peripherals

[chrome raft]

I'm asking more about layout and stuff

I want to know if everything fine with that

Idk anything about keyboards

[chrome raft]

Then you can learn. 🙂

teach me 🙃

ok

[safe nimbus]

what the different between switch

[chrome raft]

pl

ok

ok

@safe nimbus there is linear and tactile switches

tactile has a bump that you can feel

linears have 0 bump and support are smooth

[safe nimbus]

ohh

[fiery vale]

There are lots of good videos about it. LTT has a few

[safe nimbus]

thanks

[fiery vale]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzWm40Tq4F4 or this

[chrome raft]

i talked

[chrome raft]

ltt videos on keyboards kinda scar me

[fiery vale]

u wat?

[chrome raft]

to the person

[fiery vale]

they dont harm you

[chrome raft]

they had a stroke

[chrome raft]

they were really bad to me

[fiery vale]

Nah, they are great

Except the one fan one

[chrome raft]

he build a board that had mx browns and rgb keycaps. And it had a aluminum case for mx browns no case foam no nothing.

[urban glade]

This video should not exist

[fiery vale]

Why?

[urban glade]

Stupid flipper who hardly knew shit about the hobby

As if we need more people joining the hobby trying to use it as a get rich quick scheme without actually appreciating and caring about the shit they're buying

flipping has ruined the hobby

[fiery vale]

True

It's flipping awful

Hehe

[chrome raft]

I haven't seen many flippers recently.
For me to build and sell a board is WAY overpriced in Canada.
1 tax 2 shipping 3 border fees 4 usd to cad.

[boreal rivet]

You clearly don't know this hobby and it's community then.

[chrome raft]

yeah

[ionic island]

Should I wash the lube off my stabs before modding them

It's my first time and any tips would be nice

[boreal rivet]

Unless you're using a different lube, it doesn't matter

[ionic island]

They have stock lube on them

Any mods I should do lmao

I'm lost

[boreal rivet]

If you want to do it properly, you can use a ultrasonic cleaner

[boreal rivet]

If it were me I'd just wipe it off with a tissue

[ionic island]

Ok

How do I disassemble the stab lmao

[boreal rivet]

Google

[ionic island]

Thanks

Is holee m9d a good place to start

[boreal rivet]

I've never needed to do it

You can try it and remove it if you dislike it

[ionic island]

Oh

Well

[keen jasper]

any non qwerty users here?

[unkempt dome]

Yould isopropyl alcohol damage the stabs or switches if I clean them with it ?

[boreal rivet]

I don't see why it would

[chrome raft]

Gonna do my first ever custom keeb, wish me luck boys

[potent void]

good luck!

[frigid ravine]

anyone got a hotswappable switch usb c mechanical numberpad?

i bought a 60% kb and now i wanna learn blender

sigh

something like the GK21S by epomaker but preferably not 100 usd

^ more than my current gk61 smh

[pine merlin]

So I need a mousepad my wall is going to be yellow and 98% of my peripherals are black only my mesh system is white and my best mini is charcoal any suggestions also budget is $13 and at most $20 but highly unlikely

[ivory ingot]

could pick up a Duckboard the next time they run a gb

then sell the pro micro included and buy an elite-c

[misty solar]

Im looking for a 75% mechanical keyboard.. wired or wireless doesnt matter as long as its type c

german amazon ideally

[gilded gyro]

https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Swappable-Mechanical-Keyboard-Dye-Subbed-Programmable/dp/B08Q75PRBC/ref=sr_1_10
@misty solar KC84 maybe

[dull ore]

hello

[keen jasper]

dvorak?

im in colemakGang

OG Vanilla arstdhnieo colemak

[dull ore]

tekl, colemak and asetniop

[keen jasper]

asetniop is a thing

hmm research time

[dull ore]

tekl is my own layout

[keen jasper]

really

cool

show it

pls

[dull ore]

Im on my phone I don't have it on my phone

I need to get on the computer, brb

it's pretty minor changes

just changing general annoyances i found in qwerty

moving a few keys which is never found in the Finnish language to places where it's harder to reach

[keen jasper]

a

asetniop seems to be like a layout where you sroke different letters to make other ones

reminds me of braille typing

[dull ore]

yes

[keen jasper]

like steno but its not steno

[mystic lake]

Hi has anybody here got any experience with the gmmk pro

Wanted to build one and wasted to know if it’s worth 160 usd

And ofc the 8-20 waiting time is kinda annoying

[mystic agate]

I wasted my entire savings on a Logitech dump for nothing (G213)

[chrome raft]

are you gonna lube?

[unkempt dome]

I don't have it and never tried it ... but some talked about it here and it seems that the keychron Q1 would be a better buy than the gmmk pro

[chrome raft]

it is'

worth it

has rgb

[chrome raft]

kbd pad

[quasi wasp]

https://youtu.be/BAih24YcsIY i feel like it would take me a week to apply all those mods

[neat echo]

just lubed up my membrane keyboard

shit sounds good af

[potent void]

i didnt know you could even do that

[chrome raft]

you can

[chrome raft]

poggers

[frigid ravine]

god damn they're so expensive still

[neat echo]

i pushed down the rubber part in my membrane keyboard switch and now i have to press the key like 3 times for it to work

what do i do

[chrome raft]

buy a nwe keybaord

[neat echo]

damn really?

[chrome raft]

fr no cap

[mystic lake]

Thanks guys iv moved on anyway as the shipping is more then half the cost

Looking at a custom drop alt

[neat echo]

well this suckss

[ionic island]

Does a mousepad make a keyboard sound less hollow

[quasi wasp]

Depends on your table

Just try it out with several layers of medical masks under the feet

Like fold them in half and use two of the per side

That should probably give you a good idea about if it will sound

Or maybe use tissue paper, might not work as well, though

But it will definitely sound different, but that doesn’t mean that you will like the difference

[quasi wasp]

Pic plz?

Maybe it is fixable

[quasi wasp]

Gateron Yellows vs Reds?

[ionic island]

Lmao ok thanks

What's a good looking cheap set of pbt keycaps with a 1.75u right shift?

[boreal rivet]

You broke it

And its not fixable

[tall karma]

yellows are heavier but generally a bit smoother.

[unkempt dome]

It can yes ... I would go with a small hand towel to simulate the sound change ... it's not only the feet resting on the mat that will change the sound but also the material under the body of the keyboard

[chrome raft]

is there a video which shows what sounds a keyboard makes that you want to avoid, i.e scratchiness, rattles, spring ping, etc.?

and possibly compares them to a properly lubed keyboard?

[unkempt dome]

Maybe check reviews of scratchy (maybe cherry brown) or pinging switches like outemu base switches

[chrome raft]

is it just me, or does stock outemu reds sound a bit better than stock gateron reds? (speaking from little experience, please correct me if I'm wrong)

[unkempt dome]

No idea I've never had any of those

[chrome raft]

is it one of those opinions that I would get bashed by people who are more knowledgeable than me?...

[unkempt dome]

Maybe ... I can tell you that outemu blue (and heard the same for red and brown) have a really bad spring ping ... like I can hear it over the click of the click jacket of the blue switch

[ionic island]

thanks

idk why

but my keyboard sounds the best when its on my bed

[pallid trout]

Because your keyboard isn't also resonating the hard surface of your desk below.

It's why some people get desk mats or really long mouse pads.

It's why I have a mousepad atop a mousepad lol

[quasi wasp]

Heyy you got the Swiftpoint Z

How do you like it?

[pallid trout]

Damn well, actually.

[quasi wasp]

Please keep in mind that that only is the common taste, what others think about it doesn’t matter at all if YOU like it

[quasi wasp]

Nice

[pallid trout]

Comfort is a rung below the G502 with its lowered click buttons but the functionality you get is insane.

When playing games I tend to map pretty much every button to my mouse so having the option to combine button inputs into one input is incredible.

Including tilt.

[quasi wasp]

Nice

Do you ever use the joystick base?

[pallid trout]

Nah. When playing driving and flight games I use a controller anyway.

[quasi wasp]

Alright

Is it your favorite mouse?

And how well is the tilt usable?

Also, how useable is the pivot function?

[pallid trout]

It's by far and away my favourite, though I haven't tried many mice.

[quasi wasp]

Nice

[pallid trout]

The tilt threshold is adjustable, so you can have it throw an input at like 1.7° or 80°.

Works very well and the natural shape of the mouse with the base I have on it makes it very easy to trigger but the threshold is set so it's not too easy where it throws inputs when I lift the mouse.

Haven't tried pivot yet.

[quasi wasp]

Might be useful for arma and War Thunder and such

Many thanks for the info!

[pallid trout]

ye
I've seen the mouse used for leaning when aiming.

Happy to help.

[quasi wasp]

How much of a difference does that make?

[halcyon rivet]

Just lubed my membrane keyboard

More smooth and silent

[lost parcel]

Hey guys, I'm curious, is there a difference between logitech gx and gl switches? Particularly, gx brown and gl tactile?

[quasi wasp]

Can’t really make out what is going on there

Chiclet style keyboards often have weird keycap mounting mechanisms

[chrome raft]

they thingy like the thing that makes them connect is broken

[chrome raft]

wait till it breaks..

jk

[neat echo]

you messed up

i made that mistake yesterday

its broken assssssf rn

[quasi wasp]

What’s the issue exactly?

[neat echo]

a bunch of my keys take like 10 presses to work

since there isnt really a way to fix it i am just getting a mechanical keyboad

[chrome raft]

Hi, all,

I'm looking for a transparent, preferably wide, desk pad that's suitable (and preferably made) for gaming. That means that it has high accuracy for the mouse and my gaming keyboard wouldn't slip easily on it.

I'd appreciate recommendations 🙂

Also asked on #tech-chat-1, not sure what's the best channel to ask this on

I can put hyperx pudding keycaps on a coolermaster mk750 keyboard right

[strange wharf]

Should be able to as long as they fit that + style switch

[halcyon rivet]

Eh not for me

It works

What did you lube it with

And it’s those 3$ keyboards anyway so :P

All keys are functional

[chrome raft]

yes

[ionic island]

would swapping out the stabilizers on my keychron q1 help

ive tried the holee mod and relubed everything with 205g2 and is still rattles a bit

[quasi wasp]

But why?

[chrome raft]

try wireballencing and bandaid modding

[ionic island]

ok thanks ill do that when i do the pe foam mod lmao

[chrome raft]

what about tape mod?

[ionic island]

alreayd done

4 layers

because it sounds better to me on my super hollow table

[chrome raft]

nice

[unkempt dome]

I don't have anything to mesure the difference it makes

[neat echo]

wish i knew

[mystic lake]

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/tai-hao-pbt-backlit-forest-deep-green-140-keycap-set-iso-ansi-kb-02m-ta.html

Will these work on 75%

[hasty lion]

full keys mechanical keyboard with hot hot swappable keys, and uses USB C?

[mystic lake]

Need them for the gmmk pro

[hasty lion]

why the full version does not have detachable usb c connector... (I am using a tenkeyless right now). I want my numpad back lol

[mystic lake]

Huh

[hasty lion]

https://www.pcgamingrace.com/products/gmmk-full-brown-switch

[mystic lake]

Gmmk pro

[hasty lion]

all other ones are detachable usb c but not the full one

[hasty lion]

does pro have full size keyboard option?

[mystic lake]

No it’s 75% and im asking if the keycaps fit the keyboard

[hasty lion]

it has a plate, and the function keys has some plastic frame. most cherry mx compatible key caps should fit but some don't within few millimeters

https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=5790

for example, this keycap set, shows it fits on a similar keyboard stackup

[mystic lake]

Okay thanks

[hasty lion]

https://switchandclick.com/will-it-fit-finding-keycaps-that-will-fit-your-keyboard/

[hard sonnet]

Heyhey, I'm looking to buy a Keychron K8 with either Keychron Optical Brown switches or Gateron Brown switches, does anybody know the difference? (Not technical, just the things I can notice like travel distance, force and general feel)

[hard sonnet]

Thanks, anyone else?

[unkempt dome]

If you get the hotswap board you can't put mechanical switches in the optical board

[chrome raft]

gateron for da win

[chrome raft]

no the stuff inside of the case makes it less hollow.
a mouse pad makes the keyboard more thocky

[ionic island]

What are some mods i can do to reduce my stabilizer rattle

I've done holee and lubed them

[ionic briar]

Wire balancing is one

[ionic island]

Anything else

[ionic briar]

Have you clip the extra legs?

[ionic island]

It's pre clipped

[ionic briar]

Then nothing else tbh

Your keycap is prob warped if it's still ticking btw

[ionic island]

So just new stabs

[ionic briar]

It's not the stabs that can cause the tick

[ionic island]

My spacebar is slightly warped

[ionic briar]

Yep

That's prob why

[ionic island]

Here's a sound

Idk if it's ticking or rattling

[ionic briar]

I think there's the slightest tick?

[ionic island]

Is there a way to fix the warp

[ionic briar]

For the most part it sounds fine

[ionic briar]

What's the material of your keycaps?

[ionic island]

Abs

Stock keychron

[ionic briar]

Oof
Yea that's gonna be hard
Common method is to heat it up using a hair dryer and then bend it
But with the caps being abs, you have to be extra careful cause it can melt under the heat

[ionic island]

Rip

Ok then

Thanks

[hard sonnet]

Wonderful explanation, thanks

I'm looking to buy a Keychron K8 with either Keychron Optical Brown switches or Gateron Brown switches, does anybody know the difference? (Not technical, just the things I can notice like travel distance, force and general feel)

[ionic briar]

The spring weight is slightly heavier

Otherwise, nothing else based on how it constructed

[hard sonnet]

Thanks <3

[merry rover]

Do you guys like ever get used to one keyboard so much that using any other keyboard is just a pain.
Like iam on a trail apprenticeship for further qualifications and stuff and i feel like a snail typing on that keyboard ...

[hard sonnet]

The keychron optical switches are also hotswappable, I'll just need to buy 12 more keychron optical switches which I'm completely fine with

[hard sonnet]

I don't really need options, I want tactile and linear switches and as long as keychron makes optical brown and red switches that'll be fine. If I ever need something else I might just buy a new board, thanks though <3

[chrome raft]

Yes thats how muscle memory works

Ask if u can bring ur keeb in so you can use thst

-that

[chrome raft]

Band-Aid mod

bandaid mod it

https://youtu.be/cD5Zj-ZgMLA?t=326

https://youtu.be/UhIiCmxtMmA

and do this ^

if holeee mod dont work

[mystic lake]

Is USA layout much different to uk

Or does it not really matter

[hard isle]

yes it's very different

[ionic island]

Does the PE foam mod make a board sound less hollow

[pallid trout]

It fills in some space so kinda yeah.

You'll need more material underneath the PCB though. Tempest mod it first so you don't end up with ESD against a bare PCB.

[pallid trout]

But it's mostly to alter the overall sound of the switches themselves.

I've yet to lube my switches so I don't know how much ping is left is from the case or how much ping is from my switches.

[ivory ingot]

shoutout to RAMA for sending me the wrong fucking artisan, I paid more for the enter key and they sent me the 1u version

LOL

they were in-stock too

took 2 weeks for them to ship it out

[quasi wasp]

@pallid trout couldn’t you bind a macro which lets you move your mouse down (with analog input) to the deep click of your left mouse button? This could make managing recoil much better

[pallid trout]

It's 5 AM and I'm about to test some macros

[quasi wasp]

Lmao

[pallid trout]

It appears I can input mouse movement but not output it.

If you can also map -y mouse inputs in your game to a key then you can definitely manage recoil like that.

[pallid trout]

Oh shit

With JoyToKey I was able to get it to work lmfao

[soft kiln]

https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/q29hi9/keycap_endgame/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

[quasi wasp]

Lol epic

It could be argued that it isn’t cheating if one could get analog speed control to work

Because you’d still have to push down with the right force

[surreal pine]

Which one do you think looks better?

[quasi wasp]

I might like 5 the best

[soft kiln]

4

[lilac grotto]

4

[rapid obsidian]

4

[fickle belfry]

5😋

[quasi wasp]

Do NK creams work with RGB?

Like the one that PBT keycaps allow

[chrome raft]

meow

[carmine edge]

I know this isn't mouse chat

But

I fixed it

:)

[quasi wasp]

Huh?

[chrome raft]

pog

[chrome raft]

moeww

[chrome raft]

3 without the fn being black

[quasi wasp]

Huh?

[chrome raft]

moewww

[urban glade]

meow

[chrome raft]

no

[quasi wasp]

Huh?

[chrome raft]

Huh?

[quasi wasp]

Meow

[quasi wasp]

I would still like to know about that

[chrome raft]

yes

if you solder the things in

[quasi wasp]

What?

[chrome raft]

if you solder the leds in

[quasi wasp]

But if the board already has them?

[chrome raft]

you can put solder leds through there

[quasi wasp]

And directed to everyone on this channel: what are your favorite linears?

[chrome raft]

leme check

[chrome raft]

just google it

🤷

stop asking ppl here to do stuff for u

ok here

[quasi wasp]

There wasn’t much info there

[quasi wasp]

What? Many people know the stuff I’m asking without having to look it up

Geez

[chrome raft]

what switches do you have in ur kb rn?

[quasi wasp]

I‘m gonna get murdered by the channel if I say that

But MX Blues

And I like them

😈

[quasi wasp]

Also I had already tried to look it up, but the info was very sparse

[chrome raft]

ok

cool

[chrome raft]

get them and try

you dont need rgb

[quasi wasp]

I mean the case I have in mind has got it, and it would be a shame if I couldn’t use it because of that

[chrome raft]

aight

ok

why do you want nk creams?

@quasi wasp

[quasi wasp]

Thanks!!

[quasi wasp]

People say they sound good

[chrome raft]

omg

[quasi wasp]

But I doesn’t have to be them

[chrome raft]

get what you want

[chrome raft]

dont get them

here

get tactiles

[quasi wasp]

I don’t know what I want lmao

[quasi wasp]

Why do you prefer them?

What tactile switch is your favourite?

[chrome raft]

u4t bobas

[chrome raft]

im a gamer and i can feel the bump

[quasi wasp]

Gtg to bed now, gonna read the rest of your messages tomorrow, I’m really tired, sry

Thanks a lot for your info!

[chrome raft]

aight

wait

can i dm you?

[quasi wasp]

Sure

[ivory ingot]

Marshmallows

[chrome raft]

none i dont like linears

at all

[boreal rivet]

None too, they're all the same thing in the end just with varying prices and almost indiscernable differences in smoothness after lubing

[chrome raft]

true true

[cosmic quarry]

So i removed the clickbars on my kailh box white keeb

and it sounds thocky as hell

[ionic island]

What's a good cheaper set of keycaps that have a gmk pulse vibe

[unkempt dome]

Soon they will be min ... oh yeah soon they will be mine ...

I don't like linear much either

[ionic briar]

Akko midnight?

[fickle belfry]

@unkempt dome did you get your Akko sponge switches?

[pine merlin]

https://www.amazon.ae/LUXCOMS-Oversized-Extended-Mousepad-Non-Slip/dp/B07GSXJZSV/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2BYFZVMIW8VYX&keywords=luxcoms&qid=1635912155&sprefix=luxcom%2Caps%2C369&sr=8-3
hi want to know if this is a good mouse pad?

[pallid trout]

It's good if you think it's good.

Because mousepads are generally about preference.

[pine merlin]

im looking for a budget mousepad with rgb preferably a max of 100aed also if there is an app controll it would be better but havent been able to find one with that for my budget

[autumn raft]

I finally got my new PCB's where I have fixed problems from my first revision.
Now it does support an OLED Screen 😎 I love this thing

(old picture, but I will post a new picture soon-ish when I can build one and show off the OLED)

[unkempt dome]

Yes and it's strange how they feel

[quasi wasp]

Keyboards too tho

[fickle belfry]

@unkempt dome how strange ?

[unkempt dome]

You don't really feel the second bump but you feel there's something there

Also my right shift can't come up in it's own cause of something get stuck and the spring doesn't seem to be strong enough to bring the key back up

[fickle belfry]

Steam too tight?

[unkempt dome]

Yes I think so

I replaced it with a lavender purple

[fickle belfry]

If you lube it maybe?

And sound wise ?

[unkempt dome]

I lubed the stabs but it didn't change much... I'll try to lube the switch this week end if I have time

Sound about the same as the other akko tactile switches

[fickle belfry]

The polycarb bottoms didn't change the sounds signature?

I modded my K95 last weekend

[unkempt dome]

Not by much

Nice

[unkempt dome]

Does the foam help a lot ?

[fickle belfry]

Yes, a lot

[red mountain]

That white coating looks fantastic on the aluminum top plate, nicely done!

[fickle belfry]

Modded K95 sound

@red mountain thanks!

[red mountain]

Sounds like you modded the stabs somewhat as well?

[fickle belfry]

Only lubed the stabs

[red mountain]

Yeah that does a world of difference to eliminate the rattle on the K95

Especially on that spacebar

[fickle belfry]

Still have the cheap plastic space bar cap tho

[red mountain]

Yeah, non-standard bottom row unfortunately

[fickle belfry]

Didn't know much about keyboards when I bought it 3 years ago

And it costed me more then a DIY kit

Well, at least it gave me the opportunity to practice my soldering skills

[red mountain]

Also just a heads up, if you're gonna use the Voice Recorder app that Samsung ships, use the standard mode rather than interview mode. Interview mode only picks up sounds from two directions (top and bottom) and throws it into left or right channel so it throws off the sound quite a bit. Standard will let you get the full sound across cleanly!

[fickle belfry]

👍 I didn't think about that

Only thing I forgot to do is the pcb tape mod

I might re-open it and tape the pcb

[red mountain]

[fickle belfry]

I had fun and learned something at the same time:)

[red mountain]

Yeah I think you're also hitting the ceiling on how much you can improve the K95 at this point too

[fickle belfry]

Could've replaced the Gat brown switches

Metal top plate does have a higher pitch than plastic materials

[chrome raft]

Wait.
The tactile bump if from the start of the push to the end.
If you want there to be smoothness then a bump then bottem out get Zealio v2 g7 g

But get u4t bobas and if you dont like them just give them to someone else

if you want

[unkempt dome]

For the price the boba cost I will certainly not give them

[chrome raft]

ik

[fickle belfry]

@unkempt dome would probably build a shrine for them 😆

[unkempt dome]

Nah not that much

Maybe I won't like them ...

You never know

For now my favorite switches are the lavender purple and the silent box brown ... I also like the halo true a lot but they are completely different

[sinful fulcrum]

I found this keyboard called Gamdias Hermes M5 mech. Blue switches and it seems decent. Any thoughts for noob gamer. I was going to pair it with a reddragon storm 12400dpi lightweight mouse.

[gilded gyro]

I'd rather you get this mouse @sinful fulcrum and the Gamdias is ok enough mechanical keyboard
https://www.evetech.co.za/razer-viper-mini-ultralight-gaming-mouse/best-deal/8188.aspx

Viper Mini

I use the Viper Mini and it's the best budget mouse

[sinful fulcrum]

Thank you that was like my second options ☺️

[chrome raft]

yes

also i reccomend NOT getting blues

[sinful fulcrum]

I heard blues are comfortable but loud which is fine with me.

I'm gonna play alot of genshin impact and pubg and idk phasmophobia

[chrome raft]

They are annoying af

Id recckmend reds

Or browns

Anything besides blues

[quasi wasp]

@pallid trout Why can’t the software output mouse data, tho

[pallid trout]

It just won't let me.

Can't explain any further than that.

[quasi wasp]

hm, weird

Maybe some sort of joystick output, then?

[pallid trout]

It can output game controller buttons but I'm unsure if you can output to a joystick.

How cheap?

[chrome raft]

Viper mini from razer

[night temple]

hey guys I really need some help, message below this, is actually copy paste from another group cause I got ignored lol

I restored and deep cleaned a free keyboard which was used in my old school, so anyways I went there to take my last papers etc and I noticed they were throwing computers away
[9:20 ΜΜ]
fortunately most students got pc parts, even cases, so technically nothing left
[9:20 ΜΜ]
anyways I got a keyboard as the last school thing I'll have as a small memory
[9:20 ΜΜ]
I completely restored it, but it has a bad disadvantage
[9:21 ΜΜ]
other than being produced in 1995, it's got sticky buttons, not in the meaning that something was spilled
[9:22 ΜΜ]
it has that worn sticky feel
[9:22 ΜΜ]
and I can't think of a way to fix this issue, oil..? idk
[9:23 ΜΜ]
I'm typing with this keyboard rn so I can try to use it more and make the keys feel a little bit better, anyways if anyone got a solution that would be cool

now I'll show you guys the way the keys stick

Help

[chrome raft]

ik

[chrome raft]

get a new keyboard

🤷

[chrome raft]

shut up

i like blues

[unkempt dome]

blue are awful ... kailh box clicky lineup ftw

[night temple]

it's a 26yr old keyboard that I restored

but it keeps doing this thing

[chrome raft]

prefrence

[unkempt dome]

not really unless you prefer rattle in your switches then yes

and flappy click

[night temple]

It's annoying to be honest but I'd like to get it fixed

I've thought about putting some wd-40 drip in the key rails but I'm not sure, not in that amount that it would soak the whole board

just enough to lube it

[unkempt dome]

that's a terrible idea

[night temple]

I know, I can't think anything else

[unkempt dome]

well I know blue suck but not enough to make them be eaten away by wd40 ...

if you want to make them quiet just jailhouse them

[night temple]

it's a membrane keyboard

membranes themselves are great tho

• I meant that they're in good shape

[unkempt dome]

oh that 1995 keyboard

[night temple]

yup srry

[unkempt dome]

well I would remove the keycaps and clean them in dishwasher soap ...

[night temple]

well... guess what

[unkempt dome]

clean the housing on the board with Q tips and some isopropyl alcohol but be careful not to soak the membrane

[night temple]

Keyboard got fully disassembled before even looking at the sticky buttons

what the hell is that wasd lol

they're not sticky cause of dirt

they're sticky cause keyboard was used 24/7 for 26yrs

it has that worn sticky feel

[unkempt dome]

krytox gpl 205 g0 or if you want thinner krytox gpl 105

[night temple]

what is that?

[unkempt dome]

grease/oil

lube

[night temple]

hmm

[unkempt dome]

it's the perfect lube for keyboard switches

won't melt the plastic

[night temple]

hmm, I gotta try and find it

lemme google it

[unkempt dome]

not sure how the membrane will react if it got too much of it on it tho

[night temple]

I guess it's going to be fine

dude this lube is 90 euros

why is it so expensive lol

[urban glade]

ur eu?

https://keygem.store/

buy it here

[night temple]

greece

it's in europe soo

lemme see the link

we got expensive tax and it goes to 30 something euros

f

is there any more option?

[unkempt dome]

Tribosys 3203 or 3204

Or dielectric grease but it's ticc

[quasi wasp]

+1

[pallid trout]

What do you plan to do with this mouse?

[chrome raft]

im looking for some good sounding switches any reccomendations

[gilded gyro]

Tecware Phantom + Viper Mini or HyperX Pulsefire Haste

Otherwise go with any cheapo mechanical with Non-dustproof outemus

If tecware phantom unavailable

Outemus are a bit better than Cherry

Except for dust proof outemu which is truly bottom tier

[pulsar ravine]

nice: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003125465361.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.1ffc6befBP0rZ2&algo_pvid=f1ae3d52-b23d-4c27-8b74-6304063975af&algo_exp_id=f1ae3d52-b23d-4c27-8b74-6304063975af-13&pdp_ext_f={"sku_id"%3A"12000024235482893"}

[gloomy silo]

soft or dense foam? for modding keyboard

[chrome raft]

ik

[chrome raft]

aight

can i dm you?

ok dence foam in the case thin layer of foam for foam mod

[gloomy silo]

ok thx

[chrome raft]

anything else?

[chrome raft]

3203 and 3204 is thin good for tactiles.

not linears

unless you mix it with krytox 205g0

[unkempt dome]

I know

Was not talking about that anyway it was for a membrane board

Also you can lube linear with any thickness you want ... they won't suddenly explode if you lube them with 3204

[potent geyser]

Cherry MX reds vs Cherry MX browns

I'm getting a rk61 and dont know what switches to get

I dont want to spend money on aftermarket switches so it's only between these

[chrome raft]

id do reds but perference hits

linear and nice for gaming and typing

[unkempt dome]

Cherry reds are linears and cherry brown feels like scratchy sandy linear ... so it's preference indeed

[gilded gyro]

Outemu Reds

The ones that aren't dustproof

Good switch choice nowadays

Gaterons still better though

But at least Outemu > Cherry

[urban glade]

https://beta.docs.qmk.fm/using-qmk/hardware-features/lighting/feature_rgblight#hardware-modification
https://wiki.ai03.com/books/pcb-design/page/backlighting-and-rgb

i'm not sure what program you're using but i'd recommend kicad, and making use of global labels. it can make it a lot cleaner.

ah. unless web based is a requirement i think that kicad is better

i'm sure both are perfectly fine though, just use whatever is most comfortable for you

those 2 links i sent should have everything needed to show you how to do rgb underglow

ah, i dont have experience with that but i assume this rgb matrix feature will be needed https://beta.docs.qmk.fm/using-qmk/hardware-features/lighting/feature_rgb_matrix

https://github.com/foostan/crkbd

i know that this has support for per key rgb, you could have a look through that.

[chrome raft]

OMG prefrence

but get reds

wrong chat

[potent geyser]

Alr

[swift kayak]

I wonder why America makes it so hard to find the keyboard I want to get.
Anyways does a cheap low profile mechanical keyboard containing these requirement exists?:

• Uses ISO layout, as I can't stand clicking \ by accident when I want to tap enter
• RBG backlit, and hopefully is easily customisable just as well as cosair
• Full size keyboard
• Brown switches
• and by cheap I mean <£75

[robust dune]

ISO layout 😮

bruh as european i hate ISO

[swift kayak]

why?

[robust dune]

Short left shift and bulky enter triggers me

also backslash on left

that should be illegal

But mu guess is, look for keychron

[swift kayak]

I prefer bulky enter, else my pinky will spread on the enter key and \ key

[robust dune]

https://www.keychron.com/collections/keychron-iso-keyboard-collection/products/keychron-k3-ultra-slim-wireless-mechanical-keyboard-uk-iso-layout-version-2

[swift kayak]

it doesn't fit my requirement onto full size layout though, I also want the 10 keys too

[robust dune]

Got for amlost a month K3 V2 ANSI and its not the best keyboard but its decent

Software is crap, tfu lack of any software

and also battery indicator sucks

[swift kayak]

so rgb backlight isn't as easily customizable as cosair's one? and maybe more limited than it?

[robust dune]

There are built in modes and thats all (or I dont know how to turn on customize mode)

and theres no software, even Open RGB

[swift kayak]

whelp then, my ideal keyboard doesn't exist unless it's over £150

[robust dune]

Dont go for G915. compared to keychron keycaps and switches sucks 😄

They are using very weird mouting for them

and getting alternative keycaps is amlost impossible

[swift kayak]

it's over my budget anyway

[robust dune]

G915 down

K3v2 up

Those keycaps are sooo bad

held by 2 fragile latches

[swift kayak]

I wanted full size keyboard as the numberpad is useful for me too

[swift kayak]

they are all going to go over my budget

[swift kayak]

@hasty saffron this is my requirements, I don't think you had checked above, so I will link it

yeah my requirements sent the list of keyboard (that meets my condition) down to 0

there are lots that meets 4/5 of my requirements, just that it doesn't comes in ISO layout

[unkempt dome]

You're too picky

[grave pivot]

oh gahd the omron logitech keyboards hav even worse keycap mounting lol

[chrome raft]

wazup

[ember kindle]

which cherry mx

I'll be honest most mainstream tactile switches aren't the best but it is preference

[night talon]

I did it people... I lubed up the switches on my Planck keyboard. These silvers feel completely different.

[quasi wasp]

What do you think about Akko CS switches?

[unkempt dome]

Which one ?

[quasi wasp]

Retro White 35g maybe

But also in general

[unkempt dome]

Never tried retro white

[quasi wasp]

I just got an ANSI one

[unkempt dome]

it's like asking if cherry switches are good ... some are good and some are trash

[quasi wasp]

Which ones do you find to be trash? (Of both brands)

[unkempt dome]

Cherry brown... but that's my preference

I haven't found a trash akko yet ... doesn't mean there's one ... it just mean I haven't tried it and found out about it

[quasi wasp]

Ok thanks

[unkempt dome]

Also I don't k know much about linear switches

[meager pollen]

me using an apple magic keyboard

[quasi wasp]

I mean, what’s wrong with that

[meager pollen]

I prefer it

Membrane

[quasi wasp]

Because snappier?

[meager pollen]

Yea

And portability

Its like 1cm thin

[quasi wasp]

Yeah

Nice

[unkempt dome]

I hate typing on chicklets

[meager pollen]

Why may i ask?

[unkempt dome]

Doesn't feel good

Key too low

Mistype all the time

[meager pollen]

Ah ok valid reasons

[unkempt dome]

I can't stand typing on any laptop or chicklet keyboard

[meager pollen]

ANY laptop? How bout the 21x

[unkempt dome]

No idea what that is

[meager pollen]

Best laptop keyboard ive ever used

Thats a shiz image hold on

[quasi wasp]

Chonk

[meager pollen]

Chonk

Curved screen, 2x 1080s, and mechanical keyboard

[meager pollen]

^

[boreal rivet]

That's just a full height mechanical in a laptop

[meager pollen]

Mhm

So?

[boreal rivet]

But you prefer chiclets you said?

[unkempt dome]

Well it's not cause it's mechanical that it's automatically better ... it can be ... but it can be worst too ... depend how they implemented it

[boreal rivet]

Over a normal mechanical I assume

[meager pollen]

No i prefer the apple keyboards

Then cherry red

[unkempt dome]

Best keyboard I ever typed on was the buckling spring that came with the tandy 1000 ... and second best was an old Compaq membrane board with rectangular slider under the keycaps ...

[meager pollen]

I will still prefer a typewriter

[fringe path]

model M

[meager pollen]

^

[swift kayak]

I try to avoid that as I'll need to readjust my finger position, and it's likely I'll just keep hitting \ throughout the years

[quasi wasp]

Ah

Well I both use QWERTZ and ANSI QWERTY

But it’s a bit of a problem, yeah

Wasn’t that long ago when I learned touch typing, tho

[chrome raft]

Sorry I read pc and my brain cut out the keyboard part.
It would be more helpful if you said pcb instead pc sorry

[fallow heath]

hi does anyone know how input delay is on kbm series x?

[oak solar]

Which material would be better to put under my pcb instead of pe foam?

Top one is felt and bottom one is rubber btw

[fickle belfry]

Try the both, then choose which one will sound best to you, you can also apply painters tape under the PCB (if not already done) it to changes the switches sound.

[oak solar]

I don't have anything under the pcb

I just lubed the switches and tape moded the stabs

[oak solar]

Yeah Ik foam will be better

[fickle belfry]

That's what I used for my K95

[oak solar]

I'll try and get some next week

[fickle belfry]

Maybe not

[oak solar]

I have GK61 with Optical Silver:)

[fickle belfry]

Keyboard sound is really subjective. I might like a certain sound signature and you won't. That why I suggested you try each one to see which to you sound better.

[oak solar]

I think I'll try both on Sunday

Tommorow I am going to a bday party so I can't

And I really don't want to unscrew it again this night

The stabs made my cry at the lubing part fr

[fickle belfry]

Had to desolder all the switches to lube the switches on my K95 🙂

[oak solar]

Oh I am still a minor so I am lucky that my keeb is hot swappable bc my dad would get angry at the soldering part:)))

[fickle belfry]

It's not that it's hard to do, it just take time to do.

[chrome raft]

My dad would be happy if I did soldering and other stuff like that

[oak solar]

:)))))))))))))))))

Probably I would burn my fingers with a solder fr

[fickle belfry]

Never to late to try and learn

[red oxide]

bruh wut u doin

[chrome raft]

I dont have a job or money tho

Will be getting one soon tho

[red oxide]

Thats so much desoldering o.o

[oak solar]

Don't you get any money from school?

That's my main resource for money

[chrome raft]

No im homeschooled

[oak solar]

Oh lol

[fickle belfry]

Vastar Soldering Iron Kit, Full Set 60W 110V Soldering Welding Iron Kit - Adjustable Temperature, 5pcs Different Tips, Desoldering Pump, Stand, Anti-Static Tweezers and Additional Solder Tube https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01712N5C4/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_i_JMTEBNR1G7P28BMMVKKD?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

20$

[chrome raft]

Ooh ill get that

Thanks I do have 20 bucks

[oak solar]

Maybe I'll try to practice soldering too but hotswap is still better imo

[chrome raft]

Does it work in the us tho?

[oak solar]

Lol free delivery on first order

[fickle belfry]

Hotswap makes it way faster for sure.

[oak solar]

I think I made a big mistake for buying the optical version bc I can't get Gateron Black Inks for example

[fickle belfry]

Look for the same kit on Amazon.com

[fickle belfry]

Indeed, you stuck with optical switches only.

[chrome raft]

lmao my pc mining has raised the house temp by 2 degrees f

[oak solar]

Well I don't think I'll change the keeb in the next 3 years so it's not a big problem

[fickle belfry]

But it's always fun to try new switch type from time to time

[oak solar]

I want to try optical yellows so they will be next :))

[fickle belfry]

It really changes the whole feel of your keyboard

[oak solar]

Ik

I had a mechanical marvo shit keeb before my Razer Ornata V2 and the switches were shit

They were some reds shits

[chrome raft]

looks like it will work in the us

[fickle belfry]

I type a lot for work, and linear is not for me. i prefer the tactile switches with heavier springs

[oak solar]

I have 71 wpm on my linears

[chrome raft]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08W3MBZMM/ref=emc_b_5_t or could get this it looks a bit nicer

[oak solar]

And for a 13 yr old I think that's good

[chrome raft]

im 14 almost 15 and i max at 65

[oak solar]

65 is my avg

73 is max

[chrome raft]

ig this is gonna be what i ask for for christmas

[fickle belfry]

I kept the Gateron browns on the K95, on my Womier K87 i'm using Akko Ocean Blue tactile with 62g springs

[chrome raft]

I dont think parents would buy something like that for a 14yr old

[chrome raft]

u dont know my parents

[oak solar]

Mine would if it's about my passion

[chrome raft]

im getting a 200cc four wheeler next week or this week

[oak solar]

How are the Akkos?

[fickle belfry]

Why wouldn't they ?

[oak solar]

I heard that Akko switches aren't that good

The keycaps are fire tho

I think I'll get the neon keycaps set for Christmas

And Durock Stabs too

[fickle belfry]

For the price, they are good

[chrome raft]

Probs cause they don't understand kb mods and probably think of it as a stupid purchase that'll be used once and never touched again

[oak solar]

I lost a stem from one of my stabilisators...

[chrome raft]

i do other electric stuff i wouldnt use it just for keebs

ive been looking for a soldering gun

*iron

[urban glade]

i have a variation of that soldering station and its more than good enough for keyboard stuff. i'd question what you need the helping hands for, personally i've not found them necessary in everything i've done so far but they would have made some things a bit easier

[fickle belfry]

What keyboard are you using at the moment ?

[chrome raft]

I'm using a budget Mech kb atm, I'm saving up to upgrade my pc

[chrome raft]

other electric stuff too id think it to be quite handy for fixing old pc parts and other things

[urban glade]

which flux you get is preference but imo a pen or a tube is easier than paste

[chrome raft]

I don't know much about kb mods, but I sure do know alot about pc building and hardware

ill check those out

[urban glade]

fair. i've soldered directly only 0.1mm traces before without issues, but it did take a little bit of patience

i'm just reluctant to spend money on things like helping hands when i have plenty of time, i'd rather struggle through with what i already have until something better is a necessity

[oak solar]

I remember when my dad desoldered my Marvo keyboard switches to clean them because they were full of juice and we didn't even solder them back xd

[chrome raft]

I'll dig deeper into the Keyboard world when I 100$+ lying around to mod my kb

i have a lot of school and i have a farm i dont have a lot of time

[urban glade]

i have a single 2hr lesson a week and tahts it

[oak solar]

GK61X pcb would be a good start into the world of keebs

[urban glade]

hurray for basically neet life

[fickle belfry]

Just by modding your budget KB, you could make it feel and sound better than a $250 KB This is why KB mods are popular.

[chrome raft]

I'm using a K552 Redragon(Yes I know it's a bad choice with otemu blue switches, but I love it's back stand, and it'll be enough for a temporary mech Keyboard)

akko pinks would go into it

[oak solar]

I recommend the tape mod, it really changed my stabs sound

[chrome raft]

those are like 30 bucks for 90 switches

[chrome raft]

I'm thinking of building a 60% or TKL, from scratch.

[oak solar]

That's not a bad choice in that price range

[urban glade]

tkl good

i daily a tkl

[oak solar]

I wanted a tkl too but I don't have enough money so I went for the GK61 optical silver

[chrome raft]

I wanna use a 60% Because they're tiny but sometimes the Function keys really come in clutch.

[chrome raft]

oh welp

[fickle belfry]

I've seen worst, only people with unlimited budget will judge your KB.

[oak solar]

The function keys can be used on a 60%

fn + 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 - =

[urban glade]

using function keys is fine

[chrome raft]

I mean the delete key and other keys that usually are above the arrow keys

[urban glade]

with a little bit of practice

[chrome raft]

Im not sure what you call them

[urban glade]

nav cluster

[chrome raft]

I see

[urban glade]

imo the hhkb layout is the pinnacle of 60%

[oak solar]

@chrome raft You can see the fn keys there

[chrome raft]

Is thocc better or Ocean blues or Pinks

[urban glade]

preference

lol

[chrome raft]

I see

I heard about people lubing their keys and such, is that one of the expert sections of keyboard modding?

[oak solar]

Nope

I lubed them yesterday

[urban glade]

if u get good switches its not needed imo, but it is a common mod

[fickle belfry]

Only you can decide what sound and feel you prefer

[chrome raft]

but won't the lube wear off eventually

And won't it be a hassle

[oak solar]

It's needed for any linear switch imo

[chrome raft]

To re lube them

[urban glade]

then u havent felt good enough linears

[oak solar]

Idk abt that

[urban glade]

my early 1988 w german vint blacks were more than smooth enough without any lube

no noticeable scratch when pressing slowly

[oak solar]

I only typed on optical silvers and on a budget marvo keeb so Ig you are right

But from what I heard on yt the lube makes a big diff on any switch

[urban glade]

much smoother than even my 205g0 lubed gateron clears

yeah it'll make a difference

whether that difference is desirable is up to you

[oak solar]

@chrome raft don't lube clicky switches btw

[fickle belfry]

Some like more and others less lube (preference)

[urban glade]

all my boards are unlubed

[chrome raft]

Such as blues? Ocean blues? And pinks?

[oak solar]

Yeah

Idk about the pinks tho

[fickle belfry]

You can, just not on the legs that actuate the click

[oak solar]

Didn't look at them

[oak solar]

It's not recommended

[urban glade]

i'm thinking of lubing some vintage blues i have as a joke

[chrome raft]

Well goodnight folks, it's 5:08am for me. I'll be heading off to bed

[oak solar]

Goodnight

[urban glade]

gn!!

[fickle belfry]

Like i said, not recommended only on the legs that comes in contact with the leaf

[fickle belfry]

Gn

[fickle belfry]

Wonder what they would sound like (muted clickys) 🙂

[urban glade]

would lube light enough they still click

a friend did it and really liked it

super thin layer of gpl 103

on the housing sliders only

[fickle belfry]

Prob less anoying

[urban glade]

yeah he said it made it deeper

not sure i'll bother with it tbh, but it would be funny for my only lubed switches to be blues

[oak solar]

I want to try some tactiles but I only have a friend with a mech keeb and he has HX reds

[urban glade]

get topre board

endgame

[oak solar]

Endgame to my life too XD

[fickle belfry]

Topre boards $$$$

[urban glade]

worth every penny

[fickle belfry]

He's 14

[oak solar]

13:))

[urban glade]

hhkb is my second cheapest board i own and its definitely the one i'd choose if i could only have 1 board

ah, fair

on yahoo jp you can get used hhkb pro 1 / 2 and realforce for cheap

[swift kayak]

how loud is brown cherry compared to red cherry? Youtube still doesn't give me a good idea of how loud it'll be

[urban glade]

depends on the board

they'll be a bit louder just because the friction of the tactile event will cause noise

[oak solar]

I just got gk61 a week ago and lubed the switches yesterday

I'm not thinking of another keeb rn

But thanks for the suggestions

[urban glade]

nice, that feeling of getting your first board is always nice

[oak solar]

Yup

Deff better than my 20$ old marvo and my Razer Ornata V2 :))

[urban glade]

if there's one thing i could do differently in the hobby it would probably be to have kept more of my earlier stuff

[oak solar]

The switches on my marvo broke after I spilled juice on them and my parents got me the Ornata V2 a year ago

[fickle belfry]

Lubed Mx brown vs Mx red

[oak solar]

I will deff keep the Ornata in case my gk61 doesn't work

[urban glade]

sound test means nothing if they arent done in the same environment with the same board

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/278960636153692160/873485015231639552/video0.mov

[fickle belfry]

I know, it gives a idea

[oak solar]

Why do the reds sound louder to me lol

[urban glade]

both exact same board but sound quite different, only difference is cam position and the desk they're on

[fickle belfry]

Gain on the mic is also not at the same level

[urban glade]

gain would be whatever is default for the iphone 12 mini

on both

lol

[oak solar]

Me who did a sound test with my Cloud Alpha mic lol

[urban glade]

distance to the board is probably causing the main difference in volume

[swift kayak]

is it bad to be picky about keyboards, there's no keyboard costing under £75 that meets my requirements

[oak solar]

Wdym by picky?

[swift kayak]

I want to get a keyboard with a set of requirements, but I can never find one

[urban glade]

its not bad to have specific requirements

what are those requirements? maybe i have suggestions

[oak solar]

What req?

[swift kayak]

• Uses ISO layout, as I can't stand clicking \ by accident when I want to tap enter
• RBG backlit, and hopefully is easily customisable just as well as cosair
• Full size keyboard
• Brown switches
• and by cheap I mean <£75, or I can take it up to <100 if there's no choice
• low profile, forgot to add it

[fickle belfry]

I assumed it was filmed with a camera and mic, not a phone

[urban glade]

nah, just phone

[swift kayak]

keychron came pretty close, but you can't really customise the colour as well as cosair

[urban glade]

sorry idk many options with rgb

why is low profile desirable lol, its ugly

[oak solar]

That's why Corsair is much more expensive

Because RgB

[urban glade]

if i were going to the effort of using a proper cam and mic, i'd tidy up first 🙈

[oak solar]

@swift kayak Try and look for Hyperx Alloy

[fickle belfry]

Gaming keyboards are expensive and really bad quality.

[oak solar]

And also the custom keebs are still better for gaming but they don't have good rgb customization

[fickle belfry]

I'm working with cam and mic all day for work 🙂

[oak solar]

The only good keeb from a big brand is the SS Apex Pro with the omnipoint switches

[urban glade]

my filco majestouch is really nice but doesnt have rgb

[swift kayak]

it's just that blocky keycaps looks ugly imo, i prefer a thin keycaps, with a thin body.
I wonder what will a keyboard with thin keycaps looks like on top of full size switches

[urban glade]

low profile = short travel?

low profile to me means that the edges of the case dont reach up to cover the sides of the switches, i think there may have been a misunderstanding between us lol

[swift kayak]

my definition of low profile is like the keyboard is shorter on the y axis

[fickle belfry]

You can be picky as you want, but you will have to shell big $ to get 5/5 of what you want.

[urban glade]

i think those boards are kinda ugly so i probably cant offer suggestions

[swift kayak]

well, if keychron does allow me to customize the rgb backlight freely, instead of being limited to 16 different patterns, then I would have brought it

[fickle belfry]

That why mainstream gaming keyboards suck, buy trying to please the max amount of gamers

[fickle belfry]

I have a Corsair K95. honestly i played with the layers and all the type of effects for a while. now it's a static color to match my PC's color scheme.

[swift kayak]

This is my brother's keyboard

[fickle belfry]

K70

[swift kayak]

wait whattttt, either my dad lied or he actually brought it for £60 when it's that high of a price

[fickle belfry]

I mean Corsair K70 model

mine is K95 difference is the 6 macros (G keys) on the left

[swift kayak]

is scissor switches good for gaming and typing? after some thinking, I think I prefer laptop's keyboard

but i'm not sure if the difference between mech and scissor is enough to affect one's ability to play well

[urban glade]

its preference again

lol

i hate them but i'm sure some people prefer them

[verbal parrot]

I watched the video about how to clean a keyboard (or putting a keyboard in the dishwasher) and I was wandering if I should do it or not. The keyboard I'm currently using is a steelseries apex 3, which claims to be water resistant. So i'm not sure if the dishwasher could kill that resistance by any chance

[unkempt dome]

One of my favorite switch is akko

[unkempt dome]

Get akko or boba switches if it's outemu hotswap ... foam the case and change the keycaps for some double shot pbt and you're set for a nice typing experience

[unkempt dome]

I like lavender purple way more than ocean blue

[scarlet chasm]

i mean.. nothing's wrong with it?

it's probably a membrane keyboard but it's completely fine regardless

[neat echo]

i have an rk61

its mechanical and quite nice

fully hot swappable

i would reccomend rk products

[scarlet chasm]

oh yes does look like it's true mechanical

Cherry but still

[neat echo]

mechanical

i bought the rk61 black with rgb and brown switches

wahts the sound like

[chrome raft]

They are

[chrome raft]

Look it up

[quasi wasp]

Can anyone here recommend AKKO CS Vintage Whites?

Wait, what? Black inks are cheaper?

[chrome raft]

does he use the numpad?

akko cs rose red 10 $ for 45 switches

[unkempt dome]

If you think they need lubing

Then yes

If you think they are fine then no

[chrome ocean]

Hey guys what's the price on a second hand G Pro Wireless mouse? and where can I buy one ? (Live in Canada and looking for something like 80% new and all original components included, like usb receiver, side button covers, cable, weight and all that)

[swift kayak]

Yes

[gilded gyro]

GK61, just generic old af kit

I have the GK68 its nice

It's ok

I'd say the new Royal Kludge hot swaps

it's just a difference in size

hot swap

with any of the gateron switches

You can go Keychron too @chrome raft

If you like Linears they're ok

[bleak lodge]

what about gateron yellows?

they're linear

cool

[unkempt dome]

Well yellow and black are heavier linear than red ... the spring force is a preference there

I can tell you that gateron yellow are pretty smooth out of the box, sounds nice too ...

[quasi wasp]

Why are these so cheap: https://m.banggood.com/87Pcs-Gateron-Black-Switch-Set-RGB-Series-3Pin-Mechanical-Switch-For-Mechanical-Keyboards-p-1123001.html?utm_source=googleshopping&utm_source=googleshopping&utm_medium=cpc_organic&utm_medium=cpc_bgs&gmcCountry=DE&utm_content=minha&utm_content=aliha&utm_campaign=minha-de-en-mb&utm_campaign=aliha-ssc-de-en-all-newcustom-ncv90-0616-7ysale-v&currency=EUR&cur_warehouse=USA&createTmp=1&ad_id=528001898566&gbraid=0AAAAADshcaVGzRfSF5e67aoASefl7Q4yc&gclid=CjwKCAjwz5iMBhAEEiwAMEAwGJ98QTPYHhljAvF_M5rtxceSfZyucHji_fqQgT6htVrRMY8ITGODYBoCtecQAvD_BwE ?

[unkempt dome]

Cause banggood

[quasi wasp]

Hm alright

[unkempt dome]

Or they are some kind of cheap clone... or they just buy them by the thousands at a time so the bulk price is way lower

That's about the logical explanation I can think of ...

No idea if it's really it or not

[quasi wasp]

Oh wait, they’re not black inks, there we have it

[chrome raft]

damn

most people dont use it

[chrome raft]

lol

[quasi wasp]

XPS 17?

[unkempt dome]

do you like them ?

[quasi wasp]

Any good 100% keyboard kits you could recommend? Budget ones (you can get them to sound very good through mods, right?)

[unkempt dome]

the gmmk, royal kludge, keychron

leopold, varmilo, durgod, ducky if you want prebuilt

[quasi wasp]

The GMMK Full-size?

[unkempt dome]

Yes

You asked for full size

[quasi wasp]

Thanks for the recommendations!

[quasi wasp]

It’s just the name of the kit, just to make sure

Can you O-Ring mod those?

[unkempt dome]

You can oring mostly any

But I don't suggest it

Just get silent switches instead

[quasi wasp]

I mean that mod much basically turns the keyboard into a gasket mounted one, I’m gonna send you a video with one

[unkempt dome]

Not really no

I know what oring are ... I have oring and tried them

It doesn't feel that great

[quasi wasp]

On the keycaps?

[unkempt dome]

Yes

[quasi wasp]

@unkempt dome https://youtu.be/BAih24YcsIY this is the mod I meant

In around the middle of the video

[unkempt dome]

I don't really see the appeal in that ...

[quasi wasp]

In gasket mounts?

[unkempt dome]

In oring for the plate

[quasi wasp]

Why not?

It’s pretty similar, apparently

[unkempt dome]

If people say so

Just get a gasket mounted then

[quasi wasp]

Much more expensive, tho

[quasi wasp]

Any tactile switches that support RGB you all could recommend?

Bloodface sent me one in DMs

(Boba U4T RGB Tactile Switches) but can’t find an offer for EU

[unkempt dome]

they are on aliexpress

[quasi wasp]

Thx

A bit more expensive, tho as it seems