peripherals

[noble yarrow]

i mostly play fps games

im kind of scared of the keychron having bad performing rapid trigger tho

but ig they usually do things pretty well

ig if i really dont lik eit i would be able to return

[native salmon]

yeah, going with a tried and true solution is usually best

[noble yarrow]

ig i;ll get it and be staring at the shipping until may

and 20 dollar shipping W

[native salmon]

hope that one works out for you

it sucks not having a good keyboard you like

[noble yarrow]

my current keyboard currently bottoms out at 3.5mm and i think thats why i hate it so much

razer blackwidow v3 mini

[native salmon]

oof, that's rough

[noble yarrow]

i got it as a gift for christmas so i feel kind of bad for getting a new one so quick but this is also why i hate getting suprised with technical stuff like this

[native salmon]

yeah, that's why I always tell people not to buy me anything involving my personal sutup. it's personal for a reason.

[noble yarrow]

yea its really unfortunate but i appreciate the thought/gesture

its higher quality then my old keyboard i feel though so its not like it was a downgrade necessarily i just needed a new one and not this one

[native salmon]

that's understandable, glad I was of some assistance at least

[noble yarrow]

My certainty has wavered and now I'm very unsure again

[native salmon]

Oof

[late willow]

Anyone got experience with Steelseries keyboards / microphones?

Desperately need a new keyboard, my loud ass Corsair is giving up on me. RGB on some keys broke and the keys are deteriorating after 10 years of glorious use.

Looking for something comfortable to match the asthenic of my setup, mechanical yet not overly loud since I have a separate studio microphone without a boom, so it’ll pick up loud clacking.
I have a Steelseries MSI monitor which I adore and the brand seems loved.

https://steelseries.com/gaming-keyboards/apex-pro-tkl-2023

They also sell mufflers with their keyboards which is a plus

[median grove]

I have their Arctis Nova 1, my brother has an Artis 3

Based on my experience I would not deal with them

The headphones I broke from them were broken, I went through the manufacturer as they had warranty

they went back and fourth complaining that i didnt keep the reciept even though i had given them a bill of sale (which was forwarded directly from the retailer), alongside the charge

it took me 8 months to RMA it, which almost took up my entire 12-month canadian warranty

No idea about their keyboards though, only reason I ended up in this channel is because I purchased my first mechanical keyboard

I purchased a Keychron C2 which is my first mechanical keyboard with brown switches. Loving it so far, feels much better to type with especially at ~130wpm

[cunning anvil]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/966410290285658122/1225185254567051445/image.png?ex=662035af&is=660dc0af&hm=926f164d1a195017581f3430ca869cdac88ef2e5447cc4b16eb83df73c6a3999&

i love twiddling with key maps on a new board

[cunning anvil]

where's 1800%

[faint atlas]

My beloved

[storm meadow]

hey, can anyone reccomend a nice tenkeyless keyboard for around 80-100$ on amazon? Im looking for a clicky type keyboard with a detachable usb c cable and ideally a volume knob (i know i probably cant find one in this price range but im curious if anyone knows anything)

[modest condor]

i mean , there are probably some cheap e waste tkls with a knob ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Keychron does have some iirc

not that keychron is e waste

[storm meadow]

Ok ignoring a knob, what tkl keyboard's are nice for the price range I mentioned?

Rn, i have a hyper x alloy origins, but its a couple years old and i think i have some input problems.

I want something nice to type with, so im thinking clicky blue switches, what brands or keyboards are nice like that?

[boreal rivet]

realforce from yahoo auctions

[crisp patrol]

realforce from yahoo auctions

[modest condor]

realforce from yahoo auctions

[granite cedar]

My keyboards spacebar frequently double presses or doesn’t input at all. I’ve cleaned it out and replaced the keyswitch but the issue still happens. Could it be a problem with the pcb itself?

It’s an rk61 60%

[marsh scaffold]

Hi hi!!!

So my G915 is on its last legs, shift keys solder broke once and keeps breaking, and the space bar is missing clicks.

So I'm looking to get a new one. I've used this keyboard since it released and before that I just used a stock HP keyboard.
I'm looking for something that I can either assemble myself or buy out if box that would fit what I do well.

I'm a full time student and do alot of coding normally 3 days a week for 8 hours, and I also play really fast paced games like ultrakill and other games that require me to change and press buttons quickly.

I've never built a keyboard nor do I know anyone who has. My only thing js that I NEED a numpad it's one thing I can't live without

Any recommendations?

[boreal rivet]

Realforce

[cunning anvil]

i wonder how cheap i could make a full size keyboard with Bluetooth

with some assembly required

are pcb mount lp switches stable enough to do plateless

where does one even find gateron lp switches

[boreal rivet]

man google it

[cunning anvil]

im sorry i just was rambling

dont mind me

i guess gateron is the only manufacturer of those kinds , makes sense

[cunning anvil]

stabler? or better switches

[cunning anvil]

i think gateron lp v1 was shorter or close

[shell crystal]

Does anyone know of any AI that can be trained to function as a voice-to-text interface? normal solutions aren't sufficient for me, and I'm losing my ability to type with my hands

I'm also open to other hardware alternatives if you have any suggestions, I'd appreciate it

[sonic cape]

Honestly Siri worked great for me

My mom often starts telling me that I have to write this and that in an email for her cuz shes super busy, i just open Siri and she does voice to text pretty efficiently

[shell crystal]

Yes, Apple actually has the best voice chat models, both Macs and iPhones, but I need something I can train because I use a lot of weird words when writing essays

In Windows there is a solution but it is super expensive, it costs about a thousand euros

[sonic cape]

Are you loosing the ability to write because of a physical issue ?

[shell crystal]

yeah

[sonic cape]

If so you should consider medical ways

I have heard of companies doing these kinds of things

basically something like Steven Hawking had

[shell crystal]

operations take time and yet I am losing capabilities and I need to work

[sonic cape]

I understand

You tried to contact your insurance company ?

[shell crystal]

That's fucking expensive and difficult to implement

[shell crystal]

I'm not in the USA

[sonic cape]

me neither

im in the EU

[shell crystal]

I don't have one, in short, in my country health is managed differently

[sonic cape]

damn

well

[woven shard]

Otter. It's on iOS and Android app stores.

I've heard good things about it but have yet to use it myself, mostly because I have yet to need to. That also means I have yet to read the ToS and Privacy Policy, so I can't vouch for those, either. Always read any document you're agreeing to.

[past lantern]

hey ummm what's a good mechanical keyboard that's around 100$

oh yea preferably tkl 60 or 65

[prime mirage]

https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-v2-qmk-custom-mechanical-keyboard?variant=40196919492697

Keychron v2 is probably the best smaller layout keyboard option under $100

[fickle sedge]

Hey, I have the Wooting Two HE and I've had it for over a year or two now. Sometimes keys just get touchy and type without me or turn up and down volume. I often use the .1mm sensitivity but didn't use to have this problem so much. Any ideas? Thinking I'll get to cleaning it one of these days. Perhaps there is some keyswitch cleaner someone can reccomend or troubleshooting ideas?

Seems like resetting the settings helped but it's weird. I'd be interested if others had the issue, it would be interesting to undertand it.

[magic wolf]

You might just be laying your fingers on the keyboard

Fingers do that ya know, get tired

That stupidly low actuation seems more exhausting to use than 70g tactiles

Hell I use black switches which actuate like a normal red, but heavier and I still manage to accidentally hit my spacebar

[fickle sedge]

It was happening without anything touching any keys

[woven shard]

Your keys' actuation might actually be triggered by your keycaps then. How heavy are your keycaps?

[crisp patrol]

thocky keyboard

[cedar yacht]

hey, im currently looking for any recommendation's for a 100% mechanical keyboard with clicky key switches preferred, i currently have a logitech g512

[agile minnow]

Any recommendation for a vintage keyboard?

[dusty remnant]

just got a keychron V6 barebones, absolutely great full-size board for under 100, and just buy whatever clickiez you want

also have a K10 and much prefer the V6

if you have $600 the Dino 104 extras went on sale today

[boreal rivet]

AEK, rt101+ or model f

[crisp patrol]

or an old topre board

"""old"""

[fickle sedge]

They came with the keyboard. It could be that but if it is my guess is that they needed some sort of calibration and perhaps resetting the settings/keyboard helps with that. I'm having less issues since I reset the settings on the Wootility.

[fickle sedge]

Despite the occasional issues I like the Wooting Two HE and would still recommend it. Tons of customization. It has a thick sound, not necessarily the clicky sound you're looking for but prob a good compromise.

It's around $200 when i bought it and it has Hall Effect Key Switches

[cunning anvil]

https://shop.beekeeb.com/product/smolo-low-profile-keycap/ they dont fit smolo tho :c

ML seems weird capwise

[cunning anvil]

is ml available still? project suggests not

alps vibes

broken in switches lol

but idk i want things i make to be reasonably replicable, without salvage

ig if i really wanted to do that though i wouldnt be using GLP

people should make more gateron lp clones

kailh choc is fine but mx spaced caps are so pain

and choc spaced is fucking rectangles

cfx is square but tiny

[boreal rivet]

only natural choice is topre short throw

[cunning anvil]

whatever parts people still make is what i make boards from

what if

silent gateron LP

still waiting on the silent chocs to release :c

choc caps in mx spacing are hard to find

idk what ml spacing is like tho

whats cool about the footprint? tkl?

gnob

is it like, "the" tkl layout?

gotcha

heres what cfx looks like in mx spacing

gap

https://shop.tai-hao.com/products/purple

ooh 18.1mm

basically mx spaced right?

mx caps are 18x18 apparently

or something

[crisp patrol]

choc travel

[cunning anvil]

fast travel bad?

[crisp patrol]

low travel bad

[cunning anvil]

of

[crisp patrol]

taihao nice

their abs is decent

[crisp patrol]

a little on the thinner side though

[chrome raft]

ok two questions:

where can i get a cherry mx red rgb/clear (not sure what it's called) keyswitch set for cheap
and will my existing keycaps (stock redragon k582) work?

[spiral mica]

just search mx red and click on the results

yes

[bitter oar]

Me vs hotswap socket

They're holding strong for no name sockets

[crisp patrol]

meme board

[flint ivy]

lmfao

Wtf r those cuts

[boreal rivet]

bro really has nothing better to do

[bitter oar]

not cuts, just some junk that came from black tape on the battery

cause isopropyl

[flint ivy]

You are telling me this is not A flex cut

[wintry bough]

Everyone says that mechanical keyboards r so good to type on, I peaked in typing speed on a test the other day, on my macs keyboard

[spiral mica]

yeah but it feels crap

(I also get higher wpm on mac kbd)

[bitter oar]

Oh, I thought you meant cuts on my hands

yes, those are flexcuts

but based on what i’ve sent you can clearly see I didn’t put just mediocre amount of force to pop the socket purposefully

also, even if the socket popped up for some reason the wiring still holds intact, so technically functional.

unless the whole socket gets destroyed which is easier than to pop the socket actually

unless you really abuse the keyboard there’s no way the socket’s gonna pop on that board tbh

[crisp patrol]

sockets are supposed to be cheap

no shit

[bitter oar]

weren’t you one of the complainers about hotswap sockets being shitty and all on those budget boards? here you have it

they hold pretty well.

[crisp patrol]

until they don't

just solder loser

[bitter oar]

Skill issue, insert your switches without bent pins

Look at the video again how much force i put into breaking that socket

[crisp patrol]

???

order new switches get bent pins

logical

[bitter oar]

Your sockets only pop out when you insert a switch forcefully with bent pin/s

[bitter oar]

That's not what I meant whatsoever

You can have 1 switch with bent pin and other 80 fine

From factory or during shipping

And you try to force the switch into the socket and then you pop it out

There's no other way pretty much to pop a socket normal way

[crisp patrol]

shit solder joints

[bitter oar]

Yes, it was an issue on previous budget boards around 2 years ago

It seems like it's gotten much better

Gmmk 2 had like the shittiest solder joints ever

[crisp patrol]

one shit joint ruins everything if you don't have a soldering iron because you cope with hotswap all the time

[bitter oar]

Popped easily compared to anything else

[bitter oar]

Well, these on the f75 pcb even if they entirely pop out somehow they're still held by the pcb part and work

Lol

The most effective way to pop them out is with tweezers into the socket and push, which is highly unrealistic scenario as hotswap sockets get 99.9% of the time popped cause of you pushing the switch pins agaisn't the socket outer sides

[crisp patrol]

better

[ionic briar]

realistically im more worried about the socket being loose over use and then unable to contact the switch pins than somehow being dumb and strong enough to break the socket

[bitter oar]

Don't smash your keyboard, issue solved

The pcb will likely break sooner than the socket tbh

[ionic briar]

my gk61x pcb still working fine after 4 years, in that time i wear out the switches enough to warrant a full swap

[bitter oar]

The switch itself it either mounted on the plate or pcb, you won't damage the sockets if you push the keys harder

[ionic briar]

yea

[bitter oar]

More likely to crack the pcb

Which is fatal, but that can happen to any keyboard.

With enough force

[ionic briar]

i fucking smash the board against my thigh and its still working

just need to swap the chatter old switches

went full clicky and heavy this time, some box navy

[bitter oar]

I usually do just linears

[ionic briar]

I'm priviliged enough to be able to use clickies without anyone complaining so I decided to try the opposite of the switch spectrum

took a while for my weak ass fingers to get used to the navies

previously running good old gat yellow

[bitter oar]

nice

Gats yellows were goat at the time

Nowadays there are 15 trillion options to choose from

Yes?

If you're a newbie check hotswap pcb layout

yeah, i'ma block you back I regret for the second time for unblocking you

Uh but you are

Hotswap sockets are at the same level> or 0.4mm below the pcb depends on the pcb thickness no way of popping them through smashing the board from the front

Again that's not even what i'm talking about

Unless something knocks the sockets or you bend the pcb purposefully to pop them out (at the time the pcb would already be dead asf anyway) they won't pop out

Or just insert a switch front wise w bent pin and force it in

Again look at the video I sent earlier how well the socket held

Then talk who's spreadong misinfo.

[ionic briar]

I do agree that all you need to do, is line the switch up, all good

[bitter oar]

I also tried knocking a socket from the side and it was solid asf

Also the tweezers i used literally bent against the sockets

Cheaper set of tweezers but still

If you abuse your keyboard that much and call it out for failing cause you're a moron lol,

nonesense

[bitter oar]

yup

[crisp patrol]

because of the absurd amount of flex cuts

[bitter oar]

just don't smash your keyboard please...

[ionic briar]

tbh, I don't understand the whole flex cuts and flexy plate materials
Ignorance is bliss I guess

[bitter oar]

Even without flex cuts I doubt the sockets would pop first before the pcb cracks if you'd smash it with a hammer for example, depends on the sockets and pcb thickness, mounting style in the most part

[bitter oar]

It makes typing softer

most people don't care about them

But I don't like if there's too much space for the gaskets to do the job

It's weird to type on

[nimble flower]

what’s the average cost of an entry level budget keyboard build ?

like 100 bucks i’m guessing ?

[bitter oar]

Depends on your needs

[crisp patrol]

anything with an absurd about of flex should be smashed

[nimble flower]

let’s say some basic 75% keyboard rgb backlit blue switches

hypothetically

i was just curious because i have pretty much this exact keyboard for like 50 bucks but i seen cool ones that have the little cool nob on the side to control volume and stuff

so i can prolly switch it all over

[boreal rivet]

why are you acting like that one example determines how durable all hotswap sockets are

also you realise that the pcb was taking most of the load right

[crisp patrol]

that must actually be the point of flex cuts hmmm

flex cuts to make the boards idiot proof

[boreal heart]

Guys I have 100-150 dollars for a 2nd keyboard

I want either a tkl or a 65% or a 60% WKL what kit do u guys recommend

[crisp patrol]

$140 pro2 from sho

[boreal heart]

Where send link

[crisp patrol]

idk probably is in mechmarket

[bitter oar]

if you’d smash the board from the front yes, that’d be the case

or both at the same would break the pcb and socket/s

it doesn’t have reason to pop out otherwise

when you insert* a switch with a bent pin you put alot of force on the solder, that’s what makes it pop out. otherwise everything one the board that is soldered would break if you’d smash it

calling hotswap sockets trash cause they can’t handle whatever idiocy you put them through is not the boards fault.

yes, not every board has the same godly soldered sockets so, just take your time and make sure your switches don’t have bent pins or socket them properly you don’t even have to put almost any force whatsoever with good method.

idk why you guys even argue about just such primitive stuff and twist words I say.

[bitter oar]

rainy75 is solid

[crisp patrol]

intert

[muted karma]

hmx and ws switches don't work properly with hotswap btw

Since the pins are too thin

You slso can't use the best budget switch (mx blacks from an old g80)

[spiral mica]

????

it works without a problem

[boreal heart]

I don’t wants 75 💔

[muted karma]

Have heard of people with issues

[bitter oar]

I didn’t have personally

ws doesn’t have the thinnest pins

[spiral mica]

the pin's thickness is the same as akko

ever so slightly narrower than gateron on one pin

[fresh thistle]

guys, are logitech gaming keyboards really that bad? (i just want to know, i don't want to get any keyboard)

[ionic briar]

they are bad value yes
you could either get one that has even more features for bragging rights for the same amount of money
or get what logi offer for less

[fresh thistle]

I heard that their quality is bad mostly

[ionic briar]

Bad for the price
like if you put the quality in a vacuum, its average.
but they are asking a premium on them

[fresh thistle]

Well i heard that they have some Bad PCB, body, keycaps wearing out really quickly...

I'm perfectly fine with this thing, I ain't buying anything just to make sure. I just want to know if it's true that those Logitech keebs are that bad

[ionic briar]

My mindset is like this: a product is truly bad when it can't hold up to normal usage. It broke randomly after 3 months of use or something
Cheapest logi board don't do that. But for what they asking, they are def cutting a lot of corners for bigger profit margins. And that's where the bad comes in.

[fresh thistle]

Lol

[ionic briar]

It all puts in the context of money right? I don't think you are gonna say that its bad when you get it for free and it ain't broke

but if you bought it with money, then it better be good

[fresh thistle]

Yea

Like from what i heard, those 100€+ keebs from them have more problems, than my 70€ Endorfy Thock 75% Wireless black

[ionic briar]

That's where I have issues with most "gaming" branded keyboards. They get away with sticking that magic word on and charge extra

[fresh thistle]

Yea

[ionic briar]

Yea that's true.
I would still avoid most Logitech G boards, just because you save money getting something else that has the same feature set.
and if it broke, at least you won't feel as bad if its unfixable cause you spent less money in the first place

[fresh thistle]

Idk about the Endorfy marketing for their Thock keebs, but they like Made them durable for real, hotswap, wireless with bluetooth and they feel real nice

[fresh thistle]

Yea, and if for example the battery dies in my Thock, i Can still use it in USB mode and constantly power it for wireless for other devices

[ionic briar]

yea
or open it up and swap the battery since the case is not near impossible to open to do service stuff like that

[fresh thistle]

Yea, idk if Endorfy would provide new battery, but i think still better than some Logitech solutions. (Logitech still makes good mice tho)

[ionic briar]

you could get some with the same spec, just not buy the cheapest thing available.
these kind of boards uses mostly standard stuff, but it comes with the problem of actually getting one battery that actually has the capacity advertised

[fresh thistle]

Lol

I have no idea what is the advertised battery life on my Thock, i would legit accept even bad as 1 day

Like... I Can still use in USB mode

[ionic briar]

yea thats true

[fresh thistle]

I just realized that my mechanical keeb might last longer that keeb on my Asus Vivobook 💀

[tiny bridge]

Do you guys have suggestions for silent mech keebs?

I know it sounds sacrilegous but I need one

[thick totem]

im new to the whole like

tech keyboard stuff

and mine just broke today lmao

need a good reliable keyboard but something that'll catch peoples eyes yk

preferably brown switches

[woven shard]

Is there a such thing as silent tactile switches?

I know that linears can come with tiny little rubber bumpers on them to make them quieter. Can you find those on tactile switches, too?

[magic wolf]

ye

what makes a silent switch silent is all in the stem

housing, and thus leaf spring is independent of it, so you could buy a bunch of cheap silents and gut them for the stems, I will warn you though, lubing silent tactiles are the most difficult

This is a Kailh silent apricot

[bitter oar]

endorfy? that’s one of the brands i’d avoid 180 degrees

everything so far from them was shitty

[crisp patrol]

f75

[bitter oar]

fans - snapping blades during normal operation, cases - cheap asf and they’re not that cheap, psus? bombs

also, not only the fans snap their screw threads were basicly unusable after one unscrewing

they were vibrating during operation.

[bitter oar]

btw that pcb earlier was the f75 pcb

[crisp patrol]

the flex cuts are worth more than the pcb

[bitter oar]

I have more though, during a mod when I was tapping the board with tweezers I accidently scratched the lanes because the cover on the tweezers before i knew, were pierced by the tweezers themself and well… I scratched my pcb

killed fn key and arrow keys so I decided to tear down it

[crisp patrol]

pos

[bitter oar]

I mean it was my fault, normally the pcb is covered with “sound proof” pet layer that would prevent it

[boreal rivet]

realforce

[fresh thistle]

Not keebs and headphones tho

Only their pc Components suck

PSUs are bombs, yes. Cases are overpriced, yes. Fans Bad, yes. CPU coolers Falling apart

[bitter oar]

gaming headphones pretty much suck 99.9% of the time

so, i doubt headphones

[fresh thistle]

Well, they don't even say they're gaming

Iirc

[bitter oar]

what are their frequency response?

can’t find it anywhere

[fresh thistle]

You mean range or not?

[bitter oar]

sound curve yes

[fresh thistle]

(i did not test them, they sound fine)

[fresh thistle]

Ehhh, you mean that from (this to this) or else?

[bitter oar]

so, you don’t know…

[bitter oar]

this

[fresh thistle]

Oh this

[bitter oar]

hd 681’s as an example

[fresh thistle]

No idea

[bitter oar]

well, then you can’t say they’re good… there’s no source reviewing them

[fresh thistle]

They don't sound crappy, but i'm not some audio expert

Also, idk how much difference there is between Viro and Viro infra. Those infra suck

[bitter oar]

I mean you probably have lower standards

[fresh thistle]

Yes

[bitter oar]

I’d not buy their headphones personally nor their keyboards

[fresh thistle]

I Can identify crappy sounding headphones after i got my Viros,

[bitter oar]

there are cheaper options

[fresh thistle]

Well, keebs are kinda fine for that price

70€ and wireless with good metal body

But only if we talk about those Thock

[bitter oar]

metal doesn’t define that the keyboard isn’t crappy

[fresh thistle]

Well, it's not flexing,

[bitter oar]

flexing is a thing of $10 keyboards

or if you have gasket mount

[fresh thistle]

But better no flex than any flex

[bitter oar]

alright, are the keycaps pbt?

nope, those are cheap shine-thru abs keycaps

[fresh thistle]

Yea

No ABS

They are not even shiny after all this time

[bitter oar]

are you sure

[fresh thistle]

I have keeb with cheap ABS keycaps

Those are shiny

And i used those for less

[bitter oar]

the keycaps are abs indeed.

[fresh thistle]

Which ones?

[bitter oar]

on the endorfy

thock

not pbt

[fresh thistle]

Wtf, they don't get shiny at all

[bitter oar]

pbt is usually not shine through

[bitter oar]

does not mean they’re not abs

[fresh thistle]

But they feel legit good

Then why the fuck they feel a lot different from ABS keycaps

[bitter oar]

abs plastic can vary a little

[crisp patrol]

$30*

[bitter oar]

I meant the unintentional flex

like the whole boards flexes

is probably what he meant

[fresh thistle]

Well, somehow that Thock does not Flex at all

[crisp patrol]

excessive flex cuts are for shitters

[bitter oar]

he means the type of flex across the whole board

like when you take a whole keyboard and you’re trying to bend it

[crisp patrol]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/730989605742182400/1148901398956752896/attachment-3.gif

[bitter oar]

anyways, I can conclude that you have far lower standards and that the board is shit for $50.

but if you like it,

[fresh thistle]

Well, i bought it for 60

And i love

My vivobook has trash keeb when i compare it to that thock

[crisp patrol]

just have a good laptop

[fresh thistle]

Yea, it just has shitty body

Plastic with clips that keep popping off

[bitter oar]

well, anyways next time don’t buy stuff from endorfy/silentiumpc they’re garbage for the price.

[fresh thistle]

One of those million cables behind the screen could get cut because of those plastic cover that keeps popping off

[bitter oar]

basicly everything from them

is garbage for the price

[fresh thistle]

Mostly their PC parts. Peripherals a lot better

[bitter oar]

still poor for the price.

[fresh thistle]

Like those PC parts are garbage

[fresh thistle]

Well, i'll still choose their keebs probably

[bitter oar]

I mean, it’s your money

[fresh thistle]

Yea. 100× better than Logitech from what i heard

Like those problems that those have that i heard

[bitter oar]

I mean logitech is known to have the worst keyboards along with corsair

100 times garbage is still garbage

i’d not get neither of those gaming keyboards

from logitech, razer, glorious, corsair, steelseries, etc… unless i can get them for free or smth

just taking listen to a sound test from kitguru, it sounds like generic $30 gaming keyboard with some foam

the spacebar rattles~

but if you’re happy, I can’t stop you from buying it.

again

also, the spacebar sounds hollow

you can get like magegee 75 for $20-25 and it would likely sound better

@fresh thistle https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006388142463.html?

i’d wait til aliexpress decides to put those 10-20% off coupons

• the seller can also put some in store discount

that would be like 1-2 bucks off + 5% off with coins

[thick totem]

question

i've read places that keykron is good, but some say its bad aswell

whats the general idea on that here?

[spiral mica]

q>v>c>k

Q is good

V is alright for the price

C is actually the worse or abt same as K but it is cheap

and K is just way too overpriced for such a keyboard

[thick totem]

alright

thanks 🫰

fuck

👍 *

are those keyboards able to have their switches changed or?

[spiral mica]

all of them are hotswappable

but I rly dont recommend C and K series

[thick totem]

i'll be sure to look at the q and v series

[boreal rivet]

dont listen to this dude lol

especially when it comes to audio

if you want to see what I mean

[bitter oar]

what

I didn’t want ksc75’s because they have tighter bass than hd681’s.

and also actual “headphones”. both are kinda trash compared to iems

do you know what iems are even?

…

google exists

earphones but good ~basicly

to keep it simple

[boreal rivet]

[bitter oar]

buy headphones at that range

[boreal rivet]

Symphonium helios

[bitter oar]

cause iems are much better at budget when all you’re looking for is clear sound.

not wonky, close to harman target

[boreal rivet]

Which Harman target

[fierce holly]

hello guys is this possible changed to qwertz to qwerty

[bitter oar]

you just need to change it on windows

[fierce holly]

but bro that keyboard is qwertz not qwerty

[bitter oar]

ah, and then why you’re calling me out for “the takes”

[fierce holly]

i already set language to english but the still one problem that keyboard that i pressing is not english this is looks like from germany

keyboard

what ?

u just make joking pff

then how removed those germany sticker ????

i'am just newbie dude

[bitter oar]

well, you pry the keycap from side and it should pop up if you do it properly

there’s always a risk it could break though the mechanism

also, they may not be standardized everywhere so,

you can have different mechanism on your specific model than what is common and just snap it entirely

[fierce holly]

so sticker is best option for safe way but wil it cover the word from germany ?

[bitter oar]

just leave the keyboard

you don’t look at the keyboard anyways when you type

[fierce holly]

wellllll

that is hard not looking XD

[bitter oar]

you’ll get used to it that they’re reversed it’s not that horrible.

[fierce holly]

this like where is heck of * symbole or € symbole

i'am europe guy a azerty user and going to learn qwerty because at school they all gonna full of qwerty keyboard so yea that why

[bitter oar]

mmm oe 2013

[fierce holly]

sry suck at english yea german layout i searching a english layout keyboar sticker

[bitter oar]

you can get literally the same things from aliexpress for 1/3 of the price

amazon sellers just resell the stuff from china for more

yes, it takes more time to arrive at your doorstep

also, more pricey if you don’t have prime as you’d have to also pay amazon for shipping.

[fierce holly]

i hear that aliexpress is not really safe a lot poeple got been scammed from this

[bitter oar]

you can get scammed from amazon too.

[fierce holly]

but by amazon can easy refunded right ?

[bitter oar]

also, not really. you won’t get scammed if you buy proper stuff from legit sellers on aliexpress

[bitter oar]

you can file a dispute on aliexpress too.

so far I hadn’t had a case where some aliexpress seller didn’t send me the stuff I ordered

[fierce holly]

that called scammed XD

i hope u able solved that problem

[bitter oar]

I didn’t get scammed so far*

but you can get

[fierce holly]

jeez

so cheap

[bitter oar]

those keyboard stickers from aliexpress are legit tho, questionable is the quality of the adhesive

[fierce holly]

on alixpress

[bitter oar]

amazon really just charges more

or well, the sellers

[fierce holly]

wel it sound like same as aliexpress

i never do stuff buy in amazon or aliexpress

[bitter oar]

it usually takes a month for the stuff arrive from aliexpress on the cheaper stuff

if you pay like 10 bucks it’s usually 2 weeks

different economy shippings

I don’t know either how they manage to send you the stuff to your doorstep for so cheap

I bought like $0.60 dielectric from aliexpress to test it
free shipping

they’re not no name entirely either

6020A lube and 6504 iirc

from “tube” brand

from the pics the 6020A really seemd like krytox 205

it was for printers supposively so, i had to buy it

and dielectric grease is not very cheap here

[stone bough]

keyboard casual coming thru caught wind of something in passing
will HMX switches work in a Keychron K4 V2? heard something about socket stuff which uh, no clue about

[bitter oar]

yes, they’ll work

though if you don’t already own the K4 don’t buy it.

unless you want to mod it quite

[stone bough]

yea I've had the thing for years

Keyboards be the one thing I prohibit myself from getting deep into

but tired of the gateron blues or whatever the heck are in it, and switches be cheep so might as well change them out finally

[stone bough]

What mods are possible for it

[bitter oar]

i’d probably do PE foam mod, but that’s really up to you

its also one of the easier ones

[stone bough]

Just changes the sound of it I assume?

[bitter oar]

yes

[stone bough]

after hearing a demo yea might be worth doing that for me, we'll see

[boreal heart]

Guys I have 150 usd I want a 60% wkl keyboard what do I get

[boreal heart]

200?

Wait there is the qk60

But price difference

[boreal heart]

Wait can u send?

[chrome raft]

do white keycaps look good on a black keyboard?

i just want a 80% keyboard thats wireless and rgb

and white to match the setup

also clicky switches

[proven bone]

i just got a keychron c2 but i want it to be a solid purple but its not in the default colors is there anything i can do? ik its capable of purple cus it shows up in the rainbow modes

[bitter oar]

that’s up to you tbh

[marble flint]

So im buying a membrane keyboard since i dont have enough money to a mechanicall keyboard lol

[bitter oar]

What's your budget

[main narwhal]

There's probably some cheapo Chinese manud bent steel or integrated plate cases floating around

E.g. not great and super stiff

Any of the places that do acrylic cases should have one, or the files for one

[civic lily]

does anyone know of a 65-75% keyboard with keycaps like this? the one here is sold out and i really want the stealth look

i want creamy switches preferably

[exotic wyvern]

most boards dont come with those kinds of keycaps, you would likely have to buy them seperately

so id just pick a board that you like and see if you can get it barebones, then buy switches and caps seperately

for switches i highly reccomend milktooth since they have a trial program where you can try switches before you buy them, and also have good prices

[civic lily]

i already have a K65 that i use regularly, i was just looking for a 65% cause i want arrow keys but i can’t really afford to build a whole new keyboard rn lol

i’ve also found some keycaps for a set of them but the keycaps are for a 65% and i have a full size RShift

i actually found a cheap keycap set on amazon for $22, it says its double shot pbt and shine through, lemme grab the link

https://a.co/d/4xa2x41

[civic lily]

tragic

[crisp patrol]

abs is great

but I doubt that set is

[civic lily]

well the reviews also say the space bar doesn’t fit my specific keyboard so that’s gonna be a no go, does anyone have any decent 65% keyboard recommendations for around $80?

fully built, and preferably creamy switches

[boreal rivet]

Fc660c

[civic lily]

that’s double what i asked for 😭

[boreal rivet]

Yeah you should buy that

[spiral mica]

keychron q1

v2*

and then get ktt kang white or akko cream yellow for cheap and change the switches

[civic lily]

it’s like 65 keys right? Is there 65 switch kit? Cause I can only find 45

for the cream yellows

[spiral mica]

65% isnt 65 keys

just buy 2 45 packs

[civic lily]

no i know, i just thought it was around 65, i looked it up, it was 64

[spiral mica]

depends on the keyboard

[bitter oar]

check aliexpress.

also, if keycaps are dirt cheap and shine thru, they’re most likely abs and not pbt

[civic lily]

i assume it’s not a bad idea to get extra switches especially considering i’ve never swapped switches and might fuck up a few

my keyboard has nonstandard space bar size, so I just bought a keycap set from drop because they had a set with a space bar that fits my keyboard

[spiral mica]

how long is ur space

[civic lily]

i’m not sure, i just know that the $22 kit didn’t fit it, as per the others in the reviews that say it doesn’t fit, but the one from Drop fits presumably

i’ll just return if it doesn’t

[bitter oar]

shill.

[spiral mica]

I mean most keycaps has 7u and 6.25u space

even the ones I got from taobao

[civic lily]

it’s a Corsair K65 Non-Pro

[boreal rivet]

Waaaa

[civic lily]

The $22 kit didn’t have it, so just bought a $40 kit from drop that looks really good and has a lot of spare caps for every keyboard in case i wanna switch keyboards but want to keep the same caps

[bitter oar]

should have 6.25u space

you’ll rarely find 6u spaces nowadays, 6.25u is the most common, then 7u, 6u and other are rarer

[civic lily]

what’s the point of having a RGB keyboard/switches but not having shine through keycaps

[bitter oar]

if you buy a keycap set you’ll get 6.25u and 7u in the packpage usually

[civic lily]

this is the one I bought from drop

[boreal rivet]

Those are so ass

[spiral mica]

backlit

[spiral mica]

bruh 40 for these?

[bitter oar]

not well tuned stabilizers for such pricey keyboard

[boreal rivet]

That’s like saying a Jane built with stock stabs isn’t worth the price

Not that a Jane is ever worth the price

[civic lily]

yes

[spiral mica]

those are like

[bitter oar]

they tick, it still takes from the overall experience.

[spiral mica]

$20 max

[bitter oar]

you can tune them yourself but,

well… you’d expect something better from a $200 keyboard nowadays

[boreal rivet]

Hm yes so every custom keyboard above 200$ built with stock stabs is bad because you need to tune them

If you’ve actually tried to tune topre stabs you’d know it’s not so much tuning and more just dumping as much dielectric grease as you can onto it

[spiral mica]

why would you expect fine "tuned" stabs on topre

[boreal rivet]

But keep yapping about a keyboard you don’t own

[spiral mica]

you cant rly use mx logic on topre

[modest condor]

tuning topre stabs is easy , syringe with 205g0 , fill that shit up

done

[boreal rivet]

Dinky is an idiot expect no less

[bitter oar]

well, keep yapping about sub f75 being bad. It has better tuned stabs from the factory than yours fc660c kek

[modest condor]

what is the F75 btw?

[boreal rivet]

And yet it’s still a shit feeling board

[bitter oar]

aula f75 from, epomaker x aulastar collab

[modest condor]

oh no

anything with epomaker on it , i would not touch

[spiral mica]

not related to epomaker tbh

[bitter oar]

cause?

[spiral mica]

epomaker is just slapping their name on everything they sell

[boreal rivet]

Cause it ain’t topre 💯

[modest condor]

people who dont like tactiles wont like Topre most of the time

[bitter oar]

you can buy 4 of them at a price of one topre board

[boreal rivet]

I sure as hell don’t see people selling everything and keeping f75s to quit LOL

[bitter oar]

mx blues

[spiral mica]

I would take a topre over 4 f75

[bitter oar]

even better kailh blues or outemu

[boreal rivet]

Yes use your four pair of hands to use four mediocre keyboards

[modest condor]

mx blue housing with a good tactile stem is yummy

[bitter oar]

not everyone has 200 bucks for a keyboard…

[modest condor]

u can get pro 2s for around 130~ in total

[boreal rivet]

And not everyone is as inflexible as you are

[modest condor]

if ur willing to buy from china

[bitter oar]

if you’re willing to buy from china taobao has even bigger bargains w mx style boards

[modest condor]

that is true

tbh buying from china is super easy

Taobao/Xianyu has a bunch of cheap keyboard stuff

[bitter oar]

y

[modest condor]

u can get a set of C3 wires for 20rmb (like 3 bucks)

[spiral mica]

taobao is like heaven

m1 is 300rmb

[modest condor]

can probably find cheaper on Xianyu

[spiral mica]

under 40 usd

[modest condor]

Xianyu is like ebay or craigslist

china aftermarket

[boreal rivet]

Don’t bother explaining xianyu to him

There’s lots of cheap topre on there and his brain won’t be able to fathom it

[modest condor]

lol

so many cheap pro 2s

even type-s

[spiral mica]

I should check it out

cant rly find pro 2 on taobao

[boreal rivet]

If it’s not a brand from china you won’t find it for cheaper

Unless there is an existing markup on the global market

Then sometimes

[spiral mica]

taobao hhkb are cheaper tho

than physical store in japan at least

[boreal rivet]

Physical stores usually have markup yes?

[modest condor]

and china is a different market

[spiral mica]

idk, its a official hhkb vendor tho so I dont think so

[bitter oar]

if you’ll find one at $50 i’ll accept defeat

also, you can get f75 from taobao for like $30*

[modest condor]

i can probably find some sort of topre for around that price

cant promise its in good condition tho 😅

[spiral mica]

you cant even get a good mx for 50

[modest condor]

depends what u consider good tbh

[bitter oar]

idk why ya guys hate flex cuts so much

[modest condor]

sounds like shit

[boreal rivet]

Being unable to find one in good condition for 50$ says enough about it’s value as a keyboard

[bitter oar]

uh and unmodded topre boards don’t?

[boreal rivet]

You being poor is not my problem

[modest condor]

i mean the pcb sounds fine

[spiral mica]

ngl unmodded realfoce sounds pretty good

[modest condor]

ngl my r2 stabs sounds like fucking shit

[bitter oar]

also, why so much hate on foam? it’s better foam than no foam/silicone pad at all on hollow’ish plastic boards
literally just costdowning a board while it won’t sound bad.

[modest condor]

personally i just dont like the foam sound

[spiral mica]

well I dont have a realforce so I cant say for sure but my friend's stock realforce sounds pretty good for me

[modest condor]

is it a R1 mby?

[spiral mica]

probably

not sure tho but he had it for quite a while

[modest condor]

does it have a massive forehead?

[modest condor]

but hey , if u like foam , good for u , easy to find keyboards that u like

at the end of the day , its all preference

if u like flex cuts u like flex cuts

[bitter oar]

nah, that’s not my issue. my issue is the enormous hate from these three for the boards

they act like everyone has hundreds of dollars free to spend

on a keyboard

and argument is “ration your money”
what kind of argument is that

[modest condor]

i spend too much on metal rectangles sadly

[bitter oar]

and pretty sure if someone can’t afford a $200 keyboard they won’t have high end pc either

[modest condor]

normally i tell people to save their money if they have a working keyboard , and buy something nice

like if they actually want something nice

[boreal rivet]

It’s just common sense really

Younger people want instant gratification

I was like that once and now I know better

[bitter oar]

what if they won’t want to spend more on a keyboard?

[spiral mica]

then dont?

[modest condor]

^

[bitter oar]

want to spend more on their other peripherals or perhaps on their pc

[modest condor]

some people just wanna buy a keyboard and be done with it

[bitter oar]

well, common sense is to recommend them a keyboard within their ask’d budget

[modest condor]

[boreal rivet]

If you knew that saving a bit more would get the person a truly great tried and true product instead of some random thing that’s alright for what it is but all things considered isn’t that special, would you still oblige them?

[bitter oar]

by a bit you mean double or triple, quadruple?
the $40 keyboards aren’t as bad as you think.
if you’d do with everything you’d scale your $1000 setup to $4000

4k is awesome over 1080p
oled is great over ips
your 3070 is no near close to a 4090

[boreal rivet]

You realise that a great product doesn’t have to be the most expensive product right

The price of topre is extremely reasonable all things considered

[bitter oar]

ah, but you exaggurate how bad the sub $50 keyboards are

alot

[boreal rivet]

They are bad

[bitter oar]

from nit picks to huge deals literally

[bitter oar]

nope

to you at most

[boreal rivet]

I’m not nitpicking anything about these cheap keyboards

I say they are bad

In totality

Nitpicking is what you are doing bud

[bitter oar]

because you have more money than other people do, you don’t understand their perspective at all

you’d just super dense

[boreal rivet]

I do understand their perspective

[bitter oar]

after all the explaining you still don’t get the point

[boreal rivet]

I was a kid with no money too

Now that I’m older I wish I could’ve been more patient and just saved money to buy the best thing outright

[bitter oar]

ah, so wait years until you get a pc

or decades for some

you don’t understand their perspectives at all

you realize some people save three years to get a $700 pc

[boreal rivet]

These people shouldn’t be thinking of unnecessary stuff like keyboards then?

Three years for 700$ is 19$ a month

You’re saying these people should spend three months worth of savings on a shit ass keyboard

[bitter oar]

define how shitty it is

[boreal rivet]

I’ve explained it many times to you dinky

I won’t do it again 🤡

[bitter oar]

you mean that part of diminishing results, which also is true with keyboards

I wonder how much better topre is over mx to 90% of people

take the f75 and your beloved topre board and ewaste oem keyboard, you’re telling me the f75 is closer to the oem e waste board feeling/sounding/feature wise?

[spiral mica]

sound and feature yes

[bitter oar]

You gotta be kidding

You don't know how rattly the spacebars are on those? How mushy on avg membranes are?, hollow, flawed?

[bitter oar]

You don't really have to spend alot to get a decent keyboard.

And 200 is alot for most people

[bitter oar]

If they ask for a keyboard they probably do

Likely an upgrade from whatever they own already

Yes??? Why would they be asking in the first place

60ms latency is not nice on those oem crap boards

If they're a gamer

And 60ms is fairly positive

.

[lethal hill]

COP OR DROP

70 DOLLAR#

[spiral mica]

nah

get a hi8/hi75

[dusty remnant]

S-Craft batch 10 drops today, Those Pokeball keycap holders have my wallet feeling uneasy rn

[bitter oar]

Too much

[crisp patrol]

91u reaction

[crisp patrol]

do you own any good keyboards

or is it all budget cope shit

[bitter oar]

By “good” you mean what

[crisp patrol]

good keyboard

not f75 or budget cope

[bitter oar]

Again, what defines the f75 bad?

That you hate gaskets and flex cuts, that's your preference.

Just get a board without them, they're cheaper.

[crisp patrol]

or buy a realforce

[warped tinsel]

any suggestions for a good keyboard for aroun d 150-200

I prefer linear switches

[terse flare]

any keyboard recommendations under 100$ ?
looking for 60% one
mostly for gamming
don't care about sound or color
cheaper is prefer but up to 100$ is fine
rapid trigger would be nice if possible

[winter perch]

Ok im looking for a 75% keyboard set that has a metal case, with a knob and optional wireless, also not really the best at modding so i would like a case that i wouldnt have to mod for thock, and then what switches should i get for thock lol, i have already looked at the keychron k1 but im not sure

[spiral mica]

keychron q1

dont bother with the K series

or monsgeek m1w with ws morandi or other thock switch

[modest condor]

[spiral mica]

ms on screen keyboard

[crisp patrol]

realforce

[wild plover]

ant esports mk1300

one of the keyboards i have

it's pretty nice for almost $20

then there's the gamdias hermes e3

almost $50

[crisp patrol]

sure

realforce?

[boreal heart]

i found a new for 150 should i cop?

[crisp patrol]

hell yeah

that's sick

how much fish you got?

[terse flare]

thank you

[wheat sleet]

Hey I’m new to keyboards does Corsair make any good full size mechanical keyboards? I need an upgrade from my razer ornata v2

[crisp patrol]

corsair overpriced

[wheat sleet]

Yeah but I have a lot of Corsair products in my pc and I don’t want another RGB app

[drifting mauve]

After trying all kids of mech keeb layouts, switches, keycaps, etc etc over the years
I've decided the og apple magic keyboard (2008) (I got it for $5 lol) ..is gonna be my daily for awhile, maybe indefinatly.. possibly forever
Idk how long but I really need a detox from mechs

I'm 2 days in
tbh its kinda refreshing not using a mech

I'm still not quite adjusted to the short key travel tho

[crisp patrol]

just use signalrgb

[crisp patrol]

is it the good or bad apple keyboard

as in is the travel insanely short or normal laptop feel

[drifting mauve]

Normal laptop feel

Just not used to it on desktop tho

[crisp patrol]

I have a 2009 mbp that I enjoy typing on

it's useless for everything except light libreoffice work but it's still cool

[drifting mauve]

It feels like my acer vero keeb but with heaver key caps

The newer acer laptop keycaps are very thin

Despite being membraine I would probably consider this an upgrade over my rk61

It just feels so much more elegant ad mature

Idk about my heavily modded wk61.. just incomparable

They both scratch a different itch ya know

[crisp patrol]

I mean yeah

rk61 is unreliable asf

and chiclet is just good

[drifting mauve]

Personally my rk61 has been very reliable for the 3 or 4 years I've had it

maybe I just got a good one?

Idk how consistant the qc is

I've been really rough with it btw

[crisp patrol]

yea most likely

the pcbs are the only major point of failure afaik

[drifting mauve]

I've swapped in so many different switches over the years with no broken sockets so far

I've swapped browns, blues, mily yellows, optical yellows, glorious lynx and probably a few more I forgor

I plan to chuck in nixies in it some day

I've spent so much more money on switches than keyboards :P

[crisp patrol]

sockets are less of a concern than the pcb itself

[drifting mauve]

hmmm

[crisp patrol]

https://imgur.com/a/x7LTFwp

[drifting mauve]

damn

Well I'm using mine with my livingroom TV rn cuz its the wireless version

Ive chucked and thrashed it around on the couch
Dropped it a few times
Spilled drinks on it several times

that board has seem some shit

Like the entirety of top gear and south park

[crisp patrol]

rare instance of an rk61 lasting more than 6 months

[drifting mauve]

I had no idea it was so bad for some people

I have so much faith in mine

its like old reliable

https://tenor.com/view/spongebob-gif-13487561

Its my old reliable

[drifting mauve]

Is it wired?

I cant get the usb passthrough to work on mine

It works in the bios but in linux in windows the usb no worky

[crisp patrol]

mbp = macbook pro

[drifting mauve]

oh

[spice sun]

i havent had any issues with my rk61, but its an old model where hotswap wasnt even on the board and they were using their own switches (they sucked)

[tender crater]

does anybody know this keyboard? ThundeRobot Wired Mechanical Keyboard Red switch K87R-GL

[zenith marsh]

£150 i want thonk GIMME SUGGESTIONS

[hard tapir]

At the moment I am a bit confused:

I wanted to get the keyboard here:
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0CCP6HLZR?ie=UTF8&asc_campaign=&asc_source=&asc_refurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rtings.com%2Fkeyboard%2Ftools%2Fcompare%2Fobinslab-anne-pro-2-vs-8bitdo-retro-mechanical-keyboard%2F1691%2F41609%3Fusage%3D9048%26threshold%3D0.10

However people recommended me the keychron v5 but it doesn't have that click I am looking for so how would I go about finding a keyboard that would give me that clicky noise that 8bitdo keyboard gives?

[boreal rivet]

Realforce

[crisp patrol]

that's enough for a pro2 with decent domes

lmao

[regal breach]

Realforce? Why such an occultic keyboard?

[crisp patrol]

[bitter oar]

they’re jokes of #peripherals i’d just ignore them cause they don’t listen nor have common sense for people with a limited budget.

[bitter oar]

humongous topre board shills.
It’s getting annoying

do what?

you’re recommending/shilling niche products

don’t respect people’s budget at all, if they ask for a $50 keyboard you answer hhkb or realforce

you guys r just spamming it at this point*

like?

for the last time. not everyone has $200+ to spend on a topre board

yes they can be gotten cheaper but not everyone wants to be sniping for them in china/japan/etc. or want used.

that’s argument for you recommending people topre boards

you can get topre much cheaper like that but… you can also get mx style boards much cheaper like that too

you just used the same argument for topre boards not too long ago

also, superbuy ain’t the best

[boreal rivet]

Stop projecting dinky

Nobody gave you the right to classify us

If anything, you’re the joke here

Do you want me to talk about the spreadsheet you made documenting what you think of the staff you’ve talked to in this server

[boreal heart]

is gmk striker base 85 shipped a good deal?

alr ill get it ty

[boreal rivet]

Dude is such a loser it’s crazy

[vocal shale]

I plan on reusing my current keyboard and mouse for my MacOS setup so uh, keyboard recommendations for gaming PCs? I just need a numpad and not wireless keyboard ya know, nothing to fancy or crazy expensive 🤷‍♀️ (wired keyboards are often cheaper so just wired keyboard recommendations)

[boreal rivet]

realforce

[spiral mica]

jamesdonkey rs2

[vocal shale]

Those are like 300 - 400 bucks bruh

[spiral mica]

just ignore him

[boreal rivet]

and worth every dollar (when bought second hand)

[spiral mica]

when you are into keyboards yeah

but when you just want a kbd to start off

mx is the better option

[vocal shale]

Unfortunately its unavailable on Amazon but I will check out my local PC shop to see if they have it :)

[spiral mica]

unlikely

[vocal shale]

Damn.

[spiral mica]

ajazz aj992 or akko 3108/3098

[vocal shale]

Keyboards a keyboard, lol. I just need something good quality for a decent price

[boreal rivet]

no?

[vocal shale]

Thanks :)

Exactly what I'm looking for, especially the Aj992, decent price, numpad, and wired.

[crisp patrol]

AHAHHAHAHAHAHA

[spice sun]

get a cheaper membrane then

[bitter oar]

go on sure

[modest condor]

at least they are not recommending RK

[bitter oar]

old rk boards suck

[modest condor]

i wish topre was not that expensive compared to mx

topre feels amazing

[bitter oar]

well, it can be but they upcharge

[modest condor]

also kinda funny when hhkb did mx it was more expensive

[bitter oar]

realforce studio

lol

iirc

[modest condor]

hhkb studio

[bitter oar]

mb

[modest condor]

i also wish there was more keycaps for topre

without having to use mx sliders to get mx keycap compatibility (even then u risk running into interference with cherry profile)

[modest condor]

ajazz = epomaker

[bitter oar]

does that matter? epomaker is everywhere tbh

even hi75 has something to do with epomaker iirc

[modest condor]

epomaker horrible company

[bitter oar]

if you get the board I don't care

tbh most companies have horrible support

and shady to some extent

[bitter oar]

nice board

[boreal rivet]

Happy to annouce the best ltt tier list V1.0.0.02 (this method mostly works for anyone who wants to lose some braincells!!) ad It rates people of the tc1!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/18Z43_rsOncasz4EJWc2GKQBBxFqfrnH5VUX73GJkF9g

[bitter oar]

that was april 1st

[boreal rivet]

good to know

[bitter oar]

wym "good to know" it's literally written in it

[boreal rivet]

idk I didn't pay much attention to it

[spiral mica]

no?

[boreal rivet]

april first or not spending effort on something like this is omega lame LOL

[bitter oar]

explains, cause it wasn't about the mods in your stinky server at all

[boreal rivet]

?

what server

[bitter oar]

ltt, tech chat 1

about

[boreal rivet]

okay

its not about the mods

[bitter oar]

...

[boreal rivet]

its about the people in tech chat 1

and that makes it somehow not lame

[bitter oar]

yes? and it was all april fool

[boreal rivet]

[bitter oar]

i even wrote down disclaimer

you'd have to scroll down though

[boreal rivet]

you are not making it sound any better

[bitter oar]

uh, cause you clearly missed the fool

[boreal rivet]

did i though?

it wasn't very funny

[bitter oar]

not only you thought it was legit despite the clear signs of poor grammar and hidden jokes but also messing up entire server

[boreal rivet]

thats really just what I expect from you at this point

can't blame me for your own behavior really

[bitter oar]

spamming realforce in chat is great behavior?

search for "realforce"

[boreal rivet]

I could say the same thing but replace realforce with f75 bro

don't be a hypocrite

[bitter oar]

uh, more than half of these answers were because you guys said "f75 sucks" or such

also, you guys answer "realforce" to basicly anyone looking for a board without considering their budget.

[boreal rivet]

he should do it again

work has been picking up and I don't have the energy to argue with him 😭

[bitter oar]

I actually wonder if any of you ever had an epomaker -related board

just wonder\

ah yes

[boreal rivet]

I recently got one of the new alienware qdoleds

[bitter oar]

oled is fire

[boreal rivet]

real feelsgoodman moment

this is my first one too

great value

got it with an early bird discount

the one thing I really like about dell is their service is quite good

and the included accessories are basically what they give to enterprise customers

like cables etc

dell represent!!!!

[bitter oar]

old alienware was W

pcs

[boreal rivet]

coincidentally have an xps too lol

[bitter oar]

not dell till 2006, then dell ruined everything in 2009

[boreal rivet]

also recently got one of those micro form factor mini pcs they make

makes for a great plex and qbittorrent server

LOL why does it look like they just reused one of their old molds and cut a numpad sized hole in it

ah i see

[crisp patrol]

dell nowadays is great

fuck alienware anything though

besides monitors

[zenith marsh]

i mean if theyre in the price range idm either

[zenith marsh]

ill have a lookie

[terse flare]

DrunkDeer A75 or razer huntsman mini ?
looking for rapid trigger keyboard
DrunkDeer A75 is 130$ but if there is a cheaper and better rapid trigger keyboard i won’t mind

[ionic summit]

Here’s my new board, keychron q6pro, Kailh bronze moded I swapped 20g springs and lubed them, key caps are drop mt3’s

I plan on switching the switches to box crystal jades with the same 20g springs, I don’t like the stems on the coppers too much key wobble

I also need to pick up 4 artisan keycaps for those grey keys above the numpad

[frozen steppe]

What do we think of my selection?

[ionic summit]

what's a 2 stage spring?????

curious about those switches

[prime mirage]

Good keyboard bad switches and keycaps

[ionic summit]

personally I wouldn't use a linar switch I like click bars

[prime mirage]

Most prefer linears

[ionic summit]

I was a tactile guy, hated click jackets. I discovered click bar switches and now its a requirement

[prime mirage]

What are click bar

[ionic summit]

instead of a click jacket like a cherry blue they have a little metal bar the stim hits and as it goes past it makes the click

look at a box jade taken apart

[prime mirage]

Oh so louder clickys

[ionic summit]

eh depends on the thickness of the click bar

[frozen steppe]

My roomate has a fightstick with the switches and I like them, the keycaps are temporary

[prime mirage]

I don’t recommend cheaping out on keycaps

[ionic summit]

a box jade

the click bar is in the bottom of the white housing

[crisp patrol]

alps clickleaf:

[winter perch]

I forgot to post this build, its a drop alt, with milky yellows, and that keycap set is the jtk night sakura, and i think it looks sick

[crisp patrol]

buy a sho

[left lintel]

What do you guys use for makeshift keyboard risers. My stupid keychron didn't come with any and it's getting annoying

[crisp patrol]

[modest creek]

Damn I picked up a Womier SK71 for work setup and... its so nice!

[ionic summit]

I kinda want to get a keychron with the numpad on the left for my next keyboard build

[exotic wyvern]

q12 is goated, watch out for qc issues with the stabs tho

[ionic summit]

I've got the q6 pro currently I tried going aftermarket stabs but man I hated them had to go back to the keychron stabs almost immediatly

[exotic wyvern]

the stock stabs on my q12 tick horrendously but ig thats what i get when i buy it open box

like to the point where i can hear it through headphones

[ionic summit]

huh my stock stabs don't do that and I also bought my k6 open box, moron returned it because the bluetooth didn't work

I think they just didn't look up the right way to put it into pairing mode

I almost went with another 1800 layout but decided to go full size

I now have a full size, 1800 and 60% mechanical boards lol.

[boreal rivet]

Should’ve bought a realforce

[ionic summit]

haven't heard of them plus microcenter carries like all of keychron now