/mkg/ - Mechanical Keyboard General

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>>60418700

I've had

https://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823129006

for a few years now. It still functions pretty alright.

Is it considered to be an acceptable keyboard?

>>60418748
Its a rebranded Filco, which means you can replace the controller to make it programmable.
You have two options. Either the Frosty Flake, or the Voice of Reason

>Budget
Up to $300

>Location
USA

>Preferred switch type
What's best for typing. I'd like buckling spring, but I hear that Unicomp has poor QA. So I guess greens.

>Layout
ANSI

>Form Factor
Full, or TKL. Either is fine. TKL would probably be best.

>Backlight
Is there one best for night typing, like f.lux, but for keyboards? If no, then no backlight.

>Current keyboard
Whatever chiclet keyboard is on this laptop.

I also prefer PBT keys.

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Don't fall for the K70 RGB meme. It's a waste of money. I had at least 1 dozen LEDs go bad on me. Corsair told me to send it back to them to be replaced. I had to pay for shipping to send it back and now they are telling me they won't accept it and want me to pay for it to be shipped back to me.
Their reason for not accepting is "NO/MISSING WARRANTY SERIAL LABEL". However, I have not removed anything from my keyboard, incurred physical damage to it, or modified it in any way. The only possible way it could be missing a serial label is if they failed to put it there in the first place. Fuck Corsair. I will never purchase anything with their brand name on it again.

Pic related: It's my $150 paperweight I'm letting Corsair throw away for me

Don't fall for the meme!

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>>60418830

Programmable? Why?

It functions as a keyboard, is there something wrong with that?

Not trying to intentionally sound like an idiot here when I ask this.

>>60418845
want to go for the topre meme? you can get a realforce or a topre leopold for that price. they both come with PBT keycaps.
otherwise, something with cherry clears is nice for typing but they're harder to find than the usual cherry switches.

>>60418898
with a fully programmable keyboard there's a lot of potential for rebinding keys, such as moving escape to caps lock (for vim), etc. You don't have to rely on software like autohotkey.

>>60418898
To do whatever you want. My keyboard is already programmable so I set a function layer to have a numpad that I can use for alt codes, despite being a TKL. I also made it so that the F keys are actually dedicated media keys. If for some reason I need them I can quickly switch the layer. I also have a few macros set for trading in mmos on that layer. It makes trading a whole lot easier.

>>60419005
>>60419006

Alright then. What is this supposed controller then?

>>60418845
Ducky One with PBT keycaps
https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=2167
The one with white and grey keycaps is out of stock. I have one and the PBT keycaps are nice and thicc.
I also have a model M and I enjoy typing on it much more then the Ducky.

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>>60418700
>Don't worry we except all wavelengths here
>except

Fuck OP, that id embaressing.

>>60419032
I told you that there are two options
These are the first two search results in google for them:
https://1upkeyboards.com/qfr-frosty-flake-controller.html
http://bathroomepiphanies.com/store/

>>60419145

Oh, weird.

Okay guess I'll be researching stuff tonight. Thanks anon.

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when will other manufactures be able to use nature whites?

I recently tested out a Logitech G413 (pretty sure it was this one) at a store. Man it's been awhile using a mechanical keyboard that feels like that, feels great. Can any other anons that have/had it confirm the weight of it, light/rather heavy? Also the second USB is only for the USB bypass, it's not required to just use the keyboard itself right?

https://smile.amazon.com/AUKEY-Mechanical-Keyboard-LED-Backlit-Customizable/dp/B01NCWZ8QR/

For 30.39. Yes or no? How bad are Outemu compared to Cherry MX?

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tada force 68 with imperial porcelain from massdrop

>>60420192

I'm actually impressed at how fucking ugly you've managed to make that keyboard.

Bravo.

>>60419501
there are threads on deskthority and geekhack going in depth about them. Just google costar replacement controllers

>>60420192
Fucking christ that's hideous.

>>60419741
they already are
https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/search.php?keyword=&brand=&switch=15&size=&led=&capmat=&capprint=&model=&availability=in_stock_pre&show_kb=off&show_kb=on&show_acc=off

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Nth for 75%

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>>60420192

The LEDs ruin it.

The keys were pretty bad but if you replaced the black plastic outside case of the keyboard as well with another you could've stayed on theme.

But then the LEDs? Just. God. It's ugly. So ugly. Not the good kind of ugly either that's aesthetic, that's just non-ironically ugly.

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Thoughts on the k-type?

>>60419741
Why would they want to when RGB blacks are the same thing

>>60420007
Anyone?

>>60418862
they fixed the LEDs in the LUX versions

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Just bought this for $99 on massdrop.
Did I do good?

>>60421819
>Tai-Lamo keycaps
Well they're better then razer, but thats not a high bar

>>60421819
you did bad lad

buy the ikbc instead

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>>60421909

fuck

>>60421819
A Ducky would cost the same while being a 100 times better.

Need a RGB 75% cherry mx silver keyboard.

>>60422261
No such thing, unless if you custom build it.

>>60420461

where you get those keycaps from?

>>60422200
>>60421909
>>60421876

idk, i just really likes the aesthetics on this one. Been on the fence for a while. First mech kb.

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hi mkg. . . .

>>60420192
what would compel someone to do this?

>>60422355
That wrist rest looks super gross, if you're gonna get a wood one at least get one that's all wood, not half plastic resin.

>>60422933
It just looks generally uncomfortable tbhimofamalamadingdong

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>>60422933
Wait till you see the picture that Massdropped into my inbox. Putting this many memes into one picture shouldn't be possible.

>>60423058

>no fidget spinner

fuckinh casual

>>60420192
This looks like me mom's dinner plates

>>60420606
>$200
>kailh
>shitty ass keycaps

No thanks. I do like USB-C and the case though.

>>60423097
But it does have that spin station along with four """EDC""" 'tism tops so you can have Beyblade duels with three other Redditors at McDonalds.

>>60423155
wtf not getting year-old mtg booster boxes
you gay bro

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Bought a GK64 from Taobao, should have shipped to my proxy today. Looking forward to this.

>>60423170
I spent too much on overstock Alpha Industries jackets.

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>>60423186
fell for this meme
binned it tbqh

>>60423186

Link?

I want one.

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>>60423058

Needs a film camera, with stupid expensive Japan only imported film.

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>>60423209
It was very warm, but also very out-of-season.

>>60423262
you got an N3B? how's the construction? thought about getting one but ended up just getting a military surplus ECWCS jacket instead

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>>60418700
what do you guys think about a liquid scale kobo case on a majestouch tkl? I might snag this and put thicc grey pbt caps on it.

>>60423305
That looks retarded.

>>60423324
damn I'm trying to think of a sleek gray/black case because anything else would stand out way too much on my desk.

>>60423272
Construction's pretty good other than the zipper. (Gets stuck a few places, not YKK at the full price they ask, not double zipper) Can't really complain though for $70.

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>>60423376
yeah that's not bad; my jacket is pretty ugly but it's like wearing a furnace when it's 15 below lol

>>60423339
Look for a high end black aluminum case. Might have to wait for a groupbuy. Check out the custom Novatouch case for examples.

>>60423262

I want a black L-2B.

Someday....

>>60423410
200 bucks is pretty steep especially for an mx board mod

>>60423446
just get a Baracuta G9 or maybe a Scottish Drizzler; cuz we're about to hit peak Alpha

>>60423473
What's Alpha Industries?

On second thought don't tell me, I don't need more shit to spend money on.

>>60423491
>What's Alpha Industries?
a passing fad, tbqh

>>60423147
the switches are designed by some guy, and manufactured by kailh

they are also swappable

>>60424395
Yeah and I can swap an LS into a C3 Corvette but that doesn't make the stock 350 not absolute garbage.

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>>60424411

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>>60424411

https://www.youtube.com/user/TheTechIntake
https://www.youtube.com/user/RhinoFeed/videos

Any /mkg/ anons watch these two ?

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>>60424411

>>60418700
RGBTQ+
can go fucking die
>backlight my ass

Is pok3r worth the money? Looking to buy one but is there any good alternative

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>>60424411

>>60424782
pok3r is the best prebuilt 60% keyboard there is

>>60424444 (checked)
>>60424504
>>60424530
>>60424612
>>60424678
>>60424817
Please post more hmm.png

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>>60424411

i am thinking of getting a tkl.
nav-less CM pro M
Ducky
Leopold 750R
or the more expensive filco
I want something low-key but will not look bad if i put custom keycaps on it, the CM pro M i can imagine it looking shit with custom keycaps

>>60424888
Thank you kind sir

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>>60424971
>i am thinking of getting a tkl.

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>>60424411
seriously though

1. why are you comparing switches to car engines?
2. this is a new switch
3. reviews of the switch so far has been good despite kailh's bad reputation
4. you've never tried the switch so how would you know if it's garbage?

>Budget
$150
>Location (continent at least)
USA
>Preferred switch type
I've never owned a mechanical keyboard, but it's mainly for gaming. Red? Brown...?
>Layout
ANSI
>Form factor
100%
>Backlight
don't care either way, never use it
>Previous/current keyboards
membrane shit

Life is pain. Please help me find a keyboard.

>>60425067
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RijB8wnJCN0

>>60425067
just get a corsair k65/70

>>60424669
I like small channels with lots of videos.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCubARa-8i4hk5w8X6wsremA

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>>60425132
why does he list his videos as comedy?

>>60424971
I have a Ducky TLK with reds, it's a nice fit because of limited desk space. Great build quality apart from the standard keycaps (laser etched ABS). Would definitely get another Ducky when the time comes.

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Anyone got experience with these? thinking about getting one.

>>60425366
see this opinion >>60422933

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>>60425394
I actually like the resin part cause it would go well with my transparent acryl case

wish I could get a fully transparent wrist rest desu but the jelly keys ones aren't available anywhere

>>60425408
i suggest you consult /chinkshit/

>>60425125
>corsair
>>60418862

>>60425457
the old k70 models had the LED defect

the LUX models have supposedly fixed the issue

Also the poster said he didnt care about backlighting

>>60418748
yeah that's good. you can get thick PBT keycaps and it'll be really solid

>>60418898
>>60419501
they're memeing you. you almost certainly don't need it to be programmable. just use autohotkey

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>>60422305
https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/double-shot-pbt-keycap-cherry-profile-rainbow-cap-for-mx-usb-mechanical-gaming-keyboard-5-5/2230037_32799680240.html

https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Mechanical-keyboard-pbt-keyboarded-a-large-black-keyboard-keyboarded/2230037_32740037614.html

>>60424395
the reason they're kailh is because kailh makes the hotswappable socket thing but being able to swap the switches isn't all that special in and of itself. and i don't think they're "designed by some guy" they're just kailh switches with light pipes because of the way the LEDs are mounted with the hotswap system.

https://www.amazon.com/E-Element-Mechanical-Water-Resistant-Swappable-Anti-Ghosting/dp/B01K3Y04N0
https://www.amazon.com/Team-Wolf-Swappable-Mechanical-Keyboard/dp/B01E2UPS64

>>60425067
>100%
reconsider

but i guess some ~$100 chink board with gateron brown switches and ~$50 thick PBT keycaps

>>60420192
a w f u l

>>60425643
there is a custom switch option available and it's designed by Jacob "haata" Alexanderhaata (someguy).

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>>60424444
>>60424504
>>60424530
>>60424612
>>60424678
Clay, get a tada

>>60425477
You can get far better stuff, like a ducky or a leopold at that price. There's no reason to get an ungly piece of shit with a non-standard bottom row

>>60421925
what's the story behind this picture, can't find much

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>>60426030

>>60420192
but why

>>60425118
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_4ziallTsw

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lotta nice thinks in here, saved a couple

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Almost all the stuff in here always seems so new. Anybody else kind of found what they like and stuck to it for awhile? I haven't changed up anything for a couple of years. Long enough for the ABS to wear shiny smooth on my alphas and my switches and springs to really break in.

Though I do have a nice old 70's terminal coming in the mail that I'm going to build a controller for, just as a fun project.

>>60425723
"Topre but MX" sets my bullshit alarm off instantly

>>60427857
>The force curve of the Halo switch was modeled after the curve found in Topre keyboards, but reproduced with a fully mechanical switch.

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drop live now

>>60427870
Just because the marketing department says it doesn't make it true.

>>60418700
Can I ask where you got that keyboard base?

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>>60427929
>mfw i thought it was a drop for the caps

>>60427929
Why are there three empty slots in that switch tester?

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>>60427988
the "Topre but MX" part is already not true.

also i see no reason why they would lie

>>60427929
how many people ITT are genuinely hyped about this? like 1 or 2 fanboys/shills?

>>60428082
ive ordered it

so 1 so far

>>60420606
never seen such thin keycaps
200$ lmao
299$ MSRP kek

>>60428082
I honestly don't see the appeal. To me it's "just another one", and there's nothing particularly outstanding about it for that price. So no hype here tbqhfamalamajimjam

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>>60427929
>The Tenkeyless Keyboard, Revolutionized

top lel

>>60428070
>i see no reason why they would lie
Because they're trying to sell you something. Never trust anyone who wants your money in exchange for an unproven product.

>>60428334
Lmao, they are selling multiple switches for the same price. Halo true is not the selling point for this board. Autists will buy the board regardless.

Also If you think halo true is a sham then don't pick it? You still have 7 options, unless if you think blue, brown, speed etc. are all lies as well.

>>60428143
Just watch it sell 1000 units thanks to all the buzzwords.

>>60428426
800+ has joined the drop

>>60428441
If they sold just the case for 100 bucks I would jump in, but they have to bundle in the cheap PCB, kailh switches, and keycaps.

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tfw i knew i should have gotten this
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/massdrop-x-k-bares-miami-dolch-dsa-custom-keycaps

will this be available again or never ever?

>>60428539
Usually after a while they end up on pmk. The original Miami from the same company recently dropped after a three year long wait.

>>60428501
not sure about the cheap pcb, but the kailh are supposedly improved and no longer razer poop

>>60428539
Maybe. Sometimes the creators of popular keysets do additional group buys a year or so later. And some have ended up on PMK, like Granite.

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Where to buy aluminum case for CM novatouch? Native case makes me sick and nervous.

>>60428399
Oh, I'm not buying it in the first place. TKL is a shit layout that looks aesthetically awful and is significantly larger than it needs to be, as shown by the 75% layout which has only two less keys while being a full two and a quarter columns skinnier.

>>60428637
You know those will cost you 200 bucks

>>60428637
https://shop.norbauer.com/products/custom-cnc-aluminum-case-for-coolermaster-novatouch-rapid-i-and-masterkeys-keyboards

>>60428730
>$259
Haha

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>>60428723
Money are not a question.

>>60428768
what did you expect lol

>>60428539
>premium ABS key caps

For what purpose?

>>60428730
Lol, they only have blue one.

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>>60428730
better to buy the k-type than spend 250 for a case

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>>60428825
looks nice

>>60428915
>implying you won't get bored with them anyway
feels > looks

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What keyboard is this /g/?

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Went with the clear switches, would love to try the True Halo switches but I don't even like real Topre switches

>>60428833
what?

>>60428876
u do u

but this is thicc aluminum

>>60428968
why are people falling for this meme, what am i missing

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>>60429001
forgot pic

>>60429001
RGB Cherry MX Clears, fully programmable, aluminum case. I only wish it came in different colors as it's a bit light looking

>Budget
Cheaper is better
>Location (continent at least)
Aus
>Preferred switch type
Don't know, leaning towards blue or white. Do some gaming but would prioritize typing.
>Form factor
100%
>Backlight
pls no
>Previous/current keyboards
Red switch, hate it

>>60429299
Since you are in the land down under go onto aliexpress then pick a full size keyboard that you think looks good. If you want a second opnion come back here and post what you want.

>>60429480
Is ducky a meme? They seem alright.

>>60429586
No its one of the biggest brands out there. I used to have one and I would recommend it to others.

Are mx blue switches loud?
Would it annoy my coworkers if I get cherry blue keyboard at work?
What switch should I get for typing at work? mx clear?

>>60429965
gateron brown or mx clear

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>>60429965
Don't get blues if you're planning on using them around other people in office or other similar places. ;_;

Also browns are nice.

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>>60429965
they are all loud in general

>>60429965
my wife would kill or divorce me if i typed much on my blues near her.

>>60430050
blue switches have a more triggering click sound and your chart isn't an apples to apples comparison

>>60430069
Doesn't matter when the sound of bottoming out is louder then the actuating mechanism of the switch, which is what the chart shows. If you dampen that then browns won't be louder then blues

>Budget
$300
>Location (continent at least)
USA
>Preferred switch type
The best for a combination between gaming and
comfy typing
>Layout
ANSI
>Form factor
80% or 100%
>Backlight
Yes
>Previous/current keyboards
Corsair k90 with red switches, I hate typing in this shit no key feedback at all

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>>60431138
Buy a Topre Realforce RGB

>>60431138
Matias ergo pro with quiet click switches

>>60431231
What are the cons and pros of trope switches against cherry MX switches?

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>>60431390
they make a perverted sound which you may or may not enjoy listening to

http://www.chesstiger.com/images/keyboards/Novatouch_fully_silenced.wav

>>60431390
cons: cost and the membrane will get mushy over time
pros: more durability
topres are rated at 50 million key presses with no key chatter, while cherry is rated at 0. Plus since the switch is capacitive you can change the actuation distance from 1.5mm all the way to 3

>>60431390
They're fancy rubber domes, totally different sort of beast. What you should ask is what Topre offers for the price over other old capacitive buckling rubber and slider designs or even the lowly common rubber dome.

>>60431440
Oh god they sound horrible
>>60431334
I prefer a normal form factor

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>>60431449
Topre stiffens over time and becomes unusable, it doesn't become mushy though.

>>60431390
Nothing, just overpriced rubber dome.

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>>60431610
>I prefer a normal form factor
I was mostly memeing, but there is a KBP V80 with matias quiet click switches. If noise isn't an issue then get the normal switches instead. If you really want tactile feedback then consider a model m from unicomp

>>60431138
>>60431671
try cherry blue/brown/red in the store or get a switch tester you probably don't need to go full neckbeard

>>60431440
Wait, so according to that picture, HHKBs aren't mechanical?

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>>60431725
what's your definition of mechanical? The only purpose of the rubber cups is to provide tactile feedback.

>>60431764
Ah, I guess I didn't read the picture closely enough. I thought that the rubber was acting in place of a spring.

>>60431725
More like hybrid rubberdome/mechanical.

>>60427465
is that xda canvas?

>>60431440
lewd

>>60431693
He just said he's already used reds and complained about the lack of feedback so browns are probably no better. The recommendation for buckling springs, topre, or MX clears make a lot more sense than blues, browns, or reds

>>60429965
>Are mx blue switches loud?
Not louder than other switches but the click is very high pitched, which makes it quite annoying, to answer your second question.

>>60431725
They're capacitive rubber domes. Completely different beast to mechanical or rubberdome over membrane.

>>60431808
It is. The spring under a topre dome can barely hold up its own weight. It's only there to provide the change in capacitance as it compresses, which the pcb senses.

>>60431610
>Oh god they sound horrible

*fart* *fart* *fart* *fart*

Seriously though tactile Alps style switches feature tactility that is leagues apart from MX switches, and Matias makes modern dampened ones that are quieter than a lot of rubber dome boards

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>my wpm with mx blue is literally the same as with mx silent reds

Different switch types were a meme after all.

What is /mkg/'s opinion on the CM Novatouch? Looks cheap for toprememes and I'd be able to use the PBT cap set I had for my old keyboard that I sold off.

>>60431623
It can go either way as the rubber ages. It depends a lot on the environment the board is kept in.

>>60432796
They're fine. If you want cheapest toprememes then any old slider and rubber dome on PCB will do the trick. That's a bunch of old BTC's and every keyboard marketed as "mechanical feel".

>>60432796
My opinion is that it's discontinued and in high demand by faggots that want to "novatouch" their realforce boards so good luck finding one.

>>60432571
They still are rubber dome, and feel like rubber dome. Just you don't need to bottom out.

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>>60432796
Good luck finding one. Great keyboard though, I don't regret buying it one bit.

>>60432783
Switches don't make your hands move faster. If anything, I find I'm a faster on heavier switches just because I got gorilla hands and bottom out otherwise or accidentally depress other keys when they're too light and get bogged down in corrections.

>>60432802
I got rubberdomes and buckling rubber sleeves from the early 80's that still feel fine. They use some shit RTV silicone nowadays for the rubber or something? It's the only way I can imagine them changing after a number of years.

>>60432796
Is there even one in stock in your local area? They were discontinued almost 7 months ago

How come mx clear isn't popular?

>>60433027
heavy, more or less rare

>>60433027
its 65g, which means its too heavy for all the edgy little kids. You can still get chink boards with them for 60-80 bucks tho.

>>60433047
>edgy
did you just think of the dumbest buzzword you could possibly cram into that sentence

>>60433027
I don't know. Probably the obsession with lighter weight switches. It's my favorite though. Well, grays are my favorite, but they're basically the same thing with different spring weight. The tactile bump on them is heavy enough that they tend to fuck up at low weights so the god awful browns fill their niche in the low end and probably give people a bad idea of what cherry tactiles feel like.

>>60433027
Too heavy. MX Brown much better.

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>>60433059
I know right. What kind of loser insults cool gayyyymers like us.

>>60432783
it's more about the feel and ergonomics

>>60432956
my 8 year old rubber dome keyboard doesn't feel fine at all. if you have any 90s/early 00s lego technic or bionicle with those black rubber bands then the rubber bands are most likely beyond fucked up by now unless you've kept them in perfect storage conditions.

>>60433346
Those black rubber bands are natural vulcanized rubber, not silicone rubber.

>>60420606
I bought in with the Halo True switches. I'll mull it over in the coming days before the drop ends. I hate kaihua as well but if those Halos are anything like the MOD switches, it might not be so bad.

>>60432862
>>60432906
>tfw bought into the meme
Damn I'm glad I picked one up.

>>60428070
>https://www.amazon.com/Team-Wolf-Swappable-Mechanical-Keyboard/dp/B01E2UPS64

Only thing that's "Topre but MX" are the Novatouch and the Plum electro capacitive switch keyboards.

>>60430067
my wife puts up with my blue switches because she knows her place.

>Budget
40-60$

>Location
Canada

>Preferred switch type
brown, maybe red or black

>Layout
the typical english qwerty keyboard

>Form Factor
TKL or smaller, but has to have the arrows keys

>Backlight
doesnt matter

>Current keyboard
logitech g710+ (its so huge thats why i want another)

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>>60432796
Definitely my favorite keyboard although I'm giving it some R&R at the moment.

>>60432877
>>60432906
https://www.amazon.com/Storm-NovaTouch-TKL-Exclusive-Capacitive/dp/B00MY3S288

1-2 month shipping delay, does CM have it back in stock or backlogged?

>>60434441
Neither.

>>60434094
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Mechanical-Keyboard-Drevo-Gramr-84-Keys-Wired-Gaming-Keyboard-White-Backlit-Gamer-Red-Switch-OUTEMU-Switches/32754807683.html

amazon.com has drevo gramr and magicforce 68 for cheap, don't know how inconvenient it is to buy from there to canada

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>>60434094
Rantopad MXX with gaterons. Also
>>60434530

>>60434441
looks like its a seller leftover

https://www.amazon.com.mx/V7-GK110-US-4N-Mechanical-Keyboard-Professional/dp/B019LHXSG0
Is this comparable to the tomoko one? I want one keyboard for playing mobas. it has same switches, it has a rubber dome water proof bs but i will take it off. My only worry was the "ghosting" but it's mobas, i will most likely only use 2 keys at the time

>>60435311
Looking at some reviews on Amazon US, it seems to have 6-key rollover, so it should be fine. I don't think the Tomoko has a numpad.

>>60435311
looks ok, seems it has 6 key rollover, as long as it's not 2 or 3 you don't need to worry

>>60435432
there is a full size tomoko, but its more expensive

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>>60418700
I won't ask for recommendations.
All I want to know is:
WHAT THE FUCK DO I HAVE TO DO TO TRY VARIOUS KEYBOARDS AND CAPS?
There are no meetings that I know of nearby, I'm in southern Italy

>>60435573
your local electronics store should have razer/corsair/logitech at least

should i get a wasd or a das keyboard?

cheapest place to buy switches? i need white clear and a few blue. Thinking of making my own keyboard. Is is possible to make hot swappable switches?

>>60435766
no

>>60435766
Neither, get a Leopold instead.

>>60435817
then what

>>60435821
do they have a fullsize with a mx blue or mx blue type? I've never heard of them I just googled "top rated mechanical keyboard" and that's really all I'm going off of.

>>60436078
Yeah, the Leopold FC900R is their fullsize model and it has a variant with Cherry MX Blue switches.

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>>60436078
Personally I went with the 980m since it gives you a full size layout, while still being as big as a TKL

>>60436318
where do you get custom keycaps at like this?

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>>60436399
Wait for a group buy. Make sure you have a hundred bucks lying around, cause thats how much GMK carbon costs. If some one recommends any keycaps made by signature plastics, just ignore them. They may look pretty, but they are all shit.

>>60436318
Anyone make a DIY kit with this layout?

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>>60436478
there is the TX1800 if you want that layout with the arrow keys like that. There are several 96 key layouts that have arrow keys aligned with the rest of the keyboard

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https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Carbon-DSA-PBT-Perfect-Arc-Spherical-Keycap-White-Radium-vulture-Cherry-MX-switch-keycaps-for-Mechanical/32803021562.html

just saw this carbon knockoff. it has a kit with a 5.5u spacebar, how common is that? are there other sets from whoever is making these?

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best bottom row

>>60436446
>If some one recommends any keycaps made by signature plastics, just ignore them. They may look pretty, but they are all shit.
Care to enlighten me?

>>60436865
1.5u Ctrl, 1u Win is the patrician's choice.

>>60436446
>sp keycaps are shit
[Citation Needed]

>>60435777
Taobao is cheapest, after that it depends on where you live.

Some PCBs have hot swap capacity, or you can use holtite sockets to add it to some but not all PCBs. Look around for a spreadsheet of working PCBs.

>>60437118
Thin pad printed ABS. Lasered if you're lucky.

>>60436446
GMK is my favorite, although XDA is pretty good too. Only problem with them is ugly sprue marks.

DSA is not for me, and SP SA takes for fucking ever. Still haven't gotten my GodSpeed order.

>>60437269
how can you tell what is real or fake on taobao

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>>60437189
their quality control is shit. There's a reason why less and less people are making keysets for them. SP sold their tooling to the chinks, and now they are making keycaps with better qc

>>60437303
What about their PBT sets?

>>60437481
>0.90 or more/cap
>people still getting warped caps

>>60437303
not double shot?

>>60437568
>implying SP can doubleshot pbt

pbt/pom might be manageable but I don't think they even do that

>>60437295
>that bezel
why

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>>60437614
You're absolutely right. Why is it so thin? We need to go THICCer

>>60437613
we're talking ABS ffs? who the hell would buy "thin pad printed abs" for $100+?

>>60437303
>Thin pad printed ABS. Lasered if you're lucky.

>https://deskthority.net/wiki/Double-shot_moulding#Signature_Plastics

>>60437568
Their doubleshot ABS is thin and costs almost a dollar a key.

>>60437557
if they're just a little bit warped, still usable and completely fine looking to anyone who isn't an nitpicking obsessive freak, who cares

>>60437645
where do you find these types of keyboards? I can only find run of the mill ones online and everything else I know nothin about

>>60437701
thats the RAMA, and it's fucking stupid.

>>60437701
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Tada68-Mechanical-keyboard-gateron-swtich-65-layout-Dye-sub-keycaps-cherry-profils-enjoypbt-keycap-cherry-profile/32807055607.html

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>>60437701
you just need to use the right keywords. Things like thicc, meme, RGayB, overpriced, and memes are good ones to use

>Budget
Sub 175

>Location (continent at least)
United States

>Preferred switch type
MX Blue

>Layout
ANSI

>Form factor
Full Size

>Backlight
Not Necessary

>Previous/current keyboards
Girlfriends AZIO Retro

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>>60437785
Ducky One with dye-sub PBT keycaps.

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>Magicforce 82 for $75.49 shipped

Any good?
Also, Gateron Red or Brown switches for gaming? (I currently have MX-Brown)

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how come no one makes this style of keycap for MX, I want to try it out

>>60438662
it's utter shite

>>60438869
i'm thinking in terms of the little grooves for keeping your fingers centered

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Looking at a Ducky mini but shipping is "in 1-2 months" and it's MX-Blues only

worth the wait?

>>60431231
Is it possible to get a set of keycaps like that, or do you have to buy 4 or 5 different sets and mix/match the different colors yourself?

>>60439174
They brought that back? I thought they discontinued it ages ago.

>>60439276
Not him, but I thought so too.

>>60439276
>>60439319
huh, maybe it's a placeholder or random stock

reading up on it, I don't think I could be bothered
Blues are loud (i need something quieter than my Browns)
and I also have a horrible problem with my sweat on aluminium surfaces

why must all 60/72/82% mkb's be US layout...

mfw found out there are people with mech keyboards who type under 120 WPM

mfw found out most of your are in a geriatric 60~80 range.

Time to find a more fitting hobby like knitting sweaters or something. Though I'm unsure you are dexterous enough for that.

>>60438921
>>60438662
No-one makes it because people hate it and think it feels horrible

>>60439659
Why do you think owning a mech necessitates fast typing, or that only fast typists can appreciate a mech?

>>60439776

Because paying a lot for a "better feel" is a nonsense meme unless you type fast. Also taking artsy photos of your keyboard while in reality you type like a snail is just silly, period. It's poser behavior.

Imagine a kid getting into playing guitar and immediately ordering the most expensive 9 string because they find regular guitars "unusable". Sure kid, just don't forget to learn to play somewhere along the way.

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>>60439821
>tfw got a Gibson SG three months into playing guitar
>tfw a year later, I stop playing and only pull out the SG every so often for some pentatonic scale wank
I'm more bothered by people who have mechanical keyboards and have to look at the keys to type.

>>60439821
>Because paying a lot for a "better feel" is a nonsense meme unless you type fast.
You already said this, so I'm asking why.

>It's poser behavior.
You're the one attributing skill to the kind of keyboard one buys, not me. For me it's about the time spent using it.

>Imagine a kid getting into playing guitar and...
I know nothing about instruments, so can we not use analogies and actually provide evidence for your claim?

>"unusable"
Crappy dome and membrane boards are perfectly usable, I just don't know why I'd bother, given the option.

>>60439821
It sounds like you think all mechanical keyboards cost $200. FYI you can get some as low as 20 bucks

Where do you buy different switches? I want to replace some but they're like a dollar fifty a pop.

>>60440256
You get them from china for like 20 cents a switch. If you don't want to wait a month for shipping winkeyless and techkeys sells some for a higher cost
http://winkeyless.kr/product-category/parts/switches/
https://techkeys.us/collections/accessories

>>60440165
>You already said this, so I'm asking why.
Because you're imagining shit and falling prey to confirmation bias.

If you sit there stabbing at the keys like a butcher at snail's pace and you're just enamored with the idea of there being springs under the keycaps, you're *imagining shit* bro. It could be anything else that the hivemind convinced you must "feel good". I can very easily imagine it being the other way around - mechanical keyboards never went out of style and they recently came out with rubber domes. There would be keeb nerds orgasming into a coma and insisting everyone should jump ship on mechanicals and hop onto the rubber train.

>You're the one attributing skill to the kind of keyboard one buys, not me. For me it's about the time spent using it.
How about you convince me there is something inherently better about that "tactile feedback" and sounds of trench warfare? Oh you just like it better - dude, if it was made for you, you'd be able to tell why it's better. It's not though. Just like that Ibanez 9 strings is not for the kid who's still struggling with the Paranoid and Smoke on the Water riff.

>I know nothing about instruments, so can we not use analogies and actually provide evidence for your claim?
If you're gonna pretend you don't understand what I'm saying, I'll put it in a way where you can't possible do that anymore: specialized tools are for specialists.

>Crappy dome and membrane boards are perfectly usable, I just don't know why I'd bother, given the option.
And this right here is the entire point. You nerds lack the imagination to spend your money better, so you hop between various circlejerks like mechanical keebs, smartphones, watches, wallets, pocket knives, fucking anime figurines and other equally worthless crap that gives you that consumer rush you use to justify another day of doing fucking nothing special or legitimately interesting.

>>60440206

Right man, but tell that to 60 WPM hhkb fucktards with $100 massdrop keycaps they had to wait 6 months to receive. You can't get upvotes with chink depleted uranium boards

>>60436713
omg that FUCKING 5.5u spacebar ii have never wanted something so bad in my entire fucking life. ordering when i get paid on friiday holy shit i fuckinig love let me suck your dick

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>>60440353
>only fast typists can benefit from mechs
>keyboards are only a tool, and good tools are used by professionals

>>60440165
If you're a slow typist many of the properties of a mech keyboard just have limited utility for you.
Tactile/audible feedback and mid-travel actuation won't help you speed up much comparatively if you aren't fast enough to already have your next finger in position during the prior keystroke.
Every time you press a rubber dome key you bottom out with much more than the actuation force, by virtue of the dome's resistance disappearing when it collapses. You do that long enough and fast enough and it can lead to RSI in the form of tendonitis. Mech keys resist more as you get closer to bottoming out, effectively braking the impact, and if you use ones with feedback you can lessen it further by reaction or even avoid bottoming out entirely.

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>>60440353
And you can't get upvotes on 4chan either. How about you go back, but before that, have a $1000 rubber dome keyboard

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You guys do know how to type at least like 90 wpm right? It's trivial even with out proper form. If you use your computer at all you should be able to.
I've been using a computer 10+ hours a day for about 13 years now, since I was 12 and never took a typing class, it's just something you pick up.
>>60440413
My thing is that they just don't use the fucking keyboard. If you use your computer regularly you'll be able to type 100 wpm without much effort.

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Are there any keyboard with a big ass enter key like pic related?
Literally all I can find is dick sized ansi shit and ISO, which admittedly isn't that bad. But I'd really want this.

>>60440565

You think you want that, but I've only ever seen one big ass enter keyboard with a normal sized backspace. You're gonna hate clit sized backspace a lot more than dick sized enter.

>>60440565
steel series 6gv2 and 7g

>>60440585
I've been using this layout for a long time on my current rubber dome.
It's the best layout there is.
I always miss the enter key on ansi

What kind of a fucking company name is "steel series" anyway. Series of what? Products? Why are their products not made out of steel then?

>>60440459
Nice. Now go be pretentious somewhere else.

>>60440612

You get used to it. Better get used to that ANSI layout so you can meme effectively. Big ass enter keycap can be hard to find.

>>60440618
Their keyboards have a steel plate in them, but they are out dated. Back then if you want a nice keyboard steel series was one of your options, but now they're lacking when compared to the competition.

>>60440644
He makes perfect sense, you know. The least you can do is learn to type so you don't look like an idiot while you meme your board across various internet hugboxes.

>>60440659

It's kinda sad when you stick with a name like that but then proceed to release plastic shit. If I were them, I'd meme out a steel Sensei, should weigh at least a kilo. Somebody's gonna buy it anyway, I mean, people did buy the original Sensei which is equally stupid.

>>60440596
The 7g looks okay. the only problem with the layout is super modifier missing on the left
I'm not sure about the switches though

>>60440649
You make a reasonable argument, but I'm not planning to change the keycaps
Maybe I go with ansi after all

>>60440690
if you can find one of their merc keyboards then you could get one since those sell for several hundred dollars
https://www.ebay.com/p/?iid=252632355899&&&chn=ps

>>60440780

Looks like a fucking tamagochi.

>>60440333
>If you sit there stabbing at the keys like a butcher at snail's pace and you're just enamored with the idea of there being springs under the keycaps, you're *imagining shit* bro.
None of this is true. I'm not excited that there are springs (I'm using a novatouch right now for heaven's sake), and I'm not hunt-and-pecking either.

>Oh you just like it better - dude, if it was made for you, you'd be able to tell why it's better.
I could, yes. Do you want me to explain why I like my novatouch over some HP OEM board? The stroke is smoother, it doesn't have that lazy squish at the bottom, there is much less wobble, it's more consistent, etc.

>specialized tools are for specialists
It's just a fucking keyboard my man. What specialisation are we talking about here?

>And this right here is the entire point. You nerds lack the imagination to spend your money better...
Again, you presume too much. I'm not into any of those other "hobbies" (I don't consider my mech enthusiasm much of a hobby).

>>60440440
I type at 60WPM, of course I'm not getting all that I can out of a keyboard. I'm not denying this.

>Budget
Around $100, maybe a bit more

>Location
USA

>Preferred switch type
Would like tactile, non-clicky, and low or medium resistance. So something like brown or clear cherry.

>Layout
ANSI

>Form factor
Full or Tenkeyless

>Backlight
Just enough to see what I'm typing in the dark would be nice

is there anything wrong with buying keys from pimpmykeyboard/WASDkeyboards?

>>60440302
Thanks Anon. You just saved me 30% on my car insurance.

>>60428266
This makes me uncomfortable

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sup lads

just letting you all know the Kira96 is a confirmed project by input club

pic related but not official final product

>>60441419
So it's a lightsaver, but mass produced

>>60423155
kek

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>>60418700
RK Pro 104

>>60440668
Except how would you know they type like shit? And even if they showed off some nice board with shitty typing, who the fuck cares? They could be the type of person to buy something so they get more involved in the hobby, like buying a nice instrument instead of a rental so they commit to learning music theory. Either way its an implication and doesn't matter.

Why do all the keyboard autists obsess over thicc milled alu cases when well made frosted acrylic cases look much better and are just as sturdy without weighing 3+ kg

>>60440585
The tiny backspace isn't a problem if you don't make constant mistakes

>Budget
$200
>Location (continent at least)
USA
>Preferred switch type
Black. I want it to be kind of quiet.
>Layout
Ansi
>Form factor
80% TKL
>Backlight
Sure, not a big deal though
>Previous/current keyboards
Macbook Pro

https://kbdfans.myshopify.com/collections/keyboard/products/tada68-mechanical-keyboard-gateron-swtich-65-layout-dye-sub-keycaps-cherry-profils?variant=34710238797

worth the extra 60 USD for the aluminium case or just stick with the plastic??

>>60442022
Steel or GTFO

>>60443663
>not titanium

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>Be me
>Shitposting on 4chan and using my cellphone
>Open pokemon go!
>Then, trying to catch a charmander spotted on my desk
>ButterFingers.webm
>Cellphone fall like a stone on my keyboard
>Shiiiiiiiiiet
>Check damage control
>Press Z and not be able to hear that delicious "click"
>But the key still working

Did I broke that switch? Exist any way to open that little shit to check it, but without rip the welding? Help.

>>60442456
dont fall for the compact keyboard meme

>>60444049
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtyQ0M0yE2k

NEW BREAD

>>60444393

>>60444393

>>60444393

>>60442456
it's a tough choice but imo go with the plastic case and keep the $60 in case you want to spend it on keycaps