/mkg/ - Mechanical Keyboard General

>>58641440
and the previous thread >>58622863

Anyone else think sanskrit looks like little poops?

>>58641463
It's shitskin language so by default it looks like poop.

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This one is for my RAMA M10-A.

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>>58641463
No, but it looks like literal chickenscratch.

RAMA is meme
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5APR56_AOo

>>58641463
>sanskrit is a language and not a script
>sanskrit is written in devanagari, a script widely noted for its beauty
>OP is neither sanskrit nor devanagari, but arabic written in naskh script

u wot m8

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What's the top Topre keyboard?
http://www.leopold.co.kr/data/cheditor4/1611/M59GJ24C8ApAWpVpfa.jpg
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>>58641463
if you are talking about those keycaps thats not sanskrit http://www.omniglot.com/writing/sanskrit.htm

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>>58641704
you mean the FC980C?

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>>58641737
I linked the FC980C because I couldn't upload the images.
I think it's my favorite layout of a Topre keyboard because I don't need some of the navigation keys and incorrect legends bother me.
Pic related is why I'm using a blank normal HHKB instead of my lubed Pro JP.

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your daily reminder not to order from redditor owned shops

What's the best keycap set to resell

>>58642243
anything old really. For example the original miami set from like 5 years ago could sell for big money. Penumbra and Hyper Fuse are also good contenders

>>58642243
A soware set from one of the korean groupbuys.

>>58642230
Guess I'll buy from Mimic next time.
https://www.mimic-cables.com/
Is there any other competition I should know about?

>>58642471
Anyone here bought from there? Looking to get some cables, and the options there are a lot better than Pexon, and the pricing is similar with shipping.

>>58642230
>Buying artisan cables at all

>>58642703
>>58642471
why are you spending so much for a cable that does nothing. can't you just sleeve a regular monoprice cable and call it a day.

>>58642750
Are you sure you're on the right thread? This is the place where people spend $400 on keyboards and keycaps that can do the same things that a $15 one can, and you're worried about someone spending $30 on a cable?

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>>58642750
its really not that big of a deal anon. There are other things you should worry about

>>58642750
It's similar to audiophilia

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>>58642774
Colored caps per just puzzle me
but this infuriates me slightly.

Happily typing on a standard Filco.

>>58642750
I bought one from PexonPcs a few years ago and found it too gaudy.
I'm using my stock HHKB cable for it but I could see someone buying one because it might look better with the color scheme of a keyboard.
>because it looks cool

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>>58642812
what are ya too poor

>>58642983
Unbelievable

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>>58642993
Cheer up. I know someday you'll be rich enough to afford one

>>58641440
>4 is 3 is shitstreetastan

>>58643008
I wouldn't buy any colored key caps if I had a billion dollars

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>>58643020
You're just saying that in order to fit in

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good night /mkg/

>>58643051
Whats stopping me from dyeing a set of stock white caps and selling them on ebay like that

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>>58643166
Are they for topre and do they have the CF logo on them?
If so then nothing.

>>58642471
Winnja seems to be reddit, but they made me a good cable. At least, I can't tell if anything is wrong with it.

>>58643187
Why are 2/3rds of "art" keycaps skulls?

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>>58643516
no originality
This jew isn't even gonna ship for free lol!

Backlit PBT Black/White Keyboard

I can't find one anywhere. Halp.

>>58643579
pok3r rgb

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What does /mkg/ think of the cherry boards? They seem to be very cheap comparing to boards like Ducky and filco.

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First for dirty korean rubberdomes

>>58643635
Those are abs arent thet?

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I made this just for you guys.

>>58641440
>نحن كان لوحات المفاتيح ميكانيكي و خارا طب
Sorry, I don't speak kebab, Ahmed.

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hey guys

I found this,what about it? It's a HP C3758.

>>58645421
It's just a rubber dome.

>>58645430
so a topre?

>budget
Depends, but i want to aim for less than ~130 buckos

>location
europa the dystopia

>preferred switch type
brown cherries, something good for typing and gaming

>Layout
Doesnt really matter too much, ANSI for aftermarkets i guess

>Form factor
Full or TKL

>Backlight
Doesnt really matter to me

>Current kb
A shitty turtle beach impact 100, but hey, it was cheap

>>58645862
A topre is at least a fancy rubber dome. This is just a regular rubber dome.

Let's try again

>Budget
£100-120
>Location
UK
>Preferred switch type
Red
>Layout
ANSI
>Form factor
Either 100% or 80% are fine
>Backlight
Yes
>Previous/current keyboards
Let's just not talk about that

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Got my new keyboard today

Using Cherry Browns, was gonna go Clears (which i still might get a board with Clears later if i fell like) but hey decided on Browns as it was cheaper. Feels really different than my laptop keyboard which i am use to but it is nice to know that all the key presses registers. Also i am really liking the minimalist design of the keyboard with no over bearing company logo.

The foam wrist pad is great as well

is the vortex poker worth the 170 euros?

>>58646483
Not that much, no.

>>58646483
Build a GH60

>>58646497
but I need a keyboard with DE ISO ;__:

>>58646069
same thing.If you're going to get topre at least get it free. no sense in over spending on rubber domes.

>>58646513
It's really not exactly the same m8. Yes they both use rubber domes, but the actuation mechanism is completely different, and regular rubber domes don't have a spring underneath them.

>>58645402
> what is a containment board

t.not even a kebab

>>58646395
Did you buy it gay or are you just a faggot

>>58646635
bought it gay i guess, dealer had the option to customize key caps and so i did

Like it over staring at black or grey key caps everyday. adds a nice touch, i also happen to have a purple usb cord for it

what's with all the rama shilling itt

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>want to buy used mx cherry keyboards for scraps
>find some cheap ones in Europe
>postage is always above 17€

How. Why.

>>58646758
>being poor


>tfw payed $50 AUD to ship my keyboard from the US

>>58646772
>being poor

I want scraps. If I wanted a proper keyboard, I'd buy a new one.

>>58646783
>what is scavenging

>being an idiot

>>58646772
>$50
>my keyboard kit bought from Massdrop was only $28AUD despite being shipped in a box more than three times the size of a fullsize keyboard
boi you bought from the wrong vendor

>>58646797
Proper mechanical switches are rare where I live. It's probably all razer shit, and even then there probably are no scraps.

I want to learn how to build a kb without being afraid of ruining it.

>>58646814
>without being afraid of ruining it.
well there is your first problem

Building and all that jazz is about risks and learning from your failures, and you will fuck up and which is why you should scavenge parts from the dump or local offices and stuff. The point is don't buy anything if you don't need it until you know you won't fuck up

tfw typing on an azerty keyboard now.

also typing on a 60% is damn damn shitty until you get used to it properly. But my Model M is just too hueg D:

How are blacks in comparison to reds? I am kinda curious because they seem so much quieter.

Unicomp buckling springs? Yea or nay.

I love the MX greens, meh about browns, hated the gateron clear KB i bought. I just ordered a classic unicomp (model m clone). Should I like it if I like to beat the hell out of my keys?

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>tfw have first mechkeyboard dream
>watch as my keycaps slowly peel and become shiny

hold me /mkg/

>>58646967
I have one, had it for 5 years now. They work fine, every few months I give them a thorough cleansing and they're still good as new. They're great if you like takatakataka keystrokes. Pity they don't come TKL though and modding one on your own seems meh.

>>58646979
What keyboard and keycaps do you have anon

>He uses Brown or Blue Switches

Whats the excuse anon? Too much of a bitch to type without a tactile bump? Like to annoy roommates/SO/Coworkers? What is it anon?

>>58646993
I am a professional writer, not a gaymor

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>>58646996
>professional writer

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>>58641440
get that contrarian shit out of here

>>58646996
So you like to annoy people?

CLAK CLAK CLICK CLAK HURR IMA WRITER CLIK CLIK CLAK

>>58647010
>>58647007
Why so mad? Some people just like the typewriter feel and have actual jobs that involve using their keyboards rather than staring at them like you two autismos.

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>>58646990
fittingly enough ABS, and memeforce

it was weird cause like the non shiny part was just like a film that was peeling off and i cant do anything about it D:

>>58647020
>Its an anon cant make rent cuz his SO/Roommates leave and loses his job because of his loud ass keyboard episode

I do want pics of it tho anon, I cant laugh at it unless I see it.

>>58647036
I pay my own rent, Brohammed. Also I live in a country where the government would pay me rent if I were jobless. Stay enraged >:3

>>58647020
>not being able to stare at your 10 cN keyboard and type
>2017

>>58647042
Wheres the pics commie.

>>58647051
Pics of what? Your anal devastation? Sorry, this is a blue board.

>>58647050
>He doesn't touch type.

LMAO 15wpm fag pls go

>>58647055
Ur /mkg/ approved shitposting tactile bump-enabled device

>>58647057
>he doesnt breathe type
pls kys filthy casual

>>58646942
Thats one of the dumbest things Ive heard in this thread. Blacks just require an extra 20g of force to actuate. Any sound difference is a result of keycaps and the construction of the keyboard

>>58646993
I was gonna go Clears

browns felt better for pinky and ring fingers, the ideal resistance honestly

I might go clears once those fingers get used to browns

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>>58641440
get that shit outta here

>>58645215
Not him but

They come with stock Vortex PBT keycaps.

>>58647159
rgb does not (doubleshot abs for those), the normal backlit does iirc

>>58645884
Try looking on Ducky One non RGBs, CM Quickfires, Anne Pro (Gateron Browns, MagicForce (Gateron Browns).

Im not sure if Corsair offers k65 non backlit versions with CMX Browns

>>58646483
Get the Poker 2

>>58646483
https://mykeyboard.eu/catalogue/vortex-pok3r-rgb-iso-mx-blue-without-keycaps_19/
https://www.candykeys.com/product/pok3r-black-mx-brown-iso-ger

ask them about restocks if they don't have your preferred switch in stock

>>58647168
Ah. Sorry, my mistake.

Also

/Mkg/ bois, check out MemeDrop. NPKC Gradient Keycaps are up for ~40 USD.

>Rainbow
>Sky Blue
>Sunset Blue

All offered on the base package of 87keys in blanks. Extra 3 sheckels for top/side printed or 104key.

Not sure if I should get one, I have no idea what quality of PBT does NPKC produce.

>>58647172
i thought the rgb was red only

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>>58647229
They look great, and I'm planning to get one, too. Picture is not mine but here's how it looks.

Is side printing worth it if I'm gonna put it on a memeforce?

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>>58647229
Thanks for the heads up, didn't realise that they also had a side-print option
Going to snag some for my incoming mk-fission

Only question is what colorway I should get

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Any rubber dome aficionados here?

We're a small group of individuals boldly going against the grain in striving for tactile perfection. We prefer the gentle, organic feedback of a rubber dome over the robotic, cold click of soulless mechanical keyboards. The feeling is gentle and intoxicating - like typing on clouds. And best of all? In comparison to mechanical switches, rubber domes are almost inaudible.

Keyboard manufacturers prefer selling mechanical keyboards because they're much more expensive. They line their pockets with the money of clueless consumers who are unaware or simply do not care for an alternative.

I hope there are like-minded individuals here. Perhaps we could have daily rubber dome keyboard threads where we can share photos and anecdotes about our devices. It's important that we stick together, us, users of these particular type of input devices. We have much in common.

>>58646758
>tfw fellow eurofag
Playing with mech keybs is indeed a rocky road. You can't just buy and resell keyboards until you find the right one for you, cause nobody wants to buy them, every country has its own retarded layout and nobody likes us/ansi. Only razer/corsair have a small market cause they're heavily marketed to gaymers, but even my little brother sold his blackwidow cause it didn't have accented letters.

>>58647273
Oh sorry. I remember know. Yeah k65 comes in CMX Reds only. Happy hunting anon.

>>58647311
Get side printed if you want to. I have a Ducky One meme RGB and probably would get side prints too.

>>58647371
All of them look nice. I'm probably going for Rainbow for candy feel or Sky Blue for a clean feel.

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>>58647375
hey, dont bully me about your hobbies, i dont bully you about yours

>>58647378
I'm gonna rummage through used parts stores, but I really don't believe I'll find a mechanical keyboard, let alone an mx cherry.

I was looking at this, some anon posted yesterday:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/192084845060?_trksid=p2055359.m1431.l2648&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

But postage to my country is about 20€. Ridiculous.

>>58641440
Sorry I don't speak terrorist, I only speak AMERICAN

>>58647464
>2017
>Speaking only one language

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>>58647375
I unironically prefer decent rubber domes over mechanicals (at least over Cherry MX switches).

And decent rubber dome keyboards can be had for less than $20.
Pic related, for example. I wish it was more compact without the media keys and all, but still.

>>58647419
Side printing would be just fine, for me. Last thing I need to decide is whether I get black or white base.

Black base contrasts the blue better, and emphasizes the LED too.
White base may get dirtier but it looks really really clean.

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>>58647550

I think if more rubber domes looked like girly accessories and had autistic features like easily switchable caps and pointless layouts, a lot more people would realize they're not nearly as bad as they think.

When a mech autist starts talking about rubber domes, you'd think he only ever tried a $5 keyboard before he splurged $120 on a trench warfare simulator.

>>58647647
given that you can build your own mechanical to the point of soldering is all together and choosing your own layout, I'd say mechanical is far ahead for me. Rubberdomes also feel nice, though.

>>58647752

Well if you're sitting there soldering your keyboard, you're clearly not a poser who heard he has to own a mech to be a special snowflake.

I'm addressing two things that are a side-effect of the resurgence of mech keyboards:

1) Mentioned snowflakes.

2) The fact that there are no rubber domes that don't look like shit, so some people will buy a mech for its looks alone.

>>58647794
Customization is nice and if you built it yourself, even better. I think that's what rubberdomes are missing. Give use easily assembled and relatively cheap rubber dome parts/switches and I'll give it a go.

>>58647010
>>58646993
Has it occurred to you that people just aren't as autistic as you are? I've used blues for three years and no one cares

>>58647033
Get some NPKC blanks from AliExpress, anon

>>58647817
This. I'm into mechs only because of customizability and sturdy build quality. Give me a rubberdome with aluminium case, detachable cable and cherry caps compatible and I'll gladly go back.

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>tfw PCBs are not that expensive

>>58647647
Is that an Anne? How are the default keycaps? Ordered one, and I'm wondering if I'll have to switch them for something else.

>>58647967

>dad typing on buckling springs kept my up all night
>probably permanently destroyed my health
>faggots nowadays think it's a fashion statement

>>58647994

Well, apparently, they're double shots so the legends won't wear out. It all comes down if you like the ugly font and the feel of them. They're PBT.

>>58648008
>dad, I can't sleep
>ok, I'll close the door

wew :^)

>>58648073
Yeah, that's what I was wondering. I don't mind the ugly font that much, have seen much worse, but if they're double-shot PBT then I'll probably stick to them. Was just worried about it actually being double-shot and PBT.

>>58648008
At least your mom didnt have a typewriter. Those things are twice as loud as a model M

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>>58648008
I actually expected them to be louder

>>58648076

There were no doors in our apartment and his mancave was 5 meters away from my "bedroom".

>>58648093

She did, but she never used it during the night on account of having a job and not being autistic.

>thinking about getting pok3r
>already have full size with cherry blues

What switches? I heard browns are ass and I've never tried linear switches. I'd prefer something non-clicky.

>>58648008
lad, i grew up sleeping 2 floors up from a houseparty with a "DJ" sound system every weekend, and i managed to sleep well enough

>>58648331

I don't understand browns. The actuation point is so deep it defeats the purpose for typing. And what's the point of a tactile actuation point if not typing?

>>58648337

I slept as well, but the keyboard would wake me up every ten minutes or so. Oddly enough, it wasn't a problem that turned me into a narcoleptic in school. I was just always in zombie mode.

>>58648377
every fucking weekend i slept to the background of house, garage, and hardcore music blaring out of a set of speakers you would normally find in a medium sized nightclub. learn to sleep better m8.

>>58648331
browns are popular, that's why people here hate them
they're nice and light to type on

>>58648415

Never learned until a few years ago. Now I do nothing but sleep.

Also, I win. By the time I hit puberty, a metric fuckton of nightclubs opened in a 10 kilometer radius and I could hear each individually and loudly. Sleep during the summer wasn't allowed basically.

>>58648453
>failed to sleep
>winning
m8

>>58648433

I find them weird and scratchy to boot.

>>58648468
what does scratchy even mean

Are there any curved mechanical keyboards something like Microsoft natural 4000 but mechanical?

>>58648466

Well, it was a competition over who had a shittier childhood.

>>58648481
no, it was a competition over who can sleep better
git gud faget

>>58648475

There's an odd feeling as the key goes down, like it's scratching something. I guess it needs to be lubed or something, but:

a) It's not my keyboard
b) I'm not lubing a keyboard, that's the most homo thing I can imagine.

>>58648492

Oh you wanna go there? These days I sleep 12 hours a day and I'm not remotely rested when I get up. I'm ready to go again within two hours. I'll outsleep your shit, try me.

>>58648496
I don't have anything like that on my poker 2 or I don't notice it in which case it may as well not be there

>>58648503

It's subtle but annoying if you're not used to it. But even without that, I wouldn't like the switch.

>>58648502
i spent a year living in a room with no real obligations, half the time i slept for 10-14 hours a day, though i did generally feel lethargic after

>>58648598

But did you go out with your mates for beers and fell asleep there?

Do you always fall asleep when watching movies with gf?

Do you fall asleep in the bus?

Did you ever fall asleep just standing somewhere? I bet I beat you there.

>>58648673
its not a question of amount of sleep, its a question of capability of sleep

a man who rests well on 6 hours is better than a man who rests poorly in 8

>>58648712

Usually when people are jealous, they try to hide the fact. What's happening there buddy?

>>58648739
youre sidestepping the issue senpai, just accept that youre shit at sleeping, and you need to get better at it

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>>58647229
for chink caps they are alright

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200 3mm LEDs. Bless you Shenzhen.

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/g/, I had a really weird dream.
I dreamt I bought some cheap mouse + keyboard combo but the keyboard looked real cool with lots of color coordinated keys and aesthetic symbols and stuff. It was white and orange and blue and it just looked real nice. The mouse was some clear garbage I didn't care about because I already had a nice mouse, but I wanted the keyboard.

Then something happened. I don't remember what, but someone ended up bending my keyboard out of anger so it looked like that weird microsoft curved keyboard only smaller and still colorful.

So then I went back to the store to rebuy it, but I just wanted to buy the keyboard because I didn't need two cheap mice I wasn't gonna use, and the girl there was kinda cute and giggled and said something...and then I woke up.

I fucking want that keyboard now. This post reminded me of it. I think I made it up in my brain buy maybe I can find a keyboard similar, I have to look now.
I have to.

tl;dr this is what I vaguely recall the keyboard looking like, do you know of any keyboards that look like this? Similar in any way?

I'm looking now but there's literally thousands of keyboards to look through so any help would be appreciated.

>>58648844

Learn to use the word "aesthetic" properly already. The meme is over, retards are no longer pretending to be retards, now it's just genuine retards left. That goes for all of you. You sound like 20 year old normies.

>>58648922
I don't give a shit what retards want to misuse terms or what you think about that, the symbols were like beautiful calligraphy. It was extremely aesthetic and pleasing to look at.

>>58648922
Holy fucking autism

>>58648922
>omg end the memez!! :(((

Truly, and aesthetic post. upboated

>>58645070
I actually have the Das Keyboard II (a rebranded version of the same board you listed iirc), and I enjoy it quite a bit.

Mine has Cherry blues, very nice typing experience overall. However, I do not think that it will be replacing my hhkb as my main kb. A fine backup all the same.

>>58648952

"It was extremely aesthetically pleasing"

Aesthetically pleasing you retard. You're the retard misusing terms.

>>58648844
Get a white TKL and buy blue function keys and orange enter. Not gonna have a bigass enter as your pic but it's close enough.

>>58649147
Damn. Posters like you are a diamond dozen. You know, it's not difficult to have an aesthetic sense, but it's kinda tough being actually aesthetic. If you can't deal with it, get out. It's a doggy dog world here.

The aesthetic movement is only about beauty: weather something is or isn't aesthetic. It's not hard to comprehend. It's not rocking science. If you really can't grasp such a concept, your out of our league.

>>58649190

At best, you're abusing a dead meme which was only excusable and had a context in the bodybuilding community.

At worst, you're an underage tard incapable of just saying "beautiful" because you're a special snowflake. So you appropriate "aesthetic" instead and proceed to use it wrong.

You can be snide about it and beat around the bush all you want. One day you'll be ashamed of yourself and what an idiot you were. You'll cringe your heart out.

My new board could be here within the next 30 minutes. Probably more like an hour. No longer than an hour and a half.

How do you guys waste time waiting

>>58649239

I type as much as possible on my old icky keyboard. Just a few more hours and I'm a big boy! Woohoo! Wait until /g/ sees it!

>>58649239
masturbating

>>58649149
Hmmm, as silly as that sounds the big ass orange enter key is kind of a hang up for me. I'm having trouble finding any keyboards at all with that kind of enter key. I guess it's just a relic of a bygone age at this point?
International ISO style has a similar one, although kind of upside down.
I might just have to give up on that part.

I've never bought a mechanical keyboard before so I'm a bit in the dark for what the best kind of keys for me would be. I play some games I suppose but most don't require heavy use of the keyboard. I do a lot of typing though.

I was thinking maybe blacks. I'm somewhat clumsy with big fingers so I manage to hit a lot of unintended keys at times, so having a key that has to bottom out to be activated would be nice. But then I also type a lot, so I was also thinking either browns or white.

>>58649239
taiwanese cartoons

>>58648922
Oh no, someone is having fun on the internet. Better respond with hostility to try and bring them down for no reason. When will this meme end? It's tiring.

>>58648476
Maltron and kinesis

why is there no buckling spring 60% keyboard? REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>58649233
>make a thread to mock him
>he still responds

so, this is the true power of autism... whoa...

>>58649374
kishsaver

>>58649378

I chose to ignore your piss-poor attempt at mockery because it is below me.

>>58649288
A steelseries G6V2 has a big ass enter key. You can buy some blank ones from china then dye it orange.
Some anon on here painted his keboard case red so you can ask him how he did it. There are plenty of guides online on geekhack or deskthority

>>58649374
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1739705432/modernized-buckling-spring-keyboard-switch

>>58649374
There are, but they have huge bezels and cost $350+

>>58649407
You didn't, though. That's the point.

Is there scientific proof that having less keys makes you a better programmer or writer?

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I slept on the most uncomfortable wooden chairs i have ever slept on during three weeks

>>58649423
Thats retarded. Good thing it failed, but Ill give him a B- for effort

>>58649407
You should probably get outside more.

>>58649412
So it does. Ah, I wish it was smaller. And not black. I'm trying to browse a full list of keyboards on this site and I can't seem to figure out how to look at anything except the highlights or for specific items you already know the names of. Is there really no browse all function on this site? I couldn't care less about this esports light up crap they're featuring.

>>58649467
the point of smaller keyboards isn't having fewer keys but the ergonomic benefits

>>58649507
Are there any tangible advantages?
Do you type faster or more accurately?

>>58649467
Yes. Linus, RMS, and Bjarne all use small keyboards.

>>58649455

I gave you a valuable lesson. You can choose to ignore it or go through the umad routine. It is up to you.

>>58649507
>ergonomic benefits
>have to curl hand to reach keys that are closer together

ayyyy

>>58649517
Linus uses a regular tenkeyless, not some crippled 60% /fa/ tier board

>>58649496
What site?
You can go onto the deskthority wiki and they should have a list of all keyboards with a big ass enter key

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>>58649516
I can type faster because I don't have to move my hands so much to access certain keys (arrow cluster, delete mostly)

>>58649527
I don't think you understand how smaller keyboards are built. I'm not talking about sub 60 keyboards by the way, fuck those

>>58649535
What about RMS and Bjarne. They both use HHKB

>>58649522
All you did was whine about how someone used extremely as an adjective for aesthetic. I fail to see any lessons to be learned here except that 4chan is full of pedantic losers.

>>58649540
The steelseries site itself. But yeah thanks, I'll do some looking on deskthority then.

>>58649553
Maybe if you're a woman or have really narrow shoulders, yeah. My arms form a V shape reaching the extremities of the keyboard.

>>58649527
They keys arent closer together. They are still the same size

>>58649603
it's not about being able to reach them but not having to lean over to type properly
you can't do that with a full size unless your mouse is way out of the way

with a 60% your home row is directly in front of you

>>58649481
oh shit

i didnt realize it failed

>>58649636
ok, kinda makes sense, although it doesn't make much difference in practice. It's a comfort and optimization thing, primarily. I'd never get a 60%, though, the lack of arrow keys is disgusting.

>>58649760
The spring is soldered so thats a big nope

>>58649766
I used to think like that but I recently passed on a 660C because I didn't want to rely on AHK for my arrow key shortcuts. Not having to move your hand/arm to use arrow keys is so nice.

>>58649766
Get a 65%. Magicforce best

>>58649792
>Not having to move your hand/arm to use arrow keys is so nice.

Having to press another key to use arrow keys is really bad, imo

>>58649843
idk man, having caps as an FN is amazing. I can use arrows and mess with my music with no movements from my typing

Where do you guys buy you key caps from?

>>58649871
Aliexpress

>>58649843
if your fn is positioned poorly sure, but most 60%s are programmable so you can put fn on a useless key like capslock and have capslock + wasd/ijkl be your arrow cluster. really neat.

>>58649869
>>58649877
The issue is not location. I'm sure there are gonna be times when I press the arrow key before the FN, not only not doing what I want, but making a typo. Happens a lot with multi-key pressing with two hands.

>>58649912
I don't think I've ever had that happen to me and I've had this poker for over two years now. It's not like you have to press them at the same time, just hold down caps and press your arrow keys as you like.

>>58649876
That's a weird place to get them.

>>58649928
programming, I do a lot of

>arrows -> type -> arrow -> type

that's why it happens. Happens with capital letters a lot of times too when I use two hands.

>tfw want the Leopold fc660M but it costs $30 to ship to Canada

Ugh what are some other good 60% keyboards? I want muh arrow keys desu

>>58649958
why?

>>58650048
Just, not what I expected really.

>>58649999
Nice quads
Magiforce

tfw have a magicforce but they don't have ISO layout so I have to retrain to type querty

i just got a ducky one for my birthday, i love it so much

but just as a note to all of you guys who are seriously anal about your keyboards


it would not sit even on the table with around 1mm of wobble room until i engauged the stubby and full sized legs for the first time

also the longer legs needed considerable force to snap down from their origional upward folded away position


other than that the keys have a nice slick and soft feel to them and the keypress is exellent

i opted for the cherry mx blues

i like the look of the keys and how adjustable the backlighting is


my only gripe is i wish instead of a light gray color for the key labels i wish they coulda made it black with the backlight being the only way to see the key label

>>58650112
Good. ISO sucks for typing

>>58650087
Shiddd I can't find it amazon Canada or any Canadian retailer either but it looks nice dammit

Owell I guess I'll have to go with something tkl

>>58650205
Not if you need funny characters with dots on them

>>58650206
Import them from chink land

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>>58650205
>the layout I'm not used to sucks for typing

>>58650210
You can get those in ANSI thanks to the chinese

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>>58650222
I had an ISO keyboard and after switching over to ANSI I'm never going back. It really does suck

>>58650220
Can't do that because they don't accept PayPal n_n

This is poopy

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It's here

>>58650329
There is a chinese paypal too. Its the same as regular paypal, but its in chinese

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>tfw europe

>>58650332
what switches did you get?

>>58650332
Greens? How much did you pay?

>>58650402
Greens
>>58650403
Yeah, and I paid $55

Hey /mkg/, what's the best mechanical keyboard for killing myself?

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>>58650410
Let us know how you like them, I've been curious about greens since a long time

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>>58650424
IBM Model M, it's heavy enough to do it yourself, and loud enough to make your neighbors do it for you

>>58650424
RAMA. Blunt force trauma

>>58650431
Well, I've been using clears as my daily driver for just over a year. Had blues before that and it was way too light. I was tired of moving my poker 3 from work to home every day, so I picked this up for home

>>58650450
>>58650451
Unicomp it is.

>>58650450
That's a nice setup with the monitors and such

>>58650483
Thanks, probably getting a 2K 27" main monitor in the near future.

Is there any place that sells specific key caps? I'm looking and all I can find are extremely overpriced sets or 3 dollars for 4 space bars.
More specifically, any place I could select a variety of different colors and key types instead of either having to buy 20 individual keys for 100 dollars or buying two sets to mix and match for the 15 I actually want?

>>58650788
Not that I know of. I know places that do fully custom sets or that sell specific keycaps for comon keys like Esc, arrows, wasd, and modifiers

>>58650901
Yeah all I can find are "spend twice as much for a custom keyboard" or "buy a keyboard then pay the same amount again to customize it how you want."

Shit sucks.

>>58650948
Dude its only like 40 bucks for a custom set. Anyway what keys do you need?

>>58651027
Enter key, F(x) keys, escape key, spacebar.
I also want them all in different colors, the four in different colors I mean.
So I can't really just buy one set.

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>>58642230
>ordered a coiled cable from pexon
>arrived 1 month later than expected
>mfw only 4 inches was coiled, over 4 feet left uncoiled

>>58641654
if it's not east asian or european it really doesn't matter

Hey guys, where can I buy white, translucent german keycaps?

>>58651064
elite keyboards has all those for cheap

>>58651077
Chyna

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http://mechboards.co.uk/shop/all/60diy/

what is the /mkg/ opinion on this?

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>>58651120
This is borderline perfect.
I say borderline, because half the keys I want are out of stock with no ETA on more. Guess I'll email them, thanks buddy.

>>58651181
Shit wait, no, they only have orange in Topre.
Fuck. Why do they have everything else in Cherry but orange only in Topre. Who even uses Topre?

>>58646365
Corsair strafes are pretty good and are under your price point with all of the features you wanted.

>2017
>not using Topre

i hope you guys don't do this

>>58651305
im poor

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>>58651305
I have a HHKB and I barely use it nowadays

the only reason why it's getting some love for now is because I'm waiting for a replacement board for work

>>58651305
using topres is like using a chastity cage

>>58651353
What a shitty looking 3D print, god damn son step up your 3D printing game!

>>58651353
HHKB is the worst Topre

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>>58651422
yeah, I know. I'll get to that once I start printing shit with which I actually care if it looks good or not

Are quality mechanical wireless keyboards a thing yet? All the ones I've seen on the market so far are quite underwhelming or cheap Chinese shit. with fake switches.

t. person with wireless headphones and mouse
I'm big into wireless technology don't judge me.

>>58651671
you can get bluetooth adapters and there are a few boards that have built in bluetooth
also you could probably just do that shit yourself if you have the knowledge

>>58651671
Filco has bluetooth keyboards

How do you guys go about cleaning your keycaps and keyboard?

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>>58651765
I don't.

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>>58651838
Yikes.

>>58651765
I remove all keycaps every few months and clean the keyboard and each cap individually with isopropyl alcohol. Apart from that, just the usual tapping on the back with the keyboard upside down.

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>>58651765
Pop the caps off, rub them under water with fingers, blast cap-less board with air cannon and wipe paths with wetted paper towel.

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What do you think? Maybe going to swap for a 75%

>>58651765
bowl with soap water
put in on keys
stir thoroughly

>>58651671
A varmilo VB87 is like 130 bucks

As someone who understand Arabic, the tiles doesn't mean shit.

>>58652233
What tiles? I only see hardwood.

>>58652265
What if the keycaps are actually tiles, a mechanical tiles?

>>58651937
ugly as hell

>>58651937
Doesn't matter what you swap it with, as long as you throw away those reddit keycaps.

>>58652389
>>58652413
What would you suggest I go for instead? I was getting a bit fed up of the colours, I think I'd get around $1000 for this all together.

>>58646509
hallo freund, kauf doch einfach us/english iso und call it a day...

>>58651607
Where did you get those that sushi keycap set? Link pls.

>>58652531
those look like EnjoyPBT
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Enjoypbt-keyboard-mechanical-keyboard-keyboarded-hot-117-keycaps/32694867686.html?spm=2114.01010208.3.1.qHIqWd&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_2_10065_10068_10501_10503_10000032_119_10000025_10000029_430_10000028_10060_10062_10056_10055_10054_10059_10099_10000022_10000012_10103_10102_10000015_10096_10000018_10000019_10052_10053_10107_10050_10106_10051_10000007_10084_10118_10083_10080_10082_10081_10110_10111_10112_10113_10114_10115_10000041_10000044_10078_10079_10000038_429_10073_10000035_10121-10050_10503_10501_10111,searchweb201603_2,afswitch_1,single_sort_2_default&btsid=203049b4-0dfe-41f9-b7a4-e63204634cb4

>>58650431
is es eine trap?

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>>58652531
see >>58652588
can very much recommend them

>>58652623
schon fast das gegenteil

>tfw no Greens
>tfw browns

>>58648776
that looks pretty. Looks edible too.

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>>58653006
almost like candy

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What's the weirdest keyboard layout out there?

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>>58653122

>>58646365
ducky have a selection under that price range

just look up their uk resellers

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Interested in getting a better mechanical keyboard and figured this was a good place to ask

>Budget: Somewhere around 100$
>Location: North America (USA)
>Preffered switch type: From what I can read, blue or white
>Layout: ANSI
>Form Factor: 100%
>Backlight: Red, or RGB
>Current Keyboard: Cyberpowerpc stock keyboard. I would like something not as wide as this hunk of shit.

Any help in picking one out would be appreciated.

>>58641440

anyone tried this brand before?

Qisan with Kailh Red switches. i want a cheapo red switch tenkeyless

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Qisan-Keyboard-Mechanical-Backlit-Magicforce/dp/B01AA4P2RG/ref=sr_1_16?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1484756696&sr=1-16&keywords=mx%2Bred&th=1

>>58653404
Yes, those are pretty popular around here for being cheap and pretty good for the price. I think there are Gateron versions available though, which is even better than Cherry switches.

>>58653404
yes its magicforce

>>58641440
nice shitty google translated Arabic kaffir

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>>58653287
most RGB keyboards have a gaymer aesthetic with unnecessary edges and large bezels.
Ducky used to make minimalist RGB keyboards, but now the make gaymer garbage after they released the shine 6. If you don't mind TKL then get a One, if you want full size then get the shine 5.

Now if you don't care about how your keyboard looks then get some chink knockoff like this
https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1661

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>>58653429
>>58653435

thanks dudes

>>58653287
MasterKeys Pro L should fit that, but it might be a bit more than what you have for a budget, since it's $140 on Amazon right now, but the TKL version is $100 if you're okay with that. Ducky is another option as the other anon recommended with the Shine 5. Pretty much every other RGB keyboard looks like gaming garbage.

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https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=2246
Fuck I want this but then I'll have to switch to a TKL keyboard (Only choice would be Ducky One)

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>>58653640
who cares. I have a full size Ducky and I'm still gonna get one

>>58653734
because my desk space would be super cramped with a fullsize + TKL.

>>58653745
>>58653734
meant fullsize + numpad

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just went in for pic related for my varmilo tkl, cannae wait.

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>>58653799
looks gay

what do you guys do with these flashy keyboards with custom caps?

are y'all typing that much?

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>>58641538
>>58642774
>>58642983
>>58643008
>>58643051
>>58643187
>>58643532

>>58642983
>20 bids
Who would bid on a piece of crap like that? I wouldn't bid 5 dollars on one white blank keycap.

>>58653872
Did anyone ever buy a beanie baby for more then a $100?

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>>58653640
>>58653734
I've got a fullsize for work on the way, and I'll be making a numpad to fit the aesthetic of my tada68, but fucking hell I'm still getting one of those.

>>58653852
>are y'all typing that much?
obviously so, someone's got to do the shitposting

>>58653968
>At its height of popularity people would flip Beanies at as much as 1,000% on eBay

>>58653287
if you want full size check this out: https://www.amazon.com/Glorious-Gaming-Mechanical-Keyboard-Minimalist/dp/B01D8YNJH0

it usually goes on sale at 80$ the cool thing about it is you can switch out the switches if you want in the future. I would have gotten it myself but i dont like red back lighting, but since you do, you can wait for it to go down in price again if you want

do i have to desolder to install zealencios?

>>58654615
No. They just clip onto the top of the switches.

>>58654640
ohhok so just pull out key and then slap em on?

are they worth or just a meme? using chink abs

>>58654683
They certainly make the board noticeably quieter, even on the upstroke. If making it quieter is your goal then go for it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dt7evMlncU

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Bought a bunch of Mod L switches to replace the cherry reds on this one keyboard I have. One of those rare bluetooth mechanical keyboards which I love functionally, but not pleasurably.

It's gonna be a pain to desolder and then solder in the new switches, isn't it.

>>58654738
>It's gonna be a pain to desolder and then solder in the new switches, isn't it.

I hope you're ready for a lot of tedium.

>>58654713
just saw that thank anon. they're pretty expensive... lol using a magicforce68 with gat browns and abs chink cap, which i assume to be gateron brand.

might give oring a shot first. Will o rings make the key feel heavier?

>>58654860
No, at worst it'll make the bottom out feel mushy.

>>58646987
I don't care for sound or aesthetics (i got one in beige) but I do like feedback. I think this is going to be the mecca. MX Greens were the heaviest i could find and I love them. spring keyboards supposedly have a higher weight (?) point.

I know most people don't want to type on a typewriter for hours but I have short, stubby, strong hands and it just suits me well. Good to know you have to clean them. The mechanisms did look more complicated than MX cherrys, i.e., more of a bowl than a stump.

Test

Compared to PBT how does the Pok3r RGB feel to type on?