peripherals

[glossy sandal]

MK870 is decent

[unkempt dome]

Akko

If you can find them in Australia

[elder forum]

We got any split ergo chads in here?

[glossy sandal]

A few yeah

[elder forum]

Hell yeah

[latent blaze]

https://vortexgear.store/products/multix not rgb but has nice color options , good board

SK87 would work i think actually

[rigid anvil]

A old mechanical keyboard

[latent blaze]

They didnt ask for qmk or via

[open crow]

Clean keycaps

Do nothing on the switches or the stabilizers!!

Its supposed to be and stay that way

U can foam mod or tape mod it

O ring mount

What a old keeb needs to keep his feeling and sounds right?

For new keybaord its a must tbh

But old keyboards just clack different without it

• the switches been used so much there wont be any scratchy sounds since the plastic tear down

[boreal rivet]

Alps stabs just aren’t inherently shit like mx and don’t need that much tuning and copium

[open crow]

I see another keeb actual keeb enjoyer

[boreal rivet]

No problem

[open crow]

Ehm no…

[boreal rivet]

Those aren’t browns

[open crow]

Pfewww

[boreal rivet]

Actually only neons would maybe go for that much at that quantity

Depends

Amber, brown and neons are the expensive ones

The rest are about a dollar a switch last I checked

Although that was like 2019

Uh huh

Oh lmao

Most mx switches that aren’t gat yellows seem overpriced to me so 🤷‍♂️

Zeal used the leaf spring concept from alps and tried to integrate it into an Mx design

It’s a good effort

But still not enough to replace alps

Probably

Haven’t tried them

[opaque wing]

hey, i might have accidentally ripped off the hotswap jack for the d key on my bakeneko60.. from my precursary attempts im unable to get it to work again.. is there a way to fix this? 😦

[glossy sandal]

resoldering the socket

[opaque wing]

i cant figure out what it connects to, they are just connected to pads and i cant figure out what the conductive parts of it are. it doesn't seem to make a connection to any other particular part of the board or sockets either

[boreal rivet]

You probably ripped out the pads along with the socket

Leave it and just jump directly from the switch pin to the pad trace

[forest pebble]

Well, even if you put away the fact that you need three switches to make bcp, the og creamstream is hard to find

(or you have to find something else but from my experience, pitch is always slightly different

[primal gorge]

Guys, is this Keyboard good?
It has Gateron Brown Switches

[viscid tapir]

i have just gotten my first keychron keyboard bought v3 instead of v1

i have to say i really enjoy it

[primal gorge]

alright, ima buy it in the future

thanks

[viscid tapir]

if you need a wireless you can get k series

if not you should get v series

if you want to pay more you can get q

but do not get c

[glossy sandal]

Told ya you wouldn’t hate it

[chilly perch]

Keychron built good but I would have not gotten my q6 if I could do it over

[viscid tapir]

only problem is i still keep getting weird beeping sounds when i restart my pc

if i press control or shift i hear beep or boop

and it locks my keys and it is like shift is being pressed down

i thought it was a keyboard problem but it is still happening

[glossy sandal]

Probably a pc problem then

Update keyboard drivers if you need to

[viscid tapir]

it sounds like some sort of interference

like each time i restart my pc control and shift make weird beeping sounds and if i mash them fast they stop

[neat cipher]

hey guys... looking for suggestions for full-size keyboards ... around 100 bucks.

so far, my choices are keychron c2 (wired) and k10 (wireless)... any suggestions or alternatives?

[glossy sandal]

V6

Wait until the 15th

https://www.keychron.com/pages/keychron-v6-custom-mechanical-keyboard

[viscid tapir]

is there anything new to it or just a bigger layout

maybe i have some sort or interference on my motherboard for this beeping maybe should try reinstalling windows

i have some customization software but it seems it is not because of that

btw brown switches from keychron are pretty smooth also keycaps are not bad i heard many people say they dislike them

[chilly perch]

Wtf v6 is like half the price of q6

Damn

[glossy sandal]

Same principle as Q series

All the same board, only differences are size

[stoic tangle]

That's generally the case, metal costs a lot more

[neat cipher]

what the heck... how come v6 is cheaper than q6 or k10

[viscid tapir]

he told you it is because of the case

i just restarted my pc and i hear beeping from keyboard again lol

tried posting on forums and no ones knows why

also it is like someone is holding down my control or shift when i try to type

[latent blaze]

the point of the v6 is literally to be a cheaper q6…

[unkempt dome]

Try with another keyboard and see if it's still beep

[forest pebble]

It's plastic tray mount bruh

[royal patrol]

spilled ginger ale on my keyboard and it stopped working

so i absolutely drenched it with hot water and let it dry

works fine now, W

[glossy sandal]

bro what 😭😭😭

[autumn raft]

Got this board idk why

but i'll keep it, the underglow really looks sweet

thx discord

wanted a 60% anyways, so ye

[naive iris]

anyone know some good xda keycap sets on amazon? also do they feel good? they look smooth asf

[summer rapids]

Yo does anyone know of a good white 75% keyboard?

[glossy sandal]

the light is so pretty when diffused

tofu acrylic?

[forest pebble]

looks like pc tofu indeed

[supple prism]

looks sick

[blissful dragon]

I'm asking this again, what is "thock"?

[elder forum]

an excuse for people to spend 500 dollars on a 50 dollar device

[summer rapids]

Yo does anyone know of a good white 75% keyboard?

[boreal rivet]

I’ll tell you again https://youtu.be/SodlXpa3qjg

[blissful dragon]

ohhh i didn't know you replied to me

lemme watch

[blissful dragon]

so it's like a type of noise?

[boreal rivet]

Yes

[glossy sandal]

hey!

no friendly fire

[elder forum]

[elder forum]

We got any colemak chads in here?

[autumn raft]

Nah

It's a mont60 r2

It's similar to a tofu tho, its tray mount and acrylic

But the case looks cooler

It has this "engraving"

[autumn raft]

Usually people use the term thock for a low pitched, deep sound profile. Clack is the opposite and usually means q highter pitched sound

[boreal rivet]

Why would you buy this instead of a tofu

[boreal rivet]

sir this is the keyboard channel

[exotic vault]

oops

sorry

[fathom bobcat]

Are there tkl aluminium frame red switch keyboards with breathing chroma in 100 usd?

[autumn raft]

its looks a little "cooler"

at least the case

and is not as "standard" as a tofu yk

also, I got the whole build for 70€ 😂

[chrome raft]

tofu basic af

[autumn raft]

ye

[forest pebble]

500 USD on a tofu60 starts to be a lot 🤣

[elder forum]

?

[forest pebble]

Oh wait it wasn't the same Convo anymore

[elder forum]

👍

[forest pebble]

But thocc is indeed a meme

Any cheap board can sound like the "thocc" sound granted you choke it in foam

[supple prism]

even my Havit cheap kB+mouse combo with 'blue-style switches'?

[forest pebble]

If you swap the switches and do some mods i guess, unless we don't have the same board in mind. Point is not all boards under the sun, but point is rather, you don't buy a 500 USD board only for thocc

Well i hope so

[supple prism]

yeah I haven't even really tried changing my kB, I should probably because it hurts my ears without headphones

[forest pebble]

Hmm last video about keyboard content, what event was in Paris for Philips stuff ? (I'm ashamed that i didn't heard about it even though I live here)

[proper rover]

check out my new keyswitches

[glossy sandal]

where are they

[stoic tangle]

You gotta find them first

Challenge time

[blissful dragon]

Today I went to a store and tested mechanical keyboards, blue and red switches.
I honestly liked the blue switch's click.

[stoic tangle]

People around you might not ha, but a lot of people start with blues

[blissful dragon]

hm

[stoic tangle]

Was it the sound or the click feeling itself you liked

[blissful dragon]

both ig

[stoic tangle]

Then yeah sounds perfect then, as long as you're not in shared office

[blissful dragon]

okay

[unkempt dome]

lot of people start with clicky and like the sound a lot ... until it really starts to get annoying

[glossy sandal]

Frog drop in 33 mins

Anyone getting on it?

[crystal gorge]

K2 came in and it’s my first mechanical. Very satisfying

Linears definitely the move

[stoic tangle]

Glad you're enjoying it !

[forest pebble]

Very nice, enjoy 😁

[autumn raft]

Keychrn

[forest pebble]

I have Q3 and Q1, not bad for price and you can find it in stock

Thought it's all budget stuff to me so 🤣

[viscid tapir]

Enjoying first keychron

Board

[glossy sandal]

[sonic cape]

how are the keycaps on keychrons

?

[blissful dragon]

what do you mean by that?

[sonic cape]

they good quality ?

[glossy sandal]

The ones on the prebuilts?

Mediocre

The standalone ones keychron sells are decent

[sonic cape]

I thought they were using the same ones

[glossy sandal]

No

[sonic cape]

so it´s a different set for pre builts

[glossy sandal]

Yeah

[sonic cape]

they look identical

[glossy sandal]

Link?

You might be looking at replacement caps

[forest pebble]

yee q3 nice for the price

[forest pebble]

the older ones where meh, but the newer ones arent bad imo

the doubleshot pbt ones

i have some previous dyesub sets they sold before

lets say the quality is variable

[viscid tapir]

a lot of people say they dislike them but they seem decent compared to most of others

but you can still get your own keycaps

[forest pebble]

I have a lot of keycaps sets from different vendors, imo not bad the current one

at least if same as the ones on k8 pro

sold it 1 month ago

Now i think i saw iso variants of Q3 and V1 so i can recommend for my friends who wants ISO-FR 😄

[dull vault]

Is a Ducky One 2 still worth buying?

[gloomy patrol]

no

[drifting falcon]

Is there any lists of keyboards reviewed or anything like that

[dull vault]

care to elaborate?

[forest pebble]

List one thing going on for the one 2

[unkempt dome]

if it's used for like 20$ then yes ... full price, totally not

[glossy sandal]

A universal list?

No

(Or atleast as far as I know)

[drifting falcon]

I know they are starting labs so I thought they may have some review lists.

[glossy sandal]

what

mane what’re you talking about

[drifting falcon]

There are a thousand on the web but not many from trust worthy sources

Like a top ten

[glossy sandal]

I’d say at a certain price point everything becomes preference

[drifting falcon]

Or best buy, best gaming, best overall

[glossy sandal]

there is no best

[drifting falcon]

Yeah to pick for myself is fine, but for my son it is a bit harder

[elder forum]

At this point it's usually "just get a keychron" unless you want ergo in which case it's "just get an iris"

[drifting falcon]

65% good enough for a 16year, playing basic games? I do too much spredsheets to not have a num pad

[ionic haven]

[glossy sandal]

so you want a 65% but also want a numpad

wot

[drifting falcon]

No I buying a keyboard for my kid for Christmas. I could choose my own no problem, I am trying to find something for him. There is a nice Keychron 65 that looks nice

[glossy sandal]

I’m spooked

[elder forum]

Excellent

[glossy sandal]

That’s sweet

Got a budget?

[elder forum]

Teenager probably won't miss a numpad but probably will miss arrow keys

[glossy sandal]

I adapted real quick

[drifting falcon]

meh, don't want to go crazy was thinking under 200

[onyx summit]

I missed my numpad

[drifting falcon]

then I was going to grab a mouse at the same time

[glossy sandal]

Ah

[onyx summit]

I was playing dcs and shit

[glossy sandal]

so is that 200$ just for the keyboard

[drifting falcon]

yeah

[onyx summit]

You could custom

[glossy sandal]

okay cool

[drifting falcon]

I buy 17" laptops just to keep the num pad

[elder forum]

Yeah but like how many kids are playing dcs
Ark is the only time I really miss mine unless I'm doing sheets

[glossy sandal]

you could do custom

[onyx summit]

Where arma 3

[glossy sandal]

there’s also decent prebuilts

leopold, keychron q series etc etc

[drifting falcon]

keychron or Logi was my first thought

hey has a cheap razer now

[elder forum]

Toilet

Just get a quefrequency

[onyx summit]

How i do ctrl alt h 9

[glossy sandal]

I mean a keychron would give him some growing room

[glossy sandal]

with a smile

[glossy sandal]

how dare you throw someone down ergo hole like that

[onyx summit]

No

[glossy sandal]

but quefrency is sold out afaik, just the solder pcb is in stock

unless max wants to solder that isn’t really an option

[elder forum]

I'm doing gods work

Just get a charybdis

[glossy sandal]

Financial turmoil

Oh wait I’m thinking of the wrong board

[stoic tangle]

I prefer 75%, use the f keys as macros

[chrome raft]

Ok guys, so I want a tkl or 75% low profile mechanical keyboard for typing only (i have quitted gaming 2months ago). I'm not going to be focusing too much on modding the board but it should be hot swappable. price doesnt matter. Also i was thinking about the MX Mechanical Mini, what are ur opinions about this board?

oh yeah and getting a keychron is kinda hard for me, cuz im from germany... still u can recommend me some if there are any good keychron boards fitting for me

[unkempt dome]

Check nuphy

[blissful dragon]

If you want TKL: Keychron K1 / K1 SE
If you want 75%: K3 v2

[crimson slate]

@drifting falcon tofu65

for mouse maybe go for pulsar x2?

or lamzu atlantis

i think both solid options

[chrome raft]

I'd prefer the k3 v2, but do you think it is better than the logitech mx mechanical mini, even though it is already about 1 year old? Based on the price it doesnt really matter if i buy the k3v2 for 115 Euro in germany or the mx mechanical mini for 112 Euro. For me typing speed is everything, but i dont really have any experience on mechanical keyboard, so whats your opinion about those 2 and with of them is better?

[blissful dragon]

wait

[blissful dragon]

Okay here are reviews:

https://youtu.be/xGyEkc5UuDo

https://youtu.be/L1sea8WTbF8

[blissful dragon]

I watched the review of the Logitech one and it's not hot-swappable, so get the K3 v2.

[chrome raft]

yeah, thats true, but do you think it is worth it waiting for the Keychron K3 Pro Ultra-slim Low Profile QMK Custom Keyboard?

[glossy sandal]

yeah

[glossy sandal]

Tofu65?

Nah

Tofu Jr seems cool though

[chrome raft]

also if im not really planning on modding it? I mean surely at some point i wanna do it....

[glossy sandal]

I think it’ll do you well without messing around with it

and if you plan to it’ll be a pleasant experience

plus qmk/via support is really nice

[chrome raft]

when will it release? and will it release with german layout

[glossy sandal]

I’m unsure about if it will come in a German layout

Are you specifically looking for low profile?

[chrome raft]

yeah

for me typing fast is really important thats why i prefer low profile

i mean i have never really tried it... still using a shitty non mechanical keyboard

[glossy sandal]

idk how low profile would make you faster

I use both a laptop and a mech board

Hover around 90-110 on each

[chrome raft]

i always used low profile and tried out normal in a store and it just felt pretty weird

im not used to the feeling

of a normal mech board

[chrome raft]

@glossy sandal but when is the Keychron K3 Pro Ultra-slim Low Profile QMK Custom Keyboard going to release and are you even gonna be able to buy it?

[glossy sandal]

keychron.com

Why not get a keychron S1

[chrome raft]

is it even worth it buying a keyboard now even though the Keychron K3 Pro Ultra-slim is going to release?

but is the date of the release known?

[glossy sandal]

Check the kickstarter

It seems like the S1 and the K3 pro are on par

[chrome raft]

Keyboard: 60% Mechanical Keyboard
budget: $50-75 USD
For: work(3D artist, gaming, Quiet Keys when typing etc)
Color: Black or gray

[glossy sandal]

Keychron V4

Red switches

[chrome raft]

thx

[chrome raft]

what does par mean?

[glossy sandal]

they’re about the same quality wide

[latent blaze]

Isnt S1 alu tho

[glossy sandal]

So are the K pros

[latent blaze]

ohh k pro

thought just k

[chrome raft]

but what are the differences than

[open crow]

Rather get barebone and mod it

@chrome raft get barebone version

And lube the stabs

[glossy sandal]

that’s up to them

[open crow]

Get some good switches and nice keycaps u like

[glossy sandal]

barebones are more expensive to build

[open crow]

I hate the keycron keycaps they put on them

[glossy sandal]

I don’t

[open crow]

I know

[glossy sandal]

That’s a preference thing

[open crow]

Most of the ppl i know dont like them or have spoken to

Ur the first thatlikes them

[glossy sandal]

I mean the person who bought a V3 before here likes them

I don’t mind them

Though I hate centered legends

[open crow]

I bought a v2 barebone

Put some boba u4t, durockv2 and white pbt doubleshot keycaps in it

[glossy sandal]

[open crow]

My pic is horrible

[glossy sandal]

I really don’t like keychrons 65%s but looks good

[open crow]

And i did the cheapest mod ever to make the plastic squeaking over eachother

[open crow]

Its alright

[glossy sandal]

The layout itself

I hate it

[open crow]

Also have a nk65

[glossy sandal]

Looks good though

Idobao?

Oh

[open crow]

Yh its not the most user friendly layout

[open crow]

Japanese pbt keycaps from kbdfans

There gone tho from kbdfans

[glossy sandal]

I was talking about the keyboard

I thought it was an Id65

[open crow]

They only sell the blue version

[open crow]

O my bad

Nah its nk65

[glossy sandal]

How is the “modified top mount”

[open crow]

Idk how i took it all apart but there still is a ratlle with the stabs

Lubed it twice

[glossy sandal]

Did you balance

[open crow]

For the v2?

[glossy sandal]

For the nk

[open crow]

I can balance

[glossy sandal]

what?

you didn’t know?

[open crow]

Wdym modified top mount

I must have read over it

Saw every video abt the keeb

[glossy sandal]

The nk65 used what novelkeys calls modified top mount

[open crow]

Hmm

[glossy sandal]

but from what I’ve spoken to people about it

It’s similar to tray mount

[open crow]

What does “modified top mount” do?

[glossy sandal]

That’s why I’m asking

I’m not entirely sur

[open crow]

Sounds and feels like a normal tray mount

[glossy sandal]

ah okay

[open crow]

Pcb is just mounted on the bottom case

[glossy sandal]

pretty sure it’s just really long screws that screw through the entire case

Right?

[open crow]

I think so

Ill reopen it tmrw

[glossy sandal]

yeah I don’t really like the nk65 for that reason

paying that price point for a glorified tray mount

[open crow]

I have a sparecase for it since i bougyt the oblivion version

Just waiting for pcbs to restck

[glossy sandal]

I don’t usually mind tray mount when it’s cheap but it’s kind of a bummer to see at that price point

[open crow]

I paid 140 for 1 keeb with everything except caps and got another grey case with it

[glossy sandal]

it comes with switches?

[open crow]

Yh

[glossy sandal]

which ones?

[open crow]

Oblivion switches

Repainted nk_silks

Yellow

[glossy sandal]

silks are pretty cool

Thanks for answering some questions I have regarding the board

[open crow]

There prelubed aswell

Pretty decent prelube tbh

[glossy sandal]

well prelubed?

is it consistent

[open crow]

Could be better but u dont hear any scratching when pressing

[open crow]

I think so

Some have a light ping

[glossy sandal]

interesting

[open crow]

Bit over lubed but overall decent

[glossy sandal]

are those two all your boards?

or do you have more

[open crow]

I had a nibble 65 aswell

But three keys werent working

[glossy sandal]

is that the solder one?

[open crow]

It was a faulty pcb

[glossy sandal]

ouch

[open crow]

Yh

[glossy sandal]

it’s an interesting kit

Reminds me of the mercutio

[glossy sandal]

It’s cool

[open crow]

7, arrow up, left alt and after a while Z key didnt work

[glossy sandal]

I like the acrylic that exposes the pcb

I might have to pick up soldering tools and a murphpad soon

[open crow]

And they tried to give me 50% off a new nibble

[open crow]

Dont get the nibble tbh

[glossy sandal]

that would be less than just sending a new pcb

[open crow]

Yh

[glossy sandal]

yeah I was curious about it for a while

I didn’t really follow up with it though

next build will probably be a murphpad

[open crow]

I rather just get the 70 euro back that the kit costed since i had to buy a desolder gun which also got jammed

I have to decostruct the entire gun just to get rid of some solder in the shaft

[glossy sandal]

atleast you have solder tools now

[open crow]

Cant push it out

[open crow]

Yh

My dad already had them

I wanted the jris65 tbh

Was too late with buying it

[glossy sandal]

I’m pretty sure there’s some issues with qc on the jris rn

[open crow]

Now im looking for a 65% with a F row

[glossy sandal]

aim for a qk75

[glossy sandal]

so a 75%

[open crow]

Since i dont use the home buttons

[open crow]

Compact 75% i think yh

Allu

[glossy sandal]

I don’t really like compact layouts except for 65

[open crow]

Gasketmounted

[glossy sandal]

They look clustered

[open crow]

Idk

[glossy sandal]

if compact 75 wasn’t a parameter

[open crow]

I dont want extra space waisted on the right tbh

[glossy sandal]

Qk75 all the way

[open crow]

Hmm

[glossy sandal]

gb starts in a week or so

[open crow]

It isnt gasketmount was it?

[glossy sandal]

It is I think

Let me pull it up

[open crow]

U have a link?

I think ive seen it this week

Its still in preorder wasnt it?

[glossy sandal]

Read a bit

it’s still gasket mounted

but the leaf springs are on the pcb

Traditional gasket mounting on the left, qk75 on the right

[glossy sandal]

I’m just reading through qk discord

[open crow]

Hmm

[open crow]

How much euro is it?

[glossy sandal]

135 usd - 200 usd

[open crow]

They havent set the price yet or?

[glossy sandal]

That’s between configurations

Lowest you can go is 135 usd and highest is 200 usd

[open crow]

Can u send the link of the site?

[glossy sandal]

https://qwertykeys.notion.site/QK75-6e940cbf7ce54f2b825207db41f84b9e

[open crow]

Ima get that

When does it launch?

[glossy sandal]

The 25th

Of this month

Ends dec 9

[open crow]

Group buy or?

[glossy sandal]

Yeah it’s a gb

[open crow]

O so ill have to wait 6months for it to be here

[glossy sandal]

The last qk gb was insanely fast

4-8 weeks

A buddy of mine who ordered one got it before that

[open crow]

Hmm idk man

[wheat island]

how much is a decent keyboard nowadays?

[eager lake]

Hey

Can box whites use 45g sprit box springs?

[gloomy patrol]

around $700

[wheat island]

lol

[gloomy patrol]

800 is where the good shits at

[gloomy patrol]

fr tho 200 is a decent budget

[wheat island]

yeah I bet lol

I am poor so I was thinking C2

[gloomy patrol]

c series is outdated

i would save up a bit

get a v series

from keychron

[wheat island]

daaang

Keychron V3? what is the knob for? Volume?

[glossy sandal]

yeuh

[forest pebble]

Depends on what you find decent 😁

QK65 and Jiris65 are decent in my opinion, but then yeah if you go for esthetics prices rise up

And those are still budget/entry level options

[wheat island]

Knob or no knob

[glossy sandal]

Preference

[latent blaze]

If you want knob get knob if you dont dont

[glossy sandal]

It’s default for volume but you can reprogram it to do other things

[glossy sandal]

yes, preference.

[stoic tangle]

If you're neutral, don't get it cause it tends to cost less. And you get a button you can normally reprogram in it's place

I'm a knob lover tho

[forest pebble]

Yeah, and maybe you won't like (or will) esthetically

Personally i don't

[wheat island]

Tyyy

[cunning anvil]

does a keychron v1 feel as cheap as it is?

are there many 4x10 grid layout split keyboards?

id like to use it as a numpad when im using my tkl

[glossy sandal]

It’s alright

doesn’t feel like absolute trash but not exactly premium either

it’s pretty standard feeling

[urban panther]

It's plastic but solid

[stoic tangle]

If you're looking for macropads they do exist

[forest pebble]

Or numpads

[cunning anvil]

yeah but i also want it to function as an ortho split

[forest pebble]

Hmm i think I'd be weird if you want to use a grid as a split

[stoic tangle]

No they exist but not as numpad, just the left and right sides of alphas essentially

Like this
https://boardsource.xyz/store/5ecc0f81eee64242946c988f

[elder forum]

ortho split
hello yes
i have been summoned

https://golem.hu/boards/

personally i am a bit of a keebio stan

[forest pebble]

Not exactly a grid, i thought he wanted a perfect grid 🤣

Because makes more sense to move slightly and angle a bit

[stoic tangle]

I know it's not a grid lol, my point was to show splits are normally alphas as far as I know

[forest pebble]

Make sense, you have to use layers

[twilit flare]

What are good tkl keyboards for fast typing and gaming

Under 100 tho

[blissful dragon]

Keychron K8

K1 if you want low profile, V3 if you want custom

[twilit flare]

Thanks man I'll check it out

[blissful dragon]

you're welcome

[twilit flare]

If not I may go for a hyperx tkl

Looks nice

Hotswappable isn't too expensive either

[blissful dragon]

yeah

[glossy sandal]

K8 is kinda meh

Unless wireless is really important

I think that the V3 is better

[blissful dragon]

ok

i thought you were the same guy lol

[glossy sandal]

K8 pro is decent because wireless but base K8 is pretty outdated

especially when side to side with V3

[twilit flare]

How much is v3

@glossy sandal

[glossy sandal]

50-80$

[twilit flare]

Damn

[glossy sandal]

60-90$ sorry

[twilit flare]

How is the base outdated like are there much better options for the price

[blissful dragon]

https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-v3-qmk-custom-mechanical-keyboard

[twilit flare]

Base looks better lol

[blissful dragon]

the K series and V series are different btw

[twilit flare]

Oh right

[blissful dragon]

there is the regular K8, non-backlight K8 and the K8 Pro

[twilit flare]

Might just get base I don't wanna spend so much money

If it's outdated then 😡

[blissful dragon]

then get K1 or V3

(K1 is low profile and V3 is custom)

[twilit flare]

Oooh low profile

That's like the smaller keys right

[glossy sandal]

Pretty much

Also it’s like 100$

Don’t see why’d you get a K3 over a V3

[twilit flare]

Man

[glossy sandal]

?

[blissful dragon]

yeah

thinner keycaps

not as thin as laptop keyboard keycaps

but still thin

[twilit flare]

So hot

I need those

[blissful dragon]

alright then the Keychron K1 is your best bet

[open crow]

Its a great keeb but u need o-rings for the case the plastic is squeaky

[forest pebble]

K8 pro not bad, but i guess V3 cheaper

[glossy sandal]

See my message about k8 pro being pretty decent

Regular K8 is pretty meh though

[forest pebble]

Yee

Sold Q3 and K8 pro now, haven't tried V3 but from all the info i could see it's a good alternative

[glossy sandal]

I’d say it’s about on equal footing to the K8 pro in terms of feel

[forest pebble]

V3 = K8 ? Not K8 pro ?

[glossy sandal]

I didn’t specify

But uh

Yeah, decent board, packs a bunch of features for how cheap it is.

[forest pebble]

Yeah it's super cheap, worth your money compared to a big brand keeb😁

[glossy sandal]

I haven’t touched a gamer board in years

I bought one of my friend’s broken razer to salvage the oranges from it

Razer oranges aren’t too shabby.

[forest pebble]

I have a g915tkl somewhere, i used it at some point because it's quite convenient to move around with it ? But my 60 are as convenient

[fringe pike]

My Corsair K95 Platinum is finally starting to die out (not really but the spacebar switch is) and decided to roll with an analog keyboard. Do I go all in with RealForce or something such as Wooting? Is the $100 increase to RealForce worth it?

[boreal rivet]

Depends, the wooting has some of the smoothest linears on the market and the rf has arguably the best readily available tactiles

I also wouldn't buy realforces brand new

[stoic tangle]

You can definitely do better for that price imo

[boreal rivet]

Used market is far better value

[fringe pike]

Definitely prefer linear, that's what I have now are linear "speed" switches

[boreal rivet]

Then get the wooting

[fringe pike]

Thanks

If I went used for RF though, how often do JIS layouts pop up?

[boreal rivet]

There are a ton on yahoo auctions

[fringe pike]

Sweet

Where could I go to replace the single spacebar speed switch? I'll just watch a tutorial on how to do it

[boreal rivet]

You need a soldering iron and solder sucker

[fringe pike]

Ah

[main narwhal]

fwiw, I got a wooting and thought it was cool for about a week lol

it definitely wasn't..intuitive to retrain the way I was doing things just to take advantage of the hall effect switches

[boreal rivet]

You’re not obliged to use the extra features tho, could just use it like a regular contact based keyboard and you still get the inherent benefits of the switch

[fair tulip]

Nevermind, didn’t read analog. My bad.

[sonic cape]

damn 263usd for such a cheaplooking keyboard

you must be crazy

even analog or not

[exotic wigeon]

whats the best keyboard under $70

[sturdy lily]

I don't think so

[stoic tangle]

There's no best, what are your highest priorities in a keyboard?

[thorny heart]

So I have a battery in my keyboard and I was wondering if I should tape mod it

[unkempt dome]

Usually not recommended

[chrome raft]

is there a reason not too with a battery?

[unkempt dome]

Can trap heat when charging

[chrome raft]

ah

[twilit flare]

Anne pro 2 good for valorant?

And fast type?

[ionic briar]

yea

[twilit flare]

Buying it when I get home only 50 buck

[stoic tangle]

Has anyone actually had a fire from tape mod? Ive search unsuccessfully

[unkempt dome]

Not only a fire risk, more heat degrade battery faster

Anyway up to you if you want to do it, I don't really care

[stoic tangle]

So it hasn't happened, it just decreases battery life quicker

Good to know

[unkempt dome]

If it happened then nobody told about it

So might have happened but we don't know

[open crow]

Dont get anne pro 2 @twilit flare

[thorny heart]

Mb i forgot to say instead of normal tape I was going to use electrical

[unkempt dome]

About the same

[forest pebble]

Hmm i dunno if something like 1 layer of painter tape should do fine ? I dunno how crammed it is in his keeb

[exotic wigeon]

60% or 100% for gaming?

[forest pebble]

Why not 80% (tkl)@exotic wigeon

You also have 65%, 75% and 96% (and 1800 that is slightly different to 96)

I've seen some games needing the F-row with default settings, but with a 60% you can do it all imo

TKL is a safe bet, especially if you are not comfortable with using layers

For 65 and 75% it's up to your liking and usage if the right shift

[exotic wigeon]

https://next.wooting.io/wooting-60he?drawer=0#faq what do u think

[forest pebble]

Well i haven't tried it, from the limited knowledge i have about it it's popular with OSU players and i suppose gamers ? The layout is correct for a 60 imo (i hate those with arrows)

I'm more into custom keyboards so I'm not that into gamer specific marketing

I'd say that from my personal experience, most people don't need more than 1000hz polling rate on keyboards, most custom keebs have nk rollover these days.

That's why on my previous answer i was more focused on making you think about the layout and how you prefer to use it

[ionic briar]

there's one thing that you would appreciate from the wooting hall effect and contactless switches in general
the smoothness improvement over contact switches where the slider rubbing against the leaf creating that friction

[untold orchid]

They improved the stabs so theyre ok now, still overpriced imo

They have some cool features but to me theyre gimmicks

[forest pebble]

Gaming marketing is pretty much gimmick to me in general

I'd recon that there are people actually taking advantage of it, at least in the Wooting keebs case

But most people won't

[untold orchid]

Yeah I know people who use them

But for me its useless, I can still play ow on gm level with a freaking membrane keeb so I just use my modded Q1

[forest pebble]

I mean it's a keyboard , as long it's not Bluetooth weird latency like it's highly probable that you won't notice 😁

Its also same thing for switch choices for gaming, i dunno why people keep saying linears are the best for gaming

When it's a preference thing, because again for most people having clickies, tactiles or linears same thing, just a matter of habits

Like at some point it was quite mainstream to have MX blues as a mech keyboard

Unless I'm wrong but people seemed fine with that

[untold orchid]

Yeah keebs are all preference imo

Thats why i like customs

You can make it feel exactly how you want

[woeful glen]

is there a windows app that I can use to separate single tapping Capslock and doing Caps+1/2/3/4 as different keys?
I want to map Caps+1 to change workspaces on windows but with AHK, it toggles Capslock and have not found a workaround

[stoic tangle]

Please do not put electrical tape on your PCB it will absolutely be too sticky and could tear traces when removed. Only masking/painters tape

[boreal rivet]

its kinda hard to tear off traces when its sitting under a glob of solder

[glossy sandal]

Pretty sure they mean sockets

[vital robin]

can you make a keyboard that type Unicode characters?

[fathom bobcat]

Are there any good mechanical 65% or bigger 2.4g keyboards in 80 usd?

[scarlet harbor]

i thought that was a butcher knife keyboard build for a sec lol

[unkempt dome]

Royal kludge maybe

[hearty moth]

Does this look legit? I wanna get Yellow Switches: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203649759298?_trkparms=amclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20180816085401%26meid%3D95f0eb501b0240688a4b256764716675%26pid%3D100970%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D2%26sd%3D203649759298%26itm%3D203649759298%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2380057%26brand%3DUnbranded&_trksid=p2380057.c100970.m5481&_trkparms=pageci%3Abe042794-66aa-11ed-a5bb-0ab0c11af629|parentrq%3A86faf1681840aa7027dea60affffc842|iid%3A1 (I've done nothing with keyboards before btw)

[stoic tangle]

Try to sanitize your links when posting, like this https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/203649759298?

The rest are just trackers

But anyways these are the optical version, I don't think they'd be compatible unless you know you have optical keyboard

[hearty moth]

I tried to use bitly but got the message deleted

[hearty moth]

It's the GK61 I'm using currently and that I want the switches for.

[stoic tangle]

No i just mean erasing everything not needed

[stoic tangle]

Oh that's optical then yeah

[hearty moth]

Do you think it's legit, just want to double check.

[stoic tangle]

I mean they only have two reviews, I personally wouldn't go for that

[open crow]

Why u buying from ebay?

Switches can be found not second hand

[stoic tangle]

They don't even seem to list how many switches, I could be blind though

There's some on amazon https://www.amazon.com/Gateron-Optical-switches-Switches-Keyboard/dp/B093GHLYSR?th=1
Or aliexpress for cheaper if you're fine with waiting longer https://www.aliexpress.us/item/1005003367811148.html?gatewayAdapt=glo2usa4itemAdapt&_randl_shipto=UK

[hearty moth]

Probably getting the Amazon ones then, thanks for the help.

[hearty moth]

Yeah, the seller didn't list any amount at all, was not going to buy from them.

[sweet thunder]

Rapid trigger isn’t a gimmick, it’s actually really useful in source games like CSGO/Apex and Valorant

[stoic tangle]

Right but only people who are already skilled could notice even a few more wins from that. Problem is people think those features will make them better

[sweet thunder]

Sure but it’s not a gimmick like RGB

Analog is kind of a gimmick just because not many games support dual input like that

Granted fortnite is an exception where analog is actually a straight up advantage

[thorny heart]

ok so no tape mod ig

[hasty grotto]

your keyboard looks like a butcher knife

[exotic wigeon]

oh wait it actually does

[stone creek]

hey keyboard folks i killed my keyboard, k70 rgb with red switches, any tips on keyboard i might like? can abuse black friday sales while i fix it

kinda need a keyboard this weekend. Theres a store near me that carries Razer BlackWidow V3 Yellows and Logitech G512 Brown for 66% off... good choices?

Leaning towards the Razer BlackWidow V3 as a temp keyboard cuz of the volume wheel... kinda addicted to it

also thoughts on Corsair K70 Pro OPX RGB? can't see it go wrong for someone that likes the K70 red

[stone creek]

hmm didnt know there were such latency differences, i guess ill have to try the OPX then

"like going from 60hz monitor to 144" first vid i saw on optical switches lol

[forest pebble]

Hmmm, i dunno about that being similar to from 60 to 144

[open crow]

Cap

Based

Optical switches are unplayable tbh

Too quick

But on 60hz u rather get a 144hz+ screen

[stoic tangle]

Yeah just marketing talk, optical switches tens to be avoided actually since it means less upgradeability and they tend to have more issues

[forest pebble]

To me sounds like having 300hp to go on right roads with limited speed at 60kmh and having 600hp, there is no point to it

Other than marketing and it's less reliable

From a repairability stand point it's even worse since if you have an issue with the optical part of the PCB you throw it. When well a switch goes bad on a classic mech keen you replace it by desoldering two things

[boreal rivet]

contact based cope

[manic valve]

does anyone have any recommendations for 60% keyboards that are good for gaming but also look/sound good?

[boreal rivet]

OTD 356 mini

Duck Viper also very good 👍

[manic valve]

👍

many thanks

[boreal rivet]

no problem 👍

[manic valve]

wow they are very expensive

do you know some that are <$200?

[boreal rivet]

hhkb 👍

[manic valve]

👍

[forest pebble]

OTD 356cl

Best value

[forest pebble]

I guess keychron Q4 fits in tbe budget

QK60 would be nice but you need switches and keycaps for it

[manic valve]

thank you!

[manic valve]

i checked it out and it sounds great

[forest pebble]

Gud

[wooden ember]

Space65 III: gat ink black v2 (deskey films, 205g0), Owlabs v2 stabs (205g0, XHT-BDZ), all foams, PE foam, FR4 plate, PBT Notion caps

Link65: Wuque Studio's Original Aspiration switches (deskey films, 205g0), Owlabs v1 stabs (205g0, XHT-BDZ), FR4 plate, white base foam, white case foam, , PE foam, black plate foam

Space65 III sound test:

Link65 sound test:

Link65 flex:

[chrome raft]

oml

are you looking to adopt

pls

[wooden ember]

Haha

[forest pebble]

Ah yes space65 sounds good

I personally don't like the link65

Plus it's too flexy

[wooden ember]

I love them both. You can stiffen up the link65 though

[forest pebble]

I tried a space65 the other day and spacebar was good

[chrome raft]

bro is that a game boy color

oml

[wooden ember]

I used all the black foams and it was way stiffer

[wooden ember]

Mecha-01 colorway

[forest pebble]

I mean to me it's still all 65% so not my thing but space65 very nice

Almost went into R3 gb this year

[chrome raft]

so like i can live in the attic yk just like i can clean

uh

[wooden ember]

I'm goad I did. Looks like 3rd party is gonna be hella expensive for it

[forest pebble]

I don't plan to buy it though, but since market is a bit ded I'm sure it's manageable

[wooden ember]

About $700-800 USD now I think

[forest pebble]

680usd on mm I see

Some stuff sold for 650

I guess market is around 700

Not my priority anyway 🤣

Do you plan to get different key caps ?

[wooden ember]

I saw a burgundy one on eBay for $750

And yes, I am getting new caps soon. I have some other priorities to handle first.

[forest pebble]

Yee I see

I'm balls deep into buying Matrixlab boards 🫡

[wooden ember]

I accidentally bought a 60% board. Wish I didn't cuz I would have jumped on the Corsa from them

[distant mirage]

Just watch out for the ESD circuitry design flaw on the Space65 R3 quite a few people have shocked and killed theirs already.

They aren't protecting the data lines, resulting in the MCU getting row/columns killed

[wooden ember]

I heard. I don't have static issues in my house, even in the winter

[forest pebble]

There are no accident

[forest pebble]

Skill issue

[forest pebble]

What did you buy ?

I initially was planning on getting two Corsa but took only one so I could buy the Riva (a keeb I tried in a German meetup earlier this month)

Also bought a wkl Noah 🫡

[wooden ember]

I bought into the Minerva group buy. I wasn't paying attention when I saw the layout, the extra row of keys made me think it was a 65%. But really it's a 60%, but with a column of macro's on the right. I'll probably still build it and keep it, I just wont ever use it.

It's a really gorgeous polycarb keyboard

[forest pebble]

Oh right the Minerva

[urban cedar]

anyone got some experience with the corsair k60?

or anyone have some recommendations for keyboards at around 100 euros?

for both typing and gaming?

[latent blaze]

Keychron v4

Or depending on what layout you want V other number

[urban cedar]

ight

[chrome raft]

I rly like the small key travel of my iPad and laptops keyboards, any ideas? I do kinda want rgb and also 100%

[glossy sandal]

So a low profile keyboard?

Keychron K5 is decent

[blissful dragon]

low profile?

Keychron K5 would be a good option but it's 109 bucks

and the K5 SE is 104

[twilit flare]

Y'all love keychrons

I thought about the keyboard you said and I'ma just go with the Anne pro 2

[stoic tangle]

There's better boards that come out but then tend to be group buys, keychrons fit most people's needs at good prices and are actually in stock lol

[glossy sandal]

[twilit flare]

Bro what

[glossy sandal]

Anne Pro 2

Paying for gamer gear

[twilit flare]

I need a smaller keyboard

[glossy sandal]

Get a V4

[twilit flare]

Keychron?

[glossy sandal]

Yuh

[twilit flare]

80 bucks

[glossy sandal]

you’re getting what you pay for

[twilit flare]

:(

[glossy sandal]

Anne pro 2 is like 90$ last I checked

[twilit flare]

I saw it for 50

On amazon

[glossy sandal]

We must be using different amazons

[twilit flare]

I'll send link if you want

[glossy sandal]

I don’t want an Anne pro 2

[twilit flare]

Ik

[glossy sandal]

You sure you’re not looking at a renewed one

[twilit flare]

It must've been a black Friday sale I don't see it anymore

[twilit flare]

Wdym

[glossy sandal]

Nevermind

Must’ve been a Black Friday deal

either way

V4 > Anne Pro 2

[twilit flare]

The brand is matar right

That the Anne pro is under

[glossy sandal]

Happy Tapping

[twilit flare]

Damn probably a ripoff then

Fine if I see the v4 in stores I'll get it

[glossy sandal]

It’s not going to be instores..

[twilit flare]

Wtf

[glossy sandal]

Keychron doesn’t have a physical presence

you order it, online.

[twilit flare]

ok I didn't know

And tbh all microcenter has where I live is razer, Logitech, and hyperx

[glossy sandal]

Some microcenters sell gmmk but I wouldn’t quite recommend that either

[twilit flare]

Why lol

They look cool

[glossy sandal]

mediocre boards, shitty company

[twilit flare]

Rip glorious

I'll order it and if it's bad then I'm bullying you

[glossy sandal]

I’ll be ready

do you need a US link?

[twilit flare]

Is Amazon a good retailer for them

[glossy sandal]

yeah that’ll work

[twilit flare]

Kk

[glossy sandal]

Make sure you’re picking the switch you want

Red, Blue, Brown.

[twilit flare]

Yeah I'll have to sit through 5 switch test videos to figure out which one I'm comfortable with

[glossy sandal]

Do you just want me to break it down for you

[twilit flare]

Nah it's fine

Just mainly between red and brown

[stoic tangle]

Big agree, keychron quality will be much better quality and experience. And if it's not up to your standard you can upgrade it cause it's hot swap unlike anne pro

[chrome raft]

oml

[open crow]

Anne pro is outdated asf

[glossy sandal]

Get some new keycaps mah boy

[stoic tangle]

Nah just need qax

[chrome raft]

that’s next

the legend is soft asf

in a bad way

[stoic tangle]

Are they shine through?

[manic valve]

should i get the akko pc75b

or keychron q1 or v1

[blissful dragon]

yes, all of those are good, but i'd get the V1

[manic valve]

because of the quality while being cheaper than the other options?

or another reason?

[blissful dragon]

yeah i guess

it's 84 bucks

and the others are like 100+

[manic valve]

nice

[blissful dragon]

i personally wouldn't pay 100+ dollars on a keyboard

[stoic tangle]

I disagree but it's probably best to not go down the rabbit hole lol

[glossy sandal]

[pastel drift]

Cream switches pro?

[glossy sandal]

Q1 is pretty nice

[twilit flare]

You playing Tetris?

[pastel drift]

Have you seen the Lego keyboard

[glossy sandal]

Pixel?

[pastel drift]

Ye

[glossy sandal]

The pixel from melgeek

[twilit flare]

Google pixel

[pastel drift]

W keyboard

[glossy sandal]

It’s a gimmicky board

[pastel drift]

Free legos

[glossy sandal]

but idk

Only gimmick I really care about rn is the moondrop keyboard

dac/amp in a keyboard, kinda rad.

[pastel drift]

Dang

W

[twilit flare]

what's dac and anp

[chrome raft]

why?

[twilit flare]

the video looked like you were with the keycaps lol

[chrome raft]

hey i have issues ok that’s not fair

[pastel drift]

Moondrop keyboard looks hot asf

[twilit flare]

We all do

[twilit flare]

I gotta check that iut

[pastel drift]

I have a tophat issue ngl

[chrome raft]

dad?

[pastel drift]

On roblox

[twilit flare]

🤨

[twilit flare]

Roadblock

🛣️

[pastel drift]

W

[chrome raft]

browns

[pastel drift]

https://youtu.be/7il0_dVsXeo

Moondrop

[chrome raft]

ew

[twilit flare]

over reds?

[glossy sandal]

what are y’all talking about

[pastel drift]

I got cream switches

[twilit flare]

Ooh

[pastel drift]

They sound hot

[twilit flare]

Send a video of them

[pastel drift]

Not home

Plus no keycaps lol

[twilit flare]

Oh yeah 😹

[glossy sandal]

Baller

Browns are awesome

[twilit flare]

Delicious keycaps

[pastel drift]

I wanna line them but I don’t want to line 60 switches bro

I’m too lazy

[glossy sandal]

just do like 10 a day

[pastel drift]

True

[glossy sandal]

You don’t need to do them all at once

[pastel drift]

W

There was a new bendy game

Or I think a couple days ago

Off topic oops

[twilit flare]

It's satisfying

[pastel drift]

Oh wait

[twilit flare]

But yeah

[pastel drift]

Black ink switches 😎😎😎😎

[twilit flare]

Holy pandas

[pastel drift]

Gross

[twilit flare]

Like you

[pastel drift]

Blue switches

[twilit flare]

Blue switches 🤢

[pastel drift]

W Nossta

[twilit flare]

Rare W

[pastel drift]

Rare

Always makes fun of me

[twilit flare]

Are browns quiet

[twilit flare]

I went to therapy because of yoy

WOWWWWW

[pastel drift]

Cap

[twilit flare]

okayyy

Keycap

Phil keycap ngl

[pastel drift]

Therapy keycaps

[twilit flare]

Lol your therapist gives you a bag of keycaps

[pastel drift]

W therapy

Ex therapy just get the best keyboard

[twilit flare]

I've found a lot of keyboard typing to be very therapeutic

[pastel drift]

I like the sounds

[twilit flare]

Too easy

My mushy membrane keyboard makes me tired

[pastel drift]

Gross

Ban this kid

[twilit flare]

You should see the built up inside of it

Shut

[pastel drift]

Lol

[twilit flare]

School keyboards are better than mine

It's only good for the RGB

[pastel drift]

I need to clean my switches and my keyboard

[twilit flare]

True

Is it hotswap

[pastel drift]

I mean not switches

Keycaps

Lol

[twilit flare]

Same

[blissful dragon]

based

[twilit flare]

But all I have is Clorox wipes

[pastel drift]

W Clorox

Coming in clutch

[twilit flare]

It makes me hungry I almost ate the roll

[pastel drift]

They smell so good

[twilit flare]

Exactlyyyyy

Actual w

[pastel drift]

Clorox flavored snack

[twilit flare]

Why does that not exist

[pastel drift]

Ikr

[twilit flare]

I might become those crackheads who have a box of crayons to smell in the back of their vans

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Lol

Sharpies are better

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Sharpies are strong

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Hits you hard

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👃 📑

Actually crazy

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You should smell the glue for the pipes for plumbing

They smell fire

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LOL

the gas leak smell is better ngl

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But if you inhale to hard it will burn your nose

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I struggle with that

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Ong

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Nose gets too close

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Stop getting off topic loser

We killed chat

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they're haters

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Fr

Clorox haters

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https://tenor.com/view/aang-aangkey-keycaps-keycap-rgb-gif-19972719

W?

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Lol

Real?

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Aang keycap

Yes

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Cap

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I might do that lol

A keycap for my escape key

But it might ruin the rest of the look

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Get the pc looking one

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Where

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Etsy

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What's it call

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I would love a resin keycap

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I need those

Actually idk

Maybe for my windows key

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Or an rtx 3080 keycap 😂

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LOL

Everytime you press it you get it shipped to your house