peripherals

[glossy sandal]

I was dead set on a Kage tkl but I don’t know anymore

[gentle iron]

I mean I’m just waiting for good gasket mounted keyboard

[glossy sandal]

wait for the m1 to restock

[chrome raft]

I’m thinking of building another board

[glossy sandal]

it’s probably the best option within your price range

[gentle iron]

true

[glossy sandal]

do you have any ideas?

[chrome raft]

Tofu65 maybe

[glossy sandal]

yikes

[chrome raft]

Is that bad?

[glossy sandal]

you should ask for opinions in badminton, can guarantee the people in there aren’t as mean as #build-a-pc

Except that jirowe fella

they’re nice

I haven’t met anyone else

[chrome raft]

Hm

[glossy sandal]

It’s outfated

Outdated and overpriced*

[chrome raft]

Oh wait for this lol

A while back I almost bought a ducky

[glossy sandal]

I don’t really wince in pain like people expect

just a decision you’ll regret later

doesn’t affect me

[gentle iron]

@glossy sandal what would you think of the keychron q1?

[glossy sandal]

Also a good option

[chrome raft]

What layout is the q1

[glossy sandal]

75%

[chrome raft]

Hm

[glossy sandal]

Q1 is 75%, Q2 is 65%, Q3 is TKL, Q4 is 60% and I can’t be asked to list the rest

[chrome raft]

Oo q2

How’s the build quality on that

[glossy sandal]

Q2 is so damn mid

[chrome raft]

Oof

[glossy sandal]

buy a bakeneko65 instead

[gentle iron]

fr

[gentle iron]

mhm

[chrome raft]

How much will that run me

[glossy sandal]

this is just my opinion

I generally dislike all of keychron’s q series boards because they’re boring

[chrome raft]

I never thought I’d want girls to stop texting me

[glossy sandal]

they’re solid boards though

[chrome raft]

But it’s happening

[glossy sandal]

140$~

[chrome raft]

Not too bad

What material is the plate

And case

[glossy sandal]

Plate is FR4

Case is aluminum

[gentle iron]

Akko mod 007?

[glossy sandal]

Not worth it anymore

[chrome raft]

Oh I like that

[gloomy patrol]

m1 better

gas ghosting my dms

[chrome raft]

What colors does it come in

[glossy sandal]

did you say something in my dms

[gloomy patrol]

lots of them

[glossy sandal]

I might’ve forgot

[chrome raft]

Does it come in light purple

[gloomy patrol]

yea

[glossy sandal]

It comes in lilac yeah

[chrome raft]

Hmm

[gentle iron]

Yea might as well just get m1 seems good

[chrome raft]

I might have to buy that then

gas dm me the name so I don’t forget pls <3

[gloomy patrol]

pretty lav

[chrome raft]

That’s perfect

[glossy sandal]

or you can ask in badminton

where there’s a collection of keyboard nerds

[gloomy patrol]

go for the ng lav

ng this the nicer finish

[glossy sandal]

he really using English to Spanish instead of asking me ❤️‍🩹

[gloomy patrol]

what

[chrome raft]

Ikr

I saw that lol, I see you snoop too

[glossy sandal]

me and Astro share a computer

[chrome raft]

Makes sense

[gloomy patrol]

real

[glossy sandal]

he does not live in NorCal and I in SoCal

100% 🫶

[gloomy patrol]

we both live in ohio

[chrome raft]

No way

[glossy sandal]

Astro I’m listening to tuyu rn

and ughhhh I want that Tuyu board that my friend designed so bad

I should ask him for the files

[gloomy patrol]

you really really shud

now that i think abt it music/artist based boards would go so hard

[glossy sandal]

you do listen to Tuyu right

damn it man

[gloomy patrol]

a bit

here and there

[glossy sandal]

It’s so funny how you find me every time I do

[gloomy patrol]

i mean

you dont make it hard

i would delete some of htem

but i feel like you've seen them atp

[glossy sandal]

I see everything

I just forget

To uh

Respond

@chrome raft should we dunce biggie

[chrome raft]

What

[glossy sandal]

shit wrong person

[chrome raft]

Bro wtf

[glossy sandal]

@gloomy patrol

[chrome raft]

Too late dickass

[glossy sandal]

Keyboards

I like them

[gloomy patrol]

go for it

[glossy sandal]

keyboards

let’s talk keyboards

what’re you thinking we do for the file

[chrome raft]

Eat it

[glossy sandal]

I must apologize

-PinkPantheress

[gloomy patrol]

start from the top

are we making it around a plate

universal pcb compat?

[earnest orbit]

Someone have any experience with Mekanisk keyboards?? I Just found them and it looks like its good quality keyboards, but i dont know.

[amber tartan]

yes they are good

really good

[earnest orbit]

Ok Thank you very much.

[muted karma]

no kailh box pink

[viscid tapir]

i like these

[muted karma]

kailh box heavy yellow

[viscid tapir]

i have to print labels

only know a couple hahah

[muted karma]

they are a pain to use

since they are very heavy

[viscid tapir]

yes lighter ones are far better

[muted karma]

also why the thonk emote

I genuinely like kailh box pinks the most out of all the box clickies

[viscid tapir]

no it was just funny emote no context hahah

[muted karma]

ah ok

[viscid tapir]

i liked navy and red ones the most on here

[muted karma]

afaik they are discontinued

[muted karma]

what do you use in your daily driver lol

since you seem to like very heavy switches

[viscid tapir]

for some time now i have been mostly using akko cs lavender

[muted karma]

seems like a nice switch

[viscid tapir]

actually i prefer lighter switches but usually prefer nice tactility

i like the top actuation

[muted karma]

ah

well

not gonna find that with kailh switches

[viscid tapir]

thinking of maybe going linear forr another keyboard if i decide so

[muted karma]

the entire box lineup doesn't do tactiles well

[viscid tapir]

yes i have found those cheap and i wanted to test ones i have not yet

wanted to try some linear and clicky

[muted karma]

ye just wanted to mention it

they start clicking after a while

[viscid tapir]

interesting which ones are you referring to

[muted karma]

browns and royals

forgot if there are other box tactiles

[viscid tapir]

interesting like all of them

[viscid tapir]

what switches do you like

or what switches are your main ones

[sour dagger]

My end game 🙂

[muted karma]

so far still mx blacks with 57g tx L springs

[viscid tapir]

nice idk why many people prefer black over red is it just because it has tougher spring

[muted karma]

not too sure

[viscid tapir]

personally not a fan of green but looks really good man

[muted karma]

but blacks are easier to get

also reds are a fairly new thing

[viscid tapir]

i actually really like red ones out of linear probably the most but yellow are fine

but idk if i want to get rid of tactility

[chrome raft]

I need suggestions, I need like basic volume controls, pause play, brown switches, wrist rest and adjustable angle, hotswappable

For under £80 GBP

With rgb

[glossy sandal]

they’re being spring swapped anyway

it doesn’t matter

[fresh parrot]

Looking to invest into a new keyboard, so sick and tired of Razer. Haven’t had good experiences with the past two keyboards I’ve bought from them.

Looking for something in the realm of $150-$200 preferably on Amazon. Tactile switches, TKL

[glossy sandal]

Keychron Q3, Brown switches.

[chrome raft]

tkl yuck

[glossy sandal]

person above me is a noobie^

[chrome raft]

i just dont like tkl :P

@pearl otter has been playing minecraft for 6 hours

which is impressive unless they're afk or smth

[glossy sandal]

why does that matter

I don’t even know who that is

[chrome raft]

okay

me neither

no clue who they are

[glossy sandal]

yes you do

they’re offline and you can see they’ve been playing for 6 hours

[chrome raft]

no

i literally scrolled down into the floatplane role

and clicked a random name

[glossy sandal]

lame

[chrome raft]

you're lame

[glossy sandal]

this is true

[fresh parrot]

We're all lame, let's just be honest

[glossy sandal]

Biggie needs to come to terms

[chrome raft]

oh i know im lame

[fresh parrot]

Thanks by the way

[glossy sandal]

but yeah

Q3 brown switches

[chrome raft]

hm

i dont like mx browns

[glossy sandal]

they’re gateron

[chrome raft]

are you talking about mx browns

oh ok

[fresh parrot]

Oh nice it's Mac compatible too, swappable keys I take it

[glossy sandal]

Nah

There’s a switch on the back

swap between modes, keycaps if you’d like

[chrome raft]

nice

[fresh parrot]

Alr bet

[glossy sandal]

happy purchasing

[fresh parrot]

I swap pretty frequently between Mac and PC so that'll be handy

Dedicated media controls would be nice but not a dealbreaker

[chrome raft]

same lol

[glossy sandal]

not really happening on customs

[fresh parrot]

Yeah ik

[boreal rivet]

Realforce

[glossy sandal]

hai mx

[fresh parrot]

I said 150 - 200 not 250+

[boreal rivet]

Buy used

[fresh parrot]

No

[boreal rivet]

L

[chrome raft]

.

[boreal rivet]

What’s up

[fresh parrot]

For £80 you aren't gonna get hotswap

[glossy sandal]

just wanted to say hi

for 80£ you can get hotswap

[fresh parrot]

Really?

Shows what I know

[glossy sandal]

but you’re not getting a wristrest

[boreal rivet]

Hotswap isn’t some premium feature

[glossy sandal]

I need to desolder this razer sometime soon

razer oranges are pretty lit actually

[fresh parrot]

I've had two Razers die on me in the span of a year and a half

Huntsman V2 and Ornata V2

Not a fan of the brand anymore, and their software messes with Oculus AirLink/Steam VR

[boreal rivet]

Imagine liking Razer in the first place

[glossy sandal]

yeah I haven’t touched a razer keyboard in a while

[boreal rivet]

Deathadder gets a pass though

[glossy sandal]

I’ve just got a bare pcb and switches soldered in though lmao

oranges are a nice light tactile

[fresh parrot]

I personally don't get the push toward analogue keyboards myself. Like yes they're cool but they feel gimmicky to me.

[glossy sandal]

I like razer mice though

[chrome raft]

never have, never will

[boreal rivet]

Real benefit lies in contactless tech

The adjustable actuation stuff is just a gimmick

[glossy sandal]

mx

you have a recommendation for an mx switch I should buy next

[boreal rivet]

Whatever gazzew calls his Aristotle clones

Phoenix was it

[glossy sandal]

when was this

I don’t hear much of gazzew other than his boba stuff

[boreal rivet]

I heard rumours of it right before I quit

Dk what became of it

[glossy sandal]

what Aristotles

cherry Aristotles or

[boreal rivet]

https://www.theremingoat.com/blog/phoenix-stem-review

No such thing as a cherry aristotle

[boreal rivet]

Dude did a good job rebranding himself

Used to go by hbheroinbob

[fresh parrot]

I can't find a Keychron Q3 Brown in their black color scheme, just the gray one... Oh well, they both look sleek

[urban panther]

I have the Q3 in silver

its great

[glossy sandal]

one second

[glossy sandal]

lmao

yeah I haven’t heard anything in particular

[gloomy patrol]

I would but his shit if he still went by that

[glossy sandal]

just him as a person, he keeps his business really separate though

[gloomy patrol]

Yk the other Aristotle clones

[glossy sandal]

yeah

[fresh parrot]

I actually like that the keychron is geared toward Mac

[glossy sandal]

chicony Aristotles

[fresh parrot]

Taking a closer look at the board it has the Mac icon shortcuts

[gloomy patrol]

That’s a thing?

[glossy sandal]

yeah

[gloomy patrol]

I’m thinking of the third one then

[glossy sandal]

clone mx

[gloomy patrol]

Blackberries or smt

[glossy sandal]

but yeah Aristotles use genuine cherry parts but cherry has never said they’ve made them

[fresh parrot]

I almost bought a Logi Pro X keyboard before consulting y'all

[boreal rivet]

You got a source for that?

[glossy sandal]

a couple Reddit threads talk about it

also on deskthority

[boreal rivet]

Link me if you dm

[glossy sandal]

kk

[boreal rivet]

Oh that

I was referring to whites

[glossy sandal]

🪂

oh while I’ve got you

can I dm you something and you give me your thoughts on it

[boreal rivet]

Sure

[fresh parrot]

What's the difference between the Q and V series? @glossy sandal been doing a bit of research

RGB isn't necessary for me, but backlighting would be nice.

[glossy sandal]

Q series is aluminum and gasket mounted

V series is tray mounted and plastic

[fresh parrot]

I see

[glossy sandal]

that’s the big difference

[boreal rivet]

Buy from taobao for a literal 33% off 👍

[fresh parrot]

$50 amazon gift card

Hence why I'd prefer to buy from Amazon lol

Actually 33% off is more than $50

[fresh parrot]

Shit thanks

Ah- it's all in chinese

[boreal rivet]

Yes did you not know what Taobao was lol

[fresh parrot]

I did not

[boreal rivet]

Just buy from Amazon then

[glossy sandal]

do you still need a proxy to buy off taobao?

[fresh parrot]

Oh it does have backlight

Good, no RGB

I just needed backlight lol

[chrome raft]

i believe so

[fresh parrot]

Welp, it's ordered

[glossy sandal]

gg

[chrome raft]

what board

[fresh parrot]

Keychron Q3 TKL

[chrome raft]

oh nice

[fresh parrot]

Really impressed with it, on paper anyways

[chrome raft]

with q series, is the cabe detachable?

[fresh parrot]

Yes

It's USB C

[boreal rivet]

Some countries have direct shipping

[chrome raft]

thats nice

[boreal rivet]

Definitely not the us though

[chrome raft]

and iirc q series is gasket mount

[fresh parrot]

Should I waste my money and get one of those ridiculous USB cables for it? XD

[boreal rivet]

No

[chrome raft]

yes.

[glossy sandal]

No

[chrome raft]

i wanna get one too

[glossy sandal]

I want one

not a coiled one though

a braided one

[fresh parrot]

Oh to be clear I wouldn't buy on brand, you can get cheap knockoffs

[boreal rivet]

Doesn’t matter

[fresh parrot]

I'm not that insane

[boreal rivet]

Like iem cables?

[chrome raft]

@glossy sandal you could always make your own cables, it isnt that hard

[glossy sandal]

yes

there’s only like 2 stores I know of that make them

mechkey and qwertypop

[boreal rivet]

They must charge a bunch

Braiding wires is not fun

[glossy sandal]

nah they’re like 44$ lmao

[boreal rivet]

Wow

Must have a machine then

[glossy sandal]

https://mechkey.store/products/braided-cable

[boreal rivet]

Or they just really do not value their time

[chrome raft]

oh no i do not like that

[fresh parrot]

That's actually a super cool aesthetic

[glossy sandal]

if I were to get a custom cable it would be something like this

[boreal rivet]

I think those wires are pre-made

You can buy spools of them from Taobao/aliex

[glossy sandal]

what!

[fresh parrot]

Considering I have $20 IEMs that have those wires as well

(KZ ZSN Pro)

One of the best cheap IEMs you can buy

[chrome raft]

are zsn pro's good? ive heard great things about them

[boreal rivet]

No LOL

[fresh parrot]

Yeah they're incredible for the price

Like what can you expect for $20

[chrome raft]

I need help, I’m looking for brown switches, fully black keyboard, real solid feeling to it, under £80 GBP

[boreal rivet]

Kz is irrelevant as fuck

[chrome raft]

I could spend more but I don’t see the point to spending that much on a keyboard

[boreal rivet]

Salnotes zero is leagues better

[chrome raft]

get some tangzu wan'er

I’ve been looking at the RK61, is it good?

[glossy sandal]

I’m going to buy etymotic soon I thinks

[fresh parrot]

I'll have to buy some and do a comparison, for $20 it's not really a loss

[boreal rivet]

Fotm no thanks

[chrome raft]

very good iem for the price

[glossy sandal]

mx do you like etymotic

[chrome raft]

its basically salnotes's tuning but without the bad build quality

[boreal rivet]

Haven’t tried any

[glossy sandal]

rip

I wanna try some

[boreal rivet]

Don’t like iems in general lol

[glossy sandal]

I’m into that insertion thing everyone talks about

didn’t you like subtonic storm though 🪂

[boreal rivet]

The only iem I would seriously make an effort to use is STORM

[chrome raft]

😏

[boreal rivet]

And Helios maybe

[glossy sandal]

rip

if you do try them

let me know how you like them

[boreal rivet]

Can’t go back from metal shells 😔

I will probably never try them

[glossy sandal]

all good

[viscid tapir]

i got one from aliexpress and works just as well

it is just for aesthetical vibe serves no other purpose

[glossy sandal]

who would I talk to

to have a custom one made

I want a twizzler

[boreal rivet]

Braided keyboard cable?

[glossy sandal]

yess

[boreal rivet]

Diy it honestly

[glossy sandal]

❤️‍🩹

[boreal rivet]

The affordable one I have in mind is run by a particularly distasteful individual and I don’t want to give them any attention

[boreal rivet]

You can buy the pre braided ones by the meter fyi

[glossy sandal]

I’m an ethically smart shopper!

[glossy sandal]

where

[boreal rivet]

Aliex

[glossy sandal]

ok.!!

[boreal rivet]

Taobao if you want the Chinese speaking price™️

[glossy sandal]

the proxy id use would just cost as much as ordering from Ali

[viscid tapir]

i do not want to start an argument but wonder why would people consider being ethical while shopping online when it has no impact on them spending extra money

[boreal rivet]

Then just buy from ali

[glossy sandal]

it’s a small community, need to root out the bad folk

[boreal rivet]

I want to be clear that I’m Chinese myself and this is an actual thing in china lol

[viscid tapir]

people still buy iphones where they use slavery to mine lithium but complain about clones hurting other companies

people are against piracy but support spotify who steals more money from artists

[boreal rivet]

I mean the dude straight left orders unfulfilled for months while accepting new ones lol

[viscid tapir]

on aliexpress you can just ask for refund

[boreal rivet]

He isn’t on aliex 🤨

[viscid tapir]

just mentioning it is pretty say to buy there if he decides to

[glossy sandal]

I’m not going to buy but I kinda wanna know his banner

Name

is he still prominent ?

[viscid tapir]

there are a lot of shops scamming for keycaps on aliexpress but you gett money back

[glossy sandal]

I’ve shopped on Ali

I know the drill by now

[chrome raft]

hi gas

[glossy sandal]

Hi

[chrome raft]

how are you

[glossy sandal]

I’m in class

[chrome raft]

dang

im eating a breakfast sandwich with my own homemade bread

[glossy sandal]

what kind of bread?

[chrome raft]

brioche

it turned out good

[glossy sandal]

I love brioche

[chrome raft]

me too

thats why i made it

[chrome raft]

What makes a switch feel solid

[glossy sandal]

huh

[chrome raft]

Like, only one click, some switches feel a lil bit mushy, even mechanical ones, what makes it like a mouse click at the bottom without getting stuck on the way down to the press

[wheat canyon]

so what do yall think of my keyboard

[glossy sandal]

Odin is pretty lit

[fading iris]

Bro that Mousepad looks straight out of God Of war or sumn

[wheat canyon]

It's the amaterasu deskmat

[chrome raft]

https://www.redbubble.com/i/mouse-pad/Njord-Norse-God-of-the-Sea-Viking-Runes-by-WarlordApparel/91737905.GAP22

there, aesir mouspad

[wheat canyon]

[glossy sandal]

Keyboards

[exotic wyvern]

looking to purchase a barebones board, budget is 100 usd, willing to go higher if there are significant benefits. my only 3 requirements are that its hotswap, has an f row, and has a knob

[glossy sandal]

Keychron V3/V1/V5/V6/V whatever

[exotic wyvern]

was looking at the v1 and it looked solid, its probably what ill end up going with but i wasnt sure, thx :)

[glossy sandal]

Would also look at Monsgeek m1

Banger board for the price

[cunning anvil]

getting things made :D

controller pcb isnt loading but itll be red

[exotic wyvern]

what kind of layout is the bottom pcb?

[cunning anvil]

its wired to be basically 4x10

missing a few keys

[exotic wyvern]

so kinda just an ortholinear but with thumb keys?

[cunning anvil]

yeah

[exotic wyvern]

nice

[boreal rivet]

damn this actually looks pretty nice

[cunning anvil]

it's also low profile

(the ortho

[boreal rivet]

damn its 60 bucks on taobao

[glossy sandal]

aghhhh hhh

I scratched my case

[boreal rivet]

might pick one up

[glossy sandal]

now there’s a scratch

[glossy sandal]

Akko’s sub brand

Monsgeek

pretty lit

[cunning anvil]

that's what happens when you scratch things

[boreal rivet]

I saw

its nice that most things in keyboards are made in china

can get them for cheap 🔥

[glossy sandal]

wow

[sullen belfry]

Alright bois, big decision here

Photo#1 Transparent with mostly blue keycaps

Photo#2 Opaque with mostly black keycaps

[exotic wyvern]

definitely the black on black

[sullen belfry]

Thats what I am feeling too

Thanks, you helped me make up my mind

[boreal rivet]

Discord servers providing validation since 2015 🔥 🔥 🔥

[glossy sandal]

don't be so snide!!

[sullen belfry]

Very true

Yo any of you up for another question?

[glossy sandal]

yeah

[sullen belfry]

Once again, #1 or #2

Looking at the mousepad this time

About the same dimensions, #1 is 35in by 15in whereas #2 is 35in by 11in

[glossy sandal]

1

[sullen belfry]

Yeah, I am not a big fan of the rgb either, am running a blackout themed build rn

[boreal rivet]

people still look at QCKs?

damn

[glossy sandal]

what're qcks

mx please let me klnow

[boreal rivet]

one of the OG mousepads

[sullen belfry]

Bro, if it aint broke, don't buy a different mousepad

[boreal rivet]

in all seriousness get something like this
https://shop.x-raypad.com/shop/custom-aqua-control-ii-gaming-mouse-pads/

[sullen belfry]

A custom mousepad could be cool

[flint ivy]

Raaa

[boreal rivet]

aqua control 2 is a good pad

[glossy sandal]

omg so thockty

[tawny umbra]

Any 100% With knob recommendations? Ive had 2 k70s just trying to try something else before buying another k70

[glossy sandal]

Keychron Q6/V6

hi navy

[urban panther]

Yes

Q6/Q5/V6/V5

[tawny umbra]

damn the v6 would be perfect if it wasnt sold out

q6 overpriced for my taste, i just rather buy another k70 at that point

[unkempt dome]

Way better experience with keychron

[untold orchid]

Literally cheaper than a k70 and not a complete dogshit board

Literally I would rather use a membrane than the rattly ass corsairs

[tawny umbra]

a $200 keyboard is cheaper then a $120 keyboard? whats rattly about a solid aluminum keyboard? im so confused as to what you're basing this off of

[boreal rivet]

the k70 isn't solid aluminium, it just has an aluminium plate

[tawny umbra]

I’ve had my two of them for years, I spill the occasional drink and swap between them, my switches on the current in use one are showing their age with some stick, I tried tons of isopropyl alcohol and they work smooth then go back to sticking. I’m contemplating just desoldering switches from the other board to solder to this one (other board has dead media controls) or just buying another new k70. I’ve tried a few ducky’s and cheaper 65%s and other full sizes and the k70 til this day has been my favorite overall feel, the wrist rest and everything, media controls etc at its price point is just so good.

[boreal rivet]

okay

and

[untold orchid]

Basing it off of, I have owned a k70 mk2 for multiple years which still sits in my closet. Its a horrible board, the stabilizers are rattly af, uses generic cherry switches, non detachable cable, cheap abs plastic case with a thin aluminum plate, cheap abs keycaps as well

I literally rather use a detachable thinkpad keyboard than it

[tawny umbra]

The mk2 most be completely different from the first gen, and whatever the other gen k70 I have is. I know the mk2 has different switches, but for you to say the plate is thin is crazy to me

[untold orchid]

It doesnt have different switches

Same shit but slightly different looking

Literally

[tawny umbra]

And the cherry mx reds is all we had for the longest time when it came to general big brand out the box keyboards

Mk2s had speed switches?

[untold orchid]

Exactly, move on from them

[tawny umbra]

To what, kechrons in-house reds?

[untold orchid]

As an option yes but also came with the same regular shit cherries

For example yes

Theyre not perfect either but a huge step up from cherries

[tawny umbra]

What’s your favorite linear switch?

[untold orchid]

Atm alpaca

[tawny umbra]

Do cherries make noise to you?

The reds

[untold orchid]

All switches make noise

[tawny umbra]

So you’re slamming the keys down?

[untold orchid]

Are you actually just pretending to be stupid?

Physically impossible for them to be completely silent

[tawny umbra]

You’re slamming the keys down, what’s stupid about that lol

[untold orchid]

I cant even

Youre one stubborn motherfucker

[boreal rivet]

yes they won't make any noticeable noise if you don't bottom out

[boreal rivet]

they use they same thickness as everyone else does lol

1.5mm as specified in the cherry mx datasheet

[untold orchid]

so thin as fuck

the Q series keychrons are literally ALL aluminum

even the smallest of them weigh over double than your corsair

[boreal rivet]

??

So that means the plates in customs are all thin as fuck?

That plate in your beloved Keychron is fucking 1.5mm as well fyi

[untold orchid]

what the actual living fuck are you on?

the thing is solid aluminum

it doesnt have just a plate of thin af aluminum

[boreal rivet]

I’m talking about the plate itself

You speak of 1.5mm plates in a negative way yet literally everything uses 1.5mm

[untold orchid]

because it is the only thing keeping that cheap toy from bending like a hotdog

[boreal rivet]

who the fuck actively tries to bend their keyboard?

thats a completely irrelevant factor

[untold orchid]

makes it feel light, cheap, pingy

just terrible

[boreal rivet]

if your definition if premium is full metal construction then sure

take a look at the hifiman sundara

you fucking love it

its full metal

premium

[untold orchid]

my definition of premium is not being able to bend it with 2 fingers

[untold orchid]

I have edition xs thank you very much

[boreal rivet]

average chifiman user LMAO

makes sense now

[untold orchid]

???

the edition xs is literally the single best headphone under 500 bucks

what a clown

[boreal rivet]

oh you're one of wayne's lackeys

fuck right off thank you very much

[untold orchid]

go and stick a brick up your ass you dense kid

[boreal rivet]

seethe

[untold orchid]

you literally defend your cheap af kids toy of a keyboard to the worlds end and calling me out on COMPLETELY IRRELEVANT things to do with the topic

huge fucking owners bias

🤡

[boreal rivet]

I don't own a k70 and I never have, I just didn't like that you were spewing bullshit

and once I knew which group of people you belonged to it made a lot more sense 🤷

[untold orchid]

not my only headphones by the way, I mostly use the r70x for gaming and the edition xs only for music

[boreal rivet]

that just further reinforces my opinion of you

bet you have a zendac too

and you think its the best dac for the price eh?

[untold orchid]

by buying high quality products that sound insanely good for their price?

[untold orchid]

and no I dont

[boreal rivet]

so predictable lol

oh so you do own one

[untold orchid]

I have a schiit stack

but yes I also have a zen dac which I havent sold yet

[boreal rivet]

[gentle iron]

@glossy sandal what do you think?

[woven dawn]

Is the k70 good or not

[tawny umbra]

Your headphones suck ass kid, dt770s the world

Your car is slow, just like your brain

[tawny umbra]

I got beat with mine and it didn’t bend so 👍

[boreal rivet]

770s are hot garbage as well

[tawny umbra]

💀

I have focals in the m3, kef for the home theater, the dt770s work great y’all tripping

[glossy sandal]

Oh wow

[boreal rivet]

yeah they work great im sure

would be a scandal if they didn't

they definitely do not sound good

kef makes some trash too

only their higher end speakers are decent

[glossy sandal]

good morning mx

[boreal rivet]

good evening

[glossy sandal]

I ain’t reading allat!!

[glossy sandal]

What do you want me to say?

[gentle iron]

anything

[glossy sandal]

anything

It’s an Akko board, using asa(?) keycaps

[cunning anvil]

bought some choc supplies

this is adding up ;~;

[glossy sandal]

rip

[boreal rivet]

Taobao™️

[cunning anvil]

i have just enough diodes left over to do choc keyboard and controller, but not enough mx sockets or milky yellows to do the 100

still need stabs too

[glossy sandal]

nooooo

[fresh parrot]

Well that was fast

Less than 24h delivery

Amazon 1 day go brrt

And oh my god this is literally the best keyboard I've ever used, rugged solid and quiet, zero flex

And RGB!

I thought it didn't have it

I'll have to get some double shot PBT caps with clear lettering

[sonic cape]

try a nuphy halo96

or halo75

that's even better

[fresh parrot]

I mean I’m coming from a Razer Ornata V2 here

This is like ascending to the gods

I had a Huntsman V2 but it had uh… an accident

[ionic briar]

frankly, enjoy it

[chilly perch]

Imo keychron rgb is useless

South facing in general

[urban panther]

^

I'd have preferred a solid white backlight if they're gonna stick to south facing leds

[chilly perch]

Keychron are built very good and type nice but yeah that's something I regret deeply

I use my kb at night and would prefer to not need a desk lamp or anything when I need to reach for numpad slash or f10 in the dark

If i knew I would have gone for something with backlit keys

[glossy sandal]

memorize your layout 🫶

[chilly perch]

Too many keys dood

Idk which one pause/break is lol

[boreal rivet]

Work with the lights on like a normal person

[glossy sandal]

I need a new monitor light bar

[chilly perch]

At 4am not so fun

[glossy sandal]

go to sleep like a normal person

[chilly perch]

Wanna just gamer mode in the cave darkness

[glossy sandal]

gremlin

[chilly perch]

👺

[glossy sandal]

monitor light bar

invest in one

it’ll change your life

[urban panther]

i hate these

just turn the room lights on

[chilly perch]

I've been needing to get one

I just use a lamp when I rly need a light

[boreal rivet]

Fr fr

[chilly perch]

In my room the lights don't rly work to illuminate my keyboard

Due to weird circumstance won't bother explaining is just don't rly work

[urban panther]

rip

lamps are good then

[chilly perch]

I'll get a light bar. I hadn't reddit looked recently at all. But he the ones I saw were like 40 bucks that's way too much for some LED bars

[glossy sandal]

I had one that was like 20$

my cat bit it and broke it

[chilly perch]

Lol

Was it good enough?

While it worked

[glossy sandal]

Yeah it was fine

the controls were kinda janky on the left side but it worked as intended

[fresh parrot]

Oh and I'm already looking to mod my board by the way ha, any recommendations on tactile switches? I like a strong bump

Glorious Panda seems interesting, but idk legit anything about switch quality so

[gloomy patrol]

i would not go near those

[gloomy patrol]

green jackets, emogogo tactiles, u4ts, purple pandas

[unkempt dome]

purple panda ... I really didn't like them compared to the akko tactile I have

[gloomy patrol]

not a fan of the bump?

personally I like mine but still prefer the green jackets

[unkempt dome]

the bump is fine ... there's something off about them

don't know why

I guess they're scratchier than the lavender purple or the purple jelly

[urban panther]

I love my lavender purples

[unkempt dome]

yeah those are great ... favorite akko tactile so far

[urban panther]

I was wanting to try one of their POM series

[gloomy patrol]

even after lubing?

[urban panther]

probably POM browns?

[gloomy patrol]

glad you found the switches you liked most in the end tho

in the end most of it comes down to preference

[unkempt dome]

I don't lube

[unkempt dome]

I just changed my keycaps

double shot pbt

dsa profile

[dusty spear]

hows it sound

[unkempt dome]

I don't know ... like I don't care much about sound

[dusty spear]

sound and feel are the two main things for me

[unkempt dome]

feeling is everything for me

when I don't have my headphones on my head I'll give more impression about the sound

[chrome raft]

milky yellows

[unkempt dome]

totally

[analog hawk]

Can someone recomend me a cheap mechanical keyboard?

[unkempt dome]

well the sound didn't change much from when it was the akko keycaps with asa profile ... maybe the pitch is a little higher but that's about it

[urban panther]

I like the color scheme:)

[unkempt dome]

thanx ... I like them too ... it's now quite hard to find those in dsa profile ... all I can find are cherry profile (which I quite hate)

[urban panther]

Yeah I bought one cherry profile set and did not enjoy it

[unkempt dome]

the sad thing with those is that they don't include a short right shift so it can't fit with compact 65% layout and such ... like only full, tkl, 60% and some exploded other % layout

damn I quite like that keyboard ...

and I feel like I'm typing a bit faster with that profile than with the asa profile

but that's probably just in my head

[glossy sandal]

hiiiiiiiooiioooooooooiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

[urban panther]

hola

[chrome raft]

Does anybody know, if there exists an ergonomic keyboard (wireless if possible), that has MX-blue switches?

Most if not all I found so far are low-travel (almost laptop-like) 'designer' keyboards... certainly nothing for people, who type a lot.

[glossy sandal]

Not MX but a similar switch

Is that fine?

[chrome raft]

It needs decent travel, mechanical "feel" and a proper click-noise.

I only know the MX-blue and MX-red ones. Sure others may exists, but I am not familiar with those.

[chrome raft]

@glossy sandal hello

[glossy sandal]

whuh

[chrome raft]

wassup

[glossy sandal]

listening kpop with a fwend 🫶

[glossy sandal]

Not exactly ergonomic but keychron q8/q10

[chrome raft]

I like your Spotify username

[glossy sandal]

thanks

it got reset after the account associated was deleted

[chrome raft]

Dang

[glossy sandal]

I can still access it, weirdly enough

[glossy sandal]

we’re in badminton

join us if you want maybe haha 🫶

[chrome raft]

Hm

Maybe

[chrome raft]

hm... the Q10 looks interesting... thanks for the hint!

[glossy sandal]

happy purchasing 🪂

[glossy sandal]

Hello astrooo

[glossy sandal]

If you want cheaper, v8/v10

[gloomy patrol]

Hi

I’m at Panda Express

[glossy sandal]

can you pick up rice

and leave it in the fridge

[gloomy patrol]

No

You can have yugis food tho

[glossy sandal]

show us your date

In badminton

[gloomy patrol]

Date?!

[royal knoll]

My new keyboard has arrived ^^

[glossy sandal]

lit

[exotic wyvern]

pretty

[royal knoll]

Ye I might get some keycaps that let more light through, but this is good for now

[fathom bobcat]

Can u use normal lube on switches?

[gloomy patrol]

Looks great

[gloomy patrol]

You don’t want to end up using something that’ll ruin your switches

Might as well stick with the tried and tested

[ionic blaze]

Ayyy nice!

[royal knoll]

So I ordered a seperate red knob from the same site

unfortunately the original knob is way higher, it fits as a knob, but i can't press it down anymore

[gusty pivot]

Referring to the recent video about melgeek pixel

[chrome raft]

Milky yellows

[glossy sandal]

loego

[royal knoll]

so, i was typing and start and alt were swapped

so i went looking, ended up installing autohotkey and start searching for a script to swap them.
then i see a thread about someone mentioning mac and they need to swap for that.
so i check, and my new keyboard was set to mac so i just had to change a switch

[blissful dragon]

keybored

[glossy sandal]

Same

[gloomy patrol]

No

[glossy sandal]

ok Mr 🤓

[glossy sandal]

curious

[hard jasper]

what akko switches are the best for clacky sound and its between 40-50gf

[glossy sandal]

any

because of the pc tops all akkos, except for the pom ones will sound higher pitched

[dusty aurora]

finished my first keyboard

[cunning anvil]

interesting homing keys

[timber shoal]

The flat square keyset had no options for homing keys, so I just used extras from my other keyboard

[dense flare]

Anyone who has a Feker ik75 V3 pro does it come with a switch puller?

[blissful dragon]

is it hot swappable?

i believe every hotswappable keyboard should come with a switch puller

[dense flare]

Yeah

Alr good

[sour dagger]

Switches come today 🙂 can't wait to lube them

[azure latch]

which of these keyboards would you guys recommend?

https://rog.asus.com/us/keyboards/keyboards/aura-rgb/rog-strix-scope-tkl-model/

https://www.keychron.com/collections/custom-keyboards/products/keychron-q3-qmk-custom-mechanical-keyboard?variant=39888143810649

[glossy sandal]

Q3

[ionic briar]

q3 definitely

[azure latch]

Oh any reason by any chance? I just saw the shortcircuit video about the ROG keyboard hence why im wondering between the two haha

[ionic briar]

all it has going is the rog logo
otherwise, a cheap ass build compare to the q3, and since they use cherry mx switches, there is no latency advantage or any shit

very moot point, but the whole case of the q3 is a nice hefty block of alu
whereas all you get from the scope is the top plate

[azure latch]

Ah fair enough, I was actually my main two options was between the q3 and https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-q1 this one but not sure if the extra space for arrow keys is worth it or not haha

[azure latch]

Ahh I see, I am looking for a super quiet mechanical anyways so nothing clicky or noisy 😅

[ionic briar]

i mean it depends on you
i think tkl is enough space saving for mouse movement

yea you really doesnt save that much space

[azure latch]

Yeah seems like it, and might hit the arrow keys by mistake sometimes since they are so close

Do you know anything about the quality of Keychron service? In terms of customer support, defects etc.. I am also wondering if they have huge import fees into Europe 😅

[ionic briar]

they have local europe service for quite a few countries actually
where are you from?

[azure latch]

Oh that is sweet! NL

[ionic briar]

https://www.ergowerken.nl/brands/keychron/
https://www.alternate.nl/listing.xhtml?q=keychron

straight from 2 netherlands retailer

which means support would be the same as other products sold in the netherlads

[azure latch]

Ahh, will check em out, alternate is shit at least in my experience here 😅

Any recommendations on the "switches" ?

Not sure what the red, blue, brown do. I know currently on my corsair k70 i have something called silver? not sure if there is more quiet than that

[ionic briar]

red blue and brown would be the same as the cherry mx red, blue and brown switches basically

there are switches that are quieter, those have dampeners on em to keep it silent

[azure latch]

Ahh so the ones keychron offers arent quiet per say?

[ionic briar]

the switches themselves would be just as loud as other keyboard
the keyboard on a whole might be a lil quieter cause it has foams inside

which dampens the sound a lil bit

[azure latch]

Ooo I see

[ionic briar]

but if you talking membrane level of quietness, buy the barebones and get some silent switches

the board itself is hotswappable, you could plug in any mx compatible switches in and it would work

[azure latch]

Does the price jump up high when the switch is more quiet?

Also seems the barebone is sold out haha

Seems im gonna have to buy from the official website anyways as the local ones dont have the q3 with knob from what I can find

[ionic briar]

alternate does have a knob q3 in stock

[azure latch]

Ah yeah sorry should've mentioned for gray/silver color scheme haha

Though what is the difference between allthese?

Like Q3-M3, Q3-A2, etc

[chrome ember]

Is this good for 100$

[ionic briar]

top is prebuilt with knob, bottom is barebone with no knob

[ionic briar]

nope
that is gmk wob money already

https://www.alternate.nl/Keychron/Q3-B1-toetsenbord/html/product/1832575

heres one in black

[azure latch]

ah damn.. im so confused with all the q3-abc stuff haha

I guess alternate does not have the silver/gray one?

[chrome ember]

What r these

Someone’s giving them out for free

[ionic briar]

its the gateron yellow

it strikes again

[exotic wyvern]

solved the problem of me always accidentally hitting caps lock

slapped a pen spring in the switch and now i can only press it when i actually mean it lol

it almost shoots the keycap off if i just let it return up with no interference

[cunning anvil]

lol

why not swap caps and escape

[exotic wyvern]

i dont think my board has remappable keys

and even if it did at this point im not gonna just bc the novelty of it is hilarious to me

[viscid tapir]

i have always liked tkl the most while it gets rid of numpad also keeps consistency of shape and symmetry

also pretty easy to get keycaps for it but i would like it if it was 1cm or 2cm more narrow

idk why keycaps i bought on amazon like most are perfect but i have noticed a couple of letters are taller than others

top and bottom both stand out 1mm or 2mm but is it because holes are not cut deep enough or is something else

[chrome raft]

milky yellows

[boreal rivet]

manufacturing tolerance

[viscid tapir]

i am selling my keychron and getting a gaming keyboard instead

i have spent 200eur almost 250eur on it and it is less consistent than my redragon

[untold orchid]

less consistent?

[viscid tapir]

stock keycaps were scratched and switches were leaking few had broken pins and stabilizers were soaked in lube also very inconsistent

i guess i will rather return the keyboard or sell it then buy new keycaps for 90eur and new switches for 80eur

[boreal rivet]

kek

[native sundial]

why are aftermarket keycap options so.... bad?

Like I genuinely can't find any that arent either a goofy ass color combo, goofy ass designs, or goofy ass shapes lmao

I'm new to "enthusiast" level keyboard stuff ig but damn

[solid birch]

help my keyboard has this weird thing where window[s key ra;ndomly w[orks a;nd doesnt w[ork a;t times a;nd a;lso for some rea;son it sometimes types a; semicolon a;fter a; a;nd sometimes it does not

IM NOT EVEN JOKING 😭

[lofty coral]

buy a new keyboard

[native sundial]

do you have a custom/modded board?

[solid birch]

no

it has 3 locks tho

[native sundial]

new board time lmao

[solid birch]

first lock is

num lock

2-nd is

caps lock

3rd is

some ra;ndom lock tha;t ha;s symbol W{

idk what that is cal;led

[boreal rivet]

just buy white on black then

there are plenty of those out there

[solid birch]

man i dont wanna buy a; new keyboa;rd a;nd find out its ca;use of a damn setting or smth

[native sundial]

having a hard time finding ones that are backlit "compatible"; as in the rgb shines through the letters

[boreal rivet]

Lol

Many would tell you backlit keycaps are goofy shit

[native sundial]

🤷‍♂️

bro the ones i just found look straight off a dell OEM keeb lmfao

it also doesn't help that I have a 75% that uses that goofy ass short right shift

[boreal rivet]

fell for the 75% meme 💀

[native sundial]

it's so symmetrical tho

[boreal rivet]

uhhhh

[native sundial]

wtf is this key even

[amber tartan]

the menu key

its pretty much right click on a keyboard

[solid birch]

should i buy a; chea;p logitech keyboa;rd

[amber tartan]

probably not

[untold orchid]

if it makes you able to type normally then yes

whats up with all the ;

[solid birch]

uhm

[solid birch]

.

yea;h...

[untold orchid]

literally salvage a random ass board from an office or something until you get a better one

[viscid tapir]

anyone knows if there is all black keyboard with wob in 75% or 80% what has no shine through keycaps

[glossy sandal]

Leopold

[viscid tapir]

i hear leopold would be pretty expensive

[glossy sandal]

130$

[viscid tapir]

is there any version that would cost me 150eur or 160eur

[sonic cape]

for any Severance fans

[solid birch]

HOLY SHIT I NOTICED A PATTERN

I Noticed a; weird pattern
distance between '2' and '-' is exactly 9 and they are literally connected (clicking either one puts the other next to it)
distance between 'w' and '[' on keyboard is exactly 9 and same thing as above
distance between 'a' and ';' is exactly 9 and same thing as above
distance between 'z' and '/' is exactly 9 and same thing as above

[cunning anvil]

is that ghosting?

[solid birch]

no it doesnt ha;ve a;nything to do w[ith keys w[orking simulta;neously

sorry for the w[eird shit

[shadow rampart]

anything 75% that are good around 64 - 75 bucks?

also it better have hotswap

[gloomy patrol]

v1

[chilly perch]

You probably have something stuck shorting a part of the kb

[viscid tapir]

are kailh box red worth it

tho

[gloomy patrol]

what makes a switch worth it to you

i would personally just grab jwicks

[fair crag]

gateron north poles in my q3, cherry mx red silents in my sons q3

[blissful dragon]

you should have gotten yellow switches instead

is what im guessing

[burnt holly]

Finally unique keyboard release

[glossy sandal]

This is the drop board right

looks so damn dumb

[burnt holly]

Doio

It's available on taobao

[viscid tapir]

what is different about them

[viscid tapir]

i have yellow on switch tester but are way too heavy

[blissful dragon]

cool

[viscid tapir]

i have cs lavender akko but thinking of getting red or black

but i also kind of like white since they are clicky but not too loud and very soft

[unkempt dome]

Those looks like kailh box white, on of the best clicky switches imo along with box jade and box navy

[viscid tapir]

interesting i also really like kailh box white but people seem to hate them

i do not really like jade or navy but i do like white

[boreal rivet]

Clickbars goated

[viscid tapir]

box red and box white are atm best switches i have tested so far

i can see appeal of navy and jade but they are quite too heavy in tactility for me they feel like getting stuck a little

[boreal rivet]

They have thicker clickbars to clear on the upstroke

[viscid tapir]

yes they sort of feel like getting caught or at least to me

liek sort of cracking feel

idk why but i only liked red and white pretty quiet and soft springs

but i feel like purple and orange are worst

[unkempt dome]

Bottom row look like kailh speed lineup

[boreal rivet]

Jtk lol

Or a ziploc bag 👍

[glossy sandal]

put them all in a bin like a lego container

[blissful dragon]

@glossy sandal hi gas

[glossy sandal]

Hi

[blissful dragon]

how are you

[glossy sandal]

roblos

[stoic timber]

Anyone knows how to fix Keychron's battery life?

wouldn't turn on but said green on charging indiactor

[slate ocean]

Does anyone know of any keyboard or hot-swappable barebones board that has this layout? Im looking for basically a 60% with function keys

[native sundial]

so.... you're looking for a 75%? xD

[slate ocean]

No, I don't want the arrow keys and the keys above them.

[gloomy patrol]

do you have a budget in mind

[slate ocean]

Hopefully under $150 but I wanna find one in the first place, then look for one in budget

[gloomy patrol]

i cant think of any under 150

[slate ocean]

Could u link any u know of?

[gloomy patrol]

bacca70

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=114225.0

[chrome raft]

i found one

i have no idea if its good or not since its an aliexpress board but its called the Noppoo Nano

[pine magnet]

razer linear optical switch good?

[ionic briar]

good
the keyboard that they comes with is rather overpriced tho unfortunately

[pine magnet]

im getting it coz its white and chroma

10 keyless? ive never tried it before

[ionic briar]

No numpad basically

[pine magnet]

no i mean is it good?

ive gotten used to no numpad using my laptop

but i feel like itd be weird on a desktop

[ionic briar]

It's all preference

If you need numpad cause it helps with your workflow, there's nothing weird with using a fullsize keyboard with a pc

[pine magnet]

hmm

ACTUALLY

i need the numpad for easy thieving in osrs. normal size it is!

also the 10 keyless isnt in stock at the moment.

oh shit

i got a clicky optical not a linear optical

is that still fine?

nevermind linear isnt in white for fullsize.

[gloomy lichen]

Hello, I'm new here and that screenshot made my eyes bleed a little.

[pine magnet]

why?

[ionic briar]

Clicky will have a click and a tactical feedback when you type on em

[gloomy lichen]

AU$1000 on keeb/mouse peripherals by Razer. I'm a little taken aback at Razer being willing to charge endgame prices for a set of peripherals.

To each their own and I wouldn't keeb or mouse shame anyway, it's just hurk that's a lot on Razer.

[boreal rivet]

Wait don’t spend 250 on an rgb desk pad wtf

[pine magnet]

it looks cool.

[boreal rivet]

Some people have too much money 💀

[gloomy lichen]

People can spend their money however they like, and if you're gonna buy a $250 rgb desk pad you're clearly in a position to spend it however you like. Still, dang.

[pine magnet]

want to see how much my current pc is at?

[gloomy lichen]

Sure

[pine magnet]

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/bqHNC6
just waiting on the 12 pin lianli rgb cable later this year, and i want a MEG 342C QD-OLED and then another 27 inch 4k screen for netflix

actually ill probably go for one with a similar pixel density to the meg, so maybe 1440p

there are some doubles with weird prices because i cant add some things

[gloomy lichen]

Outside of the Lian Li fans at $50AU a pop, nothing there really looks all that shocking to me knowing the USD to AU exchange rate off the top of my head.

[pine magnet]

well i got them for 40 each, but averaged the shipping and added it on to keep track of total cost

paid extra for shipping because the h9 flow came with it and wanted insurance in case they shattered my glass

[gloomy lichen]

Ouch. I was gonna ask if you were in Melbourne because at least then you've got local sources for parts but if you're getting it shipped, I'm guessing not

[gloomy patrol]

5.5k isn’t shocking for pcs?

[pine magnet]

in sydney. we got some stores here too but i cbf driving. time is money

only made the trip today to pick up my 7950x3d- the price in there is different because i got the 3d today but cant pick it on pcpartpicker

[gloomy lichen]

$5500 AUD is 3.5-4k USD depending on exchange rate at the moment. Pricey yes, but nothing that's massively shocking for a high end build

[gloomy patrol]

Icic, I got 5.5k usd after converting the 8k+ on the site, but I’m curious how much would be shocking for a high end build

[gloomy lichen]

Oh you're right. Yeah that's pretty pricey but again, there's some doubles there and it's still not totally unreasonable.