/mkg/ - Mechanical Keyboard General

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first for memes

>>58604127
why are the keycaps all crooked and misaligned?
why is there a reddit key?

>>58604171
>still using the og black wired 360 controller
My nigga

>>58604184
Signature Plastics
Shitters

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nth for chink SA

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>ABS

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first for recycling

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>>58604127
are rubber domes welcomed here too?

>>58604171
where do I get this meme again?

>>58604243
only Topres

>>58604243
Just lubed my HHKB but it doen't feel or sound any different.
I hope I didn't use not enough lube.
Also I fucked up a lot of the sliders.

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first for glorious SSK

>>58604263
chink land

>>58604263
the keyboard? i got it from amazon and the keycaps from ukkeycaps

Hello /mkg/ britbonger here.

What are my options when it comes to ISO UK layout Topre boards? Am I basically limited to realforce or are there any other alternatives.

Cheers

>>58604449
There are only three topre brands out there. Realforce, Type Heaven, and Leopold. Cooler Master did have topre keyboards, but those were all discontinued

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Didn't see new thread so reposting.

Suggestions for leaf babbys first mech keyboard. Looking for blues/brown and tenkeyless form factor. Cheaper stuff if possible too.

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>>58604475

Damn, I was hoping there was some other obscure brand I didn't know about.

>tfw have to spend £200+ for a comfy topre board

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>>58604127
Feels good, man.
Keyboard is complete.
Waiting is the hardest part.

http://www.keyboardco.com/keyboard/maltron-ergonomic-single-right-handed-keyboard-usb.asp


dafuq is this!

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Lemme teach you about these:
>AESTHETICS

>TFW moved from topre to blues and enjoying the extra ergonomics but not the sound

>>58604862
and instead i got a lesson in cringe

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finally got my keeb built

plate required extensive modding

Can i have a quick rundown on the Mechanical Keyboard ?
Every one used it in the 90's and suddenly this shit is expensive as fuck ? What happened ? Is it better now, or its still the same tech ?

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How much lube should I use on each HHKB case part?
I only used a small amount and I don't notice any different feeling in sound or touch.

Please recommend me a wireless tenkeyless keyboard + mouse combo.

I realize this isn't the most appropriate question, but I don't want to make another useless thread.

>>58604171
hello Daniel (:

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>>58604292
ooo nice

>>58605300
hello whoever you are :)

>>58605265
>realize the question isn't relevant to the thread
>posts anyway

>>58605348
I'm the big Z (:

>>58605265
https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_list&c=371

http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_odkw=varmilo&_ssn=sennin32&_armrs=1&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2046732.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xvarmilo+vb87m.TRS0&_nkw=varmilo+vb87m&_sacat=0

>>58605221
what caps exactly and where did you get them?
looks great

>>58605363
http://pimpmykeyboard.com/dsa-hc-granite/

>ITT
>people obsessing about how caps look, when you shouldn't be looking at them most of the time anyway

>>58604127
I have a Rosewill RK-9000 with Cherry MX Blue Switches, the usb slot is acting up, don't know what to upgrade to. The cherry blue switches are ok, they have a bit of a click, tension is just right, I'm looking for of a slightly more pronounced click response. I'm looking into a Ducky One TKL RGB keyboard, which would fit what I'm looking. THANKS IN ADVANCE.

>>58605510
>The cherry blue switches are ok, they have a bit of a click, tension is just right, I'm looking for of a slightly more pronounced click response
Sounds like you might want Gateron blues or greens

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>>58605390
By that logic everyone should live in unblemished white cubes, wear gray jumpsuits and eat Asgaard food pellets.

Inb4 some communist euro sarcastically agrees

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Just got one of these Cherry ML suckers. Feels different but I'm always interested to see what I can do. Is it possible to replace these with any existing switches on the market? Really digging the layout here.

>>58605961
> actually having an rds on a pistol

>>58604508
There are chink clones like noppoo and korean ones like AKG

>>58605967
Nope

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What you guys think about this one? It's pretty cheap in my country and I was thinking getting one. I want a good keyboard with that size and can't find anything here.

Also, it would be the first time I get a mechanical keyboard

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>>58605961

>>58605961
>white cubes
that would require paint, jumpsuits are shit, use cloaks instead, also huel is better.

>>58606014
What switches are in those and how much do they cost? The keycaps look awful, but you might be able to change them, not sure.

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your now daily reminder to not purchase cables from redditor owned shops

>>58606138
*your now daily reminder to not purchase from redditor owned shops

>>58606138
I was actually considering doing that because it was cheaper, but I guess I'll just go with Pexon. Thanks for the heads up.

>>58606165
THAT IS PEXON YOU KEK

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>>58606089
The store website here doesn't specify, but the product site says it's on black, blue, red and brown. I don't know if that's what are you asking.
The price is like $120.

>>58606165
you could just braid some yourself, it is not exactly hard.

>>58606138
>your now daily reminder to not purchase cables from redditor owned shops
Did you tell them you're from 4Chins? What did you think, they'd relate to you somehow for using an image board?

>>58606182
$120 for that shit. Where are you located?

>>58606202
Chile. The dollar price it's too high right now.

>>58606182
>>58606221
That's really expensive, even if those are Cherry switches. I'd try to import something from China, because there are lots of cheaper options with better switches.

>>58606189
no i just said the cable didn't work and the wiring tore through the paracord

>>58606240
Ok, I will consider it. Thanks for the advice.

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look at this meme

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>>58607010
At least his design got a bit more interesting

Anyone else underwhelmed by topres? I didn't think it was a big improvement over blues.

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Take it easy on me, am grill :^[

>>58607127
hey i'm a boy, want to date?

>>58604484
Tomoko

>>58607010
russian makes sense for something like this, far moreso than jap. Noone actually types japanese directly like that but it is how you type cyrillic.

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Where can I get an SA jukebox set. I'd kill people for it.

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>>58607247
you wait for the next group buy and then you wait a year

>>58604127
GIVE ME SOMETHING I CAN THROW MY MONEY AT
>45 keys
>wireless
>LED not mandatory
>Preferably darker colors

>>58604127
>/r/mk
>literal reddit image in OP pic
for shame

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>>58607144
maybe in another world where I'm not cursed with crippling social anxiety

>>58607507
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/vortex-core-47

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A layout with numpad that fits in a standard 60% case.

Pretty sexy.

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>>58607658
wouldn't we all love to live in that world

>>58607779
>>58607658

>>>/r9k/

Normies>Autists

>>58607127
I thought girls were into this equality meme

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>>58607799
get the fuck off my board

>>58607658
Why can't I find a waifu like you? I can picture it now... spending time together with an adorable QT that holds the same love for tinkering, collecting, and learning tech... have a nice big house to walk around naked in, become sexual deviants and have anal sex 3 times a day. Blowjobs under the desk when installing gentoo etc.

Fuck. This will never happen.

Life is not worth living.

>>58604233
I love all of your pictures. Something about that diy aesthetic is just really comfy. What kind of music do you listen to?

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HHKB with GMK Carbon works pretty well.

>>58608096
>HHKB
how do you fit mx caps on a topre?

>>58607127
what are the keycaps on pink one on the left?

>>58607799
>>>/fa/

>>58607127
>>>/r/mechanicalkeyboards

>>58608117
Either you take Novatouch sliders or you got the 3D printed ones from before the Novatouch was a thing.

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>>58608117

>>58607927
no

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>>58608082

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>>58607777
nice quads. Also that's not 60%

Should I get a Pok3r or should I wait for the WhiteFox to drop again?

>>58607777
is this real

>>58608235
Actually, it is. 60% is 15u x 5u.

>>58608082
you're embarrassing

>>58608315
nope there is one extra column

>>58608324
>t. homosexual

>>58608117
https://1upkeyboards.com/topre-mx-sliders.html

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/dicks/32748140639.html

https://world.taobao.com/item/539837545935.htm?fromSite=main&spm=a1z10.3-c-s.w4002-14843696363.24.ju20s6&scene=taobao_shop

>>58608338
What are you talking about? ( ` to = ) is 13u long, and (backspace) is 2u long. There are 15 columns and 5 rows.

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What are these called?

>>58608429
Topre

>>58604214
link?

>>58608429
Just a rubber dome.

>>58608645
Topre

>>58608654
Right, a rubber dome :^)

>>58608654
that's not topre tho. It is a rubber dome

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>>58607127
you have to go back

exportation squad will be at your door in 5 minutes

Matias vs Topre? I don't even know what I fucking like anymore. All I do know is that I want to keep things somewhat light for gaming but wouldn't mind some feedback every time I type so I stop fucking up basic typing. Still yearning for a laptop keyboard rubber-dome feel even after months on MX reds.

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once you get your planck programmed you never go back

>>58605241
try also lubing the outer ring on the slider.

This might be a stupid question, but I just got the HHKB pro 2 type s. Is there a way to make it so I don't have to press fn + delete to delete a character I just wrote? Like how it would be done on a normal keyboard.

>>58608811
topre would feel more like mx reds. Matias is a heavier switch

>>58609047
the keyboard is fully programmable. Flash it with QMK and you can do whatever you want

>>58609065
Is there at least some tacticility to it? What's the topre advantage?

>>58608694
Same thing

>>58608357
I'm the new guy so please don't laugh.
What does .t mean?

>>58609221
rubber domes aren't capacitive tho

>>58609249
What difference does it make

>>58609261
topre is a membrane keyboard with a capactive sensor that allows them to be more durable then cherry switches. IBM used some in their industrial keyboards back in the 80s

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>>58609170
Saying that MX Reds feel like Topre is like saying that fish tastes kind of like steak.

Topre feels like a really good and consistient membrane keyboard. It's comparable to older membrane keyboards except that it's lighter and the key registers half-way down. The feeling isn't guaranteed to wow you in the same way that an MX switch might. Best way I can describe the feeling is "pleasant and unintrusive".

>>58609284
So a rubber dome

>>58609043
how do you even live with such a small piece of crap? this is form over function aka exactly what apple does. you're no better than an apple fag. I can see why you would want a tenkeyless so save some room on your desk by anything smaller is for hipsters who get off on the thought of doing more work than necessary.

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>>58609307
more like cup rubber really

>>58609372
Nigga, it's a rubber dome. That's not something you can argue.

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Still waiting for parts from the GB, but I have my let's split cases and PCBs and gat greens :)

>>58609372
Literally a rubber dome with a spring...

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>>58609383
looks like cup rubber to me. Even Topre themselves say its cup rubber

>>58609429
You're fucking dense.

I own a Topre board too and I don't go around denying that it has rubber domes.

>>58609429
Why is a cup rubber so expensive?

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>>58609452
I never dined it. I clearly said its just a membrane keyboard with cup rubber

>>58609452
You bought rubber domes?

>>58609458
its the capacitive sensors that are the most expensive part. Topre switches were never designed for consumers, but rather for industrial applications since they were some of the most durable keyboards out there. It wasn't until the late 90s did Topre start selling their switches for consumer keyboards

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>>58609458
Japanese know how to market.
>>58609494
Rubber domes are also just as durable.

>>58609494
Quality rubber and PBT keycaps play a part too.

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>>58609537
>Quality rubber
>Expensive

This is why neets get scammed by onahole manufacturers.

>>58609537
>Quality rubber
when will this meme end?
Just stop deluding yourself
>>58609522
no

>>58609577
nothing wrong with onaholes

>>58608357
“t.” is shorthand for terveisin, which is Finnish for “with regards”. Seems to come from Ylilauta, and it's been popping up quite a bit on various imageboards.

Don't feel stupid... I'm willing to bet 80% of the people using this meme have no idea of where it came from or its meaning. They just learned how to apply it based on context.

>>58607658
My PBT spacebar for the HHKB makes a horrible sound.
My other spacebars sound terrible too.

>>58609968
Bullshit dude the Hhkb is perfection. Stop tarnishing it with lies.

>>58609993
I'm talking about a chink spacebar for it.
When I have it on it makes a sound that I don't like; I prefer the stock spacebar.

>>58610006
Oh thank goodness. HHKB is literally unmatched.

Is the ALPS rattle meme real?

>>58610063
I've only had the OG complicated white alps and it only rattled as much as a cherry would. Never tried any other alps switch before

Currently have a dicky shine 4 and having problems with typing accuracy, i keep messing up the o and few other characters.
Wondering if another keyboard would help, also it's >touch typing

>>58610108
>dicky
those damn chinks strike again

try this if you want to type better
keybr.com

>>58607658
>Death Note
You have pleb taste.

>>58608357
I honestly hope you're not that guy. I can't believe people post that type of pathetic muhh waifuuuu comments. If it was you then please kill yourself.

Why is this the worst general on /g/?

>>58610196
Desktop threads.
Those were so bad they are now a bannable offence.

Of the ones that are active now /bst/ by far is the worst followed by /mkg/

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>>58610196
/mkg/ is equivalent to autism general. never seen so many autistic and just weird people in a single thread. I used to check it often but then gave up and now I always remove it from my watchlist if I make an occasional post.

>>58610122
Thanks!

Where the FUCK do I find a GOOD mechanical keyboard in Canada without getting orally and vaginally raped by shipping fees

>>58610300
Suck it up leaf.

>>58610300
just import from china

>>58610063
Apparently the matis alp clone wobble is real. I'm not sure about the originals.

>>58605326
feels comfy man

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I have a Poker 3 and a Poker 2,
but does anyone have any sweet links for making them wireless? Can you do something with an arduino, a teensy, a raspberry pi zero. I dont care what i just would love them to be wireless.

>>58610540
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/bluetooth-keyboard-adapter

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I just bought pic related for my first mechanical keyboard. How bad did I fuck up?

pls no bully

>>58610648
Don't worry. If the switches are high quality, it's good enough. It's just ugly as fuck but you can counter that with custom keycaps.

>>58610663
buying custom keys are my first step but I really don't know of any good sites. I'd also like to do away with the included micro usb cable and buy a braided one. Any ideas?

>>58610648
Most you'll need. Everything else above this is an unnecessary luxury. If you want, get some different keycaps.

>>58610615
alright, that thing is fat as fuck and i still need to plug it in.
but thanks for the link

anyone got any good ideas for having the bluetooth/whatever inside the chassis?

>>58610677
If you really want to customize there's really no alternative to WASD and MAX Keyboard. Though they don't offer custom cables as far as I know...

>>58610720
Also they aren't exactly high quality. Pretty thin ABS.

>>58610677
First of all read the pastebin dummy

check out
massdrop.com

otherwise sites like mechanicalkeyboards.com, vendio.com, and whatever is in the pastebin are good places to check out

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>>58605967
get some G84 love in here

>>58610945
serious question. what is this and where can i buy one?

>>58610960
It just looks like a white filco with DSA macross caps.

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cut rubber>rubberdome
fite me

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Hey guys. Didn't want to start a whole new thread for this. Can somebody please identify this for me? I may be buying it.

>>58611098
Looks like a keyboard. It could be a carrot though. I have lost my glasses.

>>58611098
It just looks like an old MS natural curve board. It's a rubber dome shit. If you want a good ergonomic board, get an ergodox.

>>58611138
>implying an ergonomic keyboard will actually do anyone any good
if you learn to hold your hands properly you will never need anything more ergonomic than a standard keyboard

>>58611167
The staggered, flat layout is shit. Sure it's not "necessary" to go with a split ortho board then give it a tilt. It's only more comfortable to type on.

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good night /mkg/

Where is a good place to find old used mechanical keyboards?

>>58611458
ebay
craigslist

>>58611458
Also thrift stores reddit mechmarket and the classified section on deskauthority and geekhack.

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this is $35 on craigslist. Worth it bros?

>Budget
Pretty loose. I don't want to spend more just because I can, but I'm not running on a tight budget. Wouldn't want to go over $200.
>Location (continent at least)
US
>Preferred switch type
Light switches like Cherry MX Reds or Speeds
>Layout
Doesn't Matter
>Form factor
Tenkeyless
>Backlight
I play in the dark, so it is a plus. I don't need it though, and I wouldn't mind sacrificing it for better quality.
>Previous/current keyboards
CM Storm Browns and Logitech G910 Orion Spark with the Romer G switches

>>58611560
stfu no it's not
for real though, if it is it's totally worth it

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>>58611821
IBM SSK

>>58611947
w2get ISO SSK?

>>58611947
>IBM SSK
How does this compare?
http://www.pckeyboard.com/page/product/UB40P4A

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>>58611996
that's a Japanese SSK with ALPs switches so it feels nothing like a buckling spring

>>58611987
The same place where you get an IBM with Topre switches

>>58612049
LOL
thats literally a rebranded membrane keyboard
http://www.microcenter.com/product/421759/L70_Illuminated_Gaming_Keyboard

PASS

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>>58612105
you sure? I kind of see the asus logo at the top on the craigslist photo.

The key printing on the azio and asus are exactly the same.

Here's a photo of the asus one off of there website.

The drive is 40 minutes if I want to get it. Should I just drive down there and check it out?

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>>58612105
>>58611842

Here is the craigslist post. It says it's mechanical and it comes with an asus mouse. Seems legit

>>58612196
>>58612216
no it isn't
Its the keyboard of the asus rog G20 which is a re-branded membrane keyboard. They came prebundled with that ugly mini itx pc


https://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?82566-Asus-ROG-G20-Keyboard

http://www.ncixus.com/products/?sku=102788

>>58612015
w2get IBM with Topre switches?

Does one of the top autism brands make an rgb 5macro key keyboard like corsair makes for gamurs

>>58612310
You don't, that's the joke.

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>>58612310
Same place where you get an IBM with ALPS switches

>>58612015
Don't the old IBM boards with alps switches use alps buckling springs (or beamsprings)?

>>58612314
you mean it only has 5 keys total and that are all RGB backlit?

>>58612334
some did like the 5500 series. Most used green and those low profile alps

>>58612336
No i mean its a full keyboard with rgb lighting and has 5 extra keys for macros typically called M1-5

>>58612366
Why do you want macros you aren't going to use

>>58612366
Ducky has something similar, except every key on the keyboard can be used as a macro

>>58612391
I can already do that with Registry Fuckery

>>58612380
I like to use F7 as a Push 2 Talk in VOIP calls and on my old keyboard I could bind it to the 5th Macro Key. I had to disable caps and give myself copius amounts of arthritis to get a similar exp with my leopold 750r, which btw I love outside of this one personal flaw.

>>58607127
What do you do with your mechs? They look comfy

>>58612597
Also Death Note was pretty alright except for that anticlimactic ending.

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LEDs finally came in so i could finish it off

>Budget
under $200
>Location (continent at least)
US
>Preferred switch type
MX Green > MX Clear > MX Brown > all (or equivalents)
>Layout
US - QWERTY
>Form factor
60%
>Backlight
white > red > none
>Previous/current keyboards
Unicomp branded Model M

is there a switch with a similar feeling to logitech k120?

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what board is this you autistic little fucks

>>58615582
>40%
it's shit

>>58615594
look I'll cut you some autistislack since I know you can't help but be triggered by shit you don't like, but the question didn't have anything to do with what you thought about the form factor
I'm sorry

>>58610677
Pexon PCs for the cable and either MechanicalKeyboards or AliExpress for keycaps.

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thoughts on the redscarf ii?

>>58615946
I have the one without the ten extras keys on the left, it's a nice, solid keyboard. Feels good, looks good, easy to use and program with tkg.io once you know how to format a keymap for it

>>58615965
nice thanks, its on massdrop right now and I might get it

>>58616202
I'd say go for it, you're not gonna find a keyboard with these features and this layout for a much better price, if at all. Only thing is the stabilisers that come in the optional essentials pack are kinda crappy, very loose and wobbly. If you can spare the extra cash I'd still get the essentials for the very nice USB cable (braided, gold connectors, etc) and then get some genuine Cherry PCB stabs from a different retailer.

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/mkg/ I just spilt a cup of tea over my Pure Pro and it's fucked. Loved the thing but for a replacement I want a function row. I'm out of the loop, anything better than a Choc Mini?

>>58616422
>1u shifts on both sides
ISO with layouts that have a 1u right shift is just plain indefensible

>>58615582
Looks like a JD40 with a slightly modified bottom row to me

>>58612582
Have you considered getting a fully programmable board, setting caps lock to something like F24 with caps on the Fn layer, then binding push to talk to F24? That's what I'm currently using and it works great, the key is easily accessible and as a bonus you won't be inadvertently activating caps since it requires a two key combo.

>>58604281
how did you fuck them up

some dork on reddit is selling a dsa hyperfuse set for 425 pounds
people are fucking crazy

I'm starting to see the need for Ergo Clears after using stock Clears for gaming for a few hours. Sure it's not hard bottoming them out for a fraction of a second while typing, but when you're having to hold the key all the way down for extended periods of time it really starts to get tiring.

Time to buy some softer custom springs, I guess.

>>58616777
Link so I can buy?

>>58616777
That's not a bad deal at all. I might buy, is it over at /r/mechmarket? At 425 there is still enough profit in it if I decide to sell them. At that price they're almost a steal.

i-it's my first time in this thread

i hate chiclet style keyboards, but i love my dell latitude's keyboard very much. what kind of keyboard do you guys think i would like? is there anywhere i can look for that would let me try out the different keyboards?

if i don't like buying things used, is this a money pit i should stay away from?

>>58617219
>>58617243
https://www.reddit.com/r/mechmarket/comments/5pniil/euuk_h_dsa_hyperfuse_w_paypal/

>>58617350
If you want to try out different keyboards then go to microcenter.

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How long do I have to wait to attempt to get this beauty again?
I can buy it from some German store but >50 pounderidoos

>>58617509
You want a 60% keyboard for under £50?
Only way that can happen is of you buy a rk61 from chyna

>>58617529
I meant the keycaps... Sorry anon.

>>58615582
hey what would be a decent tablet that can run Arch without problems?

>>58617560
Those look like blank gaterons

>>58617577
I've looked them up and they're NPKC sky blue gradient key caps, the only one still selling them is some store in Germany. Worth waiting for the mass drop?

>>58617665
They were on massdrop recently, youll be waiting a while

>>58617665
>>58617695
I was wrong, they just came up

>>58617788
Oh wow. Meme magic at its finest. Thanks mkg.

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Put some Miami on my Pok3r last night.

>>58608274
I heard bad things about the Whitefox. Go for the Pok3r.

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>>58618030
Nice flannels my man, pretty sure I have the same color!

>post flannels

>>58609313
>form over function
thanks for stating the obvious.

>>58608274
Why not get the RS78 from the drop happening right now, which is basically a WhiteFox with less pretension and those ten extra function keys on the left?

>>58609408
>>58609383
A rubber dome has a conductive nipple underneath it that needs to make contact with a membrane, hence why you should be calling it a membrane and not a rubber dome as the rubber is just a part of the actuation. It'd be like calling a cherry MX switch a "spring" switch, you're just naming a single part of a system when you should be addressing the system as a whole. With Topre there is no nipple, but a capacitive spring that is always in contact with a board. Topre is considered mechanical due to the requirement that the spring that causes the change in capacitance must be compressed. A rubber dome (or membrane as it's correctly called) has no physical change to cause an actuation. Membranes have to simply touch each other to actuate and this is not dependent on the rubber domes. Again Topre uses the spring to actuate and not the rubber domes (or cup rubber as the officials like to call it) so calling them rubber domes when the domes itself don't do any of the actuation is absurd.

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/IKBC-POKERII-60-compact-poker2-mini-mechanical-keyboard-poker-II-cherry-mx-switch-gaming-keyboard-PBT/2043845811.html?spm=2114.01010208.3.108.yJchwT&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_2_10065_10068_10501_10503_10000032_10000025_10000029_430_10000028_10060_10062_10056_10055_10054_509_10059_10099_10000022_10000012_10103_10102_10000015_10096_10000018_10000019_10052_10053_10107_10050_10106_10051_10000007_10084_10083_10080_10082_10081_10110_10111_10112_10113_10114_10115_10000041_10000044_10078_10079_10000038_429_10073_10000035_10121-10503_10501,searchweb201603_9,afswitch_4,single_sort_2_default&btsid=6f659184-d627-49ff-935f-297b4ae3bc43

Where's the catch?

>>58618661
Its faulty, no numpad

Is NKRO even useful? Show me a realistic scenario where you need to press 7 keys at the same time. Myself, I can't think of any.

>>58618661
poker 2s were always around that price

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>>58618603
First of all, there exist two types of rubber dome switches, neither of which work as you described in the first part of your post.

The typical rubber dome switch that you come across in most modern keyboards uses two membrane sheets which are separated by a sheet of plastic which has cutouts for the membrane contacts. When you bottom out on the rubber dome, a small rubber nipple presses the two membrane sheets together.

A variant you typically find in older rubber dome keyboards is the rubber dome with the conductive pad. These domes have a conductive pad that presses down on a second pad which is on a PCB. Technically, you could have NKRO like you do on regular mechanical keyboards with these.

Furthermore, rubber dome =/= membrane

Topre does indeed not rely on physical contact when it comes to the actuation, but saying that topre is a rubber dome with a spring is not incorrect in the slightest. It's fairly accurate actually.
Referring to topre as a rubber dome is omitting some information as to how it works, but I'd argue that this still is valid since the rubber dome is what gives the switch almost all of it's weight and tactile feel.

My favourite part of this whole rubberdome argument is that it will never not get a reaction from triggered Topre fans. You can make it as obvious as possible that you're just baiting and you'll still get a response.

Its kinda funny how cherry MX, buckling spring over membrane, and Topre all came out in 1985, yet here we are almost 30 years later and nothing has changed.

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>>58619079
This is correct.

I am triggered.

Here's my reaction.

>tfw only touched HHKB again today because I took it to work
>tfw gateron clears are just so good

>>58619113
not you, more the people that scream and cry that it's not a rubber dome shut up

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>>58619150
But I want to be triggered too

Look at my rage
It's so incoherent

What am I missing out on with the 'mem-chanical' switches compared to real mechanical ones?

>>58619113
kys baby

>>58619220
Consistancy and muh feels. Thats really about it

>>58619171
you're cute when you're mad

can we kiss?

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>>58619241
I dunno anon, I think that'd be kinda gay

Not to mention that I'm fairly sure that my boyfriend wouldn't approve either

>>58619234
What's the point of consistency and muh million clicks if most of the faggots ITT constantly buy new keyboards?

>>58619315
>most of the faggots ITT constantly buy new keyboards
[citation needed]

>>58619315
Gotta feel them all

Gotta try all the form factors, all the meme layouts, all the mods and lights and different designs

So much to throw your money at

>>58619324
I bought a model m this month.
I'm buying a MK Fission next month.
And a ducky pocket the month after that.
Maybe I'll buy the wooting one the monrh after that if the reviews are favorable.

I also intend to make a numpad to match my tada68 omce I have to the time to DIY again.
And another keyboard for that matter.

As of now, I have ten keyboards.

>>58619377
You're not "most" of the people in this thread though. Just because a handful of regulars at most here are constantly buying new keyboards, doesn't mean most people do it too.

Why is it that the only full UK-ISO keycap sets I can find are the limited range of Tai Hao ones?

Any recs for other companies producing them?

>>58619426
Read the pastebins in the OP

>>58619315
Rubber domes have around 60g of force to press and are tactile. Mechanicals are much more unique and can range from a 35g linear to a 300g clicky monster

>>58619439
Unfortunately none of the links in the pastebin go to anywhere selling full sets of UK-ISO caps

>>58619101
I think the next step is hard light keyboards with tactile feedback.

>>58619520
Did you check out ukkeycaps?

What is the gayest keyboard I can buy?

>>58619677
whatever keyboard you want, then stick some girly and brightly coloured keycaps on it

if you want to be a basic bottom, go for miami
if you want to be exotic and cool, wait for a good groupbuy

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>>58619677
A korean custom

>>58619677
Magicforce with Miami TaiHao

Or get any mechanical keyboard and post guns with it, then you'll be the gayest fag in the thread

What's the next step from the noppoo choc mini?

>>58619778
HHKB Pro 2

>>58619475
clickies and linears are garbage anyway
if your switch isn't tactile in some form it probably sucks

>>58619778
A Korean custom 75%, such as the B.Mini from winkeyless.kr or the NerD MX Mini from Gon's keyboard works (Make sure to buy that in parts instead of assembled if you want it any time within the next ten years).

>>58619804
>clickies are garbage
>if your switch isn't tactile it sucks
But clicky switches are even more tactile than tactile switches, just with the downside of noise.

>>58619804
Clickies are tactile by definition tho. The whole point of them is that they have extra tactile feedback. Noise isnt an issue since there are clicky switches that are quieter then rubber domes

>>58619717
CTS: the keyboard

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>>58611987
bolt mod it and swap your flippers around and create your own layout.

>>58619778
depends, which way do you want to go?

>>58619898
thats a thing you can do?
im gonna bolt mod one of the ISO ones i got cheap when i get the kit i need to gut it, but if thats viable i might bolt mod my SSK too

>>58619934
Definitely possible. Under the plastic stabilizer inserts is a contact point, if you put the flippers in the right place and mount a spring on it you have a functional key that is usually already detected. ISO and ANSI Model M's use identical membrane sheets.

Cheapest 75% keyboard?

why do you people hate tenkeys

>>58620008
That's my preferred layout though.

>>58619954
ill look into that, this SSK is already crisp af, so probably worth a bit more than the average SSK, i imagine if i bolt and ISO mod it i should basically have the most desirable possible model m config shy of an industrial one

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>>58620008
Go back to the 1970s and ask IBM

>>58620008
hate is too strong a word

they're just unnecessary to me

why pay more for something i don't need?

>>58620045
fair enough

>>58620027
pig disgusting

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>>58620023
Yeh with the exception of an industrial and a displaywrite ssk, that'd be pretty desirable to me. Do you have the original box for it? That seems to drive the price up right to the £400+ range.

>>58620066
sadly no, i dont
i kind of overpaid on this one slightly, but i had to get one for myself, and given just how much more crisp it feels than my 1994 lexmark model m id say i didnt do too bad all in all

>>58619934
Definitely don't want to go much smaller. I use the ten keys on my noppoo a lot. I don't really care about the switches as long as they arent reds or blues.

HHKB Pro 2 looks nice but I'm not sure

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hi i have no idea what i'm doing so go easy on me

>Budget
preferably <150 USD but can go over if its worth it

>Location (continent at least)
north america

>Preferred switch type
haven't quite deided yet, something clicky that's between a brown and blue in terms of volume would be nice, maybe clear or white, idk. i've tried a few at microcenter but haven't gotten a super good idea of whats going on

>Layout
full, tenkey and everything

>Form factor
ansi

>Backlight
might be nice to have if it's somehow configurable, at least a on/off toggle

>Previous/current keyboards
currently a wyse 901716-06L that i like a lot, pic related

>>58620120
Ducky one with MX greens

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>>58608089
Thanks

I mainly listen to electronic music, though I wouldn't know what genre it fits in. I like slow comfy experimental music.
Other than that, folk rock, rammstein, etc. Depends on what I feel like.

>>58620131
shit that was fast
ty anon ill look into it
any other tips or advice?

>>58620180
Check out
mechanicalkeyboards.com

>>58620120
>Preferred switch type
Given the amount of anons who have no idea how to answer this, I think we should change the template. Maybe something like:

>clicky/tactile/linear?
>weight? (light/medium/heavy)

>>58620272
yeah, i do too. "i want something with both physical and audible feedback that's not too loud" is a lot easier

>>58620113
let me rephrase, what switch do you have now, and what do you want from your next keyboard?

>>58620272
That's pointless. People can figure that out themselves by looking at a chart like the one that's in one of the pastebins. If someone says they want a light clicky switch for example, they could just instead look at the chart and say Blue.

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Need some opinions on my first keyboard building project.

I realized I am too much of a fuckup and I won't make a great first keyboard. So, I want to make a keyboard as cheaply as possible.

>shitty cheap switches
>shitty PCB
>shitty caps

I don't care, it's experience.

Any ideas on where to get those three things? I'll probably make my own case in wood or 3d printed plastic.

I'm guessing Outemu or Kailh switches, if there isn't a cheaper solution, but I have no idea about the other 2.

>>58620387
>People can figure that out themselves by looking at a chart like the one that's in one of the pastebins.
Except they don't. Not to mention that those charts don't usually cover non-cherry switches.

>>58620417
I forgot to add, I want the keyboard to be as small as possible while still having arrow keys.

>>58620417
techkeys for gaterons
aliexpress for keycaps
banggood for the GH60 PCB

There are also kits on ebay that include everything but the keycaps for 100 bucks

>>58620426
>Except they don't.
So why enable them? A lot of people come here looking to be spoonfed, just don't do it and let they do their own research instead. There's plenty of information on the OP for that. Those are the same kinds of people who then come back here later complaining that mechanical keyboards are shit because they made a bad uninformed choice.

I'm not saying the pastebins can't and shouldn't have more added to them, quite the contrary, but I think the buying template is pretty thorough as long as people actually use it properly.

>>58620482
>for 100 bucks

That's too much.

The switches should be about 15€ at most. I have no idea about the PCB, but could a pcb and a keyset cost about 80€? I'm really reaching for the shittiest materials here.

>>58620417
let's split is super cheap for a pcb diy keyboard, gaterons are cheap enough and good, so if you don't fuck up too bad you will have fun with it.

>>58620513
The 100 buck kits have an anodized aluminum metal plate and a plastic case as well as either cherry or gateron switches. The PCB comes pre soldered and is fully programmable.

If you really want to cheap out you can get a gh60 plate for 15 bucks some gateron switches for 20, some resistors for $2 and then you handwire the whole thing to an arduino

>>58620579
I want to solder too, part of the experience.

How much is the arduino/teensy? I'm looking at prices around 15$ after a brief search.

That would make

>plate - 15
>switches - 20
>resistors - 2
>teesny - 15

>total - 52

Not bad. I think I could still cheap out on the switches, though. Also, keycaps are a bitch, too expensive.

>>58620640
You can get cheapo pad printed keycaps bucks on elitekeyboards

>>58620640
the cheapest keycaps are the ones you salvage from used boards. just make sure they are pbt.

>>58620708
>>58620686

I no caps I can salvage.

I can see pbt sets on aliexpress for as low as 9€. Seems like a good deal.
Also forgot to say, I'm from Europe so I will refrain from ordering from the USA

>>58620640
Get a used cash register for like 20 bucks that way everything is already done for you, then cut it up and turn it into whatever layout you want, or desolder the cherry switches and use them and the keycaps

>>58620749
>europe
can't you get stuff like http://www.ebay.de/itm/Tastatur-Konvolut-7x-Cherry-G80-1851LPMDE-gebraucht-G80-1800-Keyboard-MX-Black-/192084845060?hash=item2cb9262204:g:7fgAAOSwjDZYhLt3
and salvage caps and switches?

>>58611996
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A-vRZth7SI

>>58620777
>>58620763
Stupidly, I hadn't thought of used stuff. Will keep my eyes peeled, thanks.

How are those winkeyless boards compared to say pokers?

>>58620148
Electronic music is good when your boyfriend inhales a popper before pounding your hairy ass

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>>58621586
That doesn't sound too bad actually.

>>58621610
What are your favourite drugs

>>58621714
weed, lsd, dxm and dank memes

>>58621804
I would definitely smoke a fatty with you then clack keyboards and balls while you sat on my fatty.
Make sure you have cotton thigh highs though, I don't want nylon rubbing against my hairy legs

>>58621833
I'd be glad to smoke and touch keyboards with you, though I'm more on the manly side of things, so I'm not sure if I fit into the rest of your fantasy.

>>58621853
Fine we can just smoke and touch penors.
We'll do keyboards another day

>>58616581
While trying to get out the sliders I broke some of the black pieces.
Now they don't hold on to their rubber pads as well. The keyboard still feels and works correctly.

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>tfw there's nothing like this for ISO UK
please prove me wrong

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>>58622041
How else will I communicate with qt grills on vk? :^(

>>58622170
>posting mommy

>>58622041
>using stepped modifiers

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>>58622182
I just need a fucking keycap set that has both Latin and Cyrillic legends in ISO, I couldn't give a fuck if it is _stepped_

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>>58622174

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>>58622170
>not alonka

>>58622341
>Posting animal reaction pictures
What mental disorder do you have bud?

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>>58622395
>mfw
cheky kunt u r

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>>58622378
all the alyonka I need

>>58622395
normieism

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>>58622552
>normieism
is it terminal?

>>58620916
please respond

any issues with the pcbs or their programmability?

>>58622642
unfortunately not.

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>>58622702
thank goodness