/mkg/ - Mechanical Keyboard General

>>58378387
How do they even manage to do double shot PBT keycaps on the Anne Pro? It's ridiculously cheap. I could just get another Anne Pro with black key caps and swap everything and be cheaper than getting new pbt backlit keycaps

>>58378427
>numpad not even on the left side
why?

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took ages to get all these laid out and I've just realized I forgot to include my new in box model m
fml.

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>>58378427
>not wireless

>>58378469
>no 60% model F

pok3rs with gaterons where

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I'm not very good at soldering to be quite desu

Also these switches don't feel very tight and it always feel like I'm going to rip them out, should I hotglue them to the plate?

>>58378452
You can get Tai hao double shot PBT for like 30 bucks anon. If you are some big chink manufacturer then you get them for even cheaper

>>58378482
Mine is still in production.

>>58378540
I'm chink but not a manufacturer.

What's a good place to get it from?

>>58378314
Already have SA caps on my ergodox. It'd just be nice to have a PBT set. Guess I'll have to wait for this to come out:

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

>>58378327
Solid keyboard overall, I'm a heavy arrows user though so I just need to get used to having them on a FN key.

>>58378575
massdrop sells some nice Vortex sets for under 30 bucks. Otherwise there is always a different set availbe
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/tai-hao-sweet-tooth-pbt-keycap-set
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/backlit-doubleshot-pbt-keycap-set

>>58378539
You might as well since you can still open the alps switches from the top, Cherry switches would be a bitch to glue since they'd be impossible to open after.

>>58378623
well there are dsa pbt caps on falbatech, but yeah, there needs to be more.

should i buy some iDye poly to dye some of my white pbt caps?

>>58378674
Not a fan of DSA caps, already have a set on my other ergodox.

If they actually had proper top row 1.5u keys I would've grabbed that mc rebirth set. GMK terminal has a proper ergodox set, but then

>ABS

>>58378663
Thanks for the links, though shipping to the Netherlands is hell. Does Banggood sell them?

>>58378658
make sure to put fn onto caps

>>58378760
i kinda dislike the colour combinations pretty much all keycap sets use, this is why i want to start doing my own dyesub. i really want a blank white sa pbt ergodox set to happen.

>>58378786
I'd buy from aliexpress instead, if you don't mind getting chinked
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Cheese-white-keyboard-cherry-mx-switch-104-keycaps-Taihao-double-shot-Granite-Dolch-keycap-OEM-multicolor/32700020081.html?spm=2114.01010208.3.40.vSSn0p&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_4_10065_10068_10000009_10084_10083_10080_10082_10081_10060_10062_10056_503_10055_10054_10059_10099_501_10078_10079_10000012_426_10103_10073_10102_10000015_10096_10052_10053_10050_10107_10051_10106,searchweb201603_2,afswitch_5,single_sort_0_default&btsid=4f4d829e-3926-4eff-ae95-4af7ca41770a

>>58378854
Yea, it's why I'm waiting on matt3o's high profile PBT caps.

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Here are my 2 cancer boards

>>58378860
Thanks <3

>>58378480
>wireless
Is there any point if you're not using your keyboard with a tablet?

>>58378502
Build your own Satan GH60 like I am, anon. I was considering the Poker too at first, but the idea of building a keyboard with exactly what I wanted was just too enticing for me. You can build one for cheaper than a Poker if you wanted too but I went all out with mine with an aluminium case and it's still just £130. Just hunt for the cheapest component prices on AliExpress.

>>58378670
What do you mean, open them? I was just thinking of gluing them to the plate

>>58378540
>>58378575
>>58378663
You can buy clones of the Tai Hao keysets on AliExpress for even cheaper and some of these keysets are even better than the former. They're doubleshot PBT too.

>>58379110
What do you need for all of that aside from the pcb, the case and the switches and caps?

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>>58379082
There isn't a point at all. Your eyes are always tethered to your monitor, wireless anything is as gimmicky as it gets.

>>58378877
WHY CANCER

>>58379172
KILL YOURSELF """TOUGH GUY"""

>>58379200
the real crime is that he has a shitty keyboard and has never upgraded.
Posting his firearms for no reason is pretty cringy tho.
But hes being doing it for a while so I guess whatever.

>>58379161
I'd suggest you get a plate to mount the switches

>>58379161
a teensy, some electronic parts, cables, stabilizers and a plate.

>>58378427
Ultimate hacking keyboard or Ergodox EZ?

>>58379394
If you want to save some cash and can solder, an ergodox off falbatech.

>>58379394
ergodox, fullhand or with a really good palmrest

>>58379135
I'm saying that it doesn't hurt to glue them. If you ever needed to service the switches the glue wouldn't be in the way.

>>58379250
Filcos are far from shitty.

>>58379465
Oh, okay. Guess I'm going to do that then

>>58378877
>cancer
What's wrong with them? They're pretty nice. I think the first keycap set would look particularly good on a keyboard with a matching case.

>>58379161
You'll want the plate with stabilisers and maybe some LEDs and a USB cable. I'm assuming you already have the soldering gear out of the way. If not, just get a kit from Amazon.

Speaking of building/customizing keyboards, can you replace switches on the rgb pok3r or does it not work as easily because of the leds?

>>58378760
GMK ABS is pretty damn nice, actually.

I prefer it over some PBT sets I've used.

>>58379518
The Poker actually has two PCBs - one with the switches and one with the SMD RGB LEDs. In other words, it won't be a problem.

>>58379607
>GMK ABS is pretty damn nice, actually.

I'm sure, but it's going to shine up eventually.

Hand-wire keyboard or go something like GH60 for full programmable 60% things?

>>58379676
If you're going to go through the trouble of hand wiring something, make it a split ortho board or something. Otherwise just get a GH60 kit.

>>58379676
pcbs make things more tidy and nice. grammar makes language easier to understand.

>>58379617
I see, I might get one then and consider replacing the switches at some point then.

>>58379685
>>58379694
Guess GH60 it is then. Thank

I've got a KBD75 on the way from a group buy, enough switches, in silver.

http://imgur.com/a/dtWGJ

I'm looking for a decent uk iso dsa or sa set for it, ideas? Are there any decent gbs up for good sets right now? Something like 1976 maybe, but not so, uh, brown. Know about 1983 but don't know how i feel about it

>>58379676
GH60 will save you a lot of time and the effort to reward ratio would be better.

>>58379731
http://www.ukkeycaps.co.uk/

Do update us too - I'd be looking forward to seeing how you build yours. I've just bought the parts for mine yesterday, so hopefully, everything will have arrived by this time next month.

>>58379746
sites down and i don't want any of that pleb bullshit, i've got enough temp sets to use it i just want to complete it right

canadian here, ordered from mechanicalkeyboards.com and it started in tennessey now my package is in florida. why

>>58379788
The low profile devlin Q series caps are better than DSA. Should still be some skidata Q sets once the site comes back up.

http://imgur.com/a/wOrtx

my space bar keeps getting stuckplshalp

>>58379849
Lube your stabilisers

>>58379483
nah filcos are kinda ass

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>>58379250
>filco
>shitty

>>58379949
>pad printed keycaps in 2017
no thanks I'd get a Ducky instead

>>58379824
interesting lookin keys, dont know if i like the colour though

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>>58379963
but his board doesnt have pad printed key caps

>>58379987
because they faded off retard.
He bought a Tai-hao set on massdrop

>>58380013
it seems like you have an answer in search of a problem anon

>>58380035
yeah the problem is that my $2 rubber dome keyboard has better keycaps then Filco.
Leopold and Ducky don't have the same issue and yet they're cheaper and have better build quality

>>58379937
They are overpriced but you won't have any problems with them. If you care about features then get a ducky which have worse build quality.

>>58380171
Leopold is probably the closest competition to Filco

>>58380198
leopold shit on ducky and filco, it's not even a fair comparison

>>58380171
>have worse build quality
that may have been true two years ago, but not any more. You can get steel plates, dual layer PCBs, thick PBT keycaps, and much nicer rounded cases now on Ducky's for 100 bucks

Does anyone have the picture of the kit with the 50s style PMK keys on it? Taken next to a Krispy Kreme mug?

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>>58380292
you mean the Duck lightsaver with Jukebox keycaps

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thoughts on this thin mechanical keyboard?
https://twitter.com/LinusTech/status/817858125344702466

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>>58380403
Are you sure that's a Duck Lightsaver and not any other 96 key keyboard?

>>58380461
Looks very comfortable.
I don't like how my HHKB is raised but I like the travel distance.
I want to know how the thinness impacts the sound of typing.

>>58380461
Looks like it's using those new kaihl ML style switches.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P_ucdyi1ms

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>>58380467
there aren't that many 96 key keyboards. The redscarf has a massive acrylic bottom so thats not it

Did anyone else meme out and buy a tada68?

If so, link keysets.

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>>58380013
>>58380099
>they faded off
Now hold on a minute, that's my board and this kind of memeish claptrap needs to stop. The caps didn't fade off, they got shiny as ABS from 2010 does. Here is a completely random sampling of the OEM Filco cap set for you.

You're saying a $2 MSRP keyboard has anything other than very low cost printed key caps? Post pictures of the board along with a receipt, because I like giving people the benefit of the doubt on the internet.

>>58378469
What model is that with the white and black keys?

>>58380531
>>58379172
how is this guy any different from sockposting? based mods please answer

>>58380761
IBM breamspring, a 3278 if I'm not mistaken.

>>58380780
What is sockposting?

>>58380801
lurk moar

>>58380811
Sorry I don't keep up with dank shit.

>>58380780
would you rather he post a completely white underlay

i think his guns look nice and that AK has some good looking furniture on it

stop being a boring shitter, anon

>>58380882
>>58379172
the guns are literally on top of the keyboard tho

>>58380780
You say that like you have a problem with the sock posters.

>>58380922
>tho
I'd rather ebonics be on word filter or a banned.

>>58380801
>he doesn't go on the /bst/ threads

>>58380882
>photos of person with knee high socks get deleted because blue board and irrelevant to thread
>photos of guns don't
>??
My coworkers would equally be concerned at me looking at either photos that's all im saying

>>58381098
Guns are technology. Faggot legs aren't.

>>58380403
Yes, that looks so nice. Thank you.

>>58381129
>what is /k/

>>58381153
>noguns faggot being this triggered

>>58380922
just like how the legs from sockfags are literally on top of their desks just so they can say it isn't offtopic
both are attentionwhoring faggots who only include something relevant to the thread so they don't get called on it and/or banned, because the keyboards/computers are just background so they can get replies for the rest

>>58381180
You do know most of the guns posted in these threads are pretty garbage. They're solely there to make you mad.

>>58381098
how are knee high socks not fitting for a blue board?
since when is this retardation going

>>58381209
that just make it even worse
I have no idea whether they're good or not, but if they are trash, then it's even more obvious that it's just bait with a keyboard underneath it so it gets easy (You)s

>>58381180
>>58381209
so why don't based mods delete the gunposts i dont get it

>>58381236
We have no based mods that's the fucking problem. Don't you see how many bait threads there are, g has become trash aside from a couple of generals

>>58381235
>>58381236
You can just not be autistic about it.

>>58381227
ok, show one of sockfag's photos to your boss and see what happens

>>58381282
>Browsing 4chan at work

"hurr i'm fucking retarded"

>>58381282
my boss would freak out if i were to even be on 4chan at all so it having a photo of a sockfag makes not much difference
how do you expect him to react? "Hey didn´t know you like slender legs with socks"
it´s not even remotely something anyone i know would think is nsfw

>>58381293
doesn't matter what you think

>global rule #5: All boards that default to the Yotsuba B or Burichan (blue) themes are to be considered "work safe."

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>>58381236
>>58380780
>>58381329
Because I've never posted off topic. Consider it avatarfagging while contributing to the topic. Which this ridiculous diversion is definitely NOT doing.

Now let's get back on topic, lads. I believe shitposting anon was going to prove his $2 keyboard has nice keycaps.

>>58381362
how are socks and guns nsfw

>>58379172
Do you run around dual-wielding those?

>>58381363
>muh special snowflake

>>58381329
You clearly don't understand how communities evolve, sockposters are just part of g now, you trying to force the community to be something it isn't doing anyone any favors.

>>58381362
"Work safe" is fancy terminology for nothing sexually explicit or gore, sockposters and guns are neither.

>>58381363
>haha ignore the pictures they're irrelevant to the content of my posts

I'd rather a bunch of guns and keyboards, than a bunch of faggots complaining about guns and keyboards. Like holy fuck, just hide the post if the guns scare you instead of derailing a thread and baiting for replies. At least the faggots with guns have keyboards and post on-topic, the only retards derailing the thread are the ones complaining.

But enough of this stupid shit, back on topic. The TADA68 R2's finally came in and should be shipping soon. I ordered the one with MOD-M switches, it's going to replace my Quickfire Rapid with Cherry Browns. Hoping they'll feel good.

>>58381329
Guns are technology. So it's not off topic just not really relevant to the board. /g/ is more about modern electronics.

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>>58381400
It'll be a considerable step up from browns, f'sure.

>>58381397
are you retarded? there is a keyboard
meaning it is a valid contribuition unlike your post

>>58381363
at least tripfag so I can filter thanks

>>58381418
How do you like them compared to the zeal memes? I've read varying opinions, some say better, some say worse complaining about the grittiness and such.

>>58381435
if you are not even willing to do this, it confirms my theory that your main intentions are to troll, bait, and attentionseek.

>>58381400
You realize that it's the gunposters replying to their own posts trying to stir up shit, right?

>>58380531
>>58381363
fucking /m/k/g/ up in here
i love it

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>>58381363
Monthly reminder >>>>>round corners

I found a model M in the [spoiler]trash[/spoiler] its in decent condition, but its missing a few keycaps. Anyplace good i could get some new ones?

>>58381463
They're not quite as smooth as feelios. Still smoother than stock clears. I haven't tried lubing them but I'm sure it can be made to be as smooth as the zeals. Feels to me like the MODs are very slightly more snappy. So I guess it depends on whether you favor smoothness or tactility, though the difference is slight.

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>>58381363
I bought like 10 years ago from goodwill so I don't have the receipt.
I had to dig it out of the attic since I switched to mechanical a while ago and I couldn't be bothered to clean it since its just gonna go back. It's a Quantex keyboard with burned in legends

>>58381490
Forgot to mention, the MOD-Ms weight is slightly less than 67g zeals, and the MOD-Hs weight is slightly less than 78g zeals.

>>58380171
I thought the dye sub pbt caps from ducky had problems with the legends wearing off.

>>58381497
Here is a picture of the whole keyboard. The most interesting part is that the space bar didn't yellow since those are the first to go

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>>58381564
>>58381497
Silly me forgot to attach the picture

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>>58381497
You bought it used from a thrift shop for $2, that does not make it a $2 keyboard. It wasn't $2 new, and it's not worth only $2 now.

I bought a Remington 700 LTE for $280, but that does not make it a $280 rifle or mean that it's only worth $280 today.

Do you have a keyboard valued at $2 with keycaps that are not printed?

>>58381497
thanks for sharing your disgusting pubes anon

>>58381490
>>58381520
Oh, alright. I have a pok3r with clears but I don't use it when I'm on my main computer and such, only when I have to type something long. Have you tried mixing stuff from the zealios and mod switches?

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>>58381583
SERIOUSLY STOP REE

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>bought unicomp ultra classic
>i fucking love it
>HHKB is collecting dust in the closet
>Ducky One on the way but i dont even want it anymore

Is this what the end game feels like?

>>58381624
>getting this triggered by guns

>>58381613
>Have you tried mixing stuff from the zealios and mod switches?
Nope. I went with the 67g zeals since I wanted a light switch, but not so light that I'd constantly bottom out.

>>58381583
I have a Logitech DA keyboard that I bought brand new for 15 bucks at office max with laser etched keycaps
I couldn't find the listing there so here it is brand new on ebay for 20
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Logitech-Deluxe-Access-PS2-Keyboard-Part-Number-967228-0403-/172470239579?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368

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Has anyone ever found an old mechanical keyboard in a thrift store/yard sale/swapmeet?

I've never seen one, ever.

>>58381646
It's what being retarded with your money is like.

>Budget
$70

>Location (continent at least)
US

>Preferred switch type
Red or Brown

>Layout
ANSI

>Form factor
Full

>Backlight
Don't care, I'll probably just turn it off.

I was recommended a Kaihua keyboard, but there seems to be virtually no reviews of it and I've heard little good about Kailh switches. For another $5 there's a Corsair Strafe on sale. I know Corsair isn't great, but for the price, would it be worth it assuming I don't care about LEDs or plan on changing out the keycaps?

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>>58381818
yes got mine for $2 at goodwill so comfy

>>58381833
If you want corsair then get chinked version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iWYX3lV6qI

https://www.amazon.com/E-Element-Mechanical-Dimmable-Keyboard-Conflict/dp/B01EKR4TKA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483842978&sr=8-1&keywords=e-element+rgb+keyboard


The switches are swappable so if you don't like them then just replace them

>>58381821
>implying this entire general doesnt have more money than brains

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>>58381821
no this is

>>58381886
>66 dollars
He'd have to pay to get the new switches
So he'd either go out of budget, or have to settle with the wrong switch type.

>>58381847
what did you find, anon?

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>>58382093
my m2

>>58382093
Usually you can find lots of keytronic and BTC keyboards. Sometimes you can find Alps or space invader keyboards

>>58382129
who else /allthethriftstoresaroundmehavelike20dellrubberdomesandnothingelseever/?

>>58382240
try craigslist. I once found an SSK for 80 bucks, but the guy sold it for 60. I was a bit salty that I missed out on a $200 keyboard

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>>58382240
that's because I get there faster than you and end up hoarding all of gen2 alps boards in my basement

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good night /mkg/

>>58382284
Fuckin' Nazis

>>58382542
im going to replace your eyelashes with my pubes

>>58381833
Go magicforce annon. Gateron browns yoo

>>58382542
isnt it a bit early annon?

>>58382542
you dont exist. Im sure of it.

Are there any chink SA, DSA or any similar keycaps? I love the tapered and more rounded spherical tops and they also usually have really nice fonts, but they're usually all limited group buys, and Massdrop doesn't ship to where I live.

Which Unicomp keyboard should I buy? It will be my first mechanicaly keyboard, I've been hearing good things about Buckling Springs.

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>>58378877

>>58378877
What's the first keycap set? Also, why are S and A swapped?

>>58383315
what are you looking for in a keyboard?

>>58383415
I just want a solid keyboard that just werks. One with the strongest tactility and audible feedback exclusively for typing.
I don't care for cringy keycaps or backlighting, but want a keyboard that comes with quality keycaps that will last.

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>>58381624
Ifeel your pain.

>>58381647
leave, just leave

>>58383315
Buy the ultra classic. You will never want for anything again.

>>58383700
>Unipoop build quality
why should I

>>58381646
endgame? what kind of reddit meme is that?

Cherry mx, outemu, or gatheron. Which is better and why?

>>58383766
they are all shit.

I went to Best Buy today and they had a total of 3 mechanical keyboards on display. They had Razer greens, Romer-Gs, and reds. They all suck. The greens sound horrid and the feedback is too high up for the travel. Romer-G's aren't as smooth as I would have liked, and while I appreciate the short travel it feels weird on full-height keys. The reds are smooth but feel like garbage when they hit bottom. Thoroughly unimpressed. All of them were loud, and not for any proper reason, just bad design. Where are these supposedly superior mechanical keyboards? Who decided it was ok to make switches that give feedback before the actual point of actuation? Why are makers allowed to create these narrow keytops when there is zero logical reason to space keys more than 3mm apart at maximum? What the hell is the point of having key travel so far past actuation that you can't rapidly tap the key without an exaggerated wrist motion? I feel like I've been memed upon for a long time. My membrane keyboard is crap, it has terrible friction on the keystrokes when you hit anything off-center, but at least it actuates sensibly and consistently with correct feedback. I wanted better, was promised better, but better is not what I got. Why can't we stop buying into this Cherry-style meme and engineer key actions that are of actual quality, quiet, solid and smooth with correct feedback in 2017? There are so many types of switches and buttons in the world and we just keep using the same designs created literally 30 years ago, or very slight variations on them. Watch me lubricate this damn membrane board.

Test

>>58383922
> Went to Worst Buy
> Tried the shittiest gaymer switches he could find
> Is not impressed
You can't claim you were memed unless you actually tried the shit that this thread likes. You said it yourself, the selection was terrible, don't make a judgement on that. Buy a fucking switch tester if you can't figure out what you want by the specs and go from there

>>58380171
>worse build quality
THing ar soild here.

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What are the best gaming switches?

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>>58380171
>>58380261
>>58380261
Ducky's rep.

>>58384004
MX-style switches are MX-style switches.

Romer-G is whatever.

Everybody says any mechanical keyboard is worlds better than a membrane board.

>>58384076
Whatever switches you like. There's no one "gaming switch".

>>58384076
don't fall for the 'gaming switch' meme
there isn't such a thing

>>58384182
yes there is

Idk if they pok3r is worth it

>>58384307
Why are you unsure? Just the practicality of having a small 60%?

>>58381886
Like the other guy said, I'd go out of my budget to replace the switches, I may as well just buy a Rosewill or a CM keyboard then and save myself the money. I could get the Corsair for $65 and it comes with the switches I want.

>>58382655
That looks pretty decent. I think I'll get that unless I decide I really want to try the reds or something goes on sale before I buy it. Thanks for the recommendation.

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she is a qt

>>58384558
Well yes that and it just seems like a meme cause there arent many features
Like
> No adjustable feet
> No holes to route cable and way you want
> Not as many rgb options as competing keyboards

I still really want one but idk I also want a ducky one

>>58384646
I have a Ducky tenkeyless because my desk is limited for space. It isn't really feature packed, but for my main keyboard it's fine. Has cable routing and adjustable feet.
There is a pretty good selection of 60% out there, but from memory I think the majority have static feet (removable, screw-on) and no cable routing.
RGB is a pointless meme in my opinion; getting a small keyboard is for practicality, not blingbling

>>58384734
I just want rgb so i can see the keys in the dark

>>58384779
Look at this non-touch-typing faggot.

Look at him and laugh.

>>58384793
Not him but it's a really common thing to need to use your keyboard occasionally for things other than typing messages.

>>58384779
Fair enough, my Ducky is back lit and sometimes it comes in quite handy.
I'm thinking of getting a DIY 60% for the wank factor.

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Finally installed muh first PBT. Feels fucking good, anons.

>KB: Ducky One TKL cmx Brown
>Set: Vortex PBT + POM Doubleshot

Sadly, the only issue I have is a missing 'N'.

Mfw i have to fly back to SG to claim it. Thanks Vortex

>>58380252
someone sane thank you

>>58384902
Looks nice anon. Does it sound any different with the PBT caps?

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Why is there so much space between the keytops?

Just got work cheap {chinese} boards such as magicforce are filled with spyware/keyloggers

Can anyone confirm this?

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What are some 60% keyboards with a silver aluminum base straight out of the box? I want something that looks similar to the White Fox keyboard preferably with MX blues and a floating key design. I was going to buy a Pok3r and customize it but I want something that's out of the box sexy and I'll do my custom vortex later.

>>58385443
So you don't go smash the adjacent keys with your fat fucking fingers.

>>58385443
Because keyswitch wobble is a thing.

Any good 60% on Amazon? I can't seem to find any.

>>58385449
GH60 :^)
>>58385445
Why would anyone go through the trouble of making a hardware keylogger or spyware in a keyboard if it is already in the cpu and in your nonfree software?
Get a teensy and diy your own board with free firmware if you are that worried.

>>58385506
https://www.amazon.com/Mechanical-Keyboard-Keycaps-Cherry-Mx-Clear/dp/B00OFM6F80/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1483864132&sr=8-3&keywords=pok3r

>>58385487
Where are the keyboards for skinny people?

>>58385100
Yes. The difference is quite satisfying as the heavier keycaps produce a sort of "deeper" sound vs. the thin and stock ABS keycaps provided.

>>58385684
HHKB Pro 2 :)

I'm really loving my Anne Pro keyboard.

Just had to put that out there.

>>58381490
>>58381520
Shit, now I feel like replacing my 67g R4 zealios with MOD-Ms, even though I just assembled them. Are they worth switching from zealios if I favor tactility over smoothness?

Also, are they wobbly? Are they prone to malfunctioning if you overheat them while soldering?

>>58385699
Nice. Did you specifically get that set for the shine through? Were you considering any others apart from the Vortex?

>>58385538
it's a hidden payload in the drivers you install

>>58386320
why not use generic keyboard drivers with firmware?

Okay where the fuck do you guys actually get decent looking keycaps?

Everything on PMK is always sold out, everything on aliexpress looks like shit.

Do you guys just wait for stuff to be available and then pounce on it when it is, or what? I hate the fact that I can't just buy what I want right now.

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>>58385971

>>58386444
Me too thanks

What switches?

>>58385445
Sounds like a load of bullshit. You got a source?

Do 60% PCBs with RGB and hot-swappable switches exist?

>>58386471
Clickety-clack.

>>58386666
me too thanks

When did you order it? I wanted the black version but they were sold out for Gateron Blues.

>$200
>USA
>best switch for games loud or quiet
>ANSI
>form factor 80%-100% need a number pad
>Backlight is a plus but not required

>>58386700
I think it must've been a month or so back. I was waiting because there either were no black option when I was first interested in buying it, or it wasn't available at the time.

As I waited hopefully for a black option, I had ordered a switch tester off ebay and tested that out, without which I might've made the mistake of going for browns instead of blues.

>>58386919
Yeah, I think I would've went with MX Reds or blues on my first board instead of browns. Glad this board is tactile as hell though.

>>58379082
>not freestyle hacking to vaporwave from your livingroom carpet

>>58386830
hi!!!!!! consider the following!!!!!!!

HHKB Pro 2!!!!!!

best switch ever!!!!!!!!!!

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Is alps the god-tier switch?

Im currently on mx blues.

>>58387244
If you like rubberdome, then hhkb is good

>>58386198
Yeap. I really want to play with these lights, that's why I opted for the RGB meme.

I was about to consider Enjoy PBT and TaiHao but I am unsure if I could adopt TaiHao profile.

The EnjoyPBT keycap sets here in SEA are kinda bad because of light bleed, although I would've loved the side prints.

>>58383387
dsa granite
>sad

>>58386397
There are some good sets on ebay. Search "dye sub pbt keycaps" I really like the leopold and geek keys ones. Mechanicalkeyboards just got a nice looking high profile double shot abs set in from filco.

WHO THE FUCK BUYS A MECHANICAL KEYBOARD AND DOESN'T BOTTOM OUT? FUCKING RETARD IDIOTTS

>>58388457
calm down autismo

>>58388457
>All caps
>Calling people names
>"My prefference is superior to yours, in fact the only way to go"

Yep, it's autism.

>>58388457
people who aren't low iq brutes

>>58388457
If you are using 30g switches then I understand how you can bottom out. If you are using anything heavier then 60g then you should have no problem.

>>58388686
What if my fingers are very muscular and masculine so I bottom out without even trying on superheavy switches?

What options did you choose for Golbat r2?

>>58386397
>Terminal_
Is running right now

thekey.company

>>58388869
HHKB
Normal color carbon
Some standard black middle piece

I might put Terminal on it. Pulse would be nice but alphas and a 40% kit would be rather expensive

>>58388893
$159 for a bunch of ABS keys? people are nuts

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https://geekwhack.org/index.php?topic=86815.0

Now this shit is just getting silly, look at the size of those wings. There's no way anyone actually thinks those 3 inch side bezels actually look good, right?

>>58388961
it's retarded and defeats half the purpose of a small keyboard

>>58388986
>14cm x 40cm
>Novatouch is 13.8cm x 35.9cm
It's literally bigger than a TKL keyboard.

>>58388686
>barely clear the bump
>switch sometimes doesn't actuate
It's like they want me to bottom out.

>>58384197
Then what is it?

>>58379082
I plan to get a wireless one, because I like programming on my TV from my bed.
I currently just unplug my Ducky Shine 5 and plug it in on my bed, something like 2m of USB cabe with an extension cable.
The cable is quite annoying desu.

How much could I realistically sell a set of around 65 unsoldered cherry switches for?

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Fuck me, this colour scheme looks so good but I can't stand sculptured profiles, especially in situations like this where keys are clearly being used in positions they're not designed for.

>>58390003
You can get cherry switches for around 50-70 cents a piece depending on where you are.
I guess no more then 50 bucks with 40 bucks being more reasonable

>>58388961
Looks pretty good. No underlight like the RAMABAE but could be good as a backup in case I don't get picked in the raffle.

>>58386092
They don't seem any more wobbly than MX/zeals. I haven't soldered them to any board so I can't say for sure. Just don't keep the heat on too long, as is proper soldering technique anyway. If you already have the zeals soldered in just leave 'em. Save the MOD-Ms for the next board.

>>58390032
That's just a rendering m8. So the 2u keys on the thumb cluster should be the same as the numpad '+' key. Having R2 for the inner 1.5u keys & 1u thumb cluster keys is as good as you're gonna get with cherry profile.

>>58387383
no but that awoo is

>>58381818
Found a Monterey K104 with Complicated White Alps from a clearout from my old university.

>>58384110
I would be fine with sculpted ABS double shot.
It would look vintage and shiny but these keycaps look cheap especially with their ugly legends.

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>>58381818
MIT gave away all their LISP machines for free, now people sell them on ebay for $1500+

>>58384110
pretty sure Ducky also sells dye-sub PBT keycaps

>>58385443
oats brother?

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>>58390910

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>>58391467
I should have corrected myself since that was only for the keyboard and not for the whole machine.
If you want the whole computer your gonna have to pay $10000+, but most people just keep them and sell the extra mice for 1.2 grand

>>58381382
Yes, I occasionally like to shoot myself in the legs with small bullets to help build up an immunity to larger bullets.

>>58390305
Why would you buy a 65% keyboard that completely misses the point of a 65% keyboard?

Their raison d'être of a 65% keyboard is to provide most of the functionality of a TKL in a significantly more compact layout. This keyboard is literally larger than a TKL, and still provides less functionality. It is by design a bad product.

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>>58391678
Because its retro, and that's all the rage nowdays

>>58391678
It looks pretty though.
It's because the technology is vintage. Mechanical keyboards aren't all about function.

why are stylish mechanical's so hard to find in Europe? you only get hideous gaming boards with a ton of LEDs

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>>58391782
I hope you like shipping costs and import fees

welcome to europe

>>58391782
you can get Ducky's there

How do you make a wire keycap puller that doesn't destroy your switches or caps? Just use some twist-ties?

>>58391985
paper clips

>>58391980
you actually don't get many models anymore for whatever reason, the only ones available seem to be Shine and One RGB
there were quite a few Ducky's available a few years ago but they've disappeared
>>58391809
I was actually looking at a WASD custom board for around 150 dollars, which is already a steep price for me, and when I went to check out the shipping+tax was almost 60 dollars
oh and the dollar is almost equal to a euro now so that's nice

>>58391782
Leopold and Filco.
http://www.keyboardco.com/
Possibly also amazon.co.uk

>>58390726
unacceptable

if cherry profile can't do it, then i ain't doin no cherry profile

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>>58392221
Row 2 on cherry profile is close to a 0 degree tilt. It's not like there's an accepted 'correct' profile to put on the ergodox's thumb cluster or those inner 1.5u keys.

>>58392266
Sure there is, the correct profile is the one that matches all the other keys. If the sloped side is at the bottom of every key except for those 4 1.5u keys where it's at the side, that's incorrect. If the cylindrical top if vertically aligned on every key except the 1.5u keys where it's horizontally aligned, that's incorrect.

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>>58378427
I am looking for a mechanical keyboard.
It should be
>cheap
>not totally worthless
>the aesthetics should match atleast a little bit with my 2007 iMac (getting a thinkpad for winter semester, so no hate pls).
>no numpad
>not too much force, not used to it

All white would be nice but idk. I just want to find an affordable keyboard first

>>58393071
the one you posted in white

>>58393071
rk61
https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/search.php?keyword=&brand=41&switch=&size=&led=&capmat=&capprint=&model=&availability=in_stock_pre&show_kb=off&show_kb=on&show_acc=off

>>58393071
Why not get pic related in white or build a GH60? Or get a white Leopold if you want TKL.

>>58393071
What do you consider affordable? A RK61 as another anon recommended is about $60 with Kailh switches, or I think you can find one with Cherry on AliExpress for $70. If you want something a bit better there's the Anne Pro for $80 with Gaterons, RGB LEDs and a white version, both with bluetooth, which might be nice with the thinkpad.

As for switches, if you stick to the lighter ones, that being reds, browns and blues, you should be fine. They're about the same or lighter than most rubber domes.

>>58393157
>>58393120
>>58393243
impossible to find where I live
>What do you consider affordable?
50 euros max, I can't spend much atm, preferably as low as possible

>>58393398
forgot to mention I live in Germany

>>58393071
White Anne Pro.

>>58393415
http://candykeys.com/product/pok3r-white-mx-blue-iso-ger

>>58393398
>>58393415
I want to import a pristine AE86 Trueno to the EU too, but for less than €10000 total.

>>58393398
>>58393415
You can find both the RK61 and the Anne Pro on AliExpress or Banggood which ship internationally. 50 euro might be a bit hard though. This is the cheapest one I could find: http://www.banggood.com/RK61-Backlit-Dual-Mode-Bluetooth-Wired-Mechanical-Gaming-Keyboard-p-1069711.html

>>58393398
just get a qisan magicforce with gateron browns at that price

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>>58393451

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>>58393451
Does your wpm increase if you own a trueno?

>>58393641
Does that keyboard slide around your desk while you're typing?

>>58393641
how'd you do that?

>>58393732
Leftover sticker from my old 1:10 rc trueno.

>>58393759
really neat

>>58393641
Nice

Recommendations for 60% under $100?

Any switch type since I'm new to this and willing to try out.

>>58394697
rk61, Anne pro, V60, and Magiforce68.
They come in a variety of switches from cherry, gateron, and kailh as well as plenty of color options

>>58394697
>>58394783
Gateron or go home. But yeah, >>58394783 lists some good options.

>>58391753

faggiest thing I've read all day

How the fuck do you into arrow keys on a 60%

like nigger, how do you type without arrow keys

>>58395632
Fn layer. That or you bind the right modifiers to be arrows.

>>58378427
got my first mechanical keyboard, it was unicomp ultra classic, how did i live without one for so long???

anyone here from canada already ordered from mechanicalkeyboards.com before? It's been a week and my part went from... Tennessey to Florida? Kinda strange.

>>58381818
I found a model M they wouldn't let me purchase it.

>>58395632
Who types with arrow keys?

>>58395742

you have to move and change things sometimes or fix a typo.

>>58395648

That sounds fucking annoying man.

>>58395752
That's why 65% boards are now a thing m8.

>>58395752
I've always just clicked around or rewrote the entire sentence.

Isn't the fn key to the right so it's just an extra step?

>>58395752
fn on caps + wasd/ijkl for arrows works very well and requires less hand movement than dedicated arrow keys

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>>58395763

Yeah, but they either:

- look retarded (picture related) defeating the point of a 60%. Let's face it, people buy 60% for the looks. Any one of you bitch ass niggers even try and deny this, you're a massive faggot. Don't go there.

- Retain the packed it's-just-keys 60% look but have a weird ass layout to fit the arrow keys in there somehow.

You might as well get a tenkeyless at that point or pretend that your space is at such a premium that you absolutely must have smaller than a tenkeyless.

>>58395772
>clicked

I puked a little.

>>58395811
>fn on caps + wasd/ijkl for arrows
>requires less hand movement than dedicated arrow keys

That's actually a good point.

The downside is having to rebuild all sorts of habits though and rendering yourself useless on keyboards other than your own. Not fun at a job.

>>58395848
the latter is an issue but the former takes a day or two and after that you won't want to have it any other way. that's how it was for me anyway

Has Keycool fixed their quality control since the past few drops on MD?

The KC71 RGB looks nice enough for the price, but if it's gonna be flawed, there's no sense to even buying it at all.

>>58395816
But the fc660 is a visually appealing keyboard

>>58395816
I like the layout of the TADA68, even though it is a 65% keyboard

>>58394783
>>58395362
These are nice but are there any reputable brands with warranty out there?

>>58396133
yeah all those that were listed.
If you really want solid build quality then Leopold, Filco, and Pok3r are the way to go, but those are more expensive.
If you want you can build your own fully programmable 60% keyboard for under 100 bucks.
The PCB comes presoldered and you just need a plate some switches and a case.

>>58391678
>>58395511
most autisticest thing I've read all day

>>58395999
>But the fc660 is a visually appealing keyboard

oops, someone bought it

>Budget
As low as possible
>Location (continent at least)
Canada
>Preferred switch type
would prefer a hard clicky switch
>Layout
ANSI
>Form factor
100%
>Backlight
per key RGB if possible
>Previous/current keyboards
Some PS/2 HP keyboard

>>58396411
Shine 6

I made the switch to topre (45g) last year, and as smooth as it is i make too many typos on it due to the light switch, and my forceful bottoming, i type like 150wpm.

i was thinking of getting pok3r in white with no led and mx clears, as i am also really craving a satisfying bump

anyone else go from topre to clears or have this keyboard?

>>58396701
Never used topre but I have clears. I use them for the same reason, can't type with anything lighter. The bump is really nice, but I'm thinking of switching to greens because I crave a click. In my opinion, clears are exactly the right weight.

As far as the keyboard, pok3r is almost universally accepted as a wonderfully keyboard, but sadly I can't vouch for it myself.

>>58396875
Ok cool. I'll pick it up tomorrow.

Which keyboard do you use, out of curiosity.

>>58396701
I've got the exact pok3r you're talking about. No idea how topre switches feel, so I can't make the comparison, but I've been really happy with the board. With my browns, I bottom out constantly because I type kinda hard but I don't with the clears.

As for how clears feel, the bump is nice, not too sharp but not non-existent like the "bump" on my browns. Kinda gritty but that seems to be an issue with cherry switches in general, so yeah, but it's not too bad.

>>58396897
WASD Code v2

>>58396701
MX Clears should stop you from bottoming out but are you sure bottoming out is slowing your typing speed?
Depending on how long ago you got your Topre board you might not be used to it.

looks like there is a new thread
>>58397443
>>58397443
>>58397443