/mkg/ - Mechanical Keyboard General

Why is the thread randomly dying so much

We'd get like one thread per day just two months ago

>>62395330
People aren't posting consistently.

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Looking to build a 75% ISO layout keyboard. What options are there? So far I have been looking at the XD84 and KBD75. Which one is better?

>>62395583
Amigo, I tried that and finally gave it up and just got a POK3R ISO. I really miss the physical arrow and other function keys since I use the arrows more than I thought and using two keys as one, hehe, it's not fair at all. But it's still a really good keyboard.

>>62395630
what made you give up?

>>62395766
probably being a pussy who's afraid to solder, or not wanting to pay the premium for iso keycaps

>>62395766
No experience with soldering (I'll change some switches on my meme razer orbweaver tho), high prices and hard to find all the pieces I need.
Maybe they are easy to find, but since I don't have any experience with building a keyboard, I thought I'd fuck it up somewhere. I also wanted some specific shit, like Spanish keycaps or at least blank keycaps, I don't want to press a key with a symbol and actually type another (I'm on nordic ISO right now and it triggers me, not that it interferes with my writting, but fuck it), RGayB, maybe the option to put a custom USB (I wanted to put USB C because of autism).

>>62395793
Exactly this. After I find more about this, I'll help a friend to get one for himself.

>>62395888
fair enough. i'm also afraid i wont be able to get the caps i need without breaking the bank.

i've soldered plenty of stuff though so that wont be a problem. and i figured building is half the fun.

>>62395947
If you want custom keycaps, I found a site, but I had to deal with where to put some keys and such and create a layout.

http://www.maxkeyboard.com/iso-layout-custom-color-cherry-mx-keycap-set-front-side-print-blank.html

There was another, but I frgot which one was it, sure it is on the wiki.

>>62395888
Varmilo's basically your only option if you want Spanish legends, they offer a heap of ISO layouts with their made to order program (DE, NOR, FRA, IT, ES, PT, HU and UK) but it's like 62 euros for a TKL set or 73 for fullsize and they only cover standard layouts so you'll have to get the 75%'s non-standard bottom row, right shift and right column keys elsewhere.

>tfw waiting for my new mechanical keyboard in the mail

>>62396058
I already ordered a Spanish set for the POK3R from mykeyboard.eu , I planned to buy there a gateron RED POK3R and the desold and sold in blue gateron, but it went out of stock and there wasn't any other on stock, so got a blue one with nordic kecaps. Spent a little more but hey, I'll be ending having two sets of keycaps.

Maybe I could have just go there and get one of these, but this is still a good choice for me.

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>>62396100

>tfw waiting on TWO new mechanical keyboards in the mail

>>62396100
>>62396492
>tfw waiting for three
Well one is a numpad but still.

When are yours supposed to arrive?

>>62396649

FUCKING TODAY. Got a black and white KeyCool 71 coming in the mail, both with blue Gats.

Going to swap the keycaps between the boards on all the keys that were traditionally darker gray on the Model M.

>>62396649
FUCKING DECEMBER
So guess who the new "tfw waiting" meme spammer will be??

>>62396717
Tell me how the Gateron click switches are, the smooth stem and louder click seems like a good combo.

>>62396492
how many hands do you have anon?

>>62397333

If you like 'em smooth and quiet, you like Gats, but they're a touch too wobbly for my tastes. I actually prefer Otemu blues (and Razer greens) because I like my switches loud and a bit stiff.

>>62397319
Me, because one is arriving in February and the other is arriving "after production" (it's an F77 so fuck knows when it will actually ship).

there's nothing wrong with rubber dome

>>62389239
u sure? I have a cheapo $5 monoprice adapter and it works just fine on my 89 model m

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>>62398479
this

>>62397547
>hands
>not devices that need a keyboard

>>62396100
Mine is arriving on Saturday.
Spending some time looking up code syntax for it so I can brick it as soon as I get it attached to the computer.

thoughts on Ajazz AK33 ?

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What is the absolute best keyboard I can get for typing? I average 140wpm and am on the computer up to 12 hours a day, rarely play games anymore though. I've had an old Razer Blackwidow for 4-5 years now and it still works well, just looking to upgrade to something better now. My priorities are responsivity and comfort while typing. Quiet keys would be nice too but they're not a requirement. Don't care about backlight or other useless gizmo. I'm from Europe and don't have a budget, what's the best I can get? Was thinking of a Leopold/Topre with Topre switches but asking here for others opinions.

>>62400586
shame you just missed the realforce104U silenced massdrop

Is the left control key on the realforce supposed to be wobbly??

>>62400698
yes its a feature

>tfw unicomp will never release a tenkeyless

I just want an SSK without having to pay $300 used.

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>>62396717

Finally got to get a look at the boards with the keys swapped. Bretty gud.

>>62400822
Just get one from craigslist for 80 bucks

>>62401205
I live in a small town and the chances of finding something like an SSK on Craigslist here are extremely slim.

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>>62400822
>Feb 2015
Tears in rain.

>>62401336
I really hated that layout though.

>>62401270
I live with a bunch of rural and suburban retards and some farmer gave me an SSK for free. He had it listing for a bunch of old keyboard. You shouldn't be looking exactly for a model m, since these people don't know its true worth

When you're waiting for your HHKB Pro 2 to come from Japan
; ~ ; hold me senpais

>>62401379
A handful of people win the lottery because millions of people play it, but that doesn't change the fact that it's a one in a million thing and each person is extremely unlikely to win.

>>62401541
No, you gay rubber dome user.

>>62401336
that's fucking terrible design

can we all agree that red switches are the best and if you disagree you probably have austism

>>62402218
can we all agree that no switch is the best and if you disagree you probably have austism

>>62402218
>t. razerfag

>>62402292
i don't use any razer products, my deathadder served me for 4.5 years though, it was a good product, i might have been lucky

i use a k70

>>62402218
I prefer linears, haven't tried reds but blacks are pretty comfy

>>62402292
when did razer use red switches?

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New Keycaps arrived today

>>62403320
Why would you bother buying such shitty looking keycaps?

I need a second keyboard for reasons. Looking at a tada68 but I've never tried gateron switches before. I used to enjoy cherry browns before I got to try zeal switches which I like the most right now.

Could someone compare gateron browns and reds to cherry browns and zealios? Longevity is important.

>>62405567
You can buy the TADA68 with zealios if you're that much of a cuck.

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>brother got his first real office job, wants to know what browns feel like
>let him borrow my board since i'm going to be out of town for a month
>he oils the switches with canola oil because he saw in a documentary that it's basically machine oil

Nice. Now it's going to be full of bacteria in no time and it's going to eat up the plastic.
Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe before i go to prison for murder.

TADA68 for the gaterons or ducky one tkl? Price is about the same.

>>62406326
He did you a favor, browns are for plebs

>>62406453
tada68 is a better keyboard, but if you want a TKL then Ducky is one of the best

>>62406766
I was thinking of switching to blacks anyways.

>>62405567
Gateron Brown is MX Brown but smoother and no "sand" inside.
Zealio is Gateron Brown but more significant bumps.
Red is boring all around.

>>62405567
Zealios are made by gaterons, with the big difference is they come prelubed. Cherry switches just suck in general

>Budget
Cap of $150 cheaper is better if diffrence in quality is not substantial.

>Location (continent at least)
U S A

>Preferred switch type
Quietest and soft.

>Layout
ANSI

>Form factor
110%
I fucking love programable hotkeys but 100% is fine too.

>Backlight
Mandatory.

>Previous/current keyboards
Pls no lynch.... Razer Lycosa it's now 6 years old and falling the fuck apart.

>Auxiliary info
I'm trying to make the switch to mechanical but I'm not sure it will work out because I really like low profile keys. Laptop keys basically :^/

Do you guys prefer a heavier key press or a lighter one?

>>62407960
Get a low profile mechanical keyboard then.

>>62406947
Browns and blacks? Someone has shit taste

>>62409540
Calm down he's a swede

https://www.massdrop.com/buy/tai-hao-cubic

these look cute

>>62411421
>ABS
not cute at all

>>62411421
>Tai-hao
>OEM height
And it's trash

>>62409540
lmao blue fags are the worst.

I'm so close to ordering a Planck.
Talk me out of it, /g/

Greetings.

>Budget
Under $200 USD.
>Location (continent at least)
USA.
>Preferred switch type
Cherry MX Brown.
>Layout
Whatever works.
>Form factor
Tenkeyless
>Backlight
I want the RGB meme.
>Previous/current keyboards
CM Quickfire Stealth Brown.

I'll buy a new keyboard, then sell my current keyboard. I'm looking at:

http://www.coolermaster.com/peripheral/keyboards/masterkeys-pro-s/

>>62412803
Make your own fucking decisions you baby

>>62412955
Go fuck yourself with a rubber dome

>>62412947
With that kind of budget you can build a pretty nice custom keyboard. If not then get a varmilo va87

>>62412803
Get a Preonic instead

>>62407960
Everything you want is the opposite of merch keys. Quiet, soft, low profile? Rubber dome or scissor switch

>>62408104
I prefer heavier because I'm not a finglet

>>62403320
>that glare
Oh god.
Reminds me why i use a logitech g410
got one on the cheap in a sale.
Love it.
the lighting is amazing.
if you use it in the dark, it never is too bright, and aids vision not distracts it.

>>62413319
Except there are mechanical switches that have all that. Not everything mechanical goes clickity clack

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>>62396100
>mines getting in tomorrow

>>62408104
tactile - light
linear - heavy

>>62413381
then you'll have no problem suggesting a keyboard that meets all
>>62407960
Requirements

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What's your endgame keyboard, /mkg/?

>>62413319
>>62407960
Don't kill me for this, but try the omron/romer g switches.
They sold poorly so you can get logitech keyboards on the cheap on sales.
They are very quiet and soft.
If you need backlight for the glare and looks, this won't be the best choice.
But if you like accuracy, romer g is a good switch.
Sadly if you want to customize it, well, you are out of luck, noone makes accesories for these switches.

>>62413421
DAREU EK820 meets every requirement except 100%, they only make a TKL at the largest because fullsizes are such a small market.

>>62413454
I've heard they are mushi mushi

>>62413454
>accuracy
>double contacts for double chatter

>>62413520
switching from mx browns, they ain't that bad.
pretty good actually.
just don't press to heavily.
Switching from a memebrane they will feel more fammiliar.

>>62413447
To make a 1000 lumens RGB tkl with flame decals

>>62413560
by accuracy i meant accurate lighting.

>>62413447
An inexpensive programmable 1800 with a stainless steel plate

A 65% with an 1800-style gap between the main keys, arrow keys and the rightmost column

>>62413421
Any keyboard with PG1158 switches will do

>>62413447
You pretty much posted it, but one with colemak keycaps

>>62413809
what is a pg1158 switch?

>>62414159
Kailh Low Profile switches

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I just put new GMK caps on my MX Clears
What are the chances of getting them off again without ripping the whole board apart?

>>62414250
You should have shaved the sliders first. Still, GMK sliders arent that tight anyway, main issue is with PBT sets.

>>62413447
A truly modern buckling spring keyboard

How the fuck do you fix snapped PBT stems?
What fucking glue even works on PBT?

>>62414550
just buy new ones

>>62413447
A Tada68

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>>62413447
I consider my silenced novatouched fc660c with sony bke-2010 and hasu controller to be my "endgame." Still waiting on GMK nautilus to arrive though....

>>62394446
>SSSSSMOKIN' TRAINS

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What's a good 75% keyboard with silent Cherry MX Red that has keys in pic related. Media keys would also be a plus, but not required.
Bonus points for some aesthetic keycap suggestions as well.

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I use a brown switch mechanical at home and I just got my first out of college job so im finally doing shit behind a computer rather than in food service or whatever

I have an open desk (no walls around it) and they gave me just some cheap flat membrane keyboard. I want to at least get a keyboard with raised keys but ideally of course want to buy a mechanical keyboard to replace it

But there's the sound

I know from personal use brown switches would be too loud for the environment, so I was wondering, are the red/black switches just as silent as membrane? Could I use a red/black mech keyboard at work without pissing off my coworkers?

>>62416927
are you working in a silent office environment. the browns should be cool if not go for a topre board.

>>62416962
pretty much silent, its an advertising agency so most people are doing web design/graphic design/ad trafficing, the only people talking are in meetings on the other side of the office or the few people who need to make customer phone calls

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>>62413447
realistically....
a stock hhkb pro 2

>>62417054
Matias Quiet Click for supreme tactility with almost no sound
Silenced Topre/Topre with kbdfans rings, but only if you actually want topre
Any silence cherry switch, if you want cherry keycaps
Any non-clicky cherry switch with o-rings, if you don't mind a soft but not quite silent solution and aren't too elitist about the feeling, or if you're poor, or if you want to use cherry keycaps but don't like the available silenced choices

In order from highest recommended to lowest

>>62417056
That layouts not really that non-standard. It's just split right shift, ISO left shit and split backspace, most any 60% PCB will support that

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Not mechanical, but might as well be.

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>>62417283
Non-standard is just the name of the kit I had to order to get the keycaps for that layout

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>>62396100
>waiting for two way too overpriced keycap sets

I think I've gone off the deep end, and I think I'm sadly gonna buy Laser when that comes out soon too.

>>62402315
>I don't use utter shit, I use regular shit

Surely you jest.

>>62409540
>hating on patrician blacks, especially Gateron Blacks

You don't have to embarrass yourself by telling everyone your poor taste.

>>62412803
Typing in ortholinear is a pain and is not ergonomic, keyboards are staggered for a reason. I could never get used to it myself.

>>62417296
>00 on the keypad
RARE
What year was this made?

Is that a trackpad in the lower right? Or is that for playing tamigotchi?

Oh, and that's a weird looking hotkey next to the 4chan key, anon. What does it d#(#&@#[[NO CARRIER

>>62412947
Buy either a Ducky Shine or Cooler Master MasterKeys Pro S RGB, then buy a set of EnjoyPBT keycaps and you'll be at end game forever.

Also, I highly recommend you stay away from Cherry Brown, and look for Gateron Brown instead.

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>>62413447
Kira96.

And it's never going to be released.

backlit/rgb keyboards are horrible

>>62418031
i like backlits (read: non rgb) at night, but then again, i don't use the computer much at night

>>62416787
KBD75, buy the Silent Reds separately, solder it all together, throw on any keyset you want - bada bing, bada boom.

>>62413447
A 96 keys board in a brushed aluminum chassis with Matias Quiet Click switches and dye-sub PBT DSA Dolch keycaps.

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>>62394446
How do I make use of multiple keyboards? I really like collecting them but don't really have a use for multiple. I want a Model M Unicomp but can't find a use for it other than doing typing tests with it and pressing the keys because it feels good.

>>62417606
Not sure what year. The part # is SPOS G86, and it's made by CHERRY.

Yes, that is a trackpad, and a damn nice one, would compare to a certain other fruit company's trackpads.

>>62418473
just sell them on

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>>62411421
>assdrop
kek

>>62418473
Have a keyboard to travel with, have a keyboard for work, for home, for your HTPC, have a keyboard with PBT keycaps when you eat greasy food and you don't want to harm your ABS caps. Just let the Autism flow through you.

>>62418559
This is good advice. Currently I take my pok3r with me in a nice zip up bag that fits it perfectly to my friends houses when we plan on taking turns on Quake. Since it's a tiny keyboard it gives the mouse a lot more room on his small desk. I justify using the chinkforce by doing typing tests. The actuation point is sooner and it feels lighter. But then the Model M I'm trying to think of ways I could use it still. Maybe that one could become my typing keyboard? I dunno.

>>62411421
>>62411473
>>62411602
You'd have to pay me at this point to use ABS keycaps. There's no fucking point in buying anything that's made from ABS and is in constant contact with human skin.
OEM I don't mind. I've actually come to like it after hating on it for years. As long as the keyboard is at a 13degree and smaller angle, they're fine.

It boggles my mind that people waste money on ABS shit. Some even spend $200 on an ABS set! Insane fuckers!

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>>62394446
Anyone have experience with these? I wanna put them on my MX clear switches, it'd be nice.

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>>62395330
what this >>62395420 anon said

I've been here for the past two or three years and the threads picks up and slows down in pace all the time.

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>>62418533
>fruit company

>>62413563
Why do you not want to push too hard?

>>62412803
Typing on Planck is like typing on Dvorak: It's fine if you use your own keyboard all the time, but the moment you switch to other people's keyboard or even your laptop's one, you're screwed.

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Is the CM Masterkeys Pro M worth it if I plan to use my own PBT keycap set? I really love that layout, and having white LEDs doesn't hurt either.

>>62417659
Is it just the case? Because you can get that layout from a bunch of places now.

>>62420937
cm makes good boards, go for it

>>62418473
One for work, preferably with a numpad.
One for home. RGB it up for fun.
One for travel, probably a 40% for maximum easy carrying.
One for backup, because you should always have backups.

What's a good way to get a fairly professional-looking keyboard that has whatever key labels I want on it?

Not looking for any kind of fancy layout, but if I can't re-label function keys as
>gooch
>taint
>benis
in professional printed text it's kind of a deal-breaker

>>62401336
They are literally the only company making buckling spring keyboards. It's my all time favorite mechanism and I can't do without it for general prose typing/programming.

So I broke down and bought an Ultra Classic. It's adequate in quality, and the mechanism is superior to anything else on the market. Tooling could be tighter and more precise but that's just a problem for their entire line and always has been. It feels like a "new" version of a well used Model M. I wish they would just start from scratch with a new design but with the same buckling spring mechanism. Use metal parts wherever possible. I'd pay $200 for such a keyboard, especially a 10-keyless.

I still have hope. One day...

>>62421093
Oh and they need modern circuitry. I can't believe they're still 2KRO. That's just pathetic.

TE UIC RWN JUS VER TE LAY DG

...NKRO should be standard now.

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Anyone got a Unicomp SpaceSaver?

I've got one with unprinted keycaps, I fucked around with some of my bindings in SharpKeys and I'm not sure where the right windows key is meant to be. Is it the first key to the right of the spacebar?

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Why can't I get everything I want in one board

>>62422150
buy fc660c
buy kbdfans silencing rings
patiently wait for this to be real: https://geekhack
.org/index.php?topic=84186.0

>>62422521
These guys?

https://kbdfans.cn/collections/keyboard-part/products/topre-keyboard-silence-x-120pcs

hmm, might just get the 87U, I can live with TKL

>>62418555
Is this OC? If so, let me know what they reply, because I'm being flooded with quilting supply drops

>>62421093
Get an F77. All-metal construction, xwhatsit controller for full programmability (and obviously NKRO), not exactly TKL but similar layout, and it even has proper capacitive buckling springs instead of membrane ones.

Are keycap pullers a joke? Just use a knife

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Can anyone identify this model?

>>62424594
G84-4100

>>62424653
Is getting one for 20$ a good deal?