/mkg/ - Mechanical Keyboard General

>>60134265
link to previous thread you sissy faggot

Will this thread even reach the bump limit? We almost killed this general about a month ago, but is this the start of round 2?

>>60134289
I'm a 27-year-old grown-ass man. Talk shit post fit.
>link to previous
nah

>>60134310
why are these generals always so desolate and have the same 5 faggots posting their miami caps?

>>60134312
you have the keyboard / mannerisms of a shota-fag

>>60134387
You've never seen me talk, let alone seen what I look like in real life. Also, masculine men can do whatever the fuck they want, and that includes having pastel pink/blue keyboards and cute stuffed animals.

>>60134410
>Masculine men can do whatever they want, including being feminine
m8

>>60134423
It's my guilty pleasure. No one knows.

>>60134265
If your keyboard doesn't match your programming socks, you need to get the fuck off this baord.

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Are these decent pbt keycaps?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/87-NPKC-Side-printed-Front-Print-Thick-PBT-Keycap-For-Tenkyless-MX-Switches-Mechanical-Keyboard-Free/32752528403.html

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>>60134562
The font and the arrow keys piss me off other than that they're fine.

>>60134548
God damn skippy. And if you don't even own programming socks then you need to hang yourself.

>>60134265
What's the best mouse and mouse pad to go along with this keyboard (miami+memeforce68)

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Yea/nah?

where do I get a nice mechanical gaming keyboard

>>60135001
buy an hhkb

>>60135001
No such thing anon.

>>60135001
rubber domes are better for gaming

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So I'm thinking of buying a Vortex RGB POK3R keyboard and replacing w.e switches I get with cherry mx greens. However I'm left wondering if the LED's are soldered onto the switches or not. Am I dreaming, thinking changing switches on LED keyboards is anything simple or is it the same process as changing non LED switches? Nothing exists that includes RGB and cherry mx greens which is why I'm thinking of doing this in the first place. That and I would really like to try a 60% keyboard.

Looking for the best tenkeyless with green switches out there, any suggestions?

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tfw no ortholinear buckling spring 60% with spherical thick pbt caps and a trackpoint

>>60135175
Keyboards with green switches really limits ya for choices but I'm currently using the WASD tkl keyboard with cherry mx greens and I have no complaints so far. One thing to note is their keycaps are utterly mediocre but you can purchase one of their keyboards without any keycaps and use your own if you so desire.

http://www.wasdkeyboards.com/index.php/products/mechanical-keyboard/wasd-v2-87-key-custom-mechanical-keyboard.html

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Hello /mkg/ I'm in the market for another keyboard since the leds on my ducky shine of 5 years are going out. I was looking for a 75% or a tkl, I've already done a bit of research and it looks like mx clears is the way to go since I enjoy the mx browns on my ducky but they're a tad too light and I have no idea how to solder for the zealios switch. I'm currently looking at http://m.ebay.com/itm/Varmilo-VA87M-Keyboard-Cherry-MX-Clear-switches-White-Light-PBT-Side-printing-/272587814135?var=&hash=item3f777ff4f7%3Am%3AmUw4Ft-Oae3_C1HwZKjWuOw&_trkparms=pageci%253A9b797b1e-2d21-11e7-9721-74dbd1800984%257Cparentrq%253Abb95b51015b0abc2c6af6294ffff45c8%257Ciid%253A3 is it a good choice? Also I hear mx clears have a annoying ping to them is this true? Any other suggestions? Thanks

>click clack clickity clack click chk clack
for what purpose?

>>60135280
People enjoy feedback and sound is just another part of doing that in addition to feel.

>>60134358
Its funny right when mechanical keyboards hit an all time high in popularity this general starts to die. Through out the whole month of march these threads were getting 100-150 posts before it 404ed. Occasionally a thread might get into the high 200s, but none of them hit the bump limit. I guess now that mechanical keyboards are mainstream all the hipsters have moved on.

>>60135213
>Kokuyo notebooks
Shirt girl, Rhodia is best

>>60135280
Heavy tactility feels great. Now if you are using cherry shit, then I can understand why its annoying.

>>60135394
>Heavy tactility feels great. Now if you are using cherry shit, then I can understand why its annoying.
so, gateron blue?

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>>60135369
Kek, well at least that one fag seems to have gotten tired of posting his board with guns and knives on and around it. Like anyone would give a shit about his weapons in a fucking mechanical keyboard thread.

>>60135430
>so, gateron blue?
cherry style switch, that's still shit

>>60135477
what do you recommend man

>>60135301
the sound drives me nuts

>>60134387
Nothing gay about shota.

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>>60135594
nice memebranes, but what does that have to do with a mechanical keyboard thread?

>>60135637

Nothing, I just want to tell the thread that I bought a regular keyboard(top) for five dollars that does the same fucking shit that your 100+ dollar keyboard does.

>>60135505
Right now I'm enjoying my buckling springs, but matias and noppoo topre clones are also fun to type on. I'm gonna get one of those hall effect keyboards, but since they are revising them I'll wait a bit.

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>>60135657
No one buys those $100 meme boards. Chink mechanical keyboards are all the rage. There were those $5 cherry mechanical keyboards, but those were in Germany and paying for shipping to anywhere other then Europe was like 50 bucks.

>>60135658
Noppoo makes a topre clone? What boards does it come on? Link?

>>60135657
>Why order Filet mignon at a nice restaurant when I can go to Mcdonalds and get some chicken nuggets for way cheaper?
That's how retarded you sound right now.

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>>60135657
>tfw you find out snap on sells industrial keyboards that are actually cherry mx keyboards for 10-15 bucks.

>>60135686>>60135658


are memeforce 68s any good?

>>60135597
Nothing gay about boipvcci

>>60135688
Right now there are two people that make topre clones: Noppoo and Abko. All the Plum keyboards use noppoo topre clones

>>60135781
yes

>>60135823
Better than Pok3r?

>>60135264
>an easily repairable $.05 part goes out
>better get a new keyboard
you've caught the disease, my friend

>>60135848
Yes. The pok3r uses a shitty metal case thats worse then the one on the magicforce. Also there is a dip switch on the back that switches caps lock and control.

>>60135806
Is the plum actually made by Noppoo? I'm a bit of a noppoo fan boy and that would maybe influence my decision on picking up a plum board or not.

The Noppoo website has been down for a while now I have no idea whats going on.

Another question guys, since our generals are dying, as someone who much prefers blues to reds but sometimes bottoms out blues pretty hard do you think I would enjoy a topre or topre clone? I don't bottom out on my laptop which butterfly switches and chicklet keys but there is something about the mech that causes me too. Probably because I enjoy typing on it so fucking much.
Torn between a topre for my next board or something heavier than a Noppoo blue switch.

>>60135900
What the fuck, why is it nearly double the price? I like how small it looks, but I think I'll just get the memeforce 68.

>>60135929
Not that guy but the magic force is a pretty good board. If you do get one I suggest the black version. Disappointed with my silver one. You'll also want to replace the keycaps, they're pretty fucking ugly.
I would strongly suggest a 75% like the drevo gramr over it since it's the same price and you get the best layout in the fucking world but up to you.
I hate the way the black switches in my magaicforce feel, after a year they don't feel how I remember reds/blacks feeling but it may just be that they need lube or something.

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I thought this board was really nice and wanted to share it with you guys.
Considering getting some 3m dinoc and pulling a thinkpad-style mod on the case of my board. Looks good.

>>60135952
I actually do not like the black version, purely on a aesthetic level. Why are you disappointed with the silver ones? And what switches do you recommend?

Also, I like 60%, so I went with the 68s.

>>60135961
Sushi keycaps! Delicious.

>>60135929
The pok3r is more programmable, and comes with PBT keycaps. Also only the top of the magicforce is metal, while the bottom half is plastic.

>>60135961
nice caps weeb. what board btw?

and is that a salmon artisan? what the hell is that?

>>60135878
yeah its an excuse to buy a new keyboard, how hard is it to replace the led anyways?

>>60135963
OKay that's fine, I'm a wow player so I really missed the function row.
I strongly suggest blues if you don't mind a bit of noise. I've never had a room mate mention the noise and my door is very thing.
I previously had a board with cherry reds and I loved it. I stopped using a PC for 2 years and bought a memeforce with blacks(I think it was listed as reds) and thought I liked it. Then I bought another board but with a blue switch and now the memeforce is literally unusable for me, it feels like a mushy piece of shit. I will definitely never buy another linear switch but I suspect that it might need lubrication because it's so old and isn't a genuine cherry switch.
>>60135975
It's not my keyboard, it was on reddit and I thought it was really nice. No it's not a salmon artisan it comes with the set from a seller on aliexpress. It's called enjoypbt japanese. I believe the board is a custom built one but it's very popular as I see it all over the place.

>>60136023
>Then I bought another board but with a blue switch and now the memeforce is literally unusable for me, it feels like a mushy piece of shit. I will definitely never buy another linear switch but I suspect that it might need lubrication because it's so old and isn't a genuine cherry switch.
I'm confused. First you're recommending the Memeforce with Blues, and now you call it mushy? What do you mean by this? What board are you referring to?

Also, Gateron or Cherry blues for the memeforce?

>>60136058
>owned a board years ago with reds, liked it
>bought meme force with reds(blacks), liked it
>bought board with blues, loved it
>now can't use memeforce with reds(blacks), feels mushy
>suggest you buy a memeforce with BLUES

gateron

>>60136074
Thank you. You are the best.

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How do I get this cap?

>>60136252
Trap a man's soul while hes orgasming and bind it to a keycap.

>>60136287
pls i need this

>>60136287
downloading grindr now.

>>60135146
Well fuck me, turns out this company called Glorious PC gaming race makes "modular keyboards" that lets you change your switches without the need to desold and has rgb. I will have to wait for Q3 2017 for the release of the TKL version though since I definitely don't want full size. Thank god somebody decided to do this. Fuck you Vortex and fuck you every other company that makes it so hard to change switches. Don't know what all these other assholes are doing making it difficult to change their keyboards.

>>60135369
now it's pretty easy to get something good and affordable as long as you don't have too esoteric requirements so once you more or less have an endgame keyboard there's not much of a point to stick around and admire other people's keyboards

>>60136960
>there's not much of a point to stick around and admire other people's keyboards
this
/mkg/ and /tpg/ still not being dead reflects how autistic /g/ really is.

>>60136960
What even is an endgame keyboard?

>>60135961
This is a 96 key layout right? Wish more boarda were out with this layout. I can only find a sketchy diy kit on aliexpress right now.

>>60136846
Nice shilling.

>>60135781
I think they are great, I even love the layout. Wish they would make a version without branding

>>60137276
>not embracing the "Magicforce" engraving
kys yourself my man

>>60137309
>>60137276
what switch you got, bitch?

I got a magicforce with mx greens for novelty but now that I'm typing on it I think I just got converted to click/tactile switches.

>>60137347
>click/tactile switches
such as? post pics of your board btw

>>60136846
>everything was doomed and then this company called Glorious PC gaymen race saved the day goyims!

>>60137360
I said it was an mx Green board and I'm phone posting from work, don't have any pics

If they made the magicforce programable it would be perfect

>>60137447
What's the point of a programmable keyboard? I'm new to mech keyboards.

>>60137465
Change what keys do, so you could make page up and page down control volume

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KBDfans 40% case

Why don't Topre make keyboards with good layouts

The FC980C is the only passable Topre board

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>>60137265
>>60137386
It actually isn't as good as I thought since you still have the problem of rgb compatible cherry mx green switches...not fucking existing. AKA the plastic housing needs to be translucent for light shine through. At least I was able to figure this shit out on my own. Not like anyone else here seems to know anything about this stuff. Guess all the hipsters really are gone and all we have left are the /pol/ memesters.

I peeked at my backlit WASD keyboard and it looks like the LED is mounted above the switch so its mx greens don't need to be clear but GMMK's look like their LED's are below the switch so I'm betting your SOL most likely.

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why isn't anyone making buckling springs in mx form factor reee litreally not that hard it will just have to be little taller

>>60137686
>Not like anyone else here seems to know anything about this stuff. Guess all the hipsters really are gone and all we have left are the /pol/ memesters.
Shill please we aren't buying it.

>>60137703
Useless reply

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdUwrS5T7fM
Where were you when topre was BTFO

>>60137747
ironic reply

>>60137687
Always wondered this myself, or why more people haven't tried to fake alpes

>>60137749
Topre has always been over priced trash, people who buy them will defend it to the death because they just dropped 200 bucks on a rubber dome keyboard. I got to try one at last year's keyboard meet up and it felt like a good rubber dome, nothing more nothing less

>>60137778
>last year's keyboard meet up
What did she mean by this?

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>>60137756
"Ironic" reply for a useless poster just here to shitpost it seems. You don't really deserve much else.

>>60135780
Link?

>>60137465
you can use autohotkey but then it only works on one computer. if you connect the keyboard to your phone or something you'd have to set it up again

>>60137687
>buckling springs
overrated

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Holy moly, can we get some actual human keyboards posted in here?

>>60138546
I'm glad I dont live in America, constantly scared a black person is going to attack me.

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Who /tada68/ here?

>>60138568
That's why you don't be a poorfag and live in the affluent areas.

>>60138568
>living in fear of being outbred by invasive mollycoddled minorities
god europe must be just awful

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>>60138546
You did a good job with your firearm.

Newfag here so pardon the stupid question, but would finding an older keyboard have a similar feel as a mechanical keyboard, or are mechanical keyboards totally in a league of their own?

>>60138712
an older mechanical keyboard would have a similar feel

>>60138405
delet this

>>60138580
I want this with bluetooth.

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>>60138633
I do a lot of cleaning and maintenance on my desk, sometimes I drop heavy pieces of metal onto the keyboard, know what I mean jellybean? Still (not) clicking tho!

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>>60139348
>>60139358
>>60139366
not /mkg/

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>you will never be posting in a thread about keyboards with pictures of your guns while trying to smugly tell people that they don't like guns simply because they aren't in control of themselves enough to have one around the house just like everyone else who owned a gun just for their protection just as a hobby just because they liked them just because they had a few seconds where they were upset a few seconds where they had a gun nearby a few seconds was all it took for them to become another statistic haha but you're in control you know you are aren't you of course you are

>>60139348
Suicides and murder would happen whether you allow guns or not. Criminals are not particular about the law and someone about to off themselves isn't going to care about criminal consequences.

The negligence vs self defense stat does demonstrate too many people handle firearms in ignorance and that there's a strong need for proper instruction.

>>60139270
Nice hand grenades m8. If that's supposed to be a keyboard pic though, obscuring the subject is very poor photography.

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>>60139419
Reversed. Better?

>>60139477
>Better?
Not quite. Try aiming one at yourself and pulling the trigger. Tell me how that goes.

>>60139348
>>60139358
>>60139366
>violence policy center
>journal of public health
>the trace
>not actual cdc stats in opposition to these statements
In other news, cigarette companies certify that their product is 100% safe, Muslims claim to be the "religion of peace" and the Hillary Clinton Foundation affirms that she actually has a beating heart.

>>>/pol/
>>>/b/
>>>/k/
>>>/kys/

>>60139477
Yes actually. The black gun parts create some poor contrast with the black keyboard, especially where they're right under the edges of the keyboard, but that's not nearly as much of a problem as blocking the keyboard entirely.

>>60139348
If guns make people kill themselves, why do European countries with low gun ownership have suicide rates up to twice as high as the US'?

>>60139495
Anti-gunners sure have violent thoughts. It's no wonder they don't want anyone else to have guns, because they think other people are as violent as they are.

>>60139477
>>60139508
The glocks are creating visual interference that makes it harder to focus on the board, like camo.

>>60139513
In the US only guns talk to you via telepathy and tell you to kill yourself. In Europe it's knives. Everybody knows that.

>>60139519
You should still take my advice, though. I guarantee it will be a pleasant experience, doubly so for me.

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r8

Keyboard is from a computer store i used to work at, he didn't pay me shit so when I left him for Best buy i came back and robbed him of an artifact. This thing is dank it even has a trackpad.

>>60139560
cool story bro, don't forget to update the blog post

>>60139560
is it me or the image on that monitor is super crisp

>>60139535
You're talking to a different dude, but I agree with him that antifun liberalss are way more violent than hasfun conservatives. See: Antifa compared to Tea Party or literally any left-right comparison. Righties don't bash people over the head with bike locks or advocate murder or suicide because of an ideological disagreement.

>>60139613
it's ultra sharp

>>60139682
ha! have an upvote friend!

Would you recommend Corsair Strafe as a good < €100 pick ?

>>60140045
for €100 you can get a drevo gramr or a magicforce 68 + thick PBT keycaps

Anyone know of a compact keyboard that also has silent keys?

>>60139386
What board is that?

>>60140265
mechanicalkeyboards.com has pok3rs with silent red switches

otherwise you could make a winkeyless with something like zealios. my build is super quiet compared to my old poker ii with browns

>>60134265
So, if the MKGs are almost dead, what have we concluded are the BEST choices for different keyboard niches, money and quality considered?

>>60140265

http://matias.ca/miniquietpro/pc/

Or some custom using the same dampened keys.

>>60139396
So basically, 66% of gun purchases are actually suicide fees?

I mean, if I'm going to be dead, I wouldn't mind hurting my credit a bit

>>60134265
please stop with the weaboo shit
sage

>>60140405
>Teddy Bear
>Weeaboo

I'm afraid I don't see the connection. Maybe you're trying to point out an anime reference somewhere in this picture that you spotted?

But if you spotted the reference, wouldn't that make YOU the weeb in this situation?

sudo apt-get install brain

>>60139560
>look at meee i have a computer from fallout 4 xDXD

>>60140752
disgusting

>>60140833
142nd post best post

>>60138621
>implying everyone is from in sweden, france or germany

>>60140300
>recommending wobblyos, even slightly

GTFO

>>60141596
every non switch wobbles, especially gaterons which everyone here can't stop recommending

>>60141614
Gaterons are 20 cents per switch. Zealios are 85 cents to a dollar.

>>60141734
and the only feasible way to get ergo clears

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>>60141755
The only feasible way to get ergo clears is to make ergo clears yourself, zealios are overpriced and don't hold a candle to actual ergo clears.

>>60141786
if you're unemployed I guess that's a good use of your time. I'd rather pay 30 bucks more and get them right away than fuck around with switches for hours

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>>60141813
You see anon, they don't feel like ergo clears, not even close. The tactile bump is sluggish as shit. There's no good reason to pay that much money for a switch that doesn't even feel good.

If you want something that's close to ergo clears, get gateron browns.

>>60141813
You are the laziest motherfucker in existence. Do you pay $130 to get custom keyboard manufacturers to assemble them for you too because you can't take half an hour to solder in the switches and screw the case together?

>>60141837
>$130
it's more like $30

>>60141864
That's how much TX keyboards cost extra to get assembled

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laptop arrived yesterday, controller should arrive on tuesday, getting hype.

>>60142015
what controller?

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I'm waiting for my b.face to arrive.
I want to go for something vaporwave/cyberpunk but can't decide on the keycaps.

Should I get GMK Skeletor or wait for DSA Miami Dolch or GMK Laser to drop? Other suggestions?

>>60142146
hasu controller for bluetooth w/ the hhkb

>>60142166
I suggest suicide

>>60139358
Are suicide rates higher because people own guns or do people own guns because they are more suicidal?

>>60142166
How's life in the back of mom's minivan?

>>60142183
oh very nice, althought, is it not cheaper to get a bt hhkb straight away?

>>60142331
probably, but I already own a hhkb.
plus even though the battery life is garbage, about 2 days with this apparently, i think the classic hhkb case looks much nicer than the bluetooth version cause of the huge battery

>>60142359
I see.
yeah I agree with the case.

>>60142166
this is bait right?

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>>60141831
>The tactile bump is sluggish as shit.

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>>60142704
it's slown and drawn out - e.g. sluggish.

>>60142704
don't listen to him, he uses linear switches

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>>60142767
I dunno what you're on about, I use mx whites at work.

>>60142732
Comparing to the Cherry tactile greys that are on the same board as my 65g Zealios, I have never noticed any "sluggishness". If you're describing Gat browns as favourable in comparison to Zealios, it just sounds like you like a lighter switch with less resistance.

>>60142767
I like linears too. I've never had a keyboard full of them though, so maybe I'll get one of the revised hall effect revivals when they come around.

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Anyone have pics of any grey on grey colour schemes where the alpha/num keys are darker than the function keys?

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>>60142861

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>>60142817
>it just sounds like you like a lighter switch with less resistance
I like all kinds of switches, though in terms of linears, gateron clears are my favorite. I have a board with gat browns here too and I'd say they feel pretty similar to actual ergoclears as you'd get in a premade switch. In terms of tactiles, I prefer heavy tactile switches (the board with gat browns isn't for me), and in terms of zealios and cherry tactile grey, I see that comparing the two you wouldn't find zealios to be very sluggish, cherry tactile grays have even more of a "slow" and subtle tactile bump than zealios (feels almost like heavier cherry browns), but comparing zealios to ergo clears (cherry clears with a 45g spring), I'd say that ergo clears definitely have a more pronounced tactile bump than zealios.

>>60142887
Thanks. Is there some sort of webapp where i can make colour scheme mockups?

>>60142918
>cherry tactile grays have even more of a "slow" and subtle tactile bump than zealios (feels almost like heavier cherry browns)
Dang son what da fug it's quite a bit more pronounced than browns

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>>60142980
"almost" is the word you missed.

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Im about ti be picking up a MemeForce 68 for my first keyboard in a long time. Anyone have recommendations for back lit white and grey key caps? Ive been looking but i know jack shit about anything other then memes here.
Pick is current board,

>>60134265
thanks for ruining /g/ with your awful generals

>>60143023
I most assuredly did not miss that word.

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>>60143130
not what you asked for, but I'm not sure you're going to find many backlit keycaps for sale, let alone good ones

https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1329

>>60143136
Nothing is stopping you from posting better content friendo

>>60143164
I see we have a different understanding of that word in that case.

To return to my original point; Zealios are pretty underwhelming and do not merit the price.

>>60143219
>merit the price
An alien concept in this hobby.

>>60141786
>>60141831
what board is that?

>>60142166
There are so many things wrong in this photo. Kill yourself, subhuman.

>>60142238
>>60142276
>>60142442
>>60144254

You guys are seriously retarded, aren't you?

That photo is not showing me it's just an example to show the GMK Skeletor keyset on a b.face keyboard.

Learn to read:
>I'm waiting for my b.face to arrive.

>>60143256
the price could be justified if they're really better but i'm not entirely convinced. he's a guy with relatively little experience compared to the big companies like cherry and gateron and he just comes along and makes a supposedly better design? gold-plated springs and such seems like a meme. at best it would come down to personal preference probably.

Model M user here. I've played games on this thing for a while without issue but after a while it gets annoying. Need a small keyboard to keep tucked away only to be used for games.

>>60144453
Your logic is flawed.

>I'm waiting for my b.face to arrive
is no proper assumption for the conclusion "The photo is not showing me", on the contrary, even Gödel would think it was you on the picture.
tl;dr: Both statements are not related in the slightest and you're a retard. I still suggest suicide.

>>60144536
I don't give a fuck what you think. English isn't even my native language ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

>>60144453
you said you were interested in ultra-expensive ABS keycaps and you had no qualms about posting a cringelord pic

>>60144693
>English isn't even my native language
That's not even pertinent to the discussion. Still, I suggest suicide.

>>60144693
Mine neither, so what?
Protip: Logic wasn't even invented by the english, it already existed BEFORE the english, so your argument is invalid, in addition to being completely unrelated to the discussion.
Suicide is the only option for you.

>>60144489
The "better design" is mostly just a merging of the two perceived benefits of gat and cherry clears - smoothness and a larger tactile bump than browns - plus the idea behind ergo clears, which is that normal clears are too heavy. He's not exactly making enormous innovations, just putting established concepts together.

The gold plating and transparent housing offer only a visual benefit and I recall him saying as such.

I don't really like defending Zealios, as they're far from perfect. The hate on them here (from at least some people) seems excessive and/or bizarre to me, though.

How long does it take to get used to a new keyboard? My Memeforce 68 Gateron Blues just arrived, and they are loud as fuck. I'm coming from a laptop keyboard.

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>>60145352
Pic related

>>60142935
wasd keyboards has one.

>>60145426
idk a few days maybe? I don't even notice the sound my board makes, also try to consciously avoid bottoming them out by typing lighter and se what that does for the noise.

I have a thin door and my roommates have never even mentioned by keyboard.

>>60145620
I'm only getting 85-98 wpm, but on my laptop keyboard i get 107, so that's why I'm confused,.

>>60145736
Oh, I thought you meant when would you get used to the sound. I've had blues for a little under a year and I type faster and more accurately on my laptop as well although it's starting to get a bit closer now. I'm at 110-130 on the laptop and like 100-120 on the blues. It's probably just because there is more key travel.

>>60146528
The backlight would look better with thicker PBT. Otherwise, the build looks pretty good senpai.

>>60146566
Yeh, I still need to program it to make the backlight dimmable and all of that stuff. I found out the other day that I have more time for this than I thought, so I'll probably design a case and have it laser-cut. Aluminum is a pretty tempting option, but I have a feeling it could get rather expensive, and I'd rather not use aluminum on a build that doesn't even have a backplate. Probably going to be either wood or acrylic.

>>60141786
I keep meaning to ask: Did you 3D print that artisan cap yourself?

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>>60146768
Kinda. I took a cap from my old cherry mx board 3.0 and went to town on it with a cheap 3D printing pen I got from china. I did try 3D printing keycaps, but it doesn't seem to work very well with a regular FDM printer. I think an SLA printer would be more suited for something that requires that kind of precision for the stem.

>>60146823
that yellow/purple thing looks repulsive desu

Are there any full size keyboards with mx silent reds available in ISO?

So far all I've found is WASD, Corsair and some Fnatic rebrand but would prefer to avoid them.

>>60146918
In that sense, it's the archetypal artisan.

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I'm the fag who bought pic related several threads ago.

I have a few questions guys:

1. Why I'm listening der "click" a bit different? I'm already deaf for a lot clicks?

2.How I should to wash my keycaps? Once I read a thread about a guy who did it and he erase the ink on his keycaps.

3. I tried to use SharpKeys to change a few keys to be able to use keys of volumen, the problem is that I can't change the key "Pause" for the key "Mute". Any heterosexual suggestion?

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>>60135637
Hey, I have too a Compaq SK-2800, good shit dude. Did you figure how turn off that muslim symbol? I never was be able to turn off that little shitty green light.

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>>60139560
>I robbed
>And I dindu nuffin

I thought that only white people was into mechanical keyboards.

>>60147496
>what are asian people

>>60147378
Instead of trying to turn it off, embrace the clear message from Allah by augmenting your keyboard with several artisans shaped like Muhammed's (pbuh) head. Remember that Islam invented math, so your '0' through '9' keys already have Islamic symbols on your keyboard! Really makes you think :)

>>60145620
Then use a mechanical keyboard in a quiet way is like fap in a quiet way? Cool.

>>60147517
>some chinese-american kid stealing an unused keyboard from the best buy where he works

seems possible desu

>>60147378
Just unplug the LED

Girlfriend is going back home to South Korea for a couple weeks soon. Can I get a quick rundown on good korean keyboards? She lives in a major city so I assume she will have access to a keyboard store. Looking to get something made in korea instead of paying top dollar here.

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Have any of you been able to progress significantly past ~110 wpm? I use keybr(pic related) and my top speed is 140, average is 109. I was never taught how to type I just picked it up naturally by using a computer all day.
I would very much like to be able to type 140wpm consistently but I'm not sure how to go about getting to that point.

The huge variances in pic related are due to me swapping between a chicklet laptop, 75% blue, and magicforce 68 with blacks I presume.

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Y/N?

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POM keycaps are really under rated if you ask me, I love them. I don't see much of any for sale on aliexpress. How does it compare to PBT? My thick pbt set will be here on tuesday and I'll post pictures and opinions since I'm the first to order the specific set.
Pic related is magicforce 68, non-backlit, silver version with black switches.

>>60148374
Leopold and Akbo are both korean

>>60148493
looks tacky

>>60148493
The only thing I can think of when I see those caps is "I bet I'd regret that purchase within 3 days". To be honest, they don't look good for typing on, at all.

I want to make a custom 75% Spanish ISO.

Where do I even start?

>>60148856
Win keyless

>>60135594

Fuck Yeah, the Logitech media keyboard was what all the cool kids used in 2001. Not mechanical, but interesting that we're back to minimalism now.

Anyone know a full key caps set for corsair strafe???

Roast me all you want fags it was a gift

>>60148897
Ok, it looks like they have a lot of variations for their stuff, but I know shit about what to choose. Can I send them an email telling them wht do I exactly want? Do they offer that service?

does the magicforce 68 have full key rollover?

>>60148514
I legit think the MF68 has the best layout of any small form factor keyboard

>>60148971
The upcoming Miami Dolch on Assdrop is going to cover every key for the Strafe, including a 6.5 spacebar. The only downside is the ABS and wait time.

>>60149532
Whats bad of abs? Pardon my ignorance but im new in the mech scene

>>60149720
ABS is the cheaper, smooth plastic. It will eventually develop a shiny look as it gets worn, and it's harder to clean or dye due to melting at a lower temperature. PBT is stiffer, usually has a nicer texture, and is easier to dye.

ABS does have some advantages, though:

- It's basically the only choice if you want proper backlighting, since it's easier to make it translucent

- It's easier to make doubleshot caps with, which opens up more color combinations (see >>60142861 for example, even though it's overpriced shit)

- It's cheaper than PBT (with some exceptions, like the overpriced reddit-designed™ set linked earlier)

>>60149720
Also, don't be afraid to check basic sources like wikipedia for stuff like this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keycap has a couple sentences about ABS and PBT

How do mx clears compare to browns force-wise? I know they are heavier etc., but that doesn't tell me much. For example, my browns feel like nothing at all and I regularly hit wrong keys because they are too "easy-going". I think clears might alleviate that, but I am not sure whether they are too heavy, like that one shitty membrane keyboard I use at work. That one just feels like pushing through thick mud all the time.

I just received my teensy + diodes + wires + soldering iron.

In what cheap keyboard could I inject this teensy ?
All the keyboard I have disassembled from now on where membrane based.

>>60136252
Ali

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Happy 7th birthday to my Leopold keyboard. Remember when mechanical keyboards were the next big thing for /g/? Man, has it really been that long?

Sup famiglia. Is there a trustworthy place to buy spare Cherry Mx Blue switches on the web? Some keys on my board are getting a bit mushy and I'd like to replace them but donors are are prohibitively expensive and hard to find in my banana ass republic of a country. Some guy is selling four switches for 60 bucks on the local ebay equivalent - and that's bullshit to me (I think he might even browse /mkg/, If you see this help a nigga out).
Alternatively I can tear those switches down, and give em a good ol scrub and relube but I have no idea what lubricant to get or if anyone even sells it over here in Argentina.

>>60150385
How do Cherry style switches go mushy? Thought they were supposed to last for ages.

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>>60150369
Turns out I was wrong by a few years. This is when I purchased the keyboard in January 2012. Close enough!

>>60150407
My fault mostly, I used some contact cleaner on them because for some reason they were starting to act up - specifically, registering the same keypress twice.

Anyone know of online sellers who do Leopold spacebars? Stupid custom size means the key cap set I bought needs modifying before I can use the spacebar. I just want a PBT white one.

>>60150479
That reminds me, I also need some spacebar stabilizers.
Kids, never buy Razer shit, no matter how cheap it might be it will come back to haunt you.

>>60150546
>Kids, never buy Razer shit, no matter how cheap it might be it will come back to haunt you.
Can you compelling arguments as to why Razer products are bad? I have a friend who claims his Chroma is his end-game keyboard, and it makes me laugh every time.

>>60150385
I've had good experiences ordering switches from mechanicalkeyboards.com, so I'd recommend them if you're in the US, at least. Bought 110 MX clears from there and they arrived at my house in under a week and we're pretty cheap (but you probably couldn't get such a bulk discount for just a couple switches)

>>60150606
Gaudy, ugly, tacky, low quality control, charges Cherry prices for a Kailh board, and most compelling of all, if you own Razer products you're a fuccboi.

>>60150668
>Gaudy, ugly, tacky
My friend likes the "gamer" aesthetic. How do I get better friends with good taste?

>>60150606
Well, I bought a Mac Blackwidow on sale back in 2013 and for what it's worth the whole thing feels cheap in general. The caps went glossy super fast, the body is cheapo plastic, and one of the spacebar stabilizers broke off as if it were made of wet toilet paper.
Like I said - it was cheap. Got it on a sale for 70 dollars which was pretty much 60% off or more because >mac keyboard, and since my brother-in-law backed off from getting me a good board from the states and it used actual Cherry switches I went "fuck it" and bought it.
I don't regret it one hundred percent, but I do wish I had been more patient and spent my money on a Filco or Ducky board.
Also the aesthetics are shit. I'd definitely mod the case and buy some new caps if it didn't have some non-standard keys but fuck me I can't be arsed to do it.

>Budget
Around $100-$150
>Location
America
>Preferred switch type
Blue MX
>Layout
ANSI
>Form factor
TKL
>Backlight
Not very into that but wouln't matter either
>Previous/current keyboards
Mostly thinkpad keyboard and some shitty membrane ones

>>60150783
happy hacker professional 2

>>60150629
Thanks for the input man, but with shipping and local custom taxes those 10 bucks for a 10 pack becomes around 40 bucks.
Also since I'm a nigger who can't into maths the dude who sells switches locally does not chage 60 bucks for four switches, but rather 15 bucks.
So I think it may be the best to get them from him, or wait until someone I know goes to the States and wants to bring a small bag of switches as a souvenir.

>>60150933
Sorry to hear that, but you may want to wait a bit before paying a scalper several bucks per switch. There are plenty of people in /mkg/ who aren't from the US who may have other advice, and I'd be surprised if you couldn't find some good switches for about $1 each no matter where you are. Maybe at least wait until this thread dies to see if someone else has advice.

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>>60150783
Ducky One with PBT keycaps

>>60151021
Dunno if I'd call the guy a scalper to be honest, everything is five times more expensive over here. And if you do the math, I would be paying somewhere around four bucks for each individual switch in the end after all either way.
Either way, I will keep an eye out for any possible offerings, thanks again senpai.

>>60150783
You said TKL, but if you're willing to have a numpad you could consider a unicomp model M. They always have PBT caps, buckling springs are basically the superior blues, and they cost under $84 so you'd be under budget.

>>60151087
After all, it's either that or paying 90 bucks for an Adesso MKB-125 board and gutting it for keys, or outright using it.
I mean, it's a cute keyboard and all, but >muh macro keys

Thoughts on this keyboard?
https://www.amazon.com/54Y9400-Lenovo-Preferred-Computer-Compatible/dp/B00PYV5HGC/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1493595207&sr=8-6&keywords=lenovo+keyboard
I use this at my job and it hefty and clicky, I like it. Pretty cheap too though too bad it's not backlit.

>>60151138
Definitely my favorite non-mechanical keyboard.

>>60146528
What kb is that on the top?

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REEEEEEEEEE so i thought i could save some money by buying the $40 memeforce 68 on amazon and replacing the switches with Cherry brown switches i had leftover from a previous desoldering project.
i turned on the soldering iron too hot and the metal ring strip on one of the terminal came off. can i reroute this with a wire??

>>60151419
I think a BEEG blob of solder might do the trick there.

>>60151459
i tried that several times. solder just won't stick to the pcb

>>60151470
Then yeah, if you gently strip some of the red stuff you can easily bridge it, or reroute it with a thin wire if you can't be arsed.
Super fixable, though.

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>>60151533
will this work
>insert switch into pcb
>solder two wires onto the switch terminal
>solder each wire end to where the red line points

>>60138621
are you insecure

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>>60134265
Just got the K70 Lux RGB, enjoying the shit out of it. No problems at all, the typing is top and the build quality is amazing, this just shows that you retards will despise everything that's "popular". You are worse than every redditor ever sitting foot on this planet, behaving like teenagers that are angry about their mothers Xmas purchase.

Stay mad fags, and to the people who want to buy a K70, go for it and don't listen to this memeing bunch of angry shitters.

Do stiffer switches reset quickly? As in they pop right back up to their normal position after you press on them

>>60152169
yes stiffer spring literally provides higher upward force (higher rate of change of velocity)

>>60152160
how is he still not in jail?

>>60152169
This is exactly why I prefer stiffer switches. MX blacks are nice for this, but it's actually something that buckling springs are great for too, since, unlike MX switches, they don't have any tactile bump to slow down their upward movement.

>>60152408
>something that buckling springs are great for too

Also the only switch that exists where the actuation and tactile/click occurs at the exact same instant.

Does anyone know where I can find one of those Plum keyboards but with 45g topre switches?

>>60152841
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ABKO-Hacker-K945P-Electro-Capacitive-topre-similar-Real-RGB-PBT-Tenkeyless-/112097380475

want to buy a pok3r. shits hard to find in australia.
i found one with nature whites for a good price.
are nature whites good?
i like browns and they are apparently like reds with a brown spring?

>>60153587
Its the one good idea cherry had in the last 20 years. They realized that the tactile bump in browns was shit, so they got rid of it.

>>60151138
Seconding >>60151172

I might ask our assets guy if I could grab one and take it home.

>>60142802
How do whites differ from clears

What's the non click version of greens? I love the way they feel but would like it a bit less noisy.

Don't know if I can find anything with this but, please help if there is something.

>Budget
$100-$120
>Location (continent at least)
South America
>Preferred switch type
Blue
>Layout
ANSI
>Form factor
TKL
>Backlight
Sure, why not.
>Previous/current keyboards
First mechanical keyboard.

>>60153999
You got Amazon in South America? So many chink boards out for cheap that are good.

>>60136252
spraypaint on a black keycap and use printer stickers

>>60154043
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016MAK38U/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=AXZ7TDMJNMJSZ

This was the first result searching with shipping to my country. It's cheap, but I guess is a real shitty one.

>>60134663

I know of a mouse brand that creates mice in the exact same type of colors, but I don't want to support their change for the worse.

>>60137749

It looks like it's sticky and stiff but the dude decided he likes it because it's novel.

Not taking any recommendations from anyone but an actual typist.

am i an autist if i cop a hhkb for my laptop

>>60151419
Why didn't you just buy the switchless diy memrforce kit off Aliexpress where it's even cheaper

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65% is love, 65% is life
All hail 65%

>>60154579
>Scamexpress
no thanks

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>>60154581
im more of a g80 1800 layout person myself. would love to get something like this with ergo clears

>>60154581
typing on this exact keyboard, my man

>>60154581
That 660 layout is the worst 65% layout
>Only two extra keys instead of four
>Arrow keys part of the main block but 0.5u out of vertical alignment with it

>>60154674
Pity you just missed out on getting a TX 1800 or compact 1800

Where can I find cheapest blank PBT keycaps?

I may want to repaint them later.

I'll spoonfeed you about fashion shit if you spoonfeed me, mtg
I want a full-sized mechanical backlit keyboard with cherry mx blue caps
don't care about the price, just want a recommendation

>>60155026
>repainting
you mean dyeing? i suggest getting blank NPKC white pbts from amazon and iDye poly bags of your choosing.
Dyeing is great but it works best when the keycaps are new and unused.

>>60155053
i think the cm masterkeys is one of the best full sized boards right now mainly because of its rgb lighting and reasonable price.

https://www.amazon.com/MasterKeys-Mechanical-Keyboard-Intelligent-Switches/dp/B01D3BDN60

>>60145352
>>60145736
both the noise and wpm should improve soon. you're probably bottoming them out a lot and making excessive noise because of it. blues are actually a bit clunky compared to laptop scissor switches so you might type a bit slower but they're more ergonomic.

>>60155078
>you mean dyeing

Yes, exactly.

How much are those? Around 20 bucks?

>>60155098
thanks, dude
as long as the keys light up white, that's all I care about

>>60155108
108 white caps on amazon is $26

https://www.amazon.com/White-Profile-Keycaps-Switches-Mechanical/dp/B06WRT24GM/ref=pd_sbs_147_17?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B06WRT24GM&pd_rd_r=WQV7BM5KF2KRWJDR954H&pd_rd_w=mdjnx&pd_rd_wg=V5vhf&psc=1&refRID=WQV7BM5KF2KRWJDR954H

iDye Poly

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=idye+poly

you're going to need a wide pan and a strainer as well

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>>60148856
>ISO

>>60155148

Thanks.

And don't worry, I've read a few tutorials scattered around forums already.

MOD switch or Zealmeme?

new thread when

I've never had a mechanical keyboard before. I've always thought the various membrane keyboard I have are fine but not great.

I'm considering getting a Fnatic keyboard with Cherry MX Brown switches since they have the tactile feedback and they don't have that extra clicking sound. Is this switch good when I primarily will be typing things on that keyboard? Or is another switch generally better for typing?

>>60155368
buckling springs lol

You will find "typing comfort" increases with typing proficiency. So before you get into modding switches and hunting for rare parts, try learning how to type fast first. Massive fucking faggots.

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>>60155394
people seem to prefer gateron browns. a lot of people dislike cherry browns because it doesn't have a lot of tactile feedback

first for I just bought a pok3r

did I do good y/y