and in addition to several baked-in lighting modes and animations has per-switch RGB control with their fairly intuitive software. It can also hot-swap the switches without soldering in case you find yourself diving down the rabbit hole of MX-style switches mike sickler is the one who was promised and may he usher in a new kingdom under the novelkeys banner
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CoolerMaster MasterKeys Pro as well.
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HappyCapybaraFamily posted:I like the Grifiti fat wrist pads: http://www.grifiti.com/index.php/ergonomics/fat-wrist-pads.html Thanks! I have one of these on order now! Not sure how long it'll take to get here, though. That means I also pulled the trigger on a CODE keyboard this afternoon. I thought long and hard about it, and finally settled on Cherry MX Green switches. I'm sure I'll love 'em; even the Razer Greens didn't seem as ... robust? ... as the keys that were in my first computer's keyboard (an Acer Aspire from 1998). Sorry about returning a product after a day and a half, Best Buy 
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Razer Green is supposed to be a Cherry MX Blue clone. Not sure if you made the Cherry Green choice based on how the Razer Green feels. They're quite a bit heavier, but you may end up liking it better.
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G-Prime posted:I bought a no-name wooden one from Amazon and love the hell out of it. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XL13QD9/ I got one of these in a massdrop like a year or two ago. Really like the Ugyen wood, looks nice.
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wrist rest chat: just buy this https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000WU4H5C/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 not too hard, not too soft.. just right
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Constellation I posted:Razer Green is supposed to be a Cherry MX Blue clone. Not sure if you made the Cherry Green choice based on how the Razer Green feels. They're quite a bit heavier, but you may end up liking it better. Ah, yeah, I'm aware that the Razer Green = Cherry MX Blue. They were nice, but not as stiff as I had expected them to be, which is why I decided to roll the dice on the Cherry MX Greens. Regardless, I'll be upgrading from a membrane keyboard that's so old (and has had stuff spilled in it, and then taken apart, and cleaned, which somehow feels like it caused the membrane to toughen up and be even more unresponsive) that I'm sure it'll still feel like magic. I tried last night to figure out what the keyboard for a 1998 Acer Aspire had for switches, but all I kept getting were results for laptops. I just recall that keyboard being punchy as hell and loud enough to wake the dead.
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Zarin posted:I tried last night to figure out what the keyboard for a 1998 Acer Aspire had for switches, but all I kept getting were results for laptops. I just recall that keyboard being punchy as hell and loud enough to wake the dead. Could it have been one of these keyboards? If so, looks like they used a proprietary spring-over-membrane switch.
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Like Scrabble? https://www.massdrop.com/buy/massdrop-x-hasbro-xda-scrabble-custom-keycap-set?mode=guest_open I personally find this set very thoughtfully designed and delightful. Guess I'm gonna end up being one of those weirdo keycap collectors...
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That's really loving awesome. I'm still holding out for that elusive Race3-compatible set though. (After accumulating a bunch of random sets)
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HappyCapybaraFamily posted:Could it have been one of these keyboards? If so, looks like they used a proprietary spring-over-membrane switch. Oh, interesting! It was absolutely this one: https://deskthority.net/wiki/File:Acer_6312-HW_--_top.jpg It's a shame; I think I got rid of it a few years back. Oh well.
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HappyCapybaraFamily posted:Like Scrabble?
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Recommend me a keyboard!
Asus Strix Tactic Pro with Cherry MX Brown switches which I liked a lot, but the left control key began sticking, the backlight was starting to fade, and I got sick of the color orange. Razer Blackwidow Chroma v2 with Green switches (roughly equivalent to Cherry MX Reds). I like the tactile "bump" (similar to above), but the over-the-top clickiness is driving me nuts. The spacebar "thump" is particularly grating. Also, the RGB defaults to factory settings whenever I use a KVM because settings aren't saved on the keyboard but in Razer's software. The Asus keyboard actually stored all of its macros and profiles on-board, which was nice. I'd consider one of the newer Asus keyboards but for the stupid  Republic of Gamers on the spacebar. If that's the best option I'd live with it, but figured someone here might have better options.Thanks in advance for any advice or suggestions!
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Ynglaur posted:Razer Blackwidow Chroma v2 with Green switches (roughly equivalent to Cherry MX Reds). I like the tactile "bump" (similar to above), but the over-the-top clickiness is driving me nuts. The spacebar "thump" is particularly grating. Also, the RGB defaults to factory settings whenever I use a KVM because settings aren't saved on the keyboard but in Razer's software. The Asus keyboard actually stored all of its macros and profiles on-board, which was nice. I don't have the RGB version though so I can't speak to the quality of the RGB customization
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Ynglaur posted:Recommend me a keyboard! You want clear switches by the way.
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