/mkg/ mechanical keyboard general

>>59450469
kys

Form or function? Choose wisely, it could save you're life

>>59450540
I choose both, because I can afford it.

Wow, get this retarded plebbit LE QUIRKY XDDD hipster shit off my board you fucking fruitcake.

>>59450639
>he says while posting on an anime website subforum dedicated to obscure linux distributions and showing off one's waifu statues and phone backgrounds

kys

>>59450639
I think you're confusing us with the idiots paying hundreds of dollars for custom keycaps shaped like pufferfish that are uncomfortable to press.

>>59450469
Couldn't even use copy paste. What a lazy ass

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I got an Eagletec KG010 and I was wondering..

What g thought of that board?

Can anyone can tell me the kind switches it uses?

And finally... Is the number pad really worth it? I use it when it's there but I was using a Samsung Bluetooth board without the numpad and loves the small size... But I'm torn would hate to not have something and need it later rather than have something and not need it often.

I plan on upgrading to something nicer once I find out what I like best and sliding this to my partners PC.

I game and code a bi for what it's worth.

Is making the letters for your keycaps a good idea?

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>>59450469
looks like pic related

>>59450713
Probably forgot to add a ctrl key to his shit hipster keyboard kek

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Where's the info? Is this even an official mkg?

>>59450730
Outemu switches

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>>59450469
TKL is as small as I can go.

>>59450774
It is admittedly an imposter.
>>59450756
only if you're learning another language
>>59450730
numpads are useful for data entry, but not having one is more ergonomic because your mouse is closer to your hands. I want one to the right of my mouse.
>>59450785
take the plunge.

>>59450774
Its a reddit thing. You wouldn't understand

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>>59450774
Ay, I put my TaiHao on the Filco I picked up the other day, I'll be stripping it down to swap the MX Browns with Gat Ergo Clears soon. It's a good board for the office though

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>>59450883
Hot shit son.

The rubber key they gave me was a blue "W," I guess they just sent them as samplers or something, weird.

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>>59450979
did magnum research make licensed p99s?
I'm about to buy a ppq m1 today.

>>59450730
>>59450831
>I want one to the right of my mouse.

get a separate numpad

>>59450774
>>59450979
do you have some kind of fetish?
I mean apart from attention

>>59450979
Ha yeah, I had no idea why they threw that in, it's a lower profile than the main set too, but it's okay to use, I spend all day hitting ESC on CAD so it's actually quite comfy

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>>59451140
Yes. It worked the same way as the SW99 did for Smiff & Wess in the late 90s, Walther in Germany manufactured every component except for the barrel and naked slide, which were made in the U.S. Everything in an MR9 is interchangeable with a P99 because they are literally from the same bins in Ulm, even the frame is made by Walther.

They're MUCH cheaper than P99s.

>>59451205
I like Walthers if that's what you mean anon. A lot.

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I looking for some good old clasical keyboards and this thing showed up. It is not mechanical right?

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It's not much but it's mine

>>59452549
Its not mechanical. Look for IBMs made in the late 80s and early 90s.

>>59452549
Nah, we had those shitty rubberdomes when i was in college

>>59450469
Is that supposed to be bait?

>>59452859
flip that spacebar back faggot

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this any good?

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How's mine?
I used one of those chinese GH60 PCBs and it works really well.

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>>59453408
Fuck it's upside down.

Anyway, I also 3D printed a cap because I didn't have a 1.75u rShift

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Have been using it for months but still haven't put a back on it.

People give me shit for `making things unnecessarily harder' in reference to having to use both shifts to get some symbols etc.
What goes ignored I guess is that after the second day and you're use to it, not having to move from the homerow ever makes everything so much better, nicer, and easier.
I love my cute loliboard.
Form vs function? This takes the cake of both.

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space cadette

captcha: ALGO Route

>>59453489
Durr hipster faggot, why would you make a board for yourself, don't you know all keyboards have to be usable by anyone?

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>>59450469
whoop whoop motherfucker

>>59453125
>>59453146
Oh thanks. Some advice to spot good ones? Wich brands, time periods, characteristics I need to look at? Its the DIN connector a good reference?

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>>59450782
Thanks you!
>>59450831
I didn't think about mouse placement but that's a great point. I am moving quite a bit back and forth. Interesting...
>>59451198
Do you know of a good external numpad, anything you would recommend?

>>59453620
JUGALOOO
>>59453489
are there rollover issues with doing this? are you using a teensy?

>>59454279
the diode matrix makes it nkro

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>>59453620
xd

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>>59450469
>>59453620

friends?

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>>59453620
>whoop whoop

I don't plan on getting/building a keyboard yet, but when I do, are there specifically apple keyboards out there? Because they often have different keyboard layouts. Would it also be possible to use the PCB from a keyboard made for macOS in a keyboard made for windows?

>>59455683
the answer to all your questions is yes

>>59455705
Thanks, that's good.

>>59453489
did u make the pcb?

hey that's pretty good

>>59455953
there is no pcb, it's obviously hand wired
if you instead mean the plate, no I got it from Ortholinear Keyboards back when their wobsite was still usable

>>59455953
>>59454279
or do you mean the teensy? yes it's a teensy

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Anyone used one of those Unicomp TrackPoint keyboards?

Bought myself a StinkPad recently and loving the TrackPoint. I already have a Unicomp which I love, but I feel like throwing some money away just to get a TrackPoint.

Is it actually any use in a desktop scenario? Also does it cause any compatability issues? I've bought all my Unicomp's with a PS/2 connector because I have autism, any my motherboard only has one port, I assume they both (the keyboard and the 'mouse' TrackPoint) just run through one connector?

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https://deskthority.net/wiki/TG3_KBA-BL82/BLT
I tried this keyboard at a >meetup once and it felt pretty similar to topre except much heavier. It's essentially MX black with a rubber sheet over the switches to make it waterproof, but also provides tactility. I'd imagine the rubber sheet would feel much better when paired with switches which are lighter such as gateron clears.

They are also cheap. I see them on ebay for ~$25.

>>59456366
Would you really use it over a mouse or trackpad?

Tbh, my Unicomp has really spoiled me. I feel slight irritation at the feel of the el cheapo rubber domes at the library and computer lab.

Considering getting a Cherry Blue board with more key rollover for gaymen, but it's not a big deal.

>>59454760
>>59454362
>>59453620
>>59450469
what's the correct board for /tinywhoopgeneral/?

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New thrift score today

>1987 Model M
>1985 Model F

Now to find some adapters to test them

>>59457460
where the fuck do you people find these things. I'm in a major city and I must be looking in the wrong places.

>>59457460
How much those cost you, you lucky son of a faggot?

>>59457481
thrift store that specializes in computer recycling
>>59457509
$8 and some change for the pair

>>59453439
>>59453408

I <3 your keycaps

>>59457579
woah cool.

>>59457481
I just, wander about occasionally. I have connections to some schools and other large organizations where occasionally old 'garbage' appears. is nice

>>59450469
Nice heavy glue, did you use enough? kids these days...

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Best mechanical keyboard for 50€? I live in Europe. No amazon.

I have been thinking about these:
>JamesDonkey 619
>Ajazz AK33 RGB
>3LUE k751

WHAT ARE THESE TINY CAMERA DRONES REEEEE

>>59457460
>no windows keys
Worthless

>>59460735
Funny thing is that those admin keyboards had super keys, or as you call them windows keys, unlike the normal ones. Just not where you expect them

You guys ready for some >opinions?
Looking to make a purchase, do I go for a
>Ducky one TKL
or
>Cooler Master Masterkey S or whatever
This'll be my first, thought of going for an Anne PRO first but might as well go slightly big

>>59460725
They're called tiny whoops, they're used for indoor fpv racing. Look up Eachine e010s or blade inductrix for commercially available ones. Most of the ones ITT appear homebrew

>>59462222
they are booth good keyboards. It really depends on what you are looking for.

>>59450469
>>59453620
>>59454760
where do i buy one

>>59450639
>off my board
this thread's been here for longer than you've known what 4chan is.

nice tiny whoop

>>59462539
They both pretty much do the same thing, on first glance. Would you go for one or the other? I guess there are minute differences in keycap quality, I'll read up on their sizes and materials respectively.

>>59462697
I went with Ducky since they offered PBT dye-sub keycaps., but it looks like they are out of stock. It also has rebindable media keys which is nice. I know the cooler master pro has software while the Ducky One doesn't

>>59454760
what is this camera , how can make or buy?

>>59458359
Seems like vacuum formed plastic to me mate, or did that not exist "back in the day?"

>>59457457
/diy/??

>>59460688
you already got your reply in csg

>>59462735
Upon further research, turns out the Masterkeys' keycaps are Laser etched ABS. They also allegedly use rubber coating which is Meh.
Going for the ducky one in this case.

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>>59462548
>>59463042

Here's the cheapest you'll get one. (Choose Mode 2)

>>www.banggood.com/Eachine-E010C-Micro-FPV-Raicng-Quadcopter-With-800TVL-40CH-25MW-CMO-Camera-45C-Battery-p-1110786.html

You'll probably want these too.
>>www.banggood.com/Eachine-VR-D2-5-Inches-800480-40CH-Raceband-5_8G-Diversity-FPV-Goggles-with-DVR-Lens-Adjustable-p-1074866.html

>>www.banggood.com/5PCS-Eachine-E010-0006-RC-Quadcopter-Spares-Parts-3_7V-150MAH-45C-Upgrade-Battery-Charger-Set-p-1103758.html

>>www.banggood.com/FQ777-124-Pocket-Drone-Spare-Parts-Two-RC-Sticks-p-1000313.html

Enjoy.

>>59463255
looks like a fun hobby, thanks anon

>>59452859
is that a pok3r?

odered a tada68 and its arrive in a few days
what keycaps do you recommend?

>>59464382
The stock ones are great, no need to buy different ones unless you prefer a different profile.

>>59464464
thanks
btw tada is blacklit, so i can use keycaps with transparent lettering right?
any recommendations?

>>59453700
Bump, pls halp

Miami PBT for Alps when

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>>59465250
Its just a keyboard dude. I have rubber dome keyboards made in 2002 that have din connectors so it really isn't a good indication. If you really want you can get a used IBM model M. Unicomp still makes them today and are basically the same keyboards from 1985, just with lighter materials. You can also get a Dell AT101W for around 40 bucks on ebay, or if you are an apple fan then an AEK will do. Both of which use Alps switches. If you are a cherry fan then you can find old G80s practically everywhere for cheap. Cherry still makes the same keyboard today, but if you really want you can get one with vintage blacks, meaning they were made before cherry changed their manufacturing process in 1994. Or if you prefer something similar to Topres you can get old BTC keyboards. If you want to go ancient then get an IBM beam spring or a Honeywell hall effect from the 1970s

>>59453352
What is it?

What's the deal with importing into the UK? Is it bad luck if I have to pay VAT or is it inevitable?

thnks britfags

>>59465674
Its a keyboard duh.

>>59453278
It's comfy that way, at least when gaming

>>59460688
Anne Pro

>>59466613
Too expensive

Got a mechanical keyboard yesterday. Now what?

>>59466770
now get a smaller one

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>>59466818
This guy knows what he's talking about

>>59454814
You're that twat with the Sous Vide from /ck/ aren't you?

>>59465815
Depends where / who you're buying from. If it's a private individual on r/mechmarket, ask them to mark the value as £5 and most will will, so you'll avoid charges. The Chinese happily do this too.

Real webstores and larger sites generally don't as they don't want the risk of it coming back to them.

>>59453352
I have had one for 6 months. Its my first mech keyboard. I like it. Mines pro L though.

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I await the day that anyone releases a TKL, RGB (or White LED), non-shit font, and PBT. The Ducky almost ticks everything, but it's missing PBT and the font is slightly off. Rather than the old version where letters were completely joined, certain letters like the "B" are split into sections. This aggravates me to no bounds. I feel like this is an issue with doubleshot keys, since the aftermarket PBT versions have the same broken letters.

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>>59469637
Why not just buy one, then replace the keycaps with vortex's new doublshot PBT that looks some what normal? The keycaps only cost like 40 bucks

>>59469933
>spelled out "Control"
trashed

What's the best ergonomic mechanical keyboard? barring that, the best modern ergonomic keyboard?

>>59470139
Ergodox, Atreus, Dactyl if you don't mind handwiring.

>>59470139
The Dactyl.

>>59470139
Ortholinear. Get the plank on massdrop right now

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>>59470190
>>59470185
>Dactyl

>>59470139
Advantage Kinesis

What's the plank like as a daily driver?

What about for typing?

These threads are dead as fuck, I guess all the fags that bought HHKB's realized what a meme they were and gave up on posting them in every thread.

If anyone has a Disco, they updated the firmware to include media functions

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>>59470139
matias ergo pro, kinesis freestyle, microsoft sculpt, maltron

>>59470271
ortholinear is a meme and not ergo
> https://twitter.com/OrtholinearKB/status/572398332976484352

daily reminder atreus best keyboard

>>59471812
>Angled instead of split
It's shit.

>>59450469
nice whoop !

I want to build a cool mechanical keyboard. It has to be a full keyboard and have multimedia buttons, and also cheaper than what I use; currently I'm using a Microsoft mechanical keyboard that costed like $15. The issue is that when I looked at the parts in online stores individual keys would cost $10 so I don't know what's going on. Are you all a bunch of fucking idiots paying thousands of dollars just to be edgy or is there a way to actually to create a price advantage by building your own instead of purchasing it?

>>59472820
They come in packs of 10 usually, so when you're seeing $10 it's actually about a dollar a switch, the more you buy the less it costs per switch. Building your own board will usually be more expensive then buying something comparable, so what I would recommend is buying a full size mech and building a separate 10-key layout board for your special buttons

>>59472820
>price advantage by building your own instead of purchasing it
no

while people aren't paying THOUSANDS for their shit
you will never be able to buy 104 switches from china for less than whatever company buying hundreds of thousands at a time can

digikey sells cherry switches individually for between 70-90 cents USD each

>>59472820
you can get kailhs for as low as 23 cents a switch, but its more expensive building a keyboard yourself then buying a prebuilt

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I sure love my Razer® Blackwidow™ Ultimate©!
Something seems wrong though...

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>>59474071
Hmmm

>>59474071
yes, your camera is garbage

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>>59474082
Let's try turning the lights off

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>>59474097
Oh my!

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>>59474103
I guess i should take some caps off to check this out...

>>59474103
>lower case 'r'
>not a 60%
>spamming thread
>lower case 'r'

I wish ducky did a 60%

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>>59474112
Let's turn on flash to get a better look

>>59474112
You should also purchase a decent camera and take a couple of courses to learn how to use it properly.

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>>59474132
There we go

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>>59474132
what in the ever living fuck is wrong with you

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>>59474147
Why is there so much hair? Why do you shed so much?

>>59474189
classic american baldlet I assume

>>59474213
I keep my hair short but it's as full as it's ever been so nah
That's like chemo hair loss

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bump for tada68 with mod-meme switch

https://www.originativeco.com/products/saber-68-mod

>>59475314
>150 buckaroos
>when its 60 on taobao
Based originative

>>59452549

I owned that keyboard for many years and I can say it is quite good even though it's rubber dome.
Doesn't pass the TQBFJOTLD test though.

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Tactile speeds when?? Browns are literally torture.

>>59476970
Somehow I was able to recognize the source to that image, and I haven't even read it.

>Tactile speeds when?? Browns are literally torture.
Just get MX Clears.

>>59476970
ALPS already have a higher actuation then speed switches while also being tactile

>>59456574
Mx stem switches?

>>59477023
What, really? Higher than 1.2 mm? Where can I find stats?

It's nice to have something made by Cherry anyways only because they give you more board options, not because they're better switches.

>>59477089
Yes, they use MX Blacks.

>>59476970
Whats the point when you are just going to bottom out anyway. If anything you should look for shorter switches. I know gateron has small mid profile switches that actuate at 1.5mm, but the total travel distance is 3 compared to the 4mm of cherry MX. Some people say alps and topre feel faster since they have a shorter travel distance of 3.5 and 3.8 respectivly. There are even shorter switches made by cherry like the ML that actuate at 1.5mm but have a 3mm total travel distance

>>59477366
>Whats the point when you are just going to bottom out anyway.
???
The point is the actuation distance is so low that you're forced to travel so far for each stroke. I can put triple o-rings under the caps if I want to kill the total travel but it doesn't effect the actuation point so it's pointless. And the landing is way harder since you just go "thud" after the actuation instead of being cushioned by the spring.

>>59454814
nice , send me that gun !!!
probably from merica right .

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Shipment loaded at 【Hong Kong Tsing Yi Distribution Center】, send to 【GB London Delivery Centre (英國倫敦收派中心)】

KBD75 is nearly here and it was only sent at the end of last week, my meme panda switches from aus are nowhere to be seen. Should I just backcharge the worthless shit and buy some gateron yellows?

Going for a dyesub dsa keyset from SP when it comes, would you change anything? Ty anons

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Is this kb really mechanical? its capacitative? Or both?
It is an BTC 5339R-D, year 1993.

>>59478857
ITS a BTC foam and foil.
https://deskthority.net/wiki/BTC_53_series

Also why not just use google since this was the first result?

>>59478967
Because I live in other country and the first results give me nothing.

>foam and foil
So that its not a type of mechanical keyboards right? I thoght that was something similar to the buckling spring switch from IBM. Thanks for the info I didnt know about that site.

Has anyone hand-wired their own keyboard? How difficult/expensive is it?

>>59479280
its easy, but tedious

>>59479288
Any good explanations or guides you know of?

>>59479422
The Brownfox guide is the classic one.

I'm getting a good deal on an Apple extended keyboard, and I'm looking to make the teensy UBS Mod.
Would it be possible to use a generic Arudunio instead of the teensy?

>>59479752
The point of using a teensy or pro micro is so you can easily use Soarer's Converter or one of hasu's projects. If you want to make a converter from scratch I'm sure you can use whatever you want.

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>>59450469
Friends, I have to switch back to membrane after using tkl for some time. Does anyone know a good membrane tkl keyboard? Preferably quiet and low profile like Logitech k280 and as plain looking as possible.

>>59479865
Topre makes some good short throw keyboards

>>59471159
I use the preonic, which is the plank with number row and hipster wood frame, and I like it. I get as good speeds as qwerty and it feels pretty good. Excited to get some caps with a less intense profile and a smoother finish soon. It also corrected my bad habits very quickly. Kind of wish I had gotten the 2u spacebar
>>59471868
Tyvm
>>59479865
Hhkb

>>59479962
>>59480033
Thank you for suggestions but I was looking for something cheaper - consumer grade.

>>59471159
I should add, both the plank and preonic have number rows and full sets of symbols and modifiers that are accessed with layer keys beside the space key, similar to holding shift. So the number keys on mine are mainly convenient until I get a separate numpad

>>59480072
Then go on ebay and buy an old BTC keyboard

>>59479542
Oh this is good, but what about the controller/firmware part? Sorry for being such a newfag, just interested.

>>59481029
Read up on keyboard matrix. As for the controller its as simple as downloading a file on github and slightly changing it to match your layout

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I know I'm gonna get my shit kicked in for asking this here but please help me out. Could anyone recommend me a compact scissor switch keyboard that is comparable to the Logitech k740?

>>59481029
Use QMK. The github page should have instructions.

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Recommend me a standard shaped mechanical keyboard

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>>59483489
Realforce Hi pro

>>59483616
He said mechanical, not capacitive.

>>59483616
I want something more black... and mechanical

>>59483678
IBM 4704 full size

>>59483489
Filco
WASD
Rosewill
Coolermaster

getting nicer keycaps later is recommended

>>59484013
Stupidly hard to find and not black

>>59484073
Thanks

>>59479085
it's crap
at least tactile btc are good rubberdomes
linears tho, eugh

topre is a meme and their domes stiffen over time and will eventually become just as shitty as an old membrane dell.

Anyone been using greens? I've had Blues for the last 2 years and I'm liking the stiffer click they offer. been looking to get one for my iMac at home

>>59486509
I got greens on my first mech and I loved them, but I started getting wrist pains and had to move to lighter switches.

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>>59486726
it was a nice day today

Why do you faggots act like you care so much about keyboards, but very few people who post here actually own ergonomic split keyboards? Woopidy fucking doo, your keys making a clicking noise when you press them, but that doesn't change how you still have to deal with a shit layout that should have went away decades ago when manual typewriters disappeared and kinking your wrists to line up your fingers. More common split keyboards like Microsoft's Natural Keyboard Pro can be found regularly at thrift stores for a couple bucks and will be much more comfortable to use for hours at a time than most any of the shit that gets posted in these threads. Any one posting here that isn't using a split keyboard (with the exception of those using old hardware or shit they built themselves) is a consumerist faggot who just likes to piss away money for imagined return and is no different from an audiophool.

>>59487349
Is this pasta? It has all the hallmarks but I don't recognise it.

Bought a K70 Quickfire today for $99.99. Was this a patrician decision, or did I get meme'd?

>>59488011
If u like the default keycaps then it was finebut if u dont then gl findin keycaps for a nonstandard bottom row

Would you rather get a Patrician white case + keycaps keyboard or a black one? /mkg/?

>>59463923
Seems like it's wireless so it could be an Anne Pro

>>59451228

more than attention?

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.

>>59453552

>4u spacebar
good luck

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>>59491056
hhkb lite is a rubber dome (no topre memes necessary)
https://www.amazon.com/Happy-Hacking-Keyboard-Lite2-Black/dp/B0000U1DJ2

if this becomes a copy pasta it'll be worse than the citizen solar quartz guy on /wg/

>>59491103

https://www.google.rs/search?q=Any+rubber+dome+aficionados+here%3F&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-b-ab&gws_rd=cr&ei=yHvPWJ60LOyY6AS215iACQ#q=%22Any+rubber+dome+aficionados+here?%22&*

>>59476970
Jailhouse blues

>>59477366

I really don't understand the point of switches with a tactile bump that's so far down as it is on browns.

If you want that bump, you want it because you want to avoid bottoming out to facilitate faster typing. That's the only actual use for it that doesn't fall into neckbeard placebo bullshit like "comfort" (at the end of the day, a keyboard is a keyboard you pussy, it's not gonna hurt you), sound and whatever else excuse low WPM douchebags have for getting into mechs. And so, assuming one is not one of these douchebags, he wants low travel time because that's that's the whole point of not bottoming out.

So basically, either get blues (and similar) or reds/blacks (and similar). Browns only appeal to shitheads, that's why they're brown.

>>59486726
>>59486757

Round 2 for modern beige needs to hurry up and start.

Rec me a 68 key(68%?) aesthetic keyboard that is exposed on the backplane (like magicforce) with mx Clear or Brown

>>59491301
I meant to say "aesthetically pleasing keyboard", sorry for butchering the English language. It won't happen again.

>>59491315
kek, I admire the pedantry, but I'm not sure you're right on this one.

>>59491329

Surely you know I am and you're using "aesthetic" in it's modern, le ironic butchered form intentionally, right? I hope I did not actually live long enough to see the post-ironic phase where people believe the butchered form is actually correct.

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>>59491344
ok kiddo, fuckin' check yourself before I decide to upgrade to aesthetical

>more then 105%: getting too wide here, people see you as a turbo autist and awkward faggot
>105%: doable if you play mmos or use macros a lot.
>100% seriously this is the perfect keyboard size. Period.
>87%: current cutoff point for keylet status, unless you have your own accountant and never use a spreadsheet you're fucked
>65%: king of keylets
>60% or less: consider suicide

>>59491421

true

when will they ever learn

What does /mkg/ think of rantopad?

Do you fags miss the simplicity of having actual function buttons? Do you miss the numpad? What about the >>>/other/ keys, do you miss those too?

Thought so.

>inb4 hurrr we hold 1 button and it gib function key back
>inb4 hurrrrrrr we get numpad key extension hurrrr

That's more than 60% you fucking retards.

Why don't we have a "2%" edition where you type everything in binary? That would surely be 1337 af guize. Or better yet a hexadecimal keyboard, oohhh now that one's interesting isn't it.

>>59491655
>Why don't we have a "2%" edition where you type everything in binary

There's multiple of those made by quirky homos on reddit.

I know because I googled it.

There's a difference between considering the idea kind of funny in a sad way and actually going out of your way to create one for highfives from strangers online. And very little difference between wanting high fives from strangers online and wanting their dick up your ass.

>>59491718
The same can be said about half of /mkg/. Most are just fags wanting to show their uber feminine benis next to their qtpi miami keycap 60% keyboard

>>59491734
don't forget their waifu pillows and pink striped programming socks

So I'm buying a Novatouch. Is it really a good idea though? Is there anything I should get other than it for about the same price?
I already own a HHKB and I love it.

>>59491942
>I'm buying a Novatouch
from where?

>>59492025
Local Ebay-esque site.
>Mexico

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>>59484405
Mine is black :)

>>59491942
Make sure you do the soft landing pad mod or the upstroke clack will drive u mad

>>59491942
Why would you get another topre when you already have a hhkb

Thinking of getting a v80 with Matias Clicks, but getting caps is going to be a pain since I live in Australia

>>59493263
Really loving the HHKB but I want a keyboard for keeping at work.

i think i have chatter in my coolermaster masterkeys pro L. i grabbed another manufacturer's chatter tester and it seems to be showing up

this thing is under a year old but i don't have any of the original packaging, i can produce a proof of purchase from whatever online store i bought it from

can you legit return a keyboard over chatter?

>>59457460
Would be nice to build an usb controller for them.

I just popped into this thread to share a problem that I solved earlier this week with my mech. keyboard.

I spilled a bit of Gatorade on one of my keyboard keys, and of course it dripped down into the mechanical switch, causing it to get gummy and sticky. I looked for solutions online and took a straw with a bit of water in the bottom, and dripped it down into the switch, and proceeded to mash the fuck out of it like suggested. Turned the keyboard upside down and used a q-tip to soak up any remaining water and let it rest upside down overnight.

Worked like a charm the next day, no gummy s-key.
Sorry for the blogpost

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What's the exact name of this keyboard?

>>59494239

SK-8835

>>59494284
Thanks

>>59493449
Tai hao makes some and since they are in China it shouldn't be that bad

>>59494363
preferring PBTs of course, the only option that seems to exist are the caps that are harvested off of old apple keyboards

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>bought my wife an IBM Model M, Hungarian layout keyboard
>made a USB controller for it
>fixed the layout file for the Hungarian layout
>she tries it out
>~80 WPM average (Hungarian), ~84 WPM max
>she tries out the el cheapo noname $10 rubber dome keyboard she has for reference
>~86 WPM on first try
>mfw

She likes it though.

>>59494404
SP also makes some, but those are in limited runs and would cost 2-3x as much as your keyboard

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Friendly reminder to not attempt handwiring when intoxicated or hungover

>tfw you realize that making an Atreus-like without floating keys will be nearly impossible

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>>59495397
Why would it be nearly impossible? Just make the walls of the case taller.

>>59494937
>>59495577
Compress your images you stupid tripfag

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>>59495736
make me

>>59495577
The problem is the shape of the case plus the empty spaces in between. The spaces aren't that huge of a problem, but I'm gonna need to make a case with "jagged" edges to accommodate for the slanted line of keys, from the outside.

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>>59493855
>get a mech because "they basically last forever"
>The piece of shit literally starts double clicking like a fucking razer mous
>meanwhile, I've never, ever managed to damage any rubber dome other than the time my clumsy friend spilled soda on it, 15 years ago

Is this the most hilarious general on 4chan?

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>>59496771
Not a problem on my mech :^)

good cheap coiled USB cable with nice aesthetics?

>>59496771
Are razer mice notorious for double clicking? Mine has started to on the scroll wheel click so I keep opening links in two new tabs

>>59497050

Yeah, they clearly have shitty shells. It shouldn't be a hard fix though. Still fucking annoying though.

>>59497029
Make one yourself with a pencil and hairdryer

>>59497075
w2c quality mouse? Should I forego gaming peripherals entirely and get a vertical mouse or trackball?

>>59497187

Trackballs are a shitty meme for ascended sperglords.

Get one of the new Logitech mice. Something like the G203 if you want cheaper or G303, G Pro or G403 if you want to pay more for the 3366 sensor. I wouldn't know how other companies are doing these days. Other than making shapes I don't like.

There's no real reason to consider these mice if you're not into gaming though.

>>59497336
Will Logitech ever make a mouse that's not manlet sized?

>>59498271

There's no correlation between small mice and manlets. I have a big hand and I prefer small mice.

>>59498559
Sounds like you only think you have big hands and they're actually average.

hhkb all black for 100€ yay or nay

>>59498974
do it

>>59498928

They're 20cm long and I don't know how wide. Take that as you will because I'm more interested in getting raped by a rhino than getting into a who-has-bigger-body-parts argument with some bored 5 meter tall cyclops douchebag on 4chan.

Point is, there's multiple grip styles and tiny mice are good for strict fingertip.

>>59450774
Top left is a slick af killpiece dude is it armor piercing?

>>59498986
b-but topre is a meme

>>59450469
That looks horrible.

>>59498974
Where from?

>>59468291
comfy as fuck
what model is that?

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>>59500007
TADA68 with a numpad I made/am making

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>tfw your life is in shambles and you didn't clean your desk in three months but at least you have clicky clacky

>>59474189
I think a doggo has been using this keyboard lol

Hey guys. I've owned two noppo choc mini's in my life. A black one with red cherry switches and a white one with blue noppoo switches. The white one has this horrible keychatter that makes it almost unusable for text entry, it's fine in games. Probably a result of the keychatter. I have a software fix called kcfixer but the problem with that is in games occasionally a key press will not register and it's infuriating.

Is this fixable?

Also suggest a budget dark set of keycaps for my white mini that will work with the gray modifiers since they're non-standard. All my shit is black now and it clashes.

>>59450785
take those rgb keys off your industrial, that is a fucking sin man.

>>59450469
How do I get a good keyboard without spending a ton of hours on it?

>>59503333
Actually, anyone got recommendations for a very small keyboard with programmable keys?

>>59503356
TADA68

>>59503356
Gherkin

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what switches should I buy? I have cherry mx blue and I feel they are kinda hard on my fingers

>>59503415
Gateron clears you pussy

>>59450703
hahaha /mkg/ completely BTFO

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>>59503468
Sounds to me like you are just poor. It only cost me half a days worth of work at minimum wage to afford pic related

>>59493247
inside is yellow :)

>>59501460

on the newer version of the choc mini the only nonstandard keys are the right shift and the spacebar

for budget keycaps get a set from elitekeyboards or china, or the rosewill doubleshots if you can find them

>>59503706
I thought in the olden days PCBs were brown

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>>59503835

>>59503863
Whats that got to do with a keyboard?

>>59503900
inside is yellow :)

>>59504035
I looked up pictures online and it doesn't appear to be the case. Its black and grey.

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Have you cleaned your keyboard recently? Just finished putting my keycaps back in after washing and drying them. I've had this keyboard about 5 years.

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I just got this in the mail. Put on some blank key caps from my broken one. It was cheap but it feels fine, and all it's gotta do is last me till i save up a bit.

>>59504627
In the dishwasher it went, am I right? No but seriously, how would you go about washing your keyboard?

>>59505172
pull caps, dry brush. wash caps.

that, or canned air and loose brush

Where are all the group buys for badass looking keycaps? I swear I only learn about the damned things a month after they close

Also, why the hell doesn't anybody make Alps caps. I want to build a Matias board so bad, but the tiny handful of Alps caps readily available look like shit and harvesting caps from an AEKII or something feels like the darkest of sacrileges

>>59505706
i think you can still get dsa lightcycle. it has an alps option

>>59506101
Looks like a nice set. Good options/coverage, nice legends, nice shape, but man that teal is hard to deal with.

Guess you can't have everything

>>59503434
>unironicly buying knockoff cherry switchs
Nope