peripherals

[valid anchor]

what keyboard do you have?

can you solder

etc

a bit more info is needed

[proud ember]

I dont eve' kbow how to solder

[valid anchor]

because there are multiple options depending on type of Keyboard etc.

Rubberdome = Sadly new Keyboard Time
Mechanical = Clean the Switch with Contact spray / WD40 or something and if worst comes to worst solder a new one in

stuck keys would assume something has gotten into the Switch

[proud ember]

https://www.amazon.fr/Cooler-Master-Clavier-américain-Métallique/dp/B07N4CTJB4/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8&th=1

[valid anchor]

okay so default Cherry MX Switches

then buy yourself some contact spray / WD40 try and clean the Switch

just spray on it with Keycap removed -> press it a lot

so the spray can get into the Switch

if that doesnt help you can solder a new Switch in in theory

the MX Switches are like 50ct per Switch and maybe you know somebody who can solder it in for you

[proud ember]

Alr

[amber tartan]

do not use wd40

it will destroy your switches

get superlube if youre gonna spraylube

[valid anchor]

was only meant as something like that
because i dont know if some debris has gotten into the switch or it simply has lost lubrication

could'Ve been more precise on that

also which switches can be recommended if i want something more clicky and lighter for my GMMK2?

[amber tartan]

box jades? idk clickies

and most jackets are bad

[valid anchor]

@amber tartan thx for the hints: now needing to find a reliable source which sells them here in Germany and i kinda avoid CandyKeys for now due to the discussion i'Ve noticed here just now

[amber tartan]

alexotos vendor list

[proud ember]

Imma prolly just change keyboard 🗿would this keyboard be good? https://kbdcraft.store/products/adam?sku=18056227691706450020792714

[amber tartan]

it will be a keyboard

[formal vapor]

Wdym it's electrical tape

[amber tartan]

lol gl removing that when you change switches

easiest way to destroy a pcb

[boreal rivet]

The most it’ll do is leave adhesive residue

Masking tape tack is only slightly less than electrical tape

[glossy knot]

really don't advise using WD40

to clean switches

CRC QD Electronic Cleaner is probably ideal.

If you don't have access to an ultrasonic cleaner.

Also the electrical tape definitely has a way higher likelihood of inadvertently pulling a diode off the PCB when removed. But as long as one is careful shouldn't matter. Just know after a year+ of staying on there it's no longer going to come off easily.

So, as a long term mod, maybe a consideration.

define ungodly expensive

[quiet needle]

whens the last time u cleaned it

i had a keyboard similar to that and i had the same issue, i just needed to clean it

[muted shuttle]

If I get a wireless keyboard and mouse, will the frequencies interfere with eachother aand possibly make the mouse and keyboaard speed worse?

like a lightspeed keyboard and mouse?

[amber tartan]

no

chances of that happening is extremely rare

[proud ember]

1 month

[abstract raft]

Is the keychron K12 any good

[viscid tapir]

anyone knows who sells dracula keycaps

i know keychron does

idk how good pbt dye sub would be

do not want to get scratchy rough keycaps

id not i will just get wob

but no idea what type of keycaps are smoothest with texture like keychron stock ones

[autumn agate]

Man i love candykeys

[forest verge]

Finding it hard to decide between box jades and box whites. Gonna check out kaihl arctic foxes soon too after a rec

[unkempt dome]

Akko

[ripe anchor]

what kind of switches are you wanting? i've tried the box jades, the box navy and the kailh polia blue switches - the box jades are really good imho

what size keyboard? full-size, tkl, 75%, etc? also if you are willing to compromise on the media keys and be fine with something that has a dial/knob that will open up your options quite a bit

[forest verge]

Just clicky ones, really

[viscid tapir]

these

in this texture

[ripe anchor]

the box jades are going to be up your alley

[viscid tapir]

out of clicky ones from kailh i only ever liked box whites

to me box jades are the worst but depends on a person i guess

[autumn agate]

box jades are good

i have them in my board rn

[jaunty marsh]

prob a 75%, if thats the one that includes the keypad

[autumn agate]

do you want prebuilt or custom?

keychron v1 is a good option tho

its got rgb and some media keys

and its obviously mechanical

[jaunty marsh]

prebuilt is fine

i just dont want it to be overly expensive

[ripe anchor]

75% doesn't include a numberpad if that's what you're referring to, 75% is the regular keyboard, the 1-10 numbers you have above the QWERTY row of keys, escape, F keys, arrows and usually anywhere from 3-7 additional keys depending on the spacing (usually delete, page up/down, sometimes others)

this is a 75% for the record

also because it gives me an excuse to show off my new setup lol

razer chairs are surprisingly quite good actually

[ripe anchor]

some options for you... this board's photos don't really do it justice - my friend has this exact board and i have seen and used it IRL, it's really well-made especially for the price (it's $137 right now on amazon). hot-swappable, comes with kailh switches, rgb, battery lasts forever, etc. has the knob for media keys but you can also use the software to program any of the other keys to whatever you want

https://www.amazon.com/NACODEX-AK966-Swappable-Keyboard-Bluetooth/dp/B0B4MY486B

if you are set on the 1800 compact style i would take a look at this board. it doesn't have dedicated media keys, but it's from akko who make some of the best budget switches on the market, especially for pre-lubed stuff, which this board has. it's also hot-swappable, bluetooth/wireless/wired, rgb, double-shot PBT caps, bunch of different color and switch options available on amazon. ranges from 89.99 to 109

https://www.amazon.com/Akko-Swappable-Mechanical-Keyboard-Double-Shot/dp/B0BR5G51H2

[viscid tapir]

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

hmm

[regal gust]

I have a keyboard from 1995, I cleaned it before using it and GOOD LORD the amount of things there ! Have a look without the keycaps and a few other pics

Edit: it has a PS/2 port

[autumn agate]

Bro candykeys is going to scam you out of gateron yellows

[rare linden]

what are the best cheap tactile switches?

[amber tartan]

nice job cleaning it out

[gloomy patrol]

jymv based and real

[blissful dragon]

nice!

[tame osprey]

RIP 5 years today and my keyboard decides to die, now I need to find a new one

[drifting mauve]

Felt
A few months ago my razer blackwindow ultimate 2013 bricked when I tried to install drivers for it
There's a chance that maybe I can fix it but I moved on to a cheap used modded rk61 w/ gateron yellows.. Not too sure I ever want to go back to a full size keeb

[uncut ferry]

Still on the hunt for a low/ultra low profile keyboard equal or better then the Logitech g815/915

[drifting mauve]

Keychron k3?

[uncut ferry]

Looking for full size

[drifting mauve]

Keychron k5 is full size

[forest verge]

what % do I need if I also want things like print screen?

[sleek bronze]

75

[forest verge]

this 75% doesn't have one

[gloomy patrol]

you can make any of the three side keys print screen

[regal gust]

Thanks

[hollow wagon]

DSA?

[sleek bronze]

Yup

[hollow wagon]

I never could get used to it

[sleek bronze]

I ordered xda blanks in multiple colors for my next board

[hollow wagon]

But I love how versatile it is

[sleek bronze]

I don't know if I got used to it, I mean I only used it with a split colemak when I was on a normal qwerty board before

And yeah it helps with splits and alternative layouts

Because there is not a lot of colemak keycaps

[hollow wagon]

Yeah. I have a 75 and not many Cherry/OEM caps exist that cover all rows.

[sleek bronze]

When it looks like that it's even harder haha

Only solution is to order blanks

Or buy a 130$ mt3 set on drop with colevrak and Ortho options...

[hollow wagon]

Yeah, I can't live without my F key rows. WinDBG at MS and even now in intellij I use the F keys.

I put MT3 Susuwutari on my 75

[sleek bronze]

I use F keys... On a layer

[hollow wagon]

It's.....eh?

Yeah, I don't want to explain to coworkers who are looking at something in my debugger how to step over/step in with a layer

And I'm lazy and don't want to learn it too lol

[sleek bronze]

My coworkers don't use my keyboard anyway lmao

Look at that, I don't think the problem would be F keys

[ionic briar]

i wanna try those high profile caps

[sleek bronze]

Same, especially for splits

But it's stupidly expensive

I'll try them when I build a dactylike

[hollow wagon]

SA is VERY jarring IMO. MT3 is less so but still very different. much narrower keycap tops and you'll have to be more accurate when typing compared to OEM or Cherry defaults.

Never tried KAT

[sleek bronze]

What did you think of dsa ?

[ionic briar]

i daily xda and i could hit keys accurately when my nails are short

looks like shorter and more spherical than xda?

[sleek bronze]

I bought 100 xda blanks, I'll be able to make 3 keyboards with it
I hope I like them lmao

Less spherical and taller haha @ionic briar

Oh no mb

[hollow wagon]

I haven't tried it since 2016. It didn't feel right. I could have gotten used to it I'm sure, but never committed to it. I just found some nice PBT Cherry caps and went with it.

[sleek bronze]

You said dsa shorter

[ionic briar]

ya

[hollow wagon]

DSA is shorter

[sleek bronze]

Yup

[sleek bronze]

I don't know if the height will do anything

[hollow wagon]

IMO, it will

DSA is noticeably flat feeling

[sleek bronze]

But it being less spherical and have a bigger area, I think it's going to be better for me

[hollow wagon]

MT3 is less spherical than SA IIRC, less tall by a small amount.

Yeah, DSA is not as narrow at the top as SA

[sleek bronze]

Yeah but mt3 is just toooooo expensive

[hollow wagon]

Wait for sales on massdrop or whaetver they are now

My issue is most MT3 is ABS and not PBT

I find ABS loathesome

[sleek bronze]

Wait, mt3 massdrop are abs ?

[hollow wagon]

Most are yeah

Only a couple are PBT.

[sleek bronze]

😮

[hollow wagon]

/dev/tty is one of the few PBT

But the /dev/tty kits that have less common key are always sold out or just don't exist.

Problem is that PBT just cannot do the color combos double shot ABS can. I think double shot PBT exists but it's uncommon.

So you're at the mercy of what dye sublimination can do (so light keys, dark text)

[sleek bronze]

Ok ok

I'll stick with ymdk blanks I guess

[hollow wagon]

If you want tall keycaps, MT3 is the way to go. If you're near a major city, look for a mechanical keyboard group that has meetups. You'll get to try so much.

The Seattle based ones generally have a good collection

[sleek bronze]

I'm in France

[hollow wagon]

Probably some groups over that side of the pond

🙂

[sleek bronze]

Indeed

[viscid tapir]

which type of keycaps have the smoothest texture i know pbt over dye but what else because they also differ a lot

i tested some pbtfans and gmk and were far were rougher than keychron stock keycaps and they were not clones

[boreal rivet]

jtk

[viscid tapir]

thank you i will check them out i heard krepublic and cannoncaps sells good ones and drop but has insane shipping to eu

why do these in first picture look completely different than second ones but they are allegedly the same

[robust hemlock]

Anyone got switch recommendations? I have K Pro Red at the moment but the lack of typing feedback is not ideal. I don't type all the time and mostly play FPS games but I would like something linear with a bit more feedback. Browns are too loud/slow for my liking for FPS. I am leaning towards a box design for reduced wobble but will consider normal MX stem too. I am thinking Kailh Box Black or similar right now. Looking for any recommendations to consider that are readily available, ideally pre-lubed, and not overly expensive in case I don't end up liking them.

[viscid tapir]

you could get light tactile

with a milky housing to mute switch

[robust hemlock]

Like what? Can you provide examples?

[viscid tapir]

ws brown and gateron brown with milky housing i hear are pretty muted and have lighter tactility but ws brown i believe are heavier than gateron brown

another example is cotton candy but they are quite more expensive

what do you mean feedback as a bump or return

i had same problem i was stuck between light tactile and linear

[robust hemlock]

i double press keys a bunch because they aren't very tactile. I think i either need to get a tactile switch or something heavier so i dont accidentally double press

[viscid tapir]

yes you need better return higher force at bottom out i also had this problem

black were a little to heavy but red did not have enough return so i had problems spamming

70g and um 65g is ideal for gaming to me on bottom out so they return well but everything too much or higher is problem for typing since they are heavy to type a lot

tactility is hard to get if you do not try ti first since they are so different this is why i switches to linear

[robust hemlock]

I was on Cherry browns but they were too loud, slower return, and just not as nice for mostly gaming

[viscid tapir]

same i still like brown the most but they do not have best tactility or return

try gateron brown man they have milky housing that makes them your deep sounding and muted

[robust hemlock]

They are not lubed though so won’t they be kind of scratchy?

[viscid tapir]

it is hard to get lubed switches i know pro versions come lubed for cheap but they are only linears

factory lube is a gamble some are consistent and some are inconsistent

but tactility and clicky are often good stock

i also had keychron brown switches they were decently lubed but they were not the best

[robust hemlock]

i see

[autumn agate]

Btw i don’t trust dark lord revan, he’s been banned for spreading misinformation on another server and being extremely toxic

This was for asking for proof that he indeed got 220 broken switches in a row

[cunning anvil]

wut

[autumn agate]

Long story short he tried to say he got scammed by candykeys when he did not provide any proof for his “ broken switches “

[viscid tapir]

do not listen to this guy

i got official confirmation by candykeys they sold me broken switches

this guy just got offended because i questioned quality of his favorite switch and he got offended because he wasted so much money on them and has no life

every server has these gatekeeping elitists

[opaque shard]

Ah, so you didn't actually offensively rant about people in that scenario?

[viscid tapir]

they said the removed whole supply of milky switches last week

no i am always here just to have mature discussions

[opaque shard]

Right

I don't think anybody cares that you were right about the broken switches

[autumn agate]

I mean he got banned for a reason

These are all true screenshots

[autumn agate]

Never bought milky yellows in my life

????

[opaque shard]

Heh, personally don't care either way, but his logic is funny

[autumn agate]

If you’re going to say you have broken switches, show a video of how they are broken, then say you can’t show that they are broken in a video

[amber tartan]

he also complained that instead of just filing a bit off the switches he insisted that returning them is the correct way of fixing this problem so tally hoo ig

[autumn agate]

Please give some examples.

Oh wait, you got banned for being toxic.

[autumn agate]

W logic

[robust hemlock]

Anyways so switch recommendations anyone else...

[amber tartan]

gat yellow ks3

(full black ones so your switches wont bind)

[robust hemlock]

?

the milky look nicer

[amber tartan]

no it doesnt

and youre not gonna see it since your caps are over it

[robust hemlock]

i meant quieter and factory lubed

lol

[amber tartan]

none of them are factory lubed

and theyre not quieter

[robust hemlock]

idk i was going off what other guy said about milky housing, anyways says lubed

[amber tartan]

this is the new version so idk

[boreal rivet]

just get topre

[amber tartan]

and i have no idea who lubes these so gl with even switches

[craggy dock]

I need some help choosing my next keyboard, i want it to be logitech and wired any tips on what i should go for ?

[sleek bronze]

logitech does not make good keyboards

[craggy dock]

Whats the best brand for keyboards ?

[sleek bronze]

There is no best brand

Depends on what you seek first

What kind of layout, switch, design, features, prices you want

[craggy dock]

Prices i want it to be like untill 100 or 100 something

I dont know mutch about switch but i want it to be mecanic prob the blue one, and i need it to be selled on amazon

I also want one that has little bit of lighting on the keys cause well it makes it easier to see the keys in the dark

The layout i want it to be PT

Ha and i want it to be wired

@sleek bronze any ideas on a keyboard that fits this requirements

[viscid tapir]

well then stop attacking me and calling me a scammer this guy keeps tagging me in all servers and keeps tagging me as scammer and liar

it looks like his life mission is dedicated to his obsession about me

[viscid tapir]

do you think i care what you think about me i will not waste my time proving something to a toxic and immature person like yourself i already got confirmed by candykeys earlier this morning that they in fact sold a ton of people broken switches and they will refund us all

[viscid tapir]

wrong i got confirmed by candykeys that there were broken so filing would not fix them if you are dumb enough to rather fix damaged product than return it well then go ahead

and you were the one claiming i was lying but now i was proven right so jokes on you

[amber tartan]

i would rather fix damaged products

[viscid tapir]

if you think you know more than vendor themselves well then you are just ignorant

fixed product is never liek new product

[amber tartan]

ok

broken in switches:

[viscid tapir]

they said whole supply of those switches had damaged leaves

they even refunded me shipping

i asked for replacement and they said they will rather refund because they do not want to risk selling those switches

whole server was calling me crazy and kept mocking me for broken switches

but now i have a proof they were broken so i was right the whole time unlike you that kept mocking me

[amber tartan]

not even mocking but you love to jerk yourself off about how you win but still continue to reply to these when you couldve just ignored us if you really won, so its not really about the switch afterall, your ego is just as big as your will to replace some switches you couldve fixed yourself

so u win ig :DDDD

[viscid tapir]

did your ego drop now that you know you were wrong because you called me wrong and stupid

see you post emojis because you are so offended

[amber tartan]

lmao

[viscid tapir]

keep gatekeeping a hobby to show your lack of security

it is hilarious how you are not able to deal with being wrong

[amber tartan]

defense mechanism of a child

[viscid tapir]

this is literally maturity of a toddler

now able to construct a simple argument rather responds with "lmao"

blocked because it is not worth wasting words

the most mature way to deal with these people is simply block and walk away

[amber tartan]

lol W

[cunning anvil]

and brag about doing so

in any case

elite pi or c

[viscid tapir]

well i was the only one who was right not trying to attack people and mock them

[amber tartan]

c

[cunning anvil]

not gonna get into it dude

[viscid tapir]

which just proves how discord community is toxic from now on i will only speak to vendors

i already talked to staff about you guys

[cunning anvil]

why

[viscid tapir]

passed it on to staff they will deal with toxic people

[amber tartan]

actually nvm go pi

[cunning anvil]

lmao yeah i was liking pi but i wasn't sure if itd have what i want, though is mostly just the footprint

[amber tartan]

more mem, slightly cheaper

[cunning anvil]

yeah, isn't they also the uf2 type of controllers

[amber tartan]

idk about that

[cunning anvil]

yeah that's cool

"Flashing: Instead of using QMK Toolbox, you can just copy a complied .uf2 file to the Elite-Pi to update the firmware"

this thing

my zmk keyboard does this

[amber tartan]

oh cool

[cunning anvil]

yeah it's super easy just get it into boot mode and it shows up as a USB drive

[amber tartan]

well that is just cool

[craggy dock]

Well this entire conversation just sent my request for tips way up in tthe chat

[flint ivy]

Who is this

He is malding this is funny

[hollow wagon]

Ergodox is one of them

[ember tundra]

thanks

that is the layout that I wanted

[viscid tapir]

idk some toxic people i blocked it is better to walk away like adult than feed trolls

some people just refuse to communicate in mature way but mock and troll no matter what you say

[flint ivy]

you seem like a very fun person to be around

[viscid tapir]

me absolutely if there are mature people who like to debate things like history or politics

do i talk about nonsense like weed or parties no

but what else to expect from discord other than salty people same in daily lives but people like these usually do not live their basements

some people seem to support andrew tate than intellectuals like ben shapiro jordan peterson brian cox

some people seem to still have kindergarten mentality of mom jokes hm

it would make sense tech community would be mature enough to talk like adults but people seem to use immature references to mock and insult rather than form critical arguments

[autumn agate]

Random guy malding over how he got banned from hipyo server

[autumn agate]

POV: most mature discord user

[craggy dock]

[edgy anvil]

I wonder if it's possible to yeet keyboards at plouffe for him to build on stream

[mellow quest]

One way to find out

ask

[edgy anvil]

how tho? do not want to ping random people

just hope and pray he sees this message I suppose

[hollow wagon]

I came for keyboard chat and drama and you're all out of keyboards.

[opaque shard]

You guys can't compete with my pink split ergo low profile wireless 30-key keyboard anyways

Ggwp

[autumn agate]

NOOOOO

[amber tartan]

nothing beats my lilac 65 with a brutallist side profile and mirror back finish

[glossy sandal]

blade?

[amber tartan]

u suck

[autumn agate]

damn bro

cant come back to that

[urban panther]

what the fuck is this

[glossy sandal]

he’s not a nice rye

[autumn agate]

[glossy sandal]

@sleek bronze

you have a fair bit of buying blanks right?

[chrome raft]

do you guys have any personal reco for keycaps (under 40 usd) that would look good in a keychron q3?

[urban panther]

I have Akko ASA keycaps on my Q3 and Q6
They occasionally go on sale for $40 and under

[chrome raft]

what color?

part of me wants to get the mint

[urban panther]

I have blue on white for my blue Q6

purple & yellow for my silver Q3

[gloomy patrol]

shenpo

[sleek bronze]

Yes

[robust hemlock]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B4K8XSKC

Giving these a shot

[viscid tapir]

these are pretty good i had them much better return and for factory lube they are better lubed than most of other brands

they are a little pingy but quite snappy so i hope you like them

[robust hemlock]

we shall see

[split zephyr]

is there other switch that support outemo 2pin?

[unkempt dome]

Akko
Boba

[split zephyr]

will check thoug with thode brand which is better

[ancient garnet]

Yo guys what the heck is a "thock compilation" I'm out of the loop

Is thock just the word they use for the sound of the keys?

[split zephyr]

so was just looking for switches that has more need pressure to active which red has a little softer which should i choose ? blue ?

[autumn agate]

rk61 isnt best board and everglide stabs arent worth it imo

would rather just get tx

[autumn agate]

blues are clickies

you might not like them

but stem color doesnt tell much other than the base red/brown/blue

what is it?

switches are fine

honey milk xda keycaps?

those are good

how much was the rk61?

theres other budget options such as the gmk67

its fine

as long as you like it its good

i would reccomend monsgeek m1 instead of q1

its cheaper and arguably better

better gasket

oh rly?

monsgeek m1 is like 100 usd here

v1 is pretty different from monsgeek m1

its plastic and tray mount compared to alu and gasket mount

[unkempt dome]

You can check akko board too ... they have some nice and cheap gasket mount

[autumn agate]

monsgeek m1 is akko

[unkempt dome]

I know

[autumn agate]

i dont think m1 has qmk/via if i recall

if you want to make it boot a game i think you would want qmk/via for that

nvm

international m1 can do via/qmk

[split zephyr]

i have red but it is to "soft" for my liking

[autumn agate]

red is pretty light

45g is pretty damn light

i could reccomend blacks

they are like 60g iirc

[split zephyr]

the sound wise ?

[autumn agate]

switches dont play that big of a role in sound

more of the keyboard itself, its mods, and the keycaps

[split zephyr]

ohhh yea . noticed that too . like it barely sounds when there is no key caps

[autumn agate]

yeah

[split zephyr]

i guess will be going for black seems outemo do not have green one

[mild summit]

good office 1800 keeb recomendations? (preferably wired and hot-swappable, but pre-built)

[gloomy patrol]

v5?

[mild summit]

thanks!

[junior pewter]

Any recommendations for an RGB gaming style mechanical keyboard that costs less than £85?

[urban panther]

Keychron V-series

[spring narwhal]

does the Corsair K70 RGB use scene's in icue or is it to old for that

[urban panther]

which K70

afaik it should work with scenes

[urban panther]

there is a software toggle switch on the back

[spring narwhal]

because i currently using a k55rgb pro or something and thats to old for scenes

[spring narwhal]

okok

[jolly prism]

opinions on the yunzzi yz kc84?

[mild hamlet]

So I got a set of osume keycaps, honestly, they feel WAY more premium than my GMKs do

[autumn agate]

Interesting

Gmk still feels the nicest from the sets I’ve tried

[somber flower]

to lux

what do you think send keycrhon v4?

[blissful dragon]

what

[somber flower]

what's the best

for $50-200

[blissful dragon]

wait

well im not the best advice giver, there may be other options for under 200$

[somber flower]

what switches

idk 😦

[somber flower]

u are I trust you

you are the keyboard warlord

https://www.duckychannel.com.tw/en/Ducky-One2-Mini-RGB

was this old meta?

https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-v4-qmk-custom-mechanical-keyboard

[blissful dragon]

if you want quiet switches go with red

[somber flower]

and this is new meta? ^

[somber flower]

yeh I think I should tbh

[blissful dragon]

yes keychron v series is the new meta i think

[somber flower]

I had browns but realistically gaming reds

I thin

[blissful dragon]

id go with the v4

[somber flower]

should I just buy in US then?

idk if I can get in UK

[blissful dragon]

you can

[somber flower]

you reckon I should go barebone and buy custom keycaps?

or just send fully assembled?

[blissful dragon]

https://keychron.uk

[blissful dragon]

i would yeah

[somber flower]

any keycaps u recommend

I'm a total noob

[blissful dragon]

well i dont know anything about keycaps

id go with like gmk or something

ive heard they feel nice

[somber flower]

https://kbdfans.com/collections/gmk-keycaps

this?

[blissful dragon]

yeah

[boreal rivet]

Don’t buy gmk as your first set of keycaps please

You’ll probably end up disappointed

[glossy sandal]

Hi lux

Hello mx

[blissful dragon]

hi gas

[glossy sandal]

what’re you doing recommending gmk you silly little goober

[last sable]

https://www.newegg.com/p/32N-00Z1-00060

I've never swapped any key switches but you guys think that I could swap in real cherrry mx switches into this chinese cherry clone keyboard

it's a verry cool looking keyboard imo

[unkempt dome]

No, most mx cherry are not worth getting over some good gateron, kailh, outemu, aiko, boba and a lot of other brands

Unless you want something special like some vintage black or some no rgb cherry or something like that

[last sable]

I would rather have quieter keys than the brown copies that are in this board

[unkempt dome]

Then go for silent switches

Going cherry won't make them quieter unless you go for silent

Like akko haze pink, boba u4, zeal zilent, kailh silent box pink, kailh silent box brown, cherry silent red, cherry silent black and there's probably tons of other silent switches that I forget

Also the case has a lot to do in the overall volume output

[autumn agate]

Mx is dope

Properly modded cherry switches sound amazing

[craggy dock]

So can someone help me figuring out what keyboard i should go for?

[unkempt dome]

Never tried an mx cherry switch that wasn't inferior to comparable switches from other brand

I also don't care about sound

[viscid tapir]

who sells very smooth textured OSA and DSA keycaps for about 50eur or 40eur

i know keychron and jaketsai do

[muted karma]

I mean even with sound it is very subjective, cherry switches tend to need more attention to modding than most alternative though

[unkempt dome]

Yes they are pretty good when you spend money and lot of time on them ... instead of just getting something else that will be good stock

[blissful dragon]

well idk anything about keycaps

[somber flower]

yo

what keycaps would you recommend?

[somber flower]

what does OSA and DSA mean?

[glossy sandal]

OSA and DSA are keycap profiles

Basically height and how the keycap is sculpted

[glossy sandal]

dunno, what’s your budget?

assuming you bought a V4 I can’t imagine it’s very high

[somber flower]

Bruh wat is dis budget-shaming

What keyboard would you recommend $50-200?

[glossy sandal]

just using context

[somber flower]

And keycaps?

Haven't bought keychron v4 yet

[glossy sandal]

h

[somber flower]

But it looks very solid tbh

[glossy sandal]

ah

200$ all in?

or just for the kit

[somber flower]

Previously owned a Corsair K70

[somber flower]

$50-200 all in for keyboards

(so incl. Keycaps)

[glossy sandal]

ok

what size

[somber flower]

Like the v4

60%

I think

Has to be portable

Defo not full length with numpad

But open to anything rly

If you can a budget option, a mid option, a high option (within my range)

(even if some are the same - aka the budget option is still the recommended mid option)

[viscid tapir]

shapes of keycaps

profile

there

hope it helps

[glossy sandal]

so you want portable

so plastic I’m assuming?

[somber flower]

Hmmm whatever you think

It'll go in a suitcase

So doesn't need to be plastic

I'm not sure what most keyboards are made out of tbh

What's the v4?

[somber flower]

Yeh it does but idk what I'd prefer 😅😂

[glossy sandal]

Made out of plastic

[somber flower]

Gotcha

[glossy sandal]

ABS specifically

[glossy sandal]

200$ is a pretty nice bakeneko build

where are you from?

[viscid tapir]

you have to try them but depends what you are looking for i personally like mt3 and osa the most since it makes your fingertips to fit so well i really dislike cherry and oem especially with rough texture

[somber flower]

UK

[glossy sandal]

keebcats sells Bakeneko60

it’s a nice board, would recommend

[boreal rivet]

hkkb better

and not heavy

[viscid tapir]

are they not pretty all much all out of plastic mixed with metal

[oak ruin]

So I got the ID75 and it has metal feet that came with it but no screws so that’s neat lol. Guess I gotta go get some

[somber flower]

hmm

okay what about a budget and mid option

[somber flower]

?

think I'd prefer pre-built tbh

unless this is a real easy job

[boreal rivet]

Hhkb is a prebuilt

[somber flower]

why do they look 20 y/o keyboards lol

seem highly rated tho

they look like the keyboards you get in school lol

what do ppl think regarding

Wired vs Wireless

[somber flower]

anything you suggest as a budget or mid-range option

$50-100 & $100-150

[boreal rivet]

For your use case, no

[hollow wagon]

Because Topre doesn't give two craps about looking like crappy LED lit up keyboard. Topre is its own niche.

[opaque shard]

Wireless better

[hollow wagon]

Wireless is nice but I never bother personally...but I'm using a Maker Scarlett that doesn't support wireless anyway.

[opaque shard]

If my keyboard was not wireless, it would not be very portable anymore

[cunning anvil]

how do you turn off your keyboard

[somber flower]

Wdym?

For my use case there's no keyboards below $150???

Keychron v4?

[glossy sandal]

Mx isn’t into modern customs

[cunning anvil]

is key chatter common?

or is it more of a high level typing issue

[glossy sandal]

not really common

sometimes if electronics are shoddy it can be an issue

[cunning anvil]

neat

[sleek bronze]

I'd love my keyboard to be wireless

[opaque shard]

Usually I don't

And I have a tiny power switch

[cunning anvil]

what is it connected to?

b+ battery+?

[naive knoll]

Wanted to share my first “build” (just changed switches and keycaps + tape mod to a asus ROG Azoth)
I got KTT Kang Whites, lubed em, replaced the stock ROG switches and used PBTfans dolch keycaps 🙂 extremely happy with the sound and feel

[cunning anvil]

nice scream

screen

wait wut a nice nano has 21 pins

i could rewire it to work with my ortho 100, may be really messy if i didn't pay attention to my feature routing

[real trellis]

finished my custom ^^

[granite spindle]

I modded my new ASUS ROG Flare 2, which I received as giveaway. I removed red switches for Akko Lavenders with strong tactile bump at high point 🙂

[autumn agate]

Nice

Only thing is the side usb port bothers me lol

[real trellis]

same, orederd a 90° adapter, but it didnt fit lol, seraching for one that will fit

[edgy anvil]

Here’s my matrix 3.0

[autumn agate]

i hope you find something that works

[glossy sandal]

The heart one looks so nice

this one is also cool, not the biggest fan of the back

[edgy anvil]

yeah mine is beige and I agree heart is superb

when I build it I can share some pics here

[glossy sandal]

please do

matrix boards are awesome

how is the finish on these? Is it just like any other matrix board?

[edgy anvil]

nah they have stepped up their game considerably

well

matrix in general has always been great

[glossy sandal]

matrix has always been top notch yea

[edgy anvil]

but this time they really show

[glossy sandal]

Black is ano right

[edgy anvil]

yup

the other one I have is powder coat

[glossy sandal]

matrix ano never missed

[edgy anvil]

linen, kind of like a beige

[glossy sandal]

heard the powder coat was just a tiny bit worse

they’re still both amazing finishes so it doesn’t really matter

[edgy anvil]

they are more fragile yeah

but the finishes are just

[glossy sandal]

matrix ano really is just unmatched

[edgy anvil]

well

other places have good ano

[glossy sandal]

I kind of wanted a 3.0 but not enough to buy one, I have some other stuff in mind

[edgy anvil]

but its just their finishes in mixing colors and stuff

[unkempt dome]

I didn't know about xvx profile keycaps ... I think I found something new to try ...

[chrome raft]

That is crispy

[opaque shard]

Yeah, the power switch just sits between RAW and Bat+

[drifting mauve]

What is you're budget?
kit or pre built?
What layout do you want (full size, 60%, 75%, TKL etc..)
What switches/ switch type do you want?

[boreal rivet]

I just personally wouldn’t buy anything other than a Hhkb if I’m going to be bringing it around with me

[somber flower]

Why not

Can anyone help with a keyboard recommendation? @drifting mauve

Budget up to $150 but would like a couple of options

Prebuilt I think

[boreal rivet]

Because it’s perfect as a portable keyboard

[somber flower]

60%

Probably red switches

[boreal rivet]

It’s got:
A good layout
Great switches
Fairly quiet, even more so when silenced
Light
Unassuming
Insanely reliable

I think I’ve spilled about 10 cups worth of water on my realforce now and it works as if nothing happened after a quick clean

[glossy sandal]

klutz

[sleek bronze]

Still overpriced

[autumn raft]

Had some nice lightning. Took a picture

[amber tartan]

foag

[balmy bronze]

[cunning anvil]

frog

[autumn raft]

Geon god

[haughty hornet]

Hey guys im a beginner on keyboard space and i started to look a custom keyboard to build to myself and i came upon the epomaker th96 and it ticked all of the boxes for me almost except it is plastic body and its gasket mount implementation seems a bit weird so im looking for a alternative to it i need whole f cluster and home cluster so basically i need at least a tkl or 75% one and i prefer bigger knobs if you know any alternative about 200$s im open to reccomendations

And flipping feet is important for me otherwise keyboard feels so flat to me

[boreal rivet]

xerox 6085 🫡

[dusk comet]

i know what tactile switches feel like, whats the notable difference between clicky and linear?

[opaque shard]

Linear means there's no change in resistance on the way to the bottom

It's a completely smooth travel, you can't feel how deep you need to press to actuate it

[dusk comet]

https://www.logitechg.com/en-us/products/gaming-keyboards/pro-x-keyboard-accessory-kit.html

i was just looking at switches for my keyboard and was wondering

[muted karma]

overpaying for some random kailh switches

[autumn raft]

[muted karma]

[median tapir]

Just bought a Razer Blackwidow v3, types so much better than the Logitech G512 Carbon IGX Brown.
Also: old keyboard had some keys that double-triggered when pressed on normally

The only issue I have is the wrist rest, its pretty awful and the magnets are useless

The wrist rest of my keyboard I used before that, a Razer Ornata Chroma (semi mechanical keys) had a much better wrist rest with leather and stronger magnets

[boreal rivet]

👌

[edgy anvil]

@glossy sandal

here is the linen one, its so good

[glossy sandal]

[woven quest]

Does anyone know of a wireless lapboard? Like a wireless Rocat Sova?

[copper heart]

I bought the K100 AIR, am I stupid

I just love ULP

[cunning anvil]

might revisit this one

not sure what features i want to include though

[glass jolt]

so, being new to soldering, and custom mechanical keyboards, and assuming a little practice, how hard is it to build boards like these? I am fairly used to details and whatnot as a software dev. my main issue I think is the soldering. https://keyhive.xyz/shop/sofle

[craggy dock]

100 to 130 euros
prebuilt
TKL
mecanic blue switches maybe

[drifting mauve]

I forgot to ask about backlighting..
single color, rgb, none, or no preference?

[boreal rivet]

Extremely hard

SMD soldering should not be taken lightly

[glass jolt]

yea, i know i would need to practice a bit before doing the actual board. i have some other things I can try with an iron to get used to it first. And i think they make practice kits?

[boreal rivet]

Abit of practice won’t really help

You need a lot

And good tools

[glass jolt]

any recommendations on soldering irons for going down this path?

[boreal rivet]

Pinecil is all you need for keyboards

But you need to use solder paste

Using regular solder wire for smd is a huge pain and not worth it

[glass jolt]

yea, i kinda remember the paste thing now that you mention it when i tried it years ago. good to know.

man this is a tiny soldering iron lol

[boreal rivet]

It’s the same size as most irons

It just has its power supply integrated into the body

[glass jolt]

ah. maybe the images just make it look smaller

yea. thats kinda cool.

[boreal rivet]

Also don’t underestimate the size of those pads

[glass jolt]

yea, they are tiny

[autumn agate]

I practice soldering on humans

[glass jolt]

so stitches lol

[autumn agate]

Basically lol

The lead really helps the wound heal faster

[glass jolt]

human centipede lol

so ive heard

[autumn agate]

Also it’s basically free anesthesia cause we burn off the nerves

2 in one

[glass jolt]

"I told you not to twitch"

[cunning anvil]

smd is not that bad, but idk how bad it is for those fully new to solderiG

[glass jolt]

yea. always get extra components. led and caps and all that lol.

but yea, i plan on practicing with small parts a bit first. that site also has a smaller macro pad i can put together and try out first

[boreal rivet]

It isn’t really but for someone without the right tools and experience it definitely is

[cunning anvil]

prob

[glass jolt]

yea. i don't mind spending a little extra for a proper soldering iron kit. i grew up with off brands and things breaking. granted, it made me want to know how things worked lol. but still,

[viscid tapir]

there is change in resistance

bottom out is heavier than on top

[opaque shard]

Yeah, I suppose

The relation is linear

How would you describe tactile versus linear in laymans terms?

[viscid tapir]

i would assume escalation of resistance is linear because there is no bump

idk tactility just has extra bump near or above actuation

[opaque shard]

Tactile means your finger feels a little "oomf" about halfway through the entire press

[viscid tapir]

yeah

bump

[opaque shard]

I don't know if I can make it more ELI5 than that

[viscid tapir]

in my language it is called a click

but in english click is not bump it is a sound

[opaque shard]

Maybe you can compare it to rolling a wheel over a hole

Versus rolling a wheel uphill

[viscid tapir]

yes this is called a bump

like when you drive over a curve

[opaque shard]

It's fun to think about better ways to describe it, since I get asked the question a lot

[viscid tapir]

people argue over semantics but idk i do not think it is a big deal as long as we understand it

when i asked about tactile switches no one told me most switches have tactility on the very top

i thought all switches have tactility in the middle like brown

there are a lot of details people miss out when they recommend things

no one told me yellow switches has lesser ratio between top and bottom

this is what causes black switches to have better return

things are not hard to explain if you use right wordss

but the problem is people use such vague and subjective terms with no meaning rather than specifics that would actually explain some features

[craggy dock]

Rgb if possible otherwise singlecolor

[drifting mauve]

https://www.amazon.com/Durgod-Taurus-Mechanical-Gaming-Keyboard/dp/B07B8J6C3C/ref=sr_1_46?keywords=tkl%2Bblue%2Bswitch&qid=1679704866&s=videogames&sr=1-46&th=1
https://www.amazon.com/Keychron-Wireless-Mechanical-Hot-Swappable-Programmable/dp/B0BF4MNDX1/ref=sr_1_42?keywords=tkl+blue+switch&qid=1679705112&refinements=p_36%3A8000-14000&rnid=386453011&s=videogames&sr=1-42
^Keychron makes so many other tkl models, I think there all worth checking out
https://www.amazon.com/Drop-ENTR-Mechanical-Keyboard-Shine-Through/dp/B08JPJN2GM/ref=sr_1_66?keywords=tkl+blue+switch&qid=1679705169&refinements=p_36%3A8000-14000&rnid=386453011&s=videogames&sr=1-66

[craggy dock]

@drifting mauve this brands are better then more known ones ? Like hyper x crosair etc?

The fisrt one doesnt have lights tho

And i also need it to be PT layout

[drifting mauve]

I would say these are better known brands (as far as keyboards at least) brands like corsair, razer, etc are "gaming brands" and generally seen as taboo in the keyboard space

[drifting mauve]

yeah idk maybe you can finds pt versions of them?

[autumn agate]

many of the "gaming brands" sell overpriced boards that dont compare to other boards of similar price

[craggy dock]

Okok

Im gonna check keychron on amazon spain

[autumn agate]

the keychron v series is great for budget

[craggy dock]

But wait these ones im gonna have to assemble right?

[autumn agate]

depends

you can buy a prebuilt keychron

or a barebones

[craggy dock]

What is the best series of keychron? K?

[autumn agate]

theres no best, i would reccomend v over k

if you want wireless k pro series is also good

[craggy dock]

Nonono

I want wired

[autumn agate]

yeah then get v

[craggy dock]

Ok checking it

Well cant find rgb ones on amazon spain might try again later

[autumn agate]

all keychron v should have rgb iirc

[craggy dock]

But these ones are like bland idk what to say i like them but from images i cant see lights

I loking at v5

[autumn agate]

v5 should have rgb iirc

[craggy dock]

Keychron V5 Cablede Teclado Mecánico Personalizado con Perilla, 96% Diseño QMK/Via Macros Programable, Hot-swappable Keychron K Pro Brown Switch para Mac Windows, Frosted Black (ES Layout) https://amzn.eu/d/6YicaNo

Doesnt seem to have

[glass jolt]

Im looking to possibly put a kit together. I thought about getting a nuphy/keychron but I think i want something I can tinker with. I was looking at kits on keyhive which look dope. I am learning to solder but not afraid of attention to detail and take my time to assemble.
My main wants would be:
low profile (or low-ish), hot swappable mx, backlit keys/rgb, programmable/layers
split board would be awesome but not top prority. I like the 65% the most, but also the more compact 96%

[last sable]

beginning my keyboard nerdiness with some kinetic labs stuff

I wanna swap the chinese clone cherry brown switches in my keyboard with some real cherry reds

[glossy sandal]

that switch puller is so cute

what kind of cherry reds?

[last sable]

silent

I replaced my k70 with an ajazz ak510 hipster board that has rgb backlight

it has brown clones and is very loud

soldered switches but I think it'll be easy enough to get apart

[unkempt dome]

You can probably find better switches than the cherry silent red

[last sable]

What's the best quietish switch

[unkempt dome]

There's no best
it's only preference
But some are better than others

Probably in the better clan are something like the boba and zeal

I would bet akko haze pink are good too

[last sable]

What does the biggest sweatiest nerd in here recommend

[unkempt dome]

No idea ...

I'm not it and I haven't tried a lot of silent switches personally ... only cherry silent red and kailh silent box brown ...
Next one I would like to try are the akko haze pink

[glossy sandal]

I think some of the best silents out right now are haimus

they don’t feel as mushy as regular silents, because they don’t use foam dampening

[unkempt dome]

Nice
Didn't know about them

[viscid tapir]

getting milky brown and milky red switches with some dsa honey keycaps from amazon

not getting pro version anymore since it was very inconsistently lubed very thick amount of lube like soda was spilled on

[exotic wyvern]

i remember seeing something abt gmmk boards being qmk compatible here, but was not sure how to go about doing it, has anyone done it or know what theyre doing when it comes to this?

[glossy sandal]

which board

[real salmon]

https://www.amazon.ca/Pudding-Doubleshot-Switches-Mechanical-Keyboard/dp/B07Q3S8HQN will these work on gateron red linear switches with south facing rgb?

[proud ember]

Is the roccat vulcan 120aimo good?

[rancid quiver]

Hello everyone, just joined the discord. Here's my custom keyboard keyboard with Novelkeys Blueberry switches (55g tactile).

[sleek bronze]

Could you link the case ?

[rancid quiver]

PC case or Keyboard case?

Can't find the keyboard case on kbdfans anymore, but its a Tofu60 Walnut.
The PC case is Fractal North.

[sleek bronze]

How much was the keyboard case ? @rancid quiver

[rancid quiver]

Was around 40€ in Europe.

[sleek bronze]

You're like from Norway or smth ?

Oh it's not that expensive

[rancid quiver]

I'm from Finland. Bought the case from a Swedish shop though.

[sleek bronze]

Ok

It's neat, I like it

And that's saying a lot, I don't like 95% of the keebs I see except split boards

[rancid quiver]

Yeah I like the case a lot too. Matches my walnut desk and front of pc case.

[sleek bronze]

Yeah, I soooo want a walnut desk too

But I don't know where to get one

One that would fit a standing desk too

[rancid quiver]

Ikea, at least in Finland, has these tops for around 130€. It's actually a kitchen countertop, but that actually makes it a lot sturdier than your typical cheap Ikea office countertops. This one is 186cm (73 inches) wide.

[sleek bronze]

Ikea in France just sell pure craps lmao

Like the cheapest horrendous thing there is

[rancid quiver]

Kind of the same in Finland, but Ikea also has more expensive and quality stuff too. You can buy a 10€ coffee table that is made of cardboard, or you can pay 200€ for a wooden sturdy one.

[soft patio]

Heya! im having trouble with my v60 keyboard from kbparadise.
pressing any button in the vertical line of p, presses all of them in that same line, and i can't figure out why or how to fix it.
no i didn't spill anything, i have tried it on other systems, its still doing it regardless.
(moved from #tech-chat-1 my bad )

[amber tartan]

zomg they already selling the thang in china and its cheaper than gb price lolololol i hate myself

[dark trout]

did a little something

[chrome raft]

L akko and aliexpress

[boreal rivet]

Congrats you shifted your arrows to wasd for no useful reason and now the profiles don’t match the rest of the row

Nice job

[glossy sandal]

holy fuck

[unkempt dome]

that's why I like flat profile ...

[amber tartan]

flipped spacebar i get, this, i dont

[tawny umbra]

what about media controls

[sleek bronze]

Especially when using colemak

[last sable]

I have never used media controls on any keyboard ive ever owned that has them

[tawny umbra]

youve never scrolled it to lower the volume?

[last sable]

I have a mouse

and a mixer

[craggy dock]

So i have been loocking at keychrons but there is a issue

I cant find ones with ISO layout

On amazon

[sleek bronze]

Look directly on their website

[craggy dock]

Yeah i found the v3 BUT every iso tkl is out of stock

It needa to be amazon spain aparently

Epomaker is also good? @sleek bronze

A good begginer brand ? For custom mecanic keyboard

[sleek bronze]

Idk i just use strange keebs

I either tell people to get a keychron or i don't say anything

[craggy dock]

Okok thanks gonna try to find some thst ship to Portugal

A friend of mine that is on this type of hobby for years says its realy satisfying but its an expensive hobby

I was losing patience and wanted to go for the "gamer brands" but he also reminded me to be patient since this brands end uo being better quality overall

[amber tartan]

https://www.alexotos.com/keyboard-vendor-list/

[craggy dock]

A DE layout is the same as ES layout?

[glossy sandal]

DE is for deutschland

germany, it won’t be for ES

[craggy dock]

I know but do they also use "ç"

[glossy sandal]

You can reprogram the keys

[craggy dock]

Cause im actually having hard time finding keychrons on amazon for es layout or PT cause im portuguese im used to pt keyboards

[glossy sandal]

if you can touch type and don’t need to look at the keys you don’t really need anything other than an iso board

you can reconfigure keys so they’re the same as a PT layout one

[craggy dock]

Yeah but sometimes i look at the keyboard and if i dont ser a big enter key and a "ç" im will feel strange

[glossy sandal]

that’s what I mean by Iso

Iso is the one with a large enter key

[craggy dock]

Yeah also having hard time finding keychrons iso with es layout

I can see like europmaker or something dif brand but dont know if its good

[glossy sandal]

If money isn’t an issue you can buy a iso board and just put iso-pt keycaps on it

epomaker is not good

[craggy dock]

Its my first non gamer brand keyboard i wanted to get one that arrived already assembled

[glossy sandal]

then you’ll have to wait a bit for keychron iso-pt keyboards to come back instock

putting on different caps takes at most 10 minutes

[craggy dock]

Yeah but i dont know were to buy what types of keys to go for etc

[glossy sandal]

keychron sells iso-pt keycaps

[craggy dock]

Lets see if i can find a "combo"

Cause i might need to what buy barebones, keyswitches keycaps right?

Glorious PC Gaming Race GMMK Pro White Ice 75% TKL Tastatur - Barebone, ISO-Layout, prateado https://amzn.eu/d/7DeXd7b

[glossy sandal]

one second

[craggy dock]

A friend told me gmmk pro are really good

[glossy sandal]

they are not

[craggy dock]

Well then teach me ahah

[glossy sandal]

what’s your budget again?

[craggy dock]

Its like 150 euro

I can go up to 200 if needed

[glossy sandal]

understood

[craggy dock]

I just want to make sure if i use 200 on a keyboard it will last me years cause im used to buy like 100 ish gamer keyboard and i end up having to replace it one year something after

But if these are a bit more expensive and they will last alot of time i dont mind expending a little bit more

Btw i like clicky switches

[glossy sandal]

ah

are blues okay?

[craggy dock]

Yea

Yes im really used to blues

I just like to feel that i clicked something rather then clicking o the key and not feel anything ahah

Ha also it needs to be on amazon cause i won there 30 euro card at work and ship to portugal thats why i was looking at amazon spain

[glossy sandal]

yeah that’s not gonna work, all the stuff I’m looking at is on keychron direct

you can buy the switches maybe on Amazon, not much else though

here’s everything I came up with, all of it can be bought from keychron direct

just make sure it’s the right options, for the keycaps you can pick whichever you’d like but make sure it has the ISO-ESP option

[craggy dock]

Uff thats a bit over 200 tho

And to assemble it i just need to out switches on barebones then keycaps on switchs right

[glossy sandal]

yep

It’s like Lego

[craggy dock]

Ha so its easier then i thought

Lets see if i can find everything you wrote there ahah

The one you sent has the little wheel for volume right?

[glossy sandal]

you can buy it with or without

just make sure it’s barebones ISO

[craggy dock]

Okok

The same you put there

[glossy sandal]

mhm, I have to go now

hope you find everything you’re looking for!

[craggy dock]

Thanks for your help!

[craggy dock]

Why there are 2 on the quantity of the keycaps?

[marble dock]

Hey anyone know if its possible to change the actuation point of my rk84 keyboard? The keys are really easy to press and it messes up my typing quite a bit tbh

Or do i have to get different switches?

[amber tartan]

no you need different switches

[craggy dock]

Ok i think this is everything

Yeah idk why the other guy who gave me this build had 2 on the keycap set but i hope 1 is enough

[autumn agate]

Oh yeah I think gas just misclicked

[unkempt dome]

That would French and French Canadian

[sleek bronze]

çççç 🙂

[autumn agate]

c

[craggy dock]

I think its ES too

[unkempt dome]

Yes

But had hard time finding it

[craggy dock]

Since spain is next to Portugal where i live and its the same as PT

Ha so the print i sent of my cart is currect right?

Im just dubious about the shiping cause this week im at home cause vacation but next i wont be and i dont know what will happen to the box if no one is home to receive it

But wait do i need to buy a usbc to usb cable ?? Or does it come with the barebone??

[unkempt dome]

Ask a neighbor to look for it

Usually it comes with the cable

[craggy dock]

So i dont need to add a cable to the cart right?

[unkempt dome]

Unless you want a fancy cable

Every keyboard I got had a cable in the box

But I never bought a keychron

[craggy dock]

I just want a cable that it works eventually might go for fancy

[craggy dock]

Ha yeah now idont know let me check

I hope the cable it comes with is not small

[unkempt dome]

That I could not say

[craggy dock]

I think @sleek bronze already bought keychron, do they shio the cable included or should i also had a coiled aviator cable to it?

[sleek bronze]

I don't know, the keychron I bought were used

Pretty sure they ship a cable with it

[azure rock]

Yo, Anyone know what kind of keyboard this is, from the jayztwocents video

[craggy dock]

Well let me see if they have customer phone cause i dont wanna go with trust me bro ahaha

I dont even know if they ship to portugal there is the option so prob they do

[azure rock]

Is it the nzxt one

[ionic briar]

it is

[azure rock]

Oh nice thank you

Is it a good keyboard to buy

[ionic briar]

as i said earlier, its kinda mid, jayz got one cause nzxt sent them in in exchange for a video

[azure rock]

Atm I have a hyperx alloy fps

[ionic briar]

or rather, for a chance that jayz made a video

[ionic briar]

keep it

[azure rock]

Oh right he probably had a sponsor vid

[azure rock]

So it’s better than the nzxt ones

Ive heard good things about apex pro tkl too

[sand pagoda]

I have a newmen gm610 how about that?

[ionic briar]

if you are into the hall effect thing that the apex pro is offering, then check out the wooting two he instead

or the woothing 60he

[ionic briar]

it works, nothing else noteworthy

[sand pagoda]

I got the one with red switches

[ionic briar]

that exact board has been rebranded so many times at this point theres nothing much else to say

[azure rock]

I saw it has the adjustable switches where you control how much it goes when you click

My switches are blues on my keyboard

[sand pagoda]

Mine is outemu…

[ionic briar]

correction, it lets you configure when will the switch registered an input

not how much can the switch be pressed down

[azure rock]

Ooh

[unkempt dome]

Even if you set the actuation point high up, you will be able to bottom it down the total travel

[azure rock]

My kb is this one

[unkempt dome]

If you are able to not bottom your key press ... that's where you might get an advantage

[azure rock]

Except it’s the older version I think, but with cherry blue

[viscid tapir]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0trfmr8_xZk

[glossy sandal]

twas a mistake on my part, sorry!

[craggy dock]

Its ok

I think i need to get the keypad that will be the volume wheel speratly

Seperatly*

Bought it @glossy sandal now just need to wait 15 to 25 days to arrive thanks for the help!

Now i really hope it comes with usbc cable

Usbc to usb cause i didnt add one to the cart

[glossy sandal]

keychrons do come with a coiled usb-c cable yes

[craggy dock]

So why do they sell seperatly coiled ones too?

[glossy sandal]

pretty sure they also come with adapters for usb-b to usb-c

[craggy dock]

Its because the ones that are on the site have that little metal thung to connect ?

[glossy sandal]

I’m unsure, but they do come with cables

whether coiled or not, I do not know

[craggy dock]

Just need a cable im not picky if its coiled or not premium or not

At least as for now lets see where this hobby takes me

[glossy sandal]

Have fun!

[unkempt dome]

They sell other cables just for the look of them

[viscid tapir]

i got my coiled cables of aliexpress and i am not able to complain

they are not high end as 100eur or 200eur but you do not notice a difference between 10eur or 50eur

[slim violet]

Looking to pick at the knowledgebase of everyone here. I work for a company that provides IT services to the USNavy. I use a military issued workstation that will disable itself if anything containing onboard flash memory is plugged into it for security purposes. The $10 garbage plug-and-play Dell keyboard and mouse they gave me is gonna make me rage quit, its so bad. Any recommendations for a keyboard with no onboard memory and no software required that's actually nice?

[flint ivy]

cap

more expensive have nicer connecters

(femo and lemo)

[amber tartan]

any keyboard that cannot be programmed usually doesnt have memory

[slim violet]

Well of course. My question is if anyone knows of any keyboards that 100% for sure don't have memory. Most product pages aren't specific about "not" having memory onboard. So I cant risk buying a product that might work based on the lack of a mention of software or onboard memory, just to plug it in and then get locked out.

[amber tartan]

well that i cant help you with that unless you ask every keyboard out there

[slim violet]

No worries

[river ermine]

Guys I have 2 options for a gaming keyboard
Logitech G613(used)
or a Reddragon k617 fizz

which one to get?

[chrome mauve]

https://www.amazon.com/Pulsar-Gaming-Gears-Swappable-Mechanical/dp/B08MTCLRKY how about this

[dawn swan]

reddragon has awful input latency any of their models

[floral agate]

I have been looking at getting a cheap keyboard (that isn’t membrane) and was wondering what you people think I should get

I like linear btw

[blissful dragon]

define "cheap"

[river ermine]

Hmm this looks good

[river ermine]

Im not a professional in anything so I dont really mind the super fast input 😅
I just do casual gaming and normal school work

[craggy dock]

@glossy sandal i also forgot to ask i saw a thing called plate on keychron website, whats their use? Is it just to change how the keyboard sounds whike typing?

[rancid quiver]

You didn't ask me, but the plate changes the sound, yes. Aluminium and brass sound very similar though, but plastic sounds very different. There are many variables to what a keyboard sounds like, and not only the plate. It can also be an aesthetic thing, if the plate is visible, like for example on low profile keyboards. You can also build a plateless keyboard, but that is not typical.

[craggy dock]

I didnt buy a plate tho

I just bought these and switches

[rancid quiver]

Ah. In that case you don't need to think about a plate, since you bought a barebone Q1, and didn't build a custom keyboard from scratch. :) You're good to go with just that I think.

[craggy dock]

Ha okok i thought you had to put the plate betwen the barebone and keycaps

Thats why i was scared i thought i missed a essencial part

[viscid tapir]

what do you mean by nicer

this is really vague

1eur cable works as efficiently as 100eur

only difference is the look

[muted karma]

unless you are trying to use some super high speed device with it

then some fancy 100€ cable will prob work worse

since "custom" cables typically don't care much about usb standards

[viscid tapir]

they are too lazy cables and spoiled

use a fiber cable lol

[muted karma]

also like twice the length of a regular cable

because funny coil that looks like shit once you touched it wrong

[viscid tapir]

i am using the one from aliexpress

does its job lol

rubber coiled cables done at home usually look awful

but cable is a cable

[flint ivy]

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