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You need more than one key? Wow you must all have huge keyboards. I'm hoping to move to just using gestures soon.
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Duck and Cover posted:You need more than one key? Wow you must all have huge keyboards. I'm hoping to move to just using gestures soon. not sure if apple or google engineer
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Oct 25, 2020 18:13
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If anyone really wants a B Stock, Austin R2, in Dark Grey, drop me a PM and we can work something out.
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Oct 25, 2020 18:31
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I've been working on a 6 key (2 by 3) DIY mechanical keyboard kit. If you'd like a free kit and are willing to give me some feedback - please shoot me a DM.
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Oct 25, 2020 22:30
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My Corsair STRAFE RGB with cherry MX silent switches has finally kicked the bucket a year after I spilt liquid on it. Looking at the last couple pages heavy with enthusiast talk I'm weary about asking such a newbie question, but what's a decent keyboard to replace it with that isn't going to feel a million miles different, (or at least not worse). I've moved past my taste for RGB and the keys being "Silent" is less of an issue nowadays. Would be ideal if it didn't cost an arm and a leg too. Any go-to suggestions?
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Oct 26, 2020 02:43
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Rookoo posted:My Corsair STRAFE RGB with cherry MX silent switches has finally kicked the bucket a year after I spilt liquid on it. I really like my GMMK: https://www.pcgamingrace.com/products/gmmk-full-brown-switch You can get it in full, tenkeyless, or compact 65%, and let you choose from a whole bunch of switches. If you liked your silent Cherry reds, the Gateron Red switches they offer would feel very similar, and likely a little better. Another good choice would be the Kailh Silvers, as they're incredibly light and fast linear switches. It's also hot swappable, so if you decide to get different switches later you can just drop em in. All-in it's like $130 for something that's a lot more customizable than Corsair's offerings. Also, if you can, I'd see if you can borrow or buy a switch tester. I thought I knew what I liked (Cherry Blue / clicky) until I tried one and realized that I really liked entirely different switches (Zealios / tactile) and that I really didn't like Cherry Reds / linear. Gearman fucked around with this message at 03:16 on Oct 26, 2020 |
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Oct 26, 2020 03:11
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Gearman posted:If anyone really wants a B Stock, Austin R2, in Dark Grey, drop me a PM and we can work something out. I'm good. I got the B stock E-white that I wanted + extra pcb + extra POM plate. A Cabernet Austin r2 just sold on MechMarket today for $900. Dude was a nice guy though and included mauve switches AND r3 Burgundy keycaps. If nobody here wants it, I'm sure you'll have no trouble unloading it. https://www.reddit.com/r/mechmarket/comments/jhxzb3/uscah_austin_r2_gmk_burgundy_w_paypal/
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Oct 26, 2020 03:16
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Gearman posted:I really like my GMMK: https://www.pcgamingrace.com/products/gmmk-full-brown-switch Cheers, when it comes to the keys themselves would these do the job fine? https://www.amazon.co.uk/HK-Gaming-...RV6P0ZCHYGMSPWB I'm assuming the switches are the important part.
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Oct 26, 2020 03:30
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Rookoo posted:Cheers, when it comes to the keys themselves would these do the job fine? Yeah those would work. They also offer very similar caps, called "Black Aura", when you go to customize the board. Pretty sure the $130 I quoted included the keycaps as well. But if you wanted that set from Amazon instead, they would work just fine, too.
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Oct 26, 2020 03:53
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BTW I don't think I saw it linked here, but this Type-9 macropad looks just gorgeous, though at $99+ it's way more than I can justify spending on what would be my... fifth macropad. https://treasuretypes.com/ Arcturas posted:What do you mean by SA keycaps? Is that just the shape of the things? (God this hobby has so much terminology.) Arcturas posted:Also I'll have to look into Gateron clears, too. Maybe I'll break down and just get the Drop switch tester to see what feels good. Along with a wrist rest because this keyboard is taller than my prior logitech... Of course now I'm using a weird split keyboard with gChoc switches (a variant Kailh Choc with 20gf springs) so I can switch back and forth between QWERTY and steno, and if I ever wind up with someone else needing to use my computer (say if I have guests in like 2022) I'm going to just have to plug in a more normal keyboard for them.
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Ewen Cluney posted:BTW I don't think I saw it linked here, but this Type-9 macropad looks just gorgeous, though at $99+ it's way more than I can justify spending on what would be my... fifth macropad. I bought the Type-9 to match my Adelie. Pretty hyped about it actually, but still wish it had VIA support. Maybe I'll be bored enough to port it one day... Anytime someone uses my computer I just hit my layer 3 lock which is all "B" for the alphas before turning over the keyboard.
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Ewen Cluney posted:BTW I don't think I saw it linked here, but this Type-9 macropad looks just gorgeous, though at $99+ it's way more than I can justify spending on what would be my... fifth macropad. I kind of want to make a macropad just for Excel bullshit, since I've put some of those ALT+# shortcuts on another layer of my numpad. Weird question, but does anyone else use Rainmeter, and is there a way to get it to read what (QMK) layer you're on? I kinda need some sort of indicator... Stroop There It Is fucked around with this message at 15:36 on Oct 26, 2020 |
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Is there any way in qmk to assign layer up / down keys (i.e. move up/down one layer when pressed). As best I can tell, no, but it was like 2 a.m. when I was mucking about with it. I suppose you could just assign toggle keys for the next/previous layer on each layer.
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Oct 26, 2020 15:36
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Some Goon posted:Is there any way in qmk to assign layer up / down keys (i.e. move up/down one layer when pressed). As best I can tell, no, but it was like 2 a.m. when I was mucking about with it. I just increment layers on each layer and then have a dedicated layer 0 key. I asked for this feature previously but my ticket was never replied to...
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Oct 26, 2020 17:11
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Some Goon posted:Is there any way in qmk to assign layer up / down keys (i.e. move up/down one layer when pressed). As best I can tell, no, but it was like 2 a.m. when I was mucking about with it. Should be doable if you have a little programming background. You can set up a custom keycode for going up a layer, then use a for loop to iterate through and set layer_on to that. Then do the same for one that decrements. I'm sure someone out there has done this somewhere, but could be a nice little project to learn QMK with.
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Apologies if this isn't the right thread but I can't think of anywhere better to ask. I'm trying to make some more room on my desk so that I'll actually have room to write by moving my MIDI keyboard. What I'm trying to find is a keyboard tray that can swivel out so that I can put it off to the side of my desk and "turn" it towards me, like in the drawing below. I want the MIDI keyboard to sit under my desk roughly in about the same spot that it sits on top in the top part, and be able to move it to where it is in the bottom graphic. I've searched for "swiveling keyboard trays" online but this yields results that look like they function very differently from each other so I'm not sure which would suit my need without seeing it in person. Does anyone happen to know of something like what I'm talking about? (sorry for the lovely MS paint graphic) 
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Oct 26, 2020 19:49
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I am looking for a cheap mechanical keyboard in the 50-60 range. I found some on Amazon for about that, but I've never heard of Red Dragon or Element or w/e keyboards, and I'm wondering what I'm losing out vs. the $100+ Duckys etc.
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Oct 26, 2020 20:21
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anothergod posted:I am looking for a cheap mechanical keyboard in the 50-60 range. I found some on Amazon for about that, but I've never heard of Red Dragon or Element or w/e keyboards, and I'm wondering what I'm losing out vs. the $100+ Duckys etc. I've bought a havit board and a mechanical eagle board before. They're fine for what they are. Fit and finish can be a little lacking but they work and the switches are fine. Generally shop by the switch. I'd avoid anything that wants software to program RGB since it could be garbage and unsupported after a little while (not that the big brands are much better besides length of support maybe).
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Oct 26, 2020 20:40
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i vomit kittens posted:Apologies if this isn't the right thread but I can't think of anywhere better to ask. I'm trying to make some more room on my desk so that I'll actually have room to write by moving my MIDI keyboard. What I'm trying to find is a keyboard tray that can swivel out so that I can put it off to the side of my desk and "turn" it towards me, like in the drawing below. I want the MIDI keyboard to sit under my desk roughly in about the same spot that it sits on top in the top part, and be able to move it to where it is in the bottom graphic. I've searched for "swiveling keyboard trays" online but this yields results that look like they function very differently from each other so I'm not sure which would suit my need without seeing it in person. Does anyone happen to know of something like what I'm talking about? There's a thread for physical desktops that seems to be the discussion place for things like desk buying and other related things. You might have better luck there.
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Oct 26, 2020 20:45
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anothergod posted:I am looking for a cheap mechanical keyboard in the 50-60 range. I found some on Amazon for about that, but I've never heard of Red Dragon or Element or w/e keyboards, and I'm wondering what I'm losing out vs. the $100+ Duckys etc. The pricier boards are excellent build quality and genuine cherry switches (ducky in particular). Redragon has great build quality FOR THE PRICE and clone switches. The clone blues suck IMO. Clone reds and browns are ok. K582 SURARA is really good. Velocifire is another good brand. Some of the amazon stuff can be really bad though, lightweight boards, bad switches, bad RGB. Element and e-eagle or whatever, I dunno.
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i vomit kittens posted:Apologies if this isn't the right thread but I can't think of anywhere better to ask. I'm trying to make some more room on my desk so that I'll actually have room to write by moving my MIDI keyboard. What I'm trying to find is a keyboard tray that can swivel out so that I can put it off to the side of my desk and "turn" it towards me, like in the drawing below. I want the MIDI keyboard to sit under my desk roughly in about the same spot that it sits on top in the top part, and be able to move it to where it is in the bottom graphic. I've searched for "swiveling keyboard trays" online but this yields results that look like they function very differently from each other so I'm not sure which would suit my need without seeing it in person. Does anyone happen to know of something like what I'm talking about? Searching for "keyboard arm tray" on Amazon looks like it gets some results similar to what you're looking for. There are a few that look like they could work perfectly if you mounted them upside-down.
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anothergod posted:I am looking for a cheap mechanical keyboard in the 50-60 range. I found some on Amazon for about that, but I've never heard of Red Dragon or Element or w/e keyboards, and I'm wondering what I'm losing out vs. the $100+ Duckys etc. What I've learned over my short foray in to the mechanical keyboard realm is that: - Getting a mechanical keyboard just because it's mechanical doesn't necessarily make it feel better to you than non-mechanical keyboards. - The type of mechanical switch on the board really matters, and is very much personal preference. I can't stand linears, still kind of like clickies, and LOVE tactiles. If you're looking for a mechanical keyboard and don't know what linear, tactile, or clicky switches are or feel like or what you're preference is, I'd recommend buying a cheap keytester. Even something cheap like this that has one of each kind of type of switch is very helpful: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01G3BJOHO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_5pZLFbHVK4YX0 or you could just buy one of the $50 ones, try it out for a day and send it back. What the more expensive ones get you vs the cheaper ones is largely: - Type of switch you can get with it. More expensive boards usually come with better or nicer switches. - No switches. Which sounds dumb, but it means you can put whatever switch you want in it. Some boards let you "hot swap" switches that makes changing switches on the board very easy. - Better materials, better weight, etc. There's a big difference in feel and sound between cheap plastic and more expensive materials, foam padding, aluminium bodies, and weights underneath. - A layout that is more universal, letting you swap keycaps easier. I actually liked the caps on my Corsair even though they're cheap. Unfortunately, they use a nonstandard keycap size for their bottom row, which made them very difficult to use in other boards. There are usually some other nice features, but I'd say those are the most worthwhile when considering a cheap mechanical vs. a more expensive one. That said, if you're going to pay $100+, I'd recommend staying away from the "big brands" like Corsair and Logitech, as you generally end up paying a lot for style, and not getting any of the real advantages.
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Is anyone interested in buying my GMMK White Ice TKL? I used it for ~2 weeks before realizing it wasn't for me. Happy to let it go for less than retail, whatever that is these days.
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Oct 26, 2020 22:10
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interrodactyl posted:Is anyone interested in buying my GMMK White Ice TKL? I used it for ~2 weeks before realizing it wasn't for me. Happy to let it go for less than retail, whatever that is these days.
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anothergod posted:I am looking for a cheap mechanical keyboard in the 50-60 range. I found some on Amazon for about that, but I've never heard of Red Dragon or Element or w/e keyboards, and I'm wondering what I'm losing out vs. the $100+ Duckys etc. Check out the qisan magicforce 68 (assuming you're cool with not having a numpad). There's a version with Gateron switches (instead of cherry mx) and no LEDs that you can find for like $30-40. If you decide to spring for lights and cherry switches it's like 65 or 70 bucks.
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Oct 26, 2020 23:57
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Stroop There It Is posted:...Yes, very, assuming it's hot-swappable (which I think all the TKL ones are?), depending on your asking price! I'd also happily trade for my Keychron K4 with gat browns + white backlight (used like, 5 times max, bought earlier this year for my husband, who ended up hating the 96% layout) if that's of interest, but I'm guessing it's not due to the similarities. Looks like you don't have PMs, so email me at stroop dot sa at gmail if ya want? I've got too many boards to trade for one, but I'll email you!
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Oct 27, 2020 00:23
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Well, I think I found my upper limit on mechanical keyboards. I tallied up the following: KBD75v2 case and PCB (yes I know I said earlier I was focusing on 1800 or 96 key layouts but those get stupid expensive stupid fast and some of the premades are not what I'm looking for) Some bootleg Aliexpress special PBT keycaps 100pc 2x3x4mm white LEDs Durock Stabilizers and lube Gazzew U4 Boba 62g switches (Thanks Stroop There It Is for hipping me to those) Came out to just under 360 bucks. Shoulda just bought a drat custom Varmilo VA87M from them direct with Zealios. Would have been cheaper. 
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Oct 27, 2020 03:59
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I'm looking at carrying cases for a keyboard im just going to sell anyway. The hell is wrong with me.
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Oct 27, 2020 13:24
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Gearman posted:I'm looking at carrying cases for a keyboard im just going to sell anyway. The hell is wrong with me. ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US!!!
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Oct 27, 2020 13:45
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Gearman posted:I'm looking at carrying cases for a keyboard im just going to sell anyway. The hell is wrong with me. Buy a hard case, and ship it in that. Then you don't have to worry about it being damaged in transit 
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8-bit Miniboss posted:Gazzew U4 Boba 62g switches (Thanks Stroop There It Is for hipping me to those) I just spent a bunch of time setting up a virtual machine and build environment so I could make ONE tiny change in QMK (so I can press 3 times instead of 5 for tap-toggle, lol) and to my surprise as a programming and Linux novice, it works!! Totally worth it!!!! e: vvv Awesome, good to know! Thank you! Stroop There It Is fucked around with this message at 23:09 on Oct 27, 2020 |
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Oct 27, 2020 23:02
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Stroop There It Is posted:Yay, hope you like them! I may grab some more and put them in interrodactyl's GMMK... wondering if it's worth getting the ones with clear upper housing for the RGB (clearly I'm a fake gamer, since this will be my first keyboard with it). Guess I'll test it out with my extras. The Boba's I bought were of the RGB variety since I plan to install LEDs in the KBD75v2 I ordered despite also ordering opaque keycaps. I figure if I'm going to solder switches, might as well get the lights in there too when I come across another keycap set I might like. Forward thinking. Edit: The Reddit posts I was reading regarding them mentioned the upper housing shouldn't change the sound profile and they're the same tolerances as the original tops in regards to stem wobble. The vendor I bought them from helpfully put up a comparison shot in their store page: https://www.rgbkb.net/products/rgb-silent-tactile-switch 8-bit Miniboss fucked around with this message at 23:09 on Oct 27, 2020 |
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So I have gazzew's previous silent tactile switch, DIY silent sky, and because the switches are outemu with the thin pins I was able to plug them into the redragon K582 SURARA without soldering and it's my daily driver at home. Thought I'd mention that for anyone getting these U4 switches: K582 is a wonderful board for outemus. Full size and full RGB.
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I actually got a batch of Boba U4s and I like the feel overall...but does anyone else find them to be kind of scratchy? I plan to lube them once the broken in and hopefully that helps, but is this normal?
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interrodactyl posted:I actually got a batch of Boba U4s and I like the feel overall...but does anyone else find them to be kind of scratchy? I plan to lube them once the broken in and hopefully that helps, but is this normal?
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Oct 28, 2020 18:44
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Wireless, hotswappable 96 key keyboard coming from Epomaker. 100 bucks early bird. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSF_hY9Bpuk https://gk96.epomaker.com/
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8-bit Miniboss posted:Wireless, hotswappable 96 key keyboard coming from Epomaker. 100 bucks early bird. What's the catch?
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Oct 29, 2020 10:17
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Lord Stimperor posted:What's the catch? It's ugly as puke?
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redeyes posted:It's ugly as puke? Still gonna get it.
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