peripherals

[hardy grove]

you can also fit in some other keycaps or switches with the leftover

personally i like to have mono led so i got this one

still in transit so cant say a lot about the quality but from many of the reviews i saw it is a respectable model for the price and the presence of hot swap is a god send for when a key malfunctions(has happened to me with other cheap boards)

[stuck plume]

It can be same size or above. So you can do 87K+.

[sand jewel]

Will surely consider

guys

BlitzWolf BW-KB2

how is this one?

[sand jewel]

and what about MecKeys

https://www.meckeys.com/category/keyboard/60-keyboard/?min_price=3390&max_price=4990

[hardy grove]

both the listings look great, dk about the barebones kit

[sand jewel]

meckeys are nice

i looked on the internet for a while onw

now

[dense furnace]

anyone know whats best quiet mechanical keyboard

[sand jewel]

depends on the budget

[unkempt dome]

there's no best

[pulsar folio]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09W21LF8L/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_4?smid=AZ1RQDED92VC&psc=1

apparently this is a good keyboard

for the price I mean

it looks pretty nice (imo anyway), apparently it's pretty decent for the price too (according to randomfrankp)

and since it's hotswap, it's probably a decent foundation to use for customizing as well

[latent blaze]

maybe, i would go for the ilovbee i61 though

https://a.co/d/22PkUJM

The hands down best board for the price rn, gives you more budget for switches, lube, keycaps etc

not wireless though, so if thats a dealbreaker then dont get it

[snow elbow]

Does anyone have experience desoldering Leopold keyboards? Heard they can be tricky

[pulsar folio]

you could retrofit wireless in it though, if you wanted to - although I'm not sure how well it fits the necessary components

[latent blaze]

you could I guess, but you would need to fit a battery in it which i dont know how big of one could fit, but you could probably buy a rk61 or something similar for that price and time

[pulsar folio]

yeah, you need to consider how much space it has internally for a battery, charging module/board, as well as wireless transmitter

don't need a huge battery, but the smaller you get, the less battery life you'll have too

[dusk comet]

If I wanna order a board online, is there any way to know what the different switches are like other than trying them when you get it?

I’m unsure what my current keyboards switches are, so I have no reference between different keys

[hasty relic]

If you go the make your own route, you can build a pretty quiet one

I personally use stock silent alpaca switches, but with lube and a good dampening pad in your board housing, you can make a really quiet keyboard

[pulsar folio]

you can buy switch sample kits, but they can be bit expensive

but depending on how particular you are with your keyboard preferences, it's probably enough to know whether you want tactile, clicky, or linear switches

also which keyboard you have now if you want something that feels similar to it

and to find what switches you have now, you can pull one of the keycaps off of it, and you should be able to see the color of the cross the keycap is sitting on

presumably by looking close you should be able to tell the brand of the switch too - most likely a Gatreon or Cherry MX switch I would guess

[pulsar folio]

probably depends on the set I would guess

yeah, but most keyboards should follow a very similar standard, so you can fit custom keycaps to them

no clue what an rk 84 is though, but there are some keyboards that are just too custom afaik

never heard of rk, but from looking it up, it does look like a pretty normal 75% keyboard layout

[spark hatch]

rk are decent boards for there price, I'd personally save and opt for an akko or keychron tho

[pulsar folio]

he was looking at keycaps though, so presumably he already has the keyboard(?)

unless I missed something that is

[dense schooner]

tkl best size

[pulsar folio]

I kept going back to my One2 Mini for some reason, which is 65%

[night spire]

Kinda wanna change the keycaps of my RK100, what do you guys reccomend?

Something cheap

Also probably like gray and simple

[night spire]

98% best size

This is not open to discussion

[dense schooner]

what is 98%

[pulsar folio]

anything larger than TKL is too large

[dense schooner]

yes

[night spire]

100% but squished

[dense schooner]

it doesn't look good

tkl perfect size

not too small or too big

[pulsar folio]

CoolerMaster MK730 TKL is unironically one of the better keyboards I've used (MX Brown switches)

[dense schooner]

has function and arrow keys and the other important stuff

[night spire]

No numpad

[pulsar folio]

my Ducky One2 Mini has everything I need too!

[night spire]

Numpad is non negotiable

[pulsar folio]

who tf needs a numpad though

[night spire]

Smh smh smh

Everyone does

[pulsar folio]

what do you even need a numpad for?

[dense schooner]

numpad is useless

[night spire]

Calc

[pulsar folio]

unless you need it for flying in certain games

[night spire]

Writing a lot of numbers

[dense schooner]

i got some %60 keyboard with blue switches

[night spire]

Writing your ssn

[dense schooner]

if I got a tkl keyboard it would've been better

[dense schooner]

ssn?

[pulsar folio]

can do that just fine with the numbers row - I would even go as far as saying I bet I could do it quicker than you with the number row!

[night spire]

Social security number

We use it a lot in my country

Or its equivalent, rather

[pulsar folio]

we use SSN a lot here as well, no problem with a numbers row

numpad useless

[night spire]

Smh smh smh

[pulsar folio]

takes me about 2 seconds to type it out with numrow

[night spire]

I love numpads

Based tbh

[dense schooner]

I dont do my taxes

because I don't have any taxes

[pulsar folio]

if I ever need a numpad, I'll just get an external numpad

[night spire]

Based and redpilled

[dense schooner]

what's redpilled

[night spire]

Like you

[dense schooner]

ok then

[fresh wave]

I'm new to keyboards but I want linear switches which sound creamy idk how to explain but its a bit damped but not clicky when it hits the bottom

Any recommendations

ping me for answers

[urban panther]

whats the budget tho

[fresh wave]

200€

Custom white or beige keycaps preferably white

and custom switches

I would say less than 200€ for a first keyboard to experiment but I think you cant find anything good for 100 or 150€

I want a 100% keyboard with numpad n all cuz its used in some games

and my password is faster to type on the numpad

[broken totem]

My kind of good sounding keyboard turned out to either have extremely old and unrecognizable switches, or it's membrane 😔

[urban panther]

I'd recommend looking at Akko and Keychron
https://akkogear.de/
https://keychron.com/

[proven grove]

do keycaps change the sound of the keyboard?

im planning to put hyperx pudding keycaps on my redragon k552

[urban panther]

yeah they do

material, shape, and weight of the keycaps can affect the sound

[stuck plume]

Metal spacebars sound like your dropping a penny. It's so terrible :(

[fresh wave]

can you ship it unassambled on keychron?

[hexed tree]

They have barebones

[random sleet]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-Lightsync-Mechanical-Programmable-Passthrough/dp/B07VWF2HCL/ref=psdc_428654031_t3_B07W6JQ1KQ

any thoughts?

I like low profile, wish it was tkl but it's on sale...

[unkempt dome]

Logitech ... :/

[random sleet]

I thought they made good stuff...

[unkempt dome]

Mouse some of them yes

The rest not really

[random sleet]

I see... would it be better to go with a cheaper brand then?

[unkempt dome]

Not cheaper, just better

Keychron has low profile keyboard, check them out

[random sleet]

thanks, will do

[random sleet]

Keychron K3 Ultra-Slim 75% ISO-UK-Layout Wireless Bluetooth/Wired USB Mechanical Keyboard,84 Keys Hot Swappable Low-Profile Keychron Optical Brown Switch White LED Backlit for Mac Windows-Version 2 https://amzn.eu/d/cg2nVQk

This looks like exactly what I want, thanks for recommending @unkempt dome

[urban panther]

they have barebones and fully assembled depending on the model (they have a lot of models)

[orchid cove]

Just picked up the Corsair K95. Taking some time to get used to it.

[velvet stirrup]

I am trying to help my friend find red switches keyboard for around 60 bucks,What would you recommend?

[pulsar folio]

my condolences I hated my K70

how much did you have to pay for it?

[pulsar folio]

Keychron make good and affordable keyboards, usually with hotswapable switches

[velvet stirrup]

Is rk61 a good choice?

[pulsar folio]

no experience with it, never heard of the brand - that brand is not a thing in Norway

[urban panther]

icue has a learning curve, but its very powerful once you get used to it

[obsidian fossil]

are cherry speedsilver switches good?

[urban panther]

they are one of the better Cherry MX switches, but there are better switches from other manufacturers

[obsidian fossil]

Ok i can get them for free from a friend so ill settle for now

[latent blaze]

Its a great choice

however, if you dont care about wireless the ilovbee i61 is cheaper and still very good

so you have more budget for better switches and keycaps

[latent blaze]

What switches do you currently have?

[urban panther]

free is free

honestly for free switches, they're totally usable. Enjoy!

[dusty vine]

Bummer! I have a K-something.... I quite like it.

[pulsar folio]

well, if you like it, that's what matters! 🙂

I keep going back to my Ducky One2 Mini (brown switches)

I recently got the Discord keyboard, and that's pretty decent (also brown switches)

[dusty vine]

I have never found the 'perfect' KB.

[pulsar folio]

and you never will if you start looking, ask anyone who tried 😂

[dusty vine]

Probably more choice in KB than any other peripheral.

[pulsar folio]

I will end up getting a few variations of keyboard cases, and some hotswap PCBs for them, then swap between switches (lubed and non-lubed), keycaps, etc

sound equipment has a fair amount of choices too 😂

[dusty vine]

Yeah.

[pulsar folio]

not only can you go get some extremely expensive headphone, amp, and dac, but you can also get multiple amp/dac combos for the same pair of headphones for a new sound experience 😂

guess it's pretty much like keyboards, just even more expensive

[dusty vine]

I find it harder to pick a KB than headphones tho.

[obsidian fossil]

thank you!

[obsidian fossil]

i also have a k70 lmao

[urban panther]

i have too many K70s

3? 4?

[dusty vine]

My corsair mouse did die but I use it a lot and its a few years old. Might have a go at fixing it when I can be arsed. iirc it's the wheel that died.

[pulsar folio]

hmm, not to me, keyboards are significantly less expensive - usually anyway

[pulsar folio]

I have 2, one in pieces, 1 is broken from water damage

was gonna play with the second, make the cable detachable, practice soldering, maybe do some modifications, such as wireless - we'll see 😂 another one of my soon™️ projects

[dusk comet]

Do people like tenkeyless? Personally I use the number pad multiple times a day

(Mainly for my pin and calculations)

[unkempt dome]

Yes

[unkempt dome]

Meh ... it's preference but in the grand scheme of things you can find speed switches better than cherry ones ...

[pulsar folio]

I used to use the numpad all the time, but after switching over to TKL, it became obsolete quite quickly

[unkempt dome]

Tkl is too big for me ... 65%ftw

[pulsar folio]

right now I use a 65% keyboard, so I don't even have dedicated arrow keys 😂

it's my go to even for programming where I tend to use arrow keys A LOT

[unkempt dome]

65% have arrow key

60% don't

[pulsar folio]

is One2 Mini 60% then? 😮

my bad if so

[unkempt dome]

Yes

[pulsar folio]

ah, my bad! thanks for clarifying that lol

but yeah, 60% is my go to even for programming 😂

[pulsar folio]

oh yeah, I have a 65% as well

a Keychron K6(?) wireless

[unkempt dome]

Akko 3068b multimode

[pulsar folio]

just couldn't get used to the layout with page up being print screen etc

[unkempt dome]

Fn p is print screen

[pulsar folio]

yeah, but the 65% I have I meant 😛

wasn't on the Keychron one

[unkempt dome]

I read the manual before getting the board to be sure there was nothing absurd or annoying to me

[spark hatch]

looks very nice

[unkempt dome]

Thanx

Gf gave me those keycaps

[spark hatch]

I like how the mouse actually matches the colors, dont see that often

[unkempt dome]

Xtrfy m42 retro color

[spark hatch]

ah

[pulsar folio]

yeah, problem is I'm like "Oh, I can get used to that, np!" 😂

haven't bought any keyboards in a minute now though

I mainly wanted a decent wireless one, preferably one with 2.4Ghz as well as Bluetooth (well, doesn't really need BT that bad, but it would be neat)

[obsidian fossil]

Me who has a full with numpad and all lmao

[dusty vine]

Some retro looking caps on drop I really like. Can't remember the name for the life of me. Kinda wanna get them for a bitchin' sleeper build I wanna do in an old beige tower.

Well... I think they were on drop.

Spose' ultimate would be model F but that hekkin expensive.

[pulsar folio]

yeah, get rid of that shit!

[obsidian fossil]

L.ao i dont have money for that rn

[pulsar folio]

chop off that right side of it then, DIY TKL

[obsidian fossil]

Ill be scared to do somethin wrong

And i cinda like the volume changer

[pulsar folio]

I was joking anyway, don't chop it off 😛

[obsidian fossil]

Haha i thought so

[pulsar folio]

it would look terrible for one, and I'm fairly sure you'd end up breaking it regardless

[latent blaze]

What kind of budget you talkin?

[pulsar folio]

honestly any just throw some options at me from various budget categories I guess - if you have the time and care to

I mean I probably won't spend $1k on a keyboard, but I'm curious about the options out there - for just the right keyboard I might even be crazy enough to spend $1k if I can manage to set aside that amount of money for a keyboard😂

[latent blaze]

fair

Whats ur fave layout?

[latent blaze]

https://www.mechmap.tech/themap this is a nice site that highlights some of the best kbs in different price ranges and styles and sizes

[pulsar folio]

the one I use right now is 60%, but TKL is nice too

[latent blaze]

Cant go wrong with a bakeneko

[pulsar folio]

https://cannonkeys.com/products/bakeneko-60?variant=40654192705647

oo I like this Lavender color ngl

[latent blaze]

The colors are really nice

[pulsar folio]

yeah, anything specific you'd recommend?

[latent blaze]

well im most well versed in budget boards and typically just use wired so idk many specific higher end boards, kbd67 or kbd75 is a great board but idk whether it does 2.4 or not

i suggest taking a look thru the site i linked and seeing if any catch your eye

[pulsar folio]

I guess something I could do is just get a BT kbd and retrofit a lightspeed module from a Logitech kbd into it

yeah, I already did, will take a closer look tomorrow! thanks for the tips 🙂

I don't really care what it costs though tbf, as long as it's good - I'm not the kind of snob that goes for the expensive shit to get expensive shit 😛

[austere spire]

Found a good deal and jumped on it :)

Speed silver

Yeah yeah I know gaming prebuilt board this and that

But darnit this was cheap

[latent blaze]

imo rk61 is a better buy but if you like it thats all that matters

[unkempt dome]

That's quite expensive for a used corsair keyboard

[merry wyvern]

What? No it’s not. Corsair is 100% better

[merry wyvern]

No it’s not lol

Regular price is $131

[latent blaze]

literally not true lel

corsair boards are built like dog shit, not close to worth 130

[merry wyvern]

Ok for one, RK stabs are horrible and Corsair stabs are actually decent

2 RK switches suck

switch options I mean

Corsair had better software

[ionic briar]

i mean at worst outemu as scratchy as cherry retooled

[craggy dawn]

bruh, i just found a switch that cost 9 php in my shop

should i buy one?

[merry wyvern]

Huh?

[ionic briar]

yes
once upon a time the king of budget linear
up until akko sprung up with their cs switch lineup

[latent blaze]

no? I have an rk84 and the stabs were pretty solid stock, rk switches are solid as well, they are rebranded kailh switches which are on par sometimes better than cherrys

depends on which switch tho

RK browns are better than cherry browns as well as the blues

dont know how good the reds are tho

[craggy dawn]

i think if i have more money then i could get one then i can buy when i am going to mod my keyboard 🤡

[merry wyvern]

There is no way your stabs are fine stock. You have to HEAVILY tune them for them to sound even some what decent

[latent blaze]

delusional

[craggy dawn]

yea, true

[latent blaze]

i personally modded them and it took me maybe 10? 15? Minutes

[merry wyvern]

I didn’t say it takes long

Where did I say that it takes long to mod them?

Who’s delusional now

[latent blaze]

why are you debate lording for corsair keyboards?

[merry wyvern]

bc RK sucks

[latent blaze]

ok bro

the pretty much unanimously agreed to be the best board for the price sucks

defo

[merry wyvern]

Send a sound test of your RK stabs

[latent blaze]

im not debating w u so cya

[merry wyvern]

🧂

[ionic briar]

still, 130 msrp usd for not even hyperglide cherry and in a basic ass 60% with corsair branding and bloatware slap onto it
sounds like a great deal huh

[merry wyvern]

still better than RK

RK is probably best for a budget of under 100

bc you can mod it very easily

[merry wyvern]

Sorry best for beginners on a budget

Maybe if you replace the stabs it would be fine

I would use an RK if there was different stabs

and linears

nice linears

[glass wing]

just lubed switches for the first time

this was a mistake

I can't go back

[orchid cove]

Ugh, that bad? I’m hoping I get use to it enough and liking it. I found it on Mercari for $50 so I couldn’t pass it up. Looked like the previous owner hardly used it. Like new condition.

[swift forge]

GMK is compatible with more boards that have more functionality

a lot more features doesn’t necessarily cut it, there has to be a catch in merely only that instance

Such as excessive resource consumption considering other applications that can do far more than save settings for devices

another thing some people like is minimalism; I don’t wanna use my Corsair keyboard on the go and be targeted by some expert thief or get mobbed by poor children dreaming of RGB lalaland

For some reason mainstream gaming companies have to make products that aren’t software-less and sometimes rely on the software to live up to its marketing

Whereas Ducky does a damn fine job of using hardware based macro mapping and now has a signature FaZe X ducky keyboard

For those who don’t pay attention to the topic, FaZe is an esports org

Which demonstrates it ain’t good software which attracts pro gamers

If you’re a Corsair diehard, I understand how invested you might be and how practical your fav company’s innovations may appear to you

But for now it appears the company is heading in the profit only direction

[pulsar folio]

Not too bad, I paid over $100 for mine if not close to 200, can’t remember been a while since I bought them

[unkempt dome]

Worth 20$

[merry wyvern]

I understand that, and totally agree you don’t need software. I was just pointing out the fact that it has better software.

[austere spire]

It’s lightly used

Just a few times

New is $110

And I don’t really care if y’all say it’s a horrible board

I like them, also really like the software

[wraith reef]

Would you guys say its worth it to buy the razer huntsman v2?

[austere spire]

Everyone in this channel is a keyboard snob and will tell you that a custom $400 board is the only way to go

[wraith reef]

Haha

[austere spire]

Is true though

[wraith reef]

I suspected that

[austere spire]

Told me a k70 pro was absolutely garbage tier- 4 months in and loving it so much

[wraith reef]

Am nearly a year in with a logitech g910 and g902 and it's good enough

[urban panther]

naw bro
custom $2k board

only way to keyboard

[chilly perch]

Idk how you could spend 2k

Literally best keyboard I could buy for myself is about $400 and then requires some custom work which is absolutely less than 1k

[unkempt dome]

A keychron will be better than most gaming keyboard for half the price ... you don't need a 400$ keyboard to have something better than a gaming one

[urban panther]

people have complained about input latency with keychron

[chilly perch]

I have no prob on my keychron

[unkempt dome]

Then get leopold

[urban panther]

but I can't say I'm good enough at FPS to notice any

[chilly perch]

And yeah my master kb is a keychron q6 with shine thru caps, whatever good switches, and a modified pcb to use North facing switches

[unkempt dome]

Or varmilo, or durgod, or ducky, or akko

[chilly perch]

And optionally a modified case to use bottom Routed cables, and the normal usb c as a passthru

That's the dream

[urban panther]

ugh I wish mine were north facing LEDs
I'd love to use shine-thru with a static backlight

[chilly perch]

Yeah

[unkempt dome]

I don't use led on my keyboard

[chilly perch]

I'm very very slowly working on designing a replacement pcb which rotates every switch around

I don't know why the hell they have leds and then use South facing

[urban panther]

It's nice to have backlight at night when I don't wanna turn on any lights

[unkempt dome]

Around keycap lighting

[chilly perch]

Silly

But I guess the board don't even come with shine thru so you aren't intended to use led in the first place

[urban panther]

it doesn't; just a personal preference\

[chilly perch]

I don't like the profile of the stock caps I replaced them with $20 shine thus immediately

But they really don't shine thru very well

Even if I turn around the cap to stimulate North facing its kinda crap, terrible compared to my $40 2014 keyboard that has non pbt caps shine thru

Apparently akko is making a shine thru set that is hopefully better

[austere spire]

True what was I thinking

I’m a moron, obviously

[hardy grove]

Just got my 35$ hot swappable keyboard and replaced the keycaps💀man this is a good upgrade compared to non changeable rgb boards

[pulsar folio]

that depends though, I generally don't like Razer myself... what does it cost?

usually it feels like Razer just prices their crap based on the fact that kids will buy it as fashion products, just because it's Razer

[wraith reef]

£150

[pulsar folio]

way more than what I'd pay for something like that

you'd get way more for your money elsewhere

what exactly appeals to you about the Huntsman V2?

[wraith reef]

recomondations?

[pulsar folio]

maybe

[wraith reef]

switches and aluminium body

[pulsar folio]

which switches though? they have multiple alternatives

[wraith reef]

the red

optical

[pulsar folio]

don't have any experience with those switches tbf, or what they are like in comparison to other switches

[wraith reef]

verrrrrrry fast and rsponsive

and feeeel goooood

[pulsar folio]

fast and responsive?

[wraith reef]

long day

i meant responsive

well fast response time

[pulsar folio]

I mean, I don't think my Cherry MX Brown equipped Ducky One2 Mini would be much slower

[wraith reef]

true

[pulsar folio]

unless you mean travel distance before the switch activates (I'm not too into all the details of kbds, so not trying to be a pita over technicalities)

[wraith reef]

Well I like the idea of upgrading the switches over time with the same body

[pulsar folio]

but it does seem like the optical red ones are meant to be similar to other red switches

[wraith reef]

meh i may buy it but will look elsewhere

[pulsar folio]

does it even have hotswap?

[wraith reef]

yes

i believe

[pulsar folio]

if it doesn't, you'll have to desolder and solder in new switches

[wraith reef]

ahhhhh

[pulsar folio]

doesn't seem to have hotswap from Razer's product page

[wraith reef]

well thats a deal breaker

thanks for the help

[pulsar folio]

np

Keychron do make some very affordable keyboards, that are actually very good too

[wraith reef]

ill give them a look

[pulsar folio]

lots of variations, though I suspect wireless performance will vary depending on circumstances etc, if you look at wireless

[wraith reef]

ok thx

[hardy grove]

keychron is one of the good options for someone who is starting out imo, their stock is good enough but also offers a lot of customisation

[pulsar folio]

yeah, and I'd probably even got as far as saying they are good period 😛

sure, you can probably get better

but at least if you don't want to dish out $400 or so right away, you can go with a Keychron as a foundation and mod it along the way

[hardy grove]

yeah, i do like their aesthetic

[hardy grove]

here with a 35$ hot swappable rn

[pulsar folio]

yeah, idk if you'd be limited with their chassis and/or PCBs though, but at least you can do a lot of other stuff with them

[hardy grove]

if starting out im sure someone would first try going for DIYable mods

like me here, tried to use elmers glue to destroy a board

[pulsar folio]

I would play with different keycaps and switches first

maybe some foam and lube as well

maybe some stabilizers

[hardy grove]

keycaps did work for me. Cheap keyboards have really bad keycaps sometimes so i invested in some hyperx pudding keycaps. They were much better to the glossy ones that came with the keyboard

[pulsar folio]

yeah

I took the keycaps off of my Ducky One2 TKL and threw on it

I keep going back to use my 60% Ducky One2 Mini though

[hardy grove]

btw, i wanted to ask if outemu switches also exist in 2 pin variation??

[hardy grove]

i hear about duckys a lot but i dont quite like the look

[pulsar folio]

mine just looks like a black small keyboard 😛 they are good, but idk if I'd be adamant about recommending them over something else

[hardy grove]

are these the ones you have?

[pulsar folio]

like get a Keychron and some other keycaps (unless you happen to like the ones it comes with), and you have a keyboard just as good imo

[pulsar folio]

yeah, with black enter key though

[hardy grove]

yeah, i just dont like the edges a lot

also done with rgb

static backlight is fine

[pulsar folio]

yeah, RGB just happens to be there for most stuff

mine are like a purple-ish static color, and I haven't changed it in ages

could probably just turn it off entirely too 😛

but RGB is nice because you can change the color profile of your stuff whenever you want

[gilded topaz]

Need something small/portable and not super noisy so I can use it in public. Don’t care if wired or wireless

Under $200

Or so.

[unkempt dome]

Same as mechanical red with a but less friction

[unkempt dome]

Only with other optical switches ... and the choices are really limited

[unkempt dome]

It's 3 pins or 5 pins ...

[unkempt dome]

Some keychron 60%, 65% or 75%
Or akko in the same size

If you want low profile and with a case then nuphy air lineup

[gilded topaz]

I’ll give them a look. This is going to be a travel keyboard for my steamdeck

[unkempt dome]

Nice

[gilded topaz]

That nuphy air looks awesome. I’ll probably do that.

[unkempt dome]

It's a good board ... not perfect but good

[gilded topaz]

Good is all I need. Don’t wanna carry around the pinnacle of all keyboards in my backpack

[unkempt dome]

Indeed

[untold totem]

anyone know what this means im trying to install the icue software for my new keyboard

[unkempt dome]

Run it as administrator

[untold totem]

ok

[bleak anchor]

So I recently started a RK84 build with Akko CS Lavender Purples (Unlubed). I bought Glube to mod the stabs and they turned really good. Is it fine to lube the switch with left over Glube or do i need something lighter?

I might also use Super Lube for the spring.

[stuck plume]

Let me ask why you have mc launcher and mc on your homepage.

Mc launcher has bedrock and java built-in now.

[tropic current]

overclock your keyboard fr

[chilly perch]

Up that polling rate

[merry wyvern]

Lmao

[solid sinew]

Anyone know of any think usbc/wireless keebs like the horus?

[dusty aurora]

does the corsair K60 rgb pro low profile have hotswap

asking for a friend

[spark hatch]

nope

if you want a good lowprofile look at the nuphy75 or a keychron

[swift forge]

Logitech G Pro X Superlight suffered today

bottom corner chipped off, now I have a hole which is probably gonna short the PCB if I happen to spill water into it and the feet were pushed in

does manufacturer's warranty apply or is it retailer, since I didn't buy it right off the Logitech G website?

oh shit I hope my sensor lens isn't damaged as well

it would appear a clean half is gone

[chrome raft]

Is the huntsman mini analog good

[swift forge]

nope

if you want analog buy the Wooting 60HE instead

pretty sure they're not that far apart in price tag

[pulsar folio]

in my experience Razer products are mostly cheap hardware with a Razer logo at an expensive price

[chrome raft]

Nah I’m not paying double because of customs

Analog is good in reviews

[swift forge]

mhm

well Razer Synapse is getting hard to use

[pulsar folio]

my advice is to buy something other than Razer, there are plenty good keyboards that aren't Razer and aren't twice the price of a Razer keyboard

though I'm sure if you're an average PC user, you'll be happy with a Razer keyboard as well, they aren't necessarily bad - it just seems they don't last very long

[onyx summit]

If you don't need analog you should get like a ducky one 3 mini or something

[pulsar folio]

also I bought a Razer Mamba Wireless (which tbf is a mouse), and man was that ever a bad mouse! wireless was stuttering and just overall a terrible solution

[onyx summit]

Happened to my te mamba but worse

[pulsar folio]

Keychron is probably a good alternative too, they are also cheaper than Ducky(?)

[onyx summit]

Yes

[pulsar folio]

I have a Wooting One at home somewhere, collecting dust

[onyx summit]

I just forgot the names of there 60 percents

Keychron k12/q4

[pulsar folio]

yeah, idk their model names either, just know that they are fairly affordable and fairly good too, like objectively good keyboards

afaik most of their keyboards are hotswap too

so if you want to get some ezpz upgrades in the future to spice it up, you can get new switches and keycaps

[onyx summit]

One 3 is hotswap

With pbt

[pulsar folio]

yeah, I know

I've considered switching out my One2 for a One3 😛

but kinda want to go back up to a TKL keyboard, guess there is also One3 TKL

perhaps that is the route I should take, One3 TKL, buy some lube, some foam, and see what becomes of it

[onyx summit]

Meanwhile with my g413 which was 40 bucks on sale

[pulsar folio]

I might get a wireless Logitech keyboard just to get the wireless module out of it 😮

haven't done any research on how well it'd work if I retrofit it into another keyboard haha

[onyx summit]

Logitech rma is amazing

But qc sucks

[pulsar folio]

qc?

[onyx summit]

Quality control

[pulsar folio]

oh

I haven't owned a Logitech keyboard since their G19 😂

[onyx summit]

I legit had to send a picture of the sn

And thats it

[pulsar folio]

that's nice tbh

I did look at the G915 TKL, because it looks nice, from the pics it looks like it's decent build quality too

and the wireless tech is as far as I'm aware very good

but I'm not a huge fan of the low profile (I think)

[onyx summit]

Logitech wireless is the best

[pulsar folio]

also doesn't look like it's hotswap

I also tend to want to steer away from the mainstream (gamer) keyboards (or anything mainstream (gamer) tbh), because a lot of the time it seems they are more expensive because of their market position

like Razer for example; just make something look nice, perform average, price it alongside competition, kids will buy them anyway

which is true, but if that's actually what they do, that's very eehhh

there is also the Everest Max, but I'm not sure it's worth the price

[swift forge]

if you want nothing more than a basic keyboard with your built-in low latency tech, Xtrfy K4/5

completely driverless, no software

[pulsar folio]

Hmm, might give that a look

What foam do I buy and where from if I want to foam my ducky keyboard for example?

[swift forge]

I is no idea

I'm the basic level nerd, you'll want to ask @spark hatch

[pulsar folio]

no worries, was asking the channel as a whole 😄

I'm also a basic level nerd with too many prebuilts 😂

[swift forge]

oh the stereotyping

replying then asking lol

[pulsar folio]

yeah, I get why you answered it though haha

[swift forge]

for a budget option the Pulsar Lunar Alloy TKL is there

[pulsar folio]

because it was obvious I asked you, even if I didn't, because of how Discord works and how I decided to do it xD

[swift forge]

$49, non-hotswap but easy to foam/cotton mod and the like

[pulsar folio]

yeah, I would like to play with foam on for example my Ducky One2 TKL

[swift forge]

the barebones PCMK for the same price, same and you get the Pulsar software for control as a plus

both are transparent though

[pulsar folio]

also wondering what limitations the chassi and/or PCB in a prebuilt will be

[swift forge]

so you see the PCB inside

[swift forge]

well soldered switches duh

[pulsar folio]

I mean hotswap ones 😛

[swift forge]

and maybe a harder time getting into the keeb

with screws hidden under feet and such

[pulsar folio]

yeah, sometimes that's the case, but that's fine

[swift forge]

if you happen to have a spotty deal, bad build quality

as is the case for my Logitech Pro X

[pulsar folio]

was more thinking about if I retrofit a Logitech wireless module in a wireless bluetooth keyboard for example 😛

[swift forge]

hotswap, but creaky plastic chassis

[pulsar folio]

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

this looks cool

I wonder what becomes of it

[swift forge]

oh no-

no-case kb 💀

[pulsar folio]

no no

this is about a PCB 😛

you're responsible for the case yourself

[swift forge]

[pulsar folio]

a lot of his content is about 3D printing

also if the new PCB ends up solving the issues he's talking about in the video, surely people are going to make chassis for it 😮

guess I could design my own PCB too, but haven't had the time to get into that

I also wonder how I can make my own USB cables, or well, source the right stuff that I need without paying an arm and a leg

I guess it's mostly about which housing or whatever I want to cover the plug itself

[spark hatch]

I was pinged whats up?

[pulsar folio]

discussing keyboard stuff 😮

I had a question that apparently you're the right guy to answer haha

this is what I'm talking about, bit bad example, because satechi mass produces their cables, so they have had a manufacturer design something, which will be extremely expensive for me if I just want a few cables(?)

[pulsar folio]

this was the question you were pinged for initially

but a good portion of the following convo is also probably relevant if you want to chime in 🙂

[chrome raft]

Huntsman mini has incredible build quality Btw

[pulsar folio]

tbh that's one of the qualities of Razer, they like to use alu bodies on their keyboards

so that's at least pretty nice

[chrome raft]

The switches on the analog mini are also really nice offering variable actuation and analog ability

[swift forge]

you could get that with the Wooting 2 or 60HE

and the Steelseries Apex Pro

problem with Razer is that their analog functionality is quite inaccurate at times

[chrome raft]

Nah I’ve watched multiple reviews and reviews over time and it seems just as good

Also apex pro is ridiculously overpriced

Wooting isn’t available

[pulsar folio]

I believe if you do buy Razer products, their keyboards are probably also their best products overall fwiw

their wireless mice is absolute garbage, at least last I bought one (like 4 years ago or something)

[swift forge]

Or, very overpriced

for the top end stuff

the Razer orochi has a sensor that'll do the trick but has some deviation problems with DPI

[pulsar folio]

I bought a Mamba Wireless thing, with RGB 😂 so yeah, wasn't cheap

[swift forge]

the Razer 5G sensor was just not good

Razer Focus+ is what most people dig

[pulsar folio]

well, using the mouse wired wasn't too bad, but if I were buying a wired mouse, I could've gotten a much cheaper one

[swift forge]

Endgame Gear XM1r, Xtrfy Mz1/M4/M42

[pulsar folio]

I bought a Roccat Leadr, which was even more expensive - however the wireless worked pretty flawless and the mouse was very nice, I liked that one a lot

[swift forge]

Glorious Model O, Pulsar Xlite

G-wolves skoll mini

the Pulsar is also wireless, now in its second iteration

[pulsar folio]

I just bought a Logitech G502 Lightspeed, because I wanted one compatible with Logitech POWERPLAY

[swift forge]

pog

I broke my Superlight's plastic housing 😭

[pulsar folio]

then I bought second hand Pro X Superlight and G903 as well

[swift forge]

chipped off the bottom corner

[pulsar folio]

how did that happen?

[swift forge]

and now the feet are pushed into the PCB area

[pulsar folio]

oof, break/bend them out?

[swift forge]

tripped over someone, booted my laptop bag with enough force it'd be like a basketball dropping from a diving platform

now I suspect the sensor lens is also damaged

[pulsar folio]

oh, doesn't sound like something covered by warranty, sounds like insurance would be your bet

[swift forge]

I'm aware of stuff some people don't see, like the occasional stutters my cursor now has

seems to be DPI over/undershooting sometimes

[pulsar folio]

but on the + side, you got a mouse for spare parts, or parts to mod another mouse - if that's appealing to you to do for some fun

[swift forge]

well I'm not sure about that

the little hole in the housing doesn't seem like an easy fix

and I don't have that much to spend no more

on 3D printed frames and the like

[pulsar folio]

well, there are mice you can fit for example the charging circuit into, and then buy a POWERPLAY power core (the charging puck), open that and fit that into it as well

then you can charge it wirelessly with POWERPLAY in the future if you chose to get a POWERPLAY pad

or you could not buy the puck and just buy a Qi pad, and charge it wirelessly with that 😛

many possibilities, but the nice thing about the POWERPLAY solution is that it'll charge your mouse while you use it

[reef kayak]

hi... i just built my first mechanical keyboard!!!

[pulsar folio]

clicky

looks nice though!

clicky is nice to use too imo, aside from their noise, the noise they make makes me go crazy 😂

[wise niche]

is this a good way to make my kwyboard sound quieter/thoccy? i placed paper in the switch

anyone?

[snow elbow]

Their currently wireless mice are some of the best at the moment, things have def changed

[chrome raft]

Took apart my old keyboard

[chrome raft]

Anyone know how I unmap my analog input for razer analog kb

[tiny onyx]

Specs?

Also has anyone used the new g pro 2.0 browns?

[vagrant blade]

are these ok switches Tactile Mech-Domes

[tiny onyx]

@vagrant blade what’s the keyboard

[vagrant blade]

G213 PRODIGY

[tiny onyx]

Cuz that sounds like Logitech branding for their rubber domes with sliders

Yep

[vagrant blade]

are they atleast decent

[tiny onyx]

For that price you can get more bang for you bucks with something like a keychron board

[tiny onyx]

Depends what do you want in your keyboard

Do you like a tactile feedback when you press a key or just a linear force

[vagrant blade]

what is the difference

[pulsar folio]

tactile has a bump so to speak, linear is just linear

even force all the way, while tactile needs more force past a certain point

[tiny onyx]

Helps with some people to know when they actually “press” a key

[pulsar folio]

I like brown switches for example, they are tactile

some people prefer red switches, which are linear

and there are a ton other switch variations out there, but all boils down to tactile, clicky, and linear

[chilly perch]

Anyone want the keycaps that came stock on my keychron q6 (carbon black pre-built)

How do I get rid of these lmao

[pulsar folio]

eat them 😮

[vagrant blade]

is there any major difference between low profile cherry mx reds and the normal ones or no

is one just smaller

[chilly perch]

I would think there will be less travel distance but I have never used a low profile switch so I am not sure

[random sleet]

I was looking into this not too long ago and yes, you do have less travel

[vagrant blade]

thats fine

i was wondering if one would break faster or not

i play rythm games a lot so that was a big concern

[unkempt dome]

Take normal ones
Not cherry branded
Lube them
Have some spare
Have an hotswap board

[vagrant blade]

im just trying to get a prebuilt board that isnt horrible so by the time i need a new one im able to get one

[unkempt dome]

Also long pole switches

[pulsar folio]

just get a prebuilt with hotswap lol

[unkempt dome]

I don't recommend prebuilt with soldered switches

Never

[pulsar folio]

yeah, not really much point these days I would say

do you get any benefits from soldered switches?

something you can't possibly get without

[vagrant blade]

if you throw it they wont fall ig

idk

[pulsar folio]

nah, that's not relevant

you pop them back in, np

but either way, a soldered or hotswap would break if you throw it

[vagrant blade]

my little sister likes hiding things

[pulsar folio]

tell her to hide herself

idk how that is relevant to this convo though tbf 😛

[random sleet]

might've recently got one of those lol

how long can I expect it to last before I have to get a soldering iron out?

[pulsar folio]

weeks to years

too many variables to give an accurate answer

[random sleet]

(probably gonna use it 6-8hrs a day, gateron lp browns)

[pulsar folio]

yeah no, nobody can give you an accurate answer to it really

look at the specs of it, it should have something about how many presses it's designed to be able to take before it breaks

[random sleet]

says (up to) 50M so quick napkin math says about 2 years at the bare minimum (Imma cross fingers and hope for 5)

ok napkin math was wrong

[midnight escarp]

Hey, has anyone experience with import tax in Germany or the EU with keychron keyboards

[pulsar folio]

Germany VAT regulations apply, it'll be handled during customs clearance

Keychron's pricing is without VAT

from: https://www.keychron.com/pages/shipping-policy

according to their FAQ, Germany haven't previously charged VAT on Keychron keyboards

[reef kayak]

mx blue, rk61 board

[tiny onyx]

Nice

Clicky

[chrome raft]

Yo, searched if razer cortex was installed but all I get are two logos and p sure when I plugged in my keyboard it installed it as I selected all programs.

When I search for it in settings it doesn't pop up sooo tf does this mean?

[random sleet]

Uninstall and reinstall?

[merry wyvern]

You built a custom keyboard…. And put blues in it.

I don’t even have words to describe how disappointed I am

[glass wing]

Just finished a gmmk pro build, lubed tealios v2 67g and kbdfans sweet girl keycaps

[wind oyster]

anyone know of a good budget wireless keyboard thats tkl but also low profile, but not as high prices as keychron? not to say keychron is bad, its just crazy expensive

even buying from amazon w/ free shipping is expensive

is there like soemthing thats like atleast $70 for wut im looking for?

also ya i may want backlit forgot to mention so i can see the keys at dark

[azure roost]

I'm looking at getting a razer BlackWidow V3, is there anything bad with this keyboard?

[glass wing]

Not a bad keyboard, but you can probably get a better value/specific to your preferences for about the same price

[azure roost]

K

I really like it, was just wondering if anyone was like "don't get it, it's really bad" or smthn

[glass wing]

I’ve never had an issue with any of my razer keyboards, I just prefer custom stuff now

[wise niche]

anyone?

[latent blaze]

what rubbishly said, also it tends to be pretty loud with a kinda not so great sound profile imo, you can get a better feel and sound at a lower price and a much better feel and sound at the same price

[azure roost]

clarification, its a yellow key switch, not the green switches

there r 2 types i think

and i had a play around at a mates, and i really like it

as i said b4, its just incase there is a major problem with it

[latent blaze]

i mean I personally cant recommend but if you love it then thats what you like so go for it

[reef kayak]

sadly yes, im lubing gat yellows and putting them in

im trying not to get used to blues

[pulsar folio]

Keychron is basically budget friendly while also good - not sure there really are other good alternatives, especially wireless ones... Keychron K6 iirc is wireless, but not TKL though, it also costs like $60-$90 depending on which configuration you get

[onyx summit]

k2 is legit 79 dollars

k8 is 72

[marble edge]

guys suggest me a good mechanical gaming keyboard under 60-65$

[spark hatch]

Rk61

[marble edge]

i need full

[marble edge]

its more than 130$ in my region

[spark hatch]

keychorn c1 for full size

[marble edge]

oh but it dont have rgb !

why all are suggesting ketchorn??

[spark hatch]

if rk and keychron is over budget just go to your local tech store and find smthn

[spark hatch]

yea it doesa

[marble edge]

ohk

[spark hatch]

cause they're good boards

[unkempt dome]

For the price there's hardly anything better than keychron and akko as far as I know ... that's why it's the go to suggestion ...

[swift forge]

C2*

C1 is TKL

[spark hatch]

Oops

[swift forge]

[pulsar folio]

because they are cheap and good at the same time

also I think all of their keyboards (or most of them at least) have hotswap, so you are very flexible with what you can do to it in terms of maintenance and/or customizations

[ashen frost]

Ants is on my keyboard what the hell do I do

I removed the keyboard backplate but there is still some crawling out the logic board 😭

[merry wyvern]

Oh thank goodness

[wise niche]

Can someone tell me?

[chrome raft]

Buying ducky one 3 tkl matcha no rgb

Any cheap better alts?

Must be silent red silent black

[wind oyster]

ok thanks, but i mainly want low profile.

[chilly perch]

What kind of videos

Also ur in #peripherals btw

[wraith reef]

move over to #build-a-pc

[jaunty arrow]

@wraith reef yo sry i didnt realize i forgot to change channels

[unkempt dome]

There's better silent that exist

Which you could put in an akko or keychron board

[chrome raft]

which ones

[gilded topaz]

Hey I had asked for some recommendations on a low profile 65 yesterday, I suppose I forgot to mention I’m on Debian Linux (steamdeck) and I have decided wireless would be nice the more I think about it.

That nuphy air looks amazing for me but I heard mixed feedback on the wireless compatibility.

[chilly perch]

Uhhh keychronn k7?

[gilded topaz]

I found a github page dedicated to keychronn compatibility so I’ll do that.

[hardy grove]

are their any switches that come in 2 pin config?

[pulsar folio]

take a pic of your current 2 pin switch

I'm fairly sure you're mistaking a 2 pin for a 3 pin

[summer turret]

Which keyboard is most comparable to Logitech G810 in feel, i love RomerG keys.... Cherrys have too much key wobble (stem moving from side to side)... However RomerG is defective by design, those small plastic pegs break on the caps and I'm on my 2nd keyboard now that started double typing/not registering randomly due to the flux corrosion issue with them... Which other brand have something where the keys have similar feel to RomerG

[swift forge]

Try the cotton mod, dip honey on a cotton ball’s surface opposite that which will touch the PCB, once that’s got ants put on gloves and take the cotton out

well my “cotton mod tbh”

I don’t know if pesticide or insecticide is safe to use

[spark hatch]

That's actually really smart. Yea either do that or if you have compressed air blow them out

[chilly perch]

There's ants in your kb???

Literally open it up and hose it down wtf

[neon nexus]

https://www.ebay.pl/itm/385070045756?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=4908-175131-2357-0&ssspo=dqblifejrc2&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=dqblifejrc2&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

[reef kayak]

yeah, i’m lubing them with kyrtox 205g0

[unkempt dome]

Not that I know of ... at least for cherry mx style switches

[unkempt dome]

All the gateron silent line up
Kailh silent box lineup
Zeal zilent
Silent alpaca
And probably one of the best silent ones : boba silent lineup

[unkempt dome]

If it's for gaming then forget about wireless bluetooth ... 2.4ghz is the best for that ...

[gilded topaz]

I ordered a K7.

[unkempt dome]

Anything with box stem will be better than normal cherry for wobble ... like kailh box lineup and there's some akko that also have that square around the stem

[gilded topaz]

I only wanted the wireless functionality for if I wanna browse on the TV, if I’m gaming I’ll be sitting close enough where i can use a cable

[summer turret]

Any big brand keyboards that actually use something else then cherry or cherry clones, that have similar feel to RomerG?

[unkempt dome]

No

Not that I know of

Just get cherry style with box stem

[swift forge]

They’re on his PCB. Wanna have him electrocuted the next time he tries to use his keeb?

[swift forge]

Ty ❤️

The only problem would be if he sticks it the wrong way around and the ants start enjoying a silicon feast

Another idea I have is to cut open the middle of the cotton ball, stick the honey in there then adhere it shut with the sticky properties of honey

Ants will form a circle around the incision but you won’t need gloves to avoid your fingers sticking

[chilly perch]

He won't get electrocuted

Hose it down and then rinse with an alcohol+toothbrush scrub

Let all the moisture under chips fully dry and ur good to go

[merry wyvern]

Noice

[ashen frost]

Hmmmm

[swift forge]

Yea well you can’t be sure how much moisture is within a nook or cranny that may not be dry

And that could be a crucial component

Maybe it’s just that I’m too paranoid and don’t know enough but that’s happened to me more than once

[hollow rain]

are these any good?

or would i be better off with GMMK 2?

[spark hatch]

no

Id recommend a keychron or akko board

[hollow rain]

ill check those out

thanks!

[spark hatch]

np

[sand scarab]

They are quite expensive man. You can buy a better keyboard with that price range

[hollow rain]

it's AUD

[sand scarab]

Yeah there's still some better options at that price range

[hollow rain]

neat, got any recommendations to look at?

[sand scarab]

Epomaker has some good ones if you can some on sale. Usually the colors that sell less are the ones you'll find super cheap

You can check their website directly or visit Amazon. By the way are you looking for a 60% or a full sized keyboard

[hollow rain]

full size baby

[sand scarab]

Ah full size alright let me check

That is in Canadian so it's 10% more expensive in AUD

[hollow rain]

that's alright, as long as i get a good keyboard for a reasonable price

[hollow rain]

ohh that looks nice

[sand scarab]

It's got rgb. Full size. Hotswappable? (not sure)

And can't beat the price of that

[hollow rain]

what's "hotswappable"?

[sand scarab]

It means that you can switch the key caps

For example if you have optical yellows and you want to swap them for something heavier etc you could play around

[hollow rain]

oh nice. is the cord detachable as well?

[sand scarab]

You'll have to read the description I'm heading back to work

Good luck tho

[hollow rain]

nws, thank you!

[unkempt dome]

If you get an optical board you're stuck with optical switches and the choice is really limited

I would not go optical juste cause of that

[random sleet]

wait... I thought it meant you could switch the switches

btw, if I wanted to, could I just unsolder and re-solder on any new switches? are they generally cross compatible like that or do I have to stay with the same manufacturer or something?

[sand scarab]

Ah yes my mistake keycaps are the top layer and then the lower layer on the pcb is the switches

So yes I theory any keyboard is key swappable

But not every keyboard is hotswappable

[swift forge]

yes it does

he probably didn't type carefully

[reef kayak]

yea

[sand scarab]

Ya know a few weeks ago I was complaining about my keyboard switches (gateron optical yellow) being to sensitive. Turns out that I just had to get used to it. Now it feels pretty comfortable to type on it, the lubed switches sound amazing, they are very sensitive but it's nice over all after you get used to them.

[latent blaze]

https://a.co/d/4u28jxK 100-40$ off T83 for 60$, its a rebranded ik75 with pudding keycaps minus the pc plate really good deal good keyboard basically the best deal if you need tri-mode

[unkempt dome]

akko board can be found for the same price or less

[onyx schooner]

What's a good low profile tkl board with rgb

[hasty relic]

I’m trying to decide if I should build another keyboard

Currently I have an nk65 with silent alpacas

I’m thinking another nk65 with gateron black ink v2’s

Gotta get that thock factor

[unkempt dome]

Why get the same base tho?

[hardy grove]

ok lemme just

[pulsar folio]

that's 3 pin

[distant citrus]

Yee 3 pin, the plastic bits count as a pin.

[hardy grove]

bro wtf im so dead rn

[distant citrus]

I made a custom board as a portable fight pad for some friends that are way too into guilty gear.

Firmware is mostly written just gotta solder the switches and OLED display onto it.

and repeat that 5 times

[onyx schooner]

i wish i remembered the name of the keyboard of the person i met when i was on vacation

the board sounded amazing

it had backlight and was like $60 on amazon. but i do not remember the brand

it wasn't low profile but i remember saying man i'd buy that

[gilded topaz]

What are some “must try” low profile switches? I’ve got the keychron reds right now

Besides this I’ve literally been using the same razer blackwidow since about 2011 😂😂😂

[onyx schooner]

how did urs last so long

mine died in 2 years

[hardy grove]

does akko have tactile switches?

[unkempt dome]

yes akko have tactiles switches

and they're quite good

[unkempt dome]

there's not much low profile switches to begin with ... kailh shock are probably the go to and that's about it

[gilded topaz]

Idk it works great and I didn’t even clean it until about 2 months ago 😂😂

The pics are in this thread. It was horrid

And it’s funny because I’m a germaphobe neat freak, I just never thought to clean under my keys

[onyx schooner]

dang

i got my BW chroma v2 for chistmas 2018

it stopped being usable in mid 2020

then i got an apex 7 tkl

and now it's the same story

[gilded topaz]

I will say my dang naga trinity is only 2 years old and is already having issues with the left click switch. Off topic for this Channel though

[onyx schooner]

im looking for something ill be able to fix and also wont break after 2 years in the first place

[spark hatch]

budget

[onyx schooner]

idk 200 or so

[spark hatch]

and size preferance?

[onyx schooner]

tkl

[gilded topaz]

I’m going to build a new keyboard for my desktop soon. Bout $800 budget or so so feel free to go hog wild tagging me in parts 😂 full size.

[onyx schooner]

i would get the tiger lite but idk if i can justify not having any back lights

[spark hatch]

https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-q3-qmk-custom-mechanical-keyboard

https://akkogear.de/en/collections/keyboards

keychron or akko would be my recommendation

keychron is an aluminum build

[unkempt dome]

akko don't have tkl as of now ... they are planning on releasing one at some point tho

[spark hatch]

they dont? they have acouple dont they?

[gilded topaz]

I have half a mind to just CNC my own case. Cuz why not. But also lazy.

[spark hatch]

they have tkl

[unkempt dome]

maybe it's the most new one I thought was not released

[spark hatch]

ah maybe

[onyx schooner]

why is backlit like not a thing anymore

and why are keyboards so complicated and hard to find good looking ones

[spark hatch]

they have rgb?

wdym backlight

[onyx schooner]

like all the name brand (razor, logitech, corsair) 10/10 looks but then when it comes to back lit it's like only available in a weird color, has weird key caps and no back light or rgb

there are a few ofc that have rgb but there are other problems with them

the ctrl

i would buy that rn

but people say it's OP'd

[spark hatch]

the keychron has rgb

akko might not actually

[modest birch]

That's why you go with enthusiast brands like Keychron and Ducky

[spark hatch]

I have shitty keycaps for RGB but none the less

[modest birch]

I tend to run mine with RGB off during the day

But then at night, I'll turn it on dimly. Comes through pretty well

[onyx schooner]

what board is that

[modest birch]

GMMK Full Size

[onyx schooner]

is it hot swappable

[modest birch]

Yes

Also comes in a TKL and a 65% version

[onyx schooner]

would you recommend it

[modest birch]

Yeah, I've had it for a while now and I love it. Software is nice and unobtrusive, the deck of the board is a nice brushed aluminum, and the keys feel excellent. I got the brown switches, personally.

I got both their keyboard and mouse, they'll both probably last me 10 years or so

[onyx schooner]

ok because after my razor died i went with the apex 7 tkl and it it didn't last much longer

[modest birch]

While I would pick Steelseries over Razer, those are probably the worst two brands you could buy from, especially for keyboards.

[onyx schooner]

dang i didn't know that lol

i would have gone with the everest core if they didn't do that stupid machining pattern

it looks awful

[modest birch]

They just don't make good stuff. If you're going to go with a "name brand" like the kind that are popular in stores, Logitech is king, Corsair is second. But if you want keyboards to last you a long time, go the enthusiast route like Ducky, Keychron, Glorious, etc. You don't need to buy one big ecosystem and stick with it. My headset is a Hyper X Cloud II, keyboard and mouse are Glorious Model D and GMMK, and my mousepad is a Steelseries QcK+

Ironically, I'm pretty sure the only good thing Razer makes is their laptop, which is what most companies get wrong

[onyx schooner]

if you ask me

the logitech carbon g512

is greatest looking board of all time

or the drop ctrl

[modest birch]

That title belongs to the White Logitech G915

[onyx schooner]

i think they ruined it with the top

[unkempt dome]

drop ctrl ... nah it's really not good for the price

[onyx schooner]

yeah ik but if i money wan't a problem i'd buy it

it looks good

it's everything i want in a keyboard but people keep telling me it's over priced

why is there no one else with a cheap ctrl clone

[unkempt dome]

the get something better than some drop board

I would get that way before a drop keyboard ...

https://system76.com/accessories/launch

also akko board have backlight

in fact there the acr line that is focused on that

[onyx schooner]

that layout 😬

[unkempt dome]

best layout

[onyx schooner]

idk i might just go with the glorious

[unkempt dome]

gmmk is not as good as my akko

[modest birch]

Yeah, I paid $110 including shipping for my GMMK

[unkempt dome]

it's a nice board but clearly inferior imo

[onyx schooner]

to what

akko

[unkempt dome]

akko 3068b multimode

[onyx schooner]

i just saw

i need to read

[unkempt dome]

well gtg now ...

see ya later

[onyx schooner]

i can't imagine losing these keys

ik they are still there

but it's cramped

[modest birch]

Yeah, exactly, that's why I went with Glorious

[onyx schooner]

which layout is it that has an enter key that fills 2 spaces

[unkempt dome]

Iso

[onyx schooner]

ok so i need to not buy that

why on earth would anyone want that

[unkempt dome]

Cause there's other places than just the USA that have needs for other keys layout

[onyx schooner]

which keys should i get

also it makes it seem like it's like $20 more to pick your keys

[unkempt dome]

It depends on what you like

[spark hatch]

^^

[onyx schooner]

best sound but not scratchy like blues

not hard to press either

maybe even a click idk

rn my steel series doesn't have a click

it just feels like pushing down a spring

[modest birch]

Brown switches then. Little bit of a click, but not super loud and annoying like blues.

[latent blaze]

thats a linear then, if you dont want that and would rather have physical feedback when it actuates then look into tactiles or clickies, for the sake of people around you i would go tactile but if you use it alone some good clickies (kailh box thicc clicks etc) would work, “scratchiness” is likely from just using a scratchy/cheap switch i.e. cherry (non retool) and some cheap cherry clones like outemu

[modest birch]

Probably a red switch keyboard then. Brown is halfway between red and blue

[onyx schooner]

gateron or hailh

[onyx schooner]

why dont i do this?

[formal dragon]

[onyx schooner]

it's cheaper than buying from glorious

[onyx schooner]

and why is a custom keyboard my expensive

on the glorious website it's only $109

but if you wanna change the switch you have to make it "custom"

and then it's 117

why would i not do this

[unkempt dome]

Any switches can be scratchy... it's not blue only

[unkempt dome]

Brown switches don't have click mechanism ... those are tactile

[weak cloak]

@onyx schooner what would you be looking for in switches

[onyx schooner]

Up

I said it

[weak cloak]

soo.. tactile?

[formal dragon]

Your not getting tactically with gat reds or blacks 🤡

[weak cloak]

yuh ik

but he said he wanted to feel like hes pushing down on something

[formal dragon]

Hg blacks

Springs may be terrible but if heavy is what he wants

[weak cloak]

ah then just get switches and spring swap

and then buy a heavier spring

[formal dragon]

Why do that when he’s clearly conscious of budget

he’s doing terribly

[weak cloak]

i was ona budget and i still spring swwag

swap

[formal dragon]

He doesn’t mention lubing so safe to assume he’s not looking to open up every switch

[weak cloak]

i just assumed he was going to lube because unlubed switches are awful

[formal dragon]

I mean

You do see what “board” he decided to go with

[weak cloak]

lmao

just get like a tkl or 65

[formal dragon]

But hey what do I know

[weak cloak]

i had a full size before i got a custom and it was not good

[formal dragon]

I have 3 tkls I plan on buying

And some others

[weak cloak]

i literally do not know what that is

[formal dragon]

One of my boards

Scroll up

[weak cloak]

customs?

[formal dragon]

Ofc

[weak cloak]

thats nice

i also got a suiperlight

[formal dragon]

I’m grabbing gmk shashin when they ship

Looks killer

[weak cloak]

my custom is literally just suuuuper minimal

black wireless case with blank black keycaps

[formal dragon]

I’m coping a scarlet, frog, and mr suit if I get the chance

A lot of others I’m considering

[weak cloak]

im just gonna mod mine because im broke

tryna get an aio

[formal dragon]

Thankfully my job allows me to spend irresponsibly while paying bills

[weak cloak]

lucky

[formal dragon]

Not quite

[weak cloak]

im in hs without a job

[formal dragon]

I’m trying to save for a car

[weak cloak]

what car are u thinking, just anything that works?

[formal dragon]

Just a project car

My daily is a truck

[weak cloak]

maaan i dont even have my learners license yet

just very lazy, had every chance to get it

[onyx schooner]

I've used both tkl and full but if they're the same price why not full

[onyx schooner]

What board should I get

I just cannot find "the perfect one"

And I need one asap

[austere spire]

K65 arrived today, very happy with it!

Speed silvers andd everything

:D

Also these LEDs are straight up painful to look at without keycaps