>>109002910
Troonboards for troons

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it's easy to mock MX Browns as linears, but keep in mind
they're an acquired taste

Base: keyboard is a chink prebuilt mechanical, one year old. Light linears but can hardly said to be abused. Preinstalled foam layers.
Problem: certain keys not functioning properly/consistently without hard press, one (A) stopped functioning entirely recently even when pressed all the way. Some keys like function keys are hardly ever used and yet also affected. Problem switches noticeably wiggle/twist a fair bit in their sockets.
Solution: swapping switches around AND doing a tiny bit of bendy-twisty on the pins to make them touch contacts more aggressively, both switches in each exchange.
Observation: Keys that had unreliable function now work correctly with donor switches. "Bad" switches function correctly (mostly) in their new sockets. Both do not wiggle as much as before, but the ones in the "bad sockets" definitely still move.

Are the switches to blame for being poor quality or it is a poor PCB with loose socket contacts? Or both? And yes, I'm not an /mkg/ regular, I don't have spare switches just lying around to test with. But I will if I don't just swap to a new board.

>>109004036
It could both be the sockets or switches. You could try Gaterons or other proper switches with thicker/better pins(get the 5 pin ones). If that doesn't work then it's the sockets/pcb.

>>109004217
I'll need to look at them again but I don't think there's space for that many, its 2 copper pins + the switch nub and the rest of the socket is a flat face, or at least that's what it looked like to me. Info on the board online says its 5 pin compatible though. Guess I'll just have to bite the bullet and get a handful of alternative switches to test before considering replacing the whole thing. More pins must be more resistant to rotating around.

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>>109004236
It's probably not 5-pin compatible if there aren't two spaces on either side of the big middle hole for the additional plastic legs. That doesn't matter much though, you can convert any switch to 3-pin by just snipping those little plastic legs off with flush cutters or nail nippers.

The extra pins do help with stability but are intended mainly for keyboards with no switch-plate. Very niche.

>>109002910
Recommend me a good keyboard.
Preferably a keyboard looking like the one in the op pic with rgb lighting so I can turn off but still read the keys.
Quiet but reactive buttons would be nice too.

>>109004036
just get a Mechlovin PCB and Mill-Max it with 3305-1
maybe replace the Chinee prebuilt for a Neo as well

>>109004561
get a Waveform over your head so you don't have to rely on backlit shite

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stop living in the MODERN AGE
RVTURN to the CHALCOLITHIC AGE

>>109002934
I did get to like them a little while i put them on my split, maybe it was the wrist angle or overall arm position that made them feel just right, I am thinking of swapping springs and see if anything changes

>>109004982
it will make all the difference in the world
springs are cheap, try a half dozen of them from SPRiT/Geon/TX
lube em straight in the bag with 105 (check YT for a tutorial) and you'll have your perfect spring test
I like em at 60g 18mm from TX, will try some other weights and heights later

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Any GOOD full hot-swappable keys keyboard and mouse combo?

>>109005032
lol

>>109004561
Classic TKL

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>>109004541
There are some Gaterons with 3 pins, since snipping all those nubs sounds like a nightmare

>>109002910
Just buy Topre.

>>109002910
>Do
What does that do?

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>>109005891
pretty obvious what it means
if we take >>109002925 as a point of reference

>keychron k1 pro
>keys feel like damp sponge
>gateron switches snapped by the force of me pulling off the keycaps so i had to buy a new set of replacement switches

ive literally tore keycaps off my cherry mx board with my fingers for over a decade and they've never broken, this sucks

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>>109005032
Hot-swap in mice is like the PS5 Edge meme. Companies cut costs as much as they can, saving less than a penny per switch by giving (You) shit that fails within months, then they come out with a magical solution where you can replace the failing part yourself with the same part that'll quickly fail, all at a markup.

While in reality all that they'd need to fix it is to stop being a bunch of penny pinching kikes, use switches/potentiometers that don't fail within two months, and we wouldn't have this problem. At least in case of mice it's relatively easy to replace the failing switches with better quality ones yourself if you have basic soldering equipment and skills. Not that expensive, not that hard and they come in very handy.

>>109004541
>>109004847
I've gotten a chance to pull and check; they are in fact 5 pin sockets. So there will be no problems here, just have to wait for switches to arrive and before that consider which ones to order. Might as well get a full TKL count since if it turns out its the board that's bad I can just get another barebones and work from there. Man, not really happy with this one even though the shape is just right, not that there are very many ways to make a TKL.

>>109006958
Kailh hot-swap sockets were never the problem. Just take the PCB out and support the socket on a flat surface before installing switches
The real issue is people who think they can brute-force a switch in and then wonder why they ripped a solder pad off the PCB

I got two sets of cheap PBT double shot keycaps from the same manufacturer (same series, different secondary layouts) and they look slightly different, one is brownish another is bluish, neither look quite as black as ABS under direct bright light.
Is that a PBT thing? afaik many types of plastics are very hard to make deep black or white (while preserving their properties and price).
Or did I just get chinked?

>>108997825
>Euroniggas, is there somewhere that makes keycaps with various languages
I'm new to this and I'm dumbfounded by this also.
As far as I can tell Keychron sell keycaps, so maybe you can just get an iso set and keep the backspace etc. keys that you can't change? you'd have to match colors in that case

>>109007449
What I meant is that they're a meme as they're the wrong solution to an existing problem. Unless your problem is being able to easily test various mouse switches, but let's be honest, there's very little variety in those and usually what people care about is being able to change your switches once they start double-clicking. Which, again, wouldn't be a problem if companies like Logitech stopped cutting corners on absolutely everything on their $100 mice and when it happens, it's just two pins to de-solder, and you should have some basic soldering skills and know how to fix shit on your own instead of forever being a slave to the corporation's whims.

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based Geon
the plebs shall not have TRVE Hyperfuse colors

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Why is this single fucking key mixing light? Should be white. Could the LED be fucked already OOB?

>blacks
>on
>alu

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I have a ASUS STRIX Tactic Pro. It's a decade old now. There was times when it started double clicking, I just clean it with a manual air pump and alcohol to fix it.

But now it has multiple double clicking/not clicking switches. I just bought a cheap Logitech keyboard.

What should I do with the ASUS STRIX Tactic Pro. I could replace/solder the bad switches, but I don't really have time for that.

I used the macro keys at work before AI took my job.

>>109011660
>but I don't really have time for that
Buying a new keyboard is the only option then.

Buy white keycaps
Buy black keycaps
Zebra pattern!

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anyone have experience with wireless volume dials and build quality?

>>109002910
I keep pressing help but no help arrives

my Corsair K70 finally crapped out on me and I want to dip my toes more into mechanical keyboards

Budget: ~100 USD
Location: North America
Switch type: Linear
Layout: ANSI
Form factor: 100%
Backlight: Per-key preferable but i don't really care
Previous keyboard: Corsair k70 w/ silver switches
Preferably I want a wired keyboard I just don't like wireless

>>109011660
>I could replace/solder the bad switches, but I don't really have time for that.
Throw it in a closet or garage and fix it when you have time

>>109011939
Get a cheap FiiO USB DAC instead of a volume wheel

If what you're after is specifically a Surface Dial, I don't think there's anything really like it

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fucking hell
Kraze 65!

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>he doesn't bag-abrade MX Blacks with sand for maximum scratch

>>109011939
What >>109012184 said, best to get a USB DAC with a hardware volume knob. Then you keep your system volume at 100% and have a hard limiter on the DAC itself, it's a better way to do it IMO. You won't get your ears raped if some program or your OS decides that your volume should be at 100% for whatever reason, and you won't have any issues with barely audible audio on recordings or screen shares.

FiiO's USB DACs are ideal
but check out portables similar to the Lotoo Paw S1, nothing less than that
the S1 is S tier I fucking love it

Is keychron still the "just buy one if you cbf building it yourself" keyboard?

Also I'm suddenly interested in a USB DAC/AMP myself. Which FiiO do I get? K5? K7? K11?

>>109013521
K7
the AKM one with dual AK4493SEQs
avoid the ESS ones

get the PL50 linear power supply unit with it if you want to go full audiophool
don't forget the fancy XELASTEC 2 ear tips if you're using an IEM

>>109013670
>a power supply at a price of a good DAC/AMP combo
A good piece of audio hardware deals with filtering the mains power on it's own without needing a dedicated power supply to do the filtering for it, everything else is just snake oil that acts upon psychoacoustics rather than actual technical measurable improvement.

Anyone actually had a switch that broke after a bazillion presses?

>>109013682
it's all part of the audiophool experience
there's also the braided anaconda cables

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>>109013521
Yeah. You hand money over and you get a decent keyboard ottb. I have a K8 Pro that was pretty great considering it was only $140. Just got a Q3 and honestly double the price for their full metal keyboards doesn't really make sense to me. If the K or V series is good enough for you, then that's that.

No helpful recomendation on the DAC as I use Focusrite stuff, but I've never really seen the point of USB equipment when doing a full XLR/6.35mm setup isn't much more expensive but is far better for scalability.

>>109013682
Your gear should have a good power supply. But yes, said good power supply should already be part of whatever thing you're buying anyway, not some add-on.

>>109013762
>>109013762
>K8 Pro
>only $140
whew, retards on 4ch never cease to amaze me with their downwards spiral of retardation

>>109013788
Congrats on the vaugepost anon, care to actually elaborate?

>>109013791
K8 pro is $83.99 on OEM site

>>109013791
logitech 17€ wired keyboard, it even has the keys you couldn't afford on your $140 keyboard

Are you guys being dicks to anon because you dont like keychron?

>>109013858
Keychron is just lame for what it offers
the metal ones are crap when you can get better ones preassembled
just get a Leopold or some shit it's respectable boomer plastic
Keychron just sucks

>>109013762
>Just got a Q3 and honestly double the price for their full metal keyboards doesn't really make sense to me.
and that is why you always go full custom when it comes to metal boards
the custom ones feel and sound good (varies by design but mogs Cuckchron either way)

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>>109013797
>$140 AUD is $98 USD
>Purchased it years ago when it probably cost more than now because they're winding down the K8 Pro in favour of the K8 Ultra
>>109013828
Yeah, I can get a $10 membrane keyborad with 160 keys. Not sure what you're trying to establish.

You both just sound like you're being women because someone likes something you don't.

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>text regurgitators regurgitate that we're the best
geg

>>109014026
just Cuckchron things

>>109014026
the most overrated keyboard vendor with shit quality control. Blatantly astroturf on reddit

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>>109014270
>overrated keyboard vendor
Looking at the listings here. They're more expensive than the Logitech, MSI, Asus, and Gigabyte. Why would I buy this literally who?

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>>109014330
they got real popular since last year
likely from to a buttload of influencer promos
then there's the lockdown growth that carries it

>>109014013
dw, you'll be set once they sell you the $278 numpad, and the $357 keys that go in between, trust the plan, retard

>>109014330
Logitech uses them as the OEM for one of their more recent MX Mechanical boards, which is also why that MX Mechanical board isn't shit, for what it's worth

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>>109014441
Idk what kind of autistm you're projecting anon, but I'm doing just fine over here with my keyboard that I enjoy since I don't suffer a perpetual need to keep buying shit.

I'm sorry that upsets you. Perhaps you could seek counseling for being such a whiny bitch.

cream of Baion

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endgame

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Hypersnooze lmao

>>109018209
>use it again
>wpm is still the same as using my mechanical keyboard

>>109002934
mx browns are endgame

shame stabilizers aren't solved, because that's the piece of the puzzle that still fucking sucks

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I'm so tired of these shortrun boutique keyboards that could be really cool, but are grossly overpriced and never fucking ever have a 100% layout, let alone useful extras like a volume wheel/mute button.
>here's your half keyboard
>it has a shitty gamerfont
>it's backlit but most of the keys don't have any passthrough
>that'll be 250 muttbucks plus tax and shipping

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endgame

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endgame switch

>>109019270
Yeah no shit you use mechanical keyboards for the feel and sound. Enjoyment, not actual improvement.

>>109019919
there's a new one that claim they don't need any lubrication
Fourwraps something something

>>109019919
"The best stabilizers are no stabilizers." t. split gang

Tried to copy this guy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3XTz6xg9WE
And ended up with tendinitis in my elbow

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It's my average ig
also funny how I felt like the quote I was typing out was something out of a Guy Ritchie movie, and sure enough, it was.

>>109021408
how much a terminal 4channer should get from this?

>>109021422
80-100 is p good ig, the world average sits around the 40's

fuck typing
keyboards are acoustic instruments
use an AI to generate dogshit instead of fucking up your joints
that's what it's good at

>>109021447
>instrument
nah i have mayonnaise for that
as well as horseradish

>Keychron board only about 2 months old and already starting to not register some key presses.
>Started with Shift key, but now more keys are starting to get 'infected' by this
>Still not used to typing on it, still making more mistakes than on membrane
>Using linear switches, so typing feels very unsatisfying because the keys actuate well before you get any satisfying impact/click, but so sensitive that if you brush over them by accident they might actuate
>Impact when bottoming out is too harsh, feels like I'm destroying my fingers as plastic smashes into plastic with no cushion
>Surprisingly loud
>Long travel time; makes typing feel tedious while also being too sensitive because fingers are moving more and slamming harder than membrane
>Too scared to try other switches because this was already an expensive keyboard (imo, since I normally never spent more than 20-30 bucks on membranes) and don't want to waste money on another switch I might not like which might need extensive testing time
>Testing the keys/keyboard at the store wasn't a long enough testing time; issues with typing didn't pop up until I used it for a good while
>Got downward facing shinethrough keycaps because this board's LEDs are downward facing, but the light bleeding through the cracks between keys is brighter than the light shining through the caps, so it's kind of straining to look at (Need shinethrough because I'm in the dark and not a good typist)
>LEDS themselves are quite bright, really distracting, but turning down the brightness makes it harder to see the letters through the caps
>The only direct improvements I experienced so far are being able to change key positions around with the software and having more space on my desk due to its smaller size.
I got it mainly for the smaller size (95%), and it's nice to be able to swap keys and keycaps around, but I think I might have been better off sticking with membrane. Luckily got it on sale, but it's still more than I've ever paid for a kbd

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>why yes, I enjoy unlubed Blacks on hard Alu
>how could you tell?

what did he mean by this?

>>109021422
>>109021435
I can't get above 90-95 no matter what I do. It's not that big of a deal for my everyday needs, but it would be nice if I can push it to 100

>>109022372
Yeah same, I think I managed to hit over 100 once or twice, but otherwise I can't complain much about my typing speed or accuracy. It's not perfect, I keep making typos, but I'm still way faster than most people. Maybe when I'll finally get my buckling spring keyboard I'll make less typos.

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holy fuck!
Kraze 65!

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mogs Koishit

I need more thocky

Any wireless keyboards to use with a HTPC that includes a trackball or clit mouse? I really don't like touchpads.

>>109026543
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwSQgOugNAs

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>>109026774
this bitch is a hack
I don't value of the opinions of any eceleb that has a lower typing speed than me

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>>109026543
beware the thocc to cocc pipeline

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Baion thocciee

>>109027064
you're thinking of clack

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My K120 just arrived. What am I in for?

>>109027308
a perfectly average OEM membrane keyboard that gets propped up by poorfags and meme huffers on /v/ that think a logitech F310 is a good controller

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filthy Baion

I don't have a fixed posture for typing comfortably fuckkk

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>GMK87
>TTC Silent Bluish White
hullo /mkg/, am i missing anything beside keycaps?

>>109027308
shit keyboard ever since they changed the plastic quality like a decade ago

>>109026910
I opened the embed link and realized I have her blocked.

>>109028117
go for it

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Anyone have some recommendations for blank keycaps, or printed like Wisteria but for mechanical? Under $30

>>109018209
why do autistic retards on this board think they are special or unique for using cheap walmart bullshit?