/mkg/ - Mechanical Keyboard General

>>58718750
Why should I buy one?

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Awww yeah nice keyboard in the OP

>>58718750
>>58718774
>>58718914
>tablet baby 10 keyless and smaller form factors
>huge bezels
Best part is the cancer paying the $300 or however much for that chink garbage.

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Dem bezels

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Do you prefer gay keyboards or grey keyboards?

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>>58719117
>no backplates

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opinions? (coolermaster storm xt with cherry mx blue switches)

it was the only one I could find that:
- had a numpad
- had no retarded leds under the keys
- had blue switches

lack of any of these is an automatic deal breaker for me

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>>58719056
One day RAMA will be able to afford to design things full time for us Mechanical Keyboard enthusiasts.

And it'll be glorious~~~~~~~

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$.75 a switch is a ripoff. But the $120 RGB pcb is the real scam.

>>58719188
I've got it the past or some variant. It was ok I guess till I spilled some coke on it, the keys stopped completely working and I tried to dry it with an hairblower which melted the keys. Bought an 5€ one from a store near me and it has lasted ever since

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>>58719216
I think he'd have to actually do something else than the same designs over and over again if he wanted to keep himself busy full-time

>>58719188
You could get a filco 980m for thicc pbt keycaps.
Or a ducky one with pbt keycaps for thicc oem profile caps.

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>>58719117
Grey all the way

>>58719223
>zeal
The biggest jew in the mechanical keyboard community

>>58719377
>The biggest jew in the mechanical keyboard community
That would be Ivan

Leopold FC900R any good?

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>>58718750
why is top and bottom bezel not the same as left and right?

This annoys me to no end

>>58719223
it's not REALLY that expensive for the switches is it
compared to cherry anyway, I know gaterons are dirt cheap

>>58719421
Unless you're a eurocuck. If he just let the chinks sell them, there wouldn't be customs fees for us.

>>58718750
>not a space cadet keyboard
trash

>>58719454
zeal marks packages as $10-$20 unless you order a shitload where it wouldn't make sense for it to be only such a low amount

>>58719478
Don't they take that shit pretty seriously in the west though?

>>58719543
if there's a bunch of plastic shit with no receipt in the package and it's marked as $20 it's pretty believable

>>58719543
>Don't they take that shit pretty seriously in the west though?

my 220€ hhkb was marked as "keyboard: 15€" or so,
and I didn't pay a dime of customs.

very believable since it was indeed a plastic keyboard and very light too

>inb4 mad poorfags

>Budget
up to 130 Euro
>Location
Germany
>Preferred switch type
MX Blue or Brown
>Layout
Standard german
>Form factor
100%
>Backlight
No
>Previous/current keyboards
Lenovo SK8825

Ideally would be something like my current one just with mechanical switches.

>>58719365
what kb is the one on the top

>>58719117
What keyset? The gray one

>>58719636
looks like tai hao

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>>58719365
It's a GH60 I built with parts entirely from AliExpress. I'm probably gonna make a catalogue of parts for the csg wiki but you can find them pretty easily anyway.

>>58719683
Ignore the wonky spacebar. I've fixed it since but I gotta take better pics.

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>>58719636
>>58719672
Is correct

>>58719586
any of these will do
https://www.caseking.de/peripherie/eingabegeraete/tastaturen/kabelgebunden?ckSuppliers=205&ckTab=0&sSort=2

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Is it true that the less keys you have, the better you are at computer?

>>58719683
Mean to reply to >>58719619
Phoneposting

>>58719721
Yes

>>58719712
Dankeschön :3

>>58719721
Yes. IBM realized this in the 70s and gave all their top engineers TKL keyboards like the Unsaver and SSK. Now days top programmers like Linus Bjarne, and RMS all use small keyboards

>>58719396
All the leopolds are good.

>>58719766
>top programmers
>rms
I thought he has not written any code in 10 years and he dictates his emails to some gnu slave because he has rsi or or is a lazy jew.

>>58719721
Basically everyone who is anyone in computing uses a 40% keyboard with Miami caps.

>>58719818
Imagine having to listen to his autism for a living

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DAILY REMINDER

>>58719864
In the meantime any generic $0.10 plastic cable lasts 10x longer. I guess hipsters will never change.

>>58719188
>coolermaster was the only one I could find that:
>- had a numpad
>- had no retarded leds under the keys
>- had blue switches
RK-9000v2 with Blue switches looks like $63 on Amazon…

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>>58719188
Cherry MX Board 3.0

>>58719864
Even chink shit is better than what the jews in the mech community are selling, in the rare case it isn't rebranded chink shit

Has anyone tried MX Greys? If so, thoughts?

>>58719864
Who else should I order custom cables from?

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you want you lose?

>>58719971
do it yourself

>>58719864
Assuming it's standard paracord it usually lasts a decent time.
Judging by how twisted to shit those cables are I;d say a retard bought them.

>>58719971
AliExpress

>>58719971
Will they make you type faster like LEDs in gaming PCs increase your FPS?

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>>58720001
that's how it came you degenerate

>>58720014
no, but if I make them out of fiber optics and shine an LED through them I'll end up with negative latency giving me an edge in video games

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>>58720014
No. To type faster you need to run custom firmware on your keyboard.
If you own a keyboard without a fully modular keyboard and daughter board controller you are literally a plebeian.

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>>58719981
I have already won

>>58720075
How much does this actually cost you

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>>58720078
too many keys

>>58720067
That's pretty shitty then. Why twist the sleeve?

>>58720092
$10, some SMD components, and some solder.
Or $35 if you are lazy.

>>58720096
Nice meme keyboard

>>58719223
But it supports RGB in-switch LEDs! Don't you like RGB?

>>58720128
Go back to le reddit armee

does anyone know a good place to buy single keys for a good price? thank you in advance

>>58720165
you're welcome

>>58720190
i bet your mom is real proud of ya

Where can I get some nice looking keys with the letters in the front?

>>58720278
google search "stealth printed" or "front printed"

>>58720012
Not him, but are there any decent coiled cables on AliExpress with paracord or something similar? All I found were those glossy plastick ones.

I'm considering replacing my MX Clears with tactile greys. Thoughts?

>>58720434
>Thoughts?

kys

but seriously, do you like clears? I'm undecided between blues and clears. Even though clears are tactile, blues have a much more pronounced tactile bump, regardless of sound.

>blank keys

*Tibs bedora*

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>>58720501
*telebords beeind u*

noding bersonal, kid

>>58720434
if you like clears and want something heavier, why not? or you could just save money by replacing the springs.

>>58720500
>blues have a much more pronounced tactile bump
that is not even close to true

>>58720500
clears are the most tactile switch that cherry has. It's an absolutely fantastic switch.

>>58720559
>>58720586

>that is not even close to true

I bought a switch tester and tried them. The blue clearly (lol) has more of a bump. Not even a bump really, it's more of a snap.

It says "cherry" on the switch, but maybe I got goofed?

Additional surprising things:

>the heaviest clicky (gray?) has a really quiet click
>almost can't feel tactility on the brown

>>58720614
>The blue clearly (lol) has more of a bump
It literally doesnt. It's not subjective.

>>the heaviest clicky (gray?) has a really quiet click
Grey's don't click at all. Only cherry greens, blues, and whites click.

>>58720659
>It literally doesnt. It's not subjective.

I'll post the tester later.

>Grey's don't click at all. Only cherry greens, blues, and whites click.


That's why I put "gray" with a question mark, I didn't remember the color.

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>>58718750
You guys use keyboard pads?

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>>58720671
no need

>>58720751
>no need

Oh thanks, I can really see the difference in tactility between the switches on that photo. You're a genius.

>>58719818
Well RMS has been an HHKB user since before you were born, so I'd imagine he was still writing code back in the 90s

>>58720165
Unicomp offers single keycaps

>>58720278
Chyna
Just search for cherry mx keycaps on aliexpress and you'll find plenty of options

Been looking at a Filco Ninja Majestouch-2. Is there anything bad about it or things I should know? First time buying a mechanical keyboard that isn't Razer or Corsair.

>>58720960
Great board, only thing wrong about it are the keycaps. Seems like they just went for the thinnest ABS caps, pad printed some letter on them and called it a night.

>>58720315
>>58720915
Thanks I have my eyes on one from Ali but they are like $30.

>>58720960
>>58721012
Isn't that the one that looks exactly like a Rosewill? I recommend the Rosewill one, I have one and it's pretty fucking great.

>>58721012
Ah, do you have any suggested caps or should I look for myself? Would prefer the front/side printed style.

>>58720960
they're overpriced, get a leopold

>>58719672
>>58719695
thanks!

>>58721107
Is there anyway to find them in UK layout? They look pretty good.

>>58719188
cm masterkey L looks a lot nicer than the storm xt series, it also has a standard bottom row.

>>58721231
I only know of ISO-DE versions of 660Ms

>>58721089
There are a wide range of keycaps to chose from, I think looking for yourself sounds like the best option. The most popular profiles include cherry, dsa and sa.

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>no budget, nothing ridiculous though
>US
>cherry browns
>I'm a colemak user, so hoping to find blank keycaps if I can
>I'm indifferent on the numpad. Media keys would be nice, but not required. Definitely need FN keys.
>not interested in backlighting
>currently have my second das keyboard. First one was great, but I spilled something on it and the Alt key being sticky bugged me, so when the new generation of Das came out I sold the old one and upgraded. It's a really great keyboard with one issue: I didn't realize when I bought it that they had changed out the Cherry switches for Greetech. Lately, the WASD keys seem to stick on randomly ONLY when I play vidya. It doesn't happen that often, but it's back-breaking when it does. At first I wasn't sure why it was doing this, but I think I'm convinced it's just the switches at the end of their life.

Any reccs appreciated.

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>>58718750
>remove all the useful keys to save space
>add a huge bezel

>>58721271
Get a 122 key battleship keyboard. Unicomp makes some modern versions of those

So I bought a kbp v60 with gat blues as my first mech. Good purchase?

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sup

Has anyone here had experience with ikbc keyboards? I'm looking at their C87 keyboard and they seems to be nice budget keyboards.

>>58721319
Neat, but I don't think I want buckling spring or all those extra keys/weight. As much as I love the clicky, it's a nuisance when it actuates your mic in discord. Annoys the crap out of my friends.
http://www.pckeyboard.com/page/product/UB40B5A
This is what you are referring to, yea?

>>58721359
Depends on how much does it cost? If its in the $80 and under go for it

>>58721430
Yes but there are more modern versions made by koreans that are slim l, but those cost a lot of money. Get something like a Ducky One and program it with whatever macros you want. It already has a limited selection of media keys on it
https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1685

What's the point of all these gay little mini keyboards? Are you carrying these things around with you or do you just like to make daily tasks like using function keys or typing numbers more difficult for no reason.

>>58719864

> DAILY REMINDER

That you're butt hurt over a fucking USB cable?

That you're poor enough to care about the pittance it cost?

That you're shallow enough to buy an "artisan" USB cable cause the color matches your riced up keyboard?

That no matter how pleased you are with the aesthetics of your special snowflake keyboard, your perfect Android lock screen theme, your cute PC case with color coordinated components, etc. None of which ever makes up for your intellectual shortcomings and overall lack of accomplishment?

Still can't program your way out of mom's basement with those modded switches and PBT keycaps...so perfectly tactile and silenced, yet still they feel unfinished -- the romantic dream you had of the perfect typing tool hasn't increased your WPM like you'd hoped, and the overwhelming feeling of incompleteness this causes you leaves you unable to face the reality that your autistically retentive conspicuous consumption will never help you earn the kind of money that would persuade women to forgive your utter lack of self confidence and character.

So you've come here whining and betraying your misplaced priorities in hopes that someone will care about you just because the only thing you've ever had the persistence to carry through with was repeatedly disparaging some guy who makes USB cables in his garage.

tl;dr: We got it, you can stop shit posting

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>>58721496
They make you a better programer. I used to not know shit about python, but after buying a minivan and coming into contact with it I knew how to write basic funtions instantly. It was quite magical

>>58721569
caps

>>58721601
lock

>>58721569
what are those caps and where do I buy them

>>58721619
You dont, but they are called hacked by geeks

>>58721627
why cant I buy them

>>58721569
What does the geek hack button do? Order the next season of BBT from amazon?

>>58721631
It was a limited run, but if you beg hard enough on the geek hack forums they might run them again, but if you miss that then you'd have to wait like another four years

>>58721636
Geek Hack is a form

The key does something different than hack geeks

>>58721636
actually kekd

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>>58718750
Good indian keyboard

>>58721636
It hacks whatever computer the keyboard is pluged into

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Dunno if anyone cares but Granite set came back in stock like an hour ago on PMK. Limited stock

>>58722033
SP is way too overpriced for the garbage quality they have

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QUICKLY

GATERON BROWNS

OR

GATERON BLUES

>>58722057
Browns.

>>58722057
Blues.

>>58722057
Reds

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>>58722067
>>58722082

>>58722057
browns or clears.

>>58719301
Ewww those bubbles at the bottom of that space bar.. need a pressure pot.

>>58722120
>>58722105
I hate Cherry Reds, so no Gat reds or clears for me.

>>58722137
gaterons are actually smooth, which makes their linears actually kinda nice, but i prefer browns as well.

>>58722046
>garbage quality
Come on their fine but yes overpriced.

>>58720739
Wrists rests are nice.. needs to be tighter on the corners, needs more spray adhesive, then stapled, then a sheet of velvet on bottom

>>58722197
It took them 3 attempts until they managed to send modifiers that would actually fit on a normal keyboard

>>58722255
Interesting, what set?

Will keyclack fufill orders now that its dead? I ordered an MC rebirth keyset and not two weeks later jchan now devotes his time to other interests.

>>58718750
I'm trying to replace my bullshit DasKeyboard.

What's a good starter 60% keyboard that preferrably uses a switch like a Gateron clear or brown?

>>58722468
GH60

>>58721532
holy shit, I've never seen this much projecting in my life
glad you got it all out anon

>>58722468
anne pro

>>58722201
Not glued, wich glue should I use?
Also I dont know how to take out those corners.
I have material for about 3 more of this maibe I make a better version

>>58722666
He probably accurately described most of this thread, though.

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>>58719117
Gay

>>58722122
Looks like LEDs to me?

>>58722666
That's angsty sarcasm bruh, here are some strong examples of projection:
>why would you want a gun when you are more likely to kill yourself with a gun?
>shoot yourself faggot
>boy you must have a really tiny dick to need to compensate for it that much hheheh~
>being so scared of crime that you carry a gun and hope you can murder someone

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for my memeforce68

What would be a good option for a smallish form factor keyboard that looks good and can support Kana key caps?

>>58718750

Sometimes I see these threads and just have to come in and say, that is the stupidest fucking keyboard I've seen to date and anyone using that is a terrible fucking person.

>>58722816
>when your keycaps are more expensive than your keyboard

Guys,

I work in an office environment and am constantly told by fucking wanna be nerds I work with to get a mechanical keyboard because they're so much better.

What's the loudest, most annoying, mechanical keyboard I could purchase? Are there any that would play different midi sounds with every different keypress?

>>58723240
anything with gateron blues

>>58723254
Which blue switch is loudest?
Khail
Cherry
Gateron
Alps

>>58722153
Real talk, the Gateron Clears on the Choc Mini are treating me pretty well desu.

>>58723217
don't think i'll wear those caps out :^)

>>58723319
beam spring.
>>58723240
midi sounds? needs to be programmable for it. maybe a planck with like fosen aquamarine switches.

>>58723366
>>58723254

Thanks friends.
I wonder how long I'll use this before they tell me to stop.

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Just bought a Model M of some dude who had no idea of the actual value of it. Will be arriving in a couple of days

Any recommended scissors-switch Keyboards?

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I want to fall for /mkg/ meme:

>Budget
Up to 150€
>Location (continent at least)
€urope
>Preferred switch type
I'm thinking about reds but I'm not sure yet
>Layout
Dunno
>Form factor
Full
>Backlight
No
>Previous/current keyboards
Ordinary HP office keyboard

>>58723714
Ducky One

>>58723714
GH60

>>58723240
Beam Spring, Model F BS, Omron Ambers, and Model M BS are some of the loudest switches ever made

>>58723598
>yellowed and worn to shit model M
>value

>>58723729
This looks interesting. I live near by company that makes PCBs.

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>>58723755
20 dollars, also PBT does not yellow

>>58723767
perfect, diy boards are the best.

Where can I get a swastika keycap?

>>58723783
I just noticed that boards are available at alichinkpress

>>58723776
>PBT doesn't yellow
Don't know if you know this or not but they didn't come from IBM yellowed.

>>58723776
The case for the model M is made from PVC. The keycaps are made from PBT

>>58723319
It's more about the case than if it's clicky or its brand. But Cherry has made some new silenced switches, so probably those specifically.
http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/cherry-americas-cherry-mx-silent-switches-all-mechanical-keyboard-makers/

>>58723800
etsy

>>58723869
He says it been on a shelf in a warehouse for a long time, so i hope im getting lucky

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>>58718750
Are the Matias Click Switches the closest match to buckling spring anyone makes these days?

>>58723319
Gaterons definitely.

>>58723412
Maybe instead of getting a loud keyboard, you could get a good keyboard with just normally loud switches so that way it's not quite as a money sink? Maybe try out a cherry blue board. They're pretty loud.

>>58722754
Where did you get those keycaps?

Any keyboards like Ducky Year of the Goat edition?
Been looking for a while and really can't find one.

>>58719216
What keyboard is this?

>>58724303
fuck off rama

>>58724310
I'm not shitposting. I really want to know. Looks nice.

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>>58724239
Assdrop, but anon swears Tai Hao sells them directly. However I haven't found any way to buy just one set from them.

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What does /mkg/ do when the keycaps go all shiny? Besides from buying a new set of caps, is it a good thing or a bad thing? I've heard some materials can go shiny really quickly. Pic not mine because it wouldn't pick up on my camera.

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>tfw your MOD switches are delivered
>and then you realize you accidentally ordered MOD-L instead of MOD-H switches that you wanted

welp, time to see if originative does returns or exchanges

>>58724567
I don't buy ABS caps

>>58724567
>What does /mkg/ do when the keycaps go all shiny?
They don't because I only buy PBT.

>>58724005
Nope not even close. Matias actuate towards the top of the switch, which is even higher then cherry MX. Buckling springs actuate at a distance lower then that of a cherry MX switch. If anything a cherry green would be more similar to a buckling spring then a wobbly matias switch

>>58724297
Ducky One is an all white keyboard

>>58724567
i got some decent PBT caps once and never worried about shine again.

>>58724567
You don't have to get new keycaps. Eventually the oils from your skin will wear away the entire top of them, and then you can claim that you had blank keycaps this whole time. Though you can get PBT keycaps that will last you a long time. The keycaps on my Model M still look like they're brand new, even though the keyboard is older then me.

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>tfw silent topre ISO boards still don't exist

>>58725302
Just get the JIS layout HHKB you nerd.

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Thoughts on the zalman zm k700m?
I can get it for $50 so i wanted to know if its a trap.

>>58725302
>>58725346
there is also the JIS realforce keyboards with silent topre

>>58721532
>>58722745
i actually felt this way after my third grab bag from PMK.

like, why the fuck am i spending all this money on shit like this that isn't going to impress anyone and only make me look more autistic?

what am i actually going to do with any of this spare shit? probably nothing.

at least my wife's dealing with it for now, that is until she realizes how much i could have been saving towards a house.

i need to sell this shit off soon.

>>58724310
christ He just wants to know and I do to what the fug

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getting this, I know I'll regret it in the long run.
Any decent set for a tenkeyless with backlight?

>>58725882

FYI, that's not a tenkeyless that you posted a picture of. The one you posted is even more ridiculous.

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>>58725302
>>58725346
Realforce makes some JIS boards too.

>>58725364

Looks decent on paper for that price, just be aware of it having MX reds. Lightweight, no feedback until you bottom out. If that's your thing (or you only want to use it in games and don't do a lot of extended typing, basically), go for it.

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>>58725977
that's a sample of the keycaps, and I own a 60 and a my mistake not a tenkeyless but a 75% keyboard like pic related.

>>58726064
Who is this semen demon?

>>58726096
looks like the original keycool 84. i have the same one, and i fucking love it. mx brown and green leds

>>58726064

Might ask in here:

https://www.massdrop.com/buy/vortex-backlit-pbt-doubleshot-keycap-set/talk

The set itself is good, but I'm not sure if it'll have the right size modifiers/space bar and whatnot for your small keyboard.

>>58726096
>filename
keycool 84. I had this for the past 4 years, excellent keyboard all around. Also have a poker2 and writing from a tex yoda right now. Not looking for new keyboards but I would certainly like to switch keycaps in the near future.

>>58726125
thanks anon, I missed that while looking around massdrop. I'll check it out.

>>58726144
i was looking for another keyboard in the same format as the keycool 84 years after i got it so i don't have to carry it with me to my office... nothing even came close. had to settle with a coolermaster rapid-i... it's a nice keyboard, but i still like the keycool more

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>>58726064
I wish Topre would make a board with that layout. Or better, Leopold.
They could add some separation between the F keys and arrow keys to make it easier to find those clusters without looking down.

>>58726144
>>58726124
Thanks anons.

I love the idea of a 80% or a 75% I just can't find one with the switches that I want. Anything out there with blues or clears like these?

>>58726182
https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/35g_fake_topre/818123_32598836635.html

>>58726171
>>58726221
Seen it on aliexpress I think for 80 bucks. Same model but the problem (or not) is that it has kailh switches.
Search for "Keycool 84".

>>58726243
>35g
I love 45g Topre but if they made those in a heavier weight I'd try it.

>>58719301
tell me more about these key caps senpai

>>58726287
You could buy another topre board and swap the domes, or you could get some heavier fake domes here.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Electrostatic-Capacitive-Rubber-Dome-Sheet-35g-45g-55g-/112137004390

>>58724413
I don't even see the assdrop for it got a link?

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>>58726535
That seems pretty nice and I'd like to do that in the future, but I would sooner build a custom keyboard.

>>58726687
>>58724413
nvm found it. they call it purple for some retarded reason...

>>58726478
those can be found on assdrop
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/dan-ink-pbt-all-over-dye-subbed-keycap-set

you've got about 6 days left before they are gone

>>58726221
Anon, here check this
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/ajazz-ak33-rgb-82-key-mechanical-keyboard
It looks like something you would like if you liked the keycool layout.

I really wish PMK would sell arrow keys separately like they do for WASD. I don't want to have to buy a $38 bonus pack that's mostly shitty novelty keys I'll never use or a $40 TKL mods kit just to get some blue arrows for a granite build.

>>58726749
the legends are a light purple

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>>58726749
The dark gray legends are strong purple, but the light gray set has a barely perceptible hint of purple. It's pretty hard to see.

>>58726864
thank you sir

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>>58726749
>>58727871
Here is a better example compared to white.

>>58727043
Thanks anon. That keyboard looks great. The floating key style is my shit and I'm going to have to get this one, despite just getting the Pok3r 3 weeks ago.

>>58728397
Shit ABS keycaps got me assmad about it.

Does anyone here have experience with Zorro switches? Are they just some shit off-chink brand?

I'm looking for a good cheap 10-key less (or possibly 60%) for less than $100. I don't care if it's a knock-off, as long as I get brown-like switches. What do you guys recommend?

>>58728511
Coolermaster makes some pretty good tenkeyless ones. There's Magicforce which is pretty cheap and good, too.

>>58728479
>Are they just some shit off-chink brand?
yes

>>58728511
GH60

>>58718750
>Budget
~200 kangabucks
>Location (continent at least)
DOWN UNDER MATEY
>Preferred switch type
Probably browns
>Layout
QWERTY like any normal human being
>Form factor
Either full or tenkeyless, not sure yet
>Backlight
Don't really give a shit seems like a gimmick to me, but if you can fit in rgb thats cool I guess
>Previous/current keyboards
Just meme membrane keyboards, I used a laptop keyboard for a long time so I'm used to the small travel distance.

>>58728565
Any of the Ducky keyboards will work
https://www.pccasegear.com/category/113_257/keyboards/all-keyboards

i love my unicomp amd will never use anything but buckling springs whenever possible. bu it got me in serious trouble at work. faggots got butthurt then when i told them it's a free country and i could use whatever keyboard i wanted it took less than a day for it to drive them to the point of blackmail.

with serious keyboards comes serious responsibility. clack safely.

>>58728581
those keyboards are all a similar price to the corsair k70/k65 I was looking at. What are the differences between the two?

>>58728604
better build quality, more features and more support

>about to drop 250$ on a HHKB or an FC660C

Am I falling for a meme? It's a lot of money just for those topre switches.

>>58728604
they don't look like shit, have better build quality and you can easily find custom keycaps for them

>>58728604
I know that the Ducky One and shine keyboards have Ducky macro v2 which allows you to reprogram a lot of the board with macros. The zero had the old macro v1, though I don't if they updated it.

>>58728769
$250 for a keyboard sounds like you are falling for a meme.
Nobody is going to tell you how to manage your own money though.

I blew $1400 on a rifle I wanted. I could have gotten a much cheaper one with less accessories, features, and build quality. You justify your own purchases and if you can't or won't then don't make them.

>>58728769
If it makes you feel any better the HHKB was always $240 and the 90s versions didn't even use topre, they were just a regular rubber dome

>>58724413
All I did to buy caps through tai hao directly was email them at their sales address and ask
I bought 2 individual keys so im pretty sure they arent only selling in bulk

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good night /mkg/

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>be really into high end AR15s
>people keep posting these keyboards in /arg/ on /k/
>start lurking in this general

god dammit i did not need this

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>>58730101
well they're still not as much of a meme as ar15s

>>58730101
What is the keyboard equivalent of full barrel length quad rails?

>>58725882
these are great. what are they called?

>>58730203
It is an xda set typeset after some pretentious art style made by jews who wanted to destroy European art and culture.

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>>58730187

>>58730203
xda canvas

massdrop.com

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>>58730235
I still don't get you Ducky thought that was a good idea.

>>58730235
>xda canvas
>>58730254
thanks, guys

>>58730284
They had to have a way to keep it cool with those red LEDs. Is that strap on the side so you can lash it to your daypack?

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>>58730284
Same

The ducky shine series has gone way downhill since #3

If I were to want a Sun type 5c keyboard with a UNIX layout, where would I look?

Sorry for the overtly specific request.

>>58730601
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.XSun+type+5c.TRS0&_nkw=Sun+type+5c

>>58730653
I assume there aren't USB reproductions with the same layout then?

It's all used/NOS?


Darn

>>58730787
You could just get a modern keyboard with dip switches to swap caps and control etc like the leopold 900r. Might be hard to find one with the extra macro keys.

>>58730835
Yeah, that's the problem.

It needs to be the same spring type and same layout.

But I suppose it doesn't exist

>>58730853
Then just get a NOS one and a converter to use it with the PS2 interface. There might even be some way to make it work over USB. What do you need this thing for?

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>>58730601
get a fully programmable redscarf ii if they ever come up again

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>tfw no more jukebox ever

>>58732512
>Massdrop is already stacked for sets into next year
I wonder if that's when they'll be shipping my Godspeed set.

>>58732512
Good, it's shit.

Why does SA attract the people with the worst aesthetic sense?

I'm new to this, why doesn't anyone like corsair or razer they look nice enough.

>>58732981
Corsair's build quality is questionable and they have a non-standard bottom row.

Razer is low quality gamer trash and they've also pulled dodgy shit like switching from Cherry switches to cheaper, lower quality Chinese clones to save money while keeping the price consumers pay the same.

>>58732981
>they look nice enough
no they don't
they look like edgy trash
and as the other anon said, they have poor build quality, corsair has a non-standard bottom row which means finding keycaps is a pain, and razer keeps doing shit to make their keyboard even cheaper, like using shit chink cherry clones, while not dropping the price
you can buy better keyboards with the same features for the same price, all with a standard row, better build quality and maybe either get some better keycaps with it or have money left to buy a decent set

Where can I find a white Pok3r with brown switches and RGB?

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Opinion on Unicomp's quality? Any objections to a purchase or words of wisdom?

>>58733548
Good enough, better than most things, not as good as original ibm manufactured ones.

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>>58721431
It's 64 USD in my currency.

Also
>>58721359
I'm this guy and I've bought the thing. It comes with some keycaps, a key puller and a card that explain the Function Key. As a newfag to mechanical keyboard I quite like it.

My only complain is that the Caplock and scrolllock indicator is simply too bright for their purpose.

Alright /g/, I've been hanging around Reddit tier hug boxes and I am actually considering buying the EXENT taro. Tell me your honest opinions.

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>>58734376
Just go ahead and buy it, and then stay in those hugboxes of yours, because everyone here will laugh at you.

>>58734376
Do whatever the fuck you want, wr don't care about you or how you spend your money

>>58734376
Buy it and then never post about it here, unless you want people to make fun of you.

>>58734376
Buy it, post it here so everyone can laugh at you then flip it to some moron who is willing to pay even more over the odds than you are.

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Considering selling my pok3r (black, cherry clear, non rgb, pic related) because I'm too much of a normie for a 60%.

Location: italy, can ship to europe I guess
Price: 100 eur + shipping

Mail me at [email protected] if interested

I did it. I bought Gateron Blues from Taobao.

Now I must wait about 3 months to see if I got chinked.

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>>58735309
That might be a bit high considering you can get a brand new one for just €30 more with free shipping. I don't think anyone on here will be interested, but maybe put it up on ebay

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>>58735430
What site is that? mykeyboards.eu lists it at pic related, lowest I can find (in stock) is amazon UK at 120 pounds.

>>58722482
This is the only correct answer

>>58734406
>>58734550
>>58734560
>>58734937
Alright I will buy it and post it on here so I can make you fags jelly and butthurt.

>>58735870
At least make a post before this bait. Your new IP count makes this too obvious.

>>58735882
IP count?

>>58736551
We can see if you are a new poster in this thread since the number of unique posters has gone up

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>>58718750
Ai ai /mkg what can it be!?

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>>58737419
A keyboard?!

>>58720096
>i payed more money than I should've so that means its better

looo

>>58737419
aiai caramba! O que será!??

It's an overpriced keyboard, most likely.

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>>58737435
Yes how did you know?
>>58737571
Caralho troxa, alguma coisa,

Anyway if any Eurofag looking for fc660c candykeys have them available now.
The guy was super helpful, they even gave me free shipment code after the promotion period.

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are these readily available? im new to Mechanical Keyboards and like these a lot but im in between jobs and dont want to spend 100 dollars on keycaps

where else can i get them?

>>58737682
Once the drop ends they'll never come back again. Thats why some people resell these sets for $400

>>58737824
wait really? they seem so popular why would they do that

>>58737682
Assdrop.com is the only place. Maybe if you're luck Matt3o wil do another drop after a couple of years. Don't expect them to be readily available

>>58737855
god fucking dammit


should i get them now or are they just a "meme"

i barely know anything about these keyboards

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>>58737843
Thats why they've sold like 2000+ units. You know what they say you snooze you lose. Also the person who designed them doesn't own the tooling, and the person who owns the tooling doesn't own the design. So they both have to come to an agreement. Personally I'm waiting on gmk carbon since I missed the last drop. Luckily there should be one this year since it was the most popular gmk keyset ever made. If you don't get it now prepare to wait a long time

>>58737909
fuck that's beautiful. A shame it's mempre

>>58737899
You don't need fancy keycaps. It's the same reason why people buy golden watches. Its just a thing you use to brag online.

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>>58737899
This whole community is a meme

>>58737923
Those keycaps are for cherry mx. Someone just used an adapter to get them to work on topre. I thought they looked nice on an HHKB so I saved the image

>>58737985
>Those keycaps are for cherry mx

Yeah I guessed so, it's just a shame they're wasted on a memepre

>>58737679
I think you got the one I cancelled the order for

i dont understand these seem so popular, why dont they put them into production

>>58737947
but i really like them

>>58737923
no it's a shame it's ABS
worthless after half a year

>>58738013
>but i really like them

go for it if you're either dumb or extremely comfortable about wasting money

>>58738013
Then get them now or else you'll never get them again. Some people have been waiting 4+ years for penumra

>>58738033
How cares, carbon was cheaper then most PBT sets. It was like 60 bucks while Enjoy PBT was 80

>>58738033
>worthless

Shiny? Lettering gone?

Shine is shit, but general wear only adds character to the keyboard.

>>58738007
Highly doubt it as I pre-ordered it via mail before they were annouced as available.

Anyway they still have this model and color.

>>58718750
what's a good tenkeyless keyboard that's a nice middle ground between cheap and good quality?
as in reliable, but not HHKB expensive

>>58738047
well i only have 80 bucks in my checking account so i guess ill have to pass

fucking hell why do i have such expensive taste

>>58738071
consider putting more money into your education instead of keyboard plastic, your english is atrocious

>>58738077
shine. they're doubleshot so the legends shouldn't be an issue

>>58738093
Ducky One TKL is a nice mid range brand with plenty of features like macros, layers, as well as good build quality.

>>58737843
thats just how shit works
fancy stuff is limited, and if you miss it, be ready to pay a lot more than the original price, specially when they're already expensive to begin with
being into mechanical keyboards and general buyfagging is a curse

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>>58738112
>tfw to inteligent for speling and grammer

Whats your opinion of topre switches?. Currently using blues but after progamming for more than a few hours it makes my fingers hurt so I'm looking for something abit lighter.

>>58738220
I don't like them, but switches are a preference thing.
how light do you want to go, gateron clears are like 35g for example.

How does one go about ordering a TADA68 now? The Website just says 'sold out' & has spaces to submit name/email but doesn't actually say if that's to sign up for stock notification or...?

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Hey guys, do you know of a keyboard that has the following characteristics:
*Less wasted space between keys than regular boards
*Function keys lined up with 1-0 number keys
*Additional programmable buttons next to caps lock
*bonus: one or more scrollwheels for volume/etc

Or ideally, a place where someone that is admittedly less than average at building things can find something equal to those requirements and build it themselves.

In any case, have a Kagura for your troubles.

>>58738455
are you familiar with the concept of mailing lists?

>>58738455
You could buy one directly from China.
https://world.taobao.com/item/537653557670.htm?spm=a312a.7700714.0.0.oHMTGQ#detail

>>58738455
Get it from Taobao, but wait until the Chinese holidays are over. Ordered one there a bit over a week ago and they still haven't shipped it. It's also like $60 there, which is less than half of what you'd pay on Originative.

>>58738220
they feel nice but they're not for me. they're not for anyone who doesn't like bottoming out keys imo

>>58738551
>>58738679
It's been years since I ordered anything from Taobao, do you still have to use a forwarding agent? Or can you actually have the sellers ship straight to you?

>>58739380
You need chinese paypal and ask the seller. Usually they do