peripherals

[junior condor]

oh he just told me he put it in 1.5 years ago and it still sounds crazy

[pseudo owl]

Where did he put it on?

[junior condor]

uhh

he put it on the switches

[junior condor]

is it safe to buy krotox off of ali express 💀

[pseudo owl]

Yeah no that is not real krytox and that won’t do very well in your keyboard after a month

Trust me

[junior condor]

oh lmao

[pseudo owl]

I had fake GPL 105. I lubed some switches, the springs were quiet. Fast forward a month or two, was loud again.

[junior condor]

dam

[pseudo owl]

K lube is probably one of the better “fake” krytox’s

[junior condor]

lmaoo

[pseudo owl]

It’s a second to kyrtox

[junior condor]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08YMHKMYY/ref=ewc_pr_img_1?smid=A2WSMD7PSSN99M&th=1

is that a good keyboard i might get it cuz of the black switches

i have blue switches rn its not even mechanical

[pseudo owl]

Just so you know that’s not mechanical

[junior condor]

wut 🫡

wym

[pseudo owl]

In other words

If you wanna change switches later

Have fun. It won’t work

Other than other opticals

[junior condor]

yea most likely wont be doing that

[junior condor]

so like i cant hotswap it for other than other opticals?

[pseudo owl]

Yeah you can’t take a real mechanical switch and put in that board

[junior condor]

a

[pseudo owl]

Also just doesn’t look like a terribly great option. I would rather save my money a while to get something like a keychron.

[junior condor]

oh kk

they mad expensive tho

[pseudo owl]

Yeah, but they are quality.

[junior condor]

true

[pseudo owl]

Ooohhhh

Diff country

[junior condor]

yea

[pseudo owl]

In that case

Hm

If you really need a keyboard get the one above, however maybe save for a different one if possible. I’m gonna go get to work soon, so have a good day.

[junior condor]

Yep thanks and did u mean the first one i mentioned?

[pseudo owl]

Yeah, if need be you can go with that one

[junior condor]

👍

[left zodiac]

Hey. i am looking for a new keyboard. I have the Hyperx alloy orgins its good but some of my keys have stopped responding or take around 2 sec to register, and i am wondering if there are any fixes / similar keyboards with the same feel i could buy.

[pseudo owl]

Keychron v series @left zodiac

[left zodiac]

prefer a 100%

[pseudo owl]

keychron v6

[left zodiac]

use the numpad as binds in games

[pseudo owl]

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

[left zodiac]

yeah i found it

23$ shipping to norway 💀

[pseudo owl]

Lemme find a Norwegian vendor

BRB

[left zodiac]

only seeing v2 from local vendors

[pseudo owl]

https://www.proshop.no/Tastatur/Keychron-V6-QMKVIA-Knob-K-Pro-Red-Gamingtastatur-Nordisk-Svart/3157743 @left zodiac

[left zodiac]

oh shi thanks

[pseudo owl]

No problem

[left zodiac]

only problem is they dont have it

expected in 2 months

any other keyboards you can think of

@pseudo owl

[pseudo owl]

https://www.proshop.no/Tastatur/Keychron-V6-QMKVIA-Knob-K-Pro-Brown-Gamingtastatur-Nordisk-Svart/3157744 is this one in stock I can’t tell

I don’t think it is

[left zodiac]

it isnt

[pseudo owl]

https://www.proshop.no/Tastatur/Keychron-K4-RGB-Aluminium-V2-Gateron-Brown-Hot-Swap-Gamingtastatur-Nordisk-Svart/3029380 this is in stock it seems

[left zodiac]

yeah

looks good but looking more a for a full 100% not a compact one

[glossy sandal]

that’s pretty cheap

especially from China

[lofty reef]

Trying to clean PCB of keyboard after a spilt drink. Using isopropyl alcohol - should I just dampen a cloth with it?

[brisk belfry]

Got this one at Krazy Binz Liquidation Store for 25 CAD
It's a Shurikey Hanzo 002

[pseudo owl]

Nice!

[amber tartan]

lucky bastard, hell of a cop

[pseudo owl]

Fr

[unkempt dome]

Looks great

Love it

[cunning anvil]

thought that was Ethernet cable for a second

nice knobs

[cunning anvil]

hmmmmm

i wonder if i could make a smaller choc board/case like this

[glossy sandal]

SIDE PRINT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I LOVE SIDE PRINT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cunning anvil]

side print?

like front legends? or

[glossy sandal]

here

also, hi loh

[cunning anvil]

gas dyt its a bad idea to mix choc and mx

[glossy sandal]

uhh

[cunning anvil]

bc i maked a pcb with both hotswaps

and i dont wanna pay for a second case

dye sub is not the terrible one right

kinda wanna customize

also, hi gas

i have too many ideas

[glossy sandal]

https://tenor.com/view/cat-smack-slap-fuckyou-kitten-gif-11330282

cat hitting kitten gig

gif

[glossy sandal]

there's bad examples of every legending method

[cunning anvil]

i mean terrible as in

it comes off easily

[glossy sandal]

yeah it won't come off easily

but like i said, there's bad examples of dye-sub everywhere

[cunning anvil]

gotcha

[glossy sandal]

doubleshot won't come off at all

unless you disintegrated the entire keycap

[pseudo owl]

Yeah no

[cunning anvil]

maybe i should order a second case so i dont have to abominize switches

[pseudo owl]

Yeah

[glossy sandal]

you can turn off pings to replies in the menu there

[glossy sandal]

macropad

[cunning anvil]

macropad?

[glossy sandal]

make a macropad

[cunning anvil]

222 usd for 2 katanalike cases, a single alternate top for ortho, and the ortho 100 case... doesnt seem that bad

all stacked acrylic

maybe i shouldnt get so many dougs

170 for just one doug one 100ic

thats not a big difference for another few cases >.>

but also

idk if theyd even fit

[cunning anvil]

i dont need a macropad tho

then again, prob dont need like

10 40s

cheeeees

also should i silk something in the middle, idk what color the casell be yet so idek if youll see the pcb

wondering if i should make a minivan pcb with coplanar xiao

case would be cheaper

and thinner

or qaz

ortho qaz

NVM xiao only has 11 pins

i forgor

[cunning anvil]

maybe i should make a macropad >.>

xiao tho

not pm

[cunning anvil]

bought more pro micros

because prototyping consumes them

oh god i just realized i used hotswap on the gamepad pcb

why did i not go soldered

smh

[latent steeple]

any chance these are real?

[hollow wagon]

What makes you doubt them? Are they supposed to be GMK?

[latent steeple]

i'm wondering if it's official gmk red samurai

or if they're clones

the novelties keycap made me doubt them

[glossy sandal]

none

[glossy sandal]

they're not

[glass jolt]

I'm using kailh choc reds in my sofle choc and after trying key combos and other tricks I'm finding I want a lighter switch. I'm thinking about the kailh choc pinks (20gf) or pro reds (35). Anyone go through that and have advice? Or even using a mix of weights for different keys?

[sturdy hatch]

Those are clones, if you go onto drop (where the real red samurai is sold) u can compare them

[lilac relic]

One of my dumber purchases but I like it. O to save and X to render.

[full field]

ill buy you all the gateron blues u want

[raw swallow]

Can someone recommend a good custom Bluetooth keyboard
Or parts for a keyboard
200-300€ max price including wrist rest

[rose glen]

thats the giga chad macro pad

[autumn agate]

Any keyboard haters here

[boreal rivet]

keyboard community haters represent 🫡

[cunning anvil]

ok

just bought a few pro micros

dunno what to do with all of them

but i have a few ideas

[glossy sandal]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/897744969769549875/1103676826393522278/1682502049865419.gif

[rose glen]

does a love hate relationship count?

[cunning anvil]

wait, theres a community besides this channel for keyboards?

what they like

[glossy sandal]

terrifying

[amber tartan]

speech to text is the future

[autumn agate]

fax

[autumn agate]

shiver me timbers

[magic wolf]

Does putting fabric below my desk mat improve the dampening effect? Also….not using the kickstands

[amber tartan]

yes?

[magic wolf]

I’ve already diy foamed by case and just trying to eliminate that twangy reverb. At least anything I can do before buying a switch puller and lube

[boreal rivet]

You might as well just go and buy silent switches

[tight ivy]

Any idea what keyboard is this?

[amber tartan]

keyboard

i think its a keyboard

[pastel cape]

Logitech GX Blue Switch tkl second-hand for $13, does it worth ?

[echo holly]

13 dollars? yes

Then you should resell it for 50

[pastel cape]

ok, thx

[muted karma]

easiest way to spot is the backspace key

the font on a gmk set is a lot smaller and has some padding on the right

[muted karma]

K70 RGB MK.2 SE

quite expensive for what it is

considering it costs the same as a keychron Q6

which is also fullsize

but has a full alu cnced chassis

[boreal rivet]

Plouffe once again demonstrating how he is still an asshat at the peak of dunning kruger

[muted karma]

that mouse video hurt

missed a letter in a 3 letter name

• sl12 feels cheap cause light

[boreal rivet]

Terrible on so many levels

[muted karma]

• low production mouse has a 3d printed part

can't wait for the next esports major where everybody listened to his advice and got the porsche mouse

[pulsar folio]

light usually means cheap, but not necessarily

I tried a Logitech G PRO X Superlight, and haven't used anything else since tbh

[muted karma]

just like it did with powersupplies?

[pulsar folio]

it's probably what we're used to from for example a kid toys clone of a real tool - much lighter

[muted karma]

it is a stupid metric

[pulsar folio]

but it's like an "illusion" so to speak

[muted karma]

if it is your only metric

[pulsar folio]

well, it's fine to mention tbf, but it means nothing real

[muted karma]

it's not fine to mention "it feels cheap" if you only base it on the weight

[pulsar folio]

yeah "the weight makes it kinda feel like a childrens toy, but don't let that fool you, because I assure you it's not!"

or something for example, is probably how I would phrase it

there is also a difference in cheap material/little material vs proper material

like for example how we use carbon to make things strong, but also light

not sure I've seen the video of the mouse review personally though, so I'm not sure how relevant to that this is atm

[muted karma]

using less material basically doesn't change anything about price

it's not a review

[pulsar folio]

yeah, it's not that simple

[muted karma]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2CcbFclWh8

[pulsar folio]

it's an observation on how you might perceive something, but it's highly subjective

[muted karma]

it's just an entirely uneducated opinion

[pulsar folio]

but I get it, I had the same impression when I first held my G PRO Superlight

that I certainly won't disagree with

prior experience has somehow taught us that heavier things are usually better quality

which leads to us being biased

[muted karma]

yea and then we get logitech putting 26g weights in mice

that is just 1g less than the m1k in that video

[pulsar folio]

those weights certainly doesn't contribute to the quality of the mouse 😛

but changes the experience of using it, and probably holding it

[muted karma]

you mean just like with powersupplies

where chinese companies put weights in their units

[pulsar folio]

not sure I'm familiar with those

[muted karma]

to make them feel more quality

[pulsar folio]

oh, lol, yeah

[muted karma]

so people stopped using weight as a metric

[pulsar folio]

never heard of that actually

lmfao, right, makes sense 😂

200iq move on the Chinese end here hahah

[muted karma]

more like a 50iq move on the end of the people judging quality by weight

[pulsar folio]

yeah, which is why it's such a 200iq move on their end, because they knew to exploit it

[muted karma]

maybe judge the shoddy painting on the sl12

or the bad texture

[pulsar folio]

texture is probably the biggest annoyance I have with mine

I installed some grips on it though, so that helped a lot

[muted karma]

I hate grips tbh

[pulsar folio]

kinda had no choice, my hand lost grip of the mouse lol

[muted karma]

that's the gpx for you

just too glossy if you get slightly sweaty hands

[pulsar folio]

yeah

[muted karma]

and people complain about razers more textured mice

[pulsar folio]

used a G502 Lightspeed before it

was much less of a problem, probably because it has some more shapes on it

[muted karma]

it has textured sides

[boreal rivet]

weird that no one talks about that

when i had mine, the paintjob was just so obviously bad

[muted karma]

idk I feel like that one is quite well known

not as bad as the offcenter scrollwheels

[boreal rivet]

I suppose i'm not in enough of the mouse servers to see those sentiments

the scroll wheel is also bad yeah

reassembling it is also weird

can't over tension the screw that holds in the L/R buttons or it'll feel really bad

[muted karma]

not something new

the kpu was very notorious for that

[south delta]

Rate custom build, linear switches, PBT caps

[dull thunder]

ohhhhh. i like it. really love those blue accents. personally im less of a 60% person, but i still can respect a good build.

nice and compact though

[runic quarry]

can someone reccomend a mechanical keyboard for under 70$

[tawdry cypress]

Red switches or blue ones?

[runic quarry]

uhh red

i have blue and they suck

something white preferably

[gaunt light]

is the rk96 a good keyboard as an in-between for my ergo keyboard?

[hybrid spruce]

ok im considering getting a new keyboard, i want the play buttons and stuff and have volume control

i want the keyboard to be quite as possible and have rgb

one keyboard im looking at but not sure how loud it is or if there is better for cheaper but hows this

https://amzn.eu/d/4SAKZXw

a keyboard im trying to buy for my setup because when i had it , it was a pretty good keybaord is the original apex raw keyboard from steelseries

[gaunt light]

at that price there's better imo

[hybrid spruce]

i mean if possible im looking for cheaper stuff

but dont mind spending that much on a keyboard

im more curious if there is better or similar that is cheaper

[gaunt light]

like the G915 is 30/40 pounds cheaper and a bit better (includes wireless). but it's not hotswappable (don't know if the corsair is)

[smoky moss]

please

do not buy corsair keyboards

buy anything else but corsair

biggest piece of overpriced trash in the world

[smoky moss]

gamakay k61

[gaunt light]

Does this keyboard ring a bell to anybody? It's Kickstarter apparently

The logo on the dedicated case

[pseudo owl]

Eh, keychron v series better IMO

Well

Or K pro

If you’re looking for wireless

[gaunt light]

not much of a keyboard gal, it was just the one that popped out of my head

[serene obsidian]

Hit 100wpm for the first time yesterday, impressive considering I'm not a touch typist

[pseudo owl]

Awesome!

[serene obsidian]

I use a hybrid style, I don't hunt and peck but I don't center my hands over the home row

[blissful dragon]

do not get that

there are better options for cheaper

[gaunt light]

Best 90%/1800 compact keyboard according to you?

(numpad is very important but I want something smaller than a full length)

[magic wolf]

So I know this isn’t the channel for this but, there isn’t really a channel for it. I’ve done everything I could to silence my peripherals, on my keyboard? Satisfied. At least who cares is.

What can I do about my mouse

Just for context I have a Steelseries aerox 3 and a razer basilisk and would much prefer to use the Steelseries. While the basilisk isn’t meshed out super light, it’s equally loud as the current mouse

Could I get a spacer between the switches somehow

[chrome raft]

You could swap out the switches in the mouse
tons of people have modded logitech mice to be silent

[unkempt dome]

I'm on my way to do that

[amber tartan]

looks like a keyboard

[median slate]

It is

[pseudo owl]

Looks like someone didn’t get a box of rocks

Yipeee

How are you liking the switches

[median slate]

They are shekel

Nice

Good

I think they’re pre lubed

However

[pseudo owl]

Yeah outemus are prelubed

[median slate]

Yeye

I need to put it back together brb

all good now

[median slate]

it also came with a Otemu carrot, and an otemu milky silent

idk

[pseudo owl]

Huh

Interesting

Cool

[median slate]

ye

[median slate]

ive got the silent on my sb and the carrot on my esc

[simple flax]

This is my place

Sound test and image

Sounds good ong

[main narwhal]

yes

it was in stock

uh

man I don't remember

it's a brand that does multiple boards though

[main narwhal]

https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=6969

[gaunt light]

thanks ❤️

[river ermine]

Guys so I have this iPad which has a lightning port and I wanted to connect my mechanical keyboard to it so I used a type c to lightning connector. I connected the devices together but it’s not working. Am I missing out any steps

[main narwhal]

does the cable support data transfer?

[river ermine]

Idk

It’s the cable that came in the box

Ig it supports data transfer cause I’ve transferred songs using that cable from my pic to the iPad

Pc*

[amber tartan]

yeah you missed out the step where you couldve googled whether your keyboard or your ipad is compatible with each other

[river ermine]

Aren’t all keyboard compatible?

[amber tartan]

no.

[river ermine]

Oh

Auto co sucks lol

Correct

[amber tartan]

definitely not with apples proprietary bullshit

[river ermine]

Hm okra

[main narwhal]

Everyone I seen do it used the lightning camera adapter

[gentle sandal]

Akko ACR top 75 | gateron milky yellows lubed | milk & honey key caps

[chrome raft]

brb about to buy those caps
My partner will go feral for them

[shrewd idol]

hey im looking forward to buy a mechanical keyboard for under 100 euro, in 60% if possible, anyone has any good recommendation ?

[cunning anvil]

what type of switches would you be looking for?

[shrewd idol]

probably red since i want it for gaming

[blissful dragon]

keychron v4

[shrewd idol]

first its in USD dollard then not sure they ship in france

[blissful dragon]

i believe there's a website for france

https://keychron.fr/

[wheat canyon]

Odin 75 with gmk lavender

[jaunty heath]

Why does the Corsair k70 mk2 have 2 cables and do I need to plug them both?

[misty girder]

Thoughts on the epomaker ek68

[median slate]

Phone audio kinda messes it up, but it still sounds quite thock

[cunning anvil]

thicc thocc

[main narwhal]

one of them is only for passthrough

[unkempt dome]

It doesn't really matter which switches you get for whatever you do ... it will perform about the same ... what is important is to get a switch you like

[main narwhal]

@jaunty heath you see how one has the icon of arrows underneath the USB logo and the other is just a keyboard?

keyboard logo = for the keyboard

arrows only for passthrough

[magic wolf]

Anyone modded a gaming mouse silent before

Also to access a mouse I gotta really force off the pads. Would they still be usable after?

[cunning anvil]

what would yall suggest to do with like 7 thumb buttons on a mouse? i am running out of things to do with them

and debating if i need this many in the first place >.>

but i also havent found many with 5ish thumb buttons

well, ig i havent been looking outside logitech

but compatibility issues annoying so i try not to stray from what i know

perhaps i should set up a machine for editing the profiles at some point

[chilly perch]

Trying to find a board:
Full size (preferred) or TKL
"Floating keys" ie switches are sitting above the plate, with no lip around it
White, non-aluminum case
removable USB c connector
per-key RGB, north facing LEDs

So far seems like a board like this doesn't exist, anyone maybe know?

[amber tartan]

youre looking for a low profile board.

[amber tartan]

play arma with it

[chilly perch]

I'm not really looking for low profile, but even if I do go with it, is there any options?

[amber tartan]

"floating key" usually are just refered as low profile

gmmk has a couple

so does drop but their boards are shit

[chilly perch]

Need not be low profile. Full height switches would be preferred. There's plenty of garbage amazon board thats are 'floating' with full sized switches. But lack every other feature on the list

[pseudo owl]

They mean like

Low profile case

[chilly perch]

oh, i see

low profile case. sure absolutely

gmmk2 96% is quite close altho the aluminum is kinda meh, but could be a good option

[amber tartan]

why dont you like aluminium

[chilly perch]

bad shine, just not preferred

but, one of the lower priority things

[amber tartan]

what does bad shine mean

[chilly perch]

the glow that comes off, not preferable

[amber tartan]

doesnt, plastic do that as well?

what are you doing with it anyway? sniping?

[chilly perch]

more uniform reflection i'd say

esp with the sand blasted texture (or whatever it is) has a grainy appearance

[magic wolf]

Dudes gonna be a room with no lights on.

The reflection property of the keyboard is crucial

[chilly perch]

💯

[gentle sandal]

I have a epomaker keyboard and it has weird driver issues might be just my model tho

[gentle sandal]

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32893869108.html?spm=a2g0o.order_list.order_list_main.5.18361802si44dB

[glossy sandal]

💀

always hitting zingers

[amber tartan]

aye.

[glossy sandal]

at ease

[main narwhal]

@chilly perch Cooler Master SK653 in white and silver?

[chilly perch]

brushed alu is a hard no

[undone sun]

hey all, was looking at this keyboard, thoughts?
https://www.amazon.com/Keychron-Hot-Swappable-Mechanical-Bluetooth-Backlight/dp/B0BNKH8GW5/ref=sr_1_4?crid=1QXPFD3H0DB4K&keywords=k10%2Bkeyboard%2Brgb&qid=1683685343&sprefix=k10%2Bkeyboard%2Brgb%2Caps%2C120&sr=8-4&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.18ed3cb5-28d5-4975-8bc7-93deae8f9840&th=1

[main narwhal]

keychrons are good

[night cedar]

Anyone know where I can get a bulk (110) keyboard switches? I wanna brown switch keyboard, but I also want blue ones to switch out occasionally

Please tag me

[amber tartan]

everywhere switches are sold

just buy 110

they usually only sell switches in 70, 90 or 110

or choose your own amount

[main narwhal]

amazon

novelkeys

wherever lol

novelkeys is on the east coast, divinikey on the west coast

[abstract mesa]

I really wanna talk about how shitty Steelseries repair service is. I bought a SteelSeries Apex Pro of a guy for 10 euros. He had to cut the cable to receive a new Keyboard, why did he want a new keyboard? because of two glitching LEDs. These LEDs cost maybe 3 Euro for a set of 15? Well, I replaced the Cable with one of a Logitech G Keyboard (Because SteelSeries doesn't offer replacement parts) and some of the broken LEDs. Is it really that hard to offer a good repair service for their own products?

[muted karma]

yes

like legit, paying a professional to repair a 100€ product might be more expensive than just sending a new one

realistically most peripherals have very easy to repair problems like failing cables, switches or in the case of keyboards, keycaps

all of those (usually) are like 30 minute jobs at most

unless you are logitech then it is like 90 minutes for a broken mouse switch

[abstract mesa]

I have seen other companies offer better repair services for the same thing. So its not a matter of price and or logistics (guessing here) But then again what light does that shine on SteelSeries, the Apex pro retailed at 200 Euro at launch here in Europe and basically just saying "Ouh just destroy the keyboard further and waste some resources." Doesn't seem like a thing a company wants to represent in todays day and age. But have to agree its probably not worthwhile for them, I am just a little mad because, as you can read, the keyboard works fine.
On the topic of the Apex Pro, a magnificent piece of Keyboard, typing feels faster and my WPM went up a few notches and movement in some Games feels smoother. (But I dont have the explanation anymore to argue with: BuT i PrEsSeD tHe KeY!")

[shrewd idol]

Asking again but anyone has a good reference for a pc under 100 euro (in France) ? Preferably in 60/75% format

[muted karma]

what peripheral company offers actual repair services?

not aware of any

[abstract mesa]

For that Matter: Logitech, sent in my G413 and received aproximately 2 weeks later repaired, not exchanged. Trust, Which I absolutely thought wouldnt happen but it did. well of course that experience is different for everyone else, maybe I had luck but... I wont complain.

[muted karma]

that is uncommon though

like for logitech

I can imagine they hired people for the romer g boards though

[cunning anvil]

me trying to reroute everything after realizing i put the encoder in the wrong space

[novel timber]

Anyone have links where I can find pcb foam and plate foam for my tkl?

[magic wolf]

Lol just make it dawg

(It was mid)

[paper wadi]

Has anyone here used a hhkb keyboard and are they actually good?

[magic wolf]

I wanna, drop alt 65%

[mint swan]

what are some good keyboards like the ibm model m

[unkempt dome]

Ibm model f

[amber tartan]

even worse

[magic wolf]

That’s the joke

[chilly perch]

I'm thinkin I'm just gonna make myself a pcb and case lmao

Goal to take 2-3 months I think

[glossy sandal]

They’re good

I’m not the biggest fan of the sound but I’m planning on buying a hhkb soon enough

[frozen garnet]

opinions on custom keyboards?

[austere gust]

That's my keyboard 🙂 Switches: Tecsee Purple Panda

[frozen garnet]

my keyboard is the entire meaning of overrated ‘budget’ keyboard

kbd67 lite r4 gat oil kings and xda profile black and pink keycaps

[austere gust]

I had 2 normal mechanical keyborads before this one, and it just holds much better in terms of build and feel inspite not costing a fortune 🙂 it ain't perfect but I like it.

[frozen garnet]

dudeee

my last keyboard was a gas67

🤮

[austere gust]

Oh gas67 is almost half cheaper

[frozen garnet]

and the keyboard before that is my gk61

[austere gust]

I like the wood case and it adds a lot of weight to it.

[frozen garnet]

i filled my keyboard with questionable foam

[austere gust]

I filled my with a silicon.. was it worth it? Maybe not

[frozen garnet]

damn

[austere gust]

But it works still so

👍

[frozen garnet]

idk how to turn my rgb off in via so its always in rgb

[austere gust]

Oh I feel you.. Software is the biggest issue. That's why I said it's not perfect

[frozen garnet]

yeah

do you know how to turn it off tho

[austere gust]

Hmm.. I believe on my it's: Fn + [

[frozen garnet]

oh

im gonna try that later

[austere gust]

And you change modes with Fn + ] as well

[frozen garnet]

stock keybinds right

[austere gust]

Brightness is Fn + arrows

But your software might be different as my keyboard was build some time ago 🙂

And I reset keyboard settings with Fn + Q

When I enable something weird by accident

[frozen garnet]

wait

does ur keyboard use via?

[austere gust]

Via?

[frozen garnet]

yes

the app called via

[austere gust]

Hmm.. I don't remember. I gave up on pc software and just sticked to built in the keyboard.

[glossy sandal]

Horrible

[frozen garnet]

reasons??

[austere gust]

I wouldn't generalize so much. It depends on many factors: price, aviability, etc 🙂

[glossy sandal]

too much schmoney

[frozen garnet]

well there are budget options that are around 60 usd

[austere gust]

There are reasonable options that would still cost less than some top keyboards from Razer, Corrsair etc

[glossy sandal]

that’s so much

[frozen garnet]

yeah and most gaming keyboards will cheap out to use membrane instead of actual switches then affecting ur gaming performance

[glossy sandal]

how would membrane vs switch affect performance?

[glossy sandal]

I 💙 rgb and razer

[austere gust]

And I love freedom of choosing switches 🙂

[glossy sandal]

you can desolder switches on older razer keyboards, they use ttc switches.

[frozen garnet]

we dont have to desolder to replace switches

on most keyboards

but gaming keyboards you have to

[radiant lodge]

hi tharblers

[glossy sandal]

a lot of high end boards you have to solder

like a lot

[frozen garnet]

name a few

[glossy sandal]

a big majority, a lot also don’t even come with pcbs

[frozen garnet]

how would they function without pcbs??

[glossy sandal]

you buy the pcb separately

[austere gust]

It's more effort than building a custom keyboard with hot-swap pcb. My keyboard is hot-swap and it was super easy to install new switches 🙂

[frozen garnet]

thats after the groupbuy ends

[radiant lodge]

are you

is this satire

or

[glossy sandal]

no lol

[frozen garnet]

what makes you think that a membrane is faster than a switch

[glossy sandal]

they both register at similar times if not the membrane being faster

[frozen garnet]

optical switches:

[radiant lodge]

hey prof

[frozen garnet]

hi

[radiant lodge]

i think it might be helpful to learn a few more things

before you start shouting

[austere gust]

Every switch is different. There are some switches with very short travel distance. Not my cup of tea though. Just went for solid tactile.

[frozen garnet]

well he literally responded with his opinion on custom keyboards with horrible and just because theyre too expensive

[glossy sandal]

they are :(

[radiant lodge]

nah

[frozen garnet]

wtf how is 60 dollars too expensive

[glossy sandal]

who’s paying 2001$ for a keybord

[radiant lodge]

real

[frozen garnet]

when there are gaming keyboards selling for 120

[radiant lodge]

why would you pay more than 100 for a keyboard

[frozen garnet]

cus i like nicer things

[radiant lodge]

that’s not very understandable to me

[glossy sandal]

why would you pay more than 10$

they all register the same thing

[radiant lodge]

real

same key strokes being made

[frozen garnet]

i dont think you know what the premise of this conversation is about

[austere gust]

$150-200 on a keyboard that will last you many, many years.. why not? And if it's hot-swap you can eaisly disasamble switches to clean the keyboard or replace them with a new set one day.

[radiant lodge]

sick pfp my guy

i love it

nice one bro

[radiant lodge]

well there just isn’t any point in spending for than 40 bucks

same player

[frozen garnet]

literally the same thing as saying

why are you buying a prebuilt and not a custom build

[radiant lodge]

dn

erm

[radiant lodge]

why wouldn’t you buy a pre built

[frozen garnet]

exactly

[radiant lodge]

pre builts are great

i own 7 different gks

[frozen garnet]

yes but do you have the custom parts that you have to source separately on the pc?

[radiant lodge]

buddy that’s how it is with any obscure hobby

is you’re gonna have to do research to get the best

[austere gust]

I had 2 keyboards before. Each one lasted 2-4 years only. They were cheaper but it was still a waste of money. The one I built is about 3 years old and it still works fine and looks like new. Quality pays back sometimes.

[frozen garnet]

that is why im trying to say

[radiant lodge]

that’s why customs suck

bc you have to google things

gk on top

[frozen garnet]

i had a gk as my first keyboard

it sucked

[radiant lodge]

liar

after i put in the vasoline it sounded real thocky

[radiant lodge]

is that geekay OMG OMG OMG

what a nice board

[austere gust]

Not every custom keyboard is great. Especially when you don't pick up parts carefuly. And you need to put some work to it. But if you do it right it will last you for years.

[radiant lodge]

how old are you

[austere gust]

30+ 🙂

[radiant lodge]

😭😭😭

[frozen garnet]

14

[radiant lodge]

i wasn’t asking you

[frozen garnet]

ok

it aint a geekay gk

its a hk gaming

[radiant lodge]

i love hk gaming

[frozen garnet]

mediocre at best

[radiant lodge]

who needs gmk when hk is better at half the price

i love myself some thocky pbt keycaps

[frozen garnet]

build quality

[radiant lodge]

they thock though

[frozen garnet]

ah yes

the soulless entropy of thock

[radiant lodge]

https://tenor.com/view/thocky-thock-keyboard-enthusiast-custom-keyboard-gif-23191651

[glossy sandal]

I 💙 my royal kludge

[frozen garnet]

ok

[solid aurora]

what to look for keyboards?

[chilly perch]

if dey type gud

[blissful dragon]

@frozen garnet YO IT'S YOU!!!

remember me??

[frozen garnet]

no

[blissful dragon]

damn

wait i'll make you remember

dms

[magic wolf]

Ight my friend

This Friday

I’ll be back

With money. I want a 65% keyboard. Can I hold someone accountable for providing links.

The drop alt is my kinda vibe keycap/barebones wise

[solid aurora]

I mean I wonder what keyboard to buy

[magic wolf]

I’m terribly intimidated by the enthusiast market

Holy shit the keyboards people actually own are like hypebeast apparel

[solid aurora]

hypebeast apparel?

[magic wolf]

Uhhhh extremely limited stock and time windows to purchase what you want

[gloomy patrol]

i got you man

how much are we looking to spend

[glossy sandal]

I got you man

how much are we looking to spend

[gloomy patrol]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1033842632809525248/1045843418418532352/D5A686AE-2AE6-4F3A-896E-1DD9A7173406.gif

[cedar lance]

i have a corsair k100 but wanna switch to the corsair k100 air

[glossy sandal]

why you wanna do that invaild the catboy#0001

[glossy sandal]

so toxic 😭

[gloomy patrol]

i would never

[glossy sandal]

I’m so bored bruh

[amber tartan]

how bored

key, bored

[gloomy patrol]

like keyBORED

OMG

[amber tartan]

jinx

[glossy sandal]

I hate you both very much

[cedar lance]

because i hate cleaning my current one

[glossy sandal]

mostly Astro

[gloomy patrol]

we twinning fr

[amber tartan]

nah u tweakin

[glossy sandal]

I hate nightpie less because I don’t know him

[gloomy patrol]

gas has j been hating me

[amber tartan]

omg thnx bestie

[glossy sandal]

maybe you should reconsider where you eat food

[gloomy patrol]

gas j jelly i got invited to a black excellence event and she didnt

[cedar lance]

why i like eating food on top of my pc and keyboard

[glossy sandal]

A WHAT

[gloomy patrol]

they chill with me like that

[glossy sandal]

what is a black excellence event

[gloomy patrol]

have you tried chopsticks

[glossy sandal]

dinner table:

[cedar lance]

plus i like laptop keyboards better

[urban panther]

food isn't allowed on my desk

[glossy sandal]

only food allowed on my desk is really big hotdog

[cedar lance]

no one eats at the dinner table

ayo

[glossy sandal]

I eat alone and I stare at my watch

I count how long my meal was every night

[cedar lance]

that sounds depression

lets eat together

[glossy sandal]

ok but away from the keyboards

[gloomy patrol]

smooth

[gloomy patrol]

have you seen the keeb with noodles in it

[cedar lance]

i didn't mean it that way

it just ended up like that

[glossy sandal]

unintentional zest

[glossy sandal]

bro what

[gloomy patrol]

It’s so fucking cursed

Ion even remember where I saw it

[glossy sandal]

I ain’t even wanna be there

• I live like 500 miles away

[gloomy patrol]

racist

[glossy sandal]

No I just hate organized events

[cedar lance]

that says chicago?

[gloomy patrol]

si

[cedar lance]

im like 16 hours away from that

[gloomy patrol]

you shud go fr

[glossy sandal]

Imma check my email in the morning

[cedar lance]

are u paying for my gas

imma not check my email ever

[gloomy patrol]

just use @glossy sandal

[glossy sandal]

bruh

[cedar lance]

hm

[glossy sandal]

my email dry as hell

[cedar lance]

is that a rip off of best buy

[glossy sandal]

No it’s a proxy for taobao

[cedar lance]

i don't even think im signed in to my emails on my laptop

[glossy sandal]

can you check for me

[amber tartan]

emails are important

[glossy sandal]

Nightpie what’s your most recent email

[amber tartan]

something from my uni

[glossy sandal]

what does it entail

[amber tartan]

theyre moving student services to 11th floor

[cedar lance]

my most recent email invites me to have access to console on a minecraft server

[glossy sandal]

why is there 11 floors

what fuckin

huh???

[amber tartan]

my uni is massive

this is like one of the 180th building

[glossy sandal]

yeah I know the universe is large

but 11 floors seems a little excessive

[amber tartan]

my old apartment has like 30 floors

[glossy sandal]

where do you live

Austria right

[amber tartan]

now i live in australia

[glossy sandal]

how is Austria

[amber tartan]

actually it has 42 floors

its cool

[glossy sandal]

is there awesome things

[amber tartan]

yeah

[glossy sandal]

are you plotting and scheming masterplans

[amber tartan]

daily clack is nearby!!

[glossy sandal]

I live very close to keebsforall

I could go into the warehouse

[amber tartan]

singopare?

[glossy sandal]

no that’s mx

I live in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

[amber tartan]

oh shit im so sorry for you

[glossy sandal]

everyone keeps saying that

[amber tartan]

yeah that sucks

[glossy sandal]

I’m gonna get angry

https://tenor.com/view/hulk-roar-avengers-infinity-war-angry-gif-11873427

[amber tartan]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1074926945676054598/1103544594018357268/1653604917695721472.gif

[glossy sandal]

Ew

Nightpie do you live in Brisbane

[amber tartan]

no i live in jason mel bourne

[glossy sandal]

you live in a guy??

[amber tartan]

yeah matt damon is hot

(jason mel bourne actor)

[glossy sandal]

do you fight the viruses when he gets sick

[amber tartan]

yeah they speak this weird accented english

[glossy sandal]

those damn microorganisms

Nightpie

have you seen the hong kong keyboard

[amber tartan]

the what!?

[glossy sandal]

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=120281.0

[amber tartan]

interesting.....

but i like harbor mor

still no tracking

:/

[glossy sandal]

maybe you should curse the heavens

[amber tartan]

i alr did tbh

[junior condor]

stupid question but can you make a non hot swappable keyboard hot swappable

would u have to buy another pcb?

[amber tartan]

yes, youll need to solder in your own sockets

[pseudo owl]

Yeah

You can buy millmax sockets

[amber tartan]

no you do not need a new pcb

though some keyboards do not have enough clearance for sockets

so do some research

[pseudo owl]

Yeah

[amber tartan]

wrong channel

[magic wolf]

What is your keyboard

[drifting ore]

you can

but you need to desoldier it first

[novel timber]

Whats the diffenrce between pcb foam and plate foam?

[boreal rivet]

The degree of copium

[glossy sandal]

@boreal rivet question

[icy creek]

It’s finally here but it won’t stay stock for long. When they arrive my drop MT-3 dasher key caps set will go on. Really glad I got the dasher caps at the time I did as I got the full set for $54 shipped instead of the $120 they are right now

[cunning anvil]

gas what did you want doug files for anyways

[glossy sandal]

wanted to see in 3d

[cunning anvil]

gotcha

[small sentinel]

anyone hear about the K57?

I did a firmware update cause Icue said it was needed and it fried my keyboard rigth now now it wont even turn on

[cunning anvil]

dy'all know how to socket a pro micro?

i got stupid tall headers lol

looking for something better

[chilly perch]

Snip thee headers :-)

[cedar lance]

the k100 air best keyboard

[cunning anvil]

finna buy more supplies soon

need to decide on switches and caps still

gonna go smd this time for diodes

[cunning anvil]

legs suck

whats really quiet for switches?

[gloomy patrol]

Bobagums shud be pretty quiet

[timber bay]

Would this work on any keyboard?

[glass jolt]

What are people using to tent their split keeb halves? I bought a couple small laptop stand legs that fold out which work ok but I'm not happy with them.
I thought about something that can use a tenting puck but I feel like I could also drill a hold into my bottom acrylic plate and hot mount a metal screw so let into it too so I just need to buy a mount like this camera mount. Any other ideas? I would like something that could work with a slight forward/back tilt as well.
https://a.co/d/cz1HdeZ
Or something simple like these, but not easily adjustable
https://a.co/d/2NeCyWM

[glossy sandal]

no

this needs to be placed on a seperate pcb that's made specifically for it

[boreal rivet]

What’s up

[unkempt dome]

Haimu silent I've heard

[glossy sandal]

was gonna ask how to open my keyboard but I answered my own question

[boreal rivet]

Lol

[chrome raft]

Guys is the ek 68 a good pick for a keyboar

[median slate]

jist pit loads of poly full yun my keyboard xd

mismatched my keycaps too

[glossy sandal]

xD

[glossy sandal]

🔥

fucking FedEx man

[boreal rivet]

Did superbuy not pack it properly

I added extra protection for an interface I bought from xianyu and it came in a box like 4 times it’s size

[glossy sandal]

nah this was a diff g80

one I bought from China was black and a 11900

This is a regular 1800 I bought from a friend

[boreal rivet]

Ah lol

I thought you got both from xianyu

[glossy sandal]

I can’t afford shipping from tb twice man 😭

[boreal rivet]

Smh imagine not living in sg

We get direct shipping from tb here

So much cheap shit

[glossy sandal]

bro you gots to send me some shit

I need more cheap dye-sub but shipping will actually kill me

[boreal rivet]

It’s just some keycaps

Can’t be that bad

[glossy sandal]

either cheap dye sub or og ansi hmmm

[solid aurora]

ah that

[solid aurora]

i hate that feeling

[magic wolf]

$300 not including shipping and taxes

I can build it, I’ve rebuilt my 3 prebuilds enough times, but what I don’t know. Is what, is the absolute, best respectably quiet, full travel, non tactile (so prob a linear) uhhh,

“milky” build.

While being a 65, no reason for portability, full aluminum shell, honestly like, if nobody has better aftermarket suggestions, I was just gonna get a Drop Alt with browns, some extra foam, tape, fill my spacebar with jelly tape and call it a day

[gloomy patrol]

please do not get a drop alt

one of the biggest wastes of money in this hobby

what country are you in

and are you willing to wait

[magic wolf]

Exactly why I came to you beautiful people.

USA

Wait? Well. I really dislike paying for things then waiting for them

[gloomy patrol]

that narrows down out options a bit

this is one of your stronger options

https://cannonkeys.com/products/bakeneko65

[magic wolf]

Yes. My biggest concerns about this expenditure is sourcing

Awesome, sleek, great layout

[gloomy patrol]

great value too

its going to perform much much better than a drop alt

for switches I would go with

https://cannonkeys.com/products/haimu-heartbeat-silent-linear-switch?variant=41075252789359

great silent linears

they use a silencing method that does not involve any silicone so no concerns about mushiness

[magic wolf]

Aluminum case, check

Gasket mount, check

Flat keycap colors avail with check

Narrows all my boxes

[gloomy patrol]

what colors are you looking for keycap wise

[magic wolf]

Flat, I really enjoy a grey with low tone accents, pref on my larger keys

But a uniform color arrangement is fine

[gloomy patrol]

oring is going to be different from your traditional poron gasket but I would honestly recommend this over the other poron gasket options in the price bracket

[magic wolf]

As for style

Well

I’ve only used OEM

[gloomy patrol]

cherry is p similar to oem and offers a lot more options

for grey with accents how are we feelings about beige

[magic wolf]

I’d like to experiment since this will be my actual first instance of, well. Yeah. Not gamer brand

[gloomy patrol]

https://21kb.com/

[magic wolf]

Yes.

[gloomy patrol]

21kb has a lot of beige options

[magic wolf]

Okay now, this is prob gonna sound very stupid but

[gloomy patrol]

another couple websites i would check out for keycaps to see if anything hits would be novelkeys and cannonkeys

[magic wolf]

Is there a keycap set with monospaced fonts

(I’m a big sucker for monospace)

[gloomy patrol]

monospaced?

like centered?

[magic wolf]

Uhhhh, more like, well I can’t explain it. But typically the kinda fonts used in terminals and text editors

Oh I see what that is now that I google the word

It’s more of it’s relation to other letters

[gloomy patrol]

i would need a couple pictures to work with here

[magic wolf]

Yeah like I said stupid question.

[gloomy patrol]

kat might have something like that

or dsa

[magic wolf]

Mwah 🤌

[gloomy patrol]

this isnt rlly color based but would you prefer a font like this

[magic wolf]

Wow these are expensive

KAT cyberspace

Well. I got budget with the base

[gloomy patrol]

just font wise

[magic wolf]

Honestly that second one there is stunning

[gloomy patrol]

https://novelkeys.com/products/dsa-milkshake?variant=40980340670631

[magic wolf]

I love the emblem keys

[gloomy patrol]

second set fits right in your budget too

[magic wolf]

You’re great thank you

[gloomy patrol]

now i would just grab some general supplies and from there you should be good to go

lube, switch and keycap pullers, switch openers

things of that nature

[magic wolf]

Got all of that already, is keyboard lube a necessity? I mean. Dielectric for my Razer Huntsman TE on everything moving has been decent

Doesn’t spread very easy, might be worth it though

Now this is the “tough question”

Can you, “estimate” the best combination (these switches are probably gonna help a lot with this) to minimize “pop” in favor of, lower sound signature

In terms of foam, unm. Stabilizer bandaids. Keycap filling of any sort idk

I do tend to, be up when my SO isnt. And the “popcorn” is the worst

Here’s a demonstration of the worst offender

Would an aluminum case benefit me? I know everything plays a crucial role in sound signature but, wouldn’t aluminum be cause for a larger reverb?

beautiful @gloomy patrol

im at $330 including all post expenses

you got everything exact within the random number I threw out there. A lil underbid actually

so thank you

[vagrant python]

Hi guys,
I am looking for a TKL keyboard with qwertz layout which I can take with me when I am not working from home. do you have any recommendations? (price should be sub 200€)

[magic wolf]

this was truly a major pain in this ass for me at first

[magic wolf]

want mine?

it might get u fired.

[vagrant python]

😄 I'd rather not

[magic wolf]

the feeling is mutual. If you wanna build? well, those silent switches are heavily praised online.

[gloomy patrol]

I would j throw dielectric on the wires if you don’t want to open everything up

[gloomy patrol]

You shouldn’t hear much of anything with the silence switches tbh

[magic wolf]

thats what I was told about putting orings on my keycaps...

it made it worse.

(im just joking, this is perfect)

((I hope))

I just cannot give up mechanical typing

[vagrant python]

my office has Logitech K120s on the workstations and these membrane keyboards just feel awful, which is why i want to bring my own

[magic wolf]

God I don’t know what we have, they’re like, a ripoff apple keyboard. Tiny. Flatter than 10 sheets of paper with rubber stands

I tried both my steelseries and razer keyboards, both with stabilizer lubing and deskmat at least: both to the disdain of my neighbors

[muted karma]

bro if your neighbours have a problem with you using a mechanical keyboard due to noise it's not the keyboard that is the problem

[viscid tapir]

i really like cheap logitech office keyboards

they feel cheap but they are really responsive

[magic wolf]

not literal neighbors.

its just a way of saying co-workers nearby you.

and yes, its the keyboard that is the problem. Imagine going to, a library or something and whippin out the blue build

that library could be 5000 square ft and you'll annoy tf out of everyone there.

[glossy sandal]

@gloomy patrol can you help me build a keyboard

[gloomy patrol]

sure

can you talk my spanish final

i need to write an essay during that shit

[glossy sandal]

no (lol)

[gloomy patrol]

i want to throw something

do you have something throwable on hand

[glossy sandal]

Moondrop Quarks

[glass jolt]

any tips for making a split keyboard without a case quieter? i have a sofle choc with the MK caps, and a thin piece of foam in between the pc4 plate and pcb but its still pretty clacky. I also have a acrylic bottom plate. i oiled the switches on the left side and don't even notice a difference from noise level of the switches on the right half. where in my keychron the lube made a huge difference.

[tardy relic]

yo

any good upgrade for my logitech g103 for gaming?

[glossy sleet]

Lube will likely not make a big difference to your sound, as much as it would improve the travel smoothness.

[glossy sleet]

You can also custom-cut rubber sheet or silicone sheet of 3mm thickness to add mass to the gap betweeen the plate and the P[CB, helping with dampening. Foam merely reduces reverberation.

[magic wolf]

@glossy sleet what can be done about initial key "clack". I just ordered myself a full build for a silent mechanical keeb, but for the meanwhile. even ever so gently tapping my keys makes them clack. Is this a...switch rigidity problem?

maybe key height

switch tension maybe

[glossy sleet]

Which switch are you using? Is this only in the bigger keys with stabilizers?

[magic wolf]

well, between both steelseries apex pro, and razer huntsman TE, both linear opticals

both do this

Ive already done all the home cooked mods you could ask for

and its more persistent on my letter keys

non existent with my stab keys

[glossy sleet]

Oh. Interesting. I was just about to request video

[median slate]

Do younot have stabs???

[magic wolf]

my stabs are fine

[median slate]

ohh

Mk

[magic wolf]

my small keys are too fookin loud

[glossy sleet]

IKR. Stabs are dead silent. Good job tuning that.

[magic wolf]

glob'a dielectric, bandaids.

spacebar filled with gummy tape

[glossy sleet]

I fail to understand why your linear optical switches sound like clickies.

[magic wolf]

[median slate]

Folyfill, foam, tape, silicone, etc

[magic wolf]

well, I got 2 layers of PE foam

one behind the board and one in the case.

[median slate]

How thick?

[magic wolf]

one sheet about

uhhh

sec

This thicc

2 layers of this thick

[glossy sleet]

PE foam, if not the insulated type (usually black) can buil;d static charge over time and fry your PCB. Please use a 3mm thick rubber or silicone sheet instead. I lost a board to PE foam static very recently.

Also, back to your switch poppy sound problem, try using thick PBT plastic keycaps. What you have are thin ABS and they do make this sound no matter what you do.

[magic wolf]

ah.

these are PBT.

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[glossy sleet]

Get thicker PBT then.

[magic wolf]

^ me pulling keycap off

[glossy sleet]

Like more than 1mm thick.

[magic wolf]

I did just order a set of DSA Milkshake

those saucy enough?

I paid saucy money

[glossy sleet]

Hahaha. Yep. You'll notice a difference for sure.

I gotta go.

[magic wolf]

well, the difference wont be on this board at all

thanks for the tips moon

appreciate ya

[magic wolf]

thats about 4 hours of effort.

will this succeed in not pissing off a housemate

[glossy sleet]

Nah. Likely not if your keeb is wake-sleepwalkers-up loud to begin with

[magic wolf]

I dont understand....I do the silencing mods to not feel obligated to bin my $140+ keyboards. The end up feeling so much better to type on....

but subsequently become more obnoxious

is it possible stuffing PE foam added this "popcorn" flavor to my sound profile

anywho, hopefully within 2 weeks Ill have my Bakaneko65 https://cannonkeys.com/products/haimu-heartbeat-silent-linear-switch?variant=41075252789359

and those caps

get that mechanical feel so I can late night >type< not self aware of every keystroke I make

[glossy sleet]

Yes. That is called a marbly sound, and yes PE foam did that.

[magic wolf]

I wanted to fall face first into my keyboard reading that

[glossy sleet]

Soon to be Holy Grail switches, once production stops like it did for the Bobagums

[magic wolf]

then realized I'd probably scare my neighbors dogs.

[glossy sleet]

Lol. I'm working on silencing my Keychron V1 too.

[magic wolf]

im an amateur to this hobby, fill me in?

[glossy sandal]

No?

[glossy sleet]

A company called Gazzew made a switch called the Boba Pink. Silent linear mechanical switch, almost completely made of POM plastic. It was revered as one of the best silent linears on a budget. Production ceased recently (I think), sending prices for the existing units steadily rising, especially unmodded or unopened switches.

[glossy sleet]

Well, I think so. Haimu hearbeats are really good.

[magic wolf]

how large of a role does spring tension play in sound profile

[glossy sandal]

Bobas were stopped for production because the boba blend (translucent housings) yellowed after time

they’re fine switches but not “grails” per se

[glossy sleet]

Ah.

[magic wolf]

most custom keyboards recess the keys into the shell....not like you'd even see half of them anyway

[glossy sleet]

Moderate, but particularly noticeable in certain configurations, like with all-metal bodies.

[glossy sandal]

Also gazzew doesn’t make gazzew switches

outemu does.

[magic wolf]

ahh, and thats my last question...

aluminum case. I'd imagine, thats...higher sound band reverb heaven

or am I hopefully wrong

I just learned that PE foam diddnt dampen my sound rather just made it marbly so I need to not have expectations with this shit anymore

[glossy sandal]

Boba just refers to the housing material, you could be talking about boba u4t, u4, LT or Bobagums

I think you’re talking about Bobagums, the silent linear.

[glossy sleet]

Yes

[glossy sandal]

Thick foam = higher pitched