/mkg/ - Mechanical Keyboard General

Any gaymerz use magicforce? Worth getting? I'm new to this and I'm reading stuff about no n-roll over and don't know if this should be a concern.

Artisans are for faggots.

third for topre is shit

>>58321759
most rubber dome keyboards have 2kro, so if you've been gaming on those then it shouldn't be a problem. Since modifiers don't count towards the limit, 6kro (which is what magiforce has) is more then enough.

>>58321722
Leopold fc660c or realforce?

Anybody used both? How are the switches? What are your feelings about them?

Rate the build quality of all boards you've owned.

Filco MJ2 > Topre Realforce 87U > WASD V2 = Rosewill RK-9000 > KBParadise V80

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>>58322016
The Leopold looks way better than the Realforce

>>58322261
Ducky Shine 3 > Corsair K90

Yeah, that's a given and it's pretty much nothing compared to some people. I'm getting myself a Poker 3 RGB soon though.

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Lubing Topre:
Is it safe to use Finish Line Extreme Fluro on the sliders or should I go with something less viscous?
I'm not interested in trying Krytox because it separates.
>>58321722
Ducky Pocket

>>58322261
Model M > Tada68 > Novatouch = KC60 > Quickfire Rapid > Pok3r (Case was bent, returned, pretty nice build other than that)

Still waiting on my Model F.

Keycaps:

GMK > Originative PBT > Pok3r Keycaps > SP DSA > Coolermaster Keycaps

Waiting for SP SA Godspeed and XDA Keycaps

Anyone have a WASD CODE keyboard? I want to get one but wondering if it's worth the $150.

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The Anne Pro has Gateron switches and different coloured cases for just $80. Is it worth paying the extra to get the Vortex Poker? I figure there has to be a catch somewhere.

>>58322827
>Anne Pro
Pok3r probably has nicer build quality, but it has limited programmability. Something to consider.

>>58322793
I have the full-size version with greens. The board itself is great, with very solid build quality. The stock keycaps, not so much. I replaced them and never looked back. If I bought another WASD board, I think I'd get the bare-bones V2 instead, since I ended up using caps without transparent legends.

>>58322793
Got a v2 with clears, very solid board. backlight is nice, media buttons are well laid out, can't complain about much aside from the caps not being the best, but I expected to replace them anyways.

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Royal Glam case came in, senpai

>>58322793
I have a TKL with greens and it's been my daily driver for a while. Replace the stock keycaps, maybe the case if you've got some budget (though the stock one is perfectly serviceable), and it's a beautiful board.

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>>58323032

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>>58323051
(pictures are mostly potatomode and I've since flipped the spacebar)

>>58322966
>>58323028
>>58323032

Thanks for the info guys. Do you have any recommendations for the keycaps that I should replace them with?

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>>58323109
I would personally go for something doubleshot PBT, but doubleshot PBT with shinethrough is a notorious bitch to actually get ahold of if you want to preserve the CODE's backlighting.

And PBT's nice because the oils from your fingers don't shine that shit up like they do ABS.

>>58322395
I know the look and I'd take leopold with no hesitation.
The problem is where i live I could get any Realforce with no imports or go for leopold for similar price but add ~28% customs and taxes.

Thus my hesitation.

>>58323520
where are you from?

>>58321722
so when is the ducky pocket getting released?

>>58323544
Poland.
I can buy any Realforce from UK (shop in the ops link)
while the only reasonable leopold found is on ebay - sent from Korea.

>>58323647
candykeys and mykeyboard will both have leopolds in stock soon, shipping from germany and belgium

Help me /mkg/

Keyboard is for normie friend of mine, so no meme keyboards.

>Budget
< £70 preferably
>Location (continent at least)
UK
>Preferred switch type
Cherry MX blues or similar (apparently gateron are good)
>Layout
UK qwerty
>Form factor
Would be going on a large desk but nothing extreme, probably needs a numpad.
>Backlight
Not prefered.
>Previous/current keyboards
£2 bargain bin stuff

Sorry if i've buggered up your format. I've only recently got into this whole new fangled mechanical keyboard thing.

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>>58322261
Filco Majestouch > Packard Bell 5130

>>58323703
It's good to know that even after months away from these threads, Needlessly /k/ Anon is still here doing his thing.

>>58323656
Wow mate thanks a lot!

I see these stores for the first time it's
mykeyboard.eu and candykeys.com yes?
Any idea on how soon?
I HAVE to have it delivered before 20th of february.

>Budget
$180, less preferred
>Location (continent at least)
USA! USA!
>Preferred switch type
Cherry MX Red or Blue
>Layout
ANSI
>Form factor
Full size w/ numpad
>Backlight
Don't care. Gaymer rice annoys me, though.
>Previous/current keyboards
Dell Latitude E5540 laptop keyboard, Sager NP6370 laptop keyboard

>>58323807
>ESTIMATED ARRIVAL DATE OF KEYBOARD 01-2017
I'd say it's the same for both sites since I assume they both get shipments from the same batch produced at Leopold.

>>58321722
DUCKY POCKET
I want one

>>58323878
Shit, this might work.
I owe you.

I'm about to order topres for the third time and I'm probably gonna be disappointed a third time

>>58324257
Stop falling for the meme nigga.

Will O-Rings turn my brown switches into mashed potatoes?

>>58324257
Fool me once, shame on you.
Fool me twice, shame on me.
Fool me thrice - what a fucking moron.

What's the point in tactile switches if I bottom-out all the fucking time, anyway?

>>58324318
Depending on the thickness, durometer rating, and keycaps you use, maybe. Assuming you're just using regular oem/cherry profile caps, it'll make the bottom out softer.

Filco's are so fucking overpriced, jesus.

i want a Ducky One TKL or POK3R

>>58324438
and what's not in this hobby?

>>58324257
What's disappointing about them?
Which have you bought so far?

why the fuck key clack shipping is 30usd?

>>58324611
I'm not someone who bottoms out so typing on the them just feels a bit awkward even though the individual keys are super satisfying to press. I tried the Novatouch both times.

>>58324438
>filco is overpriced
If anyone is buying filco when they could be getting Leopold they are wrong.

Is there a place where I can buy german keycap sets (TKL, standard mx style)? I specifically want ones that have see through text, so I can see my rgb leds under them.

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>>58325146

>>58325167
> No windows key
> 2 key ro
> Huge

>>58325207
>No windows key
Because it came out before windows, duh.

>>58325167
>fat bezels

>>58325207
I don't need a Windows key and that has NKRO.

>>58324853
What's so much better about the Leopold? Filco's meant to be solid in terms of build quality, right?

Does the Anne pro use the default mounting points for the case?

>>58325647
If you mean whether it uses the same mounting points as the Vortex Poker and other 60% keyboards, then no. But you might be able to get away with only mounting two screws.

What is the cheapest topre board, and it it good quality

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>£40 for this
I know nothing about keyboards, but wanna go mechanical. Would I regret this purchase?

>Budget
Under €125
>Location
Belgium (so German, French or Dutch sites are fine)
>Preferred switch type
Black/Brown
>Layout
QWERTY
>Form factor
Tenkeyless or 60% (I have limited desk space)
>Backlight
Not necessary
>Previous/current keyboards
Logitech k120 (got it for 5 euros over 1.5 years ago)

Need some recommendations plz

>>58325815
The Type Heaven is decent except for it's ABS keycaps.
A Cherry board around that price would have that kind of keycap too.

>>58325815
realforce type heaven
no idea how good it is

Where can i get fancy MICRO usb cables that are over 1 meters long

>>58325459
Leopold has similar build quality. But comes with thicc pbt keys and is cheaper.

Any downsides to ducky keyboards

Looking for a 60% keyboard for typing
Have cherry browns but feel they are a bit light.

Should I go for browns again, or try blacks?

>>58326240
Pok3r with mx clears

>>58325964
Pexon or Mimic.

>>58325847
That delete key is a weird looking size. You would have trouble if you ever wanted to change your keycaps at least with that key I bet.

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Is thickish lube good for Topre sliders?

>>58323674
Ducky Zero is good.

http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_30637.html?gclid=CjwKEAiA17LDBRDElqOGq8vR7m8SJAA1AC0_BcOj-AWFA5ZUInKTF7wPff1uSxwbeP9nMJLqrJqZ7RoCfTrw_wcB

>Budget
Cheap as possible but can spend £300

>Location (continent at least)
UK

>Preferred switch type
MX Browns or Blues

>Layout
ISO

>Form factor
Split. Don't mine 60% or anything like that.

>Backlight
Dont mind.

>Previous/current keyboards
Ducky Zero with Browns

What's the cheapest cherry brown keyboard with the mexican key layout?

>>58327450
>Budget
No more than $100 USD, less if possible

>Location
Mehico

>switch
cherry brown

>Layout
Mexican

>form
tenkeyless

>backlight
don't care

>previous keyboards
shitty normie keyboards and then T420 and T430 keyboards.

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>>58321722
I got my new magic force with blue switches and even though some of you guys don't like the otemoo switches, this is probably the best keyboard I have ever had. Especially considering it is my first mechanical.

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Hey /mkg/ I'm torn between buying an MX cherry blue keyboard to customize or to just order shit from unicomp to customize pic related

>>58328095
Get the buckling spring if you want more tactility.

>>58327992
otemoo? aren't magicforce kbs gats or cherries?

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>>58327992
also welcome 2 do k0ol(poor)kidz club

first thing you should do, as i did, is replace the godawful keycaps!

How available are keycaps with subtle visual textures on them (like marble/granite/leather etc.)? Are they just a lot more difficult to manufacture than solid colors?

>>58328235
They come in cherry mx official and gaterons
but if you pay cheaper it comes with otemoo.
>>58328280
I will. It might take a bit, but do you think miami
keycaps would be good?

How are cooler master mechs in general? Good build quality?

>>58321722
Any reason not to get a Ducky One w/PBT and blues?

Seems good with that price for PBT caps

>>58328452
QuickFire Rapid's okay, Novatouch is my workboard, and my coworker really likes his Masterkey M.

>>58328452
There are better options in the price range.
Quickfires are just rebanded Filcos, avoid.

>mechanical calculator
I'm definitely making me one of those.

>>58328441
you got the gold yeah? tho im not sure if your's is backlit or not, but TaiHao miami is available rn in unikeyboard i http://unikeyboard.io/product/taihao-pbt-doubleshot-miami-keycaps/

but yeah man with that gold back drop that's miami af

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>>58323579
It was unveiled last year at CES and was supposed to come out 6 months ago, but it looks like we have to wait until then end of 2017

>>58323846
Filco M2, or the convertible if you want a wireless keyboard,
or
Ducky One with PBT keycaps for like a hundred bucks

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>>58324951
Try Ducky keycaps. They pretty much have every language availible

>>58325856
Any Ducky TKL keyboard really. They are like €80
https://www.alternate.be/html/product/listing.html?navId=18901&tk=7&lk=10194

>>58322261
masterkeys>k70

>>58323160
From personal experience, keys that aren't transparent look good with backlighting.

>>58326093
They have their stupid ugly logo on the windows key. Otherwise I don't think you'll find a keyboard with a steel plate, PBT dye-sub keycaps, and macro support for 100 bucks.

>>58328452
My Masterkeys Pro is nice. No problems with lights but they're not RGB.

Although a switch did break a few days ago when pulling off a keycap, so I have to replace it.

Got Logitech G410 to enter the club.
Am I cool yet?

>>58329090
No. Logitech couldn't make a decent mechanical keyboard if the fate of the world depended on it.

>>58329577
they can't even make good mice anymore either. everything breaks

>>58329090
>omron switches
Ouch, and for 130 bucks too
No thanks I'd much rather get a shine 3/4 if I want a TKL

>>58329090
pls tell me you didn't buy it for 130$

>>58329090
uhh no

>>58322261
Whatever old keyboard I get for a few bucks > This Compaq keyboard I'm currently using.

What keyboard cherry stem compatible switch should an alps addict get? I hate linear switches, so it would have to be either clicky or tactile, have a nice noise, and be smooth as fuck.
Also I already have a Topre that I use for work, so hhkb + alt stems is not what I'm looking for/

>>58329785
Alps have a higher actuation and are much smoother. The closest you can get to them with cherry switches are either clears or greens, which can be found on Ducky or WASD keyboards

thoughts about this KB? I want something small like the 60% cause my desk is small and I have lots of shit on it but I want the esc and arrow keys + backlit

https://www.amazon.ca/Teamwolf-Mechanical-Keyboard-Aluminum-Backlit/dp/B01EY9D2L6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1483586316&sr=8-2&keywords=tkl+keyboard

>>58329618
>>58329644
70 and I like them

>>58329942
get magicforce 68 then

>>58329785
>>58329865
Mistyped my post. I meant key switch. My experience with actual cherry switches are they they are super scratchy, so I'd rather get a clone or one of those cherry knock off switches. I've heard the name Zelios around a bit and I saw a keyboard with some switches called MOD or something. Curious if any of these will satisfy an alps user.

>>58329986
>magicforce 68
any site specific site I should get it from?
I'm seeing it on aliexpress and it seems kinda nice.

Aren't there one from poker or something?

[spoiler]massdrop is unkind to canadians[/spoiler]

>>58329959
I tried the bigger version in a bestbuy, they felt like normal rubber dome KBs so i was like whats the point

>>58330045
probably because the function similarly to a rubberdome except its two conductive plates rather then a carbon one

>>58330043
try amazon canada i guess

poker is 60% only im pretty sure what you linked tho is a TKL not a 60%

>>58330074
so again i ask, what's the point?

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>>58330074
>the function similarly to a rubberdome
Seems legit.

>>58330105
Do your own research.

>>58330140
its a rhetorical question annon

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>>58330164
Pretty sure it was designed for per-key lighting without rear bleedthrough.

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>>58330207
It is. The thing in the middle is just a guide for the led and has nothing to do with the actuation mechanism. The way how it works is that the slider pushes the two plates until they come in contact with each other

>>58330140
>>58330207
>>58330289

so... a switch designed entirely around rice?

>>58330207
>>58330289
thats pretty cool i suppose, i'm not really into rgb lighting tho, im happy with my white or blue!

I guess its good if you dont like the fatigue from rubber dome and still like the feel of rubber domes

for 70 bucks i think that was a good buy for annon cause back in black Friday it was around 90 bucks

>>58330368
Welcome to gaming products.

We live in the era when everything gaming has to have RGB lighting on it, no matter how pointless or impractical. Hell, Razer make RGB keyboards, mice, mousepads and headsets that can all be synced to display the same colours and patterns.

>>58330420
yeah, to be honest, I have a Razer Blackwidow Chroma and Deathadder Elite with vaporwave colorscheme

>>58330077
fuck, I found this on ncix
http://www.ncix.com/detail/ducky-one-tkl-black-chery-c2-138534.htm

should I stick to name brand? ...

>>58330674
Ducky is one of the biggest mechanical keyboard brands in the world.

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good night /mkg/

>>58330868
Goodnight anon! :3

>>58330868
Good night grandma, remember to take your teeth out before you fall asleep!

>>58330006
For someone who loves the tactility of Matias QC and hate that of Cherry switches, I was pleasantly surprised with Zealios. My 67g Zealios are almost as crisp as Matias QC, the only differences being that the bump doesn't start exactly at the top and there's some leftover linearity past the bump.

Mod switches seem promising, but they're kinda new so I haven't dared to try them. Both switches are pretty expensive though, and soldering them to a premade board is very time consuming.

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>>58330420
>literally displays information you should be looking at the screen for
>a lot of the time your hand will be covering the keys that light up anyways
The LED meme is going too far.

>>58323703
that HK P7 with wood grips has me fucking diamonds hard

>>58331145
well onscreen hud does look pretty shit, i would be all for health/mana/armor indication through rgb led strips behind my monitor or in top of it, but not in my mouse or keyboard.

I'm thinking another 60%. Want it to be portable, gonna use GMK Terminal, zeal silencers, and MX blacks likely. Any ideas on an affordable case/PCB here in burgerland?

I'm looking for an older pic that I saw on here a while ago. It was a "stealth" build, possibly something "tactical" or "military" 60%, QMK silencing clips, carbon fiber might have been worked in there, and I think MX blacks. I've searched a ton and can't seem to find it. Does anyone happen to know what I am talking about?

>>58331145
Just don't buy keyboards with all that shit. Get a monochrome LED backlit keyboard and spend your extra money on some fancy keycaps

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Just pulled the trigger on a QuickFire Rapid Tenkeyless with browns. How fucked am I?

>>58331874
not very, CM are ok

Was looking at getting a FC660, how are topre keys? Normally I've preferred using green and blue switches mostly but I am interested in trying them.

>>58331874
Just make sure the board sits flat when you get it. I got a quckfire rapid with a bent case that wobbled.

>>58328871
damnit ducky i just wanted a left handed numpad

>>58331540
Only monochrome LED keyboard I want is white backlight, but most new keyboards only have RGB options or some edgy red LEDs.

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>>58330368
I find this kinda useful, I can isolate the useless keys ingame, and the action keys from the chat/scoreboard keys I don't use often enough to remember.

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THE LATEST RAMA NEWS:
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SPLIT KEYBOARD FOR 2017

>>58332690
homosex

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>>58332744
Orders for this should be taken sometime this month. Can't wait.

>>58332807
It'll cost twice as much as an RS68/Tada68 and offer no additional functionality. Why do you care?

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>>58332834
Because I like the bezel and the plastic window on the back of it.

Is rapoo v500s any good? I can only afford on its price range.

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>>58323737
I never left.

I will never leave.

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>>58321722
Hybrids like Ornata Chroma??????

Been out of the loop for a while. Looking for a replacement for my G710+ with some broken keys and now dead WAS/arrow key leds. 100€+-, backlight, volume control, brown/other color suitable for gaming. Suggestions?

>>58333691
MK Disco or Ducky One TKL RGB. Or IKBC, Anne Pro, Vortex Poker.

>>58333792
Ducky One looks good.

>>58333691
How long did that take to break?

>>58333852
3 years. Couple keys broke earlier last year, the white connectors literally crumbled. WASD leds died just now, I was considering buying new caps earlier but I think it's pretty clear a new keyboard is the way to go now. It was a fine keyboard otherwise and totally usable still but I never did need 18 macros and such.

So why did the white hhkb price skyrocket

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>tfw order mechanical keyboard
>tfw seller sends me 3 for the price of 1
>tfw 2 unopened keyboards

>>58334117
Lucky you. Hopefully they are actually good

>>58333905
Because hipsters and /g/tards are buying them and falling for the Topre meme

thoughts on gateron browns for a life time dome user?

currently using dell sk-8115

got a mint AEKII for 5 bucks
did i do good

>>58334707
nah it's shit and worthless, might as well desolder all the switches and sell them to me for $2

>>58332690
Please, i don't want this faggot to ruin the split keyboard concept for everyone else.

>>58332690
split keyboards are half-assed faggotry for people too pussy to go full ergo, perfect fit for someone like RAMA.

>>58334617
gateron browns are nice, very nice. But switches are subjective and you should try a few.

i just bought a magicforce 68 keyboard, black abs keycaps but i guess you guys know exactly what they are

do you know where i can get cheap replacements? because i really hate the default keycaps

>>58334843
The only full ergo keyboards are split. kinesis, maltron, ergodox and dactyl.

>>58334867
sorry would you have preferred if i'd been super pedantic and said split standard-staggering keyboards even if context makes it clear that's what i'm referring to?

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>>58334882
yes actually

>>58334854
what's wrong with them besides the font?

>>58334959
the font

Which retro keycap set (of the three in pic related) should I go with to complement my retro office. Are the Aliexpress pbt keycap sets decent?

Link:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Pbt-keyboarded-104-key-hoarily-two-color-personality-translucidus-keyboarded-filco/32729172040.html?spm=2114.01010208.3.102.Dls6BD&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_3_10065_10068_10000009_10084_10083_10080_10082_10081_10060_10062_10056_10055_10054_10059_10099_10078_10079_426_10103_10073_10102_10096_10052_10053_10050_10107_10051_10106-10050,searchweb201603_2,afswitch_5,single_sort_0_price_asc&btsid=f70f9b69-bf06-4637-a6c6-e6e005415673

>>58334789
;)

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>>58334968

Forgot pic. Here it is.

>>58334964
do they feel like shit

So fucking tired of this im gonna fucking die

>>58335000
i dont know because the keyboard hasn't arrived yet

but i generally dislike the keycaps

>>58335017
but if you're gud you wouldn't be looking at the keyboard?

>>58334998
ahh the plycraft chair guy

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>>58334998
is that the armchair that i think it is?
>>58333003
pic related

>>58335026
but the general niceness of it is important

i want it to be pretty

>>58335034
chauvinist

Tell me more about why I did a mistake by buying a Poker mini with MX Blacks.

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>tfw unicomp ultra classic is arriving today

>>58335047
i just want my desk to be nice and organized for once in my life and the way i want it to be

i haven't been working for long and in my entire life i was using scrap pcs, keyboards etc. because i didn't want to ask anything from my single mom, anything more than it was required to finish uni
i bought her a tv for this xmas, trying to repay her hard work

ill never have a desk like most of these people but i just want something close to these

i don't think there is anything wrong with it

>>58335029

Yes, I have a mech keyboard (CM Quickfire XT), but wanted to pick up some keycaps that had a more retro look to go with my room. My current non pbt caps are getting a bit shiny.

>>58335030

Plycraft

So I found this Ortek MCK-84 which I don't particularly like, and I've got enough keyboards in my collection. So I'd rather sell it off ebay.
How much would it roughly be?

>>58335095
>>Plycraft
i almost thought you had a real Eames 670

>>58335483

I do. I have three genuine Eames 670 lounges, as well as two replica Eames 670's, and over a dozen Plycraft/Seligs.

bumping for suggestions for :>>58334998
>>58334968

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ALRIGHT FUCKHEADS

I NEED A MECHANICAL KEYBOARD WITH LOW PROFILE CAPS SIMILAR TO THAT OF AN APPLE KEYBOARD PROFILE

BUT I ALSO NEED MECHANICAL SWITCHES TO LET ME BE A HYPER AUTIST BUT I NEED SOMETHING THAT ISNT THE NORMAL SWITCH (used to use some switch that seems to be discontinued and can't find what the fuck it was called or remember what colour. Was soft)

THE KEYBOARD ITSELF MUST ALSO BE SLIM IN FORM FACTOR

IS THERE ANY FUCKING KEYBOARD THAT HAS WHAT IM DEMANDING BECAUSE I CANNOT STAND THE NORMAL CLUNKY-ASS CAPS

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>>58335746
i would go with sculpted SA ones, i don't think the ones you posted really fit your retro style.
>>58335805
DIY A CHERRY ML BOARD

>>58335846

Sculpted SA keycaps are like 150+ for a full set. The ones I posted are around $20

>>58335846
>Diy
THANK FUCK I HAVE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEGREES

MARKET NEEDS TO SUPPLY SHIT LIKE THIS

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>tfw keyboard still in the US

Anyone got any good pictures of how lit up rgb pokers look with non translucent keycaps?

>>58335945
well there are cherry ml boards.
https://deskthority.net/wiki/Cherry_ML

Does anybody here own a Leopold FC980C? What are your thoughts?

>>58334998
Dolch looks nice

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>Massdrop is shipping you a package!

>>58335805
Any g84 keyboard should do
http://m.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=Cherry+ML&isNewKw=1&isRefine=true&mfs=GOCLK&acimp=0&_trksid=p2056088.m2428.l1313.TR12.TRC2.Xcherry+ml&sqp=cherry+ml

>>58337478
>tfw it's been 7 months since I last ordered something from Massdrop
I'm glad I have no need for overpriced aluminium cases and keycaps with shitty profile/quality control.

>>58337987
This is an RS68, which I bought before knowing the Tada68 existed.

>>58337073
Ew why would you want an atrocity of a keyboard?

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>>58321722
Well fuck you too Ducky on making this some Asian market exclusive. Hopefully they release a normal version that won't be limited to 100 units
http://ms1.coolpc.com(DOT)tw/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=77&t=232637

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>>58338076
whats wrong with the 1800 layout?
It gives you a similar size to a tkl while still having all the keys of a full size keyboard

Which Topre keyboard is the cheapest? I'd like to try one without spending too much. <$150
I prefer full sized or tkl.

>>58338783
only topres for that price are the discontinued novatouch and the realforce type heaven which comes with abs caps

>>58338783
Type heaven is 140 bucks

>>58338783
why not get a switch tester pack on ebay?

>>58338844
>>58338866
Realforce Type Heaven ok.
I also don't mind buying a clone for Topre if that's a thing. (like Gaterons for Cherry)

>>58338888
I want to try the keyboard not the switch if that makes sense

>>58321722
>muh mechanical calculator

How is mech keyboard NOT a meme

>>58338941
I've heard that clones don't feel the same as topres and the closest you can get are those Korean ones, but they still cost almost as much as a topre keyboard

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>>58338953
How about a mechanical macroboard?

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>>58338953
But it is

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>>58338953
We can meme even more

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>>58339045
better non shitty webm version

>>58334843
>>58334882
you never go full ergo

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>>58339124
are you using online converters?

if so, try ffmpeg

>>58331463
bump

Need feedback on this:

>>58334998

Which of the three retro keycap sets should I go with?

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>>58331463
>>58339456
GH60 is a very popular and programmable PCB and so there are lots of cases for it

>>58339478
your room is very grey and brown. I'd suggest something dark like that Dolch instead of white and beige

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>>58339478
https://www.keyclack.com/product/gb-sa-1965/ forget those, get these

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>>58339478
If you really want retro then get high profile keycaps like those Filco ones

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What project are you working on at the moment /mkg/?

>>58339674
i got the plate for a custom keyboard design, now i just need to rout myself a case, buy some switches and a controller and wire it all up

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>>58339674
Working on a numpad for my tada while I wait for that model m to arrive so that I can do horrible things with

>>58339674
bought two sixkeyboard pcbs and two plates in a 6-key and 4-key anodized aluminum bent cases. just waiting on gat red switches to solder and gonna to program them to as the nav cluster and arrow clusters respectively

maxkeyboard 8 key macropad will be programmed to replace essential F-row functions, probably F1, F2, F4, F5, F11, F12 and Vol Up/Down

already got a nkpc numpad keyswitch tester and a mistel barocco 60% split ergo keyboard

so with them all connected it'll look like some freaky detached 104-key keyboard.

yes im autistic and insane.

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>>58339674
The one where I refresh geekhack waiting for the RAMA GB to happen sometime this month.

>now it feels like ass to type when I'm using my laptop or my wireless keyboard at the couch

Thanks /mkg/

>>58340060
then get a small bluetooth keyboard. rk61 is like 60 bucks

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What kind of switch is this

>>58340301
The legendary "space invaders"

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>>58340301
Another picture of the switch

>>58340316
What?

>>58340301
https://deskthority.net/wiki/Hi-Tek_Series_725

Are they any good?

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>>58339674
need to finish sanding / drilling the wooden sides for this guy

I should have just got it 3d printed or laser cut

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>>58340394
I assume you are talkinga bout space invader switches. They are infamous for breaking easily, and it is possible to break the switch just by taking the keycap of improperly. Since they are fragile many people don't like them

>>58339516

Those are my dream set, but a full set of the SAs costs about $180. The Aliexpress ones are about $20, which I can actually afford.

>>58340453
>>58335483
so you say you have "...three genuine Eames 670 lounges, as well as two replica Eames 670's, and over a dozen Plycraft/Seligs"
but $120 for keycaps is pushing it?

>>58340452
Ah I see

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Give me one reason not to buy this keyboard.

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>>58340584
good luck finding a big-ass enter key that's comaptible with the stabiliser used on it if you ever want to replace the stock one

>>58340584
good luck finding replacement keycaps that aren't from chink land

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>>58340624
the key itself

>>58340624
>>58340632
why would i ever replace them?

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>>58340661
If you like dirt, grease, and grim then go ahead and keep them

>>58340082
That's more than my desktop keyboard even.

I spend most of my typing on the desktop anyway I guess. Only been using a mechanical for a week now but man, membrane feels like ass now.

>>58340677
I don't eat cheetos while using my computer.

>>58340699
even bluetooth rubberdomes aren't cheap.

>>58340661
because they're pad printed thin abs so the legends will wear off very quickly and the plastic will absorb the oils from your skin like a sponge

it won't take long before you've got super shiny and gross keys with nothing on them

>>58340720
Yeah, I wouldn't care about bluetooth anyway. The one I have for my TV is a standard wireless keyboard/mouse combo for like $10.

>>58340717
neither do I, but ABS is still ABS whether you like it or not

>>58340717
Don't be retarded, even if you extensively wash your hands with shitload detergents and soap, the keycaps will wear eventually. You'd save more money by buying keyboard with replaceable keycaps rather than buying a new gayming keyboard every 6 months.

>>58340661
you can get PBT keycaps for like 30 bucks that are far more durable then ABS, but you can't replace them because of that enter key. Either get a keyboard with PBT keycaps or some other cheap one and replace the keycaps

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>>58340729
>>58340737
>>58340762
I have a disgusting Chinese knock-off keyboard I've used for over 5 years.

I don't have a problem like this in any way. The legends are not rubbed off, the keycaps are not greasy.

I have this keyboard. Give me ONE reason why that steelseries meme one would fair worse.

>>58335030
>males display objects
>females display self
by that logic hes the only gendered person in these threads
is everyone here neugenderqueer polyneutral bunkin?

>>58340804
pics or didn't happen

>>58340804
go ask the anon who has a Filco keyboard >>58333003
his stock bad printed ABS keycaps wore out and he can tell you how long they lasted and how the felt. Its gonna happen m8 which is why he replaced them

>>58340804
well first off, that azio thing has laser marked keycaps, which are less susceptible to wear than steelseries' pad printed shit

so you're comparing apples to oranges there

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>>58340830

>>58340865
>>58340867
fine niggers then what's a nice durable keyboard to get that isn't $250

I live in canada

>>58340879
the steel series ones have even worse build quality so the dust is gonna devour them

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I-it's happening guys..!

>>58340918
as an aside, how do i make my keyboard not so fucking dusty?

Do you guys just use one of those dusters to clean it weekly?

>>58340907
get a tomoko for 30 bucks then get some PBT keycaps for another 30

or

You can get a Ducky One with PBT keycaps since it also has features like macros and volume controls

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>>58340729
>>58340762

yeah, you tell em. I'm just ordered a magicforce to replace my current one

[spoiler]my bank flag it as suspicious and disable my account when I tried to pay for it [/spoiler]

>>58340907
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823839041

i dunno try this
cherry clone switches, seems decent enough, standard layout so if something fucks up with the keycaps you can replace them instead of buying a whole new keyboard

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2 days

>>58340955
He should get the Tomoko and just let the keycaps wear out, then buy new ones I guess. That's my plan for now. I love this keyboard, but I can tell this shit is going to wear out. Thankfully it should support any cherry MX keys.

>>58341005
>2 days
Pastfags get out, it's already the 6th in all the places that matter.

>>58341000
i hate this chinese company

what the fuck switches does it even have, what the actual fuck is Outemu Browns

>>58341039
cherry brown clones made by outemu what the fuck do you think

>>58341034
>places that matter
Kek

>>58341005
I'm actually excited, but it's a gray, not as much of a black, so idk what darker case I want to get for them

>>58340955
>>58341012
I think i will get the tomoko then.

Not a fan of the blue switches tho.

>>58341065
Australia, New Zealand, Japan and S. Korea are the only countries in the world that matter.

>>58341082
What kind of switches do you like? I don't know how much of a help I'll be, this Tomoko is the only one I've ever owned but I love it, especially at this price.

>>58341108
Objective wrong

>>58341173
I like the ones that don't sound like a train

>>58340879
Steelseries must be fucking garbage quality if it can't compete with a chink keyboard. I remember buying a Steelseries 6gv2 for 45$ on sale on my local shop and the keycaps were faded as fuck.

>>58340953
Get a tower or something to cover it when you're away. I usually open the windows when using my PC so dust accumulates fairly quickly, I use an air canister and vacuum cleaner for anything else.

>>58341225
Well don't buy something you're not gonna like. This shit is very loud.

What about this brown switch one? If you want a numpad, then it's even cheaper than Tomoko's if you were going to get a numpad version.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M0QEYR4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_dp_sMiyyb1HGHDXB

>>58341271
*towel

>>58341271
To be fair though the keys got fucked up as hell now

some buttons randomly don't work, shift, T, space bar etc had lots of problems.

>>58341301
I don't think I've ever used the numpad before, ever. It's literally covered in a layer of dust and always has been.

I guess I might get that then...

>>58341271
They're a mainstream gaming peripheral company, what do you expect. About the only one of those that makes any decent products is Logitech, and even they fuck up a lot.

>>58341005
What board is that?

>>58341382
If you want something super compact, there's this.
https://www.amazon.com/Drevo-84-Key-Tenkeyless-Mechanical/dp/B01LZ9XE8N/
Can choose between black or white and any switch you want. I didn't go for it because I hate the font.

>>58341502
what's with all these blatantly chinese companies?

Is tomoko, drevo and all this shit even legit? So far the tomoko looks best, I think i may just make do with the blue switches.

>>58335891
Yes, and?
>>58340825
It's a meme you dip

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>>58336123

>>58341606
Does it make you feel better if you pay more to have the name of a big brand on it, even if the quality isn't that different?

>>58341606
It's the nature of the cheap keyboards, I guess. All I can personally recommend is the Tomoko since I'm typing this on it right now. Fantastic build quality, it's just that the keycaps are kinda cheap.

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Ready to get a paw up on the competition?

>>58341648
>even if the quality isn't that different?

That's what I'm skeptical about.

why do i have a weird feeling that it has some sort of backdoor and you become part of the Chinese botnet?

RGB Pok3r or Anne Pro

>>58341660
Yep, can't wait til those arrive so I can put them on my custom board

>>58341674
Pok3r in my opinion

>>58341482
>>58341005
that's a render

>>58341866
ok then what board would be the closest to that

>>58341674
Pok3r, but they're both great in terms of quality. Either one will work about the same. I just picked pok3r for slightly better looking RGBs

>>58341866
You're a reindeer

sold my 2 boards, fc660c on the way :)

>>58341502
>tfw was gonna get that but it's not on amazon.ca

what the actual FUCK?

>>58342001
Strange, I wonder why. Wouldn't it have shipped from the US anyway probably?

>>58342082
fuck it ill just get the tomoko i guess

I live in the basement of a townhouse so the sound shouldn't be too bad.

>>58342103
It's only loud enough to bother people in the same room unless you're in a really small and quiet house I guess. If you don't mind the sound, it's a great keyboard for the price.

>>58340535

I bought all of my furniture for next to nothing. I make a point of living on very little money.

Im having second thoughts on the pok3r.. maybe i should just buy a ducky..

>>58342138
Okay ill get it.

New Thread!

>>58342183
>>58342183
>>58342183
>>58342183
>>58342183

>>58342103
You can always dampen the sound with o rings. They're like a dollar on ebay

Properly formated thread is here

>>58342620
>>58342620
>>58342620
>>58342620

>>58328280
just ordered one, why is the keycap poor though?

It's going to be my first chink KB

>>58324509
Then get one. I'm personally considering the Pok3r RGB myself.

>>58342755
I assume the main issue is the awful font. The caps are probably cheap ABS, which is not terrible, but not that great.

>>58341660
They ruined a subdued board.
I would love to put some artisan keycaps on my HHKB but that would ruin the look, so I just use the extra keys from PFU.

>>58340953
Yes and a swiffer too. May I suggest buying a data vac electric duster? Yes it's 60bucks, that'll save you money in the long run.