mechanical keyboards is a MEME

did you just insult MY choice of purchase?!

you're right though, makes a lot more sound, has no benefits except it pleases autism

>>59981953
lol fag my cheap chink keycaps are tight as shit you bought overpriced garbage

>>59981953
>>already loose and falls off when I type
Looks like you bought a shit brand. The loosest fitting caps I own are some cheap ABS caps from a $100 Leopold keyboard that I bought four years ago. They're loose enough to be easily removed by hand, but even then, they're nowhere loose enough to fall off when I type. What shit did you even buy?

>>59981953
Expose them to cold for a while.

>>59981953
you aren't wrong

anyone who thinks membrane keyboards are ok hasn't tried a proper mechanical keyboard

>buying a cherry keyboard

you deserve your shit

>>59982234
I have, and they're not much better than membrane if any.
I still want one tho. But I'm not paying more than $40AUD for one. I'm after non recessed keyset.
There's fuck all to the mechanism. Pay more than $50 and you're a retard.

>>59981953
What mechanical keyboard did you get?

Honestly, there's no real point to mechanical keyboards, you may type a little faster and they are comfier.

>>59981953
spending a 100 dollaridoo's or even more for a fucking keyboard when a cheap one does literally 100% the same job.

"Mechanical keyboards" is plural so it would be "are a meme" instead of "is a meme".

>>59982421
according to your reasoning it would be "are memes"

the concept (singular) of "mechanical keyboards" is a meme

>not using 750$ keyboard
i don't have problems with mine desu

>>59982413
The keyboard is your primary interface to the computer. Even a small improvement in how it feels to type can result in large improvements in quality of life and productivity if you use your computer a lot. If you can't spend >$100 on a keyboard, you're probably poor 2bh.

>>59982413
I assume you spend 80-90% of your life in the computer. What kind of idiot wouldn't try to make their experience as good as possible?

>>59982485
This

I used to hate typing when i had rubber dome but now i enjoy it because i got a Model F

Btw can we stop calling rubber domes "membrane" keyboards? The IBM Model M is also a membrane keyboard because it has a membrane.

>>59982485
this

and enjoy fucking over your joints over the long term due to punching your fingers against a membrane for many thousands of times each day
enjoy having the rubber in your membrane keyboard become stiff and uncomfortable as fuck when you turn 18 in a few years

>>59982402
a ducky

>>59982515
just get some thick PBT keycaps you filthy pleb

they're not even expensive

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I got this, it's really nice since I put o-rings under the keys.
Also, my backlight goes from green to red as the processor heats up.
You jelly.

>>59982536
i tried keycaps from another keyboard and it doesn't even fit on my ducky

how will i know this one fits

>>59982543
>Also, my backlight goes from green to red as the processor heats up.

lol i want to get flames on my screen when my pc gets hot

>>59982550
almost all keycap sets are for cherry stems like on your ducky or in the pic >>59981953. if you're unsure if it will fit look for the plus sign-shaped hole or the word "cherry stem"

>>59982572
but i have a mechanical keyboard from 6 years ago that is cherry red and it does not fit at all on my cherry blue

>>59982578
seems very unlikely. maybe you just need to press harder to put them on. pics?

>>59982413
>literally using the word "dollaridoos" ironically or unironically

>>59981953

I own Cherry: blue, brown and reds. Out of them the blues are the only things I can program on but after a few weeks my hands start to hurt.

For sustained typing I use topre (which are fantastic, if not for the idiot tax) or you want a regular membrane keyboard, such as the microsoft ergo or the old dell ones.

>>59982613
What gets me is the apostrophe. It's gotta be a troll.

>>59981953
i just like that keys go further, i usually type very quickly and apply a lot of strength to each tap on the key, so on a flat laptop-like laptop keyboard i just end up pressing my finger into it which is uncomfortable.
And i like mechanical keyboard sounds and reliability, i spilled so much shit on it and yet it still works.

>>59981953
>keycaps

KYS FAGGOT

At least you can replace them. I paid €130 for a 60% and mine just died.

>>59982543
Is that numpad detachable? I just realized I need this feature in my life.

>>59981953
You can buy a good set of Indian government subsidised keyboards for $30

>>59982402
for 40$ you can get a 10 key less, for 60 you can get a full keyboard, you almost pay more for decent rubber dome ones.

>>59982413
after using rubber dome for nearly 15 years, I got a mechanical keyboard, I no longer second guess id I fucked up typing or if they keyboard did (they key board did about 80% of the time)

>>59983818
or australian, but is there really a difference?

>>59981953
> 100$
That's what you get for buying gaymer-tier garbage

>>59981953
>CHERRY
kekekekekek
you're another /v/ moron who bought into the shitty switches cause muh manufactured in germany
get shamwowed faggot

>>59982543
>that numpad
wow an actual useful feature in a gaymer keyboard
still uses shitty switches though
ALPS, Matias, or Topre or gtfo

>>59984566
there's literally nothing wrong with blues

>>59984550
he has a ducky which is good if he gets thick pbt caps for it

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Even though its chink shit, the tomoko is a great keyboard. For 30 bucks its a pretty decent mechanical keyboard.

>>59981953
Should have bought American. Shithead.

>>59984812
Is there any non-tkl variant?

>>59985020
yes, but it costs more

>>59985020
>2017
>buying a full keyboard
>>59978651
>>59979045

>>59982394
This

It's a massive cringe to pay more than $100 for a mechanical keyboard.

There's simply no substantial improvement that will make you life that better between a $60 mechanical keyboard and a $300 meme one.

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>>59982413
>spending a 100 dollaridoo's or even more for a fucking computer when a cheapbone does literally 100% the same job

>>59981953
Don't clean the keycaps

>>59984587
>nothing wrong with blues
that's because you haven't tried white ALPS, or derrivatives

>>59985145
no there is
100 dollars is the barrier to good non mx based switches
200 is the barrier for topre (albeit very overpriced and only for EXTREME enthusiasts)

>>59982543
I hate the LGBT colour theme but those keys look like

>>59981953
>>wash the keycaps
what

>>59985261
>>59985374
you should do it like once every 3-6 months depending on your hygiene and how much you use your computer

remove the keycaps and brush off the dead skin and hair underneath

soak the keycaps in the sink in medium-temperature water with dish soap

shake the water off of each keycap (water can get stuck in the connector especially)

leave them to dry on a towel, preferably overnight before you put them back on again

>>59985295
>LGBT colour theme
you can configure it to be however you want. you can have it all in one color or different colors for modifier keys etc

>>59985403
That's autism. I just wash them once if I buy the keyboard second hand. I do take them off every 6-ish months to brush off pubic hair and dust.

I washed my keycaps like 5 times over the last few years now and they still fit like new.

What's the cheapest non shit mech keyboard I can get?
Other than an ebay model M

>>59987108
go to goodwill and pick up an old alps keyboard like a dell at101w or a focus fk for a couple bucks.

>>59987108
>>59987170
this, better than cherry kbs, just clean it

>>59987170
>Using a keyboard that some degenerate has molested for years
No thanks, only buying new

>>59987234
faggot, you can take it apart and clean it 100%

if you want to get spoonfed on what to buy you should fill out the template in >>>/g/mkg because there are many different options and "non shit" is highly subjective

>>59987286
I literally just want something cheap and clicky
I don't like linear switches though

Not gonna fill out some autism worksheet just to buy a keyboard what the fuck

>>59982578
I have a probably 20 year old mechanical keyboard and those keycaps fitted on my new Lolita Spyder.

>>59987234
>>59987357
well then go on amazon and get a tomoko, magicforce, or e-element

>>59987357
there's all kinds of options from $20 to $200

the cheapest options will have the bottom of the barrel switches and thin ABS keycaps and ghosting. if you get one of those you'll want to upgrade unless you have absolute pleb taste

I have an endgame keyboard sitting around while I use my apple wired keyboard

>>59982543
That looks pretty shitty to be honest.

>>59985403
Don't forget to lube the switches.

>>59987467
don't you risk ruining the click?

>>59987391
>tomoko

>$35
>Blue switches

Thank you. See, didn't have to delve into a thread filled with autism

>>59987539
use one of those $5 off coupons and bring the price down to 30

>>59987539
you didn't even specify if you wanted a numpad or not. some people insist they need a numpad

>>59987571
>some people insist they need a numpad
Again, I'm not autistic, or an accountant.
Although you can argue that there's no difference.

Rosewill RK-9000V2 is fucking awesome, have it in brown switches. Have some EnjoyPBT caps for it coming in the mail.

what the fuck is the point of mechanical keyboards? they are impractical as fuck you cant use them at night because they are so loud, if your wife or girlfriend is sleeping while youre working or whatever you just cant use it

fuck mechanical keyboards

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>>59987689
>you cant use them at night because they are so loud
What? they're like only a couple decibels louder, unless you bought one of those gaymer keyboards that purposefully make them louder

>>59987689
you have to be in a separate room anyway if you're working at the computer while your "girlfriend" is sleeping

>>59987723
a 12dB is going to be very noticeable at night

>>59987571
You do need a numpad if you aren't retarded

>>59987602
see this is what i'm talking about: >>59987787

it's not so easy to give advice when you don't even specify what you're looking for

>>59987783
the difference between a membrane at 54 and blues at 57 isn't going to drive someone insane.

>>59987783
Its 3 not 12

>>59987846
Do you not know how dB works? That's twice as loud.

>>59987862
look at the bottom entry

>>59987865
Human ears don't work like that lol

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>>59987873
Doesn't matter. There are membrane keyboards like pic related that are louder then most mechanical's, but those don't count. The difference between the two isn't big. Besides there are mechanical keyboards that are quieter then rubber domes, but I don't count those either.

>>59987865
>>59987882
Oh, and in case you thought I was bullshitting you
https://www.gcaudio.com/tips-tricks/the-relationship-of-voltage-loudness-power-and-decibels/
A three decibel difference is only ~23% louder, not 100%

>>59988000
>Site trying to sell you audio equipment costing thousands of dollars CONVENIENTLY claims you need 10dB more in power to drive something twice as loud

>>59988217
Except its true. 10dB is twice as loud.
http://www.sengpielaudio.com/calculator-levelchange.htm

>>59981953
>100$ is the absolute least you should spend on a good mechanical
>hurr i bought the wrong thing so everyones a shill
>durr membranes are better cus reliability
i bet you bought the wrong type of switch too faggot

>>59985293
and which improvements would those be to justify a $250 difference?
honest question, no trolling

I understand if you pay $100 for a mechanical keyboard because it might last 3/4 years and it's ease to clean whereas a $60 would barely last 1.5 years.

> in b4 muh programmable rainbow backlit
> in b4 muh youtube shortcut mem button
> in b4 muh aluminum memetic body

If you admit you're paying more purely for aesthetic reasons I could understand but unless there's a huge x factor that a $300 mechanical has that a $100 one does not, you're just being jewed, while liking it.

>>59982504
No because rubber domes arent what actuate the keypress, hence why we call it membrane.
By that logic you'd call topre rubber domes when that isn't the case.

how do I make my blues quieter

>>59981953
I don't give a shit whether my keyboard is mechanical or not, as long as it works and types comfy. I have a plain, but robust keyboard right now. Does everything I need.

But.... I'd love to have a black-chrome keyboard like that. I don't care if I have to glue-gun it together again after a while, as long as the internals are quality. I enjoy fixing my stuff anyway. Where do you get one of those?

>>59988837
take off the keycap and listen to just the click of the switch without the keycap. if they don't sound too loud you can get thick pbt keycaps to lower the pitch of the sound

>>59988837
o r i n g s

I've been using the same old plastic keyboard for like the past decade that I got off best buy for a few bucks. Aside from it being dirty it still works great.

>>59981953
>bought a shit keyboard
>lol they're all memes guise xDDD
Nah, my buckling springs keyboard was a great purchase. 10/10 would buy again.

>>59987865
a difference of 10 is twice as loud you meme

>>59989541
the rubber dries up with time. you should go to best buy or w/e and try out some mechanical keyboards

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why do you guys buy these keyboards with fat 90-s style buttons when you could use picrelated?
do you like to type slow and loud like grandpas shitting?

>>59990073
I had that keyboard for a few years and then a switch broke. It's an awesome keyboard but I prefer my new mechanical one by far.

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>>59987865
>>59988217
>>59989823
This
Here is a scientific paper from an ivy league school in the 1950s that shows an increase of ~10 dB is twice as loud. Now if you said that a three decibel increase requires twice the power then that is factually correct, but human ears don't work like that.
http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/myl/StevensJASA1955.pdf

>>59990445
Just because you can't hear it doesn't mean it isn't twice as loud. I suppose you believe in God too?

>>59990485
What? A three decibel difference isn't twice as loud. What are you even talking about?

>>59984271

It is. Their high end mouse is just as bonkers.

>>59982543
I just bought a Corsair K55 as i just wanted something backlit. I was looking at this originally. Can you convince me to go over the edge and actually get it?

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>>59981953
dont worry friend. Check out these keycap pullers. They have a tool to tighten the stems of loose keycaps.

>>59988526
> in b4 muh programmable rainbow backlit
> in b4 muh youtube shortcut mem button
but anon, this is important.

>>59990485
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness

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>>59982543

>>59981953
>$100
>literally millions of /csg/ board on the market
>they are better than most $200 ricer shit and only $30-50
out played again USA

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>>59992733
I can do you one better

>>59992740
Literally why.

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>>59992755
the guy did it as a joke, but it gets even better

>>59992739
Thank fuck for Cherry MX's patents expiring. Cherry MX switches feel cheap and scratchy as fuck, autists love it because it makes a noise and it is categorized in colors just like their lego pieces.

>>59992780
>Cherry MX switches feel cheap and scratchy as fuck
That's actually why they became popular. Everyone else was much more expensive since they were better built, but no one wants to spend $100+ on a keyboard. For the longest time their keyboards cost around 50-60 bucks, but once everyone went else went bankrupt or closed down they effectively became a monopoly and went on to become the consumer standard since there was no one else to compete with.

>>59981953
I've spilt liquid including a slushie on my choc mini (over 5 times) and everything works fine the keycaps are fine I wash them with lysol