peripherals

[white fiber]

Just the way this one is designed, I cant register W A S D easily

Hyper X was Cherry Brown, EVGA was reds

[glossy sandal]

And how did you feel about them?

[white fiber]

Travel was slightly long, and I wish they were a hair lighter

[glossy sandal]

Reds are already damn light..

[white fiber]

But I know I hate membrane and pho-mech

[glossy sandal]

maybe you’d wanna try non red/blue/brown switches?

I mean the ones that are commonly found in prebuilts

[white fiber]

Shorter travel on reds may make the apparent force lighter, but not sure

Im down for any

[glossy sandal]

So you felt they were too heavy or too long?

Or both?

[white fiber]

The linear version of the G815 seems to be a great switch, but the caps are weird

Both?

Not really sure tbh

I think if fixing one or the other, I would like them more

[flint ivy]

thock

[white fiber]

Just double checked, the EVGA Z20 was opto mechanicle linear

Based on reds

[glossy sandal]

I mean it’s not hard to try to replicate a linear

it’s “intended” to be a smooth press down (nk_ creams )

@flint ivy !! Do you know if qmk/via is per key rgb

I forgor…

[flint ivy]

i havent bought a pcb with rgb since god knows when

no clue

[glossy sandal]

damn elitists

[white fiber]

Dont some switches have built in RGB?

[glossy sandal]

Mobius#7408
End note: keychron q6.

[flint ivy]

via is possible

wait

i mean qmk

qmk has per key p sure

[glossy sandal]

yeah but it’s hard

[flint ivy]

via does not

[glossy sandal]

right

like kinda difficult to configure

[glossy sandal]

unless the switch has an led sticking out, no.

[white fiber]

Thanks for all your help.

[glossy sandal]

can’t tell if that’s sarcasm or not but thanks

[white fiber]

Thank you for your help as well.

Its not

[glossy sandal]

Oh okay

[white fiber]

(I hate txt)

[glossy sandal]

keychron q6/v6 fit your criteria (no media keys though!), both are solid, v6 is a cheaper option and q6 is a bit more premium

[heavy ocean]

is a gmmk 2 barebones (65%) a good base for a first custom keyboard? (i want an aluminum frame and rgb)

[glossy sandal]

No

Bakeneko65 miles better

[amber tartan]

kbd67lite r4

[glossy sandal]

ah shit I didn’t see the rgb bit

Keychron q2

[snow herald]

Their discord is good too, they share upcoming models and stuff

[glossy sandal]

I wanna pick up a V10 ngl

I love 75% arisu

I wonder how hard it would be to burger mount

[snow herald]

There’s a Q1 pro coming next year

It adds bluetooth

[glossy sandal]

I know

[snow herald]

Some of the other models are getting that too

[glossy sandal]

I wish it added 2.4ghz

“Pro” is a funny name for Q1 v3 though

[snow herald]

Me too, i mentioned it in the discord and they said its maybe in the future. Dunno where the arial will be since its a full metal chassis

[glossy sandal]

On some boards it’s just loose

And you’re expected to take care of it

Oh read that wrong

[glossy sandal]

Yeah, wonder where it’ll be

[pulsar yacht]

What’s a good keyboard

[chrome mauve]

one that serves its purpose

[glossy sandal]

nice

[pulsar yacht]

for gaming

recommendations?

[astral forge]

Still need more context. 60%? 100%? Budget? Material preference? Just the gaming side? That's like saying what's a good car for driving?

[amber tartan]

geonworks f2-84

[glossy sandal]

no 722

[viscid tapir]

anyone knows where i could get box jade mute

trying to find them but not able to find any website that ships to eu

[shell ingot]

why does the redragon k530 draconic 60% have the usb c port on the side bruh its so weird

[viscid tapir]

i have redragon dragonborn and it also ahs it on its side

it is really annoying and a waste of cable

[shell ingot]

i was gonna buy it does it impact that much?

[amber tartan]

no not really unless you have ocd or something

and since youre buying a redragon, you are in no position to complain about such a cheap product

[viscid tapir]

i enjoyed my redragon more than keychron

even if it was cheap

[shell ingot]

im happy to spend more if i can find a good low profile white keyboard thats available on amazon

[unkempt dome]

Nuphy has good low profile keyboard ... check their offering

Keychron also has good low profile keyboard as far as I know

[shell ingot]

want one that looks like this

[unkempt dome]

Well you're out of luck unless you can manage to get low profile keycaps in white and replace the switches for low profile ones ...

[fading iris]

Buy that one then 💀

[amber tartan]

its a build

most definitely one of the builds of all time

[glossy sandal]

wawawawawaw

[twilit flare]

wa wa wa

https://tenor.com/view/wawa-cat-gif-25801413

the stabs too

[runic plover]

good sounding tactile?

[glossy sandal]

what does good sounding mean to you

[blissful dragon]

oh, the misery

[sonic cape]

new one built

[untold orchid]

I like it but that off-white quote is cringe

[open crow]

Specs

[sonic cape]

i know but the spacebar that was supposed to be there broke during shipping

[sonic cape]

it's a psd60 with a hotswap pcb from ali, brass plate and some basic stabs

plate foam and case foam

[open crow]

Nice

[sonic cape]

and feker holy pandas

[open crow]

Holy pandas are a bit overused tbh

[fading iris]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-stare-on-god-fr-gif-25686052

[open crow]

Yes

[fading iris]

Fr?

But ye they defo are Lmao

[open crow]

Boba u4t are better anyways

[fading iris]

https://tenor.com/view/on-god-dog-gif-23958656

[fading iris]

Shits good

[shell ingot]

Ig you didn't read the past messages

[twilit flare]

Indeed

[chrome raft]

are jwicks tactile?

cant recall

[glossy sandal]

jwicks are a line of switches

some are tactile, some aren’t.

If you’re asking about jwick blacks, those are linears.

[chrome raft]

hmmm

thanks

im asking for a friend

idk much about tactile

[glossy sandal]

What jwicks specifically

There’s a bit

[chrome raft]

whichever are tactile

[glossy sandal]

Jwick T1s would be it

[chrome raft]

hmmm

are they light?

[glossy sandal]

Not particularly

[chrome raft]

what g

[glossy sandal]

67g bottom out.

[chrome raft]

thats alright

[glossy sandal]

If you’re looking for light tacs

akkos are decent

[chrome raft]

i saw the cream blue

akko

[glossy sandal]

Those are tactile yes

[chrome raft]

mhm

[glossy sandal]

And full pom which is also cool

[chrome raft]

i lookedup "light tactile akko"

[glossy sandal]

Ah wait no

[chrome raft]

cuz i like akko

[glossy sandal]

They’re long pole

Cream series Akko are long poles

Reduced travel and they bottomout on the pole

[unkempt dome]

I heard that the full pom from akko are a bit scratchy

nothing lube can't fix tho

[glossy sandal]

Couldn’t be worse than nk_ creams

[unkempt dome]

never tried nk cream

[glossy sandal]

Older batches are incredibly scratchy

[chrome raft]

hmmm

[glossy sandal]

Def need break in

[chrome raft]

he'd be buying them new

[glossy sandal]

New batches are still kinda iffy

Some people say after 1m actuations they’re still kinda weird

[unkempt dome]

well I'll stay away from nk cream

[chrome raft]

I mean I am a huge lover of milky yellow pros

I prefer linear myself

so idk much about tactiles

[glossy sandal]

ok

[fading iris]

I was considering nk creams for my next Keychron build but I’m gonna get oil kings instead

[open crow]

[fading iris]

I was considering bobas too but I just like the oil kings more now

[onyx summit]

how much better are t1s when there lubed and flimed

[amber tartan]

theyre good

[covert elbow]

bro my model o is fucked

[royal patrol]

oil king supremacy

q5 and oil kings 👽

the keyboard i built for my dad that i’m giving to him for christmas tomorrow

[glossy sandal]

https://tenor.com/view/dodo-srs-j-or-srs-srs-or-j-rwby-gif-24291327

[royal patrol]

sounds pretty meh honestly

there’s an extremely obvious metal case noise when you type

[glossy sandal]

ngl that’s slick asf

[royal patrol]

it needs more case foam tbh

[glossy sandal]

I don’t like centered keycaps but I can appreciate it

Fill with polyfil

It comes with case foam

[royal patrol]

it does come with some but it’s not enough

[glossy sandal]

Fill with polyfil

[royal patrol]

but the build quality itself is great

feels great

[glossy sandal]

Michael buy one

[royal patrol]

and it’s nearly 6lb in weight when assembled

[glossy sandal]

Buy a frog tkl 🐸

[royal patrol]

gas i honestly like my board more than the q5

[glossy sandal]

[royal patrol]

i like the thick plastic, muted/deadened sound of my board

it’s just deep and soft sounding

[glossy sandal]

You’ll learn

In time michael

Also Michelle, I’m still getting used to anc

[royal patrol]

nah i would rather my keyboard make no noise

[glossy sandal]

I went outside for the first time in years

[royal patrol]

but i’m not using silent switches because they impact the feel

[glossy sandal]

And I was completely separated from outside sound

it’s so fucking funny

[royal patrol]

yeah anc is trippy

i don’t use it

this is most people

[glossy sandal]

Get an otd

[royal patrol]

i know hella people who have $2000 pcs with a $40 keyboard and $20 mouse

and $200 monitor

[glossy sandal]

1600$ pc 5-7k$ keyboard

[royal patrol]

my setup costs more than my pc personally

[glossy sandal]

This is me but without the 40$ keyboard

I got a 160$ monitor

Ya feel me

[royal patrol]

i don’t see the value in spending a shit load on a pc because pc components go obsolete in like 3 years

some people still use 30 year old keyboards and they work fine

[royal patrol]

i don’t feel u tbh

i used to but i’ve become a display snob

[glossy sandal]

My keyboard costs more than my mouse and monitor

[royal patrol]

my mouse costs more than my keyboard

[glossy sandal]

I got a 120$ mouse? Viper ult

[royal patrol]

my main keeb was like $120

mouse was $150

i use a g wolves hsk pro ace

hand lined up for scale

[glossy sandal]

Razer make good mice

[royal patrol]

for a monitor i use a 32” samsung odyssey g7, but i don’t like it

[glossy sandal]

bad boards

[royal patrol]

and yeah razer makes decent mice

[glossy sandal]

yes

Valorant

[royal patrol]

viper ultimate way too heavy for me

good mouse otherwise though

[glossy sandal]

Too light for me lmao

[royal patrol]

super light is decent

[glossy sandal]

I used to rock a basilisk

I shoulda gotten a basilisk ult

I loved the pinky ledge

[royal patrol]

it’s the best mainstream mouse but you can get an equivalent mouse for like $80 from a smaller company

glorious is my least favorite peripheral company

[glossy sandal]

Gloros

keyboard community hate glorious

[royal patrol]

i was thinking more like the company pulsar or g-wolves

not glorious

[glossy sandal]

Average consumer

[royal patrol]

https://www.pulsar.gg/products/x2-mini

if you want a superlight i recommend that mouse instead

[glossy sandal]

It isn’t an insult

You are an average consumer

[glossy sandal]

They make keyboards?

[royal patrol]

the only non-custom keyboards id ever consider buying are the wooting 60he, the ibm model m, or a topre board

[glossy sandal]

There’s a customs community for topre

A large one

There’s mx sliders and shit so you can use normal keycaps in em

Case swaps and stuff

Those oil kings are overpriced

[royal patrol]

yeah i think i paid $42 for 70 and $72 for 108 oil kings

$60 for 60 isn’t great

[glossy sandal]

Question

What site is this

You don’t need that many

You only need 61 for a 60%

Just get 70

you sure this site is legit?

Because a barebones q4 is 139$ as of now

103$ seems a little..

off

Ah

[royal patrol]

g60 might mean 60g switch

eh oil kings are rated at 65

not sure why it says g60

[glossy sandal]

Looking on here

[royal patrol]

maybe it’s the average of 55g actuation 65g bottom out

[glossy sandal]

It’s just the model #

[royal patrol]

we need to see enthusiast analog switches like the wooting has

custom actuation depth is awesome

[glossy sandal]

[marsh hemlock]

Is this keyboard as i have a g213

[chrome raft]

[blissful dragon]

that looks like an offbrand keychron

[glossy sandal]

check socket

And pins

[royal patrol]

take the keycap and key switch out

if this is a new development it could just be full of crumbs and gamer grease

oh weird

if it’s 3 hours old and already having issues i’d just put it backin the box and return it

amazon is the easiest place to make a return

if it’s a hot swap keyboard i would take the switch out and put it back in and see if it fixes the issue

from what i’m seeing it is hotswap

did it come with a keycap or key switch puller?

what is in this bag

[urban panther]

I see keycap and switch puller in the bag

[royal patrol]

because it looks like both a keycap and a key switch puller are in the bag i highlighted

the hard plastic ring puller is for the keycaps

the metal tongs are for the switches

you pinch the switch at its base with the tongs and pull straight up

yeah the right object is the keycap puller

the left is a switch puller

not really

look up your keyboard model and make sure it’s hotswap

if it is then yes it’s safe

[urban panther]

because cheap?

how much was the board?

and sometimes a dud just happens

Does keychron ship to your region?

[royal patrol]

keychron

you pinch the base of the switch and pull straight up

[urban panther]

Keychron has an amazon store too; but idk if it ships to every region

[royal patrol]

you may have to lift it up one side at a time

like pop the top loose and then the bottom

then wiggle it out

[urban panther]

pull straight up

[royal patrol]

spend the money to get a decent keyboard

you can build a solid keyboard for like $100-150

and then keep it for a decade

[woeful lantern]

contact amazon you got a return window

[urban panther]

they make a lot of good stuff
but sometimes a faulty unit does make it out to a customer. it sucks when that happens

are you saying you'd rather keep the garbage than get your money back?

[woeful lantern]

i use a akko board atm it works fine for me even got free switches with my order before i used a gmmk

[urban panther]

I use akko switches and keycaps, works great

[woeful lantern]

like return it or see if they can ship you a new one and you got spare keycaps

the akko keycaps alone are like 50 euro

sometimes stuff is doa some brands have it more then others

[urban panther]

literally every company will have a DOA make it out on occasion

sucks that it happened to you; but you're way more upset about it than you should be

[woeful lantern]

logitech and razer also have that at times

[urban panther]

says something about your attitude

and your sample size is.....1?

[woeful lantern]

like support agents get angry at people that act the way you are now

i have had stuff broken at arrival after a few days of owning afer months no point to be angry

at least it's a fault that didn't have the chance to kill you like the one mouse that burned up when charging

[urban panther]

idk why you're complaining about it so much...just initiate the return and buy something else

[woeful lantern]

cq can't catch everything stuff sometimes breaks in shipping or machine has a fails at times

[urban panther]

it sucks but it happens to thousands of consumers every day

[woeful lantern]

you want to have human qc for everything that's imposible and still let's faults trough

you can make 70 ish from selling it as broken in 2 switches to some people just for the switches and keycaps even

[urban panther]

usually the returns end up in a landfill or something

but you should be able to get your money back

you belong there too tbh

[twilit flare]

LOL

[woeful lantern]

returns often get sold as b stock when fixed or used for replacement parts

[twilit flare]

SAVAGEE

[woeful lantern]

if you got a razer product with the same problem would you be as angry at them smh

[urban panther]

https://tenor.com/view/snek-magat-maga-no-step-gif-25949535

[glossy sandal]

ahah wtf

[urban panther]

no steppy on snek

[glossy sandal]

you just give it to the delivery driver

smh

or just ship it to them

you have to go through Amazon app

ah wait nevermind, is it sold by Amazon?

then you should be able to return it if it said free returns

Go through the process

then you’re outta luck, just check the pins on the board though

[royal patrol]

they usually let you return without the box anyway

i’ve made plenty returns without the original packaging

[glossy sandal]

Out of curiosity

[royal patrol]

amazon doesn’t give a fuck they make so much money anyway

[glossy sandal]

Which keys?

[peak warren]

Should I sell my apex pro tkl and get the new 2023 one

[royal patrol]

you’re quite dramatic

[urban panther]

I'm not dramatic
b r u h

[royal patrol]

this is why i called you dramatic

you do realize almost all consumer goods are made in china right

even ones made by korean/japanese/american brands

nice link

i would never click a link you send in a million years

youre clearly a very angry person

you dont have enough bandwidth to dos me

youre broke

brokie problems

broke

yeah i can tell because youre broke

[glossy sandal]

LMAO WTF

it’s a keyboard channel 👽

[royal patrol]

which phone

i own several myself

i also have an iphone 13 pro max

and a samsung galaxy z fold

and a oneplus 10 pro

spectrum, which uses verizon towers, which have the most cell coverage in the united states

yeah i dont finance mine either

[open crow]

Mweh

Maybe not leak ur ip

[normal isle]

You're not impressing anyone lmao

Just give up the act and move on

[open crow]

Deleted it…

I mean i could have grabbed it anyway and booted but i didnt

[fading iris]

You know what’s crazy Tyler no one gives a shiiiiit it’s the keyboards chat stfu and leave Michael alone he fr does not care I guarantee

[open crow]

U delete the picture..

[fading iris]

Anyways

[royal patrol]

i only antagonized tyler because he was being dramatic and mildly xenophobic

and then he posted an ip grabber

[fading iris]

I know

I could see that shit

[normal isle]

So how are y'all's days coming along?

[royal patrol]

just got home from the fam's christmas eve party

[normal isle]

Oh nice

[fading iris]

We didn’t have a Christmas Eve party in my family

[normal isle]

My entire day has just been kind of lounging

lol

[urban panther]

bless

[normal isle]

mhm

[fading iris]

I just went to see my fathers side of the family make Christmas dinner and eat takeout after

[open crow]

U should delete it…

[normal isle]

Oh cool

[urban panther]

he claimed he wasn't dramatic lmao

[normal isle]

Getting some good food on Christmas is always the way to go

[open crow]

Ehm ok?

I wouldnt boot thousands of ppl in first place that is just said

But why ur leaking the ip anyways

Its shit download speed anyways

[urban panther]

shit
my ip is 192.168.0.11

don't tell tyler

[open crow]

..

[fading iris]

Chill tf out Andrew Tate sounding ass

[normal isle]

Thanks for telling everyone in the chat precisely where you live, great life decisions right here 👍

lmao

I'd love to visit the alps one day I mean like

I didn't say I'd do anything I just said you leaked your IP and location to the public

[twilit flare]

who isnt

[fading iris]

Damn bro that’s crazy but who asked?

[normal isle]

lol

[glossy sandal]

[fading iris]

The British

[normal isle]

ok

It's some rocks

[glossy sandal]

imaging being a nuisance in a keyboard chat

[twilit flare]

W

[fading iris]

Fr

[urban panther]

I got 2 guns 💪

[twilit flare]

ive never seen drama in the keyboard chat

[glossy sandal]

never in my life lmaoooo

[twilit flare]

lol

tyler u noob

[normal isle]

Actually, I think I have a better idea, which is to ignore this clown, block him, and move on with our lives.

[fading iris]

Fr this chat is chill af

[normal isle]

:D

[twilit flare]

LETS GO

[normal isle]

Oh it's a christmas miracle, the messages are all gone 🙏

[glossy sandal]

[royal patrol]

im 19 im just not broke tyler

[urban panther]

bold of you to assume we are in our 30s

[twilit flare]

easy block

[fading iris]

I dunno weather to get the Keychron with a knob or not

[glossy sandal]

Knobs are cringe Fr Fr 🗣️

[urban panther]

sounds like an average confederate degenerate

[fading iris]

Fr your set up from what I’ve seen is way nicer than his

[woeful lantern]

how many rules did tyler break i almost have bingo...

[normal isle]

Knobs like media controls?

[twilit flare]

LMAO

[glossy sandal]

knobs on boards

[royal patrol]

the tech in my room costs like 10k in total

[urban panther]

i meant what i asked

[glossy sandal]

ain’t no way is he still talking

[normal isle]

Ah got ya got ya

[urban panther]

sounds like you would

[glossy sandal]

bro just leave

[royal patrol]

tyler you have a particleboard desk with a $20 mouse and $10 rgb mousepad and own one of the cheapest mechanical keyboards that exists

dont even start

[fading iris]

Look at this shit compared to the small images I’ve seen of Michaels set up

[twilit flare]

Says we're in our 30's acting like children, proceeds to act like a child

[fading iris]

Bros Audio interfaces prolly cost more than his whole set up

[urban panther]

I drove a merc today
shit was awful

i miss my Kia

[normal isle]

Yeah mercedes started charging for faster acceleration on their EVs

It's kind of stupid.

[fading iris]

Yeah 3 Years ago bro?

[royal patrol]

cringe

[urban panther]

don't like german cars

[fading iris]

That’s kinda ass

[urban panther]

gimme small asian cars

[royal patrol]

same

i want a tiny 2 seater that gets like 45mpg

[urban panther]

https://tenor.com/view/kia-hamsters-gif-25563778

[glossy sandal]

Prius fr

[urban panther]

new prius goes hard

[fading iris]

Prius Solos any Ferrari

[fading iris]

It does 💀

Never thought I’d say a Prius goes hard Ngl

[urban panther]

you want your body to be eaten by worms lmao

weird flex but okay

[fading iris]

Just ignore him

[urban panther]

im chilling without blocking for now

[fading iris]

He’s literally saying he’s gonna do sumn but dosent do it and comes back for our attention

[normal isle]

Everybody has to start somewhere 🙏

[urban panther]

got 'em lmao

[fading iris]

No shit

Anyways it’s technically Christmas rn so merry Christmas

I’ll prolly get a 75% or just another 60 idk

[glossy sandal]

get an otd 356mini

It’s a 60%, works.

[fading iris]

Yeah I like the aluminium case

[glossy sandal]

Yeah only fetches a couple thousand aftermarket

[normal isle]

a couple thousand?

[fading iris]

you said thousand?

[glossy sandal]

thousand

[fading iris]

[normal isle]

that's the price?

[glossy sandal]

Here’s one that sold

[fading iris]

[normal isle]

Oh my lordy lord

[fading iris]

I couldn’t even imagine paying that considering my current keyboard is a cheap ass GMMK compact at most is pay maybe 450

4000?

Is that shit gonna cure cancer

[normal isle]

lol

[fading iris]

I love this chat when it’s calm

No one ever gets bullied here except for GMMK users and membrane users

[normal isle]

Oh man I remember when I used to use a membrane keyboard

I don't know how I lived with myself

[normal isle]

Yeah it's pretty chill

[glossy sandal]

Not much to argue over when it comes to keyboards

Atleast not on the surface level

Most things can be chalked up to a misunderstanding or a miscommunication

[fluid igloo]

I got a razer kb for Christmas

How are the green switches

[twilit flare]

nice

[urban panther]

Ah you're back

I do love my MacBook air 2020 keyboard for typing tho

[glossy sandal]

ngl I liked the butterfly switches

[urban panther]

I personally like the added travel with the newer switches, but I heard the butterfly was excellent for speed typists

[glossy sandal]

You can like the absence of something

Isn’t that just your interpretation

[urban panther]

Pokemon gyms > real gyms

[glossy sandal]

[peak warren]

Is the 2023 apex pro tkl worth getting , I could sell my current apex pro tkl

Thanks lol sadly not my cat, but my cat looks very similar lol, yours is cute too! I’ll change it to my actual cat lmao one sec

There this one is my cat 🤣

[unkempt dome]

Never had an akko switch break on me and I have several sets that I use extensively

Pretty sure I won't... not after 3 years of use

If they had to break they would have already

Also first time I hear about someone breaking akko switches that easily

First time I hear of it

Could have always ask for rma

Akko is a German company tho

Yeah right

[glossy sandal]

Didn’t you flex about driving a Mercedes though

lmao..

[sterile kraken]

yo redragon's devarajas boards are such great values, i got one for 30 bucks on clearance and i had no idea it'd be hotswap. yes, it pings and rattles but that's why i lack shame and will mod it

[glossy sandal]

ok

[twilit flare]

👍🏽

[opaque shard]

Anyone here into ergonomic designs?

I'm just curious

[fossil osprey]

anyone know of any decent keyboards around 40-80? my current one is fucked and i have 0 idea bout keyboards

[amber tartan]

get another redragon

[amber tartan]

you can never have enough redragons

[dire leaf]

can someone help me, I just lubed one of my akko switches, and when i press on it, it goes down but it stays down, so it wont come back all the way up.

[boreal rivet]

You overlubed it with 205 ig

[dire leaf]

i got the akko switch yesterday

this is how its lookin like rn

nope

i mightve over lubed it

could over lubing cause this?

how ciuld i unlube it

[boreal rivet]

ultrasonic cleaner

[dire leaf]

i dont got that

[boreal rivet]

then a cotton swab maybe

you're still have some residue leftover but beggars can't be choosers 🤷

[dire leaf]

so maybe a q tip and some rubbing alchohol

[dire leaf]

even if makes it worse im alr cuz its not worth losing my switch

is it okay if i put my switch in water and dish soap

[amber tartan]

did you forget to put the spring back

[dire leaf]

ye

i put it in

it doesnt work still

[glossy sandal]

[fading iris]

Did you put the housing on backwards

Or the stem in properly

[dire leaf]

i did it properly

[fading iris]

well clearly not mate if the stem is stuck down

[dire leaf]

like it can press but its down so

[dire leaf]

i did it properly, i even did it with my other switch and it worked

like when i press down, i hear a click, then its stuck down there

[fading iris]

Check the stem it might be a defective stem maybe it’s prongs aren’t long enough to hit the leaf inside

[dire leaf]

it still wont work

[dire leaf]

i found out the issue, its the leaf, but how do i fix it?

[boreal rivet]

Buy a new switch

[dire leaf]

i fixed it

[blissful dragon]

what size?

what form factor? TKL? full size? 60%?

ok

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

wdym

[untold orchid]

the fuck u on lmao

how often do you need to adjust things on the keyboard

[blissful dragon]

well

i don't know then lol

[untold orchid]

if you need separate media controls just get a damn macropad

[blissful dragon]

[untold orchid]

requires movement of 1 finger and it gets annoying

bruh

if thats the case dont even bother thinking about it and spend a bit on a macropad

[unkempt dome]

The primary function of the F row is the F keys ... you don't have to press any other key to access them

[untold orchid]

he meant as in audio controls behind the F keys

[unkempt dome]

You have to press fn key fan access the media control

[untold orchid]

[unkempt dome]

Wow that suck

[untold orchid]

thinkpad?

[unkempt dome]

Well it's kinda unusual

Read the manual, there might be a way to swap that

Well you might want to confirm which key need the fn for the particular keyboard you want to get

Would suck if it ended up not being what you want

You can get arm rest separately

[blissful dragon]

^^

keychron sells arm rests

[unkempt dome]

That way you have access to a wide selection of material and designs

You can also check on other stores too

Some people make really beautiful acrylic arm rest but those can be expensive

[blissful dragon]

https://www.keychron.com/collections/palm-rests

you can choose between wooden and resin

and you can also check other stores

depends on which keyboard you wanna get

oh right

[pastel drift]

ello

[blissful dragon]

yeah it's not for the v6

but the wooden one has an option for the v6

[drowsy crypt]

Looking to buy a wireless keyboard. Any suggestions? What’s better prebuilt or custom?

[blissful dragon]

you could take a look at keychron

[drowsy crypt]

Any other ones? Keychrons aren’t my favourite

[untold orchid]

reason being?

[drowsy crypt]

Heard something about the anne pro or smth like that

[untold orchid]

anne pro is dogshit

[drowsy crypt]

Correct me if I’m wrong but can the colours be changed? Since I see that some switches are grey and some black

Can they be just black

[untold orchid]

what the hell did I just read

[drowsy crypt]

Alright thanks

[untold orchid]

or did you not mean switches but keycaps? because those are always 2 toned on keychrons, you need to buy a separate set if you want monotone

[drowsy crypt]

Do I buy the keycaps separately or will there be an option?

[drowsy crypt]

Ah alright

That’s what I meant

[untold orchid]

also why do you not like having multiple colors on the board?

[drowsy crypt]

Fits my aesthetic more

[untold orchid]

I mean obviously

[drowsy crypt]

So any other keyboard suggestions?

[drowsy crypt]

Want to gather some suggestions and then pick the best option out

[untold orchid]

Like this is mine

[drowsy crypt]

That’s pretty nice! Keycaps bought seperately?

Also is that a keychron?

[untold orchid]

everything bought separately

and yes its a keychron Q1 which I modded

[drowsy crypt]

Where’d you get the wooden panel from?

[drowsy crypt]

Kk

[untold orchid]

loha custom on etsy

[drowsy crypt]

But maybe since I’m new to this I should get a prebuilt one?

[untold orchid]

https://www.etsy.com/fi-en/listing/716157444/custom-black-walnut-natural-wood-wrist?

[drowsy crypt]

If you could, could you send a pic of your pc for inspirations. Since I like your style

[untold orchid]

the best mouse is the one that has the best shape to you

[drowsy crypt]

Thanks 🙂

[drowsy crypt]

Thanks :))

[untold orchid]

I mean gpx superlight is like the safest option but there are so many good options now

lol no, its a 2080

[drowsy crypt]

Yeah I need to swap out my fans and then it’ll look good

[drowsy crypt]

Nice style 🙂

[untold orchid]

yeah no

[drowsy crypt]

That’s a fake plant right? For safety?

[untold orchid]

p400a

[drowsy crypt]

I’m looking to get one

[untold orchid]

I have tons of em, just for looks

atx

[untold orchid]

just go to an ikea and buy from there

[drowsy crypt]

Kk

Thoughts on lian li inf fans?

Been thinking of buying them

[untold orchid]

if you like em buy em

[drowsy crypt]

Aight

[untold orchid]

a layout

europe and asia uses iso

US uses ansi

[drowsy crypt]

Suggestions for prebuilt keyboards? Not custom. Or maybe a keyboard that sounds good without mods but I can order keycaps for it (from the keyboard company)

[untold orchid]

iso has a lot of variations though

like for example I use nordic iso

Q series is keychrons premium lineup

they're much heavier and better built than the V series

yeah both are wired, and both are as easy to build in

Q series is just more premium pretty much

like my keyboard weighs maybe 2kg

[glossy sandal]

Hi

lol

people out here having 2k pcs and 2$ keyboards

[untold orchid]

because people want nicer products

oh and there is one difference too, I dont think the V series is gasket mount

so you dont get the flex and bouncy typing experience with it

basically a soft material between the case and pcb and makes the typing feel bouncier

no that is on the Q series

trust me it feels great

like the case is solid af but there is a gasket between it and the pcb so the typing feel is nicer

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/q8WvPrSvu3c

[weak pewter]

People with 2$ pcs and 2000$ keyboards:

[untold orchid]

and trust me, keychron Q series is not even close to going balls to the wall

wait till you learn about keycult

[glossy sandal]

Keycult is overrated asf

[untold orchid]

more

[glossy sandal]

keycult fetches 1000-2000$

[untold orchid]

that is for the case

for rarer older models can be like 4k for the case

[glossy sandal]

No

That’s an exception though

After like 600$ quality starts to all get the same

At that point it’s just preferences

[untold orchid]

yeah after that the price is basically just from hype

same shit with sneakers

[weak pewter]

Keycult with nixies and metal keycaps:

[glossy sandal]

new Nixies are a thing

Could get something with like Aristotle yellows lol

7$ a switch

[weak pewter]

I know

I want to get those Gmk chaos switches

[glossy sandal]

they look cool

wonder if they feel as good as they look, prob not

[untold orchid]

same as with gmk keycaps :D

[weak pewter]

Metal housing tho

[untold orchid]

pingfest

[glossy sandal]

sure

[weak pewter]

Well you better have your Gmk caps too so you don’t hear it over the denial

[drowsy crypt]

What’s the best keychron keyboard?

[glossy sandal]

Q series

Any board

[drowsy crypt]

Kk

Thanks

Is the slim version good?

[glossy sandal]

It’s decent

[glossy sandal]

What’s with your bio

blues are fire 🔥

[weak pewter]

So

[untold orchid]

I had a set of gmk samurais and sold it because it literally felt worse than my 40€ varmilo caps

[glossy sandal]

cherry blues when done right are goodn

[weak pewter]

It could be a compliment

[glossy sandal]

oh true

[weak pewter]

Me too

[drowsy crypt]

What’s the best one under 100$?

[weak pewter]

I got rid of my Gmk redacted set for some epomaker pbt caps

[glossy sandal]

V series

Any one you want

[weak pewter]

V series or k-pro

[drowsy crypt]

Kk

[untold orchid]

K series is wireless with quite noticeable delay so definitely not good for gaming

[glossy sandal]

I’ve gamed on Bluetooth

It’s whatever

Since a long time

[untold orchid]

since bluetooth has been a thing

[glossy sandal]

it’s like the most used wireless option

2.4ghz is hard to incorporate

[untold orchid]

wireless gaming keyboards do that

other than that theyre pretty much all bluetooth

[drowsy crypt]

So anne pro 2 isn’t recommended?

[untold orchid]

definitely not

[glossy sandal]

Not really

[untold orchid]

its just shit

[drowsy crypt]

Alright

[glossy sandal]

yes, so are customs

[untold orchid]

not always but most of the time yeah

some have both

[blissful dragon]

i never heard of keycult

[drowsy crypt]

Where can I buy keycaps?

[untold orchid]

depends where you live

[drowsy crypt]

Poland

[untold orchid]

maxgaming then probably

[drowsy crypt]

So eastern europe

[untold orchid]

not sure if they ship there

[drowsy crypt]

Alright I’ll see

[glossy sandal]

I’m trynna get something made through gaojie

[drowsy crypt]

Yep they ship

[untold orchid]

also keygem maybe

theyre located in germany so I'd assume they ship

[drowsy crypt]

Hmm on the keychron v series I don’t like the frame and the k series has some delay when gaming right?

[glossy sandal]

If you use Bluetooth mode

[untold orchid]

does the K series have a receiver too?

[glossy sandal]

No

[drowsy crypt]

If I use bt on a v series is it fine?

[glossy sandal]

Not really noticeable but it is what it is

[glossy sandal]

V series is wired only

[drowsy crypt]

Ah alright

[untold orchid]

yup

[drowsy crypt]

All bluetooth keyboards have a slight delay?

[untold orchid]

yes bluetooth always has delay

no matter what the product is

[drowsy crypt]

Does a bluetooth keyboard come with a cable though?

[drowsy crypt]

Smth like this

[untold orchid]

either buy an aftermarket one made for a full sized board or just get the one keychron sells and paint it

[untold orchid]

how do you think its charged

[drowsy crypt]

Could be a different cable for that 🤷‍♂️ just a straight plain one

[untold orchid]

I would use aliexpress or etsy just because cheaper

[drowsy crypt]

Not experienced in keyboards lol

[untold orchid]

Q series ships with a standard coiled cable, K series is a straight one. and btw the one I have is a custom one from coolcable

macropad cable also bought from there

[drowsy crypt]

Alright thanks 🙂

[untold orchid]

bareboned comes without switches and keycaps

so yeah

a volume knob, or can be programmed to do pretty much anything

an xlr? so a mic

man thats so overkill

and that wont change your volume at all if you dont hook your headphones into it too

which is highly not recommended since its not an amp

amplifier

studio headphones benefit a lot from having one

and I assume if you want a freaking 400 dollar interface you will use it for recording or streaming

[drowsy crypt]

Q series are wireless?

[untold orchid]

no

"give it a shot" bro you're wasting your money

[drowsy crypt]

So what’s the best keyboard which is wireless but comes with a coiled cable?

70%

Not full

[untold orchid]

not a single wireless one ever made will ship with a coiled cable

you will have to buy that yourself

[drowsy crypt]

Ah alright

[untold orchid]

and wtf is a 70%

you mean 65 or 75?

[drowsy crypt]

60% typo

[untold orchid]

what does that have to do with the goxlr whatsoever?

dude you can get an interface that will sound practically the same for like 60 bucks

this test is with a sub 30 dollar mic and 40 dollar interface

[pastel drift]

yo why does that sound good af

llol

[untold orchid]

because audio doesnt have to be expensive to be good

especially mics

[pastel drift]

pro

[untold orchid]

no

its from the microphone discord

this is the same mic setup I have

some people will disagree with me but I'll just say the umc22

[drowsy crypt]

Thoughts on an apex 9 skl?

[pastel drift]

do the at2020

plspls

[untold orchid]

at2020 lmao

I love spending 100 bucks on a mic that gets beaten by a 30 dollar one

basically just volume but for the mic

[royal patrol]

gain is how sensitive the microphone is

[drowsy crypt]

Seems cool

[royal patrol]

how much the signal is amplified

[untold orchid]

160 bucks for a terrible gaming keyboard with rattly ass stabs and its not even wireless

dont buy a steelseries board please

[drowsy crypt]

Alright

[untold orchid]

for different ports

it has a 6.3mm too

[drowsy crypt]

Any other companies with wireless keyboards???

Other than keychron

Is the royal kludge rk61 good?

[untold orchid]

meh

stock its real garbage

modded its ok I quess

[drowsy crypt]

So any cool stock keebs?

Wireless

Except keychrons

Because I’m looking to return my apex 9 tkl and buying a new one

How about the yunzii yz68?

Want the mint version

[untold orchid]

never heard

[drowsy crypt]

Hm

Keychron K2 C1H

Good one?

[sinful moss]

Does anyone have a good suggestion for a external numpad?

40 CAD is my max budget

[dire leaf]

when i lube my switchess, am i supposed to see 0 lube on the brush?

[graceful prawn]

buy a keyboard with a numpad

easy solution

[runic plover]

u4s or auqa zilent

[sinful moss]

Most are on the right and well that kind of sucks

Especially for my use case which is data entery

[graceful prawn]

are you left handed?

[sinful moss]

Nah right handed but I prefer keeping my right hand on my mouse

[shell imp]

My keyboard is cheating.

[sinful moss]

I just use the g910

[shell imp]

This membrane shit sounds mechanical

[dire leaf]

why is it so hard to put my akko switches in my k552, but for my outemu switch its easy?

[hasty lion]

I got a used Epomaker SK61 from someone (gifted). would I be able to replace the PCB so it support mechanical keyboard?

[glossy sandal]

probably? but it really isn't worht the halle

hassle*

[glossy sandal]

sick build man

[small rune]

I wanna buy a razer black widow v3 tkl thoughts? It's only $100 cad rn and I'm on membrane rn 🗿

To my knowledge it's the best deal I can get, I am restricted to walmart.ca and a 1-2 hundred dollar budget

[hasty lion]

not sure if "standard" gh60 60 percent? I already own key switches, and keycaps for a different keyboard. I just need a pcb that fits in the case/housing?

[glossy sandal]

pretty sure the sk and gk have the same mounting holes

[glossy sandal]

why not get a keychron v3

[small rune]

Seems that one is out of stock, however there is a keychron k2 with red switches available, is that good as well? Mostly asking about the build of the keyboard and the stock keycaps (plan to replace keycaps anyway, though), I like red switches personally.

[glossy sandal]

not really, v series topples k series unless you care about wireless

where are you looking?

[small rune]

V series didn't show up, so I assumed you meant K, my bad. As mentioned looking on walmart.ca, cause I got a giftcard, lol.

[glossy sandal]

ah you won't find anything there lol

[small rune]

Ik, its kinda painful using walmart as an actual source for anything, however, did just find a ducky one 2 mini with silver switches that im kind of interested in

[chrome mauve]

walmart selling ducky keyboards?

that's kind of unexpected

[twilit flare]

K6 GANGGGGG

still have to lube my switches damn

[peak warren]

Best keyboard for gaming? I currently have the apex pro tkl

[amber tartan]

any keyboard that types

[peak warren]

Really, dosnt the accuation in the switches make a difference for gaming?

[boreal rivet]

objectively yes, subjectively not really

[chrome mauve]

you could get a wooting

but I think it's in high demand so it might take a while for it to arrive after ordering

[exotic wigeon]

why does the window key say "super" on most aftermarket keycaps?

[chrome mauve]

super?

regardless, it probably has to do with copyright or something

windows is a trademarked logo

[boreal rivet]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_key_(keyboard_button)

the things you can do with google

☺️

[exotic wigeon]

thanks

[astral tinsel]

Can someone help me out. My keyboard keys are not typing. I instead they open random applications. This triggers when I press windows key and tab. I don't know how to fix this

[exotic wigeon]

have you tried plugging it out and in again?

[fading iris]

u sure its windows and not fn?

if i hold fn and press a number key it opens a browser by default

[amber tartan]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/876827183098765392/1029226846606344332/6BEF85C0-8501-4341-A3C4-DB5BA6BFF967.gif

fully expecting 600 dollars wasted anyway

[cunning anvil]

oof, what was it spent on?

[amber tartan]

keyboard

[cunning anvil]

nice

hope its good

[cunning anvil]

what's a keycap profile that's same between rows with a more pronounced scoop

[amber tartan]

kam?

[chrome raft]

Don't know if this fits here but I am looking for a brown switch keyboard, should be below 200€ and should fit for gaming and not be too loud when clicking
It would be a nice feature if it looks cool too or/and with RGB
(I'm asking because I only currently have a Keychron K2 and am pretty new to keyboards)

EDIT: mini-versions are appreciated

Any suggestions welcome 🙂

[urban panther]

What about keychron Q series?

[chrome raft]

I'm currently customising a Q1 V2 😄

[urban panther]

Oh lol you said K2 😅

[astral tinsel]

It happens when I use laptop keyboard as well

[astral tinsel]

I don't think it is

[past vortex]

None of my keyboards have a windows key. 😂 I wonder if that’s a copyright thing.

[glossy sandal]

Uniform SA

[glossy sandal]

Do you have sticky keys enabled?

[untold orchid]

So you want a good tactile switch, stay away from browns, theyre so god damn bad

[flint ivy]

weird take

browns lit

gat browns r kinda shit

but mx browns are nice

[brazen sapphire]

So... I have a dilemma. My razer Blackwidow 2019 died on me. In talks to get a replacement from them but in the meantime, I'm looking at now either asus rog strix flare vs razer blackwidow v3. Both are on sale for boxing day/week.

Which one is better? I have DS pudding keypads to replace the keys so that won't be an issue.

And I use Signal RGB for lighting, so there's that too.

Asus has cherry MX and Razer is the green switch.

[glossy sandal]

wtf browns like membrane…???

[chrome raft]

I chose red ones instead now, are they any better? (Since I already have brown & blue switches I chose red for this keyboard)

[glossy sandal]

They’re not better, they’re different

[untold orchid]

all cherries are crap

pretty much

just scratchy

[chrome raft]

😦

[untold orchid]

custom keyboards have become so common that there's hundreds of different switches available

unlike 5 or so years ago when there was only a fraction, cherry is just simply obsolete now

[gloomy patrol]

[untold orchid]

unless they make something actually good which I doubt since they will still sell a ton since every gaming board uses them

[untold orchid]

yeah yeah vintages

[chrome raft]

Yeah the keycaps hype market is real 😄

[chrome raft]

So it's like COD in gaming?

[gloomy patrol]

No

[chrome raft]

Yes

[gloomy patrol]

Oh

[glossy sandal]

[flint ivy]

ok

[flint ivy]

huh what

ok lol

[untold orchid]

aside from like vintages

but generally, all cherries are crap yes

[glossy sandal]

troll?

[flint ivy]

nos vintage is kinda shit

like really shit

but new tooling is fucking great

[glossy sandal]

bleach I’m at store

what buy as snack

[flint ivy]

pacific punch monster + sweet tart ropes

[untold orchid]

monarch > pacific punch

[glossy sandal]

do I buy a book of difficult riddles

[flint ivy]

says the person who says cherries are shit

[glossy sandal]

real

[untold orchid]

well they are compared to other options

[flint ivy]

no?

ghv4 and sometimes a break in makes them smooth

but

[untold orchid]

so you would pick cherries over the other options on the market?

[flint ivy]

they still sound good withoput

yes

nylon sounds good.

cherry sounds good

[glossy sandal]

when the switches aren’t creamy smooth stock

I’m using mx blacks on my bakeneko

so good

[untold orchid]

nah I lube every switch I get basically, aside from clickies and some tactiles

[flint ivy]

i use mx blacks on everything

[glossy sandal]

smoothness is overrated

[untold orchid]

atm my favourite ones are alpacas

[flint ivy]

i need to buy more mx browns

[glossy sandal]

I need to buy clears

[flint ivy]

alpacas bleh

[glossy sandal]

Alpacas good

[flint ivy]

i never really cared for them

[glossy sandal]

This store barren asf

[flint ivy]

is reddit down

[glossy sandal]

Hopefully

[flint ivy]

no

i need buy keyboards

[glossy sandal]

eBay

[flint ivy]

i got 200