And fuck you idiots for not starting a general.

Can I use low profile keycaps on regular switches?

>>106713914
No, the stem on the keycaps will be different. Unless they're made specifically for choc V2s (since they use MX style stems) but I don't know if there are any keycap sets like that you can buy separately.

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https://www.modelfkeyboards.com/

>>106713948
Cute kitty.

My Ali order will never arrive. I'm tempted to just buy something from an EU shop or I will wait another month for my split.

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Fuck yeah

>>106713914
Says in title:
>KBDiy Korean Keycaps PBT Glimmer Doys Keycap Custom Low Profile DIY 138 Keys Caps for MX Switch HitBox Mechanical Keyboards
But then in description:
>Compatibility: All MX switches and MX-styled clones
So those could work with regular switches?
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005010008352708.html

>>106714065
>So those could work with regular switches?
Yep, looks that way.

I can't stop buying keycaps and switches.

>>106714397
the keycaps I want cost more than my fucking entire alu board but it’s a pretty obscure profile so if I don’t fall for the FOMO and get them now I genuinely don’t think I’ll ever be able to get them.

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Bought a Glorious Gaming GPBT Backlit Keycaps set, and the quality is shit, and I honestly didn't feel any difference between my ABS shit.
Was I memed with that PBT vs ABS shit? In fact, they felt worse. And it's not like I'll suffer through lettering disappearing over the years as it's shine-through anyway, there's no printing.
And if they somehow degrade, then I'll just buy another set of ABS on Aliexpress for 3x less in 5 years. Still more profitable.
Thank god I bought from Amazon, they went back today.

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>>106714864
The plastic used isn't what determines what kind of texture it has, that's the mold. The difference between ABS & PBT is mostly that the former is going to lose its texture and shine up within months.

>>106714919
holy kek

Been using a Keychron V1 with the stock brown switches for a while now.
Kinda don't like 2 things about it: I should have gotten a TKL instead of 75%, as I do actually miss the end and insert keys. And as for the switches, I'd like the activation point to feel (and maybe sound) more snappy.
Otherwise it has been fine.
Any recs in the €80 - €150 range?

I feel the compulsive need to buy every membrane keyboard I see.

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They don't get it. I feel like Buffalo Bill.

Okay give me a mechanical keyboard with numpad that is not tranny pipeline

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>>106714065
I'd say so

>>106716129
You have to cut off any toxic friends and family who aren't supportive. We're your family now.

>>106714919
This man is NOT using his right shift.... Must do remedial Monkeytype sessions, enable forced opposite shift

>>106714050
Intro extras? Where?

>>106716204
https://www.modelfkeyboards.com/product/beam-spring-b104-keyboard/

I've been using mechanical keyboards so long that I can't even remember why I think they're good. If some newbie asks me why he should consider a mechanical keyboard instead of a cheap membrane board all I can say is "I don't know"

>>106714864
This is the problem with talking about things through 'specs' like 'ABS vs PBT', you'll say something like 'PBT is better' thinking of the advantages of Hammerworks CRP over GMK, and some anon listening to you will take that as advice to buy "Glorious Gaming GPBT Backlit Keycaps"

>>106716587
Dumb luck. Discord seller put it up again and said he had some extras left but he forgot to update everyone so I went for it. I'm a tactile/clicky lifer enjoying my box white v2s so I'll use this Intro to experiment with different linears. My monsgeek M5 has an Alu plate so it kind of lends itself to non-linears by default which is just fine for my Kailh switches so I got the extra plates in CF and PP for the Intro to try different combinations and give linears a fair chance. It works out for me desu one linear and one clicky, I'll absolutely not look at another group buy or extra sale ever after this.

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Ok I did it, I trooned out, I ordered my first 65%. Gonna build it with either Gateron Lanes or Lichix Raw Silent tactiles.

>>106717687
It's a good selection of plates. CF is really useful to have because sometimes a board needs to sound brighter/clackier and CF is an easy way to accomplish that. My brother's Neo80 with gateron milk-tops and shenpo keycaps was too thocky on aluminum so I switched to CF and that fixed it.

>>106717748
my problem with 65% and hhkbs is 1.75U is just long enough to feel like the key needs stabs and just short enough not to be able to have them. 1.75U right shift just fucking sucks and I hate board that put fn to the right of right shift, or worse in the case of a lot of 65% where it’s right shift-> up arrow-> fn

>>106714919
I take all my lesser-used keys like F1 thru 12, insert, lock/pause etc and occasionally swap the caps with the keys 1 to 5, since they're heavily used in the games I play and it helps everything shine evenly. The actual hard keys are pipe, right shift, etc.

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Newfren here, not too familiar with this stuff myself but a friend of mine who was got me a Keychron Q6 last year. Unfortunately some of the switches are starting to not register presses, so I'm thinking I might have to replace them with something better.
Current (factory) switches are gateron browns, and I don't really think I have much in terms of preference other than wanting something that feels at least vaguely similar (ie. tactile, not linear) and is of good quality. Also something with backlighting support I suppose.
What are some good options? Ideally looking for something reliable that won't fail on me within another year even if it does cost a little more.

>>106718886
>Unfortunately some of the switches are starting to not register presses
After one year???? What the fuck

I need keyboard with multimedia buttons

>>106718886
Well first thing I would do is steal switches from unused keys and swap them in to see if that fixes the problem. If not your problem is PCB-related and more serious.

If it does fix the problem, then I'd buy 10 or 20 more gateron jupiter brown switches if you can, and hope that the problem was just a couple bad ones. Replacing 108 switches is expensive, so if you don't have to, I wouldn't.

>>106718930
Yup, caught me by surprise as well. Pretty sure the first key to start doing it was Ctrl and the issue vanished after I swapped the switches for left/right Ctrl around since I never use the latter.
>>106718969
Fair enough, and yeah, swapping with another key was the first thing I tried and that fixed it. Honestly not sure how I feel about more Gateron now given how quickly the original switches failed but I suppose it's always an option.

>>106718998
Gateron wouldn't be my first choice for tactiles with their recent double-typing problems but it's always tacky to mix different switches, and buying a full board's worth it going to put you out 30-50 bucks

>>106718998
I wish I had a good answer for you but I still haven't found a tactile switch I actually like. Gateron browns are so light they're basically linears though.

>>106718886
>What are some good options?
Nothing beats Cherry Browns broken-in and then lubed, filmed, spring-swapped.

>>106718930
nta but are mechanical keyboards just extremely low-quality and prone to failure by default?
I had a HyperX Alloy that failed after ~2 years and another Genesis Thor which lasted even shorter
my membrane Dell has already surpassed both in terms of longevity at like 1/4 of the price

>>106719469
>broken-in and then lubed, filmed, spring-swapped.
>Cherry Browns
This is like putting a new chandelier in a dilapidated house.

>>106719537
>nta but are mechanical keyboards just extremely low-quality and prone to failure by default?
The only board of mine that ever failed (and the switches failed, not the board itself) was daily driven for 8 years. But I've never bought the cheap shit

>>106713897
I got custom keycaps from WASD keyboards on my ancient Chinese TKL board, am I cool enough for this sub?

>>106719639
Anybody is welcome or "cool enough" to participate as long as they come into it with an open mind and open heart and open wallet

>>106718930
There's a reason back then we switched to comfy reliable membrane, but of course zoomers had to dust back shitty mechanical meme. Much like they're dusting muh 00's era shityty digicams after dusting muh oldass le retro cameras, on top of dusting those old useless pokemon cards.

I think the hobby is going to die in the long term because nearly everyone who got into mechanical keyboards did so because they read something saying it was better for gaming. Now we have hall effect boards and none of those "what's the best keyboard for gaming?" articles/ChatGPT responses/etc are going to say mechanicals anymore. So the stream of new converts that has been keeping it alive is going to dry up.

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>>106720357
We're going back and you can't stop it.

>>106720475
what are you talking about? HE is just another gimmick you can get tacked on to custom boards now

>>106720357
>There's a reason back then we switched to comfy reliable membrane
Yea, to cut costs as much as possible.

>>106721213
Also to make them quieter. Mechanical keyboards are only silent when compared to the machine gun cacophony of the old olympias and ibm selectrics.

>>106721367
There have been mechanical boards that are as quiet, if not quieter, than a regular rubber dome board for at least a decade now.

>>106714919
Wash your hands. Dirt is abrasive.

>>106720475
Nah, the more gaming keyboards evolve, the further away from a good typing experience they become.

No one wants to program with a wooting he80. There will be two distinct categories of "gaming keyboard" and "typing keyboard"

>>106721458
This is true. I once used my keyboard a few times after coming home from working a horse show with my fingers full of that awful ultra-fine sand footing, and in just a few days I put a serious shine on my keycaps.

I have since started wearing gloves when I do that work

>>106719537
Switches just don't last very long. I've come to accept you need to buy new switches every 2 years. It's ok really. The actual PCB never wears out

Thoughts on Qwertykeys' keyboards?

https://www.qwertykeys.com/products/neo65-core-plus-custom-mechanical-keyboard

Prolly not gonna get them anyway since I prefer 75%, just wanna know if they're overrated

>>106723062
They're pretty good for what you pay.

>>106723062
Their evo75 prebuilt is legit a 400 dollar board priced at 170

>>106722996
Cherry switches regularly last over half a decade. Stop buying meme switch trash.

>>106722957
How is a hall effect with normal 2mm actuation depth and no gamer gimmicks enabled any different from typing on a Cherry linear, other than being smoother?

>>106723878
NTA but no chatter, inherent NKRO, lifespan that's basically infinite because there are no contacts to wear out.

>tfw too late to the hobby by two years
I missed out on GMK's Carbon R3 CDATA and Cinder sets. Oh well

>>106723747
>regularly last over half a decade
Interesting choice of words. Perhaps "over half a decade" does sound impressive until you realize it translates to "5 years", after which even the most expensive switches are more likely to shit the bed than a membrane keyboard which cost an order of magnitude less.

>>106724069
GMK sets are overrated anyway

https://keyboard-layout-try-out.pages.dev/
I used this site and I don't feel any big difference between the layouts. I only tested them for a few minutes each, but they all have some difficult to type words. I guess there is a statistical difference but if I can't quicly feel it, is there any point in investing so much time to learn a new one?

>>106723747
>over half a decade
kek

>>106724113
yes we all know membrane keyboards last a long time
if that's all that matters to you (and key count of course) then use that. you don't have to be a nigger, and if you do, you can do it somewhere else

>>106725697
I accept your concession.

>>106725779
what did I concede to? that you're a nigger? ok

>>106724113
Maybe you don't realize this, but when I say they last over half a decade, I am intentionally choosing a non-controversial conservative estimate, with the word "over" being important here. Vast majority of people will have theirs last much longer than that. The point of my saying this is that the worst case scenario should still last more than twice as long as what anon was experiencing as normal lifespan for whatever dogshit switches he was buying.

You have bizarrely misread this post as 'trying to make 5 years sound like a long time' to give yourself an excuse to blather about your own particular "membrane > mechanical" hobbyhorse, because you are an annoying faggot

>>106725787
Concession: accepted

>>106725847
well at least you're an honest nigger

>>106725799
>Vast majority of people will have theirs last much longer than that
Not very likely, since majority of people are not buying /mkg/-approved boutique brands
>The point of my saying this is that the worst case scenario should still last more than twice as long as what anon was experiencing as normal lifespan for whatever dogshit switches he was buying
Yeah, just blame the switches. And if they're objectively not "dogshit" (>>106718886) just act surprised and pretend it's a one-off thing (>>106718930), kek. You fags are so pathetic it's not even funny anymore.

>>106725987
>Not very likely, since majority of people are not buying /mkg/-approved boutique brands
What part of "Cherry" don't you understand? Are you retarded?

>>106726125
>N-no! It has to be Cherries or it's trash!
xD

We have a small handful of posters who come in here with a massive chip on their shoulder, sometimes because these boards are out of their budget, sometimes for other reasons. This is just part and parcel of having a general thread on 4chan, and the sooner you learn how to ignore their transparent provocations the happier you'll be.

>>106725799
I understand you are probably talking about some enthusiast or legendary Japanese MX print but consumer tier cherrys will be lucky to last 5 years. You are seriously overestimating the longevity of your grandpa tier switches. I have a grave of cherry boards that didn't last 5 years

>>106726494
>I have a grave of cherry boards that didn't last 5 years
You need to figure out how it is that you or your home environment are abusing your keyboards because that's not normal

>>106725886
You are a concessing nigger.

>>106726525
Redragon has them fucking up before the year, it is normal.

>>106727031
Redragon does not sell boards with Cherry switches.

>>106727292
Can you please link to what you consider cherry switches, you are honestly confounding me

>>106713897
Once you go low-profile you can't go back. You niggas be typing on typewriters.

Finally have space for a full size keyboard again, miss muh numpad. should I try one of them fancy hall effect keyboards or stick to cherry reds

I need a TKL with a BIG ENTER.

how retarded do you have to be to consider gasket mount a feature that you should pay for instead of a design defect?

>>106727912
I found that I type faster on taller keycaps.

>>106727518
NTA but there's a difference between MX switches in general, and MX switches made by Cherry.

>>106727958
Hall effect sounds like fun.

>>106728827
I don't pay extra for gaskets but when they're done right they feel nice to type on.

>>106728827
o ring = top mount > conventional gaskets e.g poron/silicon tabs >>> everything else > tray mount

simple as'

>>106729119
The OP literally has a dissertation about how cherry mx switches are made by various manufacturers.

I simply wish to know which cherry mx switch this guy considers "real" cherry mx switches

>>106731024
If it's made by some other manufacturer than Cherry, then it's not a Cherry switch (no shit). It can be an MX switch, but not a Cherry.

>>106730336
You forgot to include meme mounts like the Nooir N1

>Redragon K552 TKL Blue switches
>$35 at Microcenter
bros, the price is so good, what's the catch? i'm using a Ducky Mini One 2 60% MX Brown rn and it's almost perfect, just need dedicated function keys for Project Diablo 2 and DOTA 2, kinda like the Blues tactile since I do about 50/50 work/gaming, for comparison the Ducky Mini One 3 TKL costs $110-120

>>106731235
see >>106727031

The Toronto keyboard meetup in November is half sold out, they just announced that. It's gonna be in North York near Yonge st.

I'm gonna be there with a few of my keyboards, I hope it's not super gay but we'll see. Hoping some people bring some vintage stuff because I haven't tried any of that

>>106731883
Where's the thread for meetups anyway? Rebbit?

>>106732516
This one has a Discord (yuck) but I just happened to find out about it earlier this year when I googled "toronto keyboard meetup" to see if there were any in the near future

>>106727011
>concessing
You don’t even know what any of these words mean do you

>>106727011
consneeding*

>>106714919
>Always Becomes Shiny

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I got myself one of Keychron's HE boards (TKL with wooden accents, can't be fucked to find the model name lol) since prices on the tech have come down a decent bit. I can see what the fuss is for typing, this is retardedly fucking smooth. Not sure if I can get on with its gaming features though (mostly because I usually use controller for the games I play on PC anyway, and some of the HE-specific features are a labyrinthine goddamn nightmare to configure with Keychron's launcher).

Slapped on a set of MTNU keycaps though. As decent as Keychron's stock caps are for the price, they're a bit too tall for my liking on this board.

>>106733502
>Slapped on a set of MTNU keycaps though
the omnitype ones? I want to buy a set but that shit is ridiculously expensive. how does it compare to mt3?

>>106732672
I stiol have your concession.

>>106733502
>mostly because I usually use controller for the games I play on PC
Take the keyboard pill

>>106734253
you don't know what that means

>>106734742
I already accepted your concession

>>106734825
>I don't know what this is, but I know it's something I have

>>106735023
Sir you can't redeem your concession.

my Mr. Suit is easily my greatest mkg-related purchase ever. i don't feel like i'm missing out on anything at all.

it may be time for me to change switches though. i'm getting bored of my alpacas. what's a better linear out there at a similar weight? (~60) back then i think these were the best but i haven't been in the scene anymore.

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I love my ancient keyboard with dirty keycaps.

>>106733955
>how does it compare to mt3?
Not him but MTNU is a lot more like Cherry. The face feels a little less closed-in than MT3, and the ridge around the face of the cap is less pronounced. The sound is less thin and glassy than MT3's (I have only tried ABS MT3) and the spacebar sound is miles better. The F&F, color, etc is pretty much unimpeachable.

>>106736196
Is that an old photo? Because I don't see a speck of dirt

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>>106733955
Nah, I'm using GMK Dolch (one of the rare times they do PBT instead of ABS). I'm a big fan of the profile so far. I like that it's not as tall as MT3. This anon here >>106736258 kinda covered it - MTNU basically feels like MT3 but as short as Cherry.

>>106722774
keyno

>>106733502
I'm going to buy one of these. https://www.canadacomputers.com/en/gaming-keyboards/271735/fgg-nano68-pro-wired-rgb-gaming-keyboard-magnetic-king-switch-nano68-pro.html
90 bucks for a HE keyboard which, based on the various reviews doesn't seem like a piece of garbage, is insane to me. Maybe it'll be shit and I'll order a better one online, but this may just suffice.

>>106736769
I remember when HE boards that only came in small trannycore meme formfactors were around the $200 mark just a couple years ago. It's crazy just how quickly the price on the tech has come down, but it's nice to see that sort of thing happen when so much of tech has stagnated or even increased in price in the past several years.

>>106736668
>one of the rare times they do PBT instead of ABS
I have never heard of an ABS MTNU set. I think they're all PBT. Unless you mean GMK in general?

>>106736769
This looks like a weirdly shameless ripoff of the Melgeek Made68:
https://www.melgeek.com/products/made68-pro

>>106737634
Yeah, I meant GMK in general.

Is Kisnt KN85 really this good for $40?

Is the coarse, porous feeling of keycaps you get on those old beige and white keyboards exclusive to double shot PBT keycaps or can I get that feel with double shot ABS keycaps too?

>>106739276
>can I get that feel with double shot ABS keycaps too?
You can but it will eventually rub off. The texture is applied by the mold, it's not an inherent property of the plastic, and not all PBT keycaps are equally coarse-grained to the touch. But all ABS caps will eventually wear smooth after enough use.

>>106739359
>>106739276
(Also "Double Shot" has absolutely nothing to do with the question)

>>106736839
You can legit get what would have been a 600 dollah custom keyboard 5 years for 200 now adays, its great

Can you just slap HE switches onto any board o_o?

>>106739693
No. The actual hall effect sensor is not in the switch, it's on the PCB.

>>106739693
high-explosive switches? are you insane?

>>106739693
Absolutely! But they might not attach physically and they definitely won't do anything

>>106739693
Nop, you need a special PCB for it

Why don't americans.like the extra key at the left shift?

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>>106739716
>>106739946
>>106739760
:( *cancels divinikey order*

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yall fuck with the mistel md600 alpha

>>106736769
>>106736839
>>106737634
just get the ajazz ak680 max he or ak820 max he

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Im having extremely intrusive thoughts about buying this keyboard

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keychron arrived

keys are a bit more resistant/spongey than i want but i think that's just down to a break-in period.

>>106741802
Which board?

>>106741735
Take a long hard look at the design and really ask yourself: "Am I Chinese?"

>>106741829
Keychron K1 Pro ISO
RGB Backlight (Hot-Swappble)-PBT Keycaps / UK-ISO / Low Profile Gateron Mechanical Red
K1P-H1P-UK

Got it from the US site too because it was somehow way cheaper.

>>106741851
>low profile
You fucked up.

>>106741861
Their full-size keyboards have this stupid lip around the chassis. I have a laptop too which I use all the time, that's a scissor switch.

anyone here tried ec naevies? i kind of wanted to lube the slider contact points but it doesn’t seem like you can even remove the stems from the enclosure. am I just retarded?


i also feel like i’d enjoy a heavier, more tactile dome too, these are surprisingly smooth and linear.

>>106741869
Call bezels "stupid" to my face in-person and I'll fucking hit you

>>106741882
oh and btw, the other keyboard i was going to buy was a logitech g515, also low-profile.

It's over for me... I bought multi-level keyboard stands...

>>106736668
Really wish I could try out MTNU, but they're dragging their heels on supporting ergo boards.

Is there anything like the Nuphy air75 v3 but with clicky keys? I'm a cherry blue fan but want to try low profile and also my first non-full-size

How much do keycap profiles matter for someone who isn't that knowledgeable about keyboards (me)?
I'm looking for a keyboard in the below $200 range that is white case/ white and/or light blue keycaps, and ideally has wood accents. It needs to match the decor so someone won't be too pissed discovering a new Fractal North pc in the house.
I was thinking a white Keychron K10 HE with Akko Carolina Blue keycaps (whenever it comes back in stock).
I'm only familiar with Dell/Lenovo workstation keyboards and my Ducky Shine 3 with Cherry brown switches I got years ago.
Do keycaps profile matter to someone who doesn't know much about keyboards? How bad will the change be from Cherry Browns to hall-effect/magnetic switches? Are the products I listed above sensible or even compatible?

Is there any reason to grab something more expensive than a keychron K8 HE if I want to try HE switches out? Looking for a tkl board without some weird format where ins/home/pgup/del/end/pgdn aren't guaranteed. Would there be a cheaper option that would give me better results?

>>106743630
There's lofree and morgrie keyboards. I can't really recommend any of them though, especially not nuphy. I had a nuphy air75, but it wasn't a v3. I didn't like it. There were all kinds of little annoyances with the layout. IIRC it had no insert and a fucking dedicated cortana button and no via support to change it, as well as some shitty behavior with function key lock that I think I remember I had to flash the board to even get. It felt like it was designed for a HR roastie, not someone actually productive. That v3 should have some equivalent of blue switches and the kinds of problems I had may have been fixed by now but honestly, low profile is a meme, and not worth it imo. Think about how the switch will actually feel with the bump at the very top and little travel in general, because that's how low profile tactiles are, and a conventional blue has a bump in the middle and much more travel. I don't think you actually want low profile, I think you just want lower front case height. Either that or you're getting married to the aesthetics that don't actually matter and you will stop caring about after actually having to use the thing for a few hours.

>>106743751
You're not really going to get anything nice with wood without spending a small fortune. A dinky, boring keychron is basically it unless you want to dump a bunch of money on on a sonnet or something, which you sound like you definitely don't and don't really know what you want.

Key profiles are just preference. you have no doubt used a cherry profile before since it's basically standard and you have also no doubt used a flat profile if you have ever touched a laptop in your life. XDA is sort of like that in the sense that it is level, but not as short. You have probably used OEM before without even realizing it, which is just slightly taller than cherry. then you have SA which is very tall and round. And you have a bunch of less common profiles that just give very different key feel like MT3 that if you aren't actively looking for you shouldn't concern yourself with.

>How bad will the change be from Cherry Browns to hall-effect/magnetic switches?
Hall effect switches are linear. Browns have such a subtle bump that they are practically linear themselves so you probably won't care all that much. It's not gonna be all that different.

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>bought a new keyboard
>enjoyed typing on it for the first few weeks
>got bored with it after
Why does this always happen?

>>106746321
The keycaps are gatreon, i've used cherry mx for all my other keyboards and frankly these don't feel as good, they're mushy, i have to press down harder than normal cherry reds, i am hoping its not permanent because i can imagine getting writing fatigue and gaming is going to be more of a chore, i can't button mash as well on this keyboard

that said, for what I paid the build quality looks good,i am kind of concerned that im buying chinese made goods with no quality control, but at least it was cheap

it would be perfect if it was cherry mx keycaps

>>106746369
there is more to life than keyboards and your soul knows this

>>106741837
I... i guess im not... but I need a 2 part keyboard..... :o.......

>>106746369
It's a keyboard. You type on it. What were you expecting? I've tried a few keyboards out, but I always coem back to my HHKB. I don't need another keyboard. This one is perfection. It's *because* it's good that I don't think about it much. The other ones always had something that made me come back to this one, and now when I think I need a different one, I remember how great this one is and then save myself a bunch of money.

I need a 3 meters cable and I don't want a coiled cable, would it be ok to just get any usb c cable from aliexpress?

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Your high of indulging in the novelty of a new toy has worn off
>Why does this always happen?
You realise you don't really care much for the new keyboard. Figure out why and decide what to do it

>>106749126
Meant for
>>106746369

>>106746369
>got bored with it
Bruh, it's a keyboard. It's not meant to be exciting, it's meant to be useful.

where can I find straight non coiled cables on aliexpress?

>>106746369
"Because you're not done yet. This was an imporant successful step on your journey, and you had a few weeks to savour that success, but now you must continue on that long road."

>>106746369
Blud thinks keyboards are entertainment

>>106746369
There are still many moments ahead when your keyboard will bring you conscious joy, and the moments in which you are not conscious of it will yet be elevated because you are more comfortable now than you were before. The thrill of novelty is past, and the thing which remains is so much smaller than the flashing thrill of novelty that it seems like nothing in comparison, but the tiny way in which you have improved the environment in which you live will be a constant little source of comfort, the sum of which over the long run will dwarf that brief intense excitement which you presently miss.

>>106748848
I don't see why not.

I want to try a full board with support for hall effect switches and a split spacebar. Is there any way to make a regular full board use two keys for spacebar?

>>106752824
lots of custom boards have split space as an option, but usually only as a solder PCB you have to do yourself. but full size custom boards are unironically pretty rare even in just regular MX configuration. I don't even know about HE

>>106752877
Is there a good reference for making or using custom boards?

I've built a keyboard by picking a case, pcb, switches, etc, but I'm not sure where to begin with actual customization.

How can I ask for completely customized keyboard?

>>106752993
>Is there a good reference for making or using custom boards?
you mean like a DIY project? I don't know but I'm sure it wouldn't actually be that difficult to design your own PCB, especially if it's just MX. HE I have absolutely no idea about.

I was just talking about custom in the sense that the board isn't prebuilt and the manufacturer gives you a bunch of options between case, plate, PCB, etc

Usually split space is only useful on like 40% boards where you're forced to use fn layers to get back regular functionality. What do you want it for on a 100% anyway?

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Recently bought this thing because it was one of the few ones I could find that actually met all my demands:
>60%
>iso layout
>alt/ctrl/super on both sides of the space bar, or at least keys I could remap to that
>blue switches or something comparable
>Actually ships to where I live. Everything else I could find only ships to the UK it seems.

The issue is that it's a 30 euro thing and some of the reviews do say it breaks easily while others say they had it for years without issues so it's probably a gamble and it does feel kind of like it's not all that solidly built when typing on it but I have to say in many ways it actually types better than the full size Das Keyboard Model S I had before this though it's also kind of different. I hope it won't break.

It's called UrChoiceLtd, the company, and its stuff is actually so cheap that it makes one really suspicious.

>>106713897
Why do you faggots need hiragana on your keycaps when you can't even write in Japanese?

>>106754003
because it looks cool nigga, damn

>>106722774
what are keycaps like this called?

>>106754026
In terms of what, anon?
>shape/profile?
>typeface?
>material?
>legend-printing method?

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>>106754003
You're this idiot OP, but instead of titty armor it's sublegends on keycaps.

>>106754003
It's also such a random selection.
Anyway, almost no one in Japan still uses kana input. Flick input on a mobile phone is a lot more efficient than using romanized input though but a normal keyboard doesn't have touch screens.

>>106754041
the shape and profile. Something about it is very satisfying.

>>106754069
'High profile spherical' is what you'd look for to find similar caps.

>>106754081
thanks anon

>>106754069
looks like ada maybe, but sa is easier to find. the manual doesn't say what the keycap profile is, so I'm just guessing.

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>>106754003
最適に出来れば、 JIS is 1 whole keystroke less per vowel compared to some Romaji IME
but I think it's just become a specialty layout, like with dvorak/colemack

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>>106754189
oh yeah ada is what i'm looking for. beautiful