big extended 65s editionprevious: >>101044912>Keyboard recommendation template:https://pastebin.com/n220xk9VYou don't HAVE to use that, but it helps to answer some questions you're likely to get anyway (Helps also to mention if you're open to soldering or not)>Find vendorshttps://keycaplendar.firebaseapp.comhttps://www.alexotos.com/keyboard-vendor-list>This keyboard stuff is so expensivehttps://aliexpress.com (or Taobao if you are China-savvy)>Layouts and switcheshttps://compare.splitkb.comhttps://keyboard-design.comhttps://www.theremingoat.comhttps://www.switchesdb.com>Practice typinghttps://monkeytype.comhttps://www.keybr.comhttps://thetypingcat.comhttps://play.typeracer.com>What does ______ do to a keyboard's soundhttps://blacksimon.tv/science (Google sheet by a twitch streamer)>Should I buy silent switches for my first mechanical keyboard?yes absolutely
>>101120293oh shit it's a 60. abort. delete thread. that is not a 65 THAT IS NOT A 65
nth for morandis
>>101120293that's a genuinely retarded keyboard
>>101120293thanks, i hate it
>>101120916every single keyboard here is retarded. you can get a keyboard for free/10 dollars, OEM, and they're literally better quality, design, engineering, more reliable, work better, and are more high tech than 300 dollar HHK or 500 dollar drops etc etc.
>>101120293Why the hell is the D key and S key swapped?
>>101120979Because whoever built the board made a mistake.
>>101122660Well, this is interesting.
Should I get pic related keycaps?
Me waiting for Diatec to release the Filco Stingray with doubleshot PBT keycaps.
>>101122781I don't like red, you do you.
just spilled krytox 105g0 all over my pants
>>101120293you know you have the boss from hell when he lines up his fancy fountain pen and matching keyboard like this
anyone here have a Taco?
>>101120293why are there literally 0 high end mechanical keyboards that feature numpads? Do I really have to be one of you zoomer fortnite gamers to want a good typing feel?
>>101124675Is a Keychron Q6 really so bad?
>>101124675there's an frl 1800 group buy at cannonkeys right now, I ordered one. doesn't ship till next year though. lolspeaking of cannonkeys they also have their "brutal v2" 1800, nothing wrong with that.spacecables and keyboard treehouse have kangaroos, a southpaw full-size. spacecables will also cerakote it if you're into that sort of thingthere was a normal full-size IC on geekhack a month or two ago, hopefully that materializes.
fucking kill me. I never want to do this again as long as I live
>>101120972Suggest one.
Lube made my switches sound worse
>>101120293Carpal tunnel cultivation mouse
Don't want to lube switches? Get HMX switches. Best factory lube in the game.
>>101125785when hmx learns how to make a switch that doesn't pull out of the plate every single time I pull a keycap, I'll consider it
>>101124675Why not just get a dedicated num pad?
Am I the only dude left in the world who hates backlights?
>>101125944backlight and underglow are kino
>>101125803Only happens to me when pulling the longer modifier keys so I don't mind it that much.
>>101125944No, you're not alone. Seems like there are still more than a few /g/ cave dwellers.
>>101125944The only backlight I'll accept is Caps Lock and Scroll Lock
>>101126056high five brother
Are Kprepublic keysets any good?https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32886369767.htmlhttps://www.aliexpress.com/item/32877674607.htmlhttps://www.aliexpress.com/item/32877690577.html
Why do brands use chiclet, membrane and scissors interchangeably? I just want a keyboard that feels like my XPS 13, I love typing on it so much.
>>101126370They're decent dyesub pbt. Never had a problem with Kprepublic.
Can any argument be made for buying keyboards from brands like Leopold and Filco anymore? Is it just overpriced, dated keyboards or do their quality make it worth skipping stuff like hotswap and to also still pay a premium?
>>101127529Leopold's PBT doubleshots are nice, and they even throw in the rest of the keyboard for free.
Since I bought a monitor for work I figured I'd get a keyboard as well. Spent hours looking at different options of mechanical keyboards, and today I bought a basic mouse.I hated using the mouse (annoying to take your hands off keyboard) so much that I just bought the wireless Thinkpad keyboard that has a trackpoint. Guess it should suffice.For future reference, what are some mechanical keyboards that have a trackpoint (other than HHKB studio)
>just want something better than chiclet Dell keyboard I've been using 10 years>every keyboard on market is gimmicky garbage with descriptions filled with nothing buzzwords like "zinc weighted keys"and none of them have a fucking numpad
>>101128450You're being deliberately stupid at this point, the market is flooded with solid options both with and without numberpads.
>>101122781I don't even know what I'm looking at...
>>101124935If you buy good switches you never really have to lube them yourself.
>>101127529Both make nice boards in theory but personally I will never again buy a cherry-style mechanical that isn't hotswap. There are simply no downsides to being able to easily hotswap a switch, and if you've ever had to deal with switch chatter you'd know how annoying it is. I've owned 4 cherry switch keyboards and I've had chatter on two of them. If you're going to buy a non-hotswap board it should be capacitive switches, buckling springs. Leopold does have capacitive boards so I think those are worth considering. Filco really doesn't have anything on the competition at this point.
Tax season soon in Australia, recommend me <AUD300 keyboard (and a mouse maybe)Enjoy cherry brown leopold and filcos all my lifeDon't care about RGB>>101127529Oh no what happened?
anyone know how long the usb cable is that comes with the K10 pro?
>>101127529Hotswap doesn't make a board better, it just makes it better for a particular use case, which is a noob who wants to "get into keyboards" and learn about how different switches sound.There still isn't much that challenges Leopold at its price. Who else offers a solid 100% with cherry blacks and 1.5mm cherry-ish pbt keycaps at $150? The Keychron v6 max does beat it on price and features and is a better value, but it's a very different-sounding board with its soft gaskets, pc plate, etc. And Leopold has more color options, more switch options, etc. Not everyone likes gateron jupiter switches or Keychron's signature blue keycaps. Other than Keychron there isn't much going on in the low-end full-size market. Where are all these boards that are so much better than Leopold for that price? It's hard to think of another board to recommend to normal people looking for a prebuilt.
>has Zoom75>has TGR Jane v2 MEAnyone with a suggestion for a 65% to round out the collection? I mostly use long pole linears.
>>101131545Unironically Glare65
>>101120293Step aside, chuds.
Why is it so hard to find a decent single-color keycap set. No I don't want some ridiculous "themed" faggotry, I don't want my alphanumerics to be different from the rest of the keyboard, I don't want my F5-F8 to be different from the other F-keys.
>>101132035do you actually look at the kitting to check whether the accents/novelties/etc in the pictures are optional or not? e.g. if you just look at the pic this store offers of this gmk set and don't look at the full kitting, you won't realize that you have a full set of normal keycaps in there
>>101131595>422 total units in circulation based from Geon discordYeah... I'm thinking this is too rare to get listed on 2nd hand.
I got my Luminkey65 today! Pretty happy about everything, took out some of the foam in the board and it sounds pretty good. Definitely getting some heavier switches for it.
>>101131625anyone know what profile are these dell keyboards? I can't stand the tall skinny oem or cherry profile after using dell low flat ones for decades
>>101133006nice>>101131545are you willing to pay through the nose for stupid meme shit
>>101122660>Dvorak toggle>Fn cut copy paste so you don't have to use DVORAK shortcuts for it.Based
beginner here, really tired of my gateron blue switches that are noisy and work half the time. Is this a decent keeb? Is the price good in your opinion? Or would you recommend something else at this price point?All I need is an ISO/ES TKL keyboard with linear switches, don't even care about the backlight
>>101126370just get xiami from 21kb or taobao, will end up costing less or maybe the same, and they're way better
>>101132120>>101137131
>>101135129>are you willing to pay through the nose for stupid meme shitNot really, just within reasonable pricing as much as possible.
>>101125944rgb gamershit needs to be gone.
>>101137559oh, well there goes my idea then
>>101138169Let's hear it, I'm curious.
That's it, I'm ordering some pkrgb pcb
>>101138295I was gonna say you could get the already overpriced Mode Sixtyfive with the +$220 copper bottom case, the fluted copper accent and polycarb top case. Bit over 4.6lbs unbuilt, doesn't come close to the Glare's 7lbs (which is crazy) but still decent heft for a 65, and it's all in the bottom. would be outrageously expensive for what you get ($560 lmao), but you do get all that lovely copper, it'd be a pretty little board. They'd revoke your true keyboard autist card though
Buy Glare TKL, not 65 and not 60Sound and feel might be not as good as F1 but classic top mount is also nice
>>101138508Maybe I can just wait for a 2nd hand Mode 65 to pop out from my specific marketplace>>101138654I think I'm all set with top mount with my Jane v2 ME
Anyone tried one of these weird things?Was thinking of buying one to use as a macro/shortcut pad for 3D modeling
What is the consensus on Cherry Keyboards, and pic related?>started off Black Widow Razer clicky>went to Cherry MX Brown>went to DAS Keyboard with MX Brown>now pic related, with MX Red
I want a cheap utilitarian tenkey. Don't care about ISO vs ANSI. years ago when I bought my first (and current) Steelseries I had to be fucking special and got white switches and these motherfuckers are LOUD and gummy and I'd really prefer not having loud as fuck keys anymore.
>>101140121keychron v3 max fits the bill. Gasket mount, pc plate, thick pbt caps, stuffed with foams. Get it with the jupiter red switches which are factory-lubed linears and it should be pretty quiet. And it's pretty cheap.
>>101140199>it should be pretty quietlooked at a quick soundtest on youtube and it sounds just as loud as my white switches (despite the yootoober claiming it's the best option for working around other people), though I assume that's just him cranking up the volume in post to sell the sound to people who love loud clicky keyboards.Board looks fucking stupid though tbqh. Appreciate the rec either way
>>101140303Have you tried cheap options like o-rings or other silent mods? I know clicky is clicky but odds are good that most of the nose comes from other parts instead of the switch.
>>101140343I'd be more inclined to do the O-rings or etc if I didn't otherwise hate the keyboard I have's general feel. It's both loud AND feels shitty to use, and I doubt there's anything I can do to fix the loudness that will not worsen how gummy it feels.I would just get a regular keyboard if I didn't expect I'd break it extremely quickly for... reasons.
>>101140403To my knowledge there's no truly cheap options for a really quiet keyboard that actually feels good.I'd suggest trying o-rings with your current board to see if you can accept the way they make the keyboard feel. If you're OK with those, then get a keyboard that has silent linear switches and put your o-rings on it. That combination can be reasonably cheap and quiet and will still feel better than typing on an ultracheap membrane.If you can't handle those, then the only suggestion I would have is a Silent Topre board, but I'm not aware of any of those in production that come in fullsize. You'd probably have to mod it yourself.
>>101140568I guess I'll try the o-rings if only to try and save the cost of buying a new keyboard and de-faggoting the keycaps.
>>101140568Depends on how exactly you define cheap, but either lichicx silents or gateron geckos can just be slapped into whatever hotswap board. Both are silent switches that feel way less mushy than other silent switches.
>>101140303>it sounds just as loud as my white switchesyou can't easily judge loudness from youtube videos. I own a v max keyboard, they aren't loud stock. I removed all the foams from mine to make it louder, put on loud abs mix caps, and it's still not as loud as my last keyboard was (daskeyboard 4 pro)
>>101139934There must be something wrong with them because I never hear anything about them
What's the tactile switch with the lowest travel?
>>101142190A mouse switch.
>>101142526That's a clicky
Good places for artisins that isnt a raffle
>>101142962There are silent mouse switches though right? Past that there are those low profile cherry switches that are basically laptop switches.
>Cherry MX Grey is 80 cN operating forceJesus christ. Do people actually use a keyboard with these on it? Won't this cause damage to your fingers if you're typing often?
>>101120293i want to make a keyboard but i dont know much about them, heres the info !!if possible then pls make it cheap>Budget150ish>LocationSweden>Preferred switch typeClear or White or Blue switches (whatever is the cheapest)>LayoutSwedish ISO>Form factoranything between 65%-80% works for me>BacklightDoesn't Matter>Previous/current keyboardsHyperX Alloy Origins 60%i wish the switches were more clicky and/or more stiff/heavier cause i like the feedback some keyboards give
>>101143531No, I used them, they aren't so heavy but I didn't like its scratchiness.
>>101136590vete al chollo y a la verga
>>101144433This is an English image board, not a taco stand.
I want to buy more keyboards but it's a literal waste of money
>>101145817Give me one of your keyboards and you'll have a good reason to buy at least 1 more keyboard.
I honestly don't give a fuck about any of the details of what keyboard I use, if I have these switches in it, it'll be perfect. Ortho/split/full/60% none of that shit really matters if it has decent build quality and good switches, you only need one keyboard
>>101143771if you act fast you can get good dye sub swedish caps from this GBhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfe0H_3VnGub_0C5hoHXjqOhzEFB5zdgCOZkMd5yi-b7HkiQQ/viewformsupposedly Erland is a good guy to deal with if you're in the EUOnce you have caps it's just a matter of getting a board with ISO layout support and QMK/VIA support. That's the easy part.
>>101143771For clicky switches, I definitely recommend Box Jade or Navy with 50 and 75g springs respectively. They sound and feel a lot better than blues and aren't too expensive either.
>>101147728I like my click jacket gateron greens (spring swapped to 70g) better than my box jades. The jades are just too sharp a click, too tactile, I don't know. I know box whites exist but I really think click jackets are underrated. They have a unique typing feel.
Post your keyboards
>>101149847
>>101149847Okay
>>101139815this looks very interesting
>>101139815vid on website makes me think it has potential once config'd to my handhttps://store.azeron.eu/
Anyone got suggestions for a 65% plastic keyboard? Want to get one just to be used when going to the office so I don't have to lug around a heavy TKL.
>>101122781What are those clear keycaps? Do they come in other colors?
>>101149847I want to post but my camera is out of service right now, I have parts coming in the mail shortly
>>101147577ill see if i can cough up 50 bucks for keys
>>101147577wats special about dye sub?and what is it
>>101151725XMI dye sub caps start with very good thick PBT blanks (same ones Shenpo uses) and then heat and dye is used to add legends to them by actually dyeing the plastic. The limitation of dye sub is you can only do dark dyes onto lighter bases, so no white-on-black dye sub (Unless you dye a white cap black all over, which tends to fuck up the caps). If done poorly the dye can bleed, look blurry, etc. But at a low price point the quality of caps you can get with dye sub is going to be a good deal better than what's available with other manufacturing methods. And the options for kitting are going to be far better because there isn't expensive tooling required for each cap like there would be with e.g. double-shot.
>>101126056Based and win96 pilled
>>101149906*danger zone intro*
Looking to try out some new keycaps on my new Bridge75, any recommendations for good/best quality sets from Aliexpress or budget?Not shelling out 200€ for an actual GMK.
>>101151980>https://www.keykobo.com/>https://geon.works/collections/key-koboWhy not Keykobo? Its much closer to GMK in quality without being priced like it.
>>101152460>anon asks for budget chinese keycaps>get recommended 100$ + shipping keycapsnta but come on lol
>>101152532Was just following the under 200€ budget anon set but my bad lmao. I was just impressed with the 2nd hand Keykobo sets that I got.
>>101124675I have this one, it's cheap, but it does its job. If there was a version with only white LEDs I would pay double.
I cant find a single wooden 7u spacebar in cherry profile, why are they all 6U in OEM
>>101151980Shenpo (dye sub), ghost judges (double shot)
>>101152460I ordered an "in stock" keykobo set 40 days ago from keykobo and they haven't shipped it yet
What are some keyboards
>>101120293>BudgetAround $60>LocationSouth America>Preferred switch typeSilent linear (already have switches)>LayoutANSI>Form factorLooking for anything with arrow keys and smaller than TKL>BacklightAny>Previous/current keyboardRedragon K568I want something with low latency and 1000 Hz that can also work on 2.4 GHz and Bluetooth, I was thinking of buying the Ajazz AK820 Pro from AliExpress but I want something a bit more compact. I can't find any info on latency for the other boards around that price.
>>101153468These are keyboards:https://ordinarylabs.com/products/dymium-65https://store.monokei.co/collections/keyboards/products/monokei-standardhttps://beaverkeys.ca/products/monsgeek-m6https://www.melgeek.com/products/melgeek-pixel-christianhttps://www.keebwerk.com/product/synth60-group-buy/(Methodology: I select a vendor from a list of 160 keyboard vendors using a random integer; if they sell keyboards, I choose a keyboard by generating a random number from 1 to the number of keyboards they stock (or offer group buy/preorder). I repeat this process until I have five keyboards.)Then for image I repeat same process a sixth time to ensure truly random keyboard image.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aLmO97Y2IsCheck this dude typing at 100wpm on a similar device
>>101154467meant for>>101150811>>101150782
>>101154246>$60 in South Americapain
How are people taking screenshots without print screen?So many wireless keyboards have no print screen button.
>>101155477fn + something
>>101155497jesus christ why tf is it on the clipping tool instead of full screen by default. finally changed it.
>>101151980I ordered some caps from Aliexpress. They're supposed to arrive in like 3 weeks, I'll post whenever they arrive.
>>101155597which ones?
>>101155497wait wtf this shit still doesn't work instantly. fn+p just makes you go into the snipping toll BS. how tf do you just take an instant screenshot like print screen?
>>101153468The M3 is very popular for everything computer related but gaming.
>>101155624if your board is programmable you can change it. If not, you shouldn't have bought that shit lol
>>101149894doubtful... do you have another pic
Can someone give me a quick rundown on springs? the pastebin had no info on them. What is the significance between spring lengths, platings, stages? Weights? Who sales the best springs and why? I know Gazzew used Korean springs. What do you prefer and why?
>year of our Lord 2024>still no split keyboards with topre switches (the best mechanical keyboard switches)
>>101120293>no F keys>no speciai keysnice keyboard for twitter, faggot
>>101156971There's the utron, but it's unobtanium.
>>101156559Idk why you're doubting me, its just a Jane v2 ME lmao
>>101156850I'm not exactly qualified but>lengthif longer, the switch can top out quicker>platingsprobably spring ping and rust prevention idk>stagesidk, only used single staged ones>weightsif heavier, prevents you from bottoming out and prevents typos>best springsonly used tx springs but I heard geon and sprit have great springs>preferencefor me its 62.5g long single stage springs since its not that light preventing typos and has a snappy top out
I finally got a unicomp. I also ordered some key caps to replace those fugly windows keys.
Bunp
>>101156850Buy Geon's springs, they are the best in the market currently>why?±0.3g is far better than TX ±1g
stealing from that Sweden faggotwant to make a keyboard but i dont know much about them, heres the info !! if possible then pls make it cheap >Budget 150ish >Location germ-any>Preferred switch type Brown>Layout German ISO >Form factor 100%, it also MUST have picrel.my old keyboard had audio controls, though they aren't strictly necessary >Backlight good indicator lights for num lock and caps lock is all I need>Previous/current keyboards Ducky one 2 mini 100% with cherry blueI've grown tired of loud keyboards. give something nice and quiet.the ducky one 2 mini had this awful design flaw of shoving the indicator lights between the numpad and the media keys, which meant you couldn't see the lights at all unless you looked down from straight above.ideally I don't have any gay FN key that takes away space from an actually useful key, and yes, I do use the copied Ctrl, shift, windows keys, as well as the one in picrel. and alt gr is a requirement as well but that should always be present on a German iso.
>>101156850>platingplating looks more 'premium' but eventually flakes, avoid, it's a meme>lengthlong springs have a more even force curve because they are already significantly compressed at the top of the stroke. Short springs will be light to start and ramp up more dramatically through the stroke. for a given weight long springs will feel heavier overall>stagesno idea. some say this helps prevent buckling and rubbing against the pole shaft in longer springs.>weightthis is the most important one. describes the force of the spring at bottom-out. determines switch feel to a large degree. light springs are fast and easy to press, but touch typists might find they accidentally press them while resting their fingers. lighter may also mean you bottom out harder and could be fatiguing for some. Too light and switches will struggle to return to their initial position, which is why for the spacebar (heavy keycap) I always use 90g springs. Heavy springs will require more forceful typing strokes but soften your bottom-out and reduce accidental keypresses.usually finding the right weight is a matter of finding the sweet spot where it's heavy enough to eliminate accidental strokes but light enough to not tire your fingers. If you play games where you spam keys fast you might need it lighter than what you'd want for typing. most people like something in the range of 45g to 70g, some like heavier but most 80g switches were intended for spacebars
talk me out of it (looking at the bordeaux color)
>>101158046Enjoy. I killed my unicomp years ago when I spilled plain water on it. It's the only keyboard that I've ever had that didn't survive plain water.
ITT: bugmen
>>101159890>he doesn't want to acquire a hoard of beautiful tools, knickknacks, gizmos, and other assorted precious treasures over his lifetime
>>101159890/iemg/ is a few blocks down
>>101159788Nobody wants to talk me out of it? I gotta buy this stupid thing? Come on guys
>>101159788>>101161496TKL is perfect but FRL? Nope
>>101161496Looks shit without the F row. Also, if you had to ask then you probably don't want/need it.
>>101159884Well I'll just have to careful then...
>>101159788No F row keys make it a toy, so the colors are quite fitting.
>>101162402>No F row keys make it a toypretty sure the opposite is true, only gaymers need dedicated F keys rather than having them on a layer
How are those rubber keycaps that go over wasd and surrounding keys? Are they comfy?
When are low profile keyboards gonna become more popular? Need chinks to get into the low profile game STAT so we can get 30 dollar hotswap boards.
please continue talking me out of it I really don't want to waste my money but I'm still hovering over the checkout button>>101161823I think frl tkls look better because they preserve the elongated proportions of a full keyboard. TKLs look square and truncated. And the keys they keep (pause/break? scroll lock? F keys?) are so low-value they might as well not be there.Don't get me wrong I use f-keys all the time but turning them into fn combinations with the num row is trivially easy and not that bothersome considering the frequency with which those keys are actually used. >>101161823I'm tired of waiting for the keyboard I actually want to someday be made.The fact this is gasket mount only does actually turn me off a lot though. I want top mount!>>101162402you know it doesn't come with the keycaps right? I'd be putting beige caps on>one extra keypress to access the f-row makes it a toysure
>>101162868low profile exists for one reason only: laptop users who don't want to adjust to another typing style. Everyone who thinks they need low profile gets comfortable with an MX keyboard if they use it longer than a few weeks.Low profiles have no future. It's a compromise product that isn't actually needed. The ones that exist presently are plenty.
>>101163354>I want top mount!Based top mount enjoyer.
>>101165515love the color
>>101165621actually it's because I've never had one... but I love everything I've ever heard about it, trust the people who recommend it, and like how it sounds in comparison videos
Anyone knows how to access the circuit board on an "MK Typist" keyboard (mk0818tc)?One switch died after only two years. I found 3 screws on the back (including one under a sticker) but the plastic frame won't budge.
What do you guys do to make your mouse cord more minimal? You know the one that came out of the box in a zigzag pattern.
are there any modern cherry compatible keyboards with big, roomy cases? most retro-style keyboards, like the ncr80, are far too smallI need a humongous fucking keyboard that resonates and echoes like a musical instrumentpic related, now that's a proper keyboard
Has anyone tried the Xinmeng C68's low profile silent switches? https://youtu.be/TA4V__f5Oo8?t=10They're soldered and not sold separately, unfortunately
>>101166984sounds like time for the guitar pick
>>101159205>it also MUST have picrel.>no picI find it difficult to make a recommendation...
>>101167109Interesting curiocity but I doubt there is a market for keyboards that big, but who knows.
>>101167109This is going to sound like a sad and inadequate substitution but if you really need the big roomy case sound you can put a keyboard on top of a big empty case and you will get nearly the same deep hollow echo sound. If you don't believe me put your keyboard on top of an amp or some other sort of box you have lying around and listen to the differenceit's not the same, I know, but
Best keyboard that's good for carrying around in my laptop bag? Im thinking something Low profile in a 60-70% layout. Oh yeah it cant be more then $70.
>>101162422Even ignoring web browsing shortcuts, I use F2 and F5 regularly even just for regular OS tasks. F2 to rename files, F5 to refresh a file folder (eg. to re-sort the files in the folder after renaming a file).>typed on my Keychron 60%
>>101169581$70 is a tight budget for low-profile but you could probably find a second-hand nuphy air75 or one of the keychrons for around that. Otherwise you're probably looking at a reddragon, which is fine too.
>>101169628unless you have arthritis, the difference between f2 and fn+2 is very small
>>101130838My keychron q6 is still going strong, which puts them over leopold in my opinion. I always considered leopold being the brand for roleplayers who want a "classic looking" mechanical keyboard.
>>101169685Alright, I ended up getting this, I feel like for the money it's not too bad.https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CFV48QV5/
im so tired of all the 65% and less boards thats been releasing lately
>>101170115Join the split columnar stagger master race, then you won't be tempted by expensive rectangles ever again.
>>101170115I just know with my luck that I'll develop a taste for them long after the fad is over and they become hard to find
>>101168917sorry I happen to be really dumb
Any button monsters out there but with cherry or gateron?
>>101171946Hyper7, also nice schiit stack.
That looks pretty based, a lot of layout choices that are gonna take some time to adapt to though.
What keyboard is this? A keychron?
>>101172424Looks like a Keychron yeah
I wish there was an F1-8x v2 but 65%.
>>101171946>>101171968Angled F row keys is such a good design, I wish it was more commonIn fact, the only other modern keyboard I'm aware of that has any angled keys is the kinesis advantage, but that's also a fully ergonomic board
What's the cheapest QMK compatible keyboard right now? Preferably 75% or larger.
thoughts on 8bitdo keyboards? i'm liking the look of the c64 edition a lot
>>101171946i mean yeah cherry themselves used to make a bunch of them.
>>101173432I'm as nostalgic as the next gen X boomer, but this is lame.
>>101173432I want to say they're good just because I want more big hollow boards at the entry level, but guitar pick disassembly... and I don't know anything about their caps so I'd assume the worst
TKLs are beginning to piss me off. They look like shit and there's too many of them. A 65, cringe as it is, is still a more soulful layout.real 1800 > full size > 60 > 65xt / 65 + numpad / frl 1800 / 70 > fake 1800 (96%) > 65 > tented alice > tkl > 40 > split ortho faggotry > flat alice > 75
>>101175499Ok retard
>>101175499TKLs and 65s till I die. Though if I'm being honest, 75% makes more sense functionally, at least for me lmao.
>>101175499>ranking alice anywhere besides dead lastopinion discarded
>>101175629Honestly, I think 60 made more sense than 65
Alice is a perfectly named layout *snicker*
>>101175746How come? For me, its the omission of the arrow keys and delete key that killed it for me.
>>101175819It's just me being respected to the Anatomy of a Keyboard
>>101175888Ok that's actually fair. HHKB layout is what I'd prefer if I'm going 60% though.
>>101175499>>101175629>>101175746pic related plus separate numpad would be the perfect layout, but it doesn't exist
>>101175369Are those the ceramic keys?
>>101120293Should I buy a test board before I buy my actual board? I know what board I want to buy, but I don't know what switches or keys I want yet and I was thinking about buying a test board to try switches out before choosing a type.
>>101176075>southpaw macroI'm not used to how it looks lmao.
>>10117549975% is perfect
>>101176152nah ABS, some JTK set IIRC
>>101176968Why are they so oily/shiny looking?
>>101176174a 60% hotswap would be a good idea for that sort of thing. Also will help you learn how much of the board you can live with sacrificing and which things are more painful to lose. Better to learn that now than on a much more expensive purchase. Also the smaller the board the less work it is to swap out switches, do stabs, swap keycaps, change plates, etc.
Kbdfans roller is actually a very good switch, its so smooth
>>101177329Gore
>>101177329these seem cool but I need to hear from someone who has used a single set for 8 years before I'll be into it.
>>101177372Ball bearings in the mx switches are pretty new I think, I got it for free as a tester and I think I like how smooth it is
>>101177192I was thinking about buying the KBDcraft lego board cause its cheap and looks neat.
>>101155477win+shift+s
>>101176152>>101176968No, it's PBT. KAM little pilot is the set.
>>101177794I see, inspired by Isle of Dogs out of all things, weird little set. Its hard to find aesthetic sets that are a little weird.
>>101173467>FF(#)Ah yes, hotkeys for each Final Fantasy game
>>101177794thanks, I stand corrected
>>101177469if it were me I'd want to get something with some plate and mounting options so I can learn first-hand what they do
>>101179590plate and mounting options?I was under the impression that most 60% plates are universal? The keyboard is hotswappable if that is what you mean when you say "mounting".
>>101179672>I was under the impression that most 60% plates are universal? It's not quite that simple, depends on how identical the pcbs are and sometimes the mounting pointsmounting refers to how the pcb (or sometimes plate) is connected to the case
>>101180151I have no idea what plates do if I'm honest.
>>101181108align the switches and mount the plate-pcb assembly in the case in gasket and top mount configurations
>>101171214https://keychron.de/products/keychron-v6-qmk-custom-mechanical-keyboard-iso-layout-collection?variant=41137087971465>but German ISO is sold out??buy better caps elsewhere. e.g. through this ongoing XMI groupbuy:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfe0H_3VnGub_0C5hoHXjqOhzEFB5zdgCOZkMd5yi-b7HkiQQ/viewform?fbzx=5634553927530400639if you check the images you'll see win logo bottom row comes with the menu key you want. So German layout + win logo bottom row. And since it's for a keychron board (so it's got RGB on the key itself for caps lock indicator etc) you'll want to get the windowed caps option—trust me, it's worth it.If you're unsure of anything you can also message the guy with questions. E.g. to make sure adding that bottom row you still get alt grAfter you get caps you'll just have to do some rebinding in QMK or VIA, not a big deal.
>>101181271Eh, I'll worry about that when I come across it, it seems most boards have 1 or 2 different plates.
Would you buy a winnie the pooh set for $60 or nah
>>101183050Why would you want winnie the pooh keycaps?
>>101183050probably not
>>101183050but why
neo80 arriving next friday. never tried an alu board before. I got like four different plates for this thing, can't wait to try all this shit.
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>>101125642Dell rubber dome office keyboardEveryone who types on Holy Pandas and Topres or whatever are just looking for the feel of a rubber dome but they're too autistic to realize it.
>>101185674Alu boardAlu plateAlu soundNo foam bullshit
>>101188776You forgot the L+B+SS Diamond Polished MX Blacks
>>101189463Lubed mx blacks are the best, you don't need that load of bullshits
>>101173432I love mine. Big meme buttons are for memes but otherwise quite satisfied with it plastic feels good to touch sound is loud but unless you're a disgusting student living in a dorm with other people it's non-issue. I'll be getting their numpad calculator later.
>>101189483For me its a lighter spring, filmed and lubed. I recently got a batch of MX Blacks and now I get the satisfying cherry scratch.
>>101159068Geon it is. Thanks for pointing that out. I’ll check out TX if geon isn’t available.>>101159385Thanks for the info. I’ll definitely be buying multiple springs with your info in mind.
>$120 HHKB Pro 2 with custom cable 2nd handIs it worth it? Mostly planning to use it in the office.
>>101127529If you play any timing-sensitive games, DON'T buy Leopold. They have a very low polling rate and it does make a difference. I always thought having a high polling rate was placebo until I tried one of these. I still love the keyboard but I can't use it for rhythm and fighting games. Any other kind of game is fine. I didn't even know there was a reason for anyone to make low polling rate keyboards these days.
>>101188347Where are the buttons?
Is hot-swapping worth it? I have a Leopold and I love it but I'd like to get another mechanical keyboard and figured it should be a hot-swappable one. Are all the worthwhile ones super expensive?
>>101191492Define expensive and your budget
>>101191510Hmmmmm maybe $100-200
Are the chinkazoids ever gonna release a tkl board with hall effect switches? They just keep making freakish layouts like 75% or 80%. Decided to downgrade to a 65% with magnets recently just to take advantage of the technology and even though it feels amazing to type and game on the layout is kind of a pain in the ass.
>>101191690Buy VENOM HE PCB from Geon and use it with any of Geon TKL
>>101188776i too like thethe cold dry sound of cold hard steel>>101189463>>101189483>>101189595vintage mx blacks really are something else. my friend spent a bunch of money building a custom keyboard with oil kings and all my shitty 1980 cherry g80 keyboard i got for like $10 in highschool are actually like 10x smoother and feel way better.
>>101191806>smootherThat's not the point of mx black, if you want smoothness there are so many better options
>>101191690>tkl and belowDisgusting
My G915 TKL keyboard suddenly stopped working via BlueTooth. Could it be because of the device I'm connecting to? I can't remember if it's supposed to be Paired -> Connected in Windows or Connected -> Paired. I have another BT device, headphones. Those connect fine when turned on.... so I assume it has to be the keyboard. The bluetooth indicator on the keyboard is blinking but slowly. I tried removing it and adding it again, it didn't help, and it took super long to connect, had to do it on two tries.
>>101192078Ok this is epic. Literally after I made this post I removed the device again a third time, and connected and it started working again. The only thing I did different is that I connected the BT headphones first to check if no BT device works.
>Spyder TKL looks and feels like an OG korean boardI want to sell my Jane ME and join the GB for it instead lmao
>>101145714Kino, what is it? Is the trackpoint module something custom or can I fit it to any board like this?
>>101192141I fucking love basic bitch Korean TKL, waiting for my F1-8X v2 is very painful
>>101171946dude....
where can I get kicad files for boards?
>>101192919on github by searching "kicad pcb." oshpark and pcbway have shared project sections. hackaday.io also good. check out kicad.info forum and eevblog forum for community content too
>>101192141>there's a light hole bullshit LEDMan...
Enjoying the Lavender Purple V3s vs. my stock Gateron Browns. I feel like "bump at the top" tactiles should be the default. These are definitely louder though, guess I'll try o-rings.
>>101149847Just got my first deskmat from fnatic after buying this guy and some monitors arms aswell. Decided it was time to improve my setup and it feels pretty good. I ordered an epomaker "aviator cable" also (maybe cringe but I lowkey think it looks nice and I need a longer cable). The last piece I need is a wireless mouse. All the cool kids are using Pro X or Viper V3 but none of them have bluetooth (need it to switch between 2 computahs). I'm thinking Asus ROG Keris II is the next best thing.Do you guys know stuff about mouses?
>>101139815a crippled internet buddy of mine said it made his RSI worse and he had to give it away (couldn't sell it, nobody was buying)I like my ergodoxen EZ
>>101139815my right wrist is too fucked up to use a mouse, so I use this in right hand and mouse in left hand, and it lets me play FPSs. The execution of the idea is good, extremely adjustable. It is expensive, bespoke and DIY feeling overall though, doesnt feel like you could pack it in checked baggage. I think the low profile one might be more rugged.
I looked through the archives for information about a similar-looking Lenovo/IBM keyboard, the SK-8845CR, and someone mentioned within an /mkg/ thread that chinks still make these, and are relatively cheap, but are price gouged on eBay. Are they only cheap in the motherland, or am I just not looking hard enough? Do they have a Chinese layout?
>>101194378>mouselast time I checked logitech was the only game in town. Mice have been solved
>>101188776>Alu plateI suspect so, but I want to know how the other popular materials compare so that I can say from my own experience when they are or are not appropriate. >No foam bullshitthe only good foam is a removed foam
>>101194639Ye I really want the Pro X Superlight it's even on sale right now... Problem is not being able to switch between work laptop and PC is a massive dealbreaker for me. Already went for a wireless keyboard for that purpose. Having two mouses sounds stupid but it might be the play idk...It's possible Logitech was far ahead of the game when releasing the Superlight but competitors have caught up since.
Just picked up this bad boy for 15 leafbux at Princess Auto. No idea what switches it has but I'm impressed
hey fellas. what kind of keycaps can go on here? alps? I scrounged an old as fuck Macally ikey4 which I'm guessing is from the iMac era of computing and I fucked up one of the keys while trying to clean it
>>101195049You paid $40 too much.
>>101195428The LEDs are only actually 3 colours so my desk looks like xmas and not a gay parade, what say you now?
>>101195049holy based
>>101195049What is Princess Auto?
>>101195524nta but I've never liked leds unless they are a warm light color so I can see wtf I'm typing in the dark.
>>101195999>Princess Autocanadian harbor freight
>>101196056Really? I don't remember Harbor Freight having random tech bullshit on their shelves.
>>101196096the candians practice deviant perversions in their chinesiumatoriums
>>101196164Its like a hardware aldis, that is kinda cool, I like the idea of just a random "grab bag" shelf. That is close enough to gambling to have me check it out everytime they change the shelves over.
>>101192594yeah?
I'm lookin at the wooting 80HE bros.... do I prepurchase???
>>101176075>65 with an extra column on the rightI'm so glad I've never seen one, I hope they don't exist
is there a good brand for stickers for my keyboard or just whatever works? I want Korean ones
>>101176075field 75 is close
>>101196370HAHA what the fuck is all that shit for?
>>101196370Is the field75 any good? I'm a bit hesitant at its design but it really ticks the boxes I want in a keyboard. TKL, north facing LEDs wheel to control volume, hot-swappable I'm just a little unsure about it atm.
>>101196370lol you would have come a lot closer recommending 65xt + numpad like picrel, but it wouldn't matter because it's still not what he wants, which is an extra right-hand column (hideous, should not exist)
>>101196399yea i know it looks like a cheap prop, but ive been using one for like 6 months and the build quality is very good. Its heavy and there is very little flex. The grebels are actually useful and functional too. Software isn't too bad either.
are there any boards that are like a FC980 but with a split spacebar and a knob?
Is the FP Cool School any good? I'm a bit hesitant at its design but it really ticks the boxes I want in a keyboard. Modless 60, full light-up macro keys, integrated tablet, legendary FP build quality. I'm just a little unsure about it atm.
>>101196544it reminds me of 90s anime greebles, like the evangelion elevator panel, but i can see where you are getting the Fisher Price See'n'Say
>>101196575A squid or a Mexican food? No...>>101196596I'd kill for a really nice Evangelion keyboard that isn't eva colored.
>>101196596>EvangelionEnd of Evangelion always makes me sad.
>>101120293SPLIT BROS RISE UP
>>101196487>it looks like a cheap propTech should copy movie props more often (within reason). I'm tired of movies hogging all of the coolest hardware and user interfaces.
>>101120293i have a filco majestouch 2, i fell for the cherry mx blue meme, i'm really hate the deafening noise and travel distance now that at work i have a keychron with low-profile browns, it's so much better for using for the whole dayquestion is, can i replace the cherry mx blues in the filco for low profile cherry mx browns and smaller keycaps, or should i just try and sell the keyboard and look for something else that matches what i want?
>>101196776no you cannot put low profile switches in an MX keyboard, it's a different type of switch.There are many kinds of MX switch which are not as noisy and some have shorter travel distance as well, but if you really want low profile then get a low profile board
>>101196663i agree, its a shame companies are too pussy to try out experimental industrial design. I dont think the cybertruck is actually that attractive, but i respect that they have the balls to mass manufacture something that looks like its from ghost in the shell
Consensus on the razer blackwidow v4 75%Yeah I know '>razer' but it seems to have decent reviews people are saying it's actually a good product, but it's like $260AUD on sale at the moment. Feels a little too steep still.
>>101195999>>101196096>>101196183>>101196056Princess Auto made their nut on military surplus. They used the liquidity to become Canadian Harbor Freight. They maintain around 10% floor space for surplus now, they do still have some military stuff but they've dedicated a few rows to stuff like electronics. If you need hundreds of feet of CAT5 cable it's often the only game in town. I saw a Chinese kid in a matrix trench coat getting called a fag by a pig farmer there just last week as I was buying an ammo box.
>>101197036> Chinese kid in a matrix trench coatim dead
>>101197018everything razer i have ever gotten has died an early death. For the price you could get a leopold you can pass to your grandchildren
>>101196962gayest post award
>>101197240meant for >>101197240
>>101197253ohhh good one
>>101192309>>101191849whats the point of mx black then? being ass switches for terminal keyboards in manufacturing? and yes vintage mx blacks are smoother any switch you could mention. get your faggot chink switches out of here. they arent smooth. >>101195110i dont know anything about macs but that does look like alps keycap. if i still had my mountain of keyboard scrap i would send you a new one but i got rid of it all when i moved. sorry holmes>>101196339why not it looks like a nice layout to me
