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My April 20th KBRepublic order finally arrived! It was the one I sent to the wrong address  The address I sent it to doesn't even exist, where the hell is this package...
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I picked up the GMMK TKL the other day, since I was looking for something that was hot-swappable but also available on Amazon. This was about $150 cheaper than the DROP Ctrl and Alt so I went with it. So far I'm enjoying it. The backlighting is fine, I didn't want to install the software and controlling it from the keyboard itself was easy enough. Eventually I want to swap to Zealios, but for now these Gateron Browns aren't too bad to work with.
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Jul 7, 2020 17:01
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Got a new home for my Jiji keycap today, .Z. lol the sculpt for the top row of keys is fucky because all the row 0 keys I'd need are in the Extras set I didn't buy HappyCapybaraFamily fucked around with this message at 19:43 on Jul 7, 2020 |
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Jul 7, 2020 19:40
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HappyCapybaraFamily posted:Got a new home for my Jiji keycap today, .Z. What model is that numpad?
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Jul 7, 2020 20:26
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.Z. posted:What model is that numpad? D'oh, knew I forgot something. It's the GK21S. Ordered it off (rear end)Drop a few months back, and it arrived today. The KPRepublic link goes to the same switchless/capless variant I got, for pretty much the same price I paid. It is hotswap with RGB backlighting and Bluetooth. You can also use it plugged in. It's apparently somewhat programmable, but I haven't dug into that yet. Works fine for my needs out of the box.
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Got my "new" model M from unicomp today, first impressions? holy rear end gently caress the keys are heavy to type on, here I was worried about the sound of the thing, didn't consider the key-weight coming from gateron optical browns. Edit: when I say "New" I mean like how nintendo uses it. I'm a bit disappointed they decided to change their keys, I don't know if it's because they switched to 1 piece keys over 2 piece or if it's just the gray set that comes with The New Model M but they sound and feel pretty thin and clacky, and the color and finish is pretty ugly. Though to be fair this is my first unicomp so it could just be how they are, still might try to snag some actual IBM 2 piece keys or at least old unicomp ones in tan/offwhite.  oh yeah also the nubs on f and j are super shallow, barely noticeable. good thing I'm a master typist. runaway dog fucked around with this message at 04:22 on Jul 9, 2020 |
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So I got a K1 with Red switches and hated it. I asked to return it, and they're customer service is a joke. Which leads me to what I discovered. I have some slight RSI issues. It's not classic RSI, but my hands get tired if I use most mechanical keyboards. For a few years I used a microsoft sculpt, and that worked, but not 100%. Finally I saw an acupuncturist and he mentioned maybe it was the keyboard. So i switched back to the apple classic keyboard with a wire, and keep my hands up when typing, and it cured it all. Well they don't make them anymore, and the magic keyboards now have even less travel and while they also don't hurt my hands, they don't feel as good. Enter the Logitech MX keys keyboard. Feels even better than the apple keyboards, wireless, and hands love em. And I bought that last week, before they just released a new one this week that's the same but called MX Keys Mac addition. Minus the fact that the battery in this thing isn't user replaceable, this is the keyboard I see myself using for the next 10+ years. (I'd buy backups now but I assume the battery in the box would go bad too?) anyway, just love this keyboard. Love travel scissors switches is the way! (and it only costs $100)
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Jul 9, 2020 01:43
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 OH BOY OH BOY OH BOY!!!  GAHHHHHHHHH I've never gotten anything keyboard related in such a short period of time before!!!  YUSSSSSSSSSSSS!  *faints* Edit: what do y'all think of 67g Zilents? GnarlyCharlie4u fucked around with this message at 04:10 on Jul 9, 2020 |
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Jul 9, 2020 02:58
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Sweet, no soldering too, so you should be up and running real quick.
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Jul 9, 2020 04:23
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:
I fuckin love the v1 67g Zilents. I tried the v2, same weight, but it wasn't as silent and also felt heavier and unpleasantly more tactile. I traded my bag of v2s for someone else's v1s for the ill-fated Lumina build that might not end up happening  I should just give in and just do another DZ60 build, maybe with a 5° case
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Nice. I was close buying the KBD75 kit but decided to sell my extra switches, save the money, and commit to getting used to the 60 I built back in January instead. Switching to ISO at the same time definitely didn't help. Came from a TKL and still getting used to not having some of the keys I used to use frequently.
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Edit: what do y'all think of 67g Zilents? My personal preference, I'd say top-tier are Zilents, then the Halo Clears, with Cherry Clears/Greens tied for third, and everything else after. I haven't used a Model M-type bucking springs literally since the 80s.I personally just abhor linear switches.
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Constellation I posted:Sweet, no soldering too, so you should be up and running real quick. Yeah I'm very stoked. If only I had my keycaps I'm waiting on the latest round of susuwatari, and the ePBT Ivory. Any suggestions for what caps would look good with this brilliant purple case? I was going to use the susuwatari but I might have a whole 'nother keeb by the time I get it. I'm typing on Cherry Clears right now but I have to say as nice as they are, the Hako Clears are so much better. If I wasn't resolved to leave my Code completely untouched, I'd swap the Cherry for Hako without a doubt. GnarlyCharlie4u fucked around with this message at 05:06 on Jul 9, 2020 |
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Jul 9, 2020 05:03
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GMK Lazer lol
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Jul 9, 2020 05:20
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Any suggestions for what caps would look good with this brilliant purple case? GMK Laser is active on Drop, but lol estimated shipping of this December. If you like SA caps and even more purple, here's a MAXKEY set from the same place you bought the keyboard. edit: DSA Nerd Elvish would be super neat, imo. HappyCapybaraFamily fucked around with this message at 05:39 on Jul 9, 2020 |
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Jul 9, 2020 05:28
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Commit to the purple like I did! It looks like Hana just sold out again on PMK. That MAXKEY set looks pretty good, and this DSA Astrolokey set from Assdrop would be sweet, it looks like its almost an identical colorway to Hana.
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Jul 9, 2020 05:34
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Vaporwave looked nice, though currently sold out: https://novelkeys.xyz/collections/frontpage/products/cherry-ptb-vaporwave edit: Constellation I posted:GMK Lazer lol HappyCapybaraFamily posted:GMK Laser is active on Drop, but lol estimated shipping of this December. That case's color looks to be a better match than the Laser edition Alt, lol.
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.Z. posted:Vaporwave looked nice, though currently sold out: https://novelkeys.xyz/collections/frontpage/products/cherry-ptb-vaporwave Yeah that's a touch too gauche for me. If it matched I'd probably approve. I just ordered their Skylights for $45. https://drop.com/buy/drop-skylight-series-keycap-set At least it will get here this year.
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.Z. posted:That case's color looks to be a better match than the Laser edition Alt, lol. Yeah, I hate whoever's in charge of approving the anodized colours for the Massdrop keyboards. The old K-Type from Input Club / Massdrop had this nice space grey render. The real keyboard ending up looking like the back of aluminium foil. The initial CTRL renders had the same issue where it looked super dark, almost back, but ended up being much lighter. I think they finally fixed the renders after being called out on it though.
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Can we talk about how amazing VIA is? https://caniusevia.com/ Like I was disappointed that I couldn't find any documentation on how to get it to recognize my keyboard, or how to program using it or really anything... not even a picture of the gui. But then I just plugged in my keyboard, opened via and LOL it just loving works. Everything is pretty self explanatory so I guess there's really no need for that level of documentation.
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Can we talk about how amazing VIA is? https://caniusevia.com/ What does it do? I don't understand
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Lowness 72 posted:What does it do? I don't understand It's software that lets you program your keyboard if your keyboard is one of the supported ones.
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It looks like it's just a fancy GUI for loading QMK firmware.
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teethgrinder posted:I didn''t know there were v1/v2 variants, but they're my favourite switch for sure. Yea Zeal did a v2 for the Zealios and the Zilents like a year or so ago? I have a some what similar sentiment about the v2 Zilents but never experienced the v1. They have an aggressive profile. I do like how they are quieter. I don’t know what else is out there tactile plus “silent”.
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I'm a big fan of the v2 zilents. With a heavy board and pbt caps it's like typing on a nice afternoon rainstorm. Box royals are also very tactile and I like a lot those as well but they are much louder of course.
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Rexxed posted:It's software that lets you program your keyboard if your keyboard is one of the supported ones. Exactly this. You don't need to go into bootloader (DFU) mode in order to change keys. You can just do it on the fly. quote:VIA works by communicating with the firmware that is running on the device and sending it commands across USB. Enabling the VIA feature in QMK is enabling both the ability to communicate with the VIA Configurator and the ability to store keymaps and other settings. It's simpler and faster than using the QMK Online Configurator. You don't even need to scroll through a long rear end list of firmwares, it autodetects the keyboard for you. Just start programming keys and that's it! Nondescript Van posted:I'm a big fan of the v2 zilents. With a heavy board and pbt caps it's like typing on a nice afternoon rainstorm. The original plan was for that one to be my office board but after testing on my GMMK they're louder than I expected (but feel so good) so I'm on the fence. As of right now I'm still using my Durgod K320 with sound deadening and Hako Trues and it's tolerable for everyone but I CANNOT type during a Skype meeting because of where my boss sits in relation to me so I definitely can't get away with the Royal Trues. The Zilents seem like a good compromise and at least a step in the right direction. Ultimately I'll swap those onto the Keychron K8 I've ordered (or the Durgod Fusion that drops next week) and use that at the office since the ultimate goal is to have a very clean desk without wires going everywhere. I have a question for the thread; are there backing plate spacers available for the KBDfans Brass plate? I bought the DZ60+Tofu+Brass Plate kit not realizing that you'd have to remove the top plate to swap switches. I for some reason thought the top plate and PCB screwed in separately. Derp. I can live with pulling the PCB and plate to swap switches, but I really want something to help space the plate out from the pcb and add some extra stability since my switches don't have stabilizer pins (5 pins) and I type like a masturbating gorilla. The sound deadening material mod I did to my K320 is not going to work well here. I'm thinking something like strips of HDPE plastic I can stick on the back of the brass plate.
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Exactly this. You don't need to go into bootloader (DFU) mode in order to change keys. You can just do it on the fly. Did that kit you got come with the case foam? https://kbdfans.com/products/dz60-case-foam
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.Z. posted:Did that kit you got come with the case foam? No but that's pretty rad. I mean I want something to go between the PCB and plate, not under the PCB. Looking at it now there might not be enough room between the switches to actually stick something on there. Even just a few spacers around the spacebar, edges and between each row would be nice. Who knows, maybe I won't even need it. The switches will probably do a good enough job at spacing out the plate from PCB?
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:No but that's pretty rad. Ah, for that you might have better luck with something like this: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B019GBKKPS or an automotive sound deadener like this: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07ZKPVHCB
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The Electronaut posted:Yea Zeal did a v2 for the Zealios and the Zilents like a year or so ago? I have a some what similar sentiment about the v2 Zilents but never experienced the v1. They have an aggressive profile. I do like how they are quieter. I don’t know what else is out there tactile plus “silent”. There are a couple of Outemu silent tactile models which are half as expensive, usually called U4 and Silent Sky. I recently got the U4 model and although I don't have them on a board yet, the typing test videos sound pretty amazing. Kailh also released a silent version of the Box Brown recently, which aren't as quiet as I had hoped for.
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.Z. posted:Ah, for that you might have better luck with something like this: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B019GBKKPS I have the sound deadening mat and used it on another keyboard with great success. But that one has the top plate screwed to the case separately so it's already well supported. I do not think it would be a good application for this because that stuff is soft and squishy and full of TAR. If the plate has any give to it, it will squish the tar out of the mat and stick to the surrounding switches.
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So, uh, how do y'all keep your keycaps that aren't currently on a keyboard organized?
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Stroop There It Is posted:So, uh, how do y'all keep your keycaps that aren't currently on a keyboard organized? In ziploc bags. My priority is to have them take up as little space as possible vs. keeping them nicely laid out for when I want to use them. I'll deal with having to sort them out when I need them. edit: Clarifying I mean 1 bag per set. .Z. fucked around with this message at 18:56 on Jul 10, 2020 |
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Stroop There It Is posted:So, uh, how do y'all keep your keycaps that aren't currently on a keyboard organized? Ziplock bags or the little tubs from ikea https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/glis-box-with-lid-transparent-40466148/
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Stroop There It Is posted:So, uh, how do y'all keep your keycaps that aren't currently on a keyboard organized? Depends. If it's the leftover keys from a build that I am using, I have a nice little decorative box I keep on my desk that I dump them into. I also have a separate matching decorative box that Artisan keycaps go in. Both are velvet lined. Everything else gets dumped directly into my LEGO bin never to be seen again.
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I mount my artisans on a switch tester.
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Stroop There It Is posted:So, uh, how do y'all keep your keycaps that aren't currently on a keyboard organized? Different zip locks based on row if they're blank
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Ziplock bags, bundled in a larger ziplock bag if I have seperate kits (ergo, novelty, alphas, etc) from the same set.
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