/mkg/ - mechanical keyboard general

>>52651763

OP is an idiot redditor edition

>Buyer's Guide:
http://pastebin.com/QJD7fSGU

>Where to Buy:
http://pastebin.com/8Yku80VL

>FAQs:
http://pastebin.com/M5w7QtKp

Old Thread >>52637812

>>52651881
>worthless pastebins no one uses edition
update them to make them worthwhile and maybe people would use them

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The old thread didn't even hit bump limit yet you fuckwit.

>>52652048
it's close enough, that's all that counts
jannies never do their job anyway, so it's fine to have 2 or 3 threads up at a time

J-just bought my first soldering station for a qt

Have the memes gone too far? Am I seriously gonna potentially ruin a perfectly good keyboard right now?

What keyboards came with PBT keycaps by default?
I don't want to spend an extra 50 bucks to have something nice to touch except if keycaps + keyboard si cheaper than a keyboard w/ PBT keycaps out of the box (which I doubt)

>>52651763
What keyboard is that?

>>52652079
>Am I seriously gonna potentially ruin a perfectly good keyboard right now?
The first time I tried desoldering a switch, I ended up fucking up the trace, now my Z key doesn't work anymore and I don't know how to fix it. I don't get what happened, it worked perfectly on the practice board every time.
But no, you won't ruin the WHOLE board. They say it's not very hard maybe you have to be not an idiot to get it to work, I don't know.

>>52652121
Just jump the trace. Put a piece of wire a few mm from the scratch in the trace, then another either near the end of the trace or near the other end of the scratch, it's a simple fix.
People have different methods for where they put the end of the wire, but it really genuinely doesn't matter, as long as you jump the scratch.

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How can it be cheaper to buy and harvest switches of new boards than to order say 100 switches?!

Do reasonably priced keycaps exist or is everything marked up because merchants realized the reddit crowd pays 500 bucks for a single key?

I can't even find black caps with normal lettering for under $50

>>52652249
*handrubbing intensifies*

>>52652288
sadly there's not a mx green board in the whole land to find it seems.

Might go with a blue for fun. I've never had a blue, only kahli blue

>>52652249
Buying new boards? It probably won't be. It can be cheaper if you pick up cheap second hand boards. It also depends on the switch and its availability. You can also pick up a fullsized keyboard for, say, $60, get 104 switches, then sell the case and PCB for like $20.

>>52652313
w2c a second hand board with a reasonable price that would not be covered with third party cum?

Where can I get miami keycaps m80s

>>52652313
But that's the thing, I can buy a 105 key cherry blue for translated into $58 or kalih (all four colors) for $41

If I were to order 100 cherry switches it would run me $80+ (and that's shipping for "14-22 Business Days") from som American site

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>>52652083
>What keyboards came with PBT keycaps by default?

whis is the answer always hhkb?

you guys make this too easy

>inb4 the spastic flipped spacebar hater

>>52651902
>>52652068
Fuck this board. Wait for your thread to hit page 8 before you make a new one.
Also, those pastebins are useful.

>>52652485
The pok3r also comes with pbt, you deep cretin.

>>52652512
>also
how does that make me wrong, poorboi?

>>52652485
>whis is the answer always
>THE answer
>ALWAYS

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Who /realniggameme/ here?

>>52652385
amazon

>>52652512
I dont think the led versions do.

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Maybe not the right place to ask, but
Recommend me your best ergonomic keyboard, mainly for programming and gaming.

>>52652935
atreus, ergodox

memes essentially

>>52652431
Where from? I've never paid more than $0.30 for a switch.

Just pulled the trigger on a 104Ub. Hopefully it's as good as I've heard.

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>>52653028
>Hopefully it's as good as I've heard.

look at these sexy motherfuckers.

don't you wanna fuck them?

you're in for a blast m9, have fun

>>52652995
Well those sure look like memes.

>>52652254
>with normal lettering
What, pad printing? Why pay for such a set?

>>52652431
Companies that buy cherry switches for mass market boards do so in bulk and thus pay less per switch.

Bought a blue switch keyboard for typing, its only occurred to me recently how terrible it is for "gaming".

$100 bucks wasted due to my idiocy, have to buy a black/red switch now...

>>52653223
or you could stop gaming and become an adult.

>>52653233
I've thought about this. Gaming offers no productive benefit, even though im really good at it and it's a bit of an ego boost (top 0.8% in csgo, global elite, played semi-pro).

But i literally have nothing else to do in my spare time, i go to uni full time already and get bad marks, stopped caring about my grades since i got into a low tier uni.

>>52653223
are you being serious with me right now? I 'm so close to get some blues

>>52652431
Sweden, I haven't found anywhere that even sells switches, most places seem to take about $0.75 if you buy 100+

>>52653321
>>52653012
mis qoute

>>52653223
What exactly is your problem with blues and gaming? I've never experienced any problems.

>>52653233
>>52653260
stop.

>>52653310
Blues suck for gaming if you have headphones that don't block out sound from the real world and you want to hear in game

>>52653364
but that's the reason why I'm gonna buy blues. I love the clicky sounds

Are there any wireless mech keyboards? My mouse is wired but I really like to have my keyboard wireless. I need one with arrow keys and numpad, definitely don't need media keys or anything like that

>>52653310
>>52653358
>>52653358
Of course, it's game specific, but the two games i play are csgo and league.

Csgo, you need sharp movement because you're only accurate when your velocity is 0. To set your velocity to 0, you need to quickly strafe in the opposite direction to stop and shoot after moving.

League, you have to combo abilities quickly, and just having sharper reactions with abilities (keyboard actuations) wins or loses skirmishes.

Now, blues are bad, because for the key to reset you have to let it reach the top after you have actuated it (pressed the key down and it's registered a press).

Other switches, like cherry blacks, some reds and razer keyboards (razer blackwidow comes to mind) have much, much, much faster actuations and resets than a cherry MX blue.

tldr; blue switches are bad for competitive games which require fast keyboard presses

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Didn't get a response in the last thread, has anyone here used a Matias Mini Quiet Pro before?

Thinking of getting it instead of a TKL with MX Clears as I've read that the Matias quiet switches are more refined and tactile.

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>>52653440
but it can't be that bad when compared to your average rubber domes right? I got pic related and still can kick some ass on csgo

>>52653066
Yeah, it seems that way. I got a great deal on it, so I figured 'what the hell?'

>>52653488
I tried my old rubber domes, i find rubber domes are more consistently better but the "possibilities" with a mechanical keyboard will always be better, as in, it'll always be possible to get fast key presses with blue, but the keys actuation is so random that movement and aim are hard to sync.

I'd use rubberdome over blue switches for csgo

>>52653534
well that's some food for thought.
but I can't stand the sound for reds. do they at least feel the same as blues?

>>52653130
There's also a minimum order amount and the minimum order quantity for non-blue switches is much higher so companies have to invest more if they want to provide different kids of switches that may or may not sell.
That's why red cherry boards are going for upwards of $120

>>52653478
Using one right now. The're really good, I can't say how it feels compared to clears but it's just a good keyboard.

The switches are as wobbly as Cherry though.

>>52653563
I've only used razer blackwidow and blues.

Who cares about sound though? You use headphones right?

How do I clean my keyboard to be about as clean as new?

Bought a das keyboard four years ago and haven't cleaned it much since.

I am thinking to remove all the keys and then go at it with an airduster. How do I clean the keys though? They all have a light white layer on all their sides but the tops.

Should I manually clean each key with a rag?

>>52653644
yeah but I once tried my friend's Blackwidow Chroma Tournament and fell in love instantly, I don't know what switches it had though, but it just felt right and clicky.
also I don't always use them for gaming bro

>>52652048
Which keycaps and keyboard are up there?

>>52653739
Old apple kb rearranged as 60%

>>52653703
Razer keyboards usually just use razer switches which are custom, they are quite good.

>>52653782
razer green switches are rebranded kailh blues

>>52653782
do they feel similar like one of the cherry switches? I've never tried cherries, granted

>>52653827
why the hate on kailh?
are borker switch THAT common?

>>52653703
>clicky
Then they were cherry blues or equivalent clones.

Logitech G910 user here. No regrets.

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>>52653739
What this guy (>>52653752) said

>>52654008
Hey swiss look up retrobright for that spacebar
Love,

Ita

>>52653827
>>52653894
so that means I will still buy those blues.
it's the cheapest board they got anyway, aside from the K65 reds, but I know how you guys feel about corsair

>>52652083
poker2/3

>>52653478
depends on what you currently use/like. quiet pro are softer than clears but do feel nice. as another anon said they wobble as much as cherry.

>>52652086
Varmillo VA68M. it's really expensive for what it is. If you want a cheaper version check out Magicforce 68-key Mini. There's a drop on both boards currently and I'm in for the Magicforce

>>52654052
Yeah, I'm going to get it back to the original color next week with the tools in our chemistry lab.

>>52653870
they're prone to breaking and don't feel that great. Used a thermalake Z for 3 months. regretted it every day.

>>52654081
Is the bad feel coming from the switch itself or poor quality keycaps?

>>52654106
the switches. tried with different caps, both abs and pbt. also got random ghost clicks and double clicks a lot.

>>52654127
Shit, sounds worse than the rubberdome I took from the office trash.

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is WASD keyboards a good choice for a first keyboard? I want something with decent looking caps

>>52654054
Maybe I misunderstood, but are you saying you want to buy Razer? That's worse than Corsair.

>>52654404
Board is fine. Buy barebones.

>>52654404
the stock caps are terrible

>>52654404
>>52654462
>>52654525


They're not a bad choice if you don't want to do any work or don't care about saving only $10-15. I agree with the other two, the board is fine but the caps feel like shit. If you really want just a basic keyboard with custom keycaps I'd get a Ducky Zero and buy the keycaps elsewhere.

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Do you type faster with a numpad or without?

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Who real nigga hours here

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>>52651763

I couldn't be happier with my Corsair Strafe RGB with Cherry MX Blue switches.

The CM Storm Quickfire Ultimate with blue switches is god tier as well.

I own red and brown switch keyboards, but nothing is as euphoric as clamoring away on a full sized blue keyboard.

>>52654543
>>52654525
>>52654462

How much should I expect to pay for a decent set of 87 keycaps?
Don't care about a ricer look or if it's not blank, I want them to feel nice.

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Countless hours and liters of sweat and blood, just for you. Just for the dankest memes.

>>52654580
I see.

You're a gaymer. You play gaymes.

>>52654581
it really depends. you can get some from geekkeys for around 30 bucks or on massdrop if you don't mind waiting for around 20.

>>52654581

Personally I love Ducky's default ABS caps, but others may disagree. Really smooth matte feel. You can get a set of blank PBT keycaps for around $30 if you want to go that way. If you happen to know what material you prefer just buy a set of those.

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>mfw waiting for my mechanical keyboard in the mail

I want a ducky mini or similar for gaming because I always fucking hit my full size keyboard with the mouse. All the ones at NCIX are backordered, so fuck me.

>>52651763
Right lads, just got my autismbux, what should I buy, obviously money is no limit, so what is the best in class board.

Things I like (but I am flexible):
1. Clicky Keys (I have used MX Blue before)
2. Tenkeyless (very flexible about this, but would rather it was 10KL if possible)
3. Not ricer shit like Razer.

>>52654689
Something tells me that you've been waiting for quite some time already.

>>52654718
PFU Happy hacking professional keyboard 2 with blanks and 3 artisan caps.

>>52654718
Get a GONS with greens.

gonskeyboardworks.com

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who /buyersremorse/ here?
i changed my mind about the granite set. I entered the massdrop drop but i don't want them anymore. anyone want to buy them? i'll just get an apple magic keyboard instead

>>52654760
What sets did you buy and how much?

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>>52651763
http://ptkfgs.ytmnd.com/

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>>52654760
see pic

>>52654745
that board doesn't have arrow keys right?

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>>52654828
Sure does.

Someone asked about Cherry MX Browns in an office environment. I think it was a follow-up to asking about the IBM Model M.

Here's the deal: it doesn't matter. The difference between, say, a Macbook keyboard key hit and an IBM Modem M seems significant until you place it in relation to other noises in the office environment.

The most irritatingly loud keyboard I ever heard was the one used by my retarded coworker who sat behind me. For whatever reason, he'd stare at the screen for a minute, then hammer out a sentence and BANG he'd hit the enter key like he was trying to incapacitate it. Not to mention all the slamming he did on the spacebar.

Oh, and his creaky fucking chair. I asked him to request a new one in a meeting and he seemed to think I was joking. Every (rand() % 5) minutes he'd reposition himself and CREEEEK. Randomly spaced noises like that are FAR more irritating than the rattatatat of a mechanical keyboard.

>>52654850
Have you ever been diagnosed with autism?

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>>52652935

Kinesis Classic or Advantage (I think the Advantage is just the current version).

The only downside is the shitty rubber-dome function keys. Only matters if you're a Windows programmer, really. And I think they were supposed to have released a new version with Cherry MX F-keys last fall, but I haven't kept up on it.

>>52653703
That board uses the Razer Greens (MX Blue copy, I think?)

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>>52652485
flipped cmd key master race reporting in

>>52654850
even in open office a loud keyboard is noisy as fuck.

>>52654893

Good lord.

>>52654844
oh nice! and no caps lock (why the fuck DO keyboards have cap locks anymore?)

Yeah i'm going to go with one of these, thanks for the recommendation.

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>>52654944
You're gonna love that Control in the RIGHT place ;^)

>>52654964
I looked up on Amazon and some are like £150+ others are like £54, what the hell is going on?

>>52654964
I just remap caps lock to control you dip

>>52654982
HHKB Lite are a cheap knockoff.
They're OK rubber domes, but they're not topre.

>>52654893
Clean your keyboard.

>>52654982
The "lite" ones are rubberdomes
The good ones are topre (protip: topre is rubberdome!) ;^)

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dank memes

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How do you feel about shameless filco clones?

>>52654783
>>52654819

What sort of mechanical keyboard does /g/ suggest for work?

>>52654870

No, because I'm not autistic.

How about you explain this to me: I tell the other guy how a keyboard itself isn't irritatingly loud, but you insinuate that I'm autistic? How does that work?

I bet you've never worked in an office environment. Particularly writing software, where you're trying to focus for hours on end. No, I'm thinking you're just a cunty little kid who has nothing to offer.

>>52654922

No, it isn't. In a library? Yeah. But in an open office where people are walking around, dropping things, talking, and typing? Nope.

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Soldering wasn't that hard :3

>>52655179
You're the one that is so irritated by a squeaking chair that you made 3 posts about it in a fucking keyboard thread.
Get yourself checked.

>>52655179
confirmed for never having worked a day in your life

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>>52654893
Why did you feel the need to post this filthy piece of ass? It looks like ass and it's full of gamer gunk. Also get rid of that pumpkin, shit's ridiculous.

>>52655206

I made two posts, WTF are you talking about?

So I can't make the point that randomly spaced noise like a loud creaking chair is far more distracting and irritating than the regularity of typing?

Seriously, what's the deal with this board? People ask questions, they get answered, then you jump on the people who answer the question. What's going so wrong in your life that you have to behave like this?

>>52655209

More /g/ being /g/.

>>52655155
How much do you want for that stuff?

My god, why is the hhkb so good!?

>>52655267
more autists being autist

>>52655267
Why went wrong in your life that you're on 4chan at 12:30 in the afternoon on a weekday?

I walked into a store today and tried a keyboard with Cherry MX Reds.

They're terrible and you type like a fucking retard if you like them.

>>52655200
Apart from the fact that you're european, what's your excuse for this?

>brown on rshift
just why, put a fucking linear there.

>>52655296
Yes, I do love bottoming out my cherry reds at every opportunity.
CLACK CLACK CLACK
every bottom out feels so good and sounds even better!

>>52655226
>>52655023
>>52654930

HAHAHAHAHAHA. The autism is real. Yeah it needs cleaned. Pumpkin is on until My massdrop onyx gemstone cap comes in.

But for real senpai, the flipped cmd is where it is at. Thumb hits it way better. Maybe I'm just a silly macfag though.

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>>52655276
It just is.

>>52655291
>>52655294

Not even trying.

>>52655294
It's evening in the civilized parts of the world.

>>52655301
Bro I'm not using that keyboard... I just tried to swap the switches out

>>52655332
to be an autist like yeah? Yeah I know i'm not :^)

>>52655345
Oh, I see.

I was wondering what gave you the idea that those were good choices to make if you had actually intended to use the keyboard.

Just for fun or are you practicing for something?

>>52653593
>>52654067

Well this is going to be my first mech. I don't think I will notice the wobble that much as I'm coming from a Lenovo Preferred Pro

>>52655294
not him , but I'm shitposting while my day job builds.

>>52655271
at least 90 bucks which is what it cost

>>52654711
I think you can get a pok3r on Amazon.ca.

>>52655450
Wait.

You're expecting to get the same money that you paid for a product out of reselling it?

Try waiting for a year or two, maybe then it will have risen in value enough for it to be sold second-hand at that price.

>>52655404
Well practicing so I can do something if I want to in the future, maybe get Zealios that's dropping currently

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>>52655504
I see.

Have fun, tinkering with keyboards contains a lot of it.

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>>52655523
Sadly I seem to have killed the ctrl and win keys
Have I burned the pcb?

>>52655296
>>52655315
> he can't type without bottoming out
Once you lessen how to actually type and don't hamfist the keys, linear keys becomes the least fatiguing and most silent switch around

>>52655581
Jesus dude you burned the whole fucking pad off.

>>52655591
Who /bottom out and don't give a shit/ ?

>>52655617
pad?

>>52655581
I once literally expanded one of the holes in a pcb on my previous keyboard and it wasn't a problem. It looks more like your solder joints are a bit very bad.

You should apply the soldering iron to the metal ring and to the switch contacts. Then you push your solder against the contact and watch it happily melt away and flow nicely on to the pad.

>>52655717
I fixed right one on control and it started to work, but not windows key
Even though that looks ok to me?

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http://strawpoll.me/6657464

Vote for the best keycaps

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hahhaa omg I'm so stupid, its a SteelSeries 6v2, that's not a Windows key, that's a function key
it's fucking working

>>52655889
>hahhaa omg I'm so stupid
> SteelSeries 6v2

Yeah no shit.

>>52655869
i'd vote if I could get my hands on a set

>>52655926
It's like 7 years old bro, my first mech from back in the days, no bully. It's a good board

>>52655869
You're missing gateron and round 5.

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Been lurking for some time now and looking to replace my old rubber dome. I wanted something retro looking so I harvested pic related from an old computer and plan to hook it up to a teensy and make a wood shell for it. Teensy comes in the mail tonight so I'll post updates as I make progress

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>>52651763

>>52656418
Noice.

What switches does it have and what are the keycaps made of?

You could probably sell that on geekhack classifieds for mad bucks.

>>52655492
It's not second hand. It's coming directly from the massdrop drop shipping in april. But hey, I've already found someone else.

>>52656506
>kz

Sjebi kazah kurwa mater

>>52655486

>$210

I'll just wait for the mini.

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No idea, I only know that it's double shot injected and feels and sounds like a dream to type on. It's from a TRS-80 model 100

>>52656524
Forgot to add the reply >>52656722

>>52656722
Huh, now that looks interesting. I'd say that it's doubleshot by the looks of it but I may be mistaken.

Do you have a picture of the back of the keyboard?

>>52656418
>>52656722
Damn man, keep us posted.
check deskthority and see if you can find those switches.

>>52656722
Looks kind of like Alps SKFL Lock switches.

>>52654127

The switches are identical spec, and identical design excepting gold contact on the Cherry's.

There is no tangible difference between the two switches

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>>52656781
I do

>>52656800
>>52656959
Will do. The switches have a small logo on them I couldn't read but I can now confirm its the Alps logo

>>52657026
Interesting. I thought it could be some kind of rubberdome, but this eliminated that doubt.

Do post pics of your progress, this looks like fun.

>>52657026
Alps SKFL Lock confirmed. Those shipped with the model 100's. They do feel amazing, too bad they're so old though.
It would be endgame for me if I found one unused.
Cant wait to see the finished product!

>>52656991
so the molds are the same as is the quality control? News to me.

>>52656722
looks like Alps SKFL, do they have a linear feeling?

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>Topre cucks

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Could anyone help me find out how to save usb acceleration settings for a ducky legend.
fn+f9 opens the settings, but changing them and doing fn+f9 again dosent save them. Some anon with a shine 5 said to try fn+s after changing the settings but that did nothing.I have read the manual(and pic related) but i cant find any means of how to save settings.

>>52656704
You're going to be waiting forever.

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>>52657168
YES!

YES!

BUY MORE TOPUREH STUPID GAIJIN PIGGU

YOU ARE SPECARU NO NEED TO USE NORMAL KEYBORD USE OUR SPECARU JUST FOR YOU KEYBORD GIMMICK

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>>52657105
This might as well be unused, it was a very lucky find actually. Mint condition in the radioshack leather case for ~$50 shipped

>>52657154
It was confirmed at SKFL, yes

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Logipowa

>>52652048
>>52652485
>>52652606
>>52653005
>>52654008
>>52654566
>>52654594
Why would you buy a keyboard without arrow keys? How can you even do any real job with this shit?

>>52657512
I has arrow keys though.

I don't have to move my hand off the home row in order to access them.

>>52657597
I know there are keys with two functions it's just it seems totally uncomfortable and counter intuitive. I tried some mapping in source sdk today and I cant imagine working like this without separate arrow keys.

>>52657119

They're both made in China, and probably get their materials from the exact same supplier.

>>52657675
It's a meme it will be over soon. They are justifying their overpriced memeboard by spouting shit

>>52657675
It took me a day to get used to it, but it's really comfy actually. I still only use one hand for the arrow keys and I don't even have to leave the home row like this.

>>52657722
and now will be my last reply
cherry is made in germany. kek.

>>52657675
If you're used to vim, you already move the cursor with your home row keys.
Its basically a Unix friendly minimalist keyboard for nerds.

>>52657765
I bet you think filcos and hhkb are made in Japan and not taiwan

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>>52651763
>spending hundreds to thousands of dollaroos on a keyboard
Why is it that taxpayer money has to subsidize NEETs, again? They contribute nothing of value to society.

>>52657828
Well, it does say "made in Japan" on the back of my HHKB.

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>>52657415

you tried

>>52657393
>Mint condition in the radioshack leather case for ~$50 shipped
Fuck. Yeah, you got lucky. Put it to good use.

>>52653423
There's a few models out there but I don't think there's a fullsize one. I know you can buy an adapter to make your keyboard bluetooth if the USB cable is removable. I'm not sure if they work on all keyboards though.

>>52657168
I thought this was a joke or a half truth mixed with satire, but no, he's completely serious.
What a fucking loser.
>WAAAAH why aren't people worshipping my $250 keyboard?

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>>52657512
I hit fn plus left enter and the bottom right becomes arrow keys until I un-toggle it.

>>52657967
>pressing 2 buttons for one button
>inb4 capital, you're pressing 2 buttons for 1 key
>not 2 buttons for one button

>>52658045
>becomes arrow keys until I un-toggle it
The bottom right is my arrow keys. It stays that way until I press fn+ left enter again to turn them off.

>>52651763

I really wanted that board, if only it didn't have the branding...

>>52655276
$0.25 has been deposited into your HHKB account

What exactly is stopping me from making a fighting stick out of cherry switches?

>>52658580
Money, time, interest, dedication.

>>52657765

Nope. They have a headquarters there, and what is really a 'show' factory.

But their main production is in China. The place I work for imports Cherry blacks direct from China by the skid for our keyboards.

>>52658643
>our keyboards
Do tell.

>>52658667

POS company, not PC:

128 or 160 key in a rectangular grid with an integrated 3 track reader for a piece of hardware we manufacture.

Not something you can use for regular typing unless you want to fight muscle memory, I'm afraid.

>>52658643

>>diigen dot com slash supplier slash zf-electronics-zhuhai-co-ltd-micro-china-5368283

Related link.

>>52651763
>muh keyboards

2 questions

is aa tenkeyless/60% with a numpad better than a fullsize?

and is there a 'best' under 50 dollar keyboard?
my current kb is finally dying

>>52658855
>fight muscle memory
What do you think 99% of the autis do in this thread?

>>52658855
>POS company, not PC
Yeah, I figured it was POS if you're getting pallets of blacks.

What kinds of caps do you use?

>>52658925
depends if you like having the number pad on the left. if so then yes.

Is the Ducky Shine 5 not a good keyboard?

>>52659348
it is if you want the rgb led

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Is there such a thing as a non-meme 60% keyboard? Alternatively, a tenkeyless with removable cord and no meme logos.

>>52652303
>pok3r
>cm storm quickfire rapid stealth
>code keyboard

>>52659564
>non-meme
Please elaborate.

>>52653223
>>52653364
>blues suck for gaming
stop this meme you faggots

there aren't switches that are better for "gaming" or "typing"
>>52653440
by that logic it should be better since the key actuates without being pressed all the way down

>>52655869
what set is that? looks nice

>>52659720
Penumbra.

>>52659612
It means obscure so nobody else will have one.

>>52659766
So you want a 60% that no one else owns? I guess you can make your own from scratch.

A nice reminder that Topre PBT spacebars aren't made anymore <3

Barebone TKL wasd + pbt keycaps vs. Pok3r?
Which one to comfy GNU/shitposting?

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Found this at an electronics store in the surplus pile
1/2

>>52653488
>That enter
>Those squished as hell keys right next to it
How do you even type on that?

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>>52660229
2/2
It's just a rubber dome, but had some interesting features like being able to slide the spacebar keycap over.

>>52659766
so you want a hipster board? the meme-est of the meme boards.

>>52660306
that is a really nice looking rubberdome but its dirty af
hm they want for it I cant read that little pricetag

>>52654580
>PCMR sticker

You are on the wrong site. This is 4chan, we don't support Barney Sandals here.

>Corsair Strafe

Literally the shitty poorfag option

>Gay CM gayman mouse

Looks like something you buy from wall mart

Just fucking GO.

>>52660323
$5.
For whatever reason, the pricetag says $$5

>>52660337
I read it as 85 and thought that cant be right
looks like fun to fuk around with for only 5 dollars
but looks so nasty I think I would skip it just because of that

hello /mkg/ is dis gud
https://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=32078&cPath=257

>>52660330
>>PCMR sticker
thats just a brand with cringey, but successful marketing. they make mouse pads and wrist wrests

https://www.pcgamingrace.com/

>>52660464
It is.

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Anyone getting one of these?

>>52660464
>https://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=32078&cPath=257
Not for that price lol

>>52660621
I'd rather buy a dragon dildo and feel that I get fucked for the money

>>52660621
there is literally nothing more degenerate than reversing function over form

>>52660632
That is in dollarydoos. Everything here is more expensive than the US.

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Do I get a KUL ES-87, FILCO MAJESTOUCH 2 or a KBP V80 TKL?

Would also be open to the MagicForce on Massdrop (see pic).

I want a Cherry MX blue tenless keyboard

>>52660502
>>52660632
Are there any disadvantages in taking this over the Topre Real Force which is $100 AUD more expensive? I do prefer the look of the Topre but the switches are the same so it should feel identical, right?

>>52660764
I haven't tried both but
they say realforce feels a bit better
the novatouch though has them mx stem sliders and looks more compact

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>>52660753
get a GANSS GS 87
they're literally $65 on amazon

>>52660764
The feel is mostly identical, yes. The domes and PCBs are made by Topre in both.

People say the Realforce is more solid.

>>52660229
Shit, i'd buy that for $5, mount it to the armrests of a chair and be extra comfy.

>>52660915
Will they ship to the UK?

>>52660928
and the white realforce looks sexy af

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>>52660986
i wish more modern keyboards tried to pull off the 90s look

>>52660995
>he wants faux utilitarian keyboards instead of actually utilitarian keyboards

you are literally cancer

>>52661011
he wants an actuall good feeling keyboard with the nice looks
not the stifflingspring shit with adapters to usb

>>52661011
if you want utilitarian, then get a fucking rubber dome
they're not the most optimal feeling keyboard but the switch mechanism is much more straightforward and harder to break than, a PCB covered with plastic spring containers.

>>52660661
underrated

Are gaterons really as good as cherrymx, or is this pure shilling?

Considering switching out the keycaps on my new monoprice board with gateron blues.

>>52655869

Were talking about the real dolch set not some gay retarted remake right? Because if so I'm going with Vortex PBT instead, fuck the haterz.

>>52654008
>>52656418

Those are terribly nice. I'm using a V80MTS but probably will put some orange ALPS in after I finish another switch swap on two other keyboards

>>52661320
A lot of people like them because they're more lubricated than genuine cherry switches.

Also how much is your board?

>>52661320
I rather have gateron

>>52661362
>more lubricated
Neither are factory lubed. A gateron stem is smoother.

>>52661390
they also offer less resistance because of it

Who's getting a new Model F here?

I've been using a Model M for sometime now. I tried cleaning the keycaps and noticed a lot of the springs are rusted. Is it worth it to replace the springs with new ones?

whats the best mechanical keyboard i can get for ~$50? So far the best ive found is the azio mkg1. i dont need any fancy lights or """gamer""" shit but i would prefer it to be full sized

>>52661798
Steelseries 6Gv2 is the cheapest mechanical keyboard that's worth buying.

>>52660621
Where?

how do i make the meat between my thumb and forefinger stop being sore. I spend my day in front of a computer essentially, and if I could fix this through some ergonomic way that would seriously change my life
no joke

>>52661933

http://modelfkeyboards.com/

How long does it take amazon to ship products from their warehouses?
I chose free shipping and it's been 3 days and the status still says "preparing for shipment'.
Are they intentionally bullying people who picked free shipping?

>>52662348
Jesus, learn some patience.

>>52662411
I bet if I cancel my order and re-order with standard shipping it'll leave their warehouse tonight instead of "Projected to ship on Feb. 1st"

>>52662455
Or you could just wait.

>>52662481
You want me to wait 14 days for amazon shipping?

>>52662504
I want you to shut up more than anything else.

>>52662524
Yeah?
Why don't you make me.

>>52662348
i have noticed them doing that to me when i pick free shipping as well. now when i buy stuff from amazon i sign up for prime during checkout so i can get overnight shipping for $3.99, then as soon as they ship my item i cancel prime and they give a full refund. i've done it like 25 times so far and it works every time

>>52662542
If this actually worked, why doesn't everyone do it?

>>52661362
I got mine for 42 bucks. No backlight, ugly keycaps, but it's a solid board for the price. I like the feel of the switches better than the old razershit cherrymx blue keyboard I had.

>>52662570
i dunno i guess most people don't know about it

>>52662599
I'm wary of playing the refund game with amazon after they took more than 3 weeks and 2 billing cycles to file a claim and process my refund after a marketplace seller flat out never shipped my copy of K&R.

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>>52662651
i'm think amazon prime refunds are automated now. when you go to cancel it there's a button to cancel your service today and give a refund based on how many days you used it, and the last few times i've done it they refunded me within 24 hours. pic related

how do i make my hands feel better. they're veery sore

>>52662881
don't be a bitch.

>>52662570
because some of us want to be able to have our shit just werk. I don't want to dick around with subscribing and cancelling something every time I order from Amazon. Plus with a prime membership you also get streaming and other stuff. It's worth it anon.

>>52659850
Just bought one on ebay for my 87U that arrived today. Maybe it's just because it's been so long that I've typed on a rubberdome, but damn does this keyboard feel nice. Digging it bigtime.

Hopefully I can find some cheap replacements for the winkeys and menu key, the options on ebay are too expensive for what I'm willing to part with.

And I have a whitefox and magicforce coming. Bringing my total keyboard count to 4. I need to start typing more or sell something!

https://youtu.be/78Gu8jD6yec

>>52663010
*So long since

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I'm considering getting a nice Model M, but I've heard that they're bad for gaming. Is this true? I'm currently using razors green switches which I've heard are comparable to blue sounding reds for reference.

>>52663119
Terrible for gaming, but not because of the switch. They have as little as 2KRO (two-key rollover) depending on what combination of keys you press. Obviously combinations like CTRL+ALT+DEL work but others which you might use while gaming won't.

Source: Used my Model M for gaming for a few weeks before noticing that I couldn't strafe & reload and other miscellaneous actions in FPS games

>>52663119
also what the fuck does "comparable to blue sounding reds" even mean? Greens are a clicky switch like blues. Reds are linear. Greens and reds have almost nothing in common besides sharing the "mechanical" monkier.

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>>52663171
Truth.

>>52654437
nah I want to buy quickfire rapid blues

>>52663391
if you don't mind the ugly gamer styling, it's literally the cheapest non-chink board

but are you sure you don't want something designed for adults?

>>52663413
All he needs to do is replace the caps.

>>52661320
Well they feel slightly different but they feel smoother than cherry ones. Cherry has this ever so slight grind. It really isnt a big deal but it does feel better to most people to go with gateron over cherry for that very small difference.

>>52663428
but it still has logos on every corner of the case

>>52663457
The old cases had a logo on the top, if that's what you mean. The new ones don't.

>>52661798
You can get the monoprice ones. I have the blue switch and I got it for 50 but someone around here said that there is a code that you can use to drop the price to around 42. Which honestly would be a freaking steal as the board is already a good enough deal as is. They offer red and blue switches

>>52663457
why does that matter to you? If a person wants it then let ti be. It really doesnt matter if it has rice. He will be looking at it and not you

>>52663479
whats monoprice ive never heard of it. is it a brand like samsung or dell? or is it like newegg?

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>>52663457
what? maybe if you buy the old design.

>>52663560
just google monoprice mechanical keyboards. they make their own products for the most part. They always make pretty solid products and they offer them for great prices. The keyboard I am referring to is their select series but it will be obvious from the $49 price point.

why does every TKL keyboard look exactly the same?

>>52663607
i found it. whats the difference between blue and red switches?

>>52663622
blues have a clacky thing in the switch that makes extra noise with every keystroke, autists like the noise it makes
reds have no clacky thing, you're just pressing down a piece of plastic

>>52663622
go to youtube and look it up... will take too much to describe it aside from one is linear and the other is clickly clacky. The switches on this keyboard are gateron which are cherry mx clones but many people prefer these over cherry and they cost less ironically enough. This goes with anything that is name brand anything. The only real advantage that cherry mx has over gateron is that it has been around much longer and is a proven switch where gateron is newer on the market.

>>52663683
>>52663684
so if reds make less noise then why dont they cost more then blues?

>>52663704
cost isnt based on noise. Cost is based on the device. Stop asking questions and go to freaking youtube. You will literally learn everything that you need to on there and then go ask any OTHER questions here if need be

>>52663704
they DO cost more than blues
most people don't like them and they're more expensive because there's less demand to mass produce them

>>52656418
>>52656722
This is perhaps the day when I finally found the true endgame in /mkg/

NEW THREAD!

>>52663811

>>52663816
you're late. new thread >>52663720

>>52663171
They feel more like reds, but with a click even louder than greens.
Basically they're like a linear, but after the actuation point they switch to a slightly softer linear curve, and stay that way until you raise it above the release point.

>>52663848
They are a clicky switch. I don't know what the fuck you're on about

>>52656418
Jesus Christ. Harvesting that would cost hundreds. But I'm so attracted to what could possibly be done to modernize it. Would definitely like to know how you go about hooking that up to a teensy.

>>52660621

Yes. And anyone who shitposts obviously knows what it is and obviously is getting one.

>>52663956
Clicky just means they make a click.
That's completely independent of how they feel.

>>52663413
the design is quite moderate compared to the other models, and like >>52663428 said I'll replace the caps eventually. As for the edgy logos yeah that's a shame but maybe I'll find a way to get rid of it somehow

>>52663171
Their actuation point is higher and the force required is lower. Its supposed to be good for gaymen.

>>52663150
Do you have any experience with unicomp keyboards? Are they any better?

is there a keycap set with 4chan's "Photon" colour scheme?

I loving this orange and whatever colour theme

>>52657168
>someone talks shit about your waifu keyboard
>not coming in the next day with a Model M and fingerblasting the shit out of it all day long
>just really going to town on those springs, completely bottoming out with every stroke
>if anyone complains, get a programmable LED backlit board and have it display scrolling marquee messages like "JEFF IN ACCOUNTING SUCKS COCKS"