/mkg/ - mechanical keyboard general

>>57963876
>cheating on Topre-senpai
absolutely disgusting

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true end game

>>57963896
true desk bloat* nice caps, though

So, what if I want a moderately priced, usb, not loud as fuck, rubber dome keyboard that I can use in the office? Am I fucked?

>>57963916
BTC 5100 with PS2 to USB adapter.

>>57963916
Just get a chiclet keyboard

What's the best chiclet keyboard with PS/2 for >$100? (I do not approve of bargains)

>>57963916
Literally hhkb

>>57963945
>moderately priced
>hhkb

This is shitposting.

>>57963943
Apple with a custom controler

>>57963945
HHKB isnt rubberdome tho :^)

DSA alps group buy when

>>57963963
correct, it's just shit.

>tfw you invite the girl of your dreams over to your house and you want to play together on the computer but N-Key rollover stands between you and her

well she wasn't my dreamgirl, but anyway, it really happened

im looking for some good looking keycaps for my model m anyone have a recomendation?

>>57963950
>>moderately priced
>>hhkb

It is compared to any good mx keyboard.

>>57964029
>recomendation?
Get a HHKB and throw away that old outdated PoS

>>57964032
more shitposting

>>57963981
>not XDA

>>57964039
You HHKB fags aren't welcome here

>>57964094
But I love my HHKB and there's nothing you can do about it.

I want everybody to know about how great the HHKB is, I do not own the right to be the only happy keyboard owner in the world.

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>>57963916
Topres are just rubber domes which you can get for cheap like the type heaven which costs 140 bucks

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HHKB isn't the only Topre keyboard you know.

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Jokes aside, a good mx keyboard and good pbt keycaps won't cost you less than 200$.

>>57964156
The Type Heaven uses ABS keycaps and is made in China, however.

>>57964162
Ducky One is both and only costs 100 bucks

>>57964170
So. He wanted a moderately priced rubber dome keyboard, so I recommended him a moderately priced rubber dome keyboard

>>57964192
yes, your answer was more appropriate than the Happy Meme Keyboard

>>57964162
idiot
Ducky One.

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post sleepy keyboards

https://www.massdrop.com/buy/dasher-and-dancer-sa-custom-keycap-set
>Estimated ship date is Jul 10, 2017.
:o

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>>57964255
No post VERY fast keybrids typing at incredible hihg speeed

>>57964286
>Assdrop

It's a bet between delays and missing packets

>>57964286
I'd be surprised if it actually ships at that date. It usually takes about a year before you can get the set

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>>57964183
>>57964252
too many keys.

>>57964286
SP is so backed up on SA sets it's not even funny. I can't wait for this to become available to be honest:

https://deskthority.net/workshop-f7/hi-profile-pbt-dye-sub-the-time-has-come-t10805.html

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>>57964307
moving the goalposts I see

hey polish man

a spanish guy is selling is white blank hhkb for 180€ plus shipping, barely used.

You'd save on custom taxes, if you get any there.

>>57964368
No one wants HHKB. Go away Dr Dre

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>>57964456
but I'm dr dre

>>57964368
Where? I might be interested. (Though I'd really prefer a new one, and besides, I'd still have to get the colored caps to match)

>>57964504
deskthority marketplace.

warning: it's from 2012 and the white case yellowed a bit

>>57964456
Some people do want HHKB, but then again, I already buy overpriced anime figurines, this is just a natural extension of my quest for cute aesthetics I suppose.

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>>57964528
>I already buy overpriced anime figurines

>>57964526
>yellowed plastic in 2012, after only 4 years
Well, nobody told me /that/ bit about this keyboard. Is it because he kept it on the surface of the sun or because of lower quality plastic than expected?

>>57964551
Who gives a fuck, no keyboards should yellow.

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>>57964551
>>Well, nobody told me /that/ bit about this keyboard
it's abs plastic.

mine started yellowing and it has a year.

pic related, a hhkb1 with many moons on her back

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>>57964575
Like the BTC 5100, which clearly doesn't yellow, ever?

>>57964603
>a year
That's absolutely ridiculous in 2016, by which we have methods of protecting plastic from fast yellowing.

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>>57964368
>>57964526

>180€
>for a yellowed, 2012, rubber dome keyboard

>>57964615
it will sell like fresh bread

>>57964551
>>57964603
It is possible to reverse the yellowing

http://www.instructables.com/id/Retr0bright-how-to-turn-a-yellow-Gameboy-white-aga/

>>57964628
Yes, but that's for old hardware. I think we have made progress in ensuring white plastic doesn't yellow anywhere near as quickly from the 90s on - or, at least, I heard we have.

>>57964627
retards will always exist

>>57964612
BTC's are fucking OLD, HHKB's are not. Retard

>>57964628
>not going for vintage points

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>>57964528
>I already buy overpriced anime figurines
my man

though admittedly, none of these were more than 15 bucks.

>>57964651
>Who gives a fuck, no keyboards should yellow.
>Except old keyboards, which are allowed by law to yellow.
Then stop using hyperbole to sound more confident and smarter than you actually are.

>>57963876
poor laptop

>>57964664
are you actually that slow?

>>57964662
>plebian prize figs
A-at least you have good taste.

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>>57964681
I even won some myself!

>>57964662
>buying a rebuild fig

fucking heretic

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>>57964603
Even my old rubber domes don't yellow that bad, and one of them is from 1992

>>57964699
>tfw i will never, ever win a prize fig
>tfw i have to rely on the rng of ordering from suruga-ya in almost all cases

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>>57964676

>>57964701
I'm not going to say no to some mediocre character if they're in a plugsuit and that size for only 900 yen

>>57964725
stay mad

>>57964725
The HHKB 1 used an ABS case, but the Pro 2 uses a PBT case so it should yellow a lot less. Searching around shows that most HHKB Pro 2 users don't complain about yellowing, even after a few years of usage.

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>>57964726
post figurines with keyboards

>>57964742
>the Pro 2 uses a PBT case
source

>>57964764
Oh, apparently I was wrong. Deskthority lists it as ABS on the Professional JP, which probably also means it's ABS on the Pro 2.

>>57964664
Perfectly reasonable for keyboards to yellow over 20 odd years, but 4 YEARS? FUCK NO LOL.

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>>57964741
I'm not the one with a yellow case. Besides my model M still looks great and its from 1988. Though right now I'm using a ducky keyboard for those sweet macros

>>57964799
Generally, yellowing of ABS plastic depends on condition. You can easily find the same keyboard massively yellowed and not yellowed at all. He might have kept it in extreme conditions, for all we know.

...Is there any keyboard with a white plastic non-ABS case, anyway?

>>57964833
>He might have kept it in extreme conditions

spain = sun

if he has a desk in front of a window, it's very easy to yellow it in 4 years.

>>57964845
Indeed - which is why keyboards kept in office environments (aka. typically) don't yellow anywhere near as much. We cannot treat an outlier as the rule.

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Posting my IBM Model M SSK with Model F internals!!

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>>57964833
Keyboard makers put coatings on their keyboards to prevent the yellowing, but those coatings aren't smooth and glossy so for aesthetic reasons they don't include them

>>57964832
>Besides my model M still looks great and its from 1988.

model m case is pbt

my 1988 Golf looks great, it's metal hurrr

>>57964869
Is the HHKB case UV-coated? I can't find any information about it.

>>57964888
dude, it will yellow.

>>57964885
no its made from PVC

>>57964867
Would recommend anyone do this mod btw if they love the feel of a model F but hate the layout. It's basically a Model F inside a Model M SSK TKL case. You can make it using an old full sized model M so you don't have to sacrifice your original SSK internals!

Genius! Its genius and I'll do it.

Oh mah gawd, it's literally perfect. And I'm going to use rubber domes and all you will be able to do is cry.

It's so fucking perfect.

>>57964885
thats a terrible analogy since there are other cars from 1988 that are made of metal and look better

>>57964949
ok grandpa

>>57964745
Faggot

>>57964867
Are they still selling those kits, or all they all gone

>>57965015
All gone now unfortunately, however this one was a DIY. Still waiting on the production of my SSK kit. >>57964962
Enjoy your yellowed HHKB LMAO

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posting yellow keyboards

>>57963876
Fuck off Seiden

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>>57965082
I want to build a board like this, but I can't justify that much bezel

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>>57965106
make me

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>>57965129
With pleasure

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Why is it that whenever topre switches come up the discussion always devolves to shitposting

>>57965154
cos they're trying to hard to defend their $400 Rubber domes LMAO

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>>57965149
Oh it's harold

hi harold

>>57965154
probably because you are here

>>57965165
See what I mean. People like you come to shit up this thread

>>57965171
People with HHKB's don't belong here
All they do is post their boards and don't rate others. Bunch of narcissistic autistic faggots.

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>>57965210
>don't rate others
I think that's the /bst/ you're looking for

>>57965210
>don't rate others.

post your beamspring keyboard :-)

or did you run out of tape? lmfao

>>57963876
WHAT THE FUCK IS THE KEYBOARD BOTTOM RIGHT??? I NEED SAUCE.

>>57965233
This is supposed to be a discussion on mechanical keyboards. Posting your own while not rating / discussing others ends up as a HHKB circle jerk which is what these threads currently are.
>>57965249
Here's my end game beam spring with the tape acting as easy pull tabs to open the bottom door as explained before :)
>>57963896

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my hhkb keycaps have been shipped from japan!

>mfw waiting for my keycaps in the mail

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>>57965261
TADA68

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>>57965268
You poor thing.
I'm so sorry.

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>>57965268
>with the tape acting as easy pull tabs to open the bottom door

>>57965326
Congratulations you can read. Underneath the tray is a place where the original user guide for the board lives. It can be quite tricky to open so that's the purpose of the tape. Any more questions or troll remarks?

And now we've all seen a tripfag go from friend, to annoying piece of tripshit faggotry

>>57965345
why do you need a guide for a keyboard?

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>>57965364
reporting in

anything else I can do to trigger you?

>>57965366
I don't, but it's original and probably rare by now so I keep it safe under there. It's also interesting to see what the strange symbols on some of the keycaps mean.

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>>57965410

>>57965419
wtf lol is that real?

>>57965443
real, I got it from a keyboard posted in this general

>>57964727
Hi Joel.

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>>57965509
did not see that there, thanks

>>57965471
Agh I want every cap on my board to say that now. Then maybe have the space bar say 'You are a nobody'

>>57964339
> 35 keys
> still wasting one on capslock

Anyone here enjoy romer g?

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I really want some dyesub ISO in Cherry or OEM profile. I've seen like 3 buys this year get incredibly close, but no dice.

On the plus side, NPKC now makes ~$25 PBT sets with ISO keys in like 12 colors so I've ordered some for another keyboard.

https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Color-pbt-wasd-multicolour-mechanical-keyboard-keyboarded-phil-duck/2230037_32746328741.html
do you think these are actually pbt?

>>57965934
What makes you think they're not?

>>57966131
I don't trust chink

>>57965443
Its from an old honeywell microswitch keyboard. Someone in this general has it so if he does show up ask him what it does

>>57966281
PBT is just a common type of cheap plastic. If anything I'd be more worried about warped caps

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Wasn't the TADA68 going to be released with ISO?

Joel Micah Richner

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Got my order of feelios+aristotles+zealencios in. The smoothness of feelios is no joke. Can also confirm that they don't wobble any more than my MX clears (or at least that it isn't noticeably more).

The stock aristotle housings are hot shit though. Transplanting them into MX housings makes a huge difference.

The zealencios are exactly what you'd expect. Dampening the upstroke of the switch is nice. Not nearly as mushy as I remember o-rings being. Also makes SA caps sound closer to the topre thock on my board at least.

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>>57966801
ISO was an option

>>57966914
Feelios would be 67g tactile zealios?

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my memest keyboard yet

(this staggering is worse than I thought should I just get a regular HHKB?)

>>57967011
Well I got 67g & 78g. Currently waiting on some MOD switches to ultimately decide what goes in my next ergodox.

>>57967017
Sauce on that board?

>>57966914
Forgot to add, aristotle stems are pretty loose. On some witches SA caps will just fall off.

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>>57963876
Meme chink board with meme keycaps inbound.

>>57967189
Literally says it on the front edge of the board m8.

>>57967229
>switches
Fix'd

why aren't you plebs using the superior Japanese topre switches?

What the fuck is with this one anon having a shit fit
Who let this autismo away from his wrangler
Those old ass keyboards seriously look like garbage

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>>57967017
We told you about the staggering man

You wouldn't listen

>>57967371
Meh most keyboard technology is from the 80s cherry mx switches came out in 1985, and topres was in 1987. Buckling springs are older since they came out in 1981, but nobody cares about the look of their keyboards unless they are >>>/fa/g/s

>>57967636
>Nobody cares about the look of his keyboard

AHAHAHAHAHAHAH

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>>57967017
>this staggering is worse than I thought
i sold my JP model because of it

>>57967017
I did, but because I want blanks.
I'll have to use mine when I want to play metroidvanias.
>>57968065
But the arrow keys.

>>57968097
>But the arrow keys.
im not missing them

Where the fuck can I find a simple tenkeyless running mx browns in EU?

Everywhere I search the rapid-i is nearly 140€ which is unrealistic. I just want a tenkeyless keyboard that doesn't look GAYMER and has support for custom keycaps. Read: no stupidly sized shift/ctrl keys.

i got a mechanical eagle z-77 for 9 bucks off an amazon promotion a month ago

are blue switches garbage tier?

>>57967017
Was it new?
How much?

>>57968300
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/zalman-mechanical-keyboard-linear-and-non-click-tkl-zm-k500-kb-015-za.html

Thinking of getting this, first mkbd, anyone got something better that ships to Ireland? Clicky or not is fine, dont care about numpad but I'll take it if it's part of a better keyboard

>>57968300
Two years I bought the Type-S version from amazon.co.jp and used Tenso for shipping. It was a little under $300.
Tenso can charge in dollars as well as amazon Japan so you don't have to pay conversion fees.
normie
https://www.amazon.co.jp/PFU-Keyboard-Professional-N%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC-PD-KB420W/dp/B001KWJTCW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1481576190&sr=8-2&keywords=hhkb+jp
Type-S
https://www.amazon.co.jp/PFU-Hacking-Keyboard-Professional-%E7%99%BD-%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E8%AA%9E%E9%85%8D%E5%88%97/dp/B008GXUDBO/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1481576190&sr=8-3&keywords=hhkb+jp
Amazon says I bought it on September 25, 2014.

>>57968532
I'm not looking to buy, I have a regular hhkb.
Thanks

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If imitation is thw most sincere form of flattery, then the amount of effort I put into this should say quite a bit about the original

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Good news!

The orange pi pc2 I got today in the mail is able to power my hhkb despite the usb hub

>>57964291
wtf pigfat keyboard

>>57964603
wtf im on suicide watch now

>>57967017
oh god i almost bought one of those while i was in japan, so glad i ended up buying the us version instead that staggering is horrid

>>57964307
das kawaii as fuck, where can i get one?

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>>57969045
>he doesn't type at 1000 wpm
>laughinganimegirls.jpeg
>>57968669
you need to go thiccer

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This is just great~

>>57968794
HHKB's hub is unpowered.

>>57968669
Yeah yeah, Jo-Rich

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>>57968669
INS I <
A W V
N 4 7
SHIFT

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>>57969563

Wow, the Ducky Shine 6 case sure is ugly. Those teeth.

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>>57970274
I wish they had stuck with the original design with PBT keycaps

>>57970349
W- what do those teeth do?

>>57968300
yes

bought from jp amazon

>>57969139
>>57968065
>>57967463

really want the regular hhkb now but no arrow keys is annoying as heck

>>57970421
protects against women

How is this? http://pastebin.com/tX3FjKQw the keycaps are for cherry mx and i wanted to know what you guys think is the best

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>>57970478
But that's what these memeboards are for in the first place

>>57970571
whats that big nose for?

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>>57970656
One-handed keyboard prototype

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ordered one of these earlier this year. [USA Filco Ninja Majestouch-2]

got home from work today and neither shift key is working. has anyone ever experienced this before

Hi /mkg/ after a bit of lurking i have decided I will ask you all for advice with regards to the switches.

I have been thinking of buying a meme-chanical board for quite some time but I really cannot decide on the switch type that I want.
I have only every tried the cherry reds/ logitech orion-g and razer green switches. I didnt really like either of those and im looking for some reference information so i can decide which of those might be the best option so correct me if im wrong:

If i understand correctly, the logitech orion-g switches are somewhat like browns, but a bit less tactile.
The razer greens are just a lighter and quiter versions of mx blues?
Reds are just a simple linear gaymur switch.

Since I didnt like any of the above switches and I want something good for typing and casual gaming thats not too loud, am I right to assume that clears will be the best option for me?

>>57970882
>Hi /mkg/ after a bit of lurking i have decided I will ask you all for advice with regards to the switches.
you clearly haven't lurked enough.

>>57970882
people usually recommend mx browns as the best starting switch

cherry mx clears are basically mx browns except they require a greater force to activate the switch

if you are a "heavy typist" odds are you will constantly be bottoming out the browns, so clears would be a better choice

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>>57970951
>cherry mx clears are basically mx browns except they require a greater force to activate the switch
ahahahahahah

WRONG

>>57970882
get a dell at101w for 40 bucks on ebay, then mod it however you like

>>57970936
I have lurked for over a month, usually checkign the board before i got to sleep, i have seen all the switch charts but im trying to make the best decision i can coz i cant afford to spend 150£ on a keyboard with switches i most likely wont like.

>>57970951
>>57970997
and thats why i wrote the above post.

>>57971042
seems like a tempting option, thank you

>>57971071
just read the deskthority wiki

anon is wrong clear has a different tactile bump on the stem compared to brown, in addition to the stiffer spring

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Short-throw switch used in compact-layout keyboards. It was previously thought to exist only in a 55cN weight; however, this assumption was based on measurements gathered or guessed at by users. The only known cited force measurement is '40±15%' which presumably means 40 grams with a 15% margin of error

>>57971113
forgot to mention it's topre

>>57971113
I would love one of those but I don't like the layouts that can be found on the DT wiki.

>>57970882
My guess is that you like tactile switches. If that the case then you can go for topre, black alps, matias qc, clears, greys, gateron browns, or those old hybrid mechanical switches

>>57971220
>Topre
>Tactile

Oh boy here we go again

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Just caught the last set of these + numpad keys. Can't wait.

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>>57971385
Why can't someone make some make custom blank keycaps that are actually good for a reasonable price. They don't have to be thick or made of pbt, but just passable

>>57971423
Depends on what you consider passable, but maxkeyboards has blanks in different colors

blanks or nah?

>>57970471
no arrow keys haven't been a problem so far, got used to it within like 2 days

>>57971715
if you can touch type then it really doesn't matter

>>57971715
If you have to enter a lot of numbers it might be an issue.
For typing it isn't so bad.

>>57971385
These guys sell full ISO and ANSI sets made of 1.5mm thick PBT for £35.00
http://mechboards.co.uk/shop/all/blank-pbt-keycaps/

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>>57964339
What the fuck is this shit? I leave for like one month and every other thread in every board some aspie is like "hurr durr moving goalposts"

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>>57972452
Moving the goalposts again

Hey guys im looking for the best keyboard that fits these requirements
Budget: ~100$
Location: US
Switches: red or brown
Layout: ANSI
Form factor: 100%
I'd really apperciate your suggestions and opinions

>>57973488
Ducky One, I'd recommend the on with PBT keycaps
https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/search.php?keyword=&brand=1&switch=&size=Full+Size&led=&capmat=&capprint=&model=17&availability=in_stock_pre&show_kb=off&show_kb=on&show_acc=off

Pre-order them before they're all gone again

>>57973600
Oh nice. I have the ducky secret and its the best mouse ive ever owned. This would go great with it. Thanks m8

Budget: $120 USD
Location: Continental US
Switches: Gateron brown
Layout: ANSI
Form factor: TKL

Am I doomed?

>>57963896
>>57965268
>end game beam spring

I got to try one converted for USB. They block keystrokes if you type too quickly, and I don't mean like a 2KRO keyboard might because you're holding several keys down. A beamspring board literally refuses to register any two keys pressed too closely together. Also the key stays pressed for a fraction of a second even after you let go of it so it's impossible to play most games on one.

>>57973969
If you have the patience then this is under 80 bucks:
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/team-wolf-tkl-swappable-switch-mechanical-keyboard

>>57974057
Ah, anon, that just might be perfect. Thanks.

>>57974076
also by default it comes with blues on it, so you have to swap them out with the browns that you got

>>57973994
This guy explains it well and gives a demo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNRH1ULmbNA

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good night /mkg/

>>57963876

What's a good, no frills basic mechanical keyboard for someone getting in to a mechanical keyboard? I want it to be inexpensive, probably around the 70-80 price range. MUST have a numpad.

>>57974701
Why do you need the numpad?

>>57974701
https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/search.php?keyword=&brand=55&switch=&size=&led=&capmat=&capprint=&model=&availability=in_stock_pre&show_kb=off&show_kb=on&show_acc=off

>>57974706

Well in FPS I always use the numpad to fly jets..

>>57974701
It's difficult to find a full size mech keyboard in that price range and still get cherry switches, stuff like that starts at around 150.

>>57974701
>>57974758
What is the g80, which you can get for about 40-90 bucks depending on the model

>>57974859
>>57974758

Is this any good?

http://www.coolermaster.com/peripheral/keyboards/quickfiretk/

>>57974898
Just get a rosewill rk9000 on amazon. Its better and around 60-80 bucks

>>57974898
I've heard good and bad things about the quickfire, all I know is that the cmstorm I used to use was amazing for it's price and I would buy it again if I was broke and in need of a keyboard.

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>>57974758
>tfw got this last weekend for 50 bucks
feelsgoodman.jpg

I wanna buy cheap but agreable mechanical. it'll be my first.

is this worth it? Do I pull the trigger on this: https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B01D64M662/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_12?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1598VULVVKBAL

>>57971220
>My guess is that you like tactile switches
>Topre
Is this subtle shitposting from that IBMfag?

>>57975997
>Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
IS THIS A JOKE?

>>57976065

Please just ignore the gaming part. I'll use it with my desktop. My only regret would be that it's tenkeyless if it works alright. I dont want to spend 150 bucks.

high price performance value is what I'm looking for.

>>57975295

me jelly

>>57964255
looks more like keyboard jail

>>57964603
got the cherry compatible domes from CM ?

>>57964727
>ricola

ABS aren't that bad with quality ABS

>>57964782
even the space bar is abs

>>57970951
I'm a heavy typist but I think I still prefer light switch because it is less stressful on the rsi

>>57971385
Wait what turtle Beach does something other than those horrid headsets

>>57977107
>got the cherry compatible domes from CM ?
not mine m8

>>57977176
You can buy a PBT spacebar, it's not a problem - and the other keycaps are good enough to not have to buy other ones, which is a plus.

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>>57977176
>even the space bar is abs

a topre pbt spacebar is like 3$

What is the smallest and cheapest build available to the general public?

im broke as fuck and i'd most likely regret buying anything 'cheap' like a magicforce keyboard

but i just cant stop thinking about how much space and comfiness i'd have on my table with a 65% layout blank qt keyboard

wish i had 240$

>>57977870
where can i get one?

>>57977963
>but i just cant stop thinking about how much space and comfiness i'd have on my table with a 65% layout blank qt keyboard
>
>wish i had 240$
the blank tada68 is like 115

>>57977977
then add 40 for shipping

>>57977963
you have enough options.

>>57978011
i have only 1 option

just make a split second decision, add something to a cart and buy it

i cant do anything about it when its done

>>57977966
>where can i get one?
I got mine from Matt3o,
but you can get some on aliexpress

it's the same factory that makes the ones shipped with realforces on massdrop

>>57978156
he's also on keyboard community right?

>>57978186
He's pretty active on deskthority.
I think he's personally run out of them though.

>>57978201
>deskthority
thanks man!

>>57964956
It actually worked out pretty well. I am still considering a customized casing and haven't decided on the coloring yet. Also a few keys will be spray painted by me.

When it is finished I will post no pictures, because muh secrecy, but I really made the best keyboard imaginable with just a few tricks. It's mindblowing.

It's really really good and something that was never seen before.
For a reason, I guess.

However I am still facing a few typos here and there, this makes the overall experience a bit less good than it seems, as I cannot truly tell why these typos happen - I always proofread and still I see typos in my posts. Weird, but not that surprising, maybe I just need some more caffeine - not on the keyboard of course.

Thanks /mkg/, you were a great inspiration.

>And now respect mah authoritah! ;^)

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>>57964956
>>57978255
you're making a HHKB aren't you

>>57978278
You are literally so fucking close, you are this insanely huge fat cat chasing me. But this time it's quite impossible for anybody to catch up. Not even you.

I even have similar timepieces like you.

I'd love getting in contact with you, but I do not associate with 4chan anywhere else than here.

May I ask what controllers you use for your custom keyboards? I know for a fact that you'd need adapters for some of your keyboards - I tried making one with an Arduino a few weeks ago but failed. Had to resort to the proven prebuilt adapters. I'll try again soon, with self printed keycaps to make my prototype perfect. But I need a 3D printer first...

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>>57978321
well, I have no idea what you're actually making or what there is to be so cryptic about, but it's nice to see people building their own keyboards, or rather reading their ramblings in regards to it.

I used teensy boards so far, though any arduino pro mico clone from china should do, you just need a board with an atmega32u4.

>>57973994
That isnt at all true. Chyrosan didnt set the voltage threshold correctly in the xwhatsit controller
>>57974427

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNRH1ULmbNA

>beam spring is so fucking slow you can't even type THERE because the two E are too close

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

>>57978348
>atmega32u4
Yes, I have that one. I know, it sounds retarded that I do not post what I have. But I need to post it non-anonymously first. Which will of course (or hopefully?) not happen on here. Then I'll show off as well.
I am very excited.

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Anyone else getting GMK Honeywell?

My Viper needs some new duds.

>>57978401
you know it's cherry profile right

>>57978410
Well duh, I don't think GMK does anything else.

I need a good, versatile Cherry set.

>>57978400
I'd assume that you're that guy making that topre ergodox, but he wouldn't be asking about what controller to use

>>57978433
also that guy does not sound like an idiot,
unlike this anon

>>57978434
Delicious.

>>57978398
And retards say Topre isn't better.

>>57978398
is Chyrosran22 the best keyboard reviewer? Seems to be the case imo

Please I need help. Where can I buy a tenkeyless cherry mx brown without custom sized keys in the EU?

.co.uk and .fr, the only websites that have it decently priced do not ship to Spain, for some reason.

I could buy it off .com for like $110 taxes/shipping incl. but it comes in ANSI and I don't know how to type on that. Any EU layout would suffice.

>>57979609
I want to fuck his voice.

really cool keycaps :)

https://www.massdrop.com/buy/dasher-and-dancer-sa-custom-keycap-set/

>>57980082
2blue4me. I do like high profile keycaps but I'll hold out for either matt3o's PBT ones or in case devlin makes a sculpted K-series set.

Where do I buy mech keyboards in the netherlands?

>>57980054.
You are in Spain right. Then check out these places. I'd go with Ducky

http://xtremmedia.com/?q=product/view/familia/70

https://www.vsgamers.es/en/

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>>57980377
I don't know why 4chan thinks its spam, but these are some places that sell Ducky keyboards

https://www.massdrop.com/buy/kbparadise-v60-mini-gateron?referer=V96YBX

okay seriously do i fall for the meme? i mean its around 90$ and im not sure if this keyboard is any good at all

should i just save up for some none chinese shit?

>>57980529
any of them ship to yurop?

i always had problems getting low shipping

>>57981247
They are located in the Netherlands so I'd assume they'd ship if you were nearby. If you aren't in the Netherlands then just google Ducky channel partners and find the one closest to you, they even have one in iceland

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>>57981308
well i live around there

sick map tho, must have been made by an american

>>57981630
top lmao

>>57981630
What's wrong with the map?

>>57981892
>What's wrong with the map?
look at uk, italy or japan for starters

>>57981905
They're a blob? That's how a map looks if you "pixelate" it directly. I take it you haven't dealt with much low resolution stuff.

>>57981630
Are you fucking kidding me

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>>57981630
/g/ please never stop being /g/

>>57981630
looks like the closest place would be Germany which does have:
https://www.caseking.de/

>>57982163
they have shit keyboards

>>57982163
You can pay with bitcoin there btw.

>>57982180
nigger :^)

>>57982180
The only good selection they have is Ducky, but the only CM one they have is also good

>mechanicalkeyboards is out of stock on leopold brown cherry keyboards
nice

>>57964949
do you have a link on how to do it?

>>57982259
If Ducky is restocking soon, then leopold shouldn't be that far behind

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>see two BTCs for sale
>5 and 10 Euros
>ask owners to remove a cap to tell me what kind of switch it is (slider, no slider)
>they both reply that it isn't worth it because they might break the keyboard
>the other even says that doesn't want to take the keyboard apart
>mfw

>>57982396
Find the model # then look it up on deskthority

>>57982439
5207 and 5197. Can't find anything on deskthority

>>57982495
>€15 for two keyboards
senpai just buy them

>>57980495
Thanks dude. I ended up buying the Ducky TKL RGB. I'm not a fan of the LEDs but they didn't have any other good ducky tkl keyboard, and the older version was only 10€ cheaper, so I opted for the newest one w/ RGB.

Now, time to get me some keycaps.

Any recommendations for ISO layouts?

>>57982518
I don't know if they're shit, but yeah I just might. Are those models good?

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>>57982527
>ISO layouts
Ducky sells some in a variety of languages

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>>57981630
>>57981905
>must have been made by an american
yeah look how well defined Florida and Michigan are

>>57982576
Any recommendation for wrist rests?

I've been running Grifiti Fat pads for a couple of years now and they're great, but I'm curious if there is a more popular brand in /mkg/ due to the quality or something.

>>57964339
>3 shift keys
>Caps lock
>Cosmo and Wanda nigger rigged space bar

So close.

>>57982578
easy on the guns man you are not at school

>>57982624
You really shouldn't be resting your wrists when typing, instead you should hover your hands over the keyboard, otherwise just use a soft towl

>>57982665
hold up for a second there m8

it's so much healthier for your wrists using a wrist rest than using force to push up your hands while typing

regardless, I still game as well as type, so long hours of comfort are a must.

>>57981630
>>57981771
>>57982087
>>57982122
>>57982578
How underage are you guys? This can't be the first time you've seen a map like that?

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How much would you pay for a Model M without a cable and how easy it is to solder in a ps/2 cable?

>>57982696
I don't live in a filterbubble that tries to make me believe lies. So yeah, it's basically the first time I see something like that.

>>57982680
no you are supposed to rest your arms, then let your hand hover a bit over the keyboard, but not everyone can do that.

>>57982712
>solder in a ps/2 cable
you can get a goodone for around 50-150 USD
but if you get one with an AT cable make sure you get a new ps/2 cord

>>57982712
Model M's have a detachable cable, so you can just make one from old hardware you don't use and plug it in or just buy one, or you can buy a unicomp model m with usb or ps/2, but the cable isn't detectable.
Used model Ms sell for around 80 bucks, but since it doesn't have the cable maybe you can get it for 60

>>57982712
it seems like you dont know shit about the model m
go watch this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae-8GdSJTX8

>>57982722
Has nothing to do with a "filterbubble". It's just an nonexaggerated pixlaized world map. Pretty common thing in the 80s/90s.

>>57982816
I've seen quite a few maps in school where Germany was still split into 2 countries. I'd call those history books from which we learned from filterbubble as well. They usually portrayed the russians as evil and the americans as the savious.

Really makes you hate america when you start thinking on your own.

>>57982857
Well that comes from living in a non free country.

Looking for a cheap Chinese TKL keyboard with dedicated F-Keys and Blue knock-off switches. Backlit preferred, for around $40-60USD.

Currently looking at the Eagle Z-77, but wanted a second opinion on what the best cheap-o board was right now.

>>57982897
It's the opposite, it's a free country, but there is no mentioning of free people. The equivalent to "the land of the free" (USA) in germany is "Deutschland ist ein freies Land", which translates to "germany is a free country".

At least we've got freedom printed on our money. Murricans have to trust god, we trust freedom.

>>57982910
Tomoko can be had for under 40 bucks

>>57982929
Na. Anywhere in Europe is anti free speech, anti guns, and just plain anti freedom.

>>57982775
>>57982789
>>57982798

I think my question was not accurate. I mean, I have an estimation of how much Model Ms go for locally, I just wanted to know how by how much could I haggle the price down considering that the seller tells me he has no cable for it.

My other question was: (I know perfectly well what type of cables the Model M's used..) How easy would it be to take a random ps/2 cable from another keyboard, cut it in half, open up the Model M and solder the cable end to the board so that I don't have to get an SDL ended cable.

>>57982960
>Reading fake news

>>57982965
What does the news have to do with it?

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>>57982929
Who cares brah. Its just a couple of words. Most people dont care

>>57982960
I know. It basically sucks, we don't even UK on board anymore, which sucks because english is the only second language I'm fluent in.

>>57982965
>reading news
north
east
west
south

I had an iPhone 5 with a broken compass once.

Oh lawd

>>57982964
just buy one
http://clickykeyboards.com/product/model-m-sdl-to-ps2-cable-36in-standard-used-one-clip/
Getting rid of the detachable cable would be a downgrade, but you could haggle the guy down to 60 bucks depending on the condition, or 40 if he doesn't know anything about it.

>>57982992
>Most people dont care
>Most
heh... that the problem right there kid im not like "most people"

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>>57983036
I'm not like most people either and I don't care

Do gamer brand mechanical keyboards work on gnu/linux? Are there brands I should avoid if I want it to work?

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>>57982637
don't go to /mkg/ tomorrow

>>57982696
i think you missed my obvious sarcasm

>>57983095
>I'm not like most people
heh... thats where your wrong kiddo

Anyone know a good material for replacing rubber feet? A noppoo choc mini i ordered off of ebay is missing one

>>57983386
If you are too stupid to answer this you are too stupid for Linux.

Fucking ubantoo brought all the normies to Linux REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>57977870
I just paid 15 per spacebar (including shipping) ot not get chinked by Alibaba.

>>57984355
Good goy

That spacebar has been made by the same chink for the same 0.20$

>>57984453
It was mostly because the site I was going to buy from was impossible to use.

>>57984189
I've probably been using GNU/Linux much longer than you, faggot . I just never spent more than 20 dollars on a keyboard before. I thought maybe someone here would have bought one and maybe had trouble so I can avoid those brands.

>>57984719
If you've been really using it for that long then you'd know the answer. I can tell you that it works on my machine

New thread guys
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>>57984820
>>57984820
>>57984820
Get in before this 404s