peripherals

[vivid thorn]

idk

I'll make a vid rq

@unkempt dome

@fickle belfry

a

It shows that wtf

[fickle belfry]

1st, your keyboard is not supposed to be moving when press the keys.

2nd are you always hammering your keyboard that way ?

From what I can hear, sounds more like the stabilizers rattleling and probably you have very thin plastic keycaps.

Either replace the caps and lube or replace the stabilizers

[pallid trout]

Jelly mod will help with it.

Or PE Foam mod. They're the same.

[ionic island]

lmao ok thanks

[ionic island]

is there a good way to make a thick piece of pe foam thinner

[boreal rivet]

Like

Cut it

Or something

[ionic island]

i tried using a sharp knife and scissors

it breaks

[teal mist]

is HyperX Alloy Elite II good?
yes software isn't good but I heard there's a new better one in beta...

[teal mist]

or HyperX Alloy FPS

[teal mist]

okay but would I consider red switches or silver? I know silver ones are fast but also short travel, not good for typing. Reds are good for typing but are not fast.

[ionic briar]

i would bet you that there is no difference in latency between red and silver

if anything, its the lightness of the spring that causes that placebo effect

[teal mist]

so you're telling me that I should go for the reds?

[ionic briar]

yea

[teal mist]

Idk I'm trying one of these kb's and reds are louder than silvers...which very matters to me. I don't like loud kb noise

except if I lube reds, that'd make a difference right?

[ionic briar]

a slight difference in loudness

since the switch still functionally hit the upper and bottom housing, there will still be noises

if you want complete silent, you have to go with silent switches, which has rubber dampening where the switch stem and the housing hit each other

https://www.amazon.com/Leopold-FC660M-Cherry-Silent-Keyboard/dp/B07HFKZB86

something like this thing will be much more silent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOW18xnbvBo

this should give you an idea of how loud this particular board with silent red will sound

[teal mist]

aye will look into it, thanks

[unkempt dome]

If you want quiet then go for a silenced switch

$$$$$$$$$

[boreal rivet]

fake news

[pallid trout]

If you keep your packaging after unboxing things, chances are you have some thin PE foam lying around.

[ruby pelican]

Sup everyone. I'm a huge n00b when it comes to certain hardware sutff and keyboards are definitely on that list. Would anyone be kind enough to help with a keyboard recommendation?

Currently I have a Razer Pro Type. I like the sound and typing on it mostly...I think the switches are okay but I would like something that's a little bit more quiet and not quite as much depth to the keys (if that makes sense)...the biggest pain though is battery life. I can barely get 1 day of use out of it with backlight enabled.

Would anyone have any recommendations on what I can look for as a replacement? I don't really mind the price as long as it's very good quality

[boreal rivet]

topre

[ruby pelican]

P.S. I don't game more than maybe 1-2 hours per week, if that, but I do write a lot of code and spend my life in the terminal

[boreal rivet]

hhkb or a realforce

[ruby pelican]

Thanks. I kind of like HHKB from what I've seen but it has replaceable batteries which I'm really trying not to use for environmental reasons

[boreal rivet]

thats the bt

they have a wired one

pro classic and pro 2

[ruby pelican]

Sweet. Thanks mate

What do you think of the Leopold FC660C?

[boreal rivet]

also as good

layout is your preference

hhkb layout is nice once you get used to it

quite easy to learn

[ruby pelican]

Ok...so would you say that topre is better than something more conventional which people go for like keychron or something with cherry mx for sustained usage?

[boreal rivet]

it is

[ruby pelican]

Awesome...thanks for the advice

[boreal rivet]

no problem

something to note

if you find 45g topre not tactile enough, you can swap the domes

https://deskeys.io/

I recommend these guys

they also sell silencing rings and a soon™️ full set of mx conversion sliders

[ruby pelican]

Cool...as long as they are able to deliver to the Netherlands, I'll definitely check them out

[boreal rivet]

shouldn't be a problem

you can probably ask dean(the owner) to underdeclare for vat

[urban glade]

Iirc there’s an eu vendor but I can’t remember them right now, I’ll ask

Topre best

I was thinking of the silencing rings T_T

You can try mechmarket as well

[ruby pelican]

Thank you

[unkempt dome]

it's preference

[chrome raft]

can anyone reccomend me a good custom keyboard build?

I want something with linear switches, RGB and full black

I was thinking GMMK pro with pudding keycaps and akko radient red switches

[fickle belfry]

If you want RGB, you should look for a at least some clear top switches, otherwise every shade of colors will be off.

[ionic island]

should I get gateron optical or mechanical switches if theyre around the same price

[obtuse swift]

whats a good white rgb keyboard for like under £90 tkl or 60%

[pallid trout]

I have the GMMK Pro and I will say
It needs a few mods for it to sound good, particularly the Jelly mod (or PE foam mod; "Jelly mod" is easier to type and say while still making sense).

Also the stock stabs need replacing lol

Out of the box, it'll definitely sound better than some cheapo mech or a Razer Huntsman, but not great IMHO.

Q1 is cheaper but will also need better stabs and a Jelly mod to alleviate its hollow sound.

[prisma basin]

what's the best way to clean a keyboard

[chrome raft]

Ummm air?

And for keycaps a good old bath

[prisma basin]

ah ok

how long should I soak the keycaps for

and should I use dish soap

[chrome raft]

Just a couple min

And just warm water should be fine

[prisma basin]

ok.

thanks!

[chrome raft]

No problemo

[sour peak]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgnF42ZoRSw

no really though, prbly just some air spray/can thing, i use a brush thats meant for electronics and in my case i can take the thing apart which helps a great deal

that is honestly a relatively underrated pro of mehcanical/customer keyboards is usually u can take them apart completely

[prisma basin]

all I can do on mine is take off the keycaps, spacebar springs, and stabilizers

[naive iris]

Same

I alwats use a 🖌️

Always

I take the keycaps out and try to get all the dirt out

And then i wash my keycaps wth warm water and soap

@prisma basin

[prisma basin]

I'm just washing the keycaps

I'll put them back on tmr after I get my can of air and can clean the keyboard itself

shit is really disgusting

[naive iris]

Yup

Idk where to get air spray from

[prisma basin]

amazon

[naive iris]

Bruh

I mean

Yeah

Most likely

[unkempt dome]

So I got an email from keychron about the Q2 ... some updates and such ... can't wait to get that board

[boreal rivet]

You can also completely take apart a rubber dome tho?

Probably easier to do so too omegalul

[sour peak]

oh i meant as opposed to off the shelf stuff you usually get which you can't take apart at all

[boreal rivet]

I am talking about off the shelf rubber domes

Not topre

Have you ever tried to disassemble one?

It's laughably easy

[sour peak]

the off the shelf stuff really?

i tried once along time ago but not really

[limber wren]

after months of bad micro controllers and bex files
finally finished my sofle RGB dragon fruit pudding keyboard, now with extra USB-C!

[urban glade]

nice!!! i remember my first ergo board, its super fun. some people disagree with them having a numrow - mine didnt have one - but it is much more convenient to have one

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/857329011855720469/896028724791771206/63a81319-3ab3-42df-b280-d11f62628ea1.png

2.5 years ago lol

[limber wren]

A corne right?
was tempted by that but saw the sofle had encoders and more keys
corne is probs one of the next i will try to make

[urban glade]

yep a corne

i dont personally care much for the encoder

there are some niz (topre clone) ergo boards coming out of japan, i'm considering trying one of them

https://twitter.com/satromi/status/1372811189617500162

satromi (@satromi)

ついに、静電容量無接点方式のμTRON配列、分割・狭ピッチ自作キーボード完成！属性では、最強感ある。
Keyboard:micro TL Split Keyboard 18mm Rev0
Switch:NIZ EC Switch+ビット・トレード・ワン45gラバードーム
Keycap:TEX ADA ABS 0.8U+TL Split Keyboard Keycap
#俺キー #自作キーボード

Twitter · Mar 19, 2021, 7:24 AM

even though i do tend to use more conventional boards now its still super cool to see all of these more unique things

https://flic.kr/s/aHsmDMnhRj japan really is the place where all of these boards come from

[limber wren]

dam quite striking
Ijust want to use the encoders for moving though text, or spinning a model about
that said might opt to make my own space mouse for that last one, greatscott! has a great video about using HDD motors as encoders, and i found a lot of old HDD's when i moved to my new place

that said, next keyboard project is actually remaking mt razer stealth
its so old that some of the keys are failing, synapses doesn't want to pick it up, and synapse3 can see it but can't do anthing with it
seriously tried everything to get the software to work, so figured i'd take it appart and make a new keyboard, like a 60% one

[chrome raft]

Thanks

[sudden flicker]

anyone know if there is a k65 esk pcb available, (the older plus 18) as im working on building my own keyboard, however i can't work with keyboards smaller then the standard 104/108 layout, however ive gotten used to the plus 18 layout from the g510s i used to use, however i can't find any keyboarrd pcb with more then the standard 104 layout

[sleek bronze]

So

What do you guys think of the keychron Q1/2 "gasket mounting"

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0059/0630/1017/t/5/assets/pf-80c4ad5e--KeychronQ1QMKCustomMechanicalKeyboardgasketdesign2.gif?v=1629114570

They sell it as a good thing but I don't see how i'd like my kb to flex

Btw, here is a kb I built from scratch (designed the PCB etc)
https://imgur.com/a/PjUv4Bv

[untold orchid]

Accidentally created the most tactile switches on the market. U4t boba stems in moyu black housings

[limber wren]

frick thats getting into some asmr terrirory

[wispy saffron]

[urban glade]

rare to see a board like that in here.

cool

[wispy saffron]

[obtuse swift]

Is the womier k87 good

[fickle belfry]

I have one, love the polycarbonate sound, good entry level hotswap keyboard.

[obtuse swift]

wb va87m

[pallid trout]

It's for key feel so it doesn't feel stiff. It's a preference thing.

[unkempt dome]

I haven't had any gasket mounted board for mow ... can't wait for the Q2 to come out

[fickle belfry]

Don't know? Never tried a Varmillo KB.

[pallid trout]

65% Q1 lesgoooo

[obtuse swift]

i think ill go to it as its similar price to k87+cap repalce

[fickle belfry]

You can replace the switches, stabilizers and keycaps on the K87 too.

[pulsar ravine]

pov: no keycap puller

[unkempt dome]

a wire keycap puller from amazon does wonder

also I think that my gateron yellow have leaf ping, specially on the spacebar ... or maybe it's the stabs ... maybe I should relube it

[urban glade]

i use my fingers to just pull caps off

[pulsar ravine]

was gonna do

[urban glade]

just put a 1u on there to isolate switch vs stab

if the sound goes its the stab

[unkempt dome]

why the F I didn't thin of that

[obtuse swift]

i wont be doing that

[unkempt dome]

ok no it's definitely the switch, thanx for the idea

[obtuse swift]

The custom va92 I will probably buy

[fickle belfry]

Clean and simple configuration

[obtuse swift]

http://imgur.com/a/nMGwtgW

What below the caps look like

[fickle belfry]

TTC pink linear's

[obtuse swift]

Nice

[fickle belfry]

Thanks

[obtuse swift]

Yours?

[fickle belfry]

Yes my K87. That's the fun part about custom KB, you can change the look and feel if you want to.

[unkempt dome]

nice kb

I have a hard time to adjust to linear switch

[pulsar ravine]

good thing its all off and not broken,
bad thing: sus af to do

sorry about the keyboard grime i'll blow it off with air compressor

[fickle belfry]

Me too. They're to light for me as type way more than I game. So tactiles for me ;)

[unkempt dome]

yeah same ... I'm about to replace the gateron yellow that I decided to try again for the 3rd time ... and still have a hard time to be accustomed to them ...

[fickle belfry]

I tried heavier springs and it's not enough. Still miss the bump.

Next project, I will do a full custom job on my K95. Paint, switches, stabs. Just for the experience of removing and soldering switches.

[unkempt dome]

That's a fun project to do

[native wraith]

looking for a mechanical keyboard within the budget of 100$ that feels nice but not very loud (browns maybe)?

only mechanical keyboard i used for long periods was a kdragon keyboard blue. it was too loud for me.

[ionic island]

Can I use this as a silicone dampener

[gentle pollen]

does anyone have a site to a MSI GK80 MX Red keyboard?

nowhere here in aus sells them and i have had no luck over the past 4 months trying to locate one globally

[fickle belfry]

@gentle pollen https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16823167018

[gentle pollen]

er thanks but thats a GK40 that costs almost $1000 aud....

im after a GK80

[gentle pollen]

trust me ive tried newegg

when i try and check out they just say not in stock

[fickle belfry]

I imagine that the vendors choice is limited in aud ?

[gentle pollen]

decently limited yeah

[fickle belfry]

Just like us in canada

[gentle pollen]

they were sold everywhere here up until about 6 months ago

then they were swepped under the rug seemingly

people refuse to acknowledge they even exist here half the time

[fickle belfry]

Weird

Where do you order from when you can't find something in Australia?

[gentle pollen]

never had this problem before

i did have trouble finding the mouse i wanted

ironically a msi product too

but i found one ebay US

so i guess ebay/"insert country here"

[fickle belfry]

Did you check Bangood ?

[gentle pollen]

ya

[fickle belfry]

Your chances are dim then !? For now

[gentle pollen]

yeah sounds about right

oh well

[fickle belfry]

I just saw in canada restocking expected date Nov. 16 2021

[gentle pollen]

i would guess its one of those automated timers

that just keeps going up until the site confirms stock

[gentle pollen]

a lot of our sites do it here

[fickle belfry]

Probably

[gentle pollen]

i wonder if they do international shipping

ill keep an eye on it

[fickle belfry]

Maybe send them an email to inquire if they ship internationally

[gentle pollen]

i just tried to buy one and its canada only :(

[fickle belfry]

If you ever see one in canada, I could ship to you ups or other freight

[gentle pollen]

ill keep that in mind, thanks

[fickle belfry]

I only found a GK 50 in stocks

[gentle pollen]

yeah it seems that the highest number stocked is the 50

everywhere

the 70 and 80 seemingly vanished

its very strange for a keyboard thats < 3 years old

like

even used

not a trace

ebay only has the little plastic stands for them for sale

and the odd keyset

same with msi's GM 70 and 60 mice, and GH70 and 60 headphones

i was lucky with the headphones i wanted - i got the last set of gh70s available anywhere on any site i could find worldwide

the mice i want - a gm70, the only one I can find is listed on ebay US

im just like why??? these arent rare peripherals

but trust me to want those MSI products in particular

guess ill go f*ck myself with a logitech g910 while i wait

[fickle belfry]

🤣

[gentle pollen]

its just the keyboard i am after

i dont care about opinions on x keyboard is better and has good caps and all that garbage

the 80 is what i am in search of

i hope you understand

[urban glade]

Based tbh

[gentle pollen]

i mainly find it to be the nicest looking of MSIs lineup and the cherry mx reds are very entising also

but what msi has done

is theyve kind of released their peripherals in teirs I guess you could call it?

like for example the DS interceptor stuff

i dont really want to mix and match between these dumb teirs theyve made as i already have a gh70 headset

the gh70 design is matched more to the gk 80 keyboard and the gm70 mouse

its kind of hard to explain what i mean

but if you look at their products youll kind of get it i think?

for preface why msi as well

my new rig

is full msi

ive always liked msi

so i figured why not

right now quite literally the only thing in my pc that isnt MSI branded is my ram

heck I even have a disk drive thats msi branded

and i want to extend out to having all msi peripherals as well

im quite pleased in my efforts of locating all msi parts so far

[plucky quail]

Bro that looks sick man

I don’t normally like red rgb but that’s an exception

[gentle pollen]

thanks! im very proud of it so far

[rare bone]

Is that the msi sli bridge?

I don't see a second card, you get it just for rgb? 😂

[thorny shard]

Anyone have suggestions for a black rgb 80% somewhat silent keyboard?

[cosmic quarry]

Alloy Origins Core with red switches (?)

[thorny shard]

Let me check that out brb

[thorny shard]

Is it quieter than blue switches?

[cosmic quarry]

by a lot actually

[pallid trout]

Blues are tactile with click jackets.
Reds are smooth linears.

[cosmic quarry]

you can get a hotswappable keeb with sum gateron silents tho

[pallid trout]

ye

[thorny shard]

Can you send me a link of that?

idrk what to search

[potent void]

I took the click jacket out of one once and it turned into a linear

[cosmic quarry]

ye, thats an option too

[pallid trout]

If you have no choice, do that lol

[potent void]

I don’t recommend it but it was for experimenting

[cosmic quarry]

gk61x on amazon 🕴️

oh wait

u want a 80% keeb

[thorny shard]

Yah

[potent void]

So a TKL

[thorny shard]

Is that a brand or model

[potent void]

No its a type

TKL is also known as an 80%

[thorny shard]

Oh I see

[thorny shard]

Sooo what would work

That is hot swap and silent and stuff

[cosmic quarry]

It depends on how much you want to spend

[boreal rivet]

gmmk

swap in some silent reds or something

[thorny shard]

around $100 could be lower

[cosmic quarry]

^^^

GMMK TKL with some silent reds/black

thats it

[thorny shard]

k

[cosmic quarry]

https://youtu.be/uI9F2-gYQJU

[thorny shard]

sweet thanks

[autumn raft]

build my own custom cable today. Not the best by any means, but it's great for what I paid (14€)

[cosmic quarry]

whats the keebs name

looks like a 65 mercutio

[autumn raft]

it's somewhat similar. Similar look
It's the discipline65

soundtest if you are interested ^^

recorded with phone, but gives a rough idea on how it sounds. It's great imo.
Using lubed gateron yellows

this is with an actual dedicated microphone

[proper current]

https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/gaming/gaming-accessories/gaming-keyboards/logitech-g213-prodigy-gaming-keyboard-10157805-pdt.html

For the price of it

Would u recommend it

[proper current]

Ping me when u get an answer

[cosmic quarry]

@proper current its a membrane keyboard

[unkempt dome]

@proper current if you want a glorified gaming rubber dome keyboard then yeah ... but I would go for something else ... also logitech software is really meh

[chrome raft]

Na software is decent

[unkempt dome]

I didn't find it decent when used it

[boreal rivet]

Ugly

[urban glade]

Cringe take

[potent void]

75% GOAT

[ivory ingot]

all sizes are good

[proper current]

I'd like a mechanical keyboard but those r way out of my budget of like 35 pounds

[proper current]

I need to wait another year for 15 pounds

[gentle pollen]

PERHAPS, nah I have my second one at my mates place, although i did buy the bridge before the second graphics card so I guess kinda lol

[rare bone]

Lol

[distant mirage]

Setup at work, for now, until I get sick of layers

[fiery vale]

Mad Catz ... lol

[distant mirage]

Hell yea. 😆 Surprisingly, it still works without issues. Usually they get the click failures and optical jump issues.

My boss bought us those mice quite a few years ago. Don't know why lol

[fiery vale]

MX 518 or go home

[distant mirage]

I have a few of those at home

[fiery vale]

Good

[distant mirage]

Or the original intellimouse

[fiery vale]

Yeah

[cold folio]

who stole your numbers

the exposed pcb is cool but god help you if you need to type a phone number

[merry fulcrum]

Can i ask a question about mice here?

[uneven cypress]

Try and fight a budget knock off one on Ali express

They are usually okay if you are on a budget

[near pewter]

Hey man

I finally opened up my TVS me hanical keyboard to do some troubleshooting

I need some help please

The delete key on numpad side was not working

But the solder underneath looks okay..

Or am I wrong

[ionic briar]

it looks fine from the image

[near pewter]

Yeah

I guess no soldering work is necessary

I'm just closing up everything

Don't really want to open up the switches themselves

[pine pilot]

best lubricant for linear switches

[boreal rivet]

205g0 or 105

[pine pilot]

krytocs right?

[boreal rivet]

yeah

[proper current]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-920-008017-G910-Spectrum-Mechanical/dp/B01G5Y27VY/ref=sr_1_9?dchild=undefined&th=1

Would u guys recommend this?

[potent void]

I don’t recommend that

[woeful lantern]

romer g tactiles aren't really tactile they are okay i used to like them as they where light but a few years later they were so bad for typing that i started to hate them

[proper current]

Oh

What would u recommend

[ivory ingot]

cute Mercutio!

[proper current]

For about 60 pounds

There's not any other mechanical keyboards for that price

[frank iris]

Rk-84 is like 65 quid

[proper current]

Ok

[frank iris]

And very good

Plus it’s hot swappable

[proper current]

It's an 80 percent keyboard?

I need it to be 100

[frank iris]

Ohhh

[proper current]

And I don't think this is a "shit" keyboard

[frank iris]

It isn’t very tactile tho

[proper current]

Plus this one hasn't got the stupid keys like the predescecor

[frank iris]

I tried it in pc world and it wasn’t that good

[proper current]

Would it be better if I opt for a membrane one

If it's that bad

[frank iris]

Go to curry’s pc world and try a few in the gaming section

[proper current]

Okay

[sharp sigil]

that is unholy

[blazing star]

why?

[sharp sigil]

the labels for the keys are fucked

[blazing star]

They're just on the side lmao

it's fine

[proper current]

Hey guys

Cheapest full keyboard red cherry MX switches?

Cause they all like 120 pounds here

70 pounds approx

Preferably around the 60 range if possible

If there's no such thing just ping me lol

[pallid trout]

I can second this. One of the most feature-packed budget keyboards around.
It's a shame the software is trash but I believe you can use 3rd party software to remap the keys.

[idle bloom]

Apple’s gonna be held to this, no doubt about it

[pallid trout]

[noble crane]

you mean the lack of numpa? :troll:

[lilac bloom]

Does anyone know how to fix a hard mouse pad?

I just got my mouse pad for a week and changed my mouse skates of my mouse with Tiger ICE, after using for about a week, my mouse pad got rough on the center.

[chrome raft]

what's the website used for testing if each key on a keyboard is working?

I got my first ever barebones keyboard

tom680

[ionic briar]

i download ek switch hitter

but i guess searching up keyboard tester on google and then choose the first result should be good enough

[chrome raft]

is it free?

[ionic briar]

it is free

https://ek-switch-hitter.software.informer.com/

[chrome raft]

thanks

[urban glade]

switch hitter so good

[chrome raft]

last night the was the first time I've ever put switches on a bb kit, is it normal to hear the sound of walking on gravel?

[urban glade]

if the board you're using has VIA support, that has a built in key tester which i prefer for those as it allows testing fn keys and such easier

sorry i really have no clue what you mean there

[chrome raft]

I forgot the word c r u n c h

my bad

[urban glade]

what switches? some have worse crunch than others

and is it spring or leaf crunch? the former is more easily solved

[chrome raft]

gat yellows, black bottom, milky top

[urban glade]

unless you mean sound of inserting them?

[chrome raft]

like taking a bite out of a tree branch

[ionic briar]

leaf crunch could also be solved pretty easily imo

[chrome raft]

yeah

[urban glade]

oh that doesnt matter at all

lol

[ionic briar]

yea

[urban glade]

as long as they're against the pcb and clipped into the plate then its fine

[chrome raft]

phew

[urban glade]

i've had some awfully crunchy leaves that werent solved with cleaning or lube

its much more obvious with tactiles than linears

[chrome raft]

I've had anxiety all day thinking I ruined them

[urban glade]

nah, u gud

[chrome raft]

I ordered 10 t1 durock tactiles switches, I don't know what to do with them, any recommendations?

I only have 10 switches of it.... :| should I just preserve them?

[boreal rivet]

throw it out

[urban glade]

^

and then get good switches

[boreal rivet]

why would you even order 10

[urban glade]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/857329011855720469/896028135982759976/9227dd37-f579-4489-b491-c779e3e6b717.png

[chrome raft]

I thought it was gonna fit for a 2 key keyboard, and 10 was the minimum to order switches in my country

[urban glade]

that was my first board i modded

[boreal rivet]

[urban glade]

its beautiful isnt it

😋

[boreal rivet]

cursed

[fiery vale]

Box Jade

Lovely

[urban glade]

thank u

[fiery vale]

Which case is that?

[urban glade]

i have no clue now

was a few years ago

it was a cheap thing from amazon which i desoldered

lol

[chrome raft]

thinking of getting something like akko switches, something that isn't outemu, cherries, or gaterons, any suggestions, I like linears that aren't quiet, but isn't loud enough to be clicky

[fiery vale]

Anyone got any recommendations for 100% case that has not a floating switch design?

[urban glade]

g80-3000

[boreal rivet]

realforce

duh

[urban glade]

or filco

realforce or filco depending if u want mx or topre

[fiery vale]

I love my G80

[urban glade]

floating is where u can see the sides of the swtiches

the case doesnt go up high enough to cover them

[fiery vale]

Like those Razer Huntsmans or Corsair boards

[fiery vale]

Not available

Also not

[urban glade]

u can buy from keyboardco

they're in the uk but their eu shipping is good

https://www.keyboardco.com/keyboard/german-filco-majestouch-2-nkr-tactile-action-keyboard.asp

mx brown german layout

[chrome raft]

?

[boreal rivet]

he only wants iso de remember

[urban glade]

yea they have a few german layout

[fiery vale]

Heck, they got 42 boards

[urban glade]

yeah

but filco and realforce are probably all i'd get from there

[fiery vale]

Wow

They got Matias switches

Holy shit

[urban glade]

get a filco convertible tbh

its bluetooth or wired

[fiery vale]

https://www.keyboardco.com/keyboard/german-topre-realforce-105u-45g-white-keyboard.asp

If anything, I'd get this

[urban glade]

that wont go back in stock tbh

T_T

[fiery vale]

I know

TnT

The black one is available ... hmmm

[urban glade]

the black version is in stock yeah

[fiery vale]

https://www.keyboardco.com/keyboard/matias-tactile-pro-for-pc-german.asp

hmmmmmmmmmmm

[urban glade]

i dont love the look of that one as much, but its still topre

no

matias trash

[fiery vale]

no u

[urban glade]

so true

[fiery vale]

They sounded really compelling when I watched Chcyrosrans video on them

[urban glade]

chyros

[boreal rivet]

chyros is not a authority

[fiery vale]

I never said he is

[urban glade]

if u buy convertible filco i'll buy one too after my bday

[fiery vale]

The font is just really asinine

lul

[urban glade]

i'm going to get this one, but in american layout

[fiery vale]

https://www.keyboardco.com/keyboard/german-filco-convertible-2-tactile-action-keyboard.asp

This one? X)

[urban glade]

or tkl, whichever u prefer lol

[fiery vale]

That was a joke, fuck MX brown

[urban glade]

😔

[fiery vale]

Whenever I type on a MX brown, I get shivers

No MX reds, though

[urban glade]

dont u like the feel of the blacks

ah they're not available in other switches

i prefer tkl cus muscle memory and i have a separate numpad which is perfmanently on my desk

[fiery vale]

I actually use the nav block and numpad x)

[urban glade]

i do every day

but i'm fine using hhkb layout too, its layers are very nice

[fiery vale]

Also I have been very happy with this G80

In yellow light, it doesn'T look too pleasant

But so does my mouse

[urban glade]

why get better then

cherry is nice

[fiery vale]

It kinda is a wet cardboard

I thought about this one

https://www.caseking.de/Ducky-ONE-2-Tuxedo-Gaming-Tastatur-MX-Red-schwarz-weiss-rot-GATA-1405.html?tplview=desktop

[ionic briar]

ah ducky
varmilo is also not a thing for you?

[urban glade]

leopold is better than ducky and varmilo

[fiery vale]

It is but they have become very expensive

Hitting 200 bucks

[fiery vale]

I know i really want one

:C

[ionic briar]

there are some fc750r available in mykeyboards.eu

unless you need the numpad

which iirc you need

[fiery vale]

Yeah I kinda do

I have had a TKL

It's nice regarding space

[ionic briar]

https://mykeyboard.eu/catalogue/leopold-fc980m-pd-black-ansi-mx-clear_3616/

wait hold on

[fiery vale]

But I have grown on that numpad

[ionic briar]

mx clear stock is so heavy to use tho

fuck

https://mykeyboard.eu/catalogue/leopold-fc900r-oe-yellowblue-ansi-mx-silver_3055/

[fiery vale]

Currently using MX black

Those are fine

MX grey though

[ionic briar]

you mean mx silver?

[obtuse swift]

Iz va92m good

[ionic briar]

yea its light af

[fiery vale]

No, I mean MX grey

Cherry has put a MX Grey under the spacebar of their G80-3000 boards

[urban glade]

mx grey is the spacebar switch for most cherry mx black boards

[fiery vale]

85nm

...

[ionic briar]

ah linear grey

i see

[fiery vale]

That one switch is really bothering me

MX black

I had MX reds

And I never thought that MX black would be THAT much heavier

But I got used to it pretty quickly and o-rings also made it easier to type on

But god damn that space bar screws me over

Glarses wasn't kidding when he said that you have to commit if you got such a heavy switch

[chrome raft]

what detailed tutorial can you guys recommend on how to clip and lube stabs?

[fiery vale]

I think taeha types has one

[chrome raft]

aight, thanks

[fiery vale]

No idea how to spell his name, though

[ionic briar]

https://youtu.be/B1TodVGvF2g?t=55

this segment from 3ildcat

or yea, taeha types introduction to custom mech vid on stabs

[ionic briar]

you want to go back to red weighting?

[fiery vale]

Actually, it's fine

[urban glade]

with spring swapping u can have any weight you want

[ionic briar]

https://mykeyboard.eu/catalogue/leopold-fc980m-pd-black-ansi-mx-red_3615/
https://mykeyboard.eu/catalogue/fc980c-black-ansi-topre-45g_80/
yea i found some boards in stock

[fiery vale]

I don't type anyway, I mainly hammer my keyboard like an ogre

[ionic briar]

including a topre

[urban glade]

they're ansi

[ionic briar]

https://mykeyboard.eu/catalogue/leopold-fc980m-pd-blue-grey-ansi-mx-silent-red_354/

[ionic briar]

well shite

[boreal rivet]

@urban glade no way zeal is selling zealio v1s again?

[urban glade]

he is

[boreal rivet]

fucking sweet

[urban glade]

well, a reboot. i think same mold though

yep

[boreal rivet]

probably

[urban glade]

my zeal v1s turned out to be jwk fakes lol

[boreal rivet]

lol

[urban glade]

back when everybody hated jwk for making fakes, look at them now 😌

[boreal rivet]

really excited for the clickiez

[chrome raft]

how do I lube springs if I don't have the tear drop thingy?

[boreal rivet]

some actual innovation in mx

take a bag and some lube

[urban glade]

what are you trying to lube them with

[boreal rivet]

shake it a bunch

done

[chrome raft]

k205g0

[urban glade]

lol

[boreal rivet]

lol

[urban glade]

get an oil

[fiery vale]

lol

[urban glade]

you can lube springs with grease but it'll drive you insane trust me

[fiery vale]

there, i said it too

[urban glade]

just get victorinox its cheap and good for springs

[chrome raft]

I searched it, all I got were swiss army knives

[ionic briar]

https://www.victorinox.com/global/en/Products/Swiss-Army-Knives/Accessories/Multi-Tool-Oil/p/4.3302

this one?

[urban glade]

Yeah that

I use that

[ionic briar]

its apparently an oil for swiss army knife, so no wonder

[urban glade]

I use roughly 1 drop per 10 springs but ymmv

[fiery vale]

Stefans Swiss Army knife that hopefully got a phillips head screwdriver attached?

[chrome raft]

\

[urban glade]

Where r u

I found it on Amazon in U.K.

[chrome raft]

Philippines

[ionic briar]

i guess stick to good old krytox?

[fiery vale]

ayooo g305 white gang

[urban glade]

Isn’t that quite close to Malaysia iirc? You could try buying krytox oils from keys.my

[fiery vale]

China'ed

[urban glade]

I got the notification for that reply lol

[chrome raft]

oh hey we have the same mouse

got a warning for screaming

[fiery vale]

Hell yeah, yet another g305 white gang member

[urban glade]

I’ve been meaning to get an mx master or ergo for ages

Or maybe a trackball too

Keep that around just for gaming

[chrome raft]

also dang thats a nice classic numpad

[urban glade]

Ty

G80-3700

[fiery vale]

I'm so glad I didn't go for the black G305. How quickly that became plastic got worn down

[urban glade]

It’s ps/2 and has a ps/2 port on the back of it for passthrough

[fiery vale]

I had an MX Master.

Honestly, I am not a fan.

[urban glade]

You can see the main board is plugged into the back of it

[fiery vale]

The MX master is really clunky

[urban glade]

How is it clunky?

[fiery vale]

And the different buttons it has just aren't great

It's just way too big

[urban glade]

Ah true, I do have quite small hands

[chrome raft]

yeah, having more than 2 buttons on the side is a deal breaker for me

[fiery vale]

so do I ; - ;

[urban glade]

I like the idea of the gestures as a replacement for the touch gestures I lose by not using trackpad

[fiery vale]

If I were you, I would test the mouse at a retailer first.

It was too big, even for me.

[urban glade]

Tbh I’d rather buy from Amazon and return if I don’t like than go through the effort of going somewhere to test it

I’m happy leaving the house once a week

[fiery vale]

That's kinda scummy tbh

[chrome raft]

back to the topic, what about this for lubing springs and stabs?

[fiery vale]

Cause those mice won't ever be sold.

[ionic briar]

too thick for spring imo

[fiery vale]

So I prefer not to send something back.

[ionic briar]

for stabs, its perfectly fine

[ionic briar]

you can practice enough with it to know the exact amount needed to manually lube the spring with a brush
you will not be able to do bag lubing the spring as effective as oil consistency lubes

[urban glade]

https://keys.my/krytox-gpl-lubricating-oil/

[chrome raft]

which variant do I choose?

[ionic briar]

105

the most common variant i see for bag lubing

[chrome raft]

4g should be good?

[ionic briar]

yea

[chrome raft]

oh damn

22USD for shipping

[fiery vale]

God damn

[chrome raft]

im dumb

I didn't check my local online shop

[fiery vale]

Hi dumb, I'm Noah

[chrome raft]

how confident are y'all 3g of k205g0 is enough for like 70 switches?

[ionic briar]

well that would be very confident
i got 5g of lube and after 65 gateron ks9 yellow late my tub of lube looks virtually the same

[obtuse swift]

?

[chrome raft]

phew, thanks that's a month worth of anxiety gone

[chrome raft]

also the shipping in this website is 1USD so yay

so is this good?

[ionic briar]

yea thats good
you can technically use 205g0 for both stab and spring lubing (for spring lubing you will have to use a brush to manually applied the lube)

[chrome raft]

you got the warning too?

is it bad my lube has just been sitting for a whole month inside packaging, and after I opened the packaging, I just let it sit in my table for like, a whole month again?

I haven't opened the lube itself at all

K2

[frail edge]

Forgot this server existed lmao, here is my custom board

[shut basin]

Thoughts on this board? Wanting to get it as a gift for a friend. https://www.bestbuy.com/site/corsair-k70-rgb-tkl-champion-series-mechanical-gaming-keyboard-backlit-rgb-led-cherry-mx-speed-keyswitches-black/6453149.p?skuId=6453149

[chrome raft]

Dont

All corsair boards are shit

Whats the price on that one

[chrome raft]

What caps are those

And what specs

I see a tofu60?

[frail edge]

(Only Keycaps) 60% PBT Keycaps Set OEM for MX Switches Mechanical Keyboard ANSI Layout GH60 RK61/ALT61/Annie/poker GK61 GK64 (Sakura 1) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082KPV28K/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_NB29H6N8FAKHTVE9TCVA?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Board is an epomaker gk64x

Tape mod, and some cotton balls in the case

[chrome raft]

they look really nice

[frail edge]

Lubed gateron black inks

[chrome raft]

ill have to listen later cleaning my desk rn

i have to clean my stock keycaps

[urban glade]

It depends on the lube you use -
Lots of the cheaper krytox oils are home mixes and will separate over time, but you can just mix them for a bit yourself and they’ll come back together fine

[elfin pawn]

powdered costed gmmk pro

this is what ice white should've been

[shut basin]

Sorry just saw. The price is $90, the switches are silver but idk what kind of caps it has. Just feels like regular keycaps? Idk much about this stuff

Pretty much what she is looking for is a tkl board with blue switches, programmable rgb, and one of those volume wheels

This might fit the bill https://steelseries.com/gaming-keyboards/apex-7-tkl?switch=blue

[frigid surge]

My keyboard

[stable sorrel]

Razer greens and cherry md blues are not bad

.

(This is going to start a war)

[soft kiln]

i also like mx blues

[chrome raft]

I used to like them back when cherry was all I knew. running tactile (pandas)for a few months now. its really hard to go bac to my old blue ducky one 2 . I like the light weight to the press and the board being plastic has some nice flex to it and deeper tonality than a generic board. but fuck me are the clicks ever grating. also the near non existent tactile bump is hard to deal with

[proud crown]

I've heard palmrests are bad but man do I feel like one would be good for gaming with my K2v2

Any opinions on palm/wristrests?

[chrome raft]

I use the glorious one but Im pretty sure keychron has more options sizin wise

[proud crown]

I think a wooden one would be easy to clean

is it bad tho

[chrome raft]

I like wooden but I dont mind how rigid and not soft it is because I used to runa marble wrist rest. like generally you dont wanna be using one. but wood I think is pretty good . never really had an issue with a wood one.

[proud crown]

man I used to like cherry browns but even stock gateron browns/reds are so much less scratchy

or maybe im just lucky

[chrome raft]

basically lir running the plastic one razer packs in to alot of their keebs

[chrome raft]

gateron just generally feels smoother. I have a bag of getron yllows for a budget build and I dont even wanna lube the for how cheap they are they really are impressive. almost as smooth as my tangies

[proud crown]

I bought my K2 with reds since I wanted to try out lighter switches for typing

[proud crown]

so smooth

but switch QC is inconsistent

anyone know anything about the keychron phantom switches

They are supposed to be factory lubed and sound so good on video

maybe not that good in reality though

[ionic briar]

they are basically gateron with pre lubed from the factory

and yea, dont take soundtests as gospel on how a board will sound irl

[autumn steppe]

I use a modified Olympia SM1 typewriter

[sudden flicker]

what software did you make the pcb in? ive been looking at making my own as i can't find any in the layout that i want, but non of the programs i have used had cherrry 5 pin orr 3 pin stenciles nor a way to put those in

[ionic briar]

the most common one is KiCAD

[sleek bronze]

@sudden flicker yeah kicad

And you can put third party prints or even make your own

[sudden flicker]

cool, may i ask in regards to the keys on the left i asume that those are the numpad keys? i myself wanna make one using macro's in exes im not fully sure on if the pico can handle that or if i were to need a better microcontroler

[urban glade]

Just use an atmel or stm chip

With qmk

Qmk is good

[sudden flicker]

chip, as in a barebones chip? or as in a microcontroler thats basicly just a chip

[urban glade]

PCB Guide Part 1 - Pre... | Keyboard Designer Wiki @ ai03.me

https://wiki.ai03.com/books/pcb-design/page/pcb-guide-part-1---preparations

Microcontroller

It’s all there

And in the qmk docs

[sleek bronze]

Yes they are but you can use them for whatever you want
I used a teensy 2.0+

[sudden flicker]

ok, well i got one of those i was planning to use for a trackpad maybe i can just integrate the 2 then

[sudden flicker]

also thanks for that that helps a ton

[urban glade]

Np

[sleek bronze]

Do you guys have any recommendations for 75% keebs, like products you like or smth ?

I had a keychron K2 but the cat puked on it

[pine merlin]

Hi, so I want a mousepad for a maximum of 3000-3500 lkr and that's the last resort so as cheap as possible also I should be able to control the RGB from an app and maybe later connect it to signal RGB.

[sudden flicker]

sorry but for that price idk if rgb is even an option

[pine merlin]

FYI 3500lkr is abt $17

[sudden flicker]

its a little more then that

but i got a desk pad that was 25 euro that is rgb but only control is a button on it

[pine merlin]

So is no mousepad ok I have a razer viper mini

[sudden flicker]

i mean you can look up mousepads on aliexpress those are cheap enough to fit your budget just not rgb

[sudden flicker]

mouse and keyboard don't really change anything in this regard

[sudden flicker]

from my googling its about 23 euro

[gilded gyro]

You can't get like any mousepad at all?

For 17$ just get like the absolute cheapest you can

[main narwhal]

you can get rgb mousepads for that price from china prty much

dunno what else is local to that part of the world

[pine merlin]

So if I dont go RGB would you recommend something that matches my theme or just a black one would do?

My theme is bright yellow

[main narwhal]

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003275352577.html ?

[chrome raft]

anyone recommend a switch that fits on the outemu style pcb's?

[ionic briar]

which type of switches do you want?

[chrome raft]

tactiles

[ionic briar]

okay, check you gazzew selections
man works directly with outemu to make switches

[chrome raft]

is there like a guide, so I won't like, make haste decision making and get dissapointed in the end?

ahh thanks

ocean blue or lavender purple, what'd you reckon I get?

is it bad to go for a switch just because you liked the colour? even if I know I won't see them anyway underneath the keycaps

ahhh

[main narwhal]

I mostly pick switches for color and I don't know what some of them are anymore lolol

ionno what this is supposed to be

[boreal rivet]

give up and convert to topre

[pine merlin]

What do you think any this keyboard concept?

[boreal rivet]

if you mean the keycaps, they're ugly

[ionic briar]

that keycaps colorway is too "slap in the face"
too vibrant that made it looks nauseating

[pine merlin]

I mean if that's my color theme then it should be fine right?

[ionic briar]

yea, i mean its your preference

its not mine

[main narwhal]

i have tobber

and another board with deskeys bke domes

[main narwhal]

reminds me of perrywork's mcdonalds keyboard lol

with the colorway

mcdonalds caps on mcdonalds borb

[pine merlin]

I like the majestouch 2 yellow keycaps

[boreal rivet]

r5 man of culture

[pine merlin]

I Will be painting my room m a similar color as well

[chrome raft]

Im lovin it

Pun intended

BADA BUM BUM BUM

[unkempt dome]

I prefer lavender purple

Higher tactility, no spring ping/no leaf ping, after the bump it's smooth until the bottom (it's not on the ocean blue, you can feel the progressive spring doing it's things)

[urban glade]

R4 >>>>>>>

[boreal rivet]

bad opinion

[chrome raft]

I think there's something wrong with X pcb

The switch I initially put inside it worked when I put it in the C one

But it didn't work when I tested the initial C switch on the z pcb

[main narwhal]

Did you bend the pins moving it from one to the next?

@chrome raft

And do you know how to test the socket with tweezers?

[chrome raft]

nope I didn't

[main narwhal]

You have tweezers?

[chrome raft]

I know, lemme grab em

[main narwhal]

Kk

[chrome raft]

ok what do I do?

[main narwhal]

Just tag me when u ready

[boreal rivet]

Plug it in and short the contacts see if it inputs the letter

[woven vigil]

can i post a question about mouses in here or is it keyboards only

[unkempt dome]

Yes you can

[woven vigil]

i'm having issues with with corsair scimitar pro not registering middle mouse. i've tried resetting the mouse (unplug, LMB&RMP, plug in until LEDs flash) but the LEDs don't flash when i plug it in, i've checked other solutions like "tilt it to the right and click the hell out of MMB

can't seem to figure it out. MMB doesn't feel squishy, or like the switch is out, but who knows

[chrome raft]

Hey anyone knows where i can buy keycaps for keychron C2 for spanish layout?

[chrome raft]

Is it new? could be dust or something got loose. i had a logitech mice die on me like that the switch just gave out lost the spring action.

[dusty aurora]

is there a mechanical switch that sounds similar to the APEX 3

[ionic briar]

well no
cause there are a million factor that affect how a keyboard sounds on a soundtest

[dusty aurora]

rip

[loud nova]

I stopped myself buying a new keychron K2. Because I already have lots of keyboards, and I spent too much on tech this month already.

but ... next month is looking likely 🙂

[marble cosmos]

Hey guys I am looking for a cheap mechanical 60% keyboard with cherry-Red-alike switches and key Illumination (no RGB). Any recommendations?

[ionic briar]

whats cheap to you?
and where are you from?

[marble cosmos]

<50€

EU

Okay i think i found the perfect one. Cherry g80 3000n RGB TKL

[ionic briar]

i believe that thing is a sad cardboard in terms of build quality
you can check out the redragon k552

[marble cosmos]

Looks nice. Solid Metal housing

But reviews say that the switches are bad

[unkempt dome]

K552 is tkl tho and not 60% ...

Check out the kekove snowfox, gk61 or rk 61 for 60%

Also if you want the k552 you can change the switches for some akko linear switches ...

[marble cosmos]

Just got a 2 month old corsair K65 Mini for 70€ 😆

[urban glade]

sorry to hear that

[marble cosmos]

Why?

[urban glade]

corsair boards are overpriced and low quality

[stable sorrel]

can we attach a wrist rest to Ducky one 2 mini?

[fiery vale]

lmao

[marble cosmos]

Got the Strafe mk1 since Release and its working great ever since

[fiery vale]

So does a 10€ keyboard

[boreal rivet]

Awesome man 👍

[sleek bronze]

Lmao

I got for mechanical keyboard and one of them is my gf's strafe, it really is the worst of the bunch

The keycaps do not even hold their own x)

[marble cosmos]

Thats why i use my Hardware as intended and dont abuse it

[fiery vale]

MX Brown 🤮

[gilded topaz]

Alright sell me on a keyboard. $400 budget. Was looking at a Razer Huntsman with the Red Linear optical switches because I love my current blackwidow that I’ve been using since 2012

It must have RGB (doesn’t have to be addressable)

Coming in white would be a huge bonus.

Or pink

[sleek bronze]

I'm not the one daily driving it hopefully haha

Btw I'm probably going to buy a keychron Q1 bare one iso so I'll have to choose my switches

Maybe the gateron phantom, they are pre lubed

[sleek bronze]

I believe ducky are making white +RGB keebs

If you want something more specific you'll need to delve into the world of custom kbs

[gilded topaz]

I’m happy with the performance of my 9 year old beat up blackwidow. So if it’s better than that, I’ll be a happy camper

[unkempt dome]

Kemove snowfox, gk61, rk61 those come in white

there's a lot of keyboard that can come on white

No need to go full custom

[gilded topaz]

Oh I also want a full size board

With a 10key

[unkempt dome]

Look at leopold, varmilo, durgod

Or get the gmmk barebone full size in white

[gilded topaz]

I’m an electrical engineer so soldering doesn’t scare me either lolz

[sleek bronze]

Well it's more about differences than performance, subjectivity over objectivity, since most kbs "perform" the same in the end

[ionic briar]

where are you from?

[gilded topaz]

I’m in the states

Missouri specifically

[ionic briar]

https://protozoa.studio/collections/group-buys-keysets/products/usa-command-tkl
this doesnt come with per key lighting tho

[gilded topaz]

Well maybe I should give some tactile feedback then.

I like the activation force and push depth of my blackwidow, but I don’t like the sound of the click. That’s why I was thinking the linear opticals would be nice

[gilded topaz]

I don’t care about per key lighting, I don’t ever use that setting anyway

[ionic briar]

oh ok

[gilded topaz]

Just spectrum cycle and solid colors

[ionic briar]

well this pcb has no lightning for the keys

[gilded topaz]

Ohhhhh. That may be an issue

But it’s very cool

[ionic briar]

the other 2 tkl boards in gb mode are all like 500+ boards without the switches and keycaps

[gilded topaz]

Yeah for that I’ll just go CNC my own at the shop

[ionic briar]

oh wait, you mind ordering the pcb yourself?

[gilded topaz]

As long as I can order all the parts, I don’t care if they’re from different places

[ionic briar]

like taking the file and then send it to a pcb fab to manufacture it

[gilded topaz]

I’ll even 3D print or CNC if I have to

I suppose I could, all my connections are on the machining side though

[ionic briar]

https://github.com/ojthetiny/OpenTKL

otherwise, you could wait for the next drop of geonworks frog tkl
problem is that shipping from the only vendor in korea might take a while

[gilded topaz]

Interesting.

If I’m going to build something I’ll probably just go ahead and buy the huntsman and build something later

Then I would be okay with a smaller board like a 60% and that opens up my options a lot

And I wouldn’t have to have the backlighting

[sleek bronze]

So do you have any recommendations besides keychron for 75%/xd84?

[ionic briar]

do you need the feature of the huntsman?
like analog input and customizable actuation point?

[gilded topaz]

The analog input is something I’m looking forward to, so I possibly don’t have to use a controller ALL the time for car games

Like GTA and stuff where the driving is secondary

[ionic briar]

yea but one note, you cant have mouse input for shooting while driving with analog input tho.

[sleek bronze]

From what I saw analog input aren't that precise, the travel is way too short to be relevant apparently

[ionic briar]

https://www.amazon.com/Varmilo-VA87M-Mechanical-Keyboard-Cherry/dp/B07G3J3872
otherwise this is what i would recommend

thats not leopold, but its quite fine

ahh ise

[gilded topaz]

Oh really? That’s interesting

[ionic briar]

yea, since on pc, analog inputs are only accepted by games while you set your controller scheme to gamepad

[gilded gyro]

Aren't there Varmilo with Varmilo switches out?

And why not an Akko keeb instead

[ionic briar]

im looking at amazon listings at the time and i forgot about akko keyboards

[gilded topaz]

Did not know. Interesting

[gilded gyro]

Something with the newer Gateron Pink or Oranges

https://www.amazon.com/Akko-Programmable-Mechanical-Keyboard-Rollover/dp/B08NVTHSKJ/ref=sr_1_7
like this

https://www.amazon.com/Akko-Mechanical-Keyboard-Programmable-Profiled/dp/B099DW3V46/ref=sr_1_3

or this

[ionic briar]

i think he strictly needs backlighting?

doesnt have to be rgb

[gilded topaz]

It does have to be RGB but it doesn’t have to be individual keys

Addressable

[gilded gyro]

HyperX Origin?

[ionic briar]

usually rgb leds in keyboards comes with addressable per key customization

[gilded topaz]

If I’m picking a switch, I want something with a heavy activation, and little to no click

What is best for that

[gilded gyro]

oh that's a bit hard

Heavy switches are hard to come by

I'm very sure there are 0 keyboards that come with switches over 50g

[gilded topaz]

Doesn’t matter. Probably not

[gilded gyro]

Yeah but like dustproof blacks

they suck alot

[ionic briar]

https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=4927

this is interesting

there are multiple switch options

[gilded gyro]

or like MX blacks

which also suck

[gilded topaz]

My current switches are 50 gram

[gilded gyro]

Oh those Ducky + Varmilo keebs

[ionic briar]

only red available for that particular model tho

[gilded topaz]

Tactile. Probably not tactile but I don’t care much as long as the click itself isn’t crazy loud

[gilded gyro]

What form factor again @gilded topaz

[gilded topaz]

Full size with a 10key

[gilded gyro]

so like 100%

[gilded topaz]

Or close to it

[ionic briar]

1800

[gilded gyro]

I'd just go GMMK barebones @gilded topaz

and go get a pack of Kailh Box Blacks

or like Gateron Blacks

[ionic briar]

fc980c too if you wanna try something new

akko do have some 1800 options but they dont have even basic backlighting?

[gilded topaz]

Yeah this 1800 layout would work for me

I kinda like having space between the keyboard and numpad but I can live without

[ionic briar]

ooh interesting

theres the tm980 too

on aliexpress

https://en.akkogear.com/product/ocean-star-3098b-mechanical-keyboard/

actually, i lied, there are a bunch of prebuilts with lightning

[gilded gyro]

https://en.akkogear.com/product/blackgold-3098b-mechanical-keyboard/

[gilded topaz]

Cheap doesn’t matter

[gilded gyro]

yeah 3098B

Though the pink switches are going to be light

[gilded topaz]

I don’t want less than 50 grams for sure

They even feel light to me

I would I don’t care

Speed silvers with 100 gram springs

I mean, kilogram springs would be fine, but I feel like I’d break something

I have scary strong fingers lmao

I think I’m just gonna go ahead and buy the huntsman, and then build me a nice little 60% from scratch

Could buy both

I don’t see that model number

[ionic briar]

this one @gilded topaz

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003052413190.html

there this thing as well

or there are a abundant of prebuilts from akko with the 1800 layout

they just come with different keycaps

some are higher priced due to licensing to media stuff, such as a one piece themed keyboard

[gilded topaz]

Interesting. No white so I’d have to get pink

[ionic briar]

https://en.akkogear.com/product/9009-retro-3098b-mechanical-keyboard/
theres a white prebuilt option that has hotswap capabilities

[stable sorrel]

@ionic briar Hi so, can you attach a wrist rest to ducky one 2 mini?

[gilded topaz]

Lots of good options thanks guys

I still don’t know what switches I want though lol

[ionic briar]

nope

[ionic briar]

i would say beforehand that the radiant red will be too light for you
you might need to look into kailh box chinese switches

they have some okay weighting bois

[stable sorrel]

ok

[ionic briar]

https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=6332
heres the ancient gray, 90g actuation 100 bottom out

[gilded topaz]

I do know I like the razer red opticals

[ionic briar]

huh
then you should give the stock radiant red a try

or try out the lavender purple tactile switches

the purple will be lighter than the red

@gilded topaz thats all for me
i would also mention another interesting keyboards with contactless switches
the wooting two he and the wooting he 60

uses hall effect switches

and are dangerously smooth