More TKLs EditionPrevious: >>107473526 >Keyboard recommendation template:https://pastebin.com/n220xk9V>Find vendorshttps://www.alexotos.com/keyboard-vendor-list // Up-to-date list of reputable vendors with brief descriptionshttps://keycaplendar.firebaseapp.com // Tracker for current and upcoming keycap group buys>This keyboard stuff is so expensive!https://aliexpress.com (or Taobao if you know how)>Learn about MX-type switches ("mechanical keyboard switches")https://rentry.org/mkg_switches // Introductory guidehttps://www.theremingoat.com // Switch reviewshttps://www.switchesdb.com // Compare force curves>Split and non-standard layout resourceshttps://compare.splitkb.comhttps://keyboard-design.com>What does ______ do to a keyboard's sound?https://blacksimon.tv/science (Google sheet)>Practice typinghttps://monkeytype.comhttps://www.keybr.comhttps://thetypingcat.comhttps://play.typeracer.com>How Cherry switches do backlighting, and why it's not idealhttps://rentry.org/mkg_backlight
Geonsissies, assemble!
Fuck yeah
Sorry I can’t afford a geon
>>107517928Nonsense.
Is the Epsilon linear a meme?
>>107518042>linear Yes
>>107518047Linears aren't a meme. Tactiles are. And so are clickies.
AI list of top 10 keyboards by enthusiasts based off acoustics, feel, and design
>>107516643>Mouses are solved, vertical mouses are harmful to your hands to game on. What are you doing.What?
>>107518536Jane and no1 Are TKL lol
I typed on a Geon at the keyboard meetup and it was nice but it didn't blow my mind or nothin
>>107518603>vertical mousesyou get death grip from gaming with them for too long, the mouse is designed for ergonomic office work, not for continuous, intense inputs. You have to pinch the mouse constantly and use it in a way it was not designed foryeah yeah ive been on /g/ long enough, this is where you tell me that you're a special snow flake and its a skill issuebut whatever, stop trying to game on a vertical mouse
>>107518677Everyone's got their own coom combination of plate/switches thay makes the F1 sing.
>>107518536>no Glarelmao what's up with the Glare getting barely any attention anywhere? Was it a Geon misfire?
>>107518536Looks like a biased list for the userbase of the ranking site. >no 1800 setups>random DROP and micro designsThey computer keyboard was already solved with the Leopold FC980C. Game over, go home.
>>107519353Kys faggot
it's crazy how there still doesn't exist an ergo board with a good mouse input, they always strain the hell out of your finger
>>107518536Let's not do this kind of bullshit ok
GMK White Snail XDDD
>>107518042Epsilons are pretty nice. They're just a smooth linear with a nice medium weighted spring.
>>107518804I am not playing competitive games, just single player games. Why the fuck would pinch the mouse with force?Maybe if the mouse is oversized or too small.Anyways it's better than wrecking my nerves and tendons in my wrist further with a standard mouse.
>>107520271deathgripping habits die hard
>>107519519>Kahaku sugoi Alice Hortense 45% creamy cute neon V2I think its clear to everyone that you're the faggot.
U9 Modifiers lololol
Felt kinda cute today
>>107521013Yeah fuck yeah that's pretty cuteyou could be just as cute you know
Xinhai heavy switches will forever be GOATED
>>107520271Or you could just fucking stretch your hands every few hours and learn how to hold your mouse like its an egg like 99.9% of pro players Instead of trying to shoehorn an ergonomic work mouse into something its not designed to do But if you MUST what vertical mouse fags do is learn how to plug these guys in to their MX vertical https://www.tindie.com/products/citizenjoe/paw3370-motion-sensor/
Give it to me straightHow bad does this look
>>107521883it's a keyboard
good night geonsissies
looking for something 100% but thats all transparent blue/cyan/greenany recommendations?honestly not super into diy, budget isnt a major issue
i just remembered i got drunk 4 years ago and through my unicomp out of my truck while driving to the gas station to get more beer. i was mad because a key was sticking.
>>107521883This keyboard drives me nuts because I look at it and I actually can't decide what the keycaps should look like. I just know I don't like the ones they included.
>>107517542What more do you need?
>>107521883flipper zero looking ass nigga.
If you don't have numpad on your keyboard, then you're most likely a faggot.
>>107521883Sexxo
>>107522972Hush, pleb.
>>107522999Numpads are useless outside of niche use cases today. Cope elsewhere tranny, TKL keeps the full body shape while removing the useless numpad and it's objectively the best layout for keyboards today and Geon is my God and my Master
>>107523243all i heard was a faggot and the sounds of cock slurpng.
>>107523243You need to get a job anon.
>>107523252Curious indeed
>>107521883keyboard should've been orange too.
>>107522999you litterally have it backwards, numpads are for hardcore trannies
It has arrived.My rainy 75. I love it. No more suffering the silent tactility of my old keyboard and its lame ass switches, it's full on noisy 24/7 for me now!https://voca.ro/11iy8whbWrAFStill getting used to the layout though.
>>107517577>why yes, I don't have a numpad, how could you tell!?
>>107521883why does your ESC look like an erect clitoris?
holy shit I managed to get Vial working on my P1 HE lolI'm not doing that again, was turboautism. still have to sort out their rgb shit I skipped that. but locking/unlocking works, their app works, detects keypresses, I can set keys. I just need to implement their rgb shit I think it's tied into notifications for lock/unlock/access.ah yes and my custom HID script isn't working anymore, need to sort it out as well, so I can set analog stuff from terminal again. probably related to Vial security gotta see how I make it work with it.basically I moved all Vial patches to QMK, to Keychron's QMK fork. and not all but most.
>>107522972>What more do you need?ABNT2
>>107523534Fucking nice. You could label this as an F1 MX Blacks on Alu sound test and no one would ever know.
>>107522972I need to spend a lot more money
>>107524961Fuck yessss
Anyone know what the keycap's surface texture is like on the resin printed keys from 3dkeycap? I am worried the surface will be glossy OOTB or the keys will gloss-ify over time. I don't wanna waste $200 on an experiment
>>107525652Don't buy meme keycaps.
Why are these things so expensive?
https://youtu.be/heC7nYgzAQk?si=91f7Iymw8qlzJYnf
>>107526096FUCK YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
>>107526096(me)Am I crazy or does this cheap board sound better https://youtu.be/Q_fNT6cE3sE?si=qtu2dcpST1zqPO_3
Where can I find a black PBT 4.5U spacebar that won't shine or bend in a month?At this point I don't even care about profiles and will replace the rest of the keys with any matching white-on-black set.
>>107526096I think I should just do it, the last A-stock F1
>>107526129Full brass bottom makes that much of a difference? Why the fuck do other manufacturers use external brass weights instead of offering a selection of different bottom materials? Fuck
>>107526151>WKLbe sure to get the WK blockers sawed off the top frame.
>>107526162Full brass/copper is expensive. American companies charge an extra $200-$400 for it lol
>>107526179Geon's WK boards are rare and mostly manufactured on order
>>107526069This entire "hobby" is a meme, what's your point? That they're shiny and feel cheap?
>>107526186Yeah sure but what about other Chinese/Korean/whatever manufacturers? The main ones are all Asian.
>>107526197A few minutes at your local hardware store will convert any WKL board to a WK board. It's not a big deal anyway. It's like trooning out. Once you know you want your Win key you won't regret it when the WKL blocker is gone.
>>107526075They used to be hundreds of dollars more and significantly worse
>>107526302Honestly yeah idk if qwertykeys can do it at a reasonable price idk why other Chinese companies can’t
Geon BTFO. Take your tinny POS elsewhere, loser. Full brass supremacy.
>>107526911Why so mad
I got 115 wpm on 10 words. That's enough for now.
daily reminder most people itt dont use split or even orthogonali got some kailh low profile autumns comin in to put in my sofle hope they dont have much pretravel like the kailh speed pinkpretravel with clickbar is horrendous`also these klp lames are the way to go for thumb
>>107527042I'm using a Silakka and currently building a Konrad.Never tried Chocs but I really hate laptop keys, so I doubt I would like them. Or are they still different enough that I should try?
>>107526962Is that a larping biogirl or a real Geon user?
>>107527142All Geon users are cute bio females.
>>107527414TRVKE
>>107526137being so mindbroken by ABS hate that you decide to mutilate your Tex like this...
Looking for something less than 10 inches long and not split, I did not think this would be so hard to find. Not as many options as I would have hope'd.
>>107527851Plenty of sub 10" uncut cocks at Geonworks conventions.
Are there any slim (closer to laptop) mech keyboard worth considering? New role has me back and forth between laptop and workstation frequently and I feel like I have to re-learn how to type every damn day.
>>107528047Lmao git gud or use Chocs
>>107526096that's some scratchy ass dry clacksis this the new trend?
>>107528114People have now learned to love Cherry’s scratchy feel and sound. It’s a full cycle.I do too, but I don’t go dry.
>>107528133>It’s a full cycle.No wonder this hobby is dying..
>>107523309cute chimpy
>>107528139Good. Who the fuck needs even more recolors and more clones?
I’m trans which keyboard is for me
>>10752822060 or 65%
>>107528225I like 75% though :(
>>10752836375% also gay, go for it
>>107528371I’m trans not gay, but I was thinking of the meletrix zoom tiga
>>107528402same thing
>>107528220100% only sister
Time to fix my ticking spacebar, again
>>107528599r/onesentencehorror
>>107528220Pre op? Model m Post Op? Hyper 7
>>107528139How the fuck is it dying if we're getting new switches, new keyboards, new materials, new everything at cheaper prices and better QC/lead times all around? Fuck off heretic.
>>107528599Ticking? Use the YIKP stabs. Those are hardcore, like Staebies minus the autism roulette.
Scratchy Cherry is just having character, personality in the switch. Cherry's uniquely thick nylon tops make it possible to experience this, combined with swapped springs and polycarbonate films. This was not common before. Diverse plates like PP or POM were not so common before. The scene has changed, FOR THE BETTER.Scratchy ass dry clacks is just character, it's timeless, like vests or checkered shirts. You use modern switches, and they're all well-lubed. Some of them are just lube central if you open up the housing and take a peek at what's inside. Now you put that next to a nice set of MX2A Blacks (Back in Black!), SS'd and filmed to PERFECTION.And they sing. They make themselves heard. And felt. And you remember why Cherry has endured for decades, and it's not just market complacency or boomers or mass orders for office supplies or what the fuck ever. It's timeless. It has a unique base to it, and it's retooled now with the MX2As for the next generation of clickety clackety mechanical keyboard enthusiasts.What I'm saying is, it's not a trend, it's the baseline baby. Go, Cherry!
FUUUUUUCK MEEEEEEI'll tell you one downside of these fucking aluminum block keyboards, when they fall, they fall with heft.Knocked a tiny dent into my monitor.....I guess the silver lining is that it happened at the very bottom part of the screen, and it's only surface damage, easy to ignore.Remember folks, play with your keyboards at least a full keyboard's distance away from any fragile screen surface.The funny thing is I had the foresight to move away my phone because I though "if this fell on my phone, it's shatter my screen" and then I move my phone away, and immediately knock a dent into my monitor.
Forgot obligatory picrel
>>107529008This is also why Lichix is king for silents
>>107529022bwo.. good time to upgrade that monitor
>>107529022This is what comes from a lack of respect. I treat my chonkers like they're nitroglycerin. How the hell does it fall on your monitor anyway?
>>107529100Not anymore, if Discord chatter is true. I heard they're stopping production of their silent tactiles and possibly the silent linears too. Some issues with their vendors or whatever.
>>107529101I can't, it's super new.>>107529129I was doing something with the rubber feet. I want it to slide around more, the weight alone is enough to keep it from moving so the rubber feet just made it annoying to move around so I taped over them. I hesitated on flipping the keyboard over since it's still on and I didn't want any of the keys being pressed, so I held it vertically on it's side. and then the rest is history.Welp, I won't make that mistake again.
>>107529142My understanding is they're being sold as WEKT now, but I don't really know what's going on there
Anyone tried the hmx firecracker switches
>>107527650>ABS hate The spacebar was the first one that decided to mutiliate its stems, followed by a few other often used keys.Sure I could get a new original Tex set but how long will it last? Another year or two? I do not want to hotglue the keycaps to switches.
>>107529022sure hope you got insurance on that QD-OLED
>>107529180Ouch. Randomness can be a bitch like that.
i like how this looks, and I will surely like how this will feel. can anyone recommend something that looks like this, but of a higher quality, black, hot swappable, and rgb? its the keycaps that interest me, but i do not want to make my own keyboard from scratch
>>107530388oh and I dont like legends on this weird side, sorry forgot to mention I like classical symbols on top
>>107530388Doesn't exist.
>>107530691whats the closest thing then
copped this bad boy for only $239
>>107531019>dedicated uoh key
Red cyrillic caps are so cool honestly
>>107531165>It's not beige, it's uh, reverse black snail with U9 modifiers
>>107531960Well that's just the name of the set
>on vacation>PTB keycaps getting delivered on my front porch tomorrow>wont be back till christmas eveMan... is the cold going to DESTROY these keycaps on my doorstep?
>>107531019Why is this so expensive
>>107533016I'd be more worried about porch pirates than the cold.
>>107533172Logitech tax.
>>107531165Black Snail is so versatile
Why don't we have more keyboards? Everything is out of stock. I need to CONSOOM
Is there a better fullsize than the Wooting Two HE currently? Finally about to build a PC and haven't been looking into this for a while.
>>107533607For gaming? No, the only other gaming keyboard in the same class is the geonworks he60
>>107533717It would be, yes. Thanks, guess I gotta cough up the wooting tax.
This is why we use Geon only
>Anon, did you get me my TX films for modding the MX2A Blacks?
One for each of my boywives.
>>107517542silly old me bought an old logitech g900 and i keep hitting the keys next to what i mean because the inputs are so sensitive. seriously annoying. teknet one broke down after a day of use so going to have to stick with the g900 for many years. i need new cpu and ram and mobo and cpu cooler. pissed right off.
>>107534876Having a window for a scroll lock indicator feels so LARPy. I could never, frankly
Is there something like monkeytype and keybr but for vim?
>>107517542When did China become the world leader in ricey keyboards
>>107535140It's classic Cherry aesthetics.
>>107535201Normies dig it.
>>107526096>two deskmatsy tho
MX BLAAAAAACK
>>107535192vimtutor speedrunning
>>107535201It would be cool if it were an actual display and could function as a task switcher or desktop pager. Moving all that UI off the screen.
>>107534876>classic keycaps wk>modern keycaps wklThis feels so wrong to me.
>>107535748Black Snail alphas and mods on top and base kit in middle so it balances out.
>tfw bought a 75 when what I really wanted was a tkl
>>107535931What the fuck is wrong with you? Why not just get a nice TKL and call it a day?
>>107535931Sell it off, no harm done.
>>107535931There are still some F1 left
>>107535937>>107535944>>107535954I can't...plus, using this 75% made me realize what I really miss is having that numpad enter key on the side.I think I'm going to change my right arrow key into the enter key in VIA
what you really want is a split ergo, you just dont know it yet
>>107535931Get the crush 80
>>107535979>not the crush 40https://youtu.be/My-WSM-6QlE
>>107535965Way ahead of you, anon.
>>107535965Nah, I think alice really is endgame for me. It's actually crazy how easy it was for me to adjust to it, took like ~30 minutes. This is as far away from a standard layout as I'll ever get because I want to always be able to comfortably switch between this and any old standand ansi piece of shit office keyboard.The same cannot be said for the colemak columnar stagger split ergo ortho keywell buzzword buzzword autist, even if his shit is technically superior.
Geon TKL only.
>>107536019they make hand rests super expensive.
I feel like I can't get better than this. How the fuck do people type at like 130+ WMP?
I so desparately want to use this kind of desk setup, with the large desk mat but apparently I'm a gunky man and that shit gets nasty real fast for me.
>>107536066Train the basics again.Focus on precision.30 minutes/day.
>>107536066I don't know if you're like me, but my issues mostly lie in the less used punctuations, specifically the semicolons ; :
>>107536230Or I can just make the test easier I guess.
>>107536066That's basically my limited too because I fatfingered a lot
>>107536066Don't worry, typing fast like a speed fiend is not good for your hands anyway. Not long term.
>>107536221Let me help you out. How are you a gunky man? What's limiting you from setting your desk up like that?
>>107536638I can set it up, the desk mat just gets dirty really fast, and I'll be too lazy to clean it.It just looks nasty.
Are Hall Magnet switches better with FPS than standard mechanical switches?
>>107536753no, but they're smooth as fuck though
I'm looking to buy my first new set of keycaps. Is there anything special I should look for when buying them? Like, must they say something like, double shot or dye sublimated or they're not worth it at all?
>>107536753The switches themselves? No.The keyboards that utilize them? Yes. HE keyboards allow for extremely low latency keyboards that aren't effected by debounce or upstroke latency.
>>107537155nah, it’s all preferencegmk has highest quality legends but they’re overpriced. double shot pbt will last the longest but you do have to be weary because a lot of people will advertise pbt but it will actually be a pbt/abs blend. abs has more vibrant colors but eventually shines.maybe try a different profile than cherry. i likd mt3
>>107537155Buy GMK or Keykobo for an assured good time. It's what I did and it was the best decision ever. Shitty cheap caps just feel bad and look bad. If you don't have a custom keyboard like the meme ones ITT, then just get whatever HyperX keycaps from Amazon.
>>107536680That's normal. Those carefully curated photos you see are just staged crap. Everyone else has mats and surfaces that gets diminished over time, either by regular ol' wear and tear or stains from random spills, dark spots from where your hands rest on your mat/surfaces etc.For everything else, just wash your hands every hour lol
I think geonsissies are cute
>>107529661>keycaps breaking in 1-2 yearsI have never heard of this. Are you using your keyboard in some fucked up way?
>>107536242>less-used>semicolonYou have to be both illiterate and a non-programmer to be able to say this. And it's literally the home row key for the right pinky. FFS anon
>>107539537I just use my forefinger when typing with my right hand. My pinky never works unless it's to pound the backspace into submission or to press enter. I can easily go without any of these funny non-alphabetical keys on my keyboard. And yeah, I'm not a code monkey. Just code bro doesn't mean anything anymore.
>>107537155Yes.Dye sub is great but only when the legends are darker than the keycap. When the legends are lighter, that means they are using a light keycap and applying dye all over except where the legend is. This tends to look uneven and it can warp keycaps. Maybe it can be done well, I don't know, but I would avoid.Light-on-dark should pretty much always be double-shot. With dark-on-light there are advantages to each. Other methods are not worth considering.
>>107539537Yes.Notice that in this entire thread, with it's 180 posts.You can only find ONE singular instance of it being used.And that's literally my post.
>>107539515Maybe I actually am using the spacebar wrong, pushing on its leftmost edge, since area below C key happens to be a natural thumb position for wasd games, but that does not excuse all other keycap stems being very thin and rapidly getting loose. It got so bad that keycaps started popping out if I lift fingers too fast from bottomed out position.
>>107539622but that does not excuse all other keycap stems being very thin and rapidly getting looseWhat switches are you using?
>>107539602There were multiple uses last thread, and one of them was me.
>>107536066You just practice for a long time with high accuracy. But your speed isn't bad, the test settings make a huge difference. There are some who could get 130 on your settings, but often when people say they type at high speeds they mean 60s English200 or even just 10 words.
THREEEEEEE>>107478425>>107482633>>107478425three instances, and one isn't even a proper one.
>>107539824>>107539797
>>107539780Cherry, silent black.The current chinkshit looks like trash but fits very solidly, does not flex and is harder to pull out than original ADA caps were even new.
>>107539855If they don't fit Cherry, that's certainly a problem. They need to tighten those up. But you can deal with problems like that by e.g. putting a small piece of plastic wrap between the stem and the keycap.
>bought dozens of switches (120 pieces/individually unique switch)>end up liking HMX clackers and MX Blacks only>Gateron, Haimu, BSUN and the rest will lie unused forever nowI can't have that. I won't have that.It's time to buy a dozen new premium keyboards (no fucking foam) and give my switches new homes to live in.Goodbye, bank balance.
>>107539867>They need to tighten those upI think the thin cross-shaped stems are part of the problem, compared to solid circular on my other sets.
>>107539993Hmm yeah that does look pretty flimsy
>>107539993See? Buy good sets, don't play the keycap roulette. You will never disappoint yourself again.Nice B5 on the corner.
>>107540110>Buy good sets, don't play the keycap roulette.Back to "Where can I find a black PBT 4.5U spacebar that won't shine or bend in a month?"Okay, scratch that.Where can I find any good black 4.5U spacebar (or set with one)? Stabilizers position matches JIS standard.
>>107518536>acousticslmfao, what acoustics? Every new board sounds the exact same. All the same, muted shit.
>>107540153GMK baby!https://oblotzky.industries/products/gmk-cyl-4-5u-spacebars-with-wires
>>107523243I do a lot of CAD work and the numpad is pretty much a necessity for that. I'm trying out the compromise of a 96% and I like the layout and size but the keyboard I got (some Corsair bullshit because it's what I could get locally and be able to return easily) has horrible chatter so I'm gonna have to figure out what to do, torn between returning it and ordering a Keychron or something or just replacing the switches since it's hot swappable.
>>107540153There is also this100% JIS compatiblehttps://oblotzky.industries/products/gmk-cyl-jisdid you even look man
>>107540208>>107540226>did you even look manI was searching for PBT until now, but I guess I'll get this spacebar set.
>>107540258Well there's this but it's in redhttps://en.zfrontier.com/products/in-stock-tomatocaps-pbt-story
