peripherals

[jaunty parrot]

Is there a big difference in tactility with the HHKB type-s vs non-type-s

[ionic briar]

i believe one has silenced dome and one doesnt?

[jaunty parrot]

Yeah I'm curious how that effects tactility and if it's worth it

[cursive moon]

boba u4ts are really damn worth it. Sound test above for em

[boreal rivet]

No diff but people prefer silenced

[brazen aspen]

It’s worth getting a type s just for the difference in sliders

Let’s you use silencing rings thicker than deskeys #3 without pre-compressing the dome

Which will affect tactility

[fiery vale]

I like your pfp

[brazen aspen]

[boreal rivet]

Deskeys #5 is a copy of the type s rings

[brazen aspen]

Yeah I’m just saying it allows for further customisation

[boreal rivet]

OK and

[brazen aspen]

That may be something they want to consider when deciding

[boreal rivet]

Isn't it something you want to consider

Oh nvm

Either way difference in silencing between ring thickness is minimal

Type s will be enough for 99% of people

[brazen aspen]

I feel there’s a noticeable difference between #5 and #3 from my experience

[brazen aspen]

Oh yeah for sure

[north jacinth]

i got these anubis switches, they come today. anyone heard of them? they're full nylon, tactile, thocky apparently

factory lubed which kinda sucks but thats ok

65g springs

[cursive moon]

Heard of em but have never seen them in action. Please show us when done building!

[chrome raft]

sorry i dont put any thought into what i say

[chrome raft]

anudis has a lot of thock

probably ore thock then boba u4t

more

[unkempt dome]

Sound chasing above all else I guess ...

[stoic olive]

Hi guys, I have a question I want to update my keyboard from a Razer chroma x TE to a Logitech but I’m haven’t make my mind between a Pro X with detachable cable and exchangeable switches TKL or the G915 TKL? What’s are your opinions about this 2 options?

[unkempt dome]

both are meh ...

that mostly won't be an upgrade

for the price you pay the next board you might want to get something else unless you're really in the logitech ecosystem and absolutely want to use g hub

[stoic olive]

whats your recomendation i dont have to much to spend actualy

[unkempt dome]

check out if keychron have something that would suit your needs

if not the maybe leopold, durgod, varmilo ...

[stoic olive]

okay thanks!

[unkempt dome]

probably others will have more suggestions for you

if you want to go hotswap then keychron have some options for that and you can always look at the gmmk or gmmk pro or gk61/gk64 or rk61 and such

[rare bone]

https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-q1 if you can get your hands on one the q1 is great for a fully assembled board

and not stupidly expensive

[ivory ingot]

i've heard they're pretty damn good!

[brisk thicket]

agreed i like this keyboard

[silent berry]

Does anyone have recommendations for Cherry MX black mechanical keyboards?

Or is this more of a DIY category of keyboard switch as I have no found many so far.

[worldly shale]

Leopold sells some nice looking MX black boards

[silent berry]

Right, I'll have a look into them at some point.
Thanks for responding

[worldly shale]

You could also try some of akko's prebuilts. They don't have any cherry switches but the switches they have on their boards are pretty great from experience

No problem

[urban glade]

Filco majestouch, there’s tkl and fullsize

[silent berry]

[unkempt dome]

durgod also have some board with cherry black

[pulsar flume]

Are these real
?https://www.ebay.com/itm/PBT-Blue-Samurai-Keycap-129-Keys-Cherry-Profile-DYE-SUB-Personalized-For-MX-/174948745710?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0

[ionic briar]

those are clone of the real gmk set

[obtuse swift]

3061S or DK61

[next burrow]

I've been loking for a good gaming keyboard for few hours now and this one seems pretty good for the price, is it worth it or are hyperX blue switched bad?
(Name: HyperX Alloy Origins Core Aqua switch)

[chrome raft]

would u guys say this is a good keyboard

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Roccat-Pyro-Mechanical-Keyboard-Lightning/dp/B093356615/ref=trb_chk_auth?ie=UTF8&openid.assoc_handle=amazon_checkout_gb&openid.claimed_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2Fap%2Fid%2Famzn1.account.AGB2H3MBPZBEC6NKRAA5FUOEI7YQ&openid.identity=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2Fap%2Fid%2Famzn1.account.AGB2H3MBPZBEC6NKRAA5FUOEI7YQ&openid.mode=id_res&openid.ns=http%3A%2F%2Fspecs.openid.net%2Fauth%2F2.0&openid.op_endpoint=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2Fap%2Fsignin&openid.response_nonce=2021-12-19T22%3A25%3A17Z6650403368583165037&openid.return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2FRoccat-Pyro-Mechanical-Keyboard-Lightning%2Fdp%2FB093356615%2Fref%3Dtrb_chk_auth%3Fie%3DUTF8%26trb_auth%3D1%26trb_open%3D1%26trb_bid%3Dbuy-now-button&openid.signed=assoc_handle%2Cclaimed_id%2Cidentity%2Cmode%2Cns%2Cop_endpoint%2Cresponse_nonce%2Creturn_to%2CsiteState%2Cns.pape%2Cpape.auth_policies%2Cpape.auth_time%2Csigned&openid.ns.pape=http%3A%2F%2Fspecs.openid.net%2Fextensions%2Fpape%2F1.0&openid.pape.auth_policies=http%3A%2F%2Fschemas.openid.net%2Fpape%2Fpolicies%2F2007%2F06%2Fnone&openid.pape.auth_time=2021-12-19T22%3A25%3A17Z&openid.sig=KRn%2FoIqFUR%2FA4ahYKBrKIa6BhndZo%2F9NJ44olMIdGQ0%3D&serial=&siteState=|hasWorkingJavascript.1

for value for money

and performance

[tender patrol]

hi, what would be your best recommendations for small, portable keyboards for wired usb use with a laptop. ideally i would like a numpad (but maybe not just so that it is smaller) and for it not to be overly clicky and loud. preferably under/around £50

[unkempt dome]

Check out nuphy

Or maybe keychron have something for you

[rare bone]

for 80 quid with reds looks good

I'm not a fan of full size keyboards but if you are then sure

[chrome raft]

do akko switches have a lot of stem wobble?

[worldly shale]

nope

[chrome raft]

good

i might get one

[worldly shale]

they're very cheap that you could get them and not regret it tbh

[chrome raft]

i liked black inks, any that feel like it in the akko selecetion?

[worldly shale]

jelly black is the closest in terms of looks and feel afaik

the weighting is also somewhat similar

haven't used them though

[chrome raft]

i was also looking at teh radient reds, are they any good?

[worldly shale]

only have vintage whites and cs blues

radiant reds are good considering they're just heavier vintage whites

2 stage spring and long pole provides a great bottom out feel

imo at least

[chrome raft]

so vintage would be the way to go with the keys?

[worldly shale]

it's up to your preference in weighting

i only said vintage white because i have weak fingers. if you type heavier you might wanna check out their other linears

jelly pink, white and black are all great too from what i've heard

jelly black is the closest to the black inks

[tulip nova]

r box jades switches good switches? im thinking about getting those ones

[unkempt dome]

Define good ?

[bleak siren]

Good: to be desired or approved of

[minor perch]

I'm broke and I'm tryna get a good keyboard for under $100. I'm right now split between the Corsair K63 and the Keychron K2. I love dedicated media keys on the K63 but I love the aesthetic and 75% layout on the K2 also I'm torn between cherries and gaterons (linear). Lemme know if yall got a perference or even another keyboard.

[unkempt dome]

go for the K2, get the hotswappable version if they make one for that board ...

also I would go gateron

yellow are nice switches to start with

also check out the akko keyboards

[minor perch]

Ty

[halcyon rivet]

use PCB mounted stabilizers on plate mount

is it possible with some unga bunga magic

[eternal wraith]

if you drilled a hole in your pcb, sure

[boreal rivet]

Inhale the fr4 dust and die

[eternal wraith]

corsair: more customisable in terms of macros and rgb, but icue is slow af. also cherry rgb switches aren't the smoothest

keychron: no software, meaning no macro customisability but also no bloat. but better switches and easier to tinker with

[hoary trail]

iCUE is literally cancer

[eternal wraith]

better than no software but still extremely bad.

[subtle grotto]

dis the final ish maybe final not sure sound of my keyboard

except for my stabs

havent modded the stabs

max out the volume btw

its a $16 dollar blue switch keyboard btw

here is one with minimal mistakes and +25% volume

has a marbly sound to it

[boreal rivet]

Cool bro

[worldly shale]

niiice

[cursive moon]

That sounds pretty good. I think that keyboard is bouncing of the desk a lot. Some way to weigh it down might really improve the feel and sound. A lot of people like what is called an O ring mod for this (a rubber gasket between the plate/pcb and the tray holding the switches) w/ a combination of some sort of weight on the bottom housing

my cheap way of achieving the same thing was a silicone pour on the bottom

[subtle grotto]

yea i see how that could turn out good the gasket mount ish thing i tried using rubber bands definitely didnt work out ahahhaha

[subtle grotto]

could try that too

[cursive moon]

lol I can respect that! DIY is everything

[subtle grotto]

worked for a short while until it just kept getting cut off

[cursive moon]

wym by cut off?

ooh so i was playing around with an idea for an O ring mod. And u are right rubber bands were too thin. I was already working with silicone for the bottom housing and I had these sound panels from amazon (0.4 " thick). So i used a bit of silicone to sandwich a cutout template of the acoustic panel instead of a gasket. I think it worked allright. Again soundtest above if u wanna see how it turned out

[tender patrol]

does any one know what the big difference is between these 2? is it just that the k3 s 75% and the k7 is 65%?

[shadow rampart]

Probably

And that the k3 is v2

If I were you I would get the k3 because function keys are awesome

[unkempt dome]

I never use them

So k7 it would be for me ...

Can those come hotswappable ?

[chrome raft]

Anyone know a good white keyboard with red switches and f1-f11 tkl but with arrows

Would anyone recommend the rk61?

[unkempt dome]

Tkl has arrows and F row

[loud nova]

priced like that because red switches are GARBAGE

[loud nova]

I am typing on an rk86 right now. Perfectly cromulent

[cursive moon]

400 bucks for that... Nooo way

[cursive moon]

Drop control

https://drop.com/mechanical-keyboards/builder?selections=ctrl.space.gray.standard-ctrl.drop.matt3o.mt3.dev.tty.custom.keycaps-ctrl.kailh.pro.burgundy.switches

[restive steeple]

any recommendations for a backlit keyboard with preferably linear switches that also has half decent software for under $200?

[chrome raft]

C2 back in stock! Just got mine finally!

I hope its good

[worldly shale]

check out akko's prebuilt ACR keyboards

[cursive moon]

Lol ofc. To anyone appreciating true style they would build their own. But I always go for bang for buck for pre builts

[violet geyser]

Qisan magicforce 68

[unkempt dome]

Drop ctrl is not really the best bang for the buck tho ... it's quite expensive for what it offers, specially when compared to keychron offering

[worldly shale]

Yeah drop ctrl is ridiculously overpriced compared to the competition

Akko and keychron are the best you're gonna get outside of building

At this point the only thing barring akko from having perfect prebuilts is the cherry interference and the stabs still being rattly stock

[cloud yarrow]

Any good 60% keyboards for $200 or under

[bleak siren]

Do you like your arrow keys

[cloud yarrow]

I don’t mind them i just can’t use a 100 percent keyboard

[bleak siren]

65% is about the same size as 60%, only problem is that you might have trouble finding keycaps for 65% but Akko does sell some nice keycaps sets with all of the key's you need

[cloud yarrow]

Ok sounds good do you have a good 65 I should get

[bleak siren]

Do you live in the US?

[cloud yarrow]

No Australia but depending on prices I could ship from their

[bleak siren]

Idk, was gonna recommend a Keychron k6 but shipping is pretty expensive to the US($20)

Uh

[cloud yarrow]

Damm

[bleak siren]

The Akko Mod 005 is a good board but problem is it's really pushing your budget since you'd have to get switches and keycaps

[cloud yarrow]

That’s a nice board

But it is over budget

@bleak siren thanks for your help tho

[bleak siren]

I did not help

@cloud yarrow how much does shipping cost for this? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083LFTLLT/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_1JQRP1BZ8453K93H9HGJ

[cloud yarrow]

20 dollars

[bleak siren]

That's actually not bad

It's a good board, the gateron brown switches sound and feel awful

I'd recommend getting a new set of keycaps though, those ABS keycaps get oily quick

[worldly shale]

akko acr61 keyboard bundle

acr59 if you wanna go smaller

stacked acrylic case with a free coiled cable- basically the closest thing you can get to a prebuilt ""custom."" comes with nice switches and caps

cheaper than that keychron board as well

depends on whether you want alu or acrylic though

[bleak siren]

Better keycaps too

[worldly shale]

^ def

the one on the jelly black board w the olivia colorway is gorgeous

was almost tempted to get it over the mw65

hex screws and north facing pcb was the only thing keeping me away from it @ this point. legit perfect board otherise

[formal juniper]

Does anyone have experience with the holee mod and band-aid mod that would be able to help walk me through the process?

[eternal wraith]

the hamaji neo video about it is basically all you need to know

about the holee mod

[formal juniper]

alrighty, ill go check it out

[violet warren]

anyone have good recommendations for tkl gaming keyboards under $60 (I don’t mind if it’s mecha membrane or mechanical)

[eternal wraith]

pretty much anything
but notable mentions from me are:

• keychron c1
• tecware phantom
• redragon k552

or any used tkl from big manufacturers

[vale grail]

Just got some new keycaps

[knotty moon]

neato

I like the colors, it's like winter at dusk

[bleak siren]

Looks awesome

[boreal rivet]

link

[worldly shale]

20$ kit? think theyre talking abt tester68

great board tbh

[ivory ingot]

ne weebs?

not mine, sure wish it was

but it's the Saber TKL, by AxolStudios

[boreal rivet]

wtf legit 20 bucks

[worldly shale]

yea lol

got it for like 15$ on sale

bluetooth only but it has kailh hotswap and foam + silicone preinstalled

kind of tempted to add a usb c port to the case even if it has no use just for visual purposes

[boreal rivet]

cringe

[vale grail]

Yuh thank ya sir, i like the xda profile and its gonna look good when i get my aozora keyboard in. Been waiting since like late august.

Group buys can be hella nice but will drive you hella crazy. Im putting moyu blacks in it with those keycaps and some zeal v2 stabs

Hoping those moyu blacks make a nice clack when this whole thing is put together

[bleak siren]

Mmmm machined aluminum

[violet geyser]

Looks super cool
I'd love one that's purple

[violet geyser]

Don't trust it tho,
It's just a tester so don't expect it to game good or type without a lot of ping, also only Bluetooth

[worldly shale]

the ping is almost unnoticable imo

typing on it right now and have used it for osu. pretty good tbh

[boreal rivet]

not everyone builds a keyboard to play games 🙂

[vale grail]

Yeah its hard to find gradient keycaps. Check alpherior keys they might have one

[median vine]

Is it bad that I like browns?

[unkempt dome]

no ... it's a matter of preference

but I find the cherry brown pretty bad compared other bran browns or other tactiles in general

[worldly shale]

definitely not haha

brown hate is just popular meme rn

[unkempt dome]

it's not just a meme tho ... they feel quite meh compared to other tactile I have

[worldly shale]

browns as a whole or just MX browns?

i agree a lot of cherry switches are mid and overhyped but light tactility on browns is pretty nice

[unkempt dome]

just cherry mx

[worldly shale]

yea fair lol

gat ks3s are superior

[unkempt dome]

I prefer kailh brown by far

to cherry brown

[worldly shale]

kailh generally has better switches in my experience

i wanna try and get my hands on their clickies

white switches from them would be perfecr if they didn't actuate before the click

[unkempt dome]

kailh box clicky are quite good

it's barely noticeable

[worldly shale]

hmm then i might

gonna throw them on to another tester 68 or some cheap plastic board i can get my hands on

[unkempt dome]

nobody is aware of it until they try to do it voluntarily or someone told them

get a hotswap board

[worldly shale]

nah hotswaps too expensive at this point

just gonna desolder

i ❤️ sniffing lead fumes

id throw them onto my tester68 but whenever i have switches i HAVE to have them on a board or else i go nuts

[unkempt dome]

gk61 is really not that expensive ... and so is the rk61

[worldly shale]

gk61 is expensive when youre a student in a 3rd world country who cant get a job also theyre still kind of overpriced here

let me check how much it is again because i swear it was the same price as a tm680

ok yeah almost the same price lol

[unkempt dome]

there's more and more hotswap board out there ... I'm pretty sure you can find one

[worldly shale]

maybe but its all dominated by outemu hotswap prebuilts or stupidly overpriced gk61s repackaged

when someone figures out how to make the tester68 wired im buyin that shit in bulk

[unkempt dome]

you can put other switches in the outemu tho

[worldly shale]

yea but i mean for the kailh box whites lol

im aware of all the outemu compatible switches out there

[unkempt dome]

if you're really motivated you can file the pins and they will fit

[worldly shale]

too risky

id just desolder

[violet geyser]

typing ping?

[ionic briar]

isnt ping being desirable or not subjective to each user?

[boreal rivet]

its like bluetooth keyboards are a proven technology with hardly any noticable typing delay as evidenced by the extreme popularity of the keychron keyboards

[violet geyser]

i mean yeah, but the blue in there is just meant to work

[boreal rivet]

if you haven't realised, the profit margins on that thing are almost nothing

and bluetooth modules are not very expensive when bought in bulk

[spiral heron]

thockier than anything you can buy today

unfortunately, just got it and can't find my keycap puller so i have no way to check yet what kind of switch

but it sounds glorious

[chrome raft]

Thats mech?

[vale grail]

Looks about as mech as you can get

[spiral heron]

its some kind of topre adjacent custom thing i think

so technically its like... not 100% mech

but its in that category

[boreal rivet]

Proto topre maybe

Or just regular dome with slider

[chrome raft]

The more you solder the more keyboards you want 🤔

And lead fumes make you dumb

Hmmmmmm

Sniff*

[silent oyster]

Are the Varmilo EC switches (specifically Ivy V2) available to purchase not pre-installed? Tried them out and they feel great, but I also demand a TrackPoint 😤

[urban glade]

i dont think so. as they're not typical contact switches they require custom pcb iirc.

old board with browns

[restive ridge]

Singa TGR unikorn r2.1, carbon fiber plate, gateron black ink switches lubed and filmed, GMK mech 01

[north jacinth]

parts just got delivered but the pcb is delayed 😦

[urban glade]

pls put diff caps for the split bksp area ;-;

[restive ridge]

Never!!

[urban glade]

😩

[chrome raft]

im allowed to ask questions about keyboards here, correct?

[restive ridge]

i would assume that would be fine but im new here

[restive ridge]

[urban glade]

[restive ridge]

Most expensive keeb i own full stainless 1 of 12 unikorn

[chrome raft]

alright thanks because i have a few questions

[urban glade]

My most expensive is 959 gt ^_^

Not my highest paid

[restive ridge]

Nice

[restive ridge]

Whats your highest paid?

[urban glade]

otd 356n mk2

here

[restive ridge]

Very cool! And clean!

[urban glade]

ty!

worth every penny for me

it took almost a year since getting it for me to even start seriously considering getting more stuff

was the stainless unikorn a private run or just a limited public run?

[restive ridge]

Private run

[urban glade]

cool

[restive ridge]

I picked it up aftermarket

[urban glade]

ouch

[restive ridge]

4k

[urban glade]

i'm going to get the hhkb cake60 i think

thats over 3x what i paid for the otd 😅 i hope you think its worth it

[restive ridge]

Oh yes

Im a fan of korns

[urban glade]

all urs?

[restive ridge]

Yep

[urban glade]

at least you know what you like lol

[restive ridge]

[urban glade]

i dont like 60% that much

[restive ridge]

Ya i had to make left shift control alt section arrows. That allowed it to work for me

[urban glade]

hhkb layer arrows are great for me

[chrome raft]

hey does anyone know some decent (preferably 1800 compact) keyboards under 200$ cad?

[urban glade]

leopold fc980m for mx 1800
i personally prefer the filco majestouch boards (but they're only tkl or fullsize) but its mostly preference. different keycap material. leopold is "better" but the texture of filco is more appealing to me

[chrome raft]

thank you so much, also i forgot to mention, are they hotswappable?

[urban glade]

nope

[chrome raft]

oh alright no problem, thanks anyways!

[urban glade]

i dont personally like hotswap, imo its not worth it, so i have never really considered those options

[chrome raft]

oh really?

[urban glade]

i just think its delaying the inevitable and limits switch choice. desoldered switches have to be perfect. if a leg is bent, there's the chance of a socket breaking. and then you have to take it all apart and solder anyway

[chrome raft]

yeah you make a great point! how about programmable?

[urban glade]

i'm not personally one for rebuilding lots of times as i'm happy with what i know i like. i'd rather build a board well once (or buy with the switches i know i like) and then keep it that way

iirc neither are programmable. depending on your needs, windows powertoys and macos's karabiner elements are both great.

[chrome raft]

Oh okok thank you so much!

Then in that case I might go with tkl

[urban glade]

leopold may have some dip switches on it

for swapping caps lock / control

[chrome raft]

Oh okay! I mainly plan on switching my tkl because I want to program the ins, home, pgup/DN, del etc into macros yk

Is that possible?

[urban glade]

not directly on the board, but you can use powertoys/karabiner for that

there are plans for a modern replacement pcb for the filco tkl too, but i dont have an eta i can give you on that right now

[chrome raft]

Oh okay thank you so so much!

[chrome raft]

No worries!

[urban glade]

venti based

btw

[ivory ingot]

wait I think I've seen you on Reddit

[urban glade]

i tried posting on reddit recently and my posts never actually went up

my old account has a cringe name so i made a new one. i think it got flagged as spambot

[ivory ingot]

lmk if u post, I'll use my free awards

[urban glade]

lol ty

[ivory ingot]

that tends to help

[urban glade]

i mean, the posts never even showed up

stuck on "waiting for subreddit mods to verify"

[restive ridge]

Sagara_shin

[ivory ingot]

wait wtf @urban glade

[urban glade]

must be because its a new account

[ivory ingot]

I must've mistaken you for someone else my b

[urban glade]

lmao

i've had an account for years but i only use it for mechmarket now

[ivory ingot]

agony

[urban glade]

and even then its very rare i get stuff on reddit mechmarket. 99% of my stuff is just in DMs on discord now

[ivory ingot]

felt that, it's a lot easier on Discord

[chrome raft]

https://www.amazon.ca/Durgod-Taurus-Mechanical-Gaming-Keyboard/dp/B07QH2QP47/ref=sr_1_3_sspa?crid=JSMNR00XR0DG&keywords=tkl%2Bkeyboard&qid=1640208024&sprefix=tkl%2B%2Caps%2C97&sr=8-3-spons&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUFPTDZTUjVFMVlWWEYmZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTAzNjcwNDIxNFdYUENVRzJNWUVGJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTAyMzczNzAzRllXV1lMUlJQTDMyJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ&th=1 would this keyboard be a good pick?

[ivory ingot]

just convenient af compared to messages

[urban glade]

reddit msgs ass

asked the guy i'm buying cheat from if he'd wanna use discord he said no

pain

[urban glade]

i cant speak much on the board itself but i'm not a fan of cherry speed switches

[chrome raft]

alright thanks ill higly consider buying it, thanks for your time!

[urban glade]

np

[dark bluff]

Hi,
Good day to you.
I have a ducky keyboard mainly DKON1967ST, I have received it from a friend that didn't really tell me what happened with it, so I when I followed the instructions to connect it up everything went silky smooth until the firmware installer didn't allow me to install the firmware despite following everything I have to do, I held down D and connected it up (No lights are on obviously because its flashing the firmware), so I look at the installer the application doesn't allow me to install, I thought it was a cable issue so I tried another cable, I tried 3 in total, 2 USB As to C, and 1 Type C to C, Note that I have only received the keyboard from my friend, nothing else, no cables no manuals no nothing, and also the firmware I am trying to install is ducky official and the keyboard itself is official by the way I distinguished by multiple factors, I tried everything I can, I also asked him if they tried to anything, they said they did as mentioned, so what can I do now? is there a way to factory reset it? I only have one windows key not two.

Its a ducky DKON1967ST

It only lights up and doesn't show in device manager or anything.

[unkempt dome]

Durgod is supposed to have good build quality ... the only downside for me is that they only come with cherry mx switches as far as I know

[worldly shale]

keybimbofication

[shell forge]

hey my function keys arnt working while razer synapse is open

[cursive moon]

ooh how exciting. Sadly during the holidays time I wanna say that is unsurprising. It is frustrating that you are missing the last most integral part tho

[chrome raft]

Hey, can someone please help? I bought the Logitech MK345 combo some time ago, it's a membrane keyboard. Overall I love it but the space bar sounds very hollow can I do something about it?

[warped portal]

any1 here know anything about this keyboard or have it?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08X6HDTNP/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=consumertechreview-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=B08X6HDTNP&linkId=881826f52a67b60ad0bac18125a8f650&th=1

[regal knot]

thocc, clack, or creamy?
akko cs rose red (lubed with krytox 205g0), ripoff rk84, matcha pbt keycaps, pe foam + holee mod

[warped portal]

thocc

[regal knot]

i see

[worthy kelp]

Is that really arch or windows made to look like arch?

[regal knot]

it is arch linux, been two months on linux rn

[worthy kelp]

Interesting. Looks a lot like windows

which was intentional I pressume

[regal knot]

that's the KDE Plasma, a desktop environment (or in simple terms, the GUI)

anyway, i have to clean and pack my old keyboard and sell it

it's a redragon k557, blue switches

[worldly shale]

nicee

[worldly shale]

turn it off

or reinstall/reset synapse

you really do not need that program either way it's all datahogging bloatware

[warped portal]

any1 here know about the rk68?

[regal knot]

what about it? i have the similar brand of keyboard but different model

[eternal wraith]

adding thin layers of adhesive foam where there's empty spots under the spacebar helps

when you take the spacebar out, i mean

[chrome raft]

what a good tkl keyboard or 60 percent linear switch

[worldly shale]

budget?

[chrome raft]

like 170 usd

[worldly shale]

akko acr series

comes in prebuilt and barebones kits

gasket mounted, hotswap with good keycaps and switches. also made of acrylic

downside is that the stabs are somewhat rattly and need some lubing + north facing pcb + you need hex screws to take them apart

they also sell aluminum barebones boards if thats your thing

keychron is also a good option

[chrome raft]

had a keychron didnt really like it

[worldly shale]

i see

then maybe you'll like akko's prebuilts

they're as premium as you can get without building imo

https://en.akkogear.com/product/acr-87-keyboard-bundle-mechanical-keyboard/

[chrome raft]

what are they jelly switches like

[worldly shale]

i don't have jelly switches but from experience with akko's previous switches is that they're pretty good- linears are very nice and smooth stock, even better when lube. provide a nice marbley/poppy noise

[chrome raft]

are the similar to yellowss red etc

[worldly shale]

i have the vintage whites and CS blues on my boards right now. i imagine the jelly series is somewhat similar to them too, but you might want to look up reviews just to be sure

yes, they are all linear aside from the jelly blues

[chrome raft]

black and white looks nice

[somber elk]

i built a drop alt yesterday, my first barebones kit :3

[worldly shale]

jelly blacks are something closer to a gateron yellow, jelly pinks are closer to a red switch and jelly whites are Very Light

[worldly shale]

sick board!

love how the high profile looks on this one especially with the lazer kit

[somber elk]

I ordered some tangerines for it, waiting for them to get here still though. still feels amazing with silvers.

the lazer kit is sooo nice i wasn't expecting it to be as beautiful as it ended up being in person

[worldly shale]

glad you're happy with it right now ^_^ need to grab me some tangies soon

lazer is gorgeous yea

i might cop it now that my pbt russian and red has been stuck in shipping for a week now

[somber elk]

i haven't seen that kit before

i'm still waiting on my magical girl keycaps :p

also wish the lazer kit came with a few blank keys, I remapped pg up and down to volume control and don't like that the keycaps don't match the function

[restive ridge]

Very nice!

[regal knot]

akko jelly black switches?

oh, it's heavier than my rose reds

[worldly shale]

akko jelly blacks are closer to gat yellows in terms of weight afaik

[regal knot]

my rose reds are 42g for actuation

[regal knot]

so it's light

[worldly shale]

diy split keyboard kekw

rose reds are nice but i use vintage white for PEAK lightness

i own a bunch of ktt kang whites i think its somewhat similar to rose reds in terms of weight

[regal knot]

mine does not need light because my keycaps are solid

since i can memorize the key layout typing without lights

[regal knot]

also dat spacebar be thocc

[worldly shale]

i got vintage whites because i thought id be a weak typer but at this point i think ive moved past them. still a solid switch though not replacing them on my bluetooth board anytime soon

[regal knot]

this was my attempt several hours ago

[worldly shale]

akko cs blues does great on spacebars

ooh

[regal knot]

my spacebar uses outemu black

[worldly shale]

pretty board i love the sound. i think its closer to something like a creamy thock but someone out theres gonna dissagree so

ah outemu blacks...

got them stock on the cheapest board i ever made. outemu switches are generally not the best but i still prefer them over gat yellows i think

[regal knot]

sounds creamy to me but i dunno, first time in custom kb scene since november

[worldly shale]

fair enough tbh

at this point it barely matters considering its all mostly buzzwords

thock has no meaning to most people

[regal knot]

fun fact, my keyboard is a ripoff rk84

[worldly shale]

oh wtf what is it called then LOL

[regal knot]

Aws84 from Shopee PH

[worldly shale]

OH THE AWS84 LOL

i almost bought it over the rakk ilis

[chrome raft]

im getting whites

[worldly shale]

i wish i did at this point the rakk pcb dies so easily and the pcb is ass

nice

[chrome raft]

i ordered it with a spongebob mouse pad

[worldly shale]

my poor rakk illis sitting underneat my desk doing nothing because the 1-3 keys died out of nowhere 😔

[regal knot]

i was into mech kb since 4 years ago but with ||outemu blues||

since november, i was tired with blues and here i am with custom kb

[worldly shale]

man i love blues i wish the sound wasnt ass

i love their tactility

[regal knot]

blues was good for rhythm games and feedback for taiko/mania

[chrome raft]

are white quiet normal or clicky

[worldly shale]

theyre linear

[regal knot]

akko?

[worldly shale]

yea

[chrome raft]

i heard people say the were quiet like reds and yellow and some people said they were a lil quieter than blues

[regal knot]

i mean to dylan

there are cherry mx white, then akko as u said, and some others

[worldly shale]

yea im pretty sure they were talking about akko since they were buying an akko board LOL

cherry mx whites are legit evil

never seen them in a board that wasnt 50 years old and trashed

[worldly shale]

akko whites are quiet as reds/yellows/most linears

[chrome raft]

akko jelly whites yea

[regal knot]

to be fair, i got suggested to buy akko switches and i approve it for the price and quality

also, mine's lubed with krytox 205g0

[chrome raft]

okay cause i ordered them dont mind if there loud but prefer quieter

and a SpongeBob mousepad

[worldly shale]

linears are generally the quieter of the three switch types so

[chrome raft]

cheap shipping to

and cheap keeb for what it has

[worldly shale]

yea akko boards are ace

almost got one over the mw65

just didnt want to buy a hex screw 😔

[regal knot]

hex screw

jayz's ifixit segment plays in my mind

[worldly shale]

LMFAO

[chrome raft]

is it good rgb

[worldly shale]

hell yeah man

that shits acrylic

[chrome raft]

cause i need rgb to enhance my fps

[regal knot]

mine don't have rgb, it's just a solid white led because again, ripoff rk84

[worldly shale]

the acrylic is semi transparent so extra fps

rip

[regal knot]

buy a clear keycaps, even more rgb to your eyes

[worldly shale]

i would have reccomended the zeta87 but tbh the aws board is probably better

[regal knot]

searched zeta87 on shopee, it lists tshirt instead

[worldly shale]

its only on lazada

i think its like 1.4k

[regal knot]

really?

[worldly shale]

ye

[regal knot]

pls don't flag me lazada

[worldly shale]

dude lazada is so annoying with their weird verification methods

[regal knot]

eh?

[chrome raft]

hyper x puddin keycaps

[worldly shale]

dafuq

look up zeta61?

[regal knot]

still nothing but it has autocomplete of the search

lemme use tor

[worldly shale]

https://www.lazada.com.ph/products/zeta-87-keys-mechanical-keyboard-hot-swappable-mechanical-keyboard-removable-cable-type-c-interface-white-led-backlight-tenkeyless-tkl-gaming-keyboard-outemu-anti-dust-brownblackbluered-switch-hotswappable-zeta-mechanical-keyboard-i2304084478.html

here

i might get the brown switch version of this tbh

[regal knot]

ok i saw it

[worldly shale]

akko cs blues too heavy for me im a tactile weenie

[regal knot]

smth weird with lazada since then

[regal knot]

this is a prebuilt kb

even cheaper

[worldly shale]

yea

[regal knot]

i'm pretty sure the plate is plastic

[worldly shale]

yeah all their plates are plastic

[regal knot]

good thing my aws84 has metal plate

the same as the og rk84

[worldly shale]

typing on the zeta61 halfway because im still using both my tester68 as a makeshift split but its not that bad imo

[regal knot]

So I calculated the total price of my build

[worldly shale]

will never stop shilling for the tester68 lmfao

ooh nice

whats it total to

[regal knot]

Which is Php4792 (or 95.64 USD)

goddamn

[worldly shale]

goddamn indeed

[regal knot]

even more expensive than a prebuilt

[worldly shale]

i think my board is something around 6000php

probably more now since i have to buy new keycaps kasi mine are stuck in the shenzen sorting center for no goddamn reason

[chrome raft]

i have the shittiest keyboards because my fn phase

[regal knot]

conyo

[chrome raft]

duck one 2 mini razer huntsman mini hyper alloy origins 60

[worldly shale]

sorry for being raised in baguio it wasnt my fault

[regal knot]

dw, i'm also from philippines so it's chill (||ilocos norte btw||)

[worldly shale]

yo wtf haha were pretty close

region 1 gang

[regal knot]

never thought i meet another fellow filipino

[worldly shale]

pretty sure theres a couple of them here lol

there was the dude who had the marbly gigaware k28 with the blue switches

[regal knot]

blue

welp, time to do my own thing

that was a good discussion

[worldly shale]

found em

have fun doin your own thing

[subtle grotto]

yessir

[subtle grotto]

i am one

[regal knot]

holy poggers

[subtle grotto]

yus, never thought i'd meet other filipinos here as well

[regal knot]

someone could be there, but we can't determine who is

last message before debugging my case study
edit: this was before keycap change and pe foam mod

[restive ridge]

Another unikorn 1 of 20 vkg

[eternal wraith]

looks hella clean, singa unikorns are super nice

too bad i wouldn't be able to live with that layout 😔

[restive ridge]

I setup right shift, alt control area as an arrows and that allows it to work for me

[eternal wraith]

it's not just arrows

[restive ridge]

I use layers for the rest

[eternal wraith]

I respect that but id rather have individual keys

75% 😔

[restive ridge]

Work keeb

[eternal wraith]

southpaw

nice

don't see those around here often

[restive ridge]

Its a prototype, i made it so it could be either way

[eternal wraith]

:0

that's so cool

if i had any skills in PCB prototyping id prolly make a board similar to the ikki68 but with a tsangan spacebar, iso enter and a function row

then again that's probably already a thing...and that some people might find that really cursed

[quartz raptor]

Hey I'm looking for a good keyboard that i bellow 50 bucks

Mostly for coding

[chrome raft]

hi

do u guys think i should get a full size keyboard meaning all the keys or a smaller one?

because the smaller version of the one im getting is cheaper

but

idk

[gaunt spoke]

depends on whether you use the numpad a lot or whether you like portability

I use the numpad a lot, I absolutely need a full sized one. If you dont, you can do away with it

[chrome raft]

i need the numbers at the top for sure because i play mc and yea slots

[gaunt spoke]

well if you are ok with the numbers on top, you can get the smaller one

[urban glade]

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

its very doable if you're capable of reading instructions

[crimson isle]

Imagine owning these, lol

[gaunt spoke]

well if they aint clicky, I aint buying it

[restive ridge]

Cool

[crimson isle]

They custom, lol

Just put clicky switches into em

[gaunt spoke]

hmm. I might just consider them

[crimson isle]

1600$ before shipping tho

[eternal wraith]

ok well printing. printing is expensive

[gaunt spoke]

bye bye. nice meeting you

[urban glade]

????? where u looking bro??

shit costs pennies

[restive ridge]

Were these at?

[eternal wraith]

huh?

[crimson isle]

If they’re still somehow available next year after early year costs, I would buy

[urban glade]

https://jlcpcb.com/

[gaunt spoke]

I have a nice clickity clackity one that I got for like 30$ on a sale

[crimson isle]

Angry miao, same as cyberboard

[eternal wraith]

yeah nvm

[urban glade]

u only need 2 layer for kb pcb

[eternal wraith]

lmao

[urban glade]

its so cheap

the expensive part is finding parts

as mcu shortages

i'd srsly consider just using a pro micro as the base for it.

[eternal wraith]

thats what i mean

[gaunt spoke]

no way I am paying 53.33 times the cost of my current one lol

[urban glade]

thats so stupid

[eternal wraith]

jesus

[urban glade]

just 3d print a dactyl manuform and handwire it

there's even flex pcbs to make it easier now

[crimson isle]

Wireless and wireless charging capable?

[eternal wraith]

huh?

[urban glade]

the arduino pro micro serves as the controller, u just design a blank pcb which has the traces and diodes, and the rows and columns connect to data pins of pro micro

[restive ridge]

Cnc aluminum though

[crimson isle]

Look nice imo
Bit pricey but I would buy if it’s available when I can (after I paid all the bombardment of early 2022)

[restive ridge]

Will that be the first aluminum ergo like it?

[urban glade]

if u want to pay out the ass for somethng to needlessly be made of metal then sure

[eternal wraith]

ic

ill keep the link in mind, ty yui

[urban glade]

but i'd strongly recommend at least trying a 3d printed one to confirm you truly like the layout before spendingn that sort of money lmao

np. pcb design is fun and very doable if you have some patience

[crimson isle]

I mean, you buy it because you want what it gives, past like 100-200 keyboards aren’t really ever worth it

At that point it’s mostly design

[eternal wraith]

rn i def won't be able to since I'm away from my pc but once I'm on I'll get designing

[gaunt spoke]

100-200 is a decent price imo

[urban glade]

i've spent >1k on kb, i get u. just saying its a very expensive potential mistake to make if u dont really like that layout

use smthn cheap in that layout to make sure u like it before splurging

[crimson isle]

Just get used to it

[urban glade]

🤡 lol

[crimson isle]

I just need an ergo

[urban glade]

this'll go nowhere, bye

[crimson isle]

Not actually serious, but sure

[gaunt spoke]

trust me its better to tryout than regret later

[crimson isle]

Imagine cheap

[gaunt spoke]

well if you have the money for it, by all means go ahead and get what you want 🙂

[crimson isle]

Worth 2 months of savings, just not capable of it now, because januari-februari costs are stupid

[eternal wraith]

ive ordered a stacked75, durock stabs, got tx films and springs on backorder and waiting on MW heresy to fulfil

and i have bobas

i have gone too far

[crimson isle]

Early year likes to just throw a few thousand at me

Because why not

[gaunt spoke]

totally acceptable 🙂

[crimson isle]

Yes, 6k totally acceptable

[gaunt spoke]

well if you wanna spend on yourself and you can afford it and it makes you feel good, then I dont see why its a problem

[crimson isle]

Barely ever buy, as barely anything has any worth to me

[gaunt spoke]

i see

[crimson isle]

Next year with all the hardware releases gonna be a lot honestly

More than 10x past year

[gaunt spoke]

well if we can get our hands on them then sure

[crimson isle]

Probably shouldn’t be as bad

As all of last releases

[chrome raft]

what the actual fuck, whos gonna spend 1600 on a keyboard thats not even a functioning keyboard

[boreal rivet]

keyboard enthusiasts

[warped portal]

what switches should i get, i was gonna buy the red but im not sure

[chrome raft]

Red

[worldly shale]

preference

you can always swap them out later if you're getting an rk68

[regal knot]

If you want silence and smooth feeling, go for reds.
For tactility, get browns.
For max feedback, get the blues.

But as they said, it's all about preference.

[long obsidian]

If you want true silence, don't get any switches

[regal knot]

Get capacitive keyboard

[subtle grotto]

membrane keyboard

[unkempt dome]

get topre

end game

be all, end all

ultimate keyboard

[eternal wraith]

hhkb = holy grail

[chrome raft]

from this

to this

[snow axle]

I prefer top one tbh

[crimson isle]

bottom one for me

top one seems much more cramped to me
while bottom just looks clean

[snow axle]

Bottom is xda layout?

[chrome raft]

I sold my MT3 Dasher, to get this one, which is on the way to my home haha, 980 Mini with Gateron Blacks, lubed, and Everglide Stabs

and also ,i just recently ordered AKKO ASA Black on White with Jap Legends

Legends are great

[chrome raft]

but sadly, those keycaps will be put here

this K6 is just a temporary board now

and the switches in here will come in another board

this is my temp board (K6)

[crimson isle]

I had to wait from july to dec for arrival, until just a week ago "arrival delayed to march-may"

not like it matters all that much, it's not like it is "waiting for a GPU while using integrated, and ending up having to wait a whole half year longer"

[chrome raft]

bottom is AKKO ASA Profile, AKKO WoB with Jap Legends

[snow axle]

Oh nice , I wanted gateron blacks but they don't sound as good

[snow axle]

Ooo

[full moon]

Hello everyone. I was looking for a keyboard(case) from a video. Could one of you lovely people please identify it for me.

[crimson isle]

GMMK PRO white version I think it was?

[chrome raft]

what do u mean by max feedback as i may get blues

[crimson isle]

I prefer tactile and clicky, but I don't want the noise they bring with them, as I rather not hear my keyboard straight through my open back headphones, lol

though currently it's just the noisiest keyboard in existence, which you can still hear with 2 walls and 2 doors in between you and the keyboard
sadly not even a joke

[eternal wraith]

Can someone name a few proper custom full-sizes that are/used to be on GB?

Not 1800, I mean FULL

[snow axle]

Gmmkpro or space65

[knotty shard]

sexy

what switches you got on that shit ?

[snow axle]

Not mine @knotty shard

Just showing what it looks like

My kB rn

[ebon surge]

Lf a keyboard that I can game with and use regularly

[regal knot]

what i mean by "max feedback" is the combination of tactile and sound response

[worldly shale]

what are you looking for specifically?

[ebon surge]

a keyboard

[worldly shale]

no i mean layout + preference

also budget

[ebon surge]

yeah budget

around 50$

I wont go higher than 70

[worldly shale]

do you have a preferred layout and feel?

[ebon surge]

layout?

like qwert?

[worldly shale]

no as in size

[ebon surge]

tkl or smaller

just not full size

[worldly shale]

reddragon k552, reddragon fizz, royal kludge series

are you also willing to build?

[full moon]

Thank you <3

[full moon]

Thanks you <3

[ebon surge]

@worldly shaleno

[worldly shale]

then check out the ones i sent

[ebon surge]

ok so the red dragon k552

looks good

but

I bought it once before

it broke

I bought it for my little brother, he raged or something idk what he did

so it is good?

does it have a software?

[ebon surge]

any software?

[worldly shale]

don't think so

you'd probably have to go higher in price for thst

[fleet prawn]

Bought the razer huntsman v2, slightly less rgb than the blackwidow v3 but overall feels better

[crimson isle]

Better amount of rgb*

[worldly shale]

God i love it when boards are blinding with the rgb

Whenever i get a board where RGB is compatible i dont even feel like buying any nice keycaps for it. Im just like ooooh rainbow

Hope one day there's a nice custom set that's properly backlit compatible that isn't just clear

[crimson isle]

Rainbow vomit

[worldly shale]

Based

[crimson isle]

Static only

If you want a keyboard just for rgb vomit, just get razer ornata

Like 80% of it is rgb

[worldly shale]

hell naw razer ornata is peak ass and the rgb isnt even that good

[crimson isle]

It’s a lot of rgb, and noisy

[worldly shale]

boards like the womier acrylic series are so pretty

[crimson isle]

Acrylic women

[worldly shale]

acrylic boards in general are great

i also support acrylic women

[crimson isle]

Chinese plastic

[worldly shale]

chinese be making some banger ass plastic then

that kbdfans acrylic tofu 65 prebuilt got me going

[crimson isle]

Would you use cloudy yellow acrylic mouse and keyboard

[worldly shale]

like yellowing plastic?

probably sure lol

throw some vintage looking caps on

[crimson isle]

I guess

[unkempt dome]

the k552 has a kinda software that I was only able to find on the brazilian redragon website and it's really not working good ... also only the full rgb version would "need" a software to control the leds ... the other version the led can't be controlled much

[chrome raft]

looks like a keyboard from hte 1960s

the*

[snow axle]

lol

[chrome raft]

which is the keyboard above the super bright one

looks coo

l

[subtle grotto]

found a portable typewriter from my mom that has so called "vintage keycaps" lmao

[chrome raft]

I need to 3d print a keeb

[violet geyser]

What part?
Like case? Key caps? Or even switches?
Al of the above?

[fleet prawn]

Huntsman v2, its the version with optical purple switches

[quasi wasp]

@pallid trout how does the haptic motor on your Swiftpoint Z sound? Just to make sure that there’s nothing broken regarding mine

Mine‘s pretty loud

[pallid trout]

Same

Noticeable and rattly but I don't really have it activating all that often so it's not that bothersome for me.

[quasi wasp]

Since the beginning?

[pallid trout]

I just need it to let me know when I'm tilting properly.

I got mine used so I can't say.

[quasi wasp]

Ok, many thanks for the info! And merry Christmas!

[pallid trout]

Happy to help

and merry Christmas 🙂

[frigid bronze]

i disagree. slow shift between 2 similar colors (for example, green and cyan) to make a nice gradient. bonus points if u sync it across all rgb devices

[cunning moth]

we allowed to ask for recommendations in this chat?

[ionic briar]

well yea, no one tell us not to

[cunning moth]

okie
My friend found a razer huntsman mini for about 100$ aud, I said he probably shouldn't because it doesn't seem like a good deal. He wants linear switches, and a 60-65% layout for about 100$ aud, any other options?

and he doesn't like how the keychron k6 looks so

[ionic briar]

gamakay k61 maybe?

[cunning moth]

looks plasticy, not even I trust that

it's 90 aud, can go a little higher

[ionic briar]

well yea its stacked acrylic case
but comes with hotswap function with other mx style switches

kemove 61, gk61
all the 60% that comes in the same form factor and case

[supple valley]

Anyone want to get k100 for me and bring it to serbia, i will pay the amount and take you to party and hookers it will be cheaper than getting k100 in serbia anyways

[worldly shale]

most boards are made of plastic so

huntsman isnt that bad

k61 is a good choice but id say get an akko acr board instead

since the acr boards are at least gasket mounted and come with custom keycaps

[dark bluff]

Anything?

[quasi wasp]

@pallid trout Do you actually use the fingertip buttons of the Z with your fingertips? Because I don't

[pallid trout]

I do, actually

[quasi wasp]

I press them with the middle of my finger and leave my fingertip on the main button, usually

[pallid trout]

Ah you use the larger finger tip buttons?

I found myself accidentally pressing them so I use the smaller ones.

[quasi wasp]

yep

[quasi wasp]

Right now I think that it is worth it for me to get adjusted to them so that I don't press anything accidentally

Because it is so cool to me to have instantaneous to 3 buttons per finger at once

[pallid trout]

daaang

I might give it a retry actually

Now that you said that

[quasi wasp]

Nice!

[steady hatch]

anyone know a good tkl or 75%

[ivory dagger]

Is the GK61 good keyboard?

[tall karma]

Good for the price, yes

[tall karma]

budget?

[eternal raven]

I'm thinking about buying a Drop CTRL and I don't know which switches to get

Coming from a G512 SE with GX Blues which I didn't really like and decided to finally switch when my brother got gateron browns and my friend got GX browns

I can use a switch from the DROP builder if they are better but I dont really wanna start buying switches seperately

Preferably if it's not from the builder it would be available built in the silver color and not in the more Black-ish color

I know that's a lot but if someone is willing to help it would be greatly appreciated

Also if you're wondering what I'm currently considering: Halo Trues, Clears, Cherry Browns, Holy Pandas (super expensive preferably not), Kalih Speed Silvers, Cherry MX Silvers and Kalih Pro Burgundary

[sweet socket]

im looking for a nice black keyboard that is hotswappable and TKL.

[unkempt dome]

Drop ctrl is quite expensive for the it offers ... instead check out the gmmk or what keychron have to offer ...

Also you're looking at tactiles and linear ... which ones do you prefer there ?

[unkempt dome]

Gmmk or RK ... but not sure if royal kludge have it in black

[raven mango]

just got a GMMK for christmas

[ionic island]

Can keycaps reduce rattle

Like abs vs pbt

Not how straight they are

[steady hatch]

150 gbp

[tall karma]

unfortunately idk their availability in europe but check out leopold or varmilo
or the keychron q1

[raven mango]

hmm, not sure how far that will get you with a GMMK at full price.... depends on switches I guess

[steady hatch]

they are all available here

[tall karma]

any of those are good options

the keychron q1 is probably the most premium for the money if you can find it in stock, but all are well built

[raven mango]

how good are the glorious pandas considered to be?

[ionic briar]

its fine imo
if you want a holy panda experience for cheaper, thats what you want

[raven mango]

okies, got lucky, grabbed one of the GMMK black friday bundles

which was a GMMK, 3 packs of glorious pandas, the aura keycaps, and the wrist rest

for 50% off roughly

[chrome raft]

Does anyone know some good white tkl boards with either no RGB or customizable RGB?

[raven mango]

uhh, the GMMK can be gotten in white and TKL if I remember correctly.. (and the RGB can be turned off or made any color you want)

[eternal raven]

I never actually felt linears, only tactile & clicky so I'm not so sure..

But preferably tactiles

I've read that the Halo Clears & Trues are pretty bad

[unkempt dome]

if you get an hotswappable keyboard then I would suggest that you get some cheap switches at first to try them out

halo true are not that bad

I like them

they have a big round tactile bump

[eternal raven]

Yeah that's why I think I won't want them they're too heavy

[unkempt dome]

they are really not heavy tho

[eternal raven]

So basically are the holy pandas worth it over browns

[eternal raven]

really?

[unkempt dome]

holy are good but not that good for the price you pay

you should get akko switches ... a kit tactile and a kit linear to test them out

[eternal raven]

Yeah it'd jump the price from 225 for browns to 275 + I have to build it on my own for holy pandas

[unkempt dome]

holy panda are not that worth it

[eternal raven]

So.browns probably?

[unkempt dome]

if you want some nice tactile with a sharp tactile bump then get akko lavender purple

[eternal raven]

(I can always switch them out if I want)

[eternal raven]

Let me see the price

[unkempt dome]

cherry brown are really not that good

if you want linear then some akko linear or gateron yellow

[eternal raven]

For 90 pcs $20 isn't so bad

I might get them

[unkempt dome]

that's about the cheapest you can find ...

[eternal raven]

Yeah

[unkempt dome]

and also they come in a really nice packaging

[eternal raven]

oh

[unkempt dome]

not in a plastic bag

[steady hatch]

is the q1 the best one i can get in the price range ?

[unkempt dome]

lot of people will say that it is ...

[eternal raven]

Seems like people say that it's very heavy like the Halo Trues & clears

Are the gateron browns and cherry browns similar?

[unkempt dome]

no

well the akko lavender purple are not that heavy

cherry brown bare have a tactile bump, are kinda scratchy ... gateron brown i've heard have more tactility and are smoother

[eternal raven]

I'll try to see where I can get a pack of gaterons then

[unkempt dome]

why are you that concerned about the weight of the switch ?

[eternal raven]

cause I'll be typing all day

[unkempt dome]

you like switches that actuate when you barely touch them ?

and typo

then get light switches

[eternal raven]

no

but I also don't want it to feel like Halo trues

[unkempt dome]

the lighter the switch the easier it is to do type imo

have you tried the halo true ?

[eternal raven]

No but everyone says it's super heavy and in the ltt test everyone said it was so heavy and all the reviews say it's to heavy

[unkempt dome]

they are the same weight as the holy panda tho

they are 60 gram switches

which is not that heavy

60g tactile force, 54g actuation point

the lavender purple are lighter btw

50g tactile force, 36g actuation force,

gateron brown are 48g tactile force, 36g actuation force

not much different from the akko

[eternal raven]

Ok after looking at the price of the GMMK and considering it includes gateron browns, has a white edition, and shipping is cheaper and faster I think I'll get a GMMK with gateron browns

[urban glade]

they're extremely different

it depends on your preference

[eternal raven]

Which is more tactile and feels more like gaterons

[subtle grotto]

finally seeing progress with my typing speed

[urban glade]

the first and second halves of that message are contradictory

[subtle grotto]

went from 50-60 wpm to 80-90+

[urban glade]

holy pandas are much more tactile. too much so for me.
cherry browns are closer to gateron browns. depending on batch, gateron are probably smoother at the expense of sound profile.

[eternal raven]

Ok, thanks.

So now it's either GMMK with gateron browns or drop ctrl with cherry browns

[urban glade]

gmmk or gmmk pro?

[fiery bane]

yea no both are meh if a big rounded bump is what you're looking for

Cherry brown is memed as having essentially no bump

and basically a linear

with a bit of lube it could be the right feel for some people, enough to know it actuated, but still close-ish to linear

gateron browns are just bleh, same but worse somehow

[eternal wraith]

drop ctrl is a tkl, gmmk pro isn't

[eternal raven]

GMMK I need a tkl

[fiery bane]

that depends, if it's so light that you have to pull your own finger back up, it's not good. That's why I hate capacitive touchscreen typing, it's so convenient, more than buttons, but the constant up down gets more tiring than typing on cherry blacks

that's why I can burst crazy on laptop but sustained is horrible

[worldly shale]

gat browns are nice for light tactility. prefer them over cherry browns since they're overhyped to all hell lol

iirc gat browns are a little more highpitched than cherry browns

[unkempt dome]

Those are not for me

[worldly shale]

akko shill moment but have you considered getting the acr87 over both instead? prebuilt + comes with an option for light linears and tactile so you might wanna check it out @eternal raven

[fiery bane]

They're not overhyped, they're just everywhere

It's not even a matter of what enthusiasts like

It's just that lots of oems use em

And people who don't care past it being mechanical that won't die in 2 years

Are fine with it

[worldly shale]

cherry switches? ive almost never seen them in an oem here but i live in SEA so the market is different

fair enough

i just mean the feel and sound people like so much about them is overhyped tbh

gat ks3s > cherry imo

but w/e preference shmeference

drop is dependable brand but my god theyre so expensive

[unkempt dome]

I would take the gmmk over a drop board

[worldly shale]

yeah drop is ridiculously overpriced

akko still reigns supreme for budget boards though

[unkempt dome]

Yes

And budget switches

[worldly shale]

if only they had south facing pcb

and didnt use hex screws for their boards

akko and ktt have such good budget switches

[unkempt dome]

Hex screw is a non issue for .most people that has a basic kit of small screwdrivers that cost 10$ on Amazon

And north facing switches is not really important for most people... lot of people just don't even know the difference or existence of south facing switches

[worldly shale]

true but it is a little annoying to have to get one in the first place

youre right though theyre pretty minor faults compared to how good their boards are

[unkempt dome]

Personally I really don't care about south facing switches ... I care more about 5 pins support

[worldly shale]

yeah def important

hope akko comes our with a 5 pin switch version of their switches one day

[fiery bane]

I don't think so

People either don't care and like them, or they use anything, even if it's cherry

[worldly shale]

ive seen the opposite in enthusiat spaces

cherry blacks and browns have always seemed to be very popular even with the LOL MXBROWNS BAD GLARSES MEME becoming popular

[boreal rivet]

Vint blacks and vint browns

[fiery bane]

Still pretty sure the most popular switch is the cherry mx blue

[worldly shale]

i think its outemu blue now tbh

[unkempt dome]

it's "popular" cause that's what they put in a lot of gaming prebuilt board and that's about it ... if they put another brand then it would be the most popular

[worldly shale]

^ outemu blue popular rn for this reason

[eternal raven]

Explain those jelly switches if you can please

[worldly shale]

jelly white, pink, and black are all linears

[eternal raven]

No difference?

[worldly shale]

white is the lightest to actuate, pink is closer to the weight of a red switch, and blacks are the heaviest

jelly blues are a light to medium tactile switch. the bump happens at the top iirc.

dont have any jellys on hand but i do have vintage whites also from which are similar to jelly whites. going off them they're pretty fantastic stock and even better lubed

i assume the same goes for the rest

[eternal raven]

@worldly shale Im looking and it seems like akko doesn't deliver to my location

And Amazon delivery will arrive in March soooo

[worldly shale]

sadge

[eternal raven]

Mhm

buying stuff when in the middle east in a nutshell

[worldly shale]

ahh i see

gmmk tkl probably your best bet then

[eternal raven]

probably

[worldly shale]

drop boards are overpriced asf but they're still fine too

[eternal raven]

Yeah I was (and still am) thinking about getting a CTRL

It looks sick wo

[worldly shale]

i am unaware what the middle eastern kb market is like so ig anything aliexpress is off the table too?

[eternal raven]

AliExpress takes a year (literally) to ship

And that's if you're lucky

[worldly shale]

jfc LOL

[eternal raven]

mhm

[worldly shale]

no local sellers or communities either?

[eternal raven]

nah only local sellers sell the razer junk

So no

No glourious reseller

Or drop reweller

Reseller#

Reseller**

[worldly shale]

drop or glorious it is then rip

[eternal raven]

But they both offer whipping so

shipping*

[worldly shale]

ayo free whipping

you get that for free when youre raised asian too

[eternal raven]

true

[violet geyser]

Exactly

[lime charm]

Guys is Logitech - G213 Prodigy a good keyboard? Is it worth it?

[quaint pollen]

i dont trust logitech with stuff anymore

[eternal wraith]

for a membrane: it's good.
but you're better off saving up a little more and getting a proper full-size mechanical.

not from name brands but smaller brands

so. unless you're specifically looking for a membrane board, just keep looking

[eternal raven]

It's a membrane. It's RGB is three-zone, it has Logitech keycaps (which as a G512 user I can say they wuck they get shiny and ugly after a second).

For that price the ornata v2 has key rgb, mecha-membrane, and different keycaps

[worldly shale]

no

overpriced membrane

unless you're getting topre or old style domewslider boards no membrane board above 5$ is worth it. all the same

[boreal rivet]

It's actually quite good in terms of keyfeel, only downsides are the downstroke and inherent disadvantages of membrane

[violet geyser]

Mecha-memebrain also sucks, just save up for a proper mechanic kb

[eternal raven]

true, but if he is on a tight budget, also it still is better then the g213

which is like extremely bad