/mkg/ - Mechanical Keyboard General

Why is there no keyboard better than my Model M?

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>>62057777
But that's just your opinion tho nice quads.

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>>62057777
The model F exists

>>62057801
Not worth the price over the Model M

>>62057987
How dare you.

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Sup faggots, just got my first 2 mechs. So far I am loving both. Gotta decide which one is going to the office and which is staying home

>>62057987
>He didn't get them when they were 50 bucks
There were hundreds of them for a while, until the hipsters found them. Occasionally you can find some being resold for 100-120 bucks

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>>62057777
>tfw mexishit model m13
Also, nice quads.

>>62057801
Why ruin the look of the keyboard with that shitty blue keycap? Kinda curious about your thought process

Does anyone sell cherry profile JIS keycaps?

>>62058238
yes cherry used to, but now BSP owns that tooling

Aw shit tracking says my keyboard got delivered today, hype

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>>62058580
what an odd coincidence, mine too

Someone sell me a model f for $100 right now

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hello friends

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>>62057769
Hey guys, I recently bought a BTC 78XX. Could someone give me some specifications on it? As it doesn't say what domes it has or what yeae it was produced in.

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>>62058613
>Actually bought a $200 rubber dome
>No arrow keys
>No F keys

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What's the cheapest set of black DSA modifier keys I can get?

>>62058636
HHKB cucks are the worst

I've heard Model M's are heavier when typing than Model F's, it this true?

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>>62058672
I took a more artsy photo this time.

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long tiem lurker first time poster
do you like it

>>62058827
Yeah.

I spilled tea on my old flossed Model M 'cause I'm retarded, now a bunch of keys have quit working. Opened it up to find about half of the plastic rivets have fallen off, so it needs a boltmod and if I'm gonna do that I 'bout as well replace the membrane while I'm at it. Not sure I wanna put that much effort into it.

I bought a redragon K551 with knockoff blues in it. It's not too bad except for the gayass gamer keycap font. I kinda like the "Cherry" experience, but god damn this thing makes a soft ringing sound for about half a second after a keypress on most of the keys. I didn't notice it at first but as I'm typing this in the dark and the quiet it's really fucking annoying. I'm giving some serious thought to selling this one and buying a Ducky One with real MX Clears in it.

Your thoughts? Is the Ducky gonna make this goddamn ringing sound?

>>62058947
no

>>62058947
The white spacebar, ESC key, and arrow keys ruin it

>>62058947
I like it, but I agree with
>>62059147

Any quality non BT mechs yet?

>>62058947
Link to keycaps now

>>62059163
Yes, there's tons. I mean, that's kind of a stupid question since there's been good wired keyboards since long ebfore Bt was even invented.

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R8 my weeb keeb

>>62059377
>no f keys

conspicuousconsumption/10

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>>62057781
hey dude, may I ask if you are in arizona? I only ask because that's my state, and I would love to go out and shoot pistol with you. I work at a gun shop and admire you collection. cheers m8

>>62059377
Keycap link please senpai

>>62058014
what ducky is that? what switch? i got ducky one tkl red cherry and i'm loving it so far. got another keyboard with zorro blue switch and it has a nice sound feedback

>>62059377
what keyboard is that?

>>62059402
DSA Wolf Mark mods
DSA Otaku alphas

>>62059450
Filco Minila Air

>>62059396
This guy is going to kill you
>>62057781

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>>62059516
.....huh, why? I don't get ur meme's bruah.

The good feeling of oneness with cup rubber is unmatched. Going back to mx feels like shit.

>>62059610
senpai please tell me your secret, i am drunk

>>62059532
That's a pretty sweet little cannon

>>62059049
Is there a "red-like" spring mod for the Model M?

>>62059610
I bought a topre keyboard for $5 it feels like shit

>>62059649
Uhh, your only option would be to find a busted model f and swap springs. But I'm not even sure if that would work right.

>>62058603
what kind of keyboard is this?

I really like the aesthetic, lookslike a sunset with the orange esc

>>62059532
it was a nice collectors piece. I bought and sold it. did shoot it a bit, great trigger! I forgot what year it was becvause I am drunk right now. I think 76' but I forget, it was a couple years ago.

what's good under $100?

>>62059927
Just get a Tada68, you won't be disappointed.

>>62059927
https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/46x3gs/guide_the_bottomfeeder_guide_to_mkb_shopping_ie/

>>62059927
Model M

What colors go good with beige? I'm trying to dye some gateron blanks.

hoi goys wat keyboard is best for programming :3333

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this is probably more suited for a mechanical keyboard gore thread, but what the hell:

cheap velocifire with outemu browns and some 1976 knockoff caps. the keyboard itself has an unconventional layout to say the least. the pgUp and pgDn keys are actually right ctrl and right shift. the original left shift key was just small enough that I had to hack away some of the current one with a fucking exacto knife to keep it from bumping elbows with the Z key. it's a nice enough setup in terms of actual typing. looks alright from across the room. oh yeah, it also glows a sort of ghoulish turquoise color.

>>62060293
Why buy keycaps for a shitty board? You could have used that money for a better keyboard.

>>62060264
One that works.

>>62058636
Are these feel substantially different from a regular rubber dome? I'm considering the chink clone for my workplace because I need a quiet board there.

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>>62058603
>flipped spacebar
you have to go back

post cheap 60s

>>62058262
>cherry used to

So literally no one makes after market JIS cherry caps for sale?

Weird.

Where can I buy QMX silencing clips other than Unikey? These faggots don't ship to eastern europe.

>>62060950
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/38576?mode=guest_open

>>62061076
So I have to wait months at best to get it. Thanks anyway.

What are cherry mx white? I see them as an option for the Pok3r drop.

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>don't need a new keyboard
>gonna buy a vortex poker run anyway
Well I would give out a free Ajazz Ak33 for free if I knew a place where I could advertise. I like to give my old PC stuff to people whom can't afford newer stuff.

Anyone know where I can find these not on massdrop? https://www.massdrop.com/buy/hangul-pbt-dye-subbed-keycaps-set

What's the opinion on the vortex core? I can pick one up for 75 bucks and I'd like to try out a 40%. Anything I should know about?

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Should I buy a model M or new keycaps?

Looking for a new keyboard since my plebian one finally stopped working.
>£100-200
>Europe (UK Specifically)
>Cherry MX Blues preferably
>ANSI
>TKL (80%)
>Preferably with backlight but not a requirement

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>>62061076
>>62060950
>only for MX pcb mounted switches
>for plate or pcb-mounted switches

Shouldn't that be the same product? Why are unikey and massdrop stating different specifications?

>>62059951
I would if I could but no one's stocking up on them rn
>>62059990
Thanks, gonna get me a Magicforce 68
>>62060021
Honestly no one sells them here in my country

I'm very tempted to buy a hhkb right now, I know it's just a rubber dome but I want to try it.

>>62061756
Are aliexpress and kbdfans both out of stock?

>>62061818
I'm from the Philippines and if it goes through the customs, you gotta pay its price for tax. So I'd rather not ship internationally

>>62061716
https://www.candykeys.com/product/varmilo-va88m/

>>62061720
>Shouldn't that be the same product? Why are unikey and massdrop stating different specifications?
No.

Massdrop has both pcb and plate mount clips. For some reason they only showed pictures for the plate mount version. The picture you posted is the PCB mount version.

>>62061925
That looks pretty good, thanks

Does anyone have the /g/ switch type chart?

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>>62062220

>>62062223
Thanks man. I meant the one that's more meme than informative but I'll save this one too.

>>62061756
>>62061840
>Thanks, gonna get me a Magicforce 68
Try to contact PCHub or Softbox Solutions on FB anon. so you can get them cheaper. or get a tada68 from a local group buy

>>62062223
>Brown
>Worst switch
Which degenerate made this?

How is the Vortex Race 3? Is there any other 75% keyboards that are better?

>>62062351
It is the worst switch and the description is accurate. There is nothing good about brown switches. They are terrible tactile switches and terrible linear switches.

>>62060734
It's because I play FPSs, get over it,

It's not because

I space my posts

Like this

>>62059732
A Pok3r with custom keycaps from WASD, unfortunately I don't think you can customize PBT to the extent you can a full ABS set, I've seen ways of preventing shine, that I may try

>>62061565
Greens with inconsistently quieter clicks.

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The best topre keyboard is CM novatouch.

>>62059441
Ducky one TKL w/ PBT side print and cherry clears. Ended up taking the ducky to the office even though it's slightly louder. Probably try to make it quieter

>>62058014
How do they compare? I need to buy a new mech and I'm torn between exactly those two.

>>62063266
They feel almost the same (I got both with clears) although the ducky is slightly louder. I really like typing on both of them but I haven't had them long enough to decide which I like more. Build quality on both is awesome although the vortex race was $150 instead of $90 for the ducky.

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I'm about to order an NG0100 REALFORCE91U
I know the "91" means the number of keys (TKL JIS version)
Anyone can help me get sense of the rest?
I know realforce keyboards come in
>Fullsize / TKL
>various key weight and "ergonomic" weight distribution
>normal / silent switches
But i'm not sure which is represented by what symbol in the product name.

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Dedicated numpad huh

>>62063353
Stop ordering JIS boards you know nothing about

>>62063355
Looks ugly as sin desu

឴>឴>឴62063372
No (you) for you fagget

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>Pennsylvania Dutch master race reporting in
What's your approach se/mkg/pais?

>>62062406
Nice opinions you've got there.
I've tried pretty much every switch out there and browns are far from the worst switch.

>and terrible linear switches.
Maybe because they aren't linear.

>talk about struggles with typing fast a few threads ago
>get asked about how I'm holding my wrists
>never get an answer to my reply
So what is the correct way to position my hands for better wps?

>>62063505
Have your gf take a picture of you at your keyboard m8 then we can critique

>>62060723
Yeah they feel tactile and extremely smooth - but in a rubber dome way. Very quiet and nice sound with silence rings on. Don't know about the clones though.

>>62061799
BS > Alps > topre > mx

>>62063353
the hell are you going to do with it unless you're japanese? The keys will be dead or typing in JIS is terrible because of the nonstandard right keys.

What is the best mechanical keyboard and why is it Ducky?

>>62064059
Its Leopold.

>>62061637
Give it to some second hand charity shop or something. That's what I'm gonna do with my old 110

>>62064089
>named after king of belgium
nope, sorry

>>62059340
I'm an idiot; meant quality wireless non BT mechs out there.

>>62064223
varmillo, anne pro.

>>62064182
>there's only one leopold and belgium is his realm

>>62064530
Those are Bluetooth. He wants an old-school wireless keyboard that needs a USB dongle because it uses a proprietary connection.

>>62063505
Oh yeah you were the guy holding the keyboard like a controller? Don't do that

>>62064568
Sorry I don't indirectly support a fascist king that exploited the people of a country he invaded. Were you in charlottesville the other week you fucking nazi?

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>>62064665
Kek

>>62064637
Ah, i messed that "non". Yeah, it's just like he typed
>I'm an idiot;

Is there a japanese pbt cherry mx set available for purchase? I've found some dyesub on ali, but don't like the color scheme and the price(for a dyesub).

>>62064665
No, I was busy donating to the Daily Stormer for their court case

>>62064922
That's real funny. What's next, you think the holocaust was fake? That nazi scum didn't kill 6 gorillion jewish people?

>>62065073
Jeez man, get your facts straight. It was 6 gorillion slavs, fags, retards, cucks and jews.

>>62064861
KBDFans have some for 50 bucks

>>62065090
So, now you're suggesting that people other than jews were killed? You really are a horrible person

Recommend in good simple keyboards?

>>62065148
G80-3000

>>62065166
>G80-3000
Let me rephrase that, good simple/cheap keyboard, nothing fancy

>>62065215
That's what all first-party Cherry boards are, and the -3000 is standard fullsize layout.

>>62065215
G80-3000
Cheap
Simple
Nothing fancy
I'd get the one with the diodes since that has 6kro as opposed to the 2kro

>>62065148
Ducky One. Can't go wrong with the quality and price point

>>62065215
That is a cheap keyboard. Its so cheap that even our cash registers use them. You can go to any of those commercial stores and buy one for like 20-30 bucks.

>>62065253
>>62065247
Thanks anon, got something different on Google

>>62065133
Ye, thanks. That's the one i found on ali for a higher price. 50$ doesn't look that bad.

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>>62065295
I wouldn't bother with google, ebay is where you can get tons of cheap Cherry boards from hardware recyclers, pic related.

>>62065147
if you're not trolling you deserve to be shot in the face. if you're trolling here's your (you)

>>62065073
There weren't that many in the occupied areas in total. What'd they do, import them?

>>62065073
Oh you are baiting after all, bredy gud/10 had me going for a while

Matias PBT when?

What is the purpose in replacing key caps besides aesthetics? I have a Leopold fc750r coming in the mail, how are the default keycaps on it?

If I buy a Dell AT101W, can I swap the switches with Matias QC?

>>62066295
You can, but it'd be a lot of work

>>62066263
Keycaps wear over time. The best are doubleshot or dye-sub PBT as the legends never wear off and can stay fresh for a long time.

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>>62066420
>the legends never wear off
Can confirm, shiny model M keycaps reporting in.

Why are there loads of £140 + keyboards and loads of under £40 keyboards but none in between?

What is the best keyboard?

>>62066468
There is a bunch of good chink boards on original cherry like Likeboard, IKBC and Ganss, but I'm not sure how accessible they are for a britfag.

>>62060741
answer me, now

>>62066699
RK61. Anne Pro are not too pricey eiter.

>>62065834
Never.

>>62066855
But they promised :(

>>62066467
>shiny
>still heavily textured

Lard from your fingers on the cap is not what is meant by keycap shine.

>>62066930
They've been "promising" that for like 3 years.

>>62065809
:^)

>>62066980
Yeah that was the deal breaker for me when I was getting a new board. Also I heard the switches themselves fail pretty often. Sad!

>>62066957
Nah, these caps are regularly cleaned. That is just what shiny PBT looks like.

>>62067213
They fail a lot in kbp boards because kbp is not the best company.
They revised their switches recently so they shouldnt fail as much as they used to. So far it's been promising.

>>62067337
I was talking about the Matias boards, I looked at the quiet pro and the mini version but saw too many bad reviews. I guess matias has good customer support but I didn't want to deal with returning it etc.

>>62067213
Matias switch failure mostly comes down to handling of loose switches and poor board assembly. The simplified Alps design is sensitive to the switch plates being pushed out of alignment by damage to the pins.

>>62066397
Thanks. I need a quiet board for work and it's my only option below 200$ so I think it's worth doing.

>>62067549
Yeah there are many such cases! I really want to try Matias switches but until a proven board is out there I don't see myself buying them. Trying to get anything alps is a force so not sure how worth it they are either. Everyone says the feel of the switch is unmatched though so it's tempting.

>>62061713
Combine both: Buy new keycaps for a model M

>>62067879
>buy keycaps for a keyboard he doesnt have

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>>62067724
My v60 has had 0 issues since I got it over a year ago.
It's even using the unrefined matias switches.
Key feel is godlike, but yeah, it's sort of a gamble which is unfortunate.

>>62057781
Man I hated those keycaps. Thanks for telling me where to buy them 6 months ago tho.

>>62068041
>falls for 60% meme
>doesnt actually use keyboard
>nothing wrong here anon!

>>62065834
Next year so they say.

>>62066263
Leopold keycaps are great.

>>62068041
May I ask why you dislike it? I have been looking to downgrade as I don't use anything left of enter these days and it would be nice to not have to move as far to reach my mouse.

>>62068194
It's my main keyboard?
The m13 is just there to look pretty :^)
>>62068267
I don't dislike it.
The only thing I guess I could say I don't like is that it's not programmable and the lack of good keycap options.

>>62068267
Because its a meme 60% keyboard, nobody actually likes them because they aren't practical. TKL or 75% is what you need.

>>62068399
Ebik

>>62068399
No body except for professional programmers

>>62068399
I mean 75% is better than TKL or full keyboards but when was the last time you used the arrow keys?

>>62068477
I wasn't aware you were a professional programmer. Whatsup professional programmer anon, you're so pro with your 60%

>>62068478
A few minutes ago

>>62068478
Like five seconds ago.

>>62068598
I'm not a professional programmer anon, but if I was I'd use a 60% like all those emac users

>>62068215
Have they been saying "next year" for a while, or is there an actual reason to believe them this time? Could you please spoonfeed me?

>>62068635
Why do you care what other people use? Why not just use something that makes sense for you? If you always try to be like someone else you'll never be your own person. Getting a 60% keyboard will not make you a better programmer no matter how many times retards in /mkg/ tell you. Sorry kiddo.

>>62068722
Who said that it would? Do you even use emacs? A 60% keyboard is all what you need. Just look at all the professional programmers who use emacs. Is it that hard of a concept to grasp that not everyone needs a full size keyboard?

>>62068686
I think at this point they pretty much have to make them to stay relevant.
There is not much proof though. Aside from customer service emails.
But ""supposedly"" they are also making some new keyboard designs ""soon"" that are more standard and not as macfag-esq.

>>62068686
Well they ran a "kickstarter" to raise some funds and they reached their goal.

>>62068769
I don't get why you're so focused on what professional programmers look like, it's laughable. I heard they all wear adidas shoes so are you going to wear adidas shoes because muh professional programmers? You sound like a child. And when did I say to use a full size keyboard? You're putting words in my mouth because you're losing the argument.

Protip: If you're good at programming, the keyboard doesn't matter. It's personal preference man.

>>62068857
>It's personal preference man.
This whole hobby explained right there.

>>62068857
>puts words in my mouth
>moves the goal posts
>uses a straw man
I should've know you were a troll from the start. Its okay maybe one day you'll know some basics for programming. You still haven't proved me wrong. If you really want to argue go back to >>62068477

>>62068598
>>62068604
Yeah no shit you just used it. You going to justify why you preformed such a retarded action or continue to pretend you weren't supposed to follow that up like a chris chan tier autist?

>>62068787
Well that's good news at least

>>62068779
I mean there's always the unicomp route of just pushing buttons and not selling your switches to anyone to maintain monopoly. It's good that they aren't doing this

>>62069056
Their fundraiser said it would take a year and a half, so far its been 11 months. Maybe they'll deliver on time, but who knows what could happen

>>62069056
Yeah, Matias is slow. But they are trying.

>>62068970
So to start programming I should get a 60% keyboard? That will definitely help. I don't know why I didn't think of that, you probably don't even need to know a programming language, right?
You've yet to give one advantage when programming with a 60% versus a 75% or TKL. It's just sad seeing potential like you wasting time and energy on muh aesthetics rather than working on something useful for society. Sad

>>62069001
A spreadsheet, you vapid NEET.

>>62069266
bruh, I use a 1-key keyboard, that's how good a programmer I am. I just press the key and perfect C code comes out. Get on my level.

>>62069711
Yeah, I've been thinking about going down to a 7% keyboard. All these fags don't know what cool is with their 60%. Maybe I'll make it to 1-key one day

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help
i fell for the ducky meme

just bought a keyboard with gateron browns off massdrop, anyone have experience with these?

I feel like I made a good decision, I've used cherry browns and I like everything but the scratchiness

>>62069873
gaterons are an improvement, but mx switches are still shit overall.

Honestly, why is every single mainstream keyboard out there still using cherry and clones when there are clearly better alternatives out there?

I understand some people might prefer their weaker tactility or something, but I don't see why they are the main switch for absolutely everyone. Especially when cherry style switches try to improve tactility when matias and buckling springs already exist.

>>62069824
Is that a shoop? Those legends are retarded.

>>62069934
It's a niche market. Most people are fine with cheap rubber domes.

>>62069890
I've used topre and it's not all that special imo. What do you prefer?

>>62069940
its a pic from google cause im too lazy to upload one of my shine 5


i don't even use RGB back light, just a dim orange tone (still worth every penny)

>>62069984
Alps

I could get an AEK II for 60$ with one keycap missing. Is a a good price for it?

>>62069824
This was never a meme, you're just retarded.

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Where would one go about getting a decent quality ful 105 set of JIS layout keycaps? I'm thinking like injection mold with transparent letters and kanji.
Pic is not me

>>62069934
Mx switches and clones are just too easy to make.
Plus it's a result of design inertia.

>>62070029
no, hunt around more. Alps is also greatly affected by dirtiness. Unless you're willing to ultrasonic clean them, don't buy one thats too beat up.

What is the best cherry mx switch and why is Cherry MX Clear the only good one?

>>62070071
Ducky is your only option, unless you want to spend $200+

>>62070230
You mispelled white

>>62070285
thanks m8

>>62070005
What's your daily driver?

I have been looking at alps (matias) as well as cherry and desu I just can't find quite what I'm looking for.

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>buying a hhkb without arrow keys

Lmao.

>>62070029
It "could" be a good deal.
That's the total fucking shit part about OG alps.
Like >>62070122 said alps get real bad real fast if they are dirty.
unless you want to commit a day to have to possibly clean, buff, and lightly lube the sliders, I say you look around more.
Not to mention you also need an adapter for old Apple boards to work on a modern computer.

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nth for maymayforce sixty eight with THICCCCCC plastic letter buttons

>>62070610
>buying a keyboard with a gimped shift key
>falling for the japanese plastic folded 1000 times meme

>>62070305
No I didn't. Whites might be the worst of the cherrys

>>62058947
actually yeah

So I want to get a new keyboard but I have the k70 rgb that I bought 2 years ago which makes me reluctant. I have numerous problems with the keyboard including the nonstandard key layout, gay branding, and I don't even use the lighting on it. In addition I want to try so new switches because I'm getting sick of reds and all my buds have either browns or blues and I like their feel much more.
So, I want to sell this k70. I bought it for 180 when it was new and there is no damage to the keyboard other than just shit on it which I will clean up plus I have an extra set of transparent keycaps which I was thinking of including since I won't use them. How much could I get out of this on eBay or otherwise? I'm hoping for 100 at least, is that unrealistic?

>>62071745
You can buy a brand new k70 for $100 so you probably wont get that much also you can try selling it on r/mechmarket

Massdrop finally got my Vortex backlit PBT keycaps shipped today, I joined the drop in June.

Finally my Ducky won't have shiny ABS keycaps anymore.

>>62072068
does the fact that its rgb add any value? also I'll check out mechmarket thanks.

>>62072117
It probably would've been better to buy them from their ebay store, or mechanicalkeyboards.com, or aliexpress

>>62072209
I'm not sure but usually keyboards with RGB are more expensive

Pros/Cons of spacebar flip meme

>>62072989
Someone once said it was because your thumb won't hurt when using the spacebar. I don't who the fuck hurts their thumb typing.

How can you "dye" keycaps without dye? I just want to dye my ESC key red and don't want to buy a whole pack of dye just for one key.

>>62072989
It's comfy.
That's the only reason.

>>62073065
>How do you paint a room without paint
Seems like it would be easier to just buy a red Esc key
http://www.elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=access,cherrymxkeys&pid=cds_redesc

>>62073120
tree fiddy? hmmm

>>62073120
I want a blank cherry profile one

>>62073149
Cherry profile or "cherry" profile. What keycap set is it?

>>62073194
I'm using Gateron blanks which are PBT and Cherry Profile

>tfw /mkg/ lied and told you a switch was tactile

>>62073340
What switch?

>>62073340
Don't tell me, you bought gateron clears

>>62073350
It doesn't matter, you will just say "oh no anon you need this switch" like 5 other people have done and it will still be shit

>tfw no tactile switch exists
>tfw mechs are a meme
feels bad man

>>62073350
MX anything probably

>>62073361
I don't know why this never occurred to me before but I guffawed at the thought of it.

>>62073350
>>62073361
>>62073379
I've tried mx clears, gateron browns, zealios 67g, matias quiet clicks, and MOD-H tactile switches.

Aren't gateron clears linear??

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>>62073340
Who /devilish/ here?
>On /v/
>someone wants to get a mech with cherry clears
>can't find any keyboards in stock
>recommend he gets gateron clears instead
>buys a chink TKL with them
If you're reading this, I hope you like your new keyboard

>>62073367
If you bought MX brown switches then it's your fault because it is known to be the worst switch you can get.

>>62073399
If you try Matias and buckling springs and find neither tactile you're going to have to find a board made entirely out of mouse traps instead.

>>62073367
Replace the springs of a Model M with garage door springs.

>>62073432
Kek, that's terrible.
But I like it. Good job

>>62073432
He'll probably bottom out so hard on them he will think they're tactile regardless and thank you for the recommendation.

>>62073432
forchan strikes again

>>62073445
>>62073399

>>62073447
Matias was decent but their switches failed 3 different times on me, and I am no heavy typer.

Few people have told me go topre anon! I think it's just another money pit.

>>62073538
>different times on me
Holy shit you're unlucky.
Just get a model M.

>>62073682
*
>their switches failed 3 different times on me

>>62073447
A captive bolt pistol under every key.

>>62073538
Topres aren't particularly tactile.

>>62073682
>gets model M
>Springs start flying out of keyboard

>>62070424
I use silenced topre the most but I really enjoy matias quiet clicks.

>>62073538
Might as well go all meme and get Halo true or Halo clear

How bad are the hong kong topre keycaps

>>62073785
Halo like the game? Did they make a keyboard or something

>>62057777
because shitty unincunt bought all the licenses and no one else makes buckling springs anymore.

>>62073963
Yes microsoft got some chinks to make a mechanical keyboard to promote Halo wars 2 for PC. People liked them because they were even more tactile then clears. While the keyboard isn't available anymore you can still buy the switches. Here is a comparison between MX clears, Halo clears, and Halo true respectivly

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>>62073963
>>62074054
Forgot pic

>>62074037
No, they just bought the old tooling from a trash heap. Anyone can make buckling spring keyboards, heck when the patent expired people started to make clones of them, but they ran into a small problem that they are just to expensive to make compared to other mechanical switches

>>62074066
>>62074054
My head can't make sense of that chart man. I more than likely would not purchase anything related to halo

where can i get a pbt keycap set for the choc mini?

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I'm seriously trying to temper my expectations for this but boy do these pictures make it hard.

>>62074541
I angle my hands on a regular keyboard so it's inline with my wrists. Why is this necessary?

>>62074541
Did you actually buy this meme?
>split
>not ortholinear
>overpriced as fuck
Like holy shit

>>62074574
Some people like ergonomic keyboards and this is a natural evolution. I imagine it might be really comfortable to type with a foot of space between your thumbs. Really the layout is the least interesting thing about it though.

>>62074666
Fuck you I'll buy any meme I please.

>>62074692
Even keyboardio is a better meme by far

>>62074452
chocmini-pbt-keycaps.com

>>62074667
You sound like a retard anon just letting you know

>>62074710
link not working.

>>62074773
shit my bad man
choc-mini-pbt-keycaps.com

>>62073854
Not bad at all, nice texture. But get the kbdfans silencing rings too.

Anyone know of a case/cover sized to fit a Vortex Core? Failing that any good generic 60% cases?

>>62075425
you mean like a carrying case?

>>62075447
Yeah, something to protect it a bit if I throw it in my backpack

>>62075470
wouldn't any fleece bag do?

>>62075484
I suppose so. Maybe I can find a pencil case or something with similar dimensions

>>62075425
This chick makes good sleeves:

http://keyboardwear.pro/

So what's the deal with nature whites? Anyone have them/try them? What are they like?

I've been using blues for a while but was thinking of trying something non-clicky but not as light as reds.

How come there's so many keyboards
it's making it too hard to choose one

>>62076098
They're slightly lighter blacks that are fully translucent for RGB memes.

What color should I dye the modifiers of my blank beige keycaps?

>>62076168
brown

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>>62076111
Choose the one with the sickest lighting, everything else is a waste of time. If you can't control every individual RGB, then you'll never be gaming like a PRO, kid.

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Are these switches Cherry whites or clears?

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The split ortho life is coming along pretty slowly desu senpai

>>62076747
What website?

>>62076772
10fastfingers

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>>62076744
Considering that Cherry Whites have that little bit sticking out right next to the stem like a Cherry Blue, and Cherry Clears don't, I'd say those are definitely Cherry Clears.

Pic related is Cherry White.

Why is 4chan filled with mentally ill people who post the same shit every thread?

>>62077133
Autism speaks, especially for the guy with the one Filco board and ridiculous collection of guns.

At least there was that one guy who made that keyboard with the green/orange theme, that was nice.

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>>62059396
Sorry my dude I'm in Oregon

>>62068144
You bought some? What didn't you like about them?

>>62077218
Nice one. I got the excalibur recently. Love Outemu Blue.

I am interested in purchasing a very short coiled cable in order to use a keyboard with a tablet. Can anyone recommend a cable company or custom cable maker that ships to Australia?

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I'm looking to get into alp switches. Should I get one of those Dell AT101W on ebay bids? When the seller say something like ''all keys tested and working'', taking into consideration how the switches ares prone to damage from dust and all...would that be a reasonable bet or is too risky?

Also, how hard would it be to clean and make basic restorations to such board?

>>62074099
I don't get why it's that much more expensive. It even has less parts than a typical Cherry switch.

>>62077838
Matias makes a modern alps clone, if you care.

>>62077946

I know and I'm interested in them too, its just that the idea of grabbing and old keyboard for cheap and restoring it is interesting to me. Maybe even start a collection...

>>62077880
Because number of parts isn't the only factor in construction costs, and it's almost always cheaper to be able to use off the shelf parts whenever possible rather than manufacturing stuff yourself. BS keyboards need the frontplate, flippers and springs to all be custom-made per keyboard while MX switches can be bought for cents by keyboard companies.

>>62076995
Thanks I haven't noticed that.
Are vintage clears as good as new ones? Or the bumb becomes less noticeable over time?

>>62078393
Cherry switches are guaranteed not to change over the first 50 million key presses. And it's pretty much true. 20 year old cherry keyboards that have been in use every day usually show no signs of aging except for appearance.

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>>62077218
Clean your desk, son.

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>>62077359
>shoot keyboard keys instead of learning touch typing
Americans...

>>62077610
Get a little black one from China. It's just a cable.

>>62061637
>Ajazz Ak33
send it to me, I' m poor.

guide anywhere for this, only find soldering ones

https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/XD75Re-pcB/3034003_32818745981.html