peripherals

[unkempt dome]

Well then save 20$

[old tulip]

Anyone heard or own noir n1v3 or maybe havit kb487?

[sly bloom]

I had the havit 985 for like 3 days
Its a pretty cheap keyboard(30$ on amazon)
Is the 487 the same in price?@old tulip

[old tulip]

Nearly

I found 487 for around 50 on amazon

[sly bloom]

What are planning to achieve with it?

[old tulip]

I always liked clean and retro keyboards, but i cant find perfect wirleess mechanical keyboard

[sly bloom]

Its not wireless

[unkempt dome]

depend of what qualify as perfect

[sly bloom]

There is no such thing as perfect
Unless you go custom route

[old tulip]

I know but if its good clean keyboard i dont mind one wire

[sly bloom]

Well its not hot swap

[old tulip]

Thats when i found noir n1 a random brand but shipping cost its a price of its own

[sly bloom]

So if you're willing to commit to the switches

[old tulip]

Nah im happy with yellow or brown switches and not willing to change them any time in future

[north jacinth]

tell me it's your first time using qmk without telling me it's your first time using qmk

[smoky flax]

what part of laptop key is this?

[hexed tree]

Hey I want some transparent keycaps to go with my keychron v1. Any suggestions? I prefer shipping from the US if possible.

[hexed tree]

escape [esc]

[pseudo bolt]

Rubber dome

Albeit a small one, but still a rubber dome

[smoky flax]

yea i saw found on google thanks anyway..

now next problem is screws lol... and another problem related to probably every problem is that, that laptop, is like 15 yrs old? around that

[spark hatch]

straighten the cable man

it looks good, but that cable is just killing the vibe being at taht angle

[pseudo folio]

fixed it

i used glorius pandas lubed

[spark hatch]

cool

[latent blaze]

pre lubed or did you lube them yourself?

[pseudo folio]

did it myself

[latent blaze]

also how do you like them so far? Been thinking of picking some up

nice

[pseudo folio]

they are realy nice

even if they are stock

i also like the wooden case makes them sound even better

[swift forge]

What board?

[river ermine]

120 euros Germany linear tkl

https://www.amazon.de/dp/B084GYSFDT?tag=pcp05-21&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1

This good?

[harsh garden]

guys i need a bit of help
so i got my everglide sk87 and i dident get the software with it
so i went online and downloaded a software for the sk87
but windows is protecting my pc and i dont want to risk it
this is what it looks like and it seems very sketchy to me

so can anyone help please?

[ancient geyser]

Bought my dream keyboard!

Gonna daily drive this bad boy

[harsh garden]

nice

[ionic briar]

defender pops up?

or smartscreen?

[harsh garden]

defender

this seem kinda sketchy too tho

[ionic briar]

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1gufrtqchhe2rIonxJnlZKv-205pu8B6Q

how about this driver kit from drop?

[whole talon]

wtf did you download

[harsh garden]

idk

[whole talon]

love my new keychron K3. low profile browns are so smooth to type on

[thorn dock]

i wanted one of them, til i realised they were £149

went with the tecware phantom 87

sounds amazing

[swift forge]

Nope

Not to keyboard enthusiasts

do you need it for gaming and/or regular daily driving

[spark ledge]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GBSGTKV?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
I am using this keyboard right now and it types like TommyInnit's keyboard but it's from a Japanese company.

[dawn swan]

does anyone know of a 104 or 105 key plate mount PCB with nkro capability

so a 100% layout

besides just taking a pcb out of an existing keyboard

[spark ledge]

https://www.aliexpress.com/w/wholesale-104-keyboard-plate.html

here's another
https://www.aliexpress.com/w/wholesale-104-key-pcb.html

[wintry pagoda]

Faster than Plouffe and Linus

[swift forge]

Beat Chak going at 250 wpm

[wintry pagoda]

maybe

not sure if he could get 250 on that these days

[swift forge]

He’s still young lmao

Recently built a custom keeb on stream last year

and 250wpm is logged on keymash btw

He’s a keymash pro

[wintry pagoda]

I'm saying that he isn't as good as he has been

since he doesn't practice as much as he used to

[swift forge]

You sure?

[wintry pagoda]

I would say that in 2020 he was the best typist no contest

but now I would put him at number #4 or #3

since he doesn't care as much as some other typists

anymore

I don't think he would be able to get 250 on time 30

not even in his peak probably

[swift forge]

Probably burst 300 if he wanted to

[wintry pagoda]

yes

[swift forge]

I do have a friend who does that

[wintry pagoda]

not for 30 seconds

[swift forge]

He just can’t be bothered being on keymash actually

He’s an NT typist

NitroType

[wintry pagoda]

yes

I am relatively knowledgeable about competitive typing

[vivid kiln]

Anyone know a mechanical keyboard that is wired and can also be wireless?

Like the logitech K800

But... I'm looking for other alternatives that is both wired and can be wireless

[swift forge]

Well that’s basically all wireless keyboards

but if you mean Bluetooth and a wire, check out Keychrons K series keyboards

if you want something for gaming, the NuPhy Air75 is a keyboard that can go wireless and wired

Receiver 2.4Ghz wireless, and USB-C wired

[river ermine]

gaming

ill use it for daily driving too but idc about fn keys i just need arrows

idm paying a 10 extra euros for fn keys tho

[unkempt dome]

akko

[latent blaze]

Also royal kludge rk84 rk61 etc has all 3

[elder dagger]

Ngl I have the rk61 it's nice but I'm having issues with it and windows 11 look in #tech-support at the issue I'm having other than that it's very nice

[latent blaze]

Have you tried restarting your pc, switching to bt,2.4,wired unplug replug,

also does it work in other apps or just broken in browser

if its just browser reinstall or restart that

maybe clear cache etc

[spark hatch]

^

[sly bloom]

Keyboards are fun
Plouffe is one of us~

[elder dagger]

it dosnt work altogether as in typing

pluged in 2.4 or bluetooth

ive tried them as well

i believe its software

[crystal gazelle]

hey guys, i'm looking to buy some sort of thocy tacile switch, kind of liek holy pandas. anyone know any budget alternative/better alternatives

[winged dagger]

rgb razor v12 super 30 dollars

[crystal gazelle]

link?

[tough walrus]

How do you make the rgb on a gmmk tkl a solid color

[dry snow]

ok to ask about mice here or what channel is that?

[crimson isle]

it is the only chat that makes sense at least, and others do it here too

[dry snow]

ok, thinking of getting a new mouse and been looking at the logitech g pro x superlight and heard good things about it. Is it the "best" mouse to go for when im a bit serious about gaming or are there other newer/better options?

[blazing frost]

can´t say much about pro x superlight.. but i have the G703 wireless, it´s cheaper and has lightspeed technology. only for right handed though. used it a few years and am happy with it 🙂

[unkempt dome]

There's no best mouse

The best mouse for you is not the same as the best mouse for another

Shape is probably the most important thing ... must be comfortable and fit your hand naturally

[dry snow]

got the glorious model o currently and rly like the shape, hands are on the bigger side but not huge

[unkempt dome]

Then keep that one

[crimson isle]

latencies tho

[dry snow]

cord is very bad on it atm and i wanna try something new

[unkempt dome]

Meh

[crimson isle]

some mice are faster than others

as long as you don't get one of those very cheap ones, usually fine tho ig

[unkempt dome]

Irrelevant uess it's bluetooth kind of latencies

[crimson isle]

its still 15ms range of differences

fastest and slowest good mice

[unkempt dome]

Lots of.thing in the chain will have higher latency than modern gaming mouse

If you are always replacing the mouse in your hand and don't feel comfortable or have a hard time reaching some buttons ... I will matter more than 2ms less latency than the other mouse that would have fit better

[swift forge]

NuPhy Air75

[swift forge]

What grip do you use?

And can you do wired?

If you want customisable hardware, you could opt for the Xtrfy M4 or M42. They come with “hotswap” back plates which allow you to change the back hump to suit your grip

[winged dagger]

Tortilla grip

[river ermine]

took you a while

[swift forge]

Only difference is the M4 requires you to screw on the back plates whereas the M42 is magnetic

[swift forge]

Fingertip*

[river ermine]

not on pcpp

[swift forge]

I literally wrote a paragraph ;-;

[river ermine]

where

[latent blaze]

no good kbs are on that

[swift forge]

PCPP is for pc components not keyboards lmao

[river ermine]

what do i use then

[river ermine]

is ducky one two good

reed switches

[swift forge]

#peripherals message

Above your reply

[dry snow]

idk I use like fingertip grip but my hand is always on the desk

[swift forge]

Latency go brrr

[river ermine]

that wasnt for me..

[swift forge]

But read the context

[river ermine]

how much latency tho

[swift forge]

Well only recently with the ducky one 3 has ducky chosen to cater for gamers

[river ermine]

ok but where is the nuphy

also i dont want wireless lmao

[swift forge]

Amazon

[latent blaze]

also nuphy is super low profile so if you dont want that go for the rk87/rk84 IMO

[swift forge]

Alright, ducky one 3

[river ermine]

so i get that

ok

[latent blaze]

also keychron if youre wired :)

[river ermine]

idm if its wireless

[swift forge]

Bit expensive but you can save money

[river ermine]

but not if im risking performance

[swift forge]

If you opt for smaller sizes like TKL and 65%

[river ermine]

nah 120$ max tbh

cant go over

[swift forge]

What genre of games do you play

[river ermine]

fps

and some story mode games

and minecraft with friend and fall guys

[swift forge]

Welp you can’t go wrong with a Razer Ducky One 3 mini

I think that is precisely $120 but I could be wrong

[river ermine]

razer is shit

[swift forge]

Exactly

[river ermine]

where is the ducky one 3

[swift forge]

Xtrfy Mz1

Good mouse for fingertip

[river ermine]

ha!

no, its like 180

[swift forge]

;-;

[blazing frost]

noo

[river ermine]

170 at minimum

so say smth else

[swift forge]

Pulsar Lunar Alloy TKL?

[unkempt dome]

What's wrong with the mz1 ...

[blazing frost]

Bought this one before and it started spinnign when moved to fast

[swift forge]

Probably got a bad unit

[swift forge]

You sure?

[river ermine]

@swift forge say something bro 😭

[swift forge]

Pulsar Lunar Alloy TKL

just said it lol

[blazing frost]

oh sry my mistake was a M2

[swift forge]

KNEW IT KEKW

[blazing frost]

[swift forge]

the Mz1 is rocket jump ninjas goat, they make that thing trash Xtrfys reputation gets smashed

[river ermine]

cant find it help

send link (germany, no oer 120 euros)

[swift forge]

Oh no wonder

[river ermine]

indeed

so help me sonny

@swift forge h e l p

[swift forge]

I’m in school chill

[river ermine]

too bad

[swift forge]

so sad you don’t know the life of a lad

[river ermine]

healp

@swift forge

[swift forge]

Fnatic Streak65

Can you do low profile?

[swift forge]

It’s personal preference

[swift forge]

I mean I think it’s a higher quality keyboard tbh if you can see into the keeb, since then if the the PCB shorts or something you’ll spot it

with enough hunting around the circuit board

[surreal basin]

Budget: 40-45$
Rgb: YES
Blue switch
wired or wireless both ok
should be 60% or less

Someone tell if any good keyboard in this range

[unkempt dome]

60% or less ... so 40% is fine ?

[river ermine]

bro said 60% or less

[craggy dawn]

hey, what keyboard to get?

[untold orchid]

how is anyone supposed to answer that for you with 0 info on preferences in switches, layout, even colorscheme and does it need rgb etc etc etc

[craggy dawn]

oh, ok sorry about that

[plucky cobalt]

Anyone have a mojo 68 here?

[smoky dust]

I got a problem

My custom keyboard suddenly stopped working, but the matrix key tester shows the keys working

I tried the keyboard on another device, but it wasn't working

[blissful pendant]

At the risk of sounding elderly, what's going on when I attempt to press a number of different keys at once and instead of registering all the inputs, it makes a 'boop' sound?

It doesn't seem like a consistent number of keys to me, like sometimes the limit is four, sometimes I can get away with pressing more. Anyway, it's really annoying during gaming, how can I disable this?

[crimson isle]

reminds me of the many people who complain about sticky keys, yet never disable it

[tepid hound]

sticky keys >

[blissful pendant]

I have sticky keys disabled though!

At least... I think? I went into the options and disabled it, was one of the first things I did.

And I recall sticky keys bringing up an info box, not playing a noise

Also, wasn't it the shift key specifically that enables/disables sticky keys?

[chrome raft]

are you using vial?

i've had the keymaps just disappear once

[smoky dust]

Yeah I do, but the keymaps are all there

[smoky dust]

Matrix keytester works

[swift forge]

Yea plastic case :p

higher quality in features aspect, build quality no respect

[unkempt dome]

It's not cause it's a plastic case that it's bad build quality

You can have really shitty alu builq quality

[sick hazel]

was gifted a redragon k621 btw
Basically G915TKL hobo edition
I can f e e l t h e m u s h
red outemu chocs suck ass
thankfully it's hotswappable tho

[sick forum]

Pudding keycaps W or L?

[swift forge]

Probably just me, but it makes the keycaps look squishy, like the white bit is made of foam or duck down like a pillow

[sick forum]

They definitely make my RGB look brighter tho

[river ermine]

@swift forge yo

Are black switches good

Yunzi ak84 good?

[unkempt dome]

Which brand of black switches ...

[swift forge]

They are heavy linears, so depends on your typing style

and, certain brands design them differently to others

your typical Cherry MX reds are around 40gf of actuation force, heavy is like 60gf

[river ermine]

What’s a good force?

[swift forge]

very subjective

it could be light as 30, heavy as 80

but usually 50gf is middle ground which most people agree on

ask the others, I'm an amateur tbf compared to dr0y, lam, quill etc

[river ermine]

I’ll take 35-50

[swift forge]

35 is killer light for most people

50 is a good starting point

[stuck tulip]

hi

my aunt gave me 2100 inr

a lil over

25 usd

i could add a lil myself

any recs? im on a old laptop keyboard

was thinking 60% but i also need arrow keys

[rocky crescent]

@stuck tulip https://www.amazon.com.au/Tecware-Phantom-Mechanical-Keyboard-Outemu/dp/B079HTZQYV/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=1S1GSZKTBOO24&keywords=tecware+phantom+87&qid=1658828180&sprefix=tecware%2Caps%2C275&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&smid=A1UJWBX601HAL6&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzSlMwNzNTSzhUWlFNJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwMzUxMjY4M0FZM1RLOTVPUjFBUyZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUFGOTVBSTZNT1cyUzImd2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGYmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl

idk how much usd it is

i think 45

why are amazon links so big wtf

[stuck tulip]

Aaaaa that's too much for me

I'm looking for something half that price

[rocky crescent]

like 30usd?

[stuck tulip]

(i don't need RGB or numpad)

[stuck tulip]

Yea 25-35 basically

I'll also get a mouse if i get under 30

[rocky crescent]

https://www.amazon.com.au/Redragon-KUMARA-Backlit-Mechanical-Keyboard/dp/B016MAK38U?th=1

how much is this for you

[stuck tulip]

The perfect price

Hmm the Amazon reviews mention double press issues

[rocky crescent]

its the most popular keyboard

most of the keyboards work perfectly fine

i'd recommend getting the red or brown switches tho

[stuck tulip]

Yea i don't like blue

Like i havnt used any

[river ermine]

Blue are horrible btw

[stuck tulip]

But i want something to stealthy that my parents next room can't here

[river ermine]

I bought one accidentally

[stuck tulip]

F

[river ermine]

Got red

Get

[stuck tulip]

Nice

Is there better price/keyboard if i give up rgb

Gaymurness not that imp for me💀

[rocky crescent]

its very hard to find a mechanical keyboard with no rgb tbh

[stuck tulip]

Oh

RGB it is then

[unkempt dome]

Red or brown

Will be the same noise

You can get k552 without rgb

In white or black

For your budget that's about the best option

[rocky crescent]

reds will be a little bit quieter than browns

and personally, linear switches are the best switches

[unkempt dome]

Not really

You'll hear spring ping and bottom out way before hearing the tactile bump

[stuck tulip]

Can't get k552 anyways

Most Indian reviews here are like

These are extremely defective

[rocky crescent]

damn really?

[stuck tulip]

Prolly a country specific issue

[rocky crescent]

thats bad luck

[stuck tulip]

I could give up numpad

And get this

[rocky crescent]

https://www.amazon.com/Mechanical-Keyboard-Gaming-Keycaps-Computer/dp/B085ZDXGZW/ref=sr_1_5?crid=Q5KJC6PWL4NQ&keywords=no%2Brgb%2Bkeyboard&qid=1658828936&sprefix=no%2Brgb%2Bkeyboard%2Caps%2C393&sr=8-5&th=1

how bout this one

[stuck tulip]

Ant Esports MK1300 Mini Wired Mechanical Gaming Keyboard with 60% Compact Form Factor - Outemu Red Switches https://amzn.eu/d/9lsOq8b

Bruh that's 8k here

100 bucks

30 in usa

😫

[rocky crescent]

wtf

[stuck tulip]

Inr*

[stuck tulip]

This is fine except no arrow keys

?

Although i would really prefer arrow keys

[rocky crescent]

you can change it to arrow keys in the software

[stuck tulip]

Wait

What

Oh then

This seems like it

[rocky crescent]

wait

let me check if this one can

most have software that can

[stuck tulip]

Oh

[rocky crescent]

oh it doesnt have software

but you have to hold down fn key to use the arrow keys

[stuck tulip]

I'd i don't find something else

I might just buy this

Thanks mate

[vapid vigil]

Any recommendations for a 100% mech keyboard with ISO layout (bc Germany)? I'm looking at the Keychron Q6 atm

[latent blaze]

Get a 65% then

[untold orchid]

decent option

[stuck tulip]

couldn't find anything 💀

everything either had people complaining in reviews

or was too expensive

[latent blaze]

65% is like the most common dude

Dont look at amazon reviews btw, 90% fake

Rk61 is rly good

68*

from royal kludge

[stuck tulip]

50 bucks 💀

i was trying to stay under 30

35 was ok

maybeee 40

50 a lil too much to convinc parents

[untold orchid]

or you can just say you can pay the 20 bucks?

[stuck tulip]

I'm 17😩

[untold orchid]

ok and?

I would think that a 17 year old can just manage his own money and buy whatever he wants

[stuck tulip]

(ik in the west teens working is normal but the min wage is like less than a dollar a hr here)

[untold orchid]

boi

[stuck tulip]

Dollar a day*

[untold orchid]

theres no fuckin way thats real

[stuck tulip]

No wait

3 dollars a day

To be precise

2.8

[untold orchid]

I make that in around 10 minutes, and I work a normal summer job

wtf

[stuck tulip]

Hence teens here focus on edu and look for something white collar

Cause as long as u blue collar

Forget making over 10k a yr

[untold orchid]

the what now? blue collar, white collar??

[stuck tulip]

(and live off parents till then)

[stuck tulip]

Like working IT or something pays reasonable

Working as an electrician

Does not

[untold orchid]

here electricians get paid really well

[stuck tulip]

It should be that way I agree

[untold orchid]

like I think its maybe 4k a month on average

[stuck tulip]

4k a yr (probably lesser) here

[chrome raft]

Well you also have to consider cost of living

[stuck tulip]

Tru but with things like electronics

Cost remains flat

Bottom line

[chrome raft]

oh yeah that is true

[stuck tulip]

Going over 30-35 is asking my parents for money

[chrome raft]

yeah and where you are thats a good amount

[stuck tulip]

Which they will probably give

But something i don't wanna do

[stuck tulip]

Yea dad uses like a 7 dollar keyboard for his work💀

[chrome raft]

damn .

[crimson isle]

I wouldn’t survive a 7$ keyboard

Maybe for like, 10 minutes a day at most

[ruby crescent]

hi guys

i need some help

[cinder coral]

???

if you need keyboard help or anything like that you can either ping me here with whatever issue you're having or DM. I'll help if I can.

[ruby crescent]

yes:)

i would love that

because people on another server were very mean and insulting and im just trying to figure out what the problem is

so i got a ducky keyboard one mini 2 in white and it doesnt seem to work with the usb c to usb c cables i've used

and idk if its the cables, the keyboard or neither

@cinder coral

ok nvm it worked! just need a good cable tomorrow!

[gilded topaz]

I want to build the smallest keyboard that is still fully usable to pack along with my steamdeck. What % should I go with? I do have big ol' hands.

[unkempt dome]

40%

[gilded topaz]

yeah probably about right

[spark hatch]

Please tell me that doesn't exist

[spark hatch]

Ohh

Yea ok

[past vortex]

cut out bottom, but less cutout sides.
PixArt PMW3395, it would be nice if they added tention screws for ajustment of cliking.

https://www.pixart.com/products-detail/129/PAW3395DM-T6QU

[torn mesa]

What's the most expensive mouse any of you know of

[past vortex]

Well there is the m1k, which retails for 252.34 USD.

you could pay some one to mod it, which would probable bump it up to 350 range, plus parts. Add sapphire skates for 70. pushing it to 460 range.

[torn mesa]

The m1k has been replaced by the M2k

Goes for 300 pounds (360 USD)

[past vortex]

oh well 360+ 70+ 100 mod = 530

[torn mesa]

Still too cheap

[past vortex]

pmm also offers custom mouse desgin. Like they'll build your dream mouse. that is probable expensive.

[torn mesa]

Do you know anything even more expensive that nobody in their right mind is going to pay for?

[past vortex]

it better not be that leather mouse

[torn mesa]

Leather mouse, you say?

[past vortex]

yah there a desginer mouse with leather.

[torn mesa]

...why

[past vortex]

https://www.lunarartefacts.com/pages/about-pointer-instruments

M2k still more expensive

[torn mesa]

Those look so ugly

I found a mouse that costs 35000 USD

[past vortex]

probable would sell for more then any other mouse on the planet. (first mouse ever made)

[past vortex]

what mouse cost 35,000

[torn mesa]

Luxury VIP Mouse

Brand is MHJ

[past vortex]

31k for a mouse that would hurt to use

[torn mesa]

My hands look like this

So hers can look like this:

[past vortex]

24k for a 154.99 dollar mouse. That's basicly 'luxury' mice in a nutshell.

[torn mesa]

If my mouse isn't gold plated, doesn't have leather strips for my fingers, and doesn't include a ball jacuzzi for my desktop then why should I even spend my energy glancing at it

[past vortex]

for 24k, you might be able to buy a testing machine.

[swift forge]

Literally (if you’re a mouse enthusiast too) looks like the Xtrfy Mz1 wireless and Logitech Pro X Superlight had a child

then they took a design aesthetic from Logitech and Endgame to put their battery indicator LED on the side of the mouse (Endgame Xm2w feature but logo placed there) and write the company name below left click (Logitech G303 Shroud Edition, Logitech X Shroud lettering written the same way but under right click)

And apparently they’ll weigh the same as the Xlite series, though fingertip and ambi designed instead of ergo

[stuck tulip]

email caviar

[stuck tulip]

ok wait ukw

if i can ever afford to buy that

i would like to

[crimson isle]

what even is this chat, its just someone asking for 500k mice?

[crimson isle]

love the way it looks, just don't like the looks of that cable, looks so fragile

[ruby crescent]

hi guys, i still have problems with my ducky

i got it to work once with an usb c to usb c and got another cable today doesnt work with that but it works with an adapter

[swift forge]

Well fear not that thing is capable of 8000hz polling rate

Which would be much of a scam if the cable doesn’t even last long enough to spark anyones interest in testing that

And by some reviewers it’s one of the mice with the lowest click and tracking latency

[untold orchid]

8000hz is honestly a pretty useless feature

like please show me a single person who can tell the difference between 1000 and 8000

[crimson isle]

many, as long as they have testing equipment and can compare the result to tell the difference

[untold orchid]

ok, show me a single person who can physically tell the difference without looking at numbers on a screen

since I apparently have to specify

[crimson isle]

no one

because its like 3ms

[untold orchid]

exactly

its a feature nobody asked for, they could have used the time to develop it to make the build quality better or add some other cool feature but nah, 8000hz

[crimson isle]

but big number = better

they did tho

it weighs like nothing

[untold orchid]

71g

for wired

that aint nothing

[crimson isle]

no, lol

M2K

[untold orchid]

what the hell does m2k have to do with razer

[crimson isle]

what does razer have to do with the topic sir

wasn't about anything razer to begin with

[untold orchid]

I didnt even know that was also 8000hz, damn

but still, meh

[crimson isle]

tiny mouse

now they just need to reduce it more

by just making a mouse, which is just two buttons, and two plastic knobs you can hold it with

just the PCB, with two buttons, lel

[eternal wraith]

man. as someone who claw grips this hurts to see

[crimson isle]

I don't hold my mouse, I just push it around with like 3 fingers

[chrome raft]

same

im probably going to get an hsk+

[spark hatch]

I hold my mouse like a normal person, palm grip

Or claw if I'm drag clicking

[chrome raft]

i smell optimum tech screenshots

[crimson isle]

its the only place I know where to find usable pics of it, lel

has some nice videos, just some times he's a bit ehh

mostly his hardware choice for PCs tho

the kind of person who would be pairing a 12900ks with a 3070 TI

uses NZXT, etc

[pale kestrel]

which rk61 switches should I go with, can't divide between the brown and blue

And is there any typing difference between the rbg and backlight version? I'm considering the white with blue backlight

[chrome raft]

i mean he certainly seems like the guy to need extra cpu

he definitely doesn't only game

can anyone help me? i just got my first ever 60% keyboard and it looks like i can't do F key combos on minecraft (i.e. F3 + A to reload chunks) can anyone help me with this? I'm using an HK Gaming gk61

same goes for stuff like alt + <-/-> to go back and forth in discord channels

[crimson isle]

I mean as in what he actually recommended people

NZXT AIO, build combinations like 12900k with 3070/3080, calling Z690-E from Asus (a 650$ board) "mid-range" and "good value" etc
he can be pretty whack, one thing he does good tho is not being a bass shill and gaming brand shill, and more so the idea of value from the POV from someone who cares about it

[chrome raft]

should i set a macro for these functions?

[pale kestrel]

I'm no expert but pretty sure you need disable hot keys

Does it work if you hold down the fn key?

[chrome raft]

no

it gets detected as Fn + a and just stops my music

[pale kestrel]

O

[chrome raft]

i have a few "macro" buttons

Q W and E can be used as macros

found a workaround

[crimson isle]

HK gaming?
Hong Kong gaming?

[chrome raft]

i guess

[ruby crescent]

hi guys. so my ducky one 2 mini doesnt work with usb c to usb c. only works with an adaptor (usb a female usb c male) and im curious as to why. the keyboard uses a usb c male (for the keyboard) and usb a male (for laptop) cable. ive noticed that the usb c ducky cable looks different.

[spark hatch]

Is there an issue with using the adapter?

[ruby crescent]

nope

[ruby crescent]

works perfect

[pale kestrel]

Rk61 or the gk61

[spark hatch]

Rk61

[torn mesa]

Too much bloat tbh. If you grab a mouse with a claw grip, you can use one knob in the center

[crimson isle]

you can't claw grip the mouse I was talking about anyway, and was thinking of ways they could reduce the weight more

tho only way really would be only having buttons, and a way to hold it (aka 2 gripping points)

[torn mesa]

There was a post I saw a while ago about what humans could do if pushed to their absolute limits

[crimson isle]

not to much, because their fat's in the way for many

[torn mesa]

Similarly, given no limits, what's the best mouse design?

I know there's a huge push for reducing weight, but what else could be done

[crimson isle]

I would prefer a mouse that is mostly wide

thumb position on mouse would be better for me imo that way

always feel like I have to cramp with mice anyway, because of the shape

so I prefer finger tip, which is the loosest

tho at that point you're trying to make new types of mice

with different shapes, layouts, etc

and not just size

[torn mesa]

Nothing wrong with new types of mice.... except for the increase in price and difficulty

[crimson isle]

like instead of left and right on the front, they're positioned like the back triggers on controllers

so you pull your fingers towards you, instead of pushing down

pulling is nicer than pushing imo

tho at that point you would need like 45 degree at minimum on the actual switches

same for mouse wheel

smaller, and on the tip instead

[swift forge]

I was referring to the M2k, its capable of 8000hz

if you watch reviews you'll know that

[crimson isle]

I know, he thought it was tho

[swift forge]

yea got it

The only way I fathom the implementation of 8000hz polling is this front bit, probably chonk MCU

just a huge section here then pretty much nothing elsewhere under the top shell

[crimson isle]

wish they would change the shape a bit tho

I am weak, I can't push down buttons

[swift forge]

its supposed to be gripped, so your fingertips are at an angle where they can use the power of all your palm muscles

think about fingertip-gripping a Pro X Superlight, for reference

when pressing down the main mouse buttons hard enough you feel your palm muscles

[crimson isle]

meh, I only feel pain around my knuckle

[vocal fulcrum]

hi

[chrome raft]

is the ltt deskmat good

woudl you say its a better or worse mousepad than the glorious deskmats

cus i have one of those rightt now but the size is terrible

it has no vertical space

[chrome raft]

anyone know an alternative to the official (hkgaming) software for the gk61? i heard the official could lead to bricking (source : https://www.reddit.com/r/GK61/comments/nazl19/do_not_update_hk_gaming_gk61_keyboards_to_12021/)

[past vortex]

Their desgin is very eligant in it's simplicity. It's like usb <-> chip <-> sesnor

It's a PixArt 3360, with 216 MHz Cortex-M7 core.
But not sure if it's 8k on usb 2, or usb 3.
Some people argue that you need usb 3 to get to full 8k, but even if your doing like 205 MS between polls, that's still mcuh better then 1k.

but apparently you have to enable 8,000. And it doens't sound like there a 2,000 or 4,000 option. Like if your playing apex, anything over 4k causes horible screen stuttering.

[chrome raft]

bruh 205ms per poll is way less than 1k

that's like 5hz

[past vortex]

micro seconds..

[chrome raft]

us

or if you really want to μs

[past vortex]

like this is the performance you get out of USB 2.0 at 8,000
dt: 125 µs
dt: 125 µs
dt: 375 µs
dt: 125 µs
dt: 125 µs
dt: 250 µs
dt: 250 µs
dt: 250 µs
dt: 250 µs
dt: 1875 µs
dt: 250 µs
dt: 500 µs
dt: 125 µs
dt: 133 µs
dt: 374 µs
dt: 124 µs
dt: 250 µs
dt: 375 µs
dt: 375 µs
dt: 250 µs
dt: 375 µs
dt: 250 µs
dt: 125 µs
dt: 125 µs
dt: 250 µs
dt: 375 µs
dt: 250 µs
dt: 375 µs

[craggy dawn]

bruh, razer released a keyboard which is razer deathstalker v2 pro

[past vortex]

not counting latency from pull to screen, just latency betwene polls.

[past vortex]

bruh

[craggy dawn]

hmm, the link will be sent to dms to get the proof that they released it rn

[past vortex]

I'm like viper 8k, Huntsman V2, both at 8k, optical switches. With each plugged into a sperate usb 3.0 controller.

[past vortex]

teensy 4.0 can also do 8k polling, I kind of want to make a dual sensor mouse with one.

[swift forge]

There is an OG Deathstalker so nothing new

[craggy dawn]

yeah

[swift forge]

Apart from being complete copycats of Logitechs G915

And G815

[craggy dawn]

yeah

razer is a copycat

[past vortex]

Was the G510 the fist logitech keyboard with scroll wheel?
I think razer DeathStalker Ultimate with the built in screen, and lcd buttons. was a year or two later.

[craggy dawn]

yeah

true

they also copy the logitech g502 and naed into razer basilisk

[past vortex]

first basilisk was 2017, 2014. They use to make such large heavy mice, like boats.

I liked the desgin before the 502, like G400s

[craggy dawn]

yeah

[past vortex]

I hated the scroll wheel on the G500s, and they were so ugly.

back then they letting you add more weight to your mouse as an insert. XD

[silent rapids]

having a mouse with a scroll wheel that'll just free-spin is WEIRD.

I've never had one before, and it's gonna take getting used to

I timed it: One good flick can get it to spin for 9-10 seconds

[lean veldt]

So I got the LOTR custom wrist rest from drop amd I'm so hyped. Are we allowed to post pics in these chats?

I'll live with repercussions idc

[spark hatch]

looks good

[swift forge]

which in a huge server brings me back around 2 months worth of messages

if I scroll up and go crazy spin on a G502

[swift forge]

Logitech released a new suite of stuff kek

now their keyboards include a cloud-shaped wrist rest

G713, G715 - wired/wireless

and basically are G915 TKL x G Pro keyboards

plus, you can now change out the top plate and keycaps

I hope this doesn't take a turn for the worse

.

in simple terms, high profile TKL wireless keeb (G715) with media controls and the option of bluetooth alongside receiver wireless, or a high profile TKL USB-C wired keeb (G713) with media controls and a detachable cable

[spark hatch]

interesting

do tehy actially sell other top plates?

[distant mist]

i got the costco razer heroic bundle and the keyboard is a blackwidow v3 and it is loud

[spark hatch]

im sorry for your loss

[chrome raft]

I have a question, should i make my Right Ctrl, Right meta, Right Ctrl and / keys arrow keys or not? I could make them arrow keys without Fn and normal keys with Fn, I have a 60%

[unkempt dome]

It's up to you ... nobody can tell you how to configure your keyboard ... if you don't see any down side to it then go for it

[crimson isle]

what a weird looking mouse

thing is still heavy

[pale kestrel]

https://www.noon.com/uae-en/rk61-wireless-60-mechanical-gaming-keyboard-rgb-backlit-ultra-compact-keyboard-for-ios-android-windows-and-mac-hot-swappable-tactile-brown-switch-black-black/N42468201A/p/?o=dcdcbc39d4bed44a

Is this actually hot swap

[crimson isle]

they sure are using excellent image quality

[pale kestrel]

Uh on the web page it better

[crimson isle]

can't access

probably local use only

[pale kestrel]

38 USD for hot swap and rgb I want to trust it but just not sure

[swift forge]

Yes

Well it is their own but they have an accessories store on the https://logitechg.com/ website now

[swift forge]

Result of being too lazy to make a super light G502 but still feeling like “hey let’s release an ergo mouse”

it’s loosely based off the G303 shroud edition it seems

[swift forge]

Uhh well probably just the Alu ones for their own keebs, but different colour schemes

[crimson isle]

small mouse + medium-high weight = stupid

[pale kestrel]

Help

[spark hatch]

So they don't sell plates, new boards are just hot swap so you have the option to make your own plate

[spark hatch]

Idk about that website but the rk61 is a good board and is usually quite cheap (for my region about 60$ give or take)

[stuck tulip]

Redragon Kumara K552 vs Ant Esports MK1300 vs Redragon K630 Dragonborn

iv basically narrowed my search down to these 3

k552 although very popular has many concerning reviews from Indians on amazon(i will be ordering in india) with people explaining their problems elaboratly

but like everyone seems to call it the best bang for buck?

on yt

the k630 and mk1300 both seems to be missing arrow keys but i need em

althought the mk1300 does let u use keys as arrow keys after pressing fn key

[urban panther]

@stuck tulip go study

[stuck tulip]

idk if theres a simlar feature for k630

[stuck tulip]

dude i just got off

like

9 min ago

💀

thanks doe

[urban panther]

then change your status lmao

[stuck tulip]

nah i shall go back

in like

5-10 min

thanks doe

[stuck tulip]

and main reason im getting a keyboard is that arrow keys on my laptop stopped working

oh wait k630 has em too

fn + wasd

so then im confused

mk1300(otemu reds) vs k630(otemu browns) i havnt used mechanical keyboards before

[edgy anvil]

Does anyone here know how would someone go about trying to have a keyboard tested? Or rather see if it’s even possible

(As in, not a commercially available keyboard)

[rocky crescent]

I don’t really see how they would do that

Maybe going to commercial stores and getting a feel of similar ones??

[edgy anvil]

They already have a jig, I am working on one similar in grad scgool

Nono I design keyboards myself, I just want to do some nerd science and test them hehe

[rocky crescent]

Ohh

[edgy anvil]

Yeah cause it can produce a lot of fun data

[stark comet]

Has anyone here had a problem with the lights on your keyboard not turning on when you boot up your PC? I always have to go and un-plug and then plug it back in to get the lights to work. (Corsair K55)

[edgy anvil]

There is a chance you have an either outdated or corrupted driver

or your usb port settings are wonky so when you unplug and plug it again it resets it and works properly again

[stark comet]

Checked all these for outdated drivers, all of them are up to date

I do have a windows 10, 21h2 update available, but I doubt its that

[ionic briar]

could be that icue being the excellent software that it is, always fucked up something

[stark comet]

Wouldnt suprise me

Currently updating firmware for K55, seems one was available

[broken basin]

What keyboard should i get if i want quiet and tactile switches?

Im familiar with razer so id like a razer like feel...?

[ionic briar]

hmm thats a tall order

[chilly perch]

What kind of data u tryna get from a keyboard

[pale kestrel]

Is the razer death adder essential worth it for 14 usd or should I just get the viper mini

[swift forge]

Say that to all the 2160 eDPI CS:GO pros

Without the small enough size for manoeuvrability and weight for control they’d lose the trophy very quickly

[swift forge]

Well for you it might be of some help since you mentioned your Finalmouse being too light to weigh down your mousepad

[crimson isle]

meh, still hurts my wrist weight wise

and thankfully I do not need the mousepad

I sit on a couch 99% of the time after all

[crimson isle]

just that usual "mousepad that's still not flattened after months, because for some dumb reason they roll up stiff materials inside of a tube instead of keeping it in a flat package" lol

[chrome raft]

is there better software than HK Gaming's for the gk61v2 (GK61US)?

[swift forge]

I trust Finalmouse has great feet?

[unkempt dome]

Viper mini over the deathadder

[past vortex]

well in a factory, or design, they would usually have machines, to test the keyboard. They might press keys till they fail. They might look at travel, resistance in a similar manor.

[swift forge]

source?

[past vortex]

GWT TEST

https://post.smzdm.com/p/aqm38p7k/

[swift forge]

thanks tylor

[past vortex]

GWT might stand for Great Wall Tools.

[stuck tulip]

Reds vs browns?

Iv narrowed it to 2 keyboards that tick all my boxes

Otemu red is one

And otemu brown other

[ancient geyser]

Absolutely loving this keyboard! Feels better than my Epomaker GK68Xs with box jades

[graceful siren]

difference between cherry mx keys

[swift forge]

browns = you feel a bump beneath your fingers, and there's more typing resistance
reds = completely linear, no feel just travel

if you play shooters, browns can prevent very accidental triggering of random actions whereas reds are best for MMOs and rhythm games where reaction time is key, since they tend to have lower pre-travel

but its mainly preference after this explanation. I, for one, use blues when playing FPS games since I know whether I've done something or not because my actions will be audible

blues being loud, clicky, very "bumpy"

[crimson isle]

silent linears with the lowest force required where

[stuck tulip]

I don't game at all

I just need something good and silent for typing

[swift forge]

how fast are we talking?

https://monkeytype.com/

and how confident are you in your typing ability? Can you touch type (not look at kb)

If we're talking this, you could try the reds but they'll take some time to get used to, since newbies to the switch type tend to make more mistakes when typing due to the low activation force and closeness of keys

[stuck tulip]

I can't

Iv also just been using shit keyboards all along

So like

I wanna learn

[stuck tulip]

I'm a newbie

So maybe browns it is then

I liked the placement of the arrow keys on reds a bit better

But not the end of the world

[swift forge]

what keyboard is it, btw?

the Pulsar Lunar Alloy TKL?

[stuck tulip]

Red mk 130

0

Brown is k630

[swift forge]

?

what parent brand

[stuck tulip]

Ant report

Esport*

And reddragon

They are both like 30 dollars

(that was my budget)

[swift forge]

Lmao

What about $49?

[stuck tulip]

Ouch

That's twice my original budget

[swift forge]

nvm lol

that was the price of the Pulsar Lunar Alloy TKL

[strong jolt]

Wait till you hear how much I spent on a budget custom keyboard I got cheap from Taobao

[stuck tulip]

waits to hear

[strong jolt]

150 usd

Without Taobao it would be 300+ usd

[stuck tulip]

This doesn't seem too unreasonable given that 50 dollar mechanical keyboards are budget

[stuck tulip]

This however

💀 💀

[strong jolt]

If you use replica key caps it would be 240 usd

[stuck tulip]

Still a shit tonne of money

150 even

[strong jolt]

Nah

This is really good for 150 usd

Relatively speaking

200 usd for a custom keyboard is really little

It’s like the bare minimum

I just got really lucky

[stuck tulip]

Money is relative

So yea

[strong jolt]

Here’s how it looks

[stuck tulip]

Idk much about keyboards but nice

[strong jolt]

I hate most of those gaming keyboards

I’ve seen a shitty membrane keyboard with some rgb sell for like 40 usd

[stuck tulip]

💀

[swift forge]

Razer Cynosa bet

Logitechs G213 is actually a good membrane according to some

it’s like a high profile well QCed budget board

[strong jolt]

Still it’s membrane

[swift forge]

Yes

But sometimes it feels better than mech

Like RTINGS saying the Logitech MX Mech having worse typing quality than the normal MX Keys

[untold orchid]

my Q1 with all the mods, switches and keycaps was like 340

including tools like brushes etc

[strong jolt]

Mines came with the switches and lube

[untold orchid]

well I put in alpaca switches so you cant really get them with any board lol

lubed and filmed them too

Alpacas are yummy

[boreal rivet]

topre better

[untold orchid]

ToPrE BeTtEr

in keyboards there is no such thing as better

just preference

[wet bison]

BM65, gateron yellow ks3 (lubed), botanical (clones 😰).
Budget build but does the job for me 👍

[boreal rivet]

nah its better

[crimson isle]

You sure?

“Butterfly better than mechanical in every way = opinion”

[long obsidian]

cost

[cinder coral]

my 40rmie arrived with a broken acrylic part :c

luckily the guy who runs p3d is cool af and gonna replace.

but damn it sucks to be that excited for something and then have it arrive like that lol

[crimson isle]

what about durability

[long obsidian]

cost

[crimson isle]

like god, those things don't even last a day

its like 2 sim card thingies from your phone put through each other

[stuck tulip]

apple slander in the chat bois

heck yea

[ionic briar]

i got new keycaps

[eternal wraith]

ah, an mx hater

how does it feel to be the most based kind of person out there

[cinder coral]

Aside from the spacebar, I really like these legends. what set is it?

also is it XDA or DSA or what?

[eternal wraith]

||radula in ltt server whatttttt||

[boreal rivet]

great obviously

though i dont actually hate mx

market is just oversaturated and mx people are cringe

[eternal wraith]

mx mount is great, mx switches are meh

that's my take on it

[boreal rivet]

pretty much

[eternal wraith]

i ordered a realforce r2 pfu not long ago, really excited to try it out ngl

[boreal rivet]

nice

[eternal wraith]

yep, might also snag a hr2 in case i feel the stock case is a bit shit

[boreal rivet]

r2 seems to have a much nicer case than r1

[eternal wraith]

the option is still there. 🤷

[boreal rivet]

i cope with my stock case because i like how it looks and somehow no one has done an actual 1:1 clone of it yet

[eternal wraith]

i just like the bezels, and having an actual removable cable would be nice

but i can live with non-removable, it's fine

[boreal rivet]

you can mod a removable cable pretty easily

[eternal wraith]

can't mod bezels though 🤷

[boreal rivet]

i should do it on mine but im lazy and cba when i realistically have no need for it

[eternal wraith]

fair

that is a mean side profile and i'm into it.

[boreal rivet]

looks nice

top view looks ass though

[eternal wraith]

yeah, the top is a bit shit but

i'd rather have no branding than

any

[boreal rivet]

yeah r2 branding is pretty ugly

[ionic briar]

thats xda
also, flipped spacebar, so yea it looks odd

[cinder coral]

can you even flip spacebar with XDA? I thought it would be the same both ways....

[cinder coral]

wait im being recognized wat.

[boreal rivet]

its the lighting

[ionic briar]

it is the same
the reason is because the stabs that i got has smaller stem than the keycaps, so when typing the spacebar can pop out of the stab

[cinder coral]

ah gotcha

[dusky inlet]

How much does it cost to buy parts and build a keyboard?

[cinder coral]

50000 toenails

depends what you want

[cinder coral]

what kind of keyboard are you looking for, and what are you looking to do with it?

and what's your budget.

[boreal rivet]

twenty shekels and 3 quid

[dusky inlet]

Seems reasonable

[cinder coral]

i thought so

[dusky inlet]

Gaming, and I’m just curious about pricing

[cinder coral]

It can be anywhere from 150ish to in the thousands.

[dusky inlet]

Like if it’s worth it to build my own or just buy one

[peak locust]

What ducky keyboard do y’all recommend ( best one and under the €500)

[cinder coral]

if you're not super into it as a hobby, you'll probably get the most value from something like a nice gasket mounted keychron.

[cinder coral]

if that's your budget, i recommend not getting a ducky.

[boreal rivet]

yeah

get a realforce

[eternal wraith]

or a realforce rgb if you're of that persuasion.

[eternal wraith]

hipyo moment.

[cinder coral]

[peak locust]

Ok thanks

[spark hatch]

hippos here now?

[vapid forge]

Anyone in here with Corsair iCUE able to tell me if I can create custom functions with the FN key? For instance, could I bind HJKL to function as arrow keys when holding FN?

[unkempt dome]

I love them

[unkempt dome]

Great profile, one of my favorite

[past vortex]

ar eyou now geeking out over their keyboard reviews?

cause that's what I did with their mouse reviews.

[swift forge]

Haven’t checked at all

[ionic ibex]

yall saw this keyboard https://next.wooting.io/wooting-60he?drawer=0&air=1

[ionic briar]

have been for a long time

[ionic ibex]

i must be behind then

[ionic briar]

like i know its a thing back when chyrosran22 reviewed the wooting two lekker

[sweet thunder]

It’s a nice board

[chrome raft]

wooting grindset

[random peak]

anyone here know why my keyboards volume wheel just stopped working? it worked perfectly less than a day ago and now it does absolutely nothing

[swift forge]

yes

[dapper minnow]

whats that strap for?

[swift forge]

carrying, and some style

[sweet thunder]

It’s a wrist strap so when you beat someone with it the keyboard won’t fly out of your hand

[stuck tulip]

🤣

[past vortex]

I think they're trying to provoke a masculin energy.
But like the whole point of safety flags is to make sure you remove them before use.

[swift forge]

or, your in-game opposition can rage till satisfied if you beat them there, and they come physically at you wielding the keyboard like nunchaku at you (i.e. that wrist strap is larger than some people's wrists, small wrists can fling the keyboard chassis around) without having the risk that it'll suddenly fly out of control and result in a fatality

[crimson isle]

they should make a phone sized keyboard, lel

[hot geode]

guys im new to this whole keyboard modding thing but I wanted something that sounds like im typing on a mouse pad or something like that with a linear feel and not too expensive that I can pull off at home with some determination and run of the mill tools, any suggestions?

[past vortex]

Aug 11 - Deathadder V3
Aug 12 - Fantech Aria
Aug 15 - Pulsar X2

[past vortex]

it would also be nice if it had 8000 hz. 😿 but the whole depth programing like the razers is intresting. 1ms is becoming more standard, so now people are now starting to measure in µs.

[crimson isle]

There likely are a lot of people who like that strap, considering the whole zoomer fashion these days

[spark hatch]

you want to mkae your own keyboard or just mod a prebuilt?

[past vortex]

but if some one plays helicopter with it, what are the chance it breaks, and it yeets it's self across the room.

[crimson isle]

who knows, hopefully high

because idiots deserve it

[tranquil kayak]

Any reviews about hp omen sequencer keyboard?

[swift forge]

it has lekker switches which let you program the same key with two actions, depending on whether you've tapped or held the key

very useful for MMO players, who with the 60HE probably don't need more macro keys

[jovial leaf]

Keyboard scrubbing day

This has been my only daily driver for 7 years

[spark hatch]

What's with the mis match of reds and browns

And blues

[spark hatch]

Ohh gotcha

[jovial leaf]

And done

[tight wyvern]

whats a good prebuilt white keyboard for 50 dollars

[grizzled quiver]

Eh, I prefer to have all my keys feel the same.

Though since my gaming keyboard is analog I can however change the actuation distance on a per-key basis.

[swift forge]

Pulsar Lunar Alloy TKL

[grizzled quiver]

Wait pulsar makes keyboards too!!??

I really only heard of them because of their gaming mice and the superglides.

[swift forge]

Yes

Just not until very recently did they make decent ones

[grizzled quiver]

And I do use superglides myself!

[swift forge]

The Pulsar PCMK is the barebones version which I’ve commonly seen people mod with the G Skill Crystal crown keycaps

And some form of Kailh or Akko switch

[grizzled quiver]

True.

[swift forge]

It’s easy to cotton mod if need be as well

[grizzled quiver]

But lots of people go for keychron keyboards lol.

[grizzled quiver]

Like me.

[swift forge]

So you’re no longer a Ducky fan I presume

[grizzled quiver]

Eh, they’re nothing that special either lol.

Though for gaming I use the Wooting 60HE.

Because they have analog switches.

So I can make keys literally touch sensitive lol.

[broken basin]

What tkl or 65 keyboard should i get if i want tactile switches under 120 usd?

[jovial leaf]

I bought it for rhythm games, not typing 🤷‍♂️

I do type on it— it’s my only keyboard— but if I want different switches for different things I’ll just throw em in like I did

Because having multiple keyboards is a PITA in terms of space, storage, and usb

[sand scarab]

GamaKay K61

[broken basin]

Looks insanely nice

it may not be 65 or tkl but looking how nice it is i might get it tbf

How does the keyboard feel @sand scarab ?

Like cheap plastic or good plastic?

[sand scarab]

Oh I don't own it yet. Those are pictures I found on Amazon reviews. I'm going to buy it and switch the keys to jelly pinks

[broken basin]

Ohh alright

Its hot swappable?

[sand scarab]

Yes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYxYSAOtXwM

This is exactly what they will sound like

[broken basin]

Very nice

[stuck tulip]

Bruh so i was about to order the k630

And my mom goes

Why do I need it

Instead of like

A 6-7 dollar membrane keyboard

[unkempt dome]

well it's a better board ... but most of the time a cheap rubber dome will do the job pretty well anyway

if you have the choice between a good mouse or a good keyboard for gaming ... focus on the mouse before the keyboard

[spark hatch]

Better quality, butter typing experience, better features.

But yes a 5$ membrane would work functionally fine in most cases

[unkempt dome]

specially if you play fps

my best typing keyboard is a compaq membrane board with sliders looking like alps switches

paid 3$ for it used about 20+ years ago

the only keyboard that was better to type on was the model m ... which is another membrane keyboard

it's not really the membrane that is the problem ... it's the rubber dome that act as a "spring"

[spark hatch]

Huh, I'd love to try an older membrane or buckling spring board. Heard so much about them but never got a chance to try them myself

[unkempt dome]

yes should totally try model m at least

it's noisy af tho

[swift forge]

Me - rhythm games with Model M

Mom - time to sleep son-

Enter earrape

Mom - Nvm, you can stay up for the night

[spark hatch]

Yea, I'd love too.

Been considering buying one actually but ehh idk

[stuck tulip]

I don't game 💀 i just wanted an impulse buy after i did well on finals and cause i needed a keyboard anyways I thought I'd get a somewhat good one instead

[unkempt dome]

Then yes get something good

[swift forge]

One, mech keyboards can be hotswap and so you don't need to swap out an entire keyboard because the f key broke; two better build quality and less prone to switch failure from anything breaking/the hardening of presses overtime; three customisation go brr; four you can adjust typing angle most of the time with adjustable feet (which is surprisingly missing on cheap membranes and very underrated)

customisation more than anything though, as well as a better feel for most people

and if you spill a hot drink, you can always replace the switch affected if you dry out the socket first

[hot geode]

mod an rk keyboard

i understand some forms of modding like tape mod and foam mod

and i was thinking of like maybe using caulk to so a resin mod? for like sound dampening?

idrk what its called but like ive seen some ppl doing it with epoxy and i dont really have that

[hot geode]

thinking of modding an rk87 like a tkl keyboard or anything better and cheaper

idrk abt keyboards would like yall to enlighten me

:)

[past vortex]

I just have a mmo mouse 🤷

[swift forge]

Works as well

[eternal wraith]

build thoughts?

[swift forge]

I'm promisingly stupid in the keyboard enthusiast space, but if I'm correct that grease would aid in conducting electricity/insulate the stabs from static [electricity]

assumption not fact though

heh I was close, its waterproof and stops corrosion

its topre-

[eternal wraith]

now i'm second guessing myself

yes.

realforce makes boards with topre switches

[ionic briar]

make one with the norbauer case

[eternal wraith]

lmao i may have money but i definitely cannot afford a norbauer

i only have the realforce rn and none of the parts

[ionic briar]

fair enough 😄