peripherals

[young spoke]

i told him once you get a good £50 keyboard you will know how bad that one is

[ionic briar]

then tell him that with the redragon, he doesnt have to press the key all the way down for it to actuate
and non o ring outemu mx clone will feel more solid when bottom out than that rubber dome membrane.

[young spoke]

i kinda explained that

[steady hatch]

tell him it will last a lot longer

[young spoke]

i said a mechanical keyboard will last like 5 years and will feel better to use

[young spoke]

he doesn’t really know that much about a keyboard

[ionic briar]

then literally copied the marketing from the steelseries apex 5 to your friend.

[young spoke]

k lol

[steady hatch]

do membrane keebs have fknro

or what ever its called ?

[young spoke]

idk

[steady hatch]

well then the him it has NKRO

pretty useful when playing fps

[young spoke]

also what is kermit drinking in your pfp lol

[young spoke]

k

[steady hatch]

dont worry about it its a slav healing drink

gives you more HP in games basically a irl cheat code

[young spoke]

haha

also is he holding a pepsi

kermit the infinite health glitch frog

[steady hatch]

nah he just had a lot of these healing drinks

[young spoke]

lol

[steady hatch]

yeah he just pro

[young spoke]

but can he survive a scooter to the ankle

[steady hatch]

dont think so thats like instakill

[young spoke]

haha

only way to kill him is /kill

[steady hatch]

yes or he has to stop drinking this "healing" drink

but that wont happen hes an alcoholic

[young spoke]

kermit the infinite health alcoholic

[steady hatch]

yeah he grows stronger after every drink

i wish there was a keeb with kermit on the back

i googled it like 5 actually support it

[young spoke]

paint it on your case

[steady hatch]

me and art dont exist

[young spoke]

pay someone lol

he hasn’t replied yet

[steady hatch]

oh no

[humble scarab]

Ummmmm

[ionic briar]

its interest check.

they can list whatever price they want.
but obviously with that price tag it will affect ppl decision.

[humble scarab]

But still thoooo, it better be made out of gold tho 🤣

[supple kelp]

amogus is still funny

[deep quarry]

whats top tier linear

[pallid trout]

That's not gonna be the final price lmao

If you look at their other boards, none of them breach the $200 mark.

[humble scarab]

I figured lol but it's just a funny sh*t post

[deep quarry]

what are all the best tactiles

[humble scarab]

I'd recommend watching videos about people testing all different types of tactile

[pallid trout]

Pretty much. There is no "best tactile" because the best one is the one you think feels best.

[potent void]

The keyboard hobby is very subjective

[chrome raft]

Will pudding key caps work okay on the keychron q1 due to the South facing rgb ?

[potent void]

Yeah they’ll be fine. I don’t think the position for those matters as much

[vale void]

Anyone familiar with the Razer Huntsman TKL? It's on sale on Amazon and I want a TKL keyboard

[potent void]

Yeah I don’t think you should get a Razer keeb

What is your budget for one

[worn storm]

southfacing with only legends transparent can be a bit dim but thats about it

[deep quarry]

ight

[pallid trout]

Depends on where the legends are on the key.

[worn storm]

of course

[chrome raft]

Appreciate it first time putting a keyboard together and wanted to know before I ordered the key caps

[vale void]

I'm not sure tbh. I mostly just want something that feels good to type on. What are your recommendations?
Are the Corsair TKL keyboards good?

[potent void]

As much as I like mine I don’t think they’re a good recommendation. That goes for all “gAmER” keyboards

[chrome raft]

Appreciate it sorta new to keyboard building so didn't know if it made a difference lmao

[potent void]

Since you have enough for it, maybe a keychron Q1 or Glorious GMMK

[vale void]

I don't care too much about customization and hot swapping tbh. I mostly just want something that feels good to type on.

[potent void]

Those are good to type on

[vale void]

Do you know if any of the cheaper brands on Amazon are good? What's the minimum you would spend?

What about brand names like Corsair and Steel series?

[potent void]

oh actually steel series has some decent boards

[blazing notch]

Since there is no clear answer on the best tactiles anyone know what tacticles to stay away from

Not for any reasons that can be explained by preference just general reasons that make them bad

[unkempt dome]

cherry brown ... unless you like really like tactile bump and scratchy switches

[wraith shard]

scratchy?

[unkempt dome]

yes scratchy

[wraith shard]

hg browns has equivalent smoothness with gateron smd

my guy stop listening to sterotypes

[ionic briar]

given that you got the good batch?

[unkempt dome]

i have them and they are probably the most scratchy switches i have

[ionic briar]

cause i know that bad batches of hyperglides are a thing

[wraith shard]

my batch is fine, I still wont call them a really good batch

[ionic briar]

yea, just good enough.

doesnt have to be perfect

and droy has i assume bad batch

[wraith shard]

its smooth enough

unless u have a really bad batch then sucks to suck

[unkempt dome]

I don't know ... I tried them first in the blackwiddow stealth 2013 ... i didn't even noticed they were tactile ...

and then I got them in the durgod fusion ...

[ionic briar]

so thats the pre hyperglides in the blackwidow

[unkempt dome]

yeah still not much tactility ... still scratchy

the ones in the blackwiddow were smoother than the ones in the durgod fusion

[ionic briar]

tbh, mx design are not the place to find "tactile" switches

[unkempt dome]

totally agreed

but hey I give them another chance and I still don't like them

but I really like the durgod fusion ... really nice color scheme, nice look, nice layout ... bluetooth and 2,4 dongle

but damn the cherry brown in there

[forest sigil]

Hmm, any got any 65-75% recs for kits around $300 USD?

[pallid trout]

Isn't that Owlabs Jelly Epoch money?

[verbal canopy]

Hard part is actually getting it when it stocks lmao

[urban glade]

leopold good

i like filco most for the texture of their caps

[cosmic quarry]

Are Kailhs Box White good?

[unkempt dome]

i like them

those are the switches that makes me like clicky switches

[ionic briar]

yes imo.

[cosmic quarry]

I can get this case and PCB

(https://articulo.mercadolibre.com.ar/MLA-930468353-teclado-mecanico-gamer-vsg-bellatrix-modular-70-inalambrico-_JM)

with Kailhs Box White

Yai

[ionic briar]

that case might produce some hollow sound profile, just a note.

[strong yacht]

Guys what are your thoughts on Keychron Q1? I ordered mine barebones, I think it’s really good for the price.

[humble scarab]

So I'm painting my keyboard and key caps with black 3.0 but I still want RGB to come out of the key caps, any tips

[potent void]

If they were shine through to begin with you could avoid the letters that are translucent

[elfin pawn]

seems to be pretty decent with a bit of mods

the stock sound is slightly hollow

[sour peak]

kailh has like 5 clicky switches right? how do they differ'm

[sour peak]

kbdfans has a few kits around that

[ionic briar]

Box while has the lightest spring and thinnest clickbar.
Box jade uses box white spring but with the thickest clickbar out of all box clickbars.
Box pale blues has the heaviest spring but the same clickbar as box white.
Box navy has both the heaviest spring and thickest bar.
Box pink has a unique spring weight and clickbar thickness that makes it in-between box white and box navy according to spec.

[sour peak]

oh ty. been thinking of trying it. need to buy/learn soldering first

[young spoke]

what’s some good rgb silencing white key caps for k87

[chrome raft]

I want to do that too lmao

[humble scarab]

I'm not gonna be using masking tape on the keys at all

[honest bobcat]

Can sombody please help me.. I am looking for some information on the Asus TUF K3 keyboard I bought yesterday. They market the keyboard to be compatible with different switches:

"TUF Gaming K3 features heavy-duty mechanical switches with 50-million-keystroke lifespans, and they're customizable with Blue, Brown or Red switches. 100% anti-ghosting and n-key rollover (NKRO)"

Does this mean I can swap out the keys? I'm noy exactly sure

Thank you in advance

[hot pecan]

By "swap out the keys", do you mean the keycaps or the switches themselves?

[honest bobcat]

The switches themselves :)

If I'm not mistaken they use the kailh switches or something, but i have read something where companies solder the switches to the pcb.

[trim plank]

I believe when they say "customizable with blue, brown or red switches" means you can purchase them with either of those options

if they were swappable then they should allow for more switch options than just blue, brown and red

[elfin pawn]

with some soldering, yes

[unkempt dome]

@ionic briar thanx for answering for me, i was away for all the afternoon and a good part of the evening.

@sour peak there's also the kailh speed bronze switch that use click bar as the click mechanism

[blazing notch]

How do box jades and box whites compare

Also how do box navies compare to those two

[unkempt dome]

jade thicker click bar

probably louder click

same spring

[blazing notch]

Ok thanks

[unkempt dome]

probably higher tactile bump cause of the thicker click bar

[ionic briar]

Also has a chance to be stuck under the the click bar after being pressed down as noted by chyrosran22

[unkempt dome]

yes indeed cause the spring is not strong enough ...

some other reviews mentioned that and that's why I didn't get the jade and got the white and navy

[honest bobcat]

Thank you all for helping me 🙂

[gentle elk]

Modern problems require modern solutions

[chrome raft]

whats the cheapest mechanical keyboard

[eternal sluice]

someone send me a vid of u smashing a keyboard i love destruction.

[loud nova]

Eh, I don't really want to smash any of my keyboards. Except the Corsair k70 with MX reds.

[loud knot]

You’ll have to be more descriptive. Are you looking for a specific type of switch? Are you looking for tenkeyless? Will it be a no go if you don’t have a Numpad?

Also, what are you using it for

[chrome raft]

ANYTHING just mechanical

idc bout quality if its like 10 bucks ill buy it for science lmao

[loud knot]

…

https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=4933

Here you go.

Just a numpad

Like I am joking

But if you are buying this to use, I am going to recommend something in the $50 range. Otherwise, you start to get “mechanical” keyboards. Which i don’t know if you just want a $20 “mechanical” keyboard for your next tiktok loop

[loud knot]

Redragon K552 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard RGB LED Rainbow Backlit Wired Keyboard with Red Switches for Windows Gaming PC (87 Keys, Black) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016MAK38U/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_EN0V4SSE0FE6W975GNW5?psc=1

[chrome raft]

i alr have a 65$ mechanical i just want one as a second one

i dont see the price

[loud knot]

$29

Also this one

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08115HJCV/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_imm_F0PE8B4WY4HT1TKGAXKV

The second one is 60% but saves $10

There may be some for just a little bit cheaper

[chrome raft]

nevermind lmfao

[loud knot]

But these two, especially the Dierya seem to be actually mechanical

[chrome raft]

i mean

i saw some "clickbait"

some dude

ordered

"5 dollar mechanical keyboard"

that is also waterproofed

[loud knot]

Ooooh. You are wanting some “wish.com”/ “alibaba” clickbait garbage

https://www.wish.com/product/5f3b8147e92fa6004a8ce230?source=search&position=44&share=mobileweb

https://www.wish.com/product/606d94d45cb4affac2d7e482?source=search&position=89&share=mobileweb

Waterproof!!!

https://m.alibaba.com/product/1600151325835/Mechanical-Keyboard-Wired-RGB-LED-Computer.html?__detailProductImg=https%3A%2F%2Fs.alicdn.com%2F%40sc04%2Fkf%2FH7c54a9bad37647719249de6edaceb3ffL.jpg_200x200.jpg

Have to order two, but 5.20 each

[whole timber]

Hey, I'm new to building keyboards and I'm wondering where I should be looking for parts.

[pallid trout]

ShopMech and MechMap are two shop aggregators that can possibly help you out.

[whole timber]

Thank you I'll have a look at them

[pallid trout]

Gotta know what to buy, though.

And what not to buy lol

If you're new, start with a hotswap board, where switches can be popped in and out at will without soldering.

[chrome raft]

Kbdfans?

[spiral heron]

thoughts on glorious g-lube? seems like its not rebranded krytox like some ppl thought initially

i can get it at a discount from work but idk if its worth it still lmao

[spiral heron]

ill have to check how cheap it gets lol... if its like $3 or under ill go for it lol

thanks! otherwise i will probably find somewhere to get more 205g0 as cheaply as possible

ah yeah

[feral junco]

is the Keychron K3 good

[chrome raft]

Is it possible to swap a 2 pin switch with a 5 pin switch?

[potent void]

Yes. You either have to clip your switches or hope the socket supports it

[high sable]

Whats the diffrence between keyboards?

What should i look for for gaming?

Plz @me so i know someone responded

[paper prairie]

thats a very broad question

for gaming only thing really is that odds are youll be holding down several keys at once unlike typing so key roll over / antighosting number matters a bit more than for typing

[spiral heron]

for gaming just get something with gateron or cherry red switches

if you are buying a keyboard that doesnt have nkro in 2021 its probably crap

[paper prairie]

everything else is the same as normal. find a keyboard with the layout and keys you like

ehhhh. while i am a fan of reds when gaming theyre not for everyone

[high sable]

There are no specs i should look for?

[paper prairie]

thats also true

the things to pay attention to is layout and key type.

[high sable]

Damn this is kinda like getting a case, but easier

[paper prairie]

both of these things are personal preference though

[spiral heron]

yeah its really 100% up to personal preference

but i would say for gaming, tenkeyless layout (that means no numpad) and red or brown class switches

[paper prairie]

beyond that other highlights are really just quality of life things. is the cable detachable? backlit? etc

[high sable]

Huh ima go look

[paper prairie]

my go to keyboard when gaming is a bloody lightstrike with left side keypad

linear* not clicky for it

or a wooting for the analog keys sometimes. but uhh yeah not everything even supports it. but those are my big 2

[spiral heron]

but yeah i usually steer people towards a basic TKL with reds or browns for a first time good keyboard

[paper prairie]

yeah for sure. thats likely a great starting point

if entirely clueless id suggest the same

[spiral heron]

i mean im ever so slightly biased since i make more money if they buy something fancy but even so... usually the $250 razer boards are overpriced crap

[paper prairie]

razer anything is overpriced crap imo. very poor QC given the high cost and overall cheap builds. i have heard theyve improved but thats my current view of them

[spiral heron]

yeah and im not a huge fan of kailh switches either honestly

they started out as the "clone cherry switches as cheap as possible" brand when the patents first expired and theyve done nothing to convince me that they are doing better now

also afaik only cherry switches are now rated for 100m presses

[paper prairie]

lightstrikes are rated for 100m

[unkempt dome]

I like kailh switches ... feels better to me than any cherry I've tried

Kailh box clicky are also the only clicky I can stand ...

[boreal rivet]

Actuation ratings mean almost nothing, you will never even reach the 20mil actuations regular membrane keyboards are rated for

[paper prairie]

ehh. depends on the user. some of us type for so many hours a day that it can start to matter after a couple decades

[chrome raft]

yeh, razer is over priced. But if you could get their items for cheap, it'd be worth it

I got my razer mouse for 20$, that's lasting me more than 2yrs, so I'd say that's a good deal

[dawn turret]

suggestions for aluminum cases compatiable with gk61x, on a bit of a budget e white is prefered

[inland elbow]

I put tape on keybaod but i here no thocc

fuck

[chrome raft]

viper mini?

[forest sigil]

What switch are you using?

[inland elbow]

Gateron blues

[forest sigil]

uhh yeah you're not gonna make that thock lol

[chrome raft]

yea lmao

[chrome raft]

Death adder essential

oh

how u like it?

i got a viper mini that i daily and a spare deathadder eliete

It's the same as the 60$ death adder, but without a few features

It's got the same feel and Everything, it's just missing the option to change it's rgb colour

Everything else can be changed in the software

nice

same sensor?

yeh

niceee

:>

im an average big hand small mouse man

[forest sigil]

Essentially What the tape mod does is act as a low pass filter, kind of reflecting lower frequencies/ absorbing higher frequencies, at least from the bottom-out. The click mechanism that gat blues use won't be as affected due to it being located higher up in the switch... and also basically having no low frequency response to speak of

Isn't surprising you're not getting a "thockier" sound out of a click switch, due to that

[inland elbow]

So I put tape on my pcb for no reason

[chrome raft]

yup

[forest sigil]

Well I mean it might have some effects, but to the extent of thock, it's likely doing little to nothing

[inland elbow]

Since you guys are smart at this stuff

[forest sigil]

A more 'marbled' or 'poppy' sound is still usually observable with clickies in my experience, but it isn't huge

[inland elbow]

Does Vaseline make keyboards Thoc

[chrome raft]

noooo

[forest sigil]

I would not put Vaseline in your switches lol

[chrome raft]

dont use vaseline

[forest sigil]

You'd be likely to damage your switch that way

[chrome raft]

it erodes them big time

[forest sigil]

and kill the clicks

Vaseline is pretty thick, if you put it in the wrong places or enough of it you'll turn your clicky switch into a tactile or linear

[chrome raft]

^

[inland elbow]

Ok

[chrome raft]

and it will exentually kill ur switch

dont use

get some thicker lube if u want to

[inland elbow]

Is there a way to make a keyboard Thocc without lube

[chrome raft]

not urs

i dont think

[forest sigil]

Well.. With gat blues it might be possible but it'd take some effort, It'd depend on your case/ the other components of your keeb

It would take some effort to do it with your current switches, if you swap them out it'd be significantly easier

[inland elbow]

Keychron c1

[inland elbow]

It's not hot swap

[forest sigil]

pepehands

[chrome raft]

lmao

[forest sigil]

You could buy switches and a cheapo soldering kit as well as a solder sucker

That's what I did (but I already have a soldering iron) to mod my blackwidow elite.

Takes some effort, time... And some cash honestly... But it's a fun experience imo and it can surprise people listening to a generic prebuilt that actually sounds quite good

[inland elbow]

Could I lube my Keyboard with desoldering

[forest sigil]

Lube... Your switches?

I don't follow

[inland elbow]

Yah

[chrome raft]

u can in fact

there are some yt vids on it

[forest sigil]

Well yes, but it's not going to be a great experience lubing clickies

If you want to replace your switches with tactiles or linears, yeah I might recommend it as well

[inland elbow]

So clickies can't be thocc

[forest sigil]

Well uh, not gat blues at least

Box navys or jades... Maybe

[inland elbow]

Whyyyyy

[forest sigil]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC5oCw-KuMs

Some thock....

[high sable]

The best possible build:
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/ScroppyIsDead/saved/#view=bBGQP6

What do yall think?

[forest sigil]

Wrong place my g. You just price sorted anyways lol, not too hard to do.

[crimson isle]

there are so many things more expensive than that

[high sable]

prolly

[high sable]

its the right place, (how do you think anal was invented)

[forest sigil]

Are you okay?

[sour egret]

are abs or pbt keycaps better for holy pandas?

[velvet trellis]

ABS wears like ass

[spiral heron]

very few people are actually hitting that number, but its still a very good indicator of overall quality and durability

also in terms of membrane switches rated for 10 or 20m actuations, i regularly get people coming in at work who have been using the same membrane keyboard for 10 or 15 years and wore it out - and often when i explain the lifespan ratings to them they're more than willing to upgrade to a mechanical keyboard for the durability

you'd be surprised how often it's relevant to people who aren't gamers or enthusiasts upgrading to the latest thing every few years

[sullen rose]

Hi, I am new here. Have been roaming around for a little bit suggestion. One of my friends suggested to ask me here. That is - I wanted to buy a wireless gaming keyboard. And I really like this two:

1. ASUS Claymore II
2. Razer BlackWidow V3 Pro - Green Switch

But, the problem is, I can't decide which one to get. Yes, considering the price - it's pretty high for me. Still, I want to get it as I don't want to switch anytime soon after getting any one of them. Can you suggest which one to get? Of course, I want the one that is long lasting.

If 2, which switches (Green or Yellow) to get?

[velvet trellis]

Gaming keebs are generally a sham but do their job

Can always go custom

Choose what you want, what caps, cable, etc

[sullen rose]

Hi @velvet trellis thanks for the feedback. I am a bit confused because both of them are having each companies mainstream switches. Previously, I have used Corsair K68 with red switches. So if these two were having any of the Cherry switches I would get the one depending on the connectivity. However, they are not. ASUS one is having ROG RX RED Optical Mechanical Switch and Razer on is having their Green tactile/Yellow silent switches. Now in my mind - how are they compared to Cherry switches, will the key caps break (my one used to break to the point where caps are connected to the switches; not exactly break but kind of; it would still work) like Corsair one, the feeling of them (is ASUS one too smooth; same question for Yellow switches), etc. Obviously, durability being the main concern.

[velvet trellis]

Durability is fine. Idk how caps break, thats insane. The yellows are smooth, linear switches so they won't have a bump or click when they actuate. The greens will have a bump to tell you you've pushed the button and has entered input.

They're both using dirt cheap switches so pick your poison

[sleek elk]

what is the cheapest hotswappabe keyboard out there

[sullen rose]

I will get the ROG one, maybe. IDK. 😦 Over here in Germany getting a US EN layout is a disaster.
Anyway, thank you for your time. Have a nice day. @velvet trellis

[dawn turret]

suggestions for aluminum cases compatiable with gk61x, on a bit of a budget e white is prefered

[woven vault]

simply wrong pal

[dawn turret]

Wdym

[cosmic quarry]

is this keyboard good?

[spiral heron]

hard to say cheapest, i got a random brand ive never heard of off massdrop called "womier" for like $60 that is hot swappable and seems pretty solid

the gmmk modular ones are good too but prices can vary

also depends if you are looking to get a complete keyboard that is hot swappable down the line, or if you're just looking for the cheapest possible barebones board without switches or caps

you can probably get a GK61 clone for around $60 too without switches

but it really depends what size and layout you're looking for

actually also definitely depends on whether you're willing to buy it direct from china and wait 2 months

[steady prairie]

brothers i wanna build a fully custom keyboard around $200-$300 USD, size 60-65-tkl ish, what should i be looking at?

[steady prairie]

thanks g

looks good bro. what’s the best type of switches to put in a board liek that, accounting for the fact that it’s all metal?

and should i pay the $20 more to get the switches and key caps even if i swap the switches?

[potent void]

thats really up to preference. do you know what kind of switches you like?

[steady prairie]

i like tactiles n i can fw clicky, not much experience w linear. ik since it’s a metal board, wouldn’t clicky switches just resonate in the board and sound super metallic?

[potent void]

you can fix that with foam mods

but yes there have been reports of that

[steady prairie]

mm the board comes w foam i believe

[potent void]

it does but theres still issues

[steady prairie]

gotcha. my rk w box royals is alr loud asf so maybe something a little more muted

[potent void]

what kind of tactile switches do you like? ones with a big bump or small one?

Durock T1s have been recommended in the past for something budget and they have a big tactile bump apparently

[ionic briar]

In the MX range yea.

[potent void]

theres also boba u4t

[steady prairie]

i think i like a more prominent bump, i’ll look into those. i might go w some good linears that sound good jus to change it up

thanks man

[potent void]

np

if you wanna try some linears the q1's phantom reds are a good demo. they're an extra $20 anyways

[steady prairie]

mmm good shout 👍😼

[potent void]

you might as well anyways since its not much more

[steady prairie]

rught

[dawn turret]

thats a scam

[chrome raft]

I'd suggest the Kumara K552 Reddragon, it's about 35$ and has a very good build

[fickle belfry]

Got the Womier K87 for $99 Cnd on Amazon. Solid board North face 5 pins PCB. With a little bit of time and love it sounds and feel pretty good.

Tried my best with the stabs but will eventually replace them.

[spiral heron]

yeah, definitely didn't mean to imply it was sketchy, just that i hadn't heard of them before - and I'm pretty impressed with it

[narrow radish]

Keychron K8 finally came in the mail today. Have to say, I'm pretty disappointed that the windows replacement keycaps that come with it are a slightly different grey than the rest of the keycaps

really more disappointed that I care so much because so far it's a great keyboard

[fickle belfry]

I would be disappointed too. We expect custom keyboards to at least have better and more consistent aestetics than run of the mill generic ones.

[fickle belfry]

No offense taken! I just shared mine so people could see and hear what it looks and sounds like.

[spiral heron]

yep! it's very helpful to have a sample, i appreciate it

[fickle belfry]

Mine has Gateron reds, I changed the springs for 60g ones, lubed and filmed the switches, add thin foam between the PCB and bottom plate, lubed and band-aid the stabs and hand made the base ( painted white), and wrist rest (vinyl wraped) out of white cedar wood.

[ionic briar]

eh the k8 is a pre-built?

[fickle belfry]

Ah! Didn't check if it was pre-built. My bad. Still disappointing that the caps colors is not the same for at least the set that comes with the keyboard.

[ionic briar]

yea, thats some qc issues that keychron need to sort out.
although, tbh, i feel like the intention of those caps is just to make to keyboard functional. its not exceptionally good quality or something, laser ablated abs caps is not the best by a long shot.
but who knows, maybe the mac caps with a different shade of gray is intentional.

[fickle belfry]

Could be! All companies have their kweeks anyway. Even the ones that sells expensive parts make less then stellar parts sometimes.

[narrow radish]

I dont think it's intentional, it's a pretty close grey but when you look at it you can tell the windows caps are slightly darker for sure

[ionic briar]

welp, thats qc issue then.

[fickle belfry]

Like Lâm said, it could be intentional

[narrow radish]

honestly think its QC, look how close it is

it'd be a weird choice for those 2 keys on either side of the keyboard to be very slightly darker but only if you swap out the mac caps for the windows caps

[ionic briar]

yea, i do think its qc

[narrow radish]

plus the replacement caps came in a separate bag so likely they were just made in a different batch than the rest of the keys that were pre-installed

Ill let them know, feel like they should be aware of that if they aren't already. good to know Im not just seeing things tho lol

[thin narwhal]

Anyone know if the Asus tuf gaming K1 can have the keycaps replaced? The ones it has are badly designed, looks great from straight down, but at an actual using angle the keys are only half lit and look blurry

[ionic briar]

yes you can, with other mx mount keycaps

[thin narwhal]

Sweet

That'll fix half the problems I have with this keyboard if I can get keycaps with better light diffusion

[earnest onyx]

Steelseries apex pro or Razer huntsman elite

[young spoke]

what’s some good rgb silencing white key caps for k87

[earnest onyx]

Then what

[young spoke]

Self explanatory key caps that hid the rgb more

This ok? https://www.amazon.co.uk/MIHIYIRY-Switches-Mechanical-Keyboard-Enchantress-Blue/dp/B08JVD8GSG/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?

[fickle belfry]

Look at the buyers reviews, looks like most of them gave more then 4 stars. If it fits your budget and you like the colors. Keep in mind that they are not GMk caps. Might not be 100% perfect or super thick. But for the price they look good.

[worn storm]

thin double shot caps are pretty rare but definetly exist

These do not look all that thick at all

[fickle belfry]

I ordered these last night for $30 on Amazon.

[eternal wraith]

how effective is poron at reducing case hollowness?

[grizzled sun]

I would like to get a custom keyboard how do I do that ?

Tired of my G513 linear

[fickle belfry]

This is an other option in the same colors https://www.amazon.co.uk/YMDK-Switches-Mechanical-Keyboard（Only-Gradient/dp/B08MDZQQGG/ref=mp_s_a_1_61?dchild=1&keywords=gradient%2Bcolor%2Bkeycaps&qid=1630444764&sr=8-61&th=1&psc=1#

[fickle belfry]

First, choose your budget, for what use ie gaming or work or both?, make a list of what you want on a keyboard ie full size, TKL, 60%., type of switches, linear, clicky, tactile, and watch good Youtubers like, Glarse, Shoobs etc. Then good luck for settling your choice on 1 KB 🤣

[worn storm]

All it takes is one keeb to start a lifelong addiction...

[fickle belfry]

Amen to that !

[potent void]

I’d take neither but out of those two the steel series

[fickle belfry]

When I get new ones next week I'll post a picture with the new caps on my K87. Aside from the letters, the caps won't let light shine through at all. It will mute the RGB for sure.

[forest sigil]

hmm have you guys seen the portal65? Any thoughts on it?

[boreal rivet]

only good 65/75 i've seen in a while

[limber dove]

the hardest part of putting my keyboard list together has been key caps

[crimson isle]

hardest part is being in time, when what you want is limited, and you'll never see it again

[celest palm]

any other fellow BOX Royal users?

[wet void]

I want to buy a gaming mechanical keyboard, which not only is cheap but good for gaming

A good mouse would be good to thx

[narrow radish]

whats your budget for both?

@wet void '

[ember roost]

does anyone have a link to an Australian custom keyboard company where i can design my own mechanical keyboard for ~150 AUD? or is that too low of a price?

[pallid trout]

Any mechanical keyboard that just works will work for gaming. The best is actually what you prefer.

[potent void]

My recommendation is get a linear switch. Those will make it so the tactile bump of tactile and click switches won’t be in the way when you go to press a key. This is good for gaming

[potent void]

Hey

[spiral heron]

this is a good starting point but i would say it's really just whatever feels most comfortable and most efficient to you

no offense, it's good advice i just think that "gaming -> reds" isn't always the answer

[unkempt dome]

there's no such thing as gaming switches ... it's only a matter of preference

[spiral heron]

exactly

[worn storm]

True, but at the same time blues or box whites or some of the crazy custom clickies wouldn't be my first recommendation either

[potent void]

I didn’t say get reds. I said get linears

In my experience (and logic) linears are better for gaming

However if they prefer tactiles for gaming that’s fine too

[worn storm]

Light tactiles like browns are quite nice as well, heavy tactiles and clickies not so much

[narrow radish]

this should really be the only answer to "what switch should I get?" it's best to learn about how each switch is different, maybe order a few of each, and go with what you prefer

[unkempt dome]

I gamed on blue and there's nothing wrong about it ... same for kailh box white

[unkempt dome]

also there's the kailh speed bronze which is a clicky with click bar that is "made for gaming" cause of the spring weight, actuation distance and total travel ... it doesn't mean that it's better or worst than other switches ...

[worn storm]

All I can say from personal experience is that from the dozen or so people I've introduced to mechanical keyboards and let try my collection of boards, not one picked a clicky board as their favorite (They were all gamers)

[unkempt dome]

Still it's preference

it's not cause they gain an advantage with one type of switch vs another type of switch ... unless the switch is so bad that it's close to be declared broken

[spiral heron]

right but someone buying their first cheap mainstream mech is not going out there and finding some exotic group buy linear switch.... they're getting kailh, gateron, or cherry reds

[fickle belfry]

1st dive in the switches sea

[potent void]

I didn’t say that either lol. I suggested linears and that was all

[celest sorrel]

Can y’all recommend a gaming mouse?

• Must be FPS- or RTS/MOBA- style. (Could use something smooth & light but additional buttons for macros would be nice)
• Wired or Wireless (Don’t care, just not Bluetooth only & wireless must have dongle storage, USB C & an option to use with a wire would be nice)
• RGB or not(don’t care about lighting but I already use Corsair iCUE for other stuff)
• Infinite scroll would be nice(like Logitech Hyperscroll but if it’s available on other brands)
• adjustable weights for FPS style would be nice

[blissful depot]

same, im in the market for a weright adjustable wireless mouse myself

my last one just died on me 5 minutes ago, cant tell if its because of the mouse, the receiver, or the usb port

[worldly shale]

yadda yadda there is no "gaming switch" but like, as a first time switch linears are like the easiest to get into. you'll be able to decide whether you like them from there or prefer tactiles

[potent void]

i didnt say they were a gaming switch i said i recommend them for it....

[worldly shale]

yeah i was just saying re: past replies

that and cherry mx browns or any light tactile switch. best way to decide what you want in a board imo

tactility in mx browns is light enough that you can at least picture what it's like to have linears and the bump is present enough to decide if you like tactility and want more out of it at all

[pallid trout]

Swiftpoint Z gang

[forest sigil]

You guys know if kailh pro burgundy housings are going to be similar/identical to cherry mx housings (black, red, whatnot) or not? [www.upgradekeyboards.com/product/kailh-pro-switches/]

[tall seal]

Hey Guys, anyone knows a mechanical Logitech keyboard with a wrist rest, but without the numpad?

[lilac grotto]

A TKL logitech mech keyboard with a wrist rest

Just get a separate wrist rest

[tall seal]

since i have a g502 mouse wich is wireless too, can i use the same adapter for them? Like the one for my mouse is pretty close to it, so can i use the one for the keyboard to?

[lilac grotto]

Im a bit confused, what adapter are you talking about?

[tall seal]

The wireles one. For the signal.

[narrow radish]

I was going to say no because Ive never heard of that being possible

but Logitech has "unifying" software that can apparently allow you to do exactly what you are looking for, link both wireless logitech devices to the same receiver

http://support.logitech.com/en_us/software/unifying

so yes I guess lol

[harsh belfry]

surprised that actually worked

[ionic briar]

you 3d printed a prong style top housing with 3 prongs?

[harsh belfry]

yeah, with 4 but 2 broke lol

[ionic briar]

[harsh belfry]

cherry sized top piece, on an outemu base

[ionic briar]

very interesting, still 2 prongs broke is not great for key wobble imo

[harsh belfry]

more of a proof of concept, gotta modify the file to be compatible and it should be fine

[harsh belfry]

found a cherry switch and it fits perfect lol

[ionic briar]

so its more outemu specification than anything

very interesting

[harsh belfry]

Cherry top kailh / outemu bottom

[ionic briar]

how does it look like?

how does the space bar look like atm?

on the keyboard

also, you can use virtual keyboard for space

can i have a pic?

[worn storm]

spacebarsreallyarentthatnecessaryanyways

gotta clip that wire back on the two thingies before pushing it on

[deft lotus]

Does anyone know about rk61?

I have a problem with my rk61

All of my key suddenly stopped working and the keyboard is glitching my pc

I can't press anything

And when I try to reset my keyboard by hitting fn space bar it won't work either

And my window key keep lighting up

[ionic briar]

thats indication for windows key lock

[deft lotus]

I though it was at first but I tried fn and click it

It won't turn off

Plus all of my key isn't working

The keyboard also messed with my pc, when I click a video on YouTube it download the html file of the video

[ionic briar]

some spot under the pcb being shorted is my guess
but im not sure tbh.

[deft lotus]

I did spill some water on it but not alot

But it didn't even when down the base

Just on a keycaps

[harsh belfry]

seems like one of your alt keys is being pressed

[stark arrow]

I can buy a returned laptop from amazon for a really good price

but the keyboard is portugese

anyone know what the looks like?

[south stag]

Upgraded my ergonomics

[potent void]

Nice

[deep quarry]

whats the best 65% kit

for 150

[pallid trout]

The one you like the most.

[chrome raft]

does the bruh mat exist yet?

if it does i need to get one

[snow plover]

I want it

Lol

Jk my 50 cent mousepad thats 3 y o is better

[wraith hull]

Finally got my first mechanical keyboard and its so clicky I love it

[deep quarry]

no like whats a one with a good quality case, plate which u can change the materail and good pcb

[pallid trout]

So basically
The one you like the most.
I'm sorry if I sound very unhelpful but this hobby is very subjective. On KBDFans alone there's half a page full of barebones and complete keyboards for under $150 USD.

https://kbdfans.com/collections/fully-assembled-keyboard?sort_by=price-ascending

Even more options if you buy individual parts yourself, which you can do there as well.

It would be an entirely different story for ultra-budget options, because there's not a lot to go around there.

[deep quarry]

thank you

[deep quarry]

thank you

[potent void]

It does however it is sold out

[chrome raft]

Decided to buy a sub 30usd mech keeb JUST to practice lubing, if its a 60% layout, how much lube do I need?

[potent void]

Any amount you buy should be fine

You really don’t need that much per switch

[chrome raft]

5mL should be plenty?

[pallid trout]

5mL is more than enough

[chrome raft]

Aight

Thanks

Any rookie mistakes in lubing that I would like to keep in mind?

[potent void]

Don’t overlube, that’s an important one

[chrome raft]

Three strokes each part right?

[potent void]

Yeah just some light even coats. I’d follow a lubing tutorial

[pallid trout]

Are you lubing linears or tactiles?

[chrome raft]

Gat yellows

less=more

Aight, thanks very much

[chrome raft]

If I'm going for a white/pastel purple with a little bit of pink setup theme, what would be a great colour for a custom sleeved coiled cable? White, pink, gray?

[chrome raft]

anyone know good keyboard sites i can go to get switches/board etc (looking for bananas, tangerines, novel cream, etc.)

[chrome raft]

whatever u like

[pallid trout]

Mechmap and Shopmech are aggregator sites, so you can look for the stuff you need without having to search for each site yourself.

[chrome raft]

oh ty

[pallid trout]

Happy to help.

[chrome raft]

I was asking for help since I was having a hard time trying visualize which one would look better

[grizzled parcel]

I want laptop like mechanical keyboard

Any suggestions?

[chrome raft]

you mean low profile?

[grizzled parcel]

means laptop like tight keys

[grizzled parcel]

hey your pfp says you're stuck in the washing machine 🤣 So sarcastic 😂

[chrome raft]

Do you want a laptop with a mechanical keyboard, or do you want a keyboard that looks like a laptop's?

[grizzled parcel]

a keyboard that looks like laptop

[chrome raft]

like this?

[grizzled parcel]

umm somewhat

[chrome raft]

what's different?

[grizzled parcel]

I mean how I can now type from my laptop is so tight so just like that

like apple keyboard

[chrome raft]

i don't know about the others, but I'm having a difficult time understanding you, sorry

[grizzled parcel]

Anyways first get out of that damn washing machine

[ionic briar]

he wants scissor switch keyboard is my read

[chrome raft]

all I got from him is that he wants a low profile keeb

[grizzled parcel]

What does it mean tho?

[pallid trout]

@grizzled parcel
Did you want a slim mechanical keyboard or a mechanical keyboard on a laptop?

[grizzled parcel]

slim mechanical keyboard

[chrome raft]

I was answering

[chrome raft]

to rephrase, what would you think would look better in your opinion, I'm trying to look for second opinions

Orange

ahh, thanks!

White pink or grey

Um

I would say white pink ir Grey would be a nice choice

White will get dirty too easily so grey

aight, thanks alot for you input :D

What input

Audio?

[ionic briar]

input here means opinion.

[chrome raft]

Oooh thanks for the input?

[ionic briar]

yep

[chrome raft]

Ah

English is quite a language

[hoary kestrel]

Anyone have a wireless mechanical keyboard they are in love with?

[hoary kestrel]

So basically wired or over 200 it looks like

Cuz i need num pad XD

[ionic briar]

Keychron offerings?

[pallid trout]

I really love my brother's Jelly modded RK84. It sounds really good for the price, though the software is trash.

You can also buy a separate numpad.

[prime torrent]

Where can I buy custom keycaps for the 4 keys in the top right hand corner of a 110% keyboard

[fickle belfry]

https://www.wasdkeyboards.com/media-shortcuts-cherry-mx-keycap-set.html

[chrome raft]

any recommendations for white fingertip grip mouse around the 25-40USD range?

[neat matrix]

you guys know of any keycap set that has the same look and feel of the sega teradrive keyboard? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFGkz3XvuSM

[near prawn]

what does hot removeable independent switch means

does it mean that you can only chang your switches with the same type of switches or what

change*

[potent void]

It means the switch can be removed without solder

[near prawn]

ah ok

ty

[potent void]

Np

[sullen onyx]

Should i get the gk61?

[cerulean vector]

Nice, keyb channel

[fickle belfry]

Sound test of Akko's Ocean blue switches (lubed) on my Womier K87

[chrome raft]

is the viper mini white?

[potent void]

me likey

[fickle belfry]

Not too shabby for cheap switches and keycaps

[potent void]

indeed

[subtle cloak]

Hi can anyone help with my keyboard draconic k530

The light up ones are not working and others keys are just working fine

[fickle belfry]

What's wrong with it ?

[subtle cloak]

And the battery indicator is also white

[fickle belfry]

Did you drop liquid on it buy any misfortune?

[subtle cloak]

I just cleaned the key caps and the switches i just brushed them

[fickle belfry]

The lights were working fine before you cleaned it ?

[subtle cloak]

Yeah i turned the lights off but the 3 E D X

Wont turn off and when you press it it does nothinf

[fickle belfry]

You could try to open it, spray electric contact cleaner on all the contact points on the PCB and use air pressure to dry everything off.

I'm pretty sure some of whatever you used to clean found its way onto the PCB.

[subtle cloak]

Can an vacuum work fine??

The blow mode

[fickle belfry]

You gonna blow a bunch of dust from the vaccum. Buy some compressed air cans instead.

[pine merlin]

Hi so i want to get a mechanial keyboard and mouse setup (if possible with a extended rgb mouse pad even non rgb will be fine if rgb isnt possible) and my budget is a max of 20,000 lkr any suggestions?
and the switch type idk what its called but i love the keyboard on the HP pavilion keyboards idk what switches they are

anybody?

[fickle belfry]

Pavillon keyboard is a membrane type.

[fickle belfry]

This might help you https://leaguefeed.net/best-low-profile-mechanical-keyboards/

[loud nova]

yeah I have decided I need to get a portable mechanical keyboard for my roadwarrior setup. I mean, it doesn't HAVE to be mechanical, but it has to be bluetooth, and not shit.

[fickle belfry]

Budget and form factor ?

[loud nova]

budget... eh, probably not stupid, but not the main driver

tenkeyless I would think

[fickle belfry]

There's a shiiit ton of bluetooth 60% keyboards but not that much tkl.

[chrome raft]

I don’t get it

Why is there a keyboard chat

A keyboard is a keyboard

[pallid trout]

It's also the peripheral chat but yeah lol

[pallid trout]

A car is a car and yet there are thousands and thousands of different models at all price points.

[unkempt dome]

yeah we can say that about anything ...

[pallid trout]

Yeah

[south widget]

ye

im using a cheap black one

can get about 70 on it

[pallid trout]

A phone is a phone and yet most of us aren't running the most basic of smartphone.

Or how most drivers aren't driving a Mitsubishi Mirage.

There's luxury somewhere.

Some more than others.

[potent void]

This channel is to discuss the luxury side of keyboards. There’s a surprisingly big community for it

[pine merlin]

https://www.amazon.com/Mechanical-Keyboard-Wireless-Bluetooth-Portable/dp/B07S34MJD7/ref=as_li_ss_tl?keywords=rk71&qid=1568599321&s=gateway&sr=8-1&linkCode=sl1&tag=techsource02-20&linkId=107d36c89c109ecf89bc76b4843a5e9a&language=en_US&th=1&psc=1
Is this a good budget keyboard I was recommended rk61 is this better and it also comes with a mouse I plan on using this as a temporary mouse till I can afford something better and also since this is a combo for around 60 want a mousepad as well extended and rgb if possible

[pallid trout]

And all things peripherals

[pine merlin]

Any help? ^^^

[pallid trout]

chill man

It's been like three minutes lmao

I didn't even finish typing

My brother has an RK84 and it's pretty good for the price. Sounds hollow because of the lack of case foam but becomes a lot better when Jelly modded, as usual. Software is trash, though, so if you really want remappable keys you'll have to look elsewhere.

[pine merlin]

Is it much more than the 71 in price? And does it come with a mouse?

[pallid trout]

Not sure if there's an RK84 bundle.

I mention it because it's from the same company and they're usually pretty good when it comes to budget hotswap keyboards. I've tried the RK84 and 61 and both were nice.

[potent void]

That keyboard you sent is probably good

[pine merlin]

I would prefer the rk84 as it has the usb hub but the keyboard alone goes to the max of my current budget with shipping I will get to know if it will increase in a few days if it dosent I will go for the 71

My budget is 100usd for people wondering with shipping to sri lanka

[idle cave]

are gateron browns good?

[potent void]

ive tried them. they feel like linears with a very small tactile bump. whether you like that or not is up to you

[idle cave]

they are better than cherry switches tho right?

[potent void]

nah they're about the same probably

gateron and cherry make identical switches

[idle cave]

hmm

alright

[fickle belfry]

Gateron are less scratchy

[idle cave]

what do you mean by that

[fickle belfry]

When you depress the switch, you can feel the friction between the stems and the housing (stock unlubed).

Are you gonna only game with your keyboard ? Or use it for work/school too.?

[sacred socket]

depends on what level ur talking abt

hyperglides > any stock cherry/gateron board

but inks are smoother than hyperglides

but personally im more focused on sound so hyperglides > black inks

only time i think they sound better is on a pom plate

[fickle belfry]

Well, I was comparing the regular cherry and gateron

When you make the jump to switches over 0.90$ a piece it's an whole other story.

[sacred socket]

hyperglides are mad cheap for what they are tho

45c ish per

and inks are around 78c

only switches above 90c are zeal switches, vintage shit, and frankenswitches

[sacred socket]

nothing compares to jwicks on a price to perf fr

also

does anyone mind if i do a wttf type post here

cuz mechmarket and tiktok servers mad dry

WTTF: JELLY EPOCH OR 7V
CURRENTLY HAVE: FULLY BUILT GRID 650: built w lubed holy bobas, durock v1 on all 2u mods, sb durock v2 holee modded (all stabs lubed), and random bow keycap set i found in my drawers (could be geekark but im not sure), also have UTD 360c EXTRAS, WILL ALSO ADD EXTRA MONEY VIA PAYPAL

also interested in a MODE80, think6.5, F1-8x

ahh yes ebay, only the best aftermarket for kbs

[edgy sequoia]

would yall get a metal or plastic keycap puller - can i get a link for a good cheap? one (amazon us)

[sacred socket]

prolly ebay

i never go on there for kb shit

[sacred socket]

really any one that looks liek this is fine

https://www.amazon.com/Stainless-Mechanical-Keyboard-Removing-keyboard/dp/B075CZCTXM/ref=asc_df_B075CZCTXM/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=309707619534&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=5124428950436719765&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9026059&hvtargid=pla-458374537183&psc=1

anything that looks like this one works fine

[edgy sequoia]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08TSSJ8Q3/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A2W5RI0RMMP3GT&psc=1 ?

ok

[potent void]

Hey that’s mine

d

[fiery bane]

D?

[main pumice]

D

[elfin pawn]

d~

[dry parcel]

eez

[main pumice]

d-d-d-d D

[sleek elk]

https://youtu.be/xvnwPLrwip8

worst keyboard i ever had

the fake blues were bad, but the stablizzer on the spacebar killed me

[boreal rivet]

and what were you expecting

[graceful violet]

Best gateron switch for gaming?

[pallid trout]

The best switch for gaming is the one you like the most.

There is no science behind what's the best.

[graceful violet]

I was deciding between red and yellow

[pallid trout]

But if you wanted fast actuation times, then there are switches for that.

I always hear good things about Gat yellows and how they're one of the best budget switches so maybe try that.

Lube em up

[graceful violet]

Thank you, another question do i get wired or wireless keyboard

[pallid trout]

Do you need a wireless?

[graceful violet]

Not necessarily

[pallid trout]

Then you don't really need to go for it. Especially if it's Bluetooth and not 2.4 GHz.

[graceful violet]

Ok thanks alot

[pallid trout]

Happy to help.

[radiant thunder]

why the RGB

[pallid trout]

why not lol

[radiant thunder]

Am I the only person who hates RGB

I'll turn RGB off if it doesn't serve me a purpose

[pallid trout]

RGB provides options
It's just that a lot of people choose rainbow puke lmao

[radiant thunder]

cring

[pallid trout]

One day I might want blue.
The next, red.
And another, white and yellow.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[radiant thunder]

I don't have an RGB keyboard but back when I did I set it to white or purple

[humble scarab]

Has anyone used openrgb and what was it on?

[ionic briar]

wdym by what was it on?

[humble scarab]

Just used to sync RGB across different brands but I need to how is it to use, not many videos on it

[ionic briar]

oh, so each supported device will have its own tab, you click on the one you want to customize

looks like this

and then choose effects, etc on the right

[humble scarab]

What keyboard do you use with it

[ionic briar]

i use a gk61x
which is not supported by openrgb

[humble scarab]

Is it easy to use tho

[ionic briar]

for me, yes

but partially because theres little that i can do with my mouse and its basically the same as the 1st party software (g hub/lgs)

[humble scarab]

Thanks for the help

[steady hatch]

what do i use to lube my stabs ?

[unkempt dome]

you can use dielectric grease for cheap solution

krytox gpl 205g0 is also good for that

[pallid trout]

I use 205g0

[steady hatch]

can i lube switches with dielectric grease ?

[urban glade]

no

[rugged swift]

which ones better ? replace the switch or just buy a new keyb ?

[potent void]

Like all the switches?

[rugged swift]

yup

lots of keys hhave double click issue

aaaaand double H....

[potent void]

Might be a PCB issue. How much was that keyboard

[rugged swift]

its a corsair k95 platinum

[potent void]

Guess I’ll look it up

[rugged swift]

from like 2017 or 2018

besides i hated the current switch too, its thhe one withh 1.2mm actuation point

[potent void]

Alright if you like the housing of it that much I’d say just replace the switches but since it’s not hotswap that’s a lot of work and you might not wanna bother

So I’ll lean towards replace it

[rugged swift]

ive fixed another k95 before after someone spilled drink on it i desolder every switch clean it, ,making it better than factory in the end

[potent void]

Well you know what you are doing and if you wanna go through the effort sure

That’s an expensive keyboard anyways

[rugged swift]

what could be the cause for thhose double clicks ? i tried contact cleaner on all switches

[potent void]

Pcb damage or switch damage perhaps?

[rugged swift]

ill have to examine it physically

double click is the only problem other thhan that it works just fine

[sleek elk]

its not an actual HyperX, it's a $31 Kogan Mechanical Browns TKL with hyperx keycapz

[ionic island]

What's a quality set of shine through keycaps that look somewhat like this

Im putting them on a keychron q1 and don't want it to look like a rainbow mess

[opal flower]

does anyone know how to upgrade a corsair k95 platinum?

[potent void]

Another person?

[potent void]

Upgrade how?

[opal flower]

like make it better

[ionic island]

Is the hyperx alloy origins 60 good?

[scarlet yarrow]

not sure if this is really classified as "keyboards" but it does fairly go with it. lets say im getting one of those cool looking mousepads on amazon, how do they compare against gaming mousepads? are they worse?

[pallid trout]

Which mousepad?

[radiant thunder]

That doesn’t answer my question

[sleek elk]

i can't have custom rgb

[radiant thunder]

Take apart keyboard, remove RGB LEDs, put back together, done

[potent void]

You could change the keycaps or if you want to go through the effort, change the switches

[lilac grotto]

Change the switches, foam mod, etc

Theres alot of things you can do to improve a leyboard

[radiant thunder]

You can’t really “upgrade” your keyboard by definition. You can only customize it

But I guess if you have cheaply made switches, switching them with Cherry MX or something else would technically be an upgrade

[dry parcel]

You can upgrade the feel and sound sort of

Like lubing, filming, tape modding, foam modding etc

[sleek elk]

i don't have a desolderer

[radiant thunder]

Do you need one?

I don’t think u do

[pallid trout]

PE foam/Jelly mod is overpowered lol

I've done it three times and every single time it made the keyboard sound much better.

IMHO, anyway.

[pallid trout]

You can always turn off the backlight.

[radiant thunder]

what’s foam mod

[pallid trout]

The PE foam mod (also called the "Jelly mod") is where you place a piece of PE foam between the plate foam and the plate (or the PCB and the plate) and pierce your switches through it.

[sleek elk]

ye but i can't see the letters

[radiant thunder]

what does it do

[pallid trout]

Then turn the backlight white lol

[radiant thunder]

remember where the keys are then

[sleek elk]

IM 14 CHILL

[pallid trout]

Off the bat, it gives it a much deeper sound, but it depends on the keyboard. It made my GMMK Pro sound much more like gently flicking marbles into each other and I love it.
It made my brother's RK84 and his friend's RK61 sound more like a smooth chalk run on a freshly cleaned chalkboard.

It sounds really pretentious describing it but I think it's better than just saying "it sounds poppy" because that doesn't really help lmao.

[radiant thunder]

so am I

[radiant thunder]

[sleek elk]

ay uwu

[pallid trout]

Some people are concerned about static charge building up, but as long as you don't move around a lot with your keyboard or as long as you have plate foam, you should be alright.

Don't get it confused with the "foam mod" though, where you put a sort of foam underneath the PCB.

Or more foam, if your keeb already has it.

[sleek elk]

wait, should iu actallu rearange my leds?

also, what type of leds

if i were to buy

[pallid trout]

Your LEDs are built into the PCB so I doubt you can change them at all.

Your best bet is to just set your keyboard to white LED.

[sleek elk]

de-solder them all

[sleek elk]

i can't lmao

[pallid trout]

Why not?

[sleek elk]

single colour

its $31 bucks

i can't change colour

[pallid trout]

Anything wrong with single colour?

[sleek elk]

it came like this

[sleek elk]

no li,e it looks bad

[pallid trout]

Fair.

[sleek elk]

^^

[pallid trout]

It's not worth the effort.
But that's just me.

[sleek elk]

hmm

is there a way

to like

add a plastic cover on the leds

so they look kinda the same

[pallid trout]

You could tape some translucent plastic on the back of each keycap.

[sleek elk]

ye, what colour

[pallid trout]

Depends on what colour you want it to turn into.

[sleek elk]

idm as long as they one coliur

[safe fog]

I need a compact keyboard, u got any advice?

[urban glade]

Hhkb

[boreal rivet]

+1

[safe fog]

Huh?

Link?:)

[urban glade]

Where r u

[safe fog]

Oh n layout must be w the Nordics

[urban glade]

Ok nvm

[safe fog]

Home, u want chipies?

[urban glade]

https://www.hhkeyboard.com/uk/products/hybrid-type-s/

This is hhkb

But no Nordic layout

Imo it is the best OEM board to exist

There’s unsilenced and non-bt version as well, and a blank option

[loud nova]

https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-k1-wireless-mechanical-keyboard?variant=31871599738969

I just bought one of those to go with my roadwarrior battlestation setup

[half bridge]

Interesting choice; low profile switches always felt a little out of place but keychron always has some rather quality products for the pricepoint

[pine merlin]

So I initially had a budget of usd100 and now it increased to Abt USD 180 and I need a keyboard and a mouse I was thinking of the atom 60 and the razor viper mini is that a good selection or...

[pallid trout]

Do you have any preferences?

[pine merlin]

Nope

If possible would like to stick to a max of 100usd

[pallid trout]

So as long as it works, it should be fine.

[pine merlin]

And it should have rgb

And if possible a 100% keyboard

Also a USB hub is a nice to have

And a quick response is always appreciated

[pine merlin]

This is not required

But I currently use a 100% keyboard so...

[fickle belfry]

Tkl is a good gap between full and 60%

[pine merlin]

What do u think Abt the atom 60?

@fickle belfry

[fickle belfry]

Never tried it? Looks good for the price. Go watch this for more info on it. https://youtu.be/IZr3sk9OpeU

[pine merlin]

That's where I found it was initially going for the gk71 I think it's called

That

[fickle belfry]

Not a fan if 68%, bottom row is not standard. But you do you! in the end you're the one using it. Not us. I think at $50 the Atom60 is a better choice and less of a risk if you don't like sff keyboards. Can easily sell.

[chrome raft]

Hey does anyone know why its just blinking red?

[fickle belfry]

@hasty saffron I'm not arguing you, this is from their own product page.

[chrome raft]

yeah just fixed it,have been using this rig for like 2 years and that's never happened

[fickle belfry]

From the pictures the caps from the bottom row look like my K95. That's what I meant.

[loud nova]

yeah - I'm trying to built a relatively light and compact but full productivity setup that I can fit in a bag, so I can setup in about 5-10min and work anywhere. So low profile switches are perfect.

[wicked nest]

@misty crypt so i was also thinking model M

as well

[misty crypt]

yeah, although it's not really great for gaming because it doesn't have N-key rollover; only two-key

but it's still one of the best typing keyboards lol

[wicked nest]

Most keyboards dont tho right?

I mean the Model F does becuase its not a membrane keyboard

[misty crypt]

most mechanical boards are NKRO iirc

[wicked nest]

really ?

didnt know that

[misty crypt]

and yeah, the Model F is fully mechanical; the Model M is technically a membrane

well at least most of them i see on the market lol

for mechanicals, most switches are based off the Cherry MX design, but there's still a lot of ways you can modify that design to make it feel unique

[wicked nest]

I got my self cherry mx set of 9 to test them out

just a keyboard switch tester

[misty crypt]

ah yeah, i know the kind; i have one myself lol

[wicked nest]

https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=6169 this is what i was looking for basicly

[misty crypt]

but the thing is that cherry isn't the only manufacturer of switches of that shape and shit

[wicked nest]

I wish bucking spring was open source ...

lol

https://www.modelfkeyboards.com/ then theres this

which is 355 $

so i mean

like. they exist for me. but its 400 usd

and thats kinda crazy if you ask me

[misty crypt]

oh, interesting; i didn't know there was a revival of the Model F

unicomp's been making new Model M's for like a decade now

[wicked nest]

yeah. I like the endura pro. the trackpoint seems to be what im looking for

really ? im not sure thats how that works

i have a ton of old shitty keyboards with a ps/2 connector

[misty crypt]

ha, if only my current motherboard had a PS/2 port...

my old B160 board had one lol

[wicked nest]

lol

[pallid trout]

It's why some gaming mobos have them.

All because of NKRO.

And latency.

And some fighting games. But yeah, mostly rhythm games.

[wicked nest]

yeah. the model m seems to be the only alternitive for me probably

[misty crypt]

well, your options are to find a vintage one; good call if you don't mind not having windows keys

or to get one of the unicomp boards

[wicked nest]

i dont have windows keys now

[misty crypt]

lol fair enough

forgot you're on a Model F

[wicked nest]

i use alt f1

and because im on a model f. its really easy. with one hand

because the f keys are in 2 colloms

[misty crypt]

ayy, nice

[wicked nest]

which I love

its really nice

I originally got this keyboard. with a budle with the Actual computer IBM 5150

for a really good price

I think using any other keyboard will be really weird

[urban glade]

F good

Ps/2 based but I think I’m gonna move to usb to make use of monitor’s built in kvm once I’m swapping btwn desktop and laptop

[wicked nest]

i was thinking in switching to a dock solution.

rather than having one of my desktops

i have an insanely powerful desktop

but it doesnt make sense

to have. ill be commuting back and forth due to school

[urban glade]

Yeah, that’s why I’m getting a laptop

[wicked nest]

yep

I already have a thinkpad

[urban glade]

Got a monitor with USB c so 1 cable to dock laptop will be convenient

[wicked nest]

I have an x1 extreme gen 2

[urban glade]

I want an x2100 sooooo bad

[wicked nest]

x2100 ?

[urban glade]

X210 with custom mobo

[wicked nest]

x210?

lke the thinkpad

[urban glade]

https://www.xyte.ch/thinkpads/x210-x2100/

Yeah

[wicked nest]

wtf thats a thing

how much does that cost.

[urban glade]

Idk there’s a pricing page

Sub 1.5 iirc

Still too much to justify for me for little practical benefit

[wicked nest]

1.5k?

[urban glade]

Yeah

Doesn’t include:

RAM (DDR4 SODIMM)
SSD (M.2 NVMe / 2.5″ / mSATA 6gbps)
CMOS Battery (From X201/X200)
Battery (From X201/X201)

[wicked nest]

any other models like this

I would really be intrested

[urban glade]

Not that I’m aware of but I’d be happy to be proven wrong

[wicked nest]

looks like one hell of a hack

[urban glade]

Oh yeah got to keep keyboard channel on topic - hhkb best portable board

[wicked nest]

nice

[urban glade]

Yeah it’s soo cool

[wicked nest]

I love the old thinkpads

[urban glade]

A big part of me was considering it over MacBook for a bit

But I want macos lol

[potent void]

Whats the thing in back

[urban glade]

Contour rollermouse

[potent void]

Ooh you got one of those

[wicked nest]

why not just use a nub

[potent void]

How stupid is it to use

[urban glade]

It’s great

I absolutely love it

[potent void]

Oh really? Neat

[urban glade]

I use my thumb to operate so there’s next to no hand movement

I took a vid a short while ago lemme find

The learning curve was quite short for m

[wicked nest]

I think the thinkpad nub is better

imo

[urban glade]

Yeah but can’t get fancy kustom keyboard with thinkpad nub

[wicked nest]

https://tex.com.tw/products/shinobi?variant=16969883648090

[urban glade]

I said kustom

[wicked nest]

gotcha

[urban glade]

Shinobi is cool to see though

[wicked nest]

im so upset that there isnt a good key switch for me to use with her

[urban glade]

I can’t type on spherical caps sadly. For mx my preferences are cherry > dcs > oem, and I’d rather not type on anything else

[wicked nest]

I dont like any of them.

nothing compares to my buckling springs

like nothing

[urban glade]

I was taking abt keycap profiles but that’s fair too, I have friends who adore their buckling springs

I like lighter tactility

[wicked nest]

I want a keyboard with a 10 keyless layout. and instead of the navcluster i want a number pad

[urban glade]

I use cherry picked vintage cherry mx browns in my kustom, and silenced 30g topre in my hhkb

[wicked nest]

is custom PCB a thing

like

can i even do that

[urban glade]

Yeah

[wicked nest]

but $$$?

[urban glade]

Ai03 has a good tutorial

No actually

At least the pcb design side is relatively cheap

Jlcpcb/pcbway

[potent void]

Is that your main mouse?

[wicked nest]

custom pcb with a custom layout

[urban glade]

Yeah. I don’t play shooters (or any games really)

[urban glade]

Yea

[wicked nest]

like legit i could have bucking springs. a thinkpad nub. and the f keys in 2 a columms

[potent void]

Not even like a normal mouse just in case?

Not just for games like in general

[urban glade]

I have a g305 at my second setup because I haven’t gotten around to buying a second rollermouse just yet

[potent void]

Well you’re quite brave i must say

[urban glade]

Tsangan

Is 1.5-1-1.5-7-1.5-1-1.5