peripherals

[barren hamlet]

Havit KB487L

Thats the last one I have on my list and it's even more of an unknown

Logitech makes some but i dont know the cost

[rare crown]

that one is very cheap

[barren hamlet]

It's mechanical, that I know

I don't think it's Hotswap, but it could be a good entry level board

[rare crown]

I allready got a keyboard around that price tho

maybe its worse but still

[barren hamlet]

the difference between that and what you would get at $50 then is pretty small

[rare crown]

I asked somewhere else and they said redragon

[barren hamlet]

I've heard of it, just not familiar

If it has the swtiches you want and all the features you need, then it should be okay. As long as people aren't calling it a scam

[rare crown]

well in Bulgaria thats more like 20usd

which is like 38 lev or so

and I want to get a keyboard twice that money

[unkempt dome]

redragon is an entry level brand ...

you should save at least enough for a keychron or something along those lines

[rare crown]

they are like twice as expensive tho

my keyboard rn is an aula adjudication which I have owned for like 3 years or something

maybe longer

it just sounds bad and its very loud

when not pressing any key

[unkempt dome]

well you should save for a better board and that's about it ... or get a redragon

[rare crown]

I am getting a redragon

[mortal storm]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/EPOMAKER-Bluetooth-Mechanical-Keyboard-Programmable-White/dp/B088Z49L37/ref=sr_1_2?geniuslink=true&keywords=Anne+Pro+2&qid=1643401713&sr=8-2

does anyone know if this seller actually sells Anne pro 2s?

because it looks like they sell Anne Pro2's

[chrome raft]

Get kemove shadow instead

[mortal storm]

why?

[chrome raft]

Its hotswap and modular

[mortal storm]

i dont plan on swapping the switches cherry is good enough for me

[chrome raft]

*gateron but yea

It also sounds better, anne pro 2 is pretty good too

But the shadow is cheaper too iirc

[mortal storm]

yeah but how much is a set of cherry browns?

[chrome raft]

The shadow has browns

[mortal storm]

Do it got a metal backplate doe

[chrome raft]

Yep

Beats the anne pro 2 in like all aspects

[ancient geyser]

Anyone know where i can find chrome/silver keycaps?

[river rune]

Does anybody recommend any keycaps that I can like see the rgb in my keyboard. like transport letters on the keycaps.

[steady hatch]

Pudding keycaps

[unkempt dome]

it's better than the anne pro 2

Anne pro 2 is really not a good value when you consider about any other 60% keyboard

[steel remnant]

You guys might find this interesting: I just posted the first in a series of tutorials about how to make analog keyboard PCBs (in Kicad)... https://youtu.be/TfKz_FbZWLQ

Hopefully it'll get more people making analog keyboards (because it's such an awesome technology) 👍

[chrome raft]

Ayyyy hello riskable, u know that 65 key thing u made open sourse? How do I order it and make it work?

Id love to build it with the 3d printed switches but I have no clue how

[ivory ingot]

thok artisans

also esc lab 00 artisans on mechmarket

[sick hazel]

are there any cheap wireless 60%? Like, 60-70 bucks territory. Preferably red or brown switches

[ionic briar]

prob rk61?

[chrome raft]

rk61 is ur best bet

[tiny moon]

Guys which do u prefer Red switches or brown switches

[ionic briar]

what i prefer will not work for you 100%.

you should try both yourself and come to your own conclusion

[sick hazel]

red for games, non-Cherry-like tactile/clicky for typing
But try for yourself first before buying anything

[steel remnant]

Well at the end of the tutorial I'll have a whole lot to say about ordering a preassembled PCB from JLCPCB

[chrome raft]

epic

[simple canyon]

I need a bit of help with a laptop keyboard

The shift key fell off and im not sure how to reattach it since the small metal bar thing is complicated

[edgy anvil]

Rama koyu with tealios

[eternal wraith]

i've never seen such an expensive integrated plate keyboard

how does it feel to type on lol

[edgy anvil]

Its a dream. Probably one of my favorite purchases for my setup so far

[eternal wraith]

glad to hear it

is it stiff?

cause if not id love to see how it sounds tbf

[edgy anvil]

Yeah I can send a video and its 80g

I don’t have a set on it right now but I will throw a few keys on it for ya

[eternal wraith]

clean stabs 👌

[edgy anvil]

Thank you

[tiny moon]

is an outemu uh red switches

[loud nova]

Bought a new Keychrone K8 keyboard. hot swappable, gateron brown switrches, RGB backlight, aluminium frame, tenkeyless.

[sick hazel]

i'd say, don't get outemus if you can help it. Or at least be prepared to lubricate them.
But yes, they have the red variety

[chrome raft]

anyone know a good 80-100$ keyboard?

[wooden iron]

Depends what you want, but I like the vortex core rgb

[eternal wraith]

ah, a 40% user i see

[chrome raft]

does anyone know if the tm680 supports iso? its seems like a really affordable board with everything i need but iso

[ionic briar]

it doesnt support iso

[chrome raft]

well thats annoying... thanks anyway

[idle arch]

My new custom keyboard (GX64XS, Kailh Box Jades, Japanese themed key caps (just ordered them of Amazon as looked nice))

[worthy hawk]

box jades

[eternal wraith]

atleast they're not blues

[unkempt dome]

Jade are great

[foggy obsidian]

box clickies are based

[eternal wraith]

^

[crisp meteor]

Not on the level of some of this stuff... but I put in an order for the Ducky One 3 TKL in Daylight (with MX Silver switches).

Figure this is a big step up from the "world of Corsair" that I'm leaving behind.

[foggy obsidian]

well you'll have hotswap so you can try different switches without having to solder

[crisp meteor]

Yea, I like that...though I've actually had Silvers before, and like them the most out of what I've had (Razor "green"?, MX Brown, MX Red, MX Silver)

Being able to just grab a new bag of switches is a cool feature though

How broadly compatible is that socket?

[foggy obsidian]

works with basically every MX-style switch

[crisp meteor]

I remember LTT having a switch testing video a shile ago with a bunch of brands. "MX Style" doesn't mean I'm limited only to switches made by Cherry, right?

[foggy obsidian]

yes

[crisp meteor]

k

https://drop.com/talk/8455/mechanical-keyboard-switches-101-mx-style-switches

I see my qauestions have answers, if I only look 😉

[smoky current]

I think I broke my keyboard 😣

Might be finally the push I need to buy a custom tho

If I can't fix this

[foggy obsidian]

what happened?

[smoky current]

Spilled a glass of water on it

[crisp meteor]

Unplug, don't use, set aside and let it dry for days... better yet pull the caps and do that...

[smoky current]

Could have sworn this keyboard was spillproof but these things are hit or miss ig

[crisp meteor]

If it's just water, and you don't use it when wet it'll probably be fine

[smoky current]

It's unplugged rn

Gonna go to Goodwill to get something for the time being

[crisp meteor]

Unplug NOW

[smoky current]

It is unplugged dw

[crisp meteor]

Source:
<==has lost multiple keyboards due to them developing a "drinking problem"...have also resurected a few

[smoky current]

Hopefully I don't lose this one 🙏

[crisp meteor]

water isn't bad if you just wait for it to fully dry before using again...beer, that can be a sticky mess

[smoky current]

Spilled a white claw on it and it was fine actually, just very, very sticky

Should probably invest in a sippy cup

[wooden iron]

Nice keycaps

I'd get those if they had letter transparency

[lament wedge]

Does anyone know what the issue is with my keyboard? I am currently having a problem with certain keys being typed twice when I only pressed it once. For example: every now and then my "2" key can put an input of three 2s instead of one, this has slowly started spreading to other keys like "B". I have cleaned my keyboard btw. Is there something I am glossing over and if anyone has a recommendation I am open ears to hear.

[random peak]

anyone else got the razer huntsman v2 analog? i got a thing where literally just one key is not detecting the pressing. (in case it helps i took a screenshot of the key tester i used)

[pallid flint]

there’s a way to change keyboard settings for multiple key presses iirc

you can add a delay in between the first key press and the repeat letters that come from holding it

[subtle grotto]

https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/sdfax3/how_much_is_too_much/

holy......

[vale mist]

They got a few switches

[hoary trail]

What a waste of craftmanship skills and organization skills...

That literally is too much for what is just a bunch of buttons on a board.

Sure you can get fancy with the keyboards and all... but to literally focus on just that and get to.... Whatever point hes at

[eternal wraith]

i understand having a few boxes of switches at your disposal but this is just excessive.

[woeful lantern]

Well if he sells custom keyboards it makes sense or does yt otherwise too much yeah

[subtle grotto]

yea like holy frick

[eternal wraith]

true

[opal trail]

Can anyone recommend a sample set like this? Or know of anywhere online that’s a better option? The only custom pc shop in 40 miles doesn’t have anything other than Corsair keyboards and I wanna find out what switches to get for my new kb

[chrome raft]

just get a kbdfans sampler

[chrome raft]

as a comment said, you can actually start a retail store with that

[subtle grotto]

yea can earn while enjoying what ur doing so win win ngl

[slender panther]

I am looking for a mech. keyboard without the useless bullshit like RGB. Do you guys have any recommendation?

[ionic briar]

Sounds like the definition of leopold keyboards

[chrome raft]

most keyboard will do you fine

you can just browse mk and fine a keyboard you like

[sweet thunder]

Could just disable the backlighting

[coral ferry]

Buy what feels good, and just turn off the lights.

reminds me of my brother when he was looking for a cell phone but didnt want a camera. Just fuvking buy a cell phone

[smoky current]

It lives!

[crisp meteor]

https://tenor.com/view/frankenstein-its-alive-happy-excited-gif-5625959

[craggy kernel]

DAS makes some nice stuff that's all pretty basic and stripped down.

I have 2 of the Model S Professional, one for home and one for work and I have no complaints. No RGB, no macro keys. Most complex thing is the fn layer media controls. I like that they just make the boards super solid and don't bother with much else.

Also, if you watch the right places you can get them for cheap, I got mine with blues in it for $42 brand new

[loud nova]

yeah I have a das, it's good, I used it in the office when I went to an office

I need to wash my RK87, it's sticky 😦

I ordered a new keyboard, because I have a problem.

[lime monolith]

does anybody know about a good 60% keyboard for gaming 70$ price range and lower

[magic breach]

i just ordered the world's cheapest mechanical keyboard and mouse setup

no clue how bad it will be

[ionic briar]

Hmmm
Gamakay k61, kemove snowfox/shadowfox?

[opaque shard]

I don't expect anyone here to know, but I'm gonna try anyways:

Do you guys know of any Choc-keycaps with less-than-standard Y spacing? I'd be willing to 3D print them if they're not available for purchase

This is pretty niche, but finding an STL file I could print would be nice I guess

[lime monolith]

ill check it out

[supple gate]

https://youtu.be/Arn8ExQ2Gjg

What's the big keyboard on the right he has

[cunning anvil]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/573315268885872651/937460840087572480/20220130_163431.jpg

whee

[urban glade]

Corne cool

I found it most comfortable to use 1.25u on the thumb keys

Rotated 90deg to yours

[cunning anvil]

does it fit?

ive found it looks tight

[opaque shard]

Oof, high profile Corne

[cunning anvil]

it was cheaper

[chrome raft]

idk get a rk61

[lime monolith]

ill think about both i guess

[lime monolith]

i've been interested in the dierya dk61e red switch
is that any good?

[jaunty parrot]

fucking rip someone stole my planck from my car

rev 3 with XDA canvas 😦

[chrome raft]

what is that

never heard of it

[worldly shale]

almost the same thing

most 60% in that price range will be of the same quality. if the reviews say it lasts and it has the features you need go ahead

otherwise I'd recommend the gamakay just for the hot swap and nice features

[worldly shale]

nice!

love the cord lol

[cunning anvil]

i got rgb working but the qmk hex is too big with underglow oops

[worldly shale]

L

[lime monolith]

which would you recommend for the lowest sound and build quality dk61e or the rk61?

[worldly shale]

they're the same

plastic case 60% with the same oem and similar switches will not have that much in terms of difference

pick whatever's cheapest and has things like hotswap and reliable reviews but hotswap isn't a necessity if you don't plan tk mod anyway

[lime monolith]

oh ok thanks i guess ill go with the cheaper one

[tropic umbra]

clean

https://i.imgur.com/5P5QGWO.jpg

[tidal orchid]

Anyone in need of a "Razer BlackWidow Chroma V2 - RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Ergonomic Wrist Rest - Tactile & Silent Razer Orange Switches" ?

Used for a bit but mainly for gaming, and only for a few months on and off

Would be interested in trading it for something

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N1SJ9IZ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 this is the link for more tech specs

[chrome raft]

this is not mechmarket

go to mechmarket if you want to trade

[tidal orchid]

@chrome raft , I don't see that channel? Can you link it

Maybe I have limited access?

[chrome raft]

Its a server @tidal orchid

Look it up

[boreal rivet]

its a subreddit, the server is just an offshoot

you will have a higher chance of a successful trade on hardware exchange

[chrome raft]

its a subreddit

[loud nova]

new keyboard smell 😄

[foggy obsidian]

gmmk?

also what board is in the background

[hoary trail]

Mmmmmmmm MOAR MACROS

[past forge]

is there any workaround for non-hotswap blue switch keyboard to atleast reduce the noise?

[supple gate]

Anyone know what the big keyboard is called though

[fringe maple]

Can anybody psl tell me or send me soem good keyboards i need a new one ( not to expensive pls )

[wooden iron]

There's no way that even remotely close to specific enough for anyone to give you suggestions lol

[silver plank]

@fringe maple budget, do you like tactile or linear, want or not, any must haves?

[fringe maple]

rgb would be good

and my budget is 0 - 80

[silver plank]

Whst layout do you want?

Space65 r2

It's over budget tho

@fringe maple try keychron something

[fringe maple]

what u mean with layout

[fringe maple]

does it need long to deliever to germany

[north jacinth]

dumb question but how can i get that pen in the background it looks really nice

[silver plank]

It was a photo from google, not mine, I'm broke asf

[north jacinth]

nooooooo i finally found a nice pen

[silver plank]

I'm broke broke. Not broke rtx 2060 broke

[north jacinth]

i'm i sold my 2080 for a 3080 and got a 3060

[silver plank]

I have fallen into enough things that can get me a 10K debt, not going into a pen enthusiast rabbit hole

[silver plank]

[north jacinth]

oh god im not either i just wanted a nice heavy pen

[silver plank]

Check out heavy pen on Amazon

[north jacinth]

oh my god why didnt i just do this earlier

[fringe maple]

im gonna buy thsi one with black switches now

https://www.amazon.de/HK-Gaming-Mechanical-Illuminated-Programmable/dp/B07T9XBQKZ/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=gk61&qid=1595320698&sr=8-3&th=1

[silver plank]

Oh yeah sounds like a good one. That one IS prebuilt right?

Seems like it

Yeah go for it

[fringe maple]

but what colour

i think red or white

cuz i haev a japanese blossomt tree themed desk

[silver plank]

Can you take a photo if you don't mind?

I'd like to see

[silver plank]

Assuming you're talking about the case, as of right now, I think white would be nice, but it's completely up to you

[fringe maple]

i cant

[silver plank]

It's fine. I personally would go for white, but it doesn't really matter

[jade charm]

There are two bolt action pens that are like that…..one is here from tactile turn https://tactileturn.com/products/slim-bolt-action-pen?variant=39247906242665 the other is from big idea design https://bigidesign.com/products/bolt-action-pen

[chrome raft]

pen group buy go brrrrrrrrrrrr

[tender coyote]

I am having an issue with my kemove shadow
some times key input are stuck (i.e. key isnt stuck but my previous input is repeated several times)
I am also sometimes getting issue with delayed input or input not being received

[chrome raft]

check your switch pins

and your pcb

since your keeb is hotswap

is there is no bent pins or damage to the pcb, open up the switch

check is battery is connected

[tender coyote]

I am using it wired

[tender coyote]

this happens to different various keys
unless several pins happen to bend within 2 months this is doubtful

I am worried that I might damage something if I open it up tbh
I also heard reinserting removed switches doesnt set them back as they was

[chrome raft]

trust me you wont damadge

just unscrew the top case and the bottom case

and remove it carefully

there might be battery cable

so be careful

[loud trout]

Hello, new to the server here. I am seeking some help, I couldn't think of a better place to come... Corsair Tech Support have sent me a firmware which has bricked my K70 MK2 keyboard in attempt to help with another issue (oh the sweet irony). Does anyone have a working keyboard of this model that could send me their firmware.bin file from its CRP_DISABLED drive?

[tender coyote]

Works now. No idea why. Will keep an eye out for the repeated character issue and if it happens again will open and check

[chrome raft]

ok

thats intresting

[chrome raft]

wait can't you just use device manager

like uninstal the firmware

check if you keyboard is qmk/via compatible

qmk

[loud trout]

the firmware is stored on the hardware, the keyboard offers a drive to copy it to when it is plugged in with a paper clip pushed into the button under one of the feet.

[chrome raft]

what does it have to do with paper clip

[loud trout]

what does device manager have to do with a keyboards firmware, firmware is not a driver.

[chrome raft]

oh ok

[loud trout]

so I basically received a firmware .bin file from them, to copy over to the keyboards storage (when you plug it in and press a button underneath, it offers a drive in explorer). I did this under their instruction. Except it is not working, and they haven't sent me a previous firmware version to put it back in a working state.

So I figured that if someone else could access this firmware file from their working keyboard of the same model, they could perhaps send me it and I can copy it to mine

[chrome raft]

wait cant you update firmware in icue

https://help.corsair.com/hc/en-us/articles/360025465031-How-to-Reset-your-keyboard does this work

[loud trout]

it's a known issue...

https://forum.corsair.com/forums/topic/166467-k70-mk2-not-working-after-firmware-bin-reset/

iCue gets to 3% and fails after this firmware version provided by Corsair.

[loud trout]

it does not work unfortunately, holding the ESC key down usually does a reset which I have performed before, but in its current state, there's no firmware running on it to respond to any such operation by the looks of things haha

so there are two firmware update methods, 1. via iCue or 2. manual update. It used to work via iCue, now after I did this manual update it wont work via iCue. 😄

[chrome raft]

https://drivers.softpedia.com/get/KEYBOARD-and-MOUSE/Corsair/Corsair-K70-RGB-MK-2-Keyboard-Driver-Utility-3-23-66.shtml

try this

[loud trout]

that, my friend is iCue, it is also from softpedia, I don't trust anything that hasn't come from a responsible source

[chrome raft]

ok

[loud trout]

but you're right I could try a later version of iCue (v4 perhaps, it was completely redesigned at that version). It just seems to me that the issue is isolated to the keyboard, where the current software installed previously could communicate with it.

[chrome raft]

try updating icue

installing a new version of it

[loud trout]

yeah I'll update the version on 3 at first then move to 4 if it doesn't work.

Could really do with a working firmware bin file from somewhere but that's just hoping

[north jacinth]

oh my god you are my hero

[random peak]

why isnt windows detecting f9 f10 f12 keys from my keyboard? they only get detected if i press the function key. (keyboard is Razer Huntsman V2 Analog)

so i kinda fixed it by spamming gaming mode on and off but after the f keys get fixed it breaks other keys

[coral ferry]

check your mappings?

[random peak]

i reset all of the settings possible that could affect the keyboard

still some keys dont work

[desert arch]

For a fairly used razer huntsman mini (linear). Am I low-balling this guy? $10 shipping btw.

I don't want him to be offended lol

[supple gust]

Doesn’t seem half bad. Definitely not a low-ball.

Worst he can do is reject the offer, or make a counteroffer. It’s not like you’re offering $5

[gleaming atlas]

my latest project, forgot to take more photos of it though.

My brother needed a new keyboard and wanted a TKL but he apparently likes clicky switches. The K70 RGB TKL is only in Cherry Speed Silvers so I pulled it apart and replaced all the switches with Noble Yellows.

[supple gust]

Oh cool

My favorite clicky is the Box Midnight Jade/Crystal Jade

[gleaming atlas]

I'm not too familiar with clickys so I don't have many on hand. I also don't really like em. Both him and my fiancée had the same cheapo Outemu Blue keyboard so for her she didn't care too much but liked the tactile bump so I went Box Burnt Orange for hers. Got her a K70 Lux RGB IIRC.

[supple gust]

My personal fav switch is the Box Crystal Royal

[gleaming atlas]

I highly prefer linears so my K100 has Ancient Greys I swapped on it

[supple gust]

Ye

I’ve never really given linears a fair chance. I just like tactile too much, and I’ve never found a linear I liked; I’m sure there are linears out there that I would, though.

[gleaming atlas]

Hmm, looks like the Box Crystal Royal is a lighter Burnt Orange force wise

[supple gust]

Extremely heavy tactile

Lighter spring, VERY heavy bump

Well, lighter than the Burnt Orange.

Not light light

[gleaming atlas]

I actually like the burnt orange OK, but too light for me. Apparently, according to my uncle, our family has big ass uncoordinated hands so I kinda smash the keys lol. I had Blacks before these and still bottomed them out pretty easily.

Probably why I feel like there's basically no bump for most tactile switches I've tried

[supple gust]

I have VERY strong spider fingers

[silent oyster]

Only thing that sucks is eBay, poor guy is annihilated by fees. Check r/MechMarket and see if you can find something, or since that's a really mainstream board r/HardwareSwap

[supple gust]

so I like heavy click/medium to very heavy spring

[silent oyster]

Those heavier box switches feel incredible pressing individual keys, but when actually typing...yeah I'm really used to a lighter switch lol, I know a guy who really likes his though so I understand

He slams the crap out of his keys XD

[gleaming atlas]

Yea, the Ancient Grey felt heavy for a couple days and that's about it. It's nice that now everytime I brush another key I don't actually activate it. That was the worst part about having Reds which is what I originally started with.

[supple gate]

Can anyone identify the big keyboard on the right

[supple gust]

Logitech G15

[supple gate]

Thanks so much

[supple gust]

No prob!

[supple gust]

Yeah mine are uh well

I don’t slam keys, I have a very light touch with any key, but I do have very strong fingers

I’m a horse guy, and I work with wood, etc

(“Light touch” as in I apply just enough force to not bottom out hard)

By the way: I’m putting together ANOTHER keyboard (big surprise hahaha) and I’m looking for a reasonably attractive board to match these keycaps:

https://drop.com/buy/drop-the-lord-of-the-rings-mt3-elvish-keycap-set/details

Along with the Evenstar modpack

and this wrist rest:

https://drop.com/buy/drop-the-lord-of-the-rings-artisan-wrist-rests/

The one with the green and gold background

[supple gust]

So I could use some help picking a board. I’m looking for a midrange barebones board, hopefully in aluminum but open to other materials, in either 1. Gold 2. Jade green 3. White or off-white 4. Light green to match the green keycaps.

A backlight would be nice, but I don’t need it- RGB or not.

Oh and it should be 80% (TKL)

Hopefully with support for 5-pin switches- not a deal breaker but I would consider it reasonably important. The switches I’m putting on are Midnight Jade 5-pin switches so I’d have to clip the legs off. I’d like to not do this, I’ve already done it to a set of crystal royals and it was kinda unfun. Plus I don’t want to mutilate them

[frosty quarry]

I'd say 40-45

[chrome raft]

thats literally less then the price of keycaps

i would say its a good buy

bc if its damaged you can get new keycaps

and its a black body so its really easy to buy keycaps for it

but its optical

so im not 100% sure that you can swap in regular switches in it

you can't

i would recomend you get a mechanical razer keyboard

not optical

bc of upgrade path

[true mountain]

Hello! I am looking to find a mini keyboard/mouse combo to use with an intel nuc, I have seen some on amazon but they have mixed reviews. Recommendations?

[supple gust]

They did say “fairly used” which I interpreted as somewhat heavily

[chrome raft]

yeah

just clean it

and add new keycaps

oh wait the switch stems arent mx

or they are

[sweet thunder]

Burnt orange and box royals use the same stem shape. The royals just have a thicker click leaf

[sweet thunder]

Define mid range

[supple gust]

Solid build quality without too many frills. $150 would be ideal (I’m talking upper midrange for a more mass produced board, not counting crazy expensive group buys)

[sweet thunder]

Keychron q3?

It’s not coming until March tho

[supple gust]

Holy shit that’s perfect

That is like

Exactly

What I want

and I had even forgot to mention that I wanted a high profile case

[sweet thunder]

Should be a decent board

[supple gust]

Yeah gotta love keychron

[covert lance]

there any pudding caps for logitech romer g switches?

cant find any caps

[autumn raft]

I'm in the game!

[chrome raft]

Can I use plate mounted mechanical switches with an epomaker gk61

[steady hatch]

No because the plate mount ones require holes on the pcb

[turbid jungle]

yo anyone have boba u4t's ? wondering how tactile they are

[gleaming atlas]

Probably not since Romer G keys use special keycaps compared to basically all the MX and MX style switches.

[ivory ingot]

this isn't an issue. you can just clip the 2 legs on the switches and you'll be fine

[ivory ingot]

yep, they're definitely a tactile staple

definitely one of the more tactile non-group buy, non-frankenswitched switches

[chrome raft]

Hey, anyone else here use keychrons? How are your experiences with them?

[long obsidian]

feels like a keyboard

[chrome raft]

Have you had one die on you? Have you had issues with the usb c connector? Any other troubles?

[long obsidian]

used it bluetooth 100% of the time except when it needs charging.
haven't got problems really

[chrome raft]

thanks. I've been using in a mix of wired and bluetooth. Seems fine so far but its been only a week. Im wondering if I can recommend it to others yet or even consider other keychron products

[long obsidian]

tbf, the keychron was recommended to me

I didn't buy a keeb just becase it's popular

[eternal wraith]

one of the more tactile mx style switches out there

as part of linear gang, theyre pretty good tho a bit too overwhelming

so if you feel like they might be too tactile, lubing the whole stem lightly with 203g0 helps, then they feel incredible imo

[worldly shale]

Definitely not to be honest. It's a pretty solid board if you don't aim to upgrade

Optical switches are pretty nice. Only real problem is that you aren't going to be able to swap them out ever.

[neon knot]

I couldn't find any channel for gamepad ?
Do you think is Trust Gxt 545 okay for entry level?

[deft elbow]

apex 7 blue or huntsman v2 purple?

[ionic briar]

how about wooting two he?

if you need the analog capabilities

[deft elbow]

wdym?

[ionic briar]

i dont recommend both of the option you just mention

[deft elbow]

what would you recommend then?

wrist rest required

[ionic briar]

if you need a keyboard that has the same feature set both, the wooting two he

[deft elbow]

ahh its how the keyboard is called

XD

wooting two he

no no no, only common companies please

[ionic briar]

wooting is a common company.

[deft elbow]

and also with wrist rest

[deft elbow]

not in Poland

idk if I could even manage to deliver it to poland lol

[ionic briar]

https://wooting.store/?_ga=2.267337102.14582154.1643983683-72962192.1643983683

they do

heres their eu storefront

[deft elbow]

but it still doesnt have a wrist rest ;/

and tkl right?

[ionic briar]

there is a wrist rest, but yea, they dont have a tkl offerings atm
the company is from netherlands just in case you are wondering

[deft elbow]

but out of these 2 I mentioned

which one would you pick?

[ionic briar]

im not a huge fan of both
i would just stick with a good old leopold
the razer offering is rather lackluster since the only advantage you got from it is a super smooth key feel due to the contactless switch design
and the steelseries main unique feature is the oled screen which for me doesnt have a use case

not to mention both are overpriced

i guess hyperx alloy fps is a fine substitution

[chrome raft]

its 3 pin plate mount

why tf would you need to clip

[ivory ingot]

if the switch comes with 5 pins then you can just clip the extraneous ones??

[ionic briar]

the problem is that plate mount switches doesnt have the 2 extra plastic legs

so you dont have to even clip them in the first place

the one that has 5 pins are the one that is pcb mounted

[chrome raft]

but its plate mount

[ivory ingot]

right, okay, i can't read

still should be fine though

you don't need those 2 legs

they're only really useful if you're soldering on a half plate

[chrome raft]

some keyboard are still pccb mounted

like the glacier 80

so try not to clip it if you dont need to clip it

[ivory ingot]

tru

[chrome raft]

random comment: someone could literally sell foam cut for specific boards and sell the foam for 50 bucks and call it tempest pe foam and i swear it will become out of stock

[unkempt dome]

50$ ... I would not buy ... 20$ yeah probably

[subtle grotto]

yea maybe they could sell it with different thicknesses too

[unkempt dome]

Yes that would be good ...

But being too expensive and people will just buy a sheet of foam and to it themselves

[worldly shale]

I see people selling them for specific sizes of boards but never that price. Usually they're like, 20-40 cents each

Feel like most people aren't stupid enough to pay that much. Maybe as an addon when they're buying online but i could only ever picture that going up to 10$ max. Which is already dumb.

[subtle grotto]

i agree, i honestly will not even buy it for 10 dollars, probably like 3-5$ amx

[worldly shale]

yeah lol. 2$ already got me a giant roll of pe foam so I'm never paying for a cut out at this point

[subtle grotto]

yea and probably cutting it out urself will be faster than waiting for it to arrive lmao

[eternal wraith]

imagine not saying LT

[subtle grotto]

ah frick

LT's r far more superior

[subtle grotto]

let me take that back

[eternal wraith]

too late

[eternal wraith]

the girls are now going to beat you to death

[subtle grotto]

welp

bye bye fellow keeboarders

[eternal wraith]

[subtle grotto]

dis a really budget oem keyboard that i modded, the mic definitely does not pick up the actual sound but its okay

[ionic briar]

have you changed the position of the mic?

[eternal wraith]

sounds alright

mic could be better positioned thou

[subtle grotto]

you mean by like have i tried repositioning the mic?

[ionic briar]

yea
to like right above the board for example

if you can

cause thats the case for me
when i put my phone on the desk and took a recording of my keeb, it sounds much deeper and the higher frequency sounds didnt get recorded

[subtle grotto]

Redragon K606R
Gateron Milky Yellows (Lubed)
Lubed Stock Plate-mounted Stabilizers
PE Foam on the case, only one layer though because i also put coins and also in between pcb and plate and 2 layers of masking tape (tempest mod)

sorry forgot to send tjat one

just info on the board

[subtle grotto]

i can try repositioning the mic thought itll be kinda hard

also the "rattly" sound on the stabilizers when i press on it is probably the coins rattling, i may have to reapply the tape. because it definitely isnt rattle caused by the stabs

idk if its just me or u guys can hear it too

actually i remodded that keyboard since i put like 3 layers of pe foam under the case with tape mod and coins aswell and it was horrible, got advice from people that know better and there

well it was kinda dumb on my end so mb

this was the old one before i remodded

okay idk why but my videos on discord doesnt embed, perhaps because its on h265 not sure though but that may just be the case

sorry for talking too much LMAO

[heady oak]

oh, there's a keyboard channel here. can relate on these pog

[eternal wraith]

pog
how long have you been around here for?

[heady oak]

I just came here today actually

Like the time i chatted

[eternal wraith]

oh nice

enjoy your stay lad

[heady oak]

thanks man 🙂

[fiery vale]

https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=2309 Which one of these should I go for if I want something between MX Red and MX Black (current) weighting?

MX Red is a little too light while MX Black is a little too stiff for me.

[eternal wraith]

mx red is 60g, mx black is 80g

if you want a perfect inbetween, a 70g spring is good

otherwise a 68g-74g range might be nice

depends on how you feel about both though

[fiery vale]

I had MX Reds and other similarly cheap variants of it and I found myself making lots of typos

This one is too stuff, which leads to many typos as well due to just not pressing hard enough

[eternal wraith]

did you find yourself making more typos with reds or with blacks? @fiery vale

[chrome raft]

72gs are pretty good

[fiery vale]

Not sure, have nothing to compare right now.

I have the feeling that I made more mistakes with the red one though

[eternal wraith]

then somewhere in the low 70gs is good

[fiery vale]

So the actuation force is irrelevant

thanks

I'm reading that the MX Red has 45g and the black has 60g tho

https://mechanicalkeyboards.com/shop/index.php?l=product_detail&p=6068 Now this just seems absolutely horrendous

[wooden iron]

Hey so does anyone have any experience with the skyloong gk21s? There's a epomaker version of this avail on amazon, but idk if it's too good to be true since its priced the same as other sites that only include the pcb and the epomaker includes switches and keycaps.

[subtle grotto]

it might not even be able to bring up the stem lmao

[cedar geode]

hey, I want to get rid of all the HP bloatware on my Omen 15 laptop. It has a customizable RGB keyboard via their Omen Light Studio, but are there any 3rd Party programs that can do the trick?

[heady oak]

usually those are pre-programmed only by their own software only rarely in cases there could be a third party ones used as a alternative

[heady oak]

just scrolling. stabs definitely nice, but maybe you'd wanna try the micropore mod sometimes too? it makes the stabs sound poppy

[subtle grotto]

micropore mod?

[subtle grotto]

never heard if that could you maybe explain what that is?

[heady oak]

yea hang on

1 sec

https://youtu.be/3OtcFxNGqTA
From one of our client builds. 3:00 mark.

Personally use the micropore tape mod on my stabs its just 👍🔥

[subtle grotto]

woaaahhhh

[supple gust]

Keycaps are generally around or slightly below a gram, and stems even less. Friction is also not super consequential. No way would it sag under the keycap and stem, but it might have some trouble with snappy responses for fast typing? I doubt even that, because it has more to do with the shape and material of the spring. You just wouldn’t be able even to rest your fingers on the caps at ALL. And no way could you put that spring under a spacebar or larger monkeys

[subtle grotto]

wait are u from the philippines?

@heady oak ^

[heady oak]

yeeeeees

[subtle grotto]

perhaps yea

[subtle grotto]

nice! im from ph too

[heady oak]

poggerss

[subtle grotto]

let me just watch the vid you just sent

also, i friction fitted this one

on the sound test that was a tray mount

i modded it and added like a gummy oring

a big one

between the plate and pcb

to friction fit it

actually no

its not a gummy oring

i really diy'ed this thing

and went for like this string

that fits perfectly on the pcb and plate

and just used that

time to remove the stand offs

[subtle grotto]

ooohhh i see, so u just tape the ends of the wire

and lube it

[heady oak]

Yeah

I do it for all of my boards

The only thing i havent did this on was the owlstabs since its really just good

[subtle grotto]

what alternative tape can i use as i think i dont have any micropore tape lying around

or perhaps would any tape work

[heady oak]

ehh i think holee's the best alternative for this, havent tried modding with other tape yet tho

ill try with something else maybe

[subtle grotto]

yea, ive actually done holee to the stabs

[heady oak]

Good stuff

[subtle grotto]

maybe this tape could work?

don't mind the solder splatter lmao

[supple gust]

Got you a profile picture

@subtle grotto @heady oak

[heady oak]

do it for science

[subtle grotto]

mmmmmm really good

[supple gust]

Thank you

[subtle grotto]

i mean sure why not lol

[heady oak]

Noice

[supple gust]

Dooooo itttttttt

[subtle grotto]

damn this is good

[heady oak]

Im addicted to it

[near sparrow]

hey guys so i have a keychron c1, i wanted to get custom rgb effects for it, i wanted to set it to static red but it doesnt have a software to my knowledge, is there anyway i can customize the rgb?

[potent void]

i love pizza hut

[loud nova]

Cleaaaaannnnnnnn

Daily driven for a year, now clean as new.

[loud nova]

Actually I should look into this. I'm sure that you could rewire it. If you wanted to add ityoud have to reflash it

[loud nova]

Oh cool, looks like QMK can be flashed onto my k8

[heady oak]

Mate: https://www.keychron.com/pages/firmware

wait nvm that's firmware lol

[near sparrow]

exactly

[heady oak]

i think keychron wont release any software

since they're focusing on the Q series which supports qmk via boards

[heady oak]

imma share my favorite board here

Jelly Epoch 75% by Owlabs Studio

[eternal wraith]

bad photo, beautiful board

[heady oak]

Im not back to my work desk. Apologies for the bad photo. Im just mounting my board somewhere usable

[eternal wraith]

ooof

no worries

what keycaps are those btw?

[heady oak]

ahh these are keyreative from Zfrontier

the hiragana ones

It kinda looks like GMK Metaverse 😆

Sometimes i do wish i own the set

[eternal wraith]

ehhhh a little yeah

i prefer sa metaverse thou

idk why lol

[heady oak]

but ill probably mount a jtk nightsakura idk

still need to settle with a good friend

[heady oak]

I like SA profile, i have a ikki mizu mounted with SA Aqua

its 💅

[eternal wraith]

ive never tried sa profile, it seems too tall for me

but it looks cool

[eternal wraith]

gorgeous set thou

[heady oak]

agreed

its kinda tall but you'll grow on them

[eternal wraith]

if i had to pick two or three sa sets id like to own one day

• sa olivia (boring ik)
• sa chalk
• sa pulse

[supple gust]

Ah yes Pizza Hut

[drifting flame]

is GMMK good barebones and glorious panda switches?

[chrome raft]

Actually pretty proud of this one

[foggy obsidian]

ooooooo

where'd you get the case and keycaps?

[chrome raft]

Amazon

[foggy obsidian]

cool

[foggy obsidian]

there's better boards than a base gmmk but they're also more expensive

[drifting flame]

im on a high budget tbh, what boards would you reccomend

[foggy obsidian]

how high

[drifting flame]

uh

like high

im one of those spoiled kid brats

i got 10k to work with on a whole new setup so I want top quality shit

[foggy obsidian]

@drifting flame https://thocstock.com/keyboards wouldn't be a bad place to start researching, check out the kbd67 v3 on divinikey or the brutalist boards on cannonkeys

[drifting flame]

is the Keychron Q2 good

[steady hatch]

its good but in this hobby its really hard to say whats good since its all preference

you may like one and hate the other i have a KBD67 lite v3 and honestly its great but its cheaper to get a Q2 and i think its better

[loud nova]

basically - it's hard to buy a "bad" keyboard these days (obviously once you get into decent keyboards, not cheap garbage)

[subtle grotto]

added 2 more layers of tape but this time its scotch tape instead of masking tape and added the micropore mod that @heady oak recommeded on the spacebar

but idk if its really micropore tape but its some kind of tape

lol

[supple gust]

Pretty good one, yeah

[supple gust]

Keychron is pretty good, I’m waiting for the Q3/K8 Pro

[subtle grotto]

i also just friction fitted this

[heady oak]

Olivia classic babe

[heady oak]

honestly if ur talking about gmmk pro nope

[heady oak]

sec

[heady oak]

looks good, stabs sound good

there's some mic feedback tho but nice

[subtle grotto]

any more mods i can maybe do?

[heady oak]

have you tried tempest

But its not worth your time imo

[subtle grotto]

oh yea it already has tempest

2 layers of masking tape and 2 layers of scotch tape

[heady oak]

PE foam?

[subtle grotto]

yup

1 piece

coins under pe foam

and pe foam in between pcb and plate

[heady oak]

ok i think that's the best it can go

besides switching keycaps and switches

[subtle grotto]

could i maybe add another layer of coins on the top part since theres an incline or is it a bad idea?

and maybe would it sound muffled if tried to do that?

[heady oak]

might sound muted

[drifting flame]

https://www.amazon.com/Glorious-Modular-Mechanical-Keyboard-Pro/dp/B09966HJT6/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3FEY8UKFF7QH5&keywords=gmk+pro+white&qid=1644207481&sprefix=gmk+pro+white%2Caps%2C88&sr=8-2

this one

[heady oak]

Yea

Gmmkpro

Nope

It's okay for beginners really who want to have a go at custom boards

But personally ill pass

[subtle grotto]

@heady oak do u know any cheap but good plate mounted stabs that kinda priced well here in ph?

or do i even need to change out my stabs lol

[heady oak]

durock goat

[subtle grotto]

https://shopee.ph/Durock-Platemount-Platemounted-Stabilizers-(Stock-Clipped-Lubed-Holee)-NEW-VARIANTS!-i.200700859.8965934024?sp_atk=6df9311d-29e6-432b-abaf-6548406bd31a these ones look good

theres even an option for it to be lubed, clipped and holee modded

does anyone know waht the difference of black, white and piano stabilizers?

actually i just need to know what piano stabilizers are lol

[heady oak]

its just a color

[crystal remnant]

Hello keyboards, I'm looking for a gift for my partner in the 200 range. (About 140) for USD)

I'm happy to build it myself, but it's gotta be brown switches (any brand is okay) and have a keypad.
Any advice is appreciated

[supple gust]

Brown switches 🤮

[ionic briar]

hmm okay
what about the leopold fc900r?

[supple gust]

Do your parter a favor and get Box Royals

Partner*

[ionic briar]

i think thats his partner's preference

of which i totally understand

[crystal remnant]

Brown or brown like. It's our choice really. Clicky noise is awful

[ionic briar]

yea, i would recommend the leopold fc900r

for a prebuilt with very nice quality

[crystal remnant]

I'll have a look, one sec

[ionic briar]

as for light tactile switch recommendation, i dont know much about, so i would let other suggest

[crystal remnant]

Oh good. Lots of colours to choose from

[crystal remnant]

I'm thinking of building my next keyboard with black switches ¯_(ツ)_/¯

[supple gust]

“Brown like” you mean tactile? Nearly ANY tactile switch is better than browns.

Not sure what exactly you’re looking for

Tactile?

[ionic briar]

tactility in the same ballpark of the mx brown is what i interpreted

[supple gust]

Or specific

[supple gust]

Oh, I tend to expect more novice questions so I was thinking they got sucked into the three “gamer classes” wherein you can choose from blues, browns, and reds

[ionic briar]

thats what i interpreted from the question
i might be completely wrong tho

[crystal remnant]

Yeah not specifically browns. Just a medium actuation weight, tactile, no click

I'm aware that there's a shitload of switch types and colours I'm just rather new to it

[supple gust]

Nice, nice

I like switches with a very heavy tactile bump so bumpy it clicks

That’s why I suggested royal, it feels like a clicky but it’s not so loud

I also like clickies tho

How about Kailh BOX Silent Brown? Those are pretty nice switches that have the characteristics you’re thinking of, but feel much smoother and actually have a noticeable bump.

BOX Burnt Orange are also much like the Royals but are a little bit quieter with a slightly heavier spring

[crystal remnant]

I'll take a look into them. Thank you

[gloomy silo]

hey guys!

I currently have a membrane keyboard and I can not type consistently on it because the keys are stiff and wobbly.

I was looking into cheap mechanical keyboards and was wondering if anyone here could help me out with some options to choose from or some tips on buying

my budget is under 25 usd (im broke lol)

I would prefer the keyboard to be 10 key less (TKL) and have silent switches. If not that is totally fine

I would also like to add that it does not need RGB. if it has RGB cool if not I don't care abt it.

thanks (: (please ping so I can reply)

[eternal wraith]

last i checked e-yooso boards were around that price

but ideally you'd want a redragon k552

prolly the best ultra-budget tkl i can think of

[wooden iron]

Could prob find someth on aliexpress, but at $25, it's not like you'll really have options, so it's kind of just get what you can for that price.

[heady oak]

Redragon is your bestfriend

find locally from you

[gloomy silo]

ok cool thanks

[gloomy silo]

thanks

[wooden iron]

<@&750150305383186585> they've been spamming like almost every chan w/this

[gloomy silo]

uhhh what?

[gloomy silo]

I've only sent my message once lol

[wooden iron]

Wasn't you, the message was deleted

[gloomy silo]

oh ok

[wooden iron]

Someone was spamming a link to their game or "game."

[gloomy silo]

ahh ok

[heady oak]

ahh

i saw that guy

hang on let me ban him from our server

[chrome raft]

just save up

ur probably gonna get someone the same quality as ur current board

[gentle ibex]

what is the difference between keyboards honestly lol

i have a razer ornata chroma that was $100 or something couple years back

its membrane

but when i click a key theres no delay at all and it feels nice

so why would anyone buy more expensive ones if it does the job? lol

[ionic briar]

either cause marketing for most gamer boards
or because they are in the keyboard hobby
and now its more of a collector item (since most hobbyist boards are funded through the group buy model)

[gentle ibex]

ah i see thank you

[boreal rivet]

how many people complement you for how "thocky" your keyboard sounds as well as how expensive and rare it is

[gentle ibex]

so its really just a flex

[ionic briar]

now its how squishy your plate is tbh

[boreal rivet]

frankly yes

[gentle ibex]

i get compliments over how it sounds sometimes bc its got like little metal things in it so it clicks lmao

[ionic briar]

click leaf yea

[boreal rivet]

its really just a clout contest nowadays

very few people care about what started the whole thing in the first place

[gentle ibex]

i js wana cop a nice keyboard i can put custom keys on lmao

[ancient dirge]

I just question the design team as to why put such a big enter key and such a small backspace key

Do you guys recommend the red dragon k552?

[foggy obsidian]

it'll do the job

[ancient dirge]

I guess yeah

[foggy obsidian]

plus they're pretty cheap, so go for it if you can't spend a whole lot

[ionic briar]

thats the IBM model f AT layout
originated from the ibm 5170

prob a design choice ngl

[ancient dirge]

Oh I see

[supple gust]

Click bar > click leaf

[ionic briar]

yea ik
its the cynosa we are talking about

[supple gust]

Lol

I’m just doing a little trolling

Joking about the “dick measuring” that goes on in keyboard circles

[ionic briar]

its not even a click leaf, its just a leaf spring

[supple gust]

ENDGAME !>!?/!???/!?!?11!!?!????!?/?

[coral ferry]

no...it's a keyboard

my shitty attampt at adding PS/2 connectivity while keeping the AT connector

[supple gust]

Issa joke

[coral ferry]

I paid a lot for it

[supple gust]

Endgame means, in keyboards, “this is a hyper expensive keyboard that I’m pretending to promise myself is the last one I’ll ever buy because it’s just THAT good”

It’s become a meme

[supple gust]

idk if i could afford a keyboard that cost that much 😞

[coral ferry]

I dont have it anymore

IIRC, I re-assigned the "macro" key to be the windows key

https://soundcloud.com/xnamkcor/typing-fk-2002

[ionic briar]

Oh shit a focus

Which alps does this one have? @coral ferry

[boreal rivet]

shouldnt have sold it

very cool and rare

doubleshot AT alps caps and blues

[ionic briar]

The 2 usd sticker lmao

Yea that thing is priceless
A piece of nice keyboard history I dare say

[boreal rivet]

not priceless

cool yes but not priceless

[supple gust]

Damn, sounds nice

[boreal rivet]

people overvalue vint stuff

the clout chasers discovered that part of the hobby unfortunately

[supple gust]

^

I’ve got a happy keyboard tbh and that’s all I need

I’m building one more in a clicky switch (BOX midnight Jade with Elvish keycaps and a Smaug wrist rest) and maybe another tactile with BOX EVAs and I think that’s enough.

[coral ferry]

I didn't sell it

[boreal rivet]

?

[supple gust]

No

As in I’m happy with the keyboard

It’s my happy keyboard

[chrome raft]

oh ok

[supple gust]

Lol

[chrome raft]

i thought u were saying hhkb

[supple gust]

No I kinda wish tho lmao

[steady hatch]

The HHKB isnt that amazing

[subtle grotto]

Redragon K606R
Gateron Milky Yellows (Lubed)
PBT OEM Profile Keycaps
Holee Modded and Lubed Stabs
Tempest Mod
Coin Mod
PE Foam (under the pcb and in between pcb and plate)
(friction fitted to with a big gummy o-ring and i also removed the stand offs)

idk i just wanted to reshare the keyboard

[hard sonnet]

Sick :)

[subtle grotto]

thanks!

[wooden iron]

It's massive

Why do people need such large keyboards

[main narwhal]

uwu

[hard sonnet]

What size/layout do you recommend?

[ionic briar]

hes trolling

[hard sonnet]

Ah right :) I was wondering if any layout smaller than that even existed

[ionic briar]

there is just saying

[hard sonnet]

Yeah apart from num pads and literall alphabet only

Wait, is there? Apart from those

[ionic briar]

but a layout like this is impractical for most ppl

[ionic briar]

theres the osu 2 key stuff

[hard sonnet]

Oooh right, obviously

That don't count to me haha

[ionic briar]

macropads too
tho at that point do you count that as keyboards or not?

[hard sonnet]

Those are more lube than keyboard

[ionic briar]

dont worry me too

[hard sonnet]

I have a Keychron K8, I would like the media shortcuts and the FN keys apart, but I don't use the home hub and arrow keys at all

Is there a form factor for that?

[ionic briar]

75%?
it axes most of the nav clusters

[hard sonnet]

Ty

Oh I don't know what axes or nav clusters mean

[ionic briar]

axes means remove
and https://deskthority.net/wiki/Nav_cluster

[hard sonnet]

Oh right

[ionic briar]

actually, 75% is more like tkkl but with the nav clusters not in your way tbh

[hard sonnet]

Yeah 75% would've been fine for me aswell, but to be fair I don't need the desk space, and I like the arrow keys kinda free

[ionic briar]

and with qmk compatible boards, you can remap it to anything

[ionic briar]

so something like this?

exploded 75%

[hard sonnet]

Yeah that seems about right, but then I still wouldn't save the desk space because I'm scared I'm gonna need those other three of the sixkeys

But then still, I wouldn't have all those media keys apart from my F1-F12 keys

[sweet thunder]

75 is good

Who uses all 9 nav keys

[ionic briar]

yea, you would have to map layers using fn key to have those media buttons

[queen field]

Microsoft powertoys

[hard sonnet]

I've got a Keychron K8F3 or K8 with Keychron Optical Brown switches, I can set the keys to be media keys by defauly, then I have to hold fn to acces the F keys

[hard sonnet]

Whatarethose

[sweet thunder]

I use print screen and delete

I keep page up/down for volume controls on a second layer

[hard sonnet]

I use 🪟 shift S for print screen

[sweet thunder]

Is that the one that saves it to an image?

[hard sonnet]

How do I know it my keyboard is qmk compatible?

[sweet thunder]

You can try to find your keyboard model in the QMK repo on github

[hard sonnet]

Yeah it lets you select freesnip, screen, application or rectangle, then saves it to your clipboard

[sweet thunder]

Oh I’m thinking of another one then

[hard sonnet]

And then if you click the notification you can edit it and save it/copy to clipboard again

Snipping tool saves to an image

[hard sonnet]

Cool lemme try

[ionic briar]

snipping tool?

[queen field]

meanwhile Microsoft has renamed snip and sketch back to snipping tool in windows 11

[sweet thunder]

I remember there was a shortcut that does it automatically

Oh it’s windows + print screen

Like it saves directly into your photos folder

[main narwhal]

what is it

[ionic briar]

https://docs.qmk.fm/#/

[hard sonnet]

:( only the KeyChron Q1 and Q2 (75% and 65%) are supported

[main narwhal]

you can run it on AVR/ARM mcus

if it isn't part of the main qmk github you can probably write custom firmware if it uses a compatible controller

[hard sonnet]

It's a Keychron K8

Idunno about writing firmware

I could try it tomorrow, am currently sleeping, 4.30 am

[main narwhal]

product page says it is

[queen field]

What does qmk do?

[main narwhal]

Keymapping

macro support

buncha stuff

[queen field]

Oh you can use Microsoft powertoys for that

On any keyboard

[main narwhal]

qmk is hardware based

the macros are saved on-board

[queen field]

Ah so it saves it if you use it on another device

[main narwhal]

Right

[queen field]

Yeah ok that makes sense

[main narwhal]

You can do a lot of different things with QMK

I know one of the devs has some sort of autocorrect baked into main keyboard lol

[wooden iron]

I am not trolling. I see no reason why people really need more than a 40% + numpad and honestly most people could easily just use the 40%

I've had all sizes of keyboards and can confidently say that I only ever use the number row for the symbols that you shift for on those keys

[ionic briar]

I see. My bad wordings too, it's not a troll in the slightest

[wooden iron]

And v rarely ever use the function row or home key, etc cluster

[spark hatch]

keychron q1 is a very good board if you have the time to mod it

[idle tinsel]

Can you do complex macros with QMK?

Like say, I make a macro that opens a browser to my homepage and logs in to my program of choice

[main narwhal]

It's awkward when I'm doing data entry of both numbers and letters

When in word processing 40 is fine

Or if I'm writing an article that's numbers/stats heavy, I'll go for a 60/65

Numpad is general is not good for my flow if I have to do letters do, because one of my hands has to come off the alphas

Do letters also*

Probably would be less of a problem if my typing speed wasn't 150-180, but anytime I have to physically move my hand somewhere else it interrupts my flow

[main narwhal]

Anything achievable with keystrokes

https://github.com/qmk/qmk_firmware/blob/master/docs/feature_macros.md

Can do stuff like set the macro to lwin+r to bring up the run box before typing the name of the program and enter

Set delays between strings etcetc

[hard sonnet]

I don't have money for another keyboard, or actually I might buy this Q1 or Q2 and pass this K8 on to my girlfriend

[subtle grotto]

yea man, i shouldve went for the 20% layout

[chrome raft]

this has to be a joke

[chrome raft]

ahh yes, 27 key

qwerty+space

[long obsidian]

that's just seven keys

[chrome raft]

no

like alpha+space

[long obsidian]

that's six

[chrome raft]

qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm+space

bruh

can you pls just stop trolling me

[subtle grotto]

i mean yea, who needs the other keys anyway

[chrome raft]

yes so true

[chrome raft]

pain27

[main narwhal]

is a different layout

I never was able to figure out who designed that case

just links back to a vendor on aliexpress that did the manu

dunno what pcb it's for lol

[spark hatch]

how tf do you type on that

[foggy obsidian]

you don't

[chrome raft]

its just a flex

[main narwhal]

i wan dis

[honest cedar]

My new board. Went with cherry mx browns. Got it on sale for $150 Corsair Platinum XT my first mechanical keyboard always been a cheapo on peripherals 😅

[main narwhal]

\o/

[spark hatch]

congrats

[chrome raft]

Can anybody help me rq I’m looking to get some mint chocolate chip switches but I don’t know if they are compatible with my keyboard

Advice

Never get blues

I would go for browns

In that price range

I can probably find you a good deal on Amazon

Well they just sound nice in general and nice and quiet idk any cons rlly I have browns in my keyboard

[warm hamlet]

@maiden parcel

[chrome raft]

My favourite are mint choc chip switches but they are fairly rare to find

In that price range I would go for reds or browns

Reds are like in the middle of blues and brown

S

Meh

I would go for

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mechanical-Keyboard-Backlit-Gaming-Ergonomic/dp/B08DRBSG7F/ref=asc_df_B08DRBSG7F/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=463098832532&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=731975795096122640&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9044858&hvtargid=pla-1144318881054&psc=1

This is my own one

I just got some different keycaps

Or a havit keyboard good brand

They have cherry blues

I gtg

Dm I’ll talk tomorrow

I can help more then

I’m at college now 😂

Mhm?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Redragon-K552-Backlit-Mechanical-Keyboard/dp/B016MAK38U/ref=asc_df_B016MAK38U/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=310689469388&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=10227532217367944370&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9044858&hvtargid=pla-360335737606&psc=1

This would be perfect because you can Chicopee to get reds

Choose*

Well same one

But if you get the red switches it will be perfect

Gtg

[spark hatch]

where can you order from then?

I mean keychron c1 is pretty good, its 40usd stock or up to 60~ if you want rgb and hot swap

https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-c1-wired-mechanical-keyboard?variant=32321246953561 @tall mica

[wooden iron]

y'all seen the new drop dwarf mecha keycaps

Those are actually really cool

I'm afraid to look at how much they are tho

[spark hatch]

oh yea those do look pretty cool

[subtle grotto]

hey everyone what could i do to reduce desk reverb when pressing the larger keys with stabs

i already have a desk mat

[spark hatch]

why do you care? is it really that noticeable?

if you alread have a deskmatt I'd think your only option is a new desk but I could very well be wrong

[subtle grotto]

well the reverb it makes make me the stabs especially the stabilizers sound pretty bad

[spark hatch]

are you sure its the desk?

have you tried it on the ground or on a different surface

[subtle grotto]

yup im very sure its the desk

[subtle grotto]

yup

i even tried it by just holding it

[spark hatch]

hmm im not too sure, is your desk sturdy?

[subtle grotto]

yea, its decently hard wood

[spark hatch]

im not to sure how to fix that sorry. maybe someones else has had that but personally I've never heard] of desk reverb

[boreal rivet]

buy a new house

buy a table out of solid concrete covered in acoustic foam

all for that sound amirite

[chrome raft]

Solid diamond sounds better

Not being able to afford it is a skill issue ngl

[subtle grotto]

i actually bought a wurtzite boron nitride made table

not being able to afford it is a skill issue ngl

[heady oak]

i use 2 deskmats for soundtest

it does sound better

[gleaming atlas]

Sounds like some audiophile snake oil stuff in here

[heady oak]

... agreeed

[gleaming atlas]

Gotta be the sunken cost. "I spent a bunch on this so clearly it MUST do/be X better"

[unkempt dome]

I'm so happy I don't care about the sound of my keyboard

[worldly shale]

I've found two desk mats does help in the sound but it's so minute that it doesnt matter LOL

I just have them stacked because i have no where to put the other one

[subtle grotto]

well i tried it on mine it did nothing LMAO

[subtle grotto]

hey everyone, what should i buy, durock switch films or tx switch films (both 0.15mm)

or does it not even matter lol

[ionic briar]

i dont think it matters that much tbh

if they are the same thickness

[subtle grotto]

think so too

but based on the other reddit posts i found it seems like tx switch films are easier to install

[chrome raft]

lube

[ionic briar]

you gonna lube the desk?

[subtle grotto]

hell yea

who doesnt do that

[chrome raft]

lube the stabs

[subtle grotto]

helps ur desk pad / mouse pad not slide and stuff

and easy access for something else

[subtle grotto]

u should try it dude

[ionic briar]

[ionic briar]

i think nathan already did that

[subtle grotto]

mhm

[chrome raft]

add foam

pe foam

under the pcb

or add foam stickers under the stab

but its a little mushy

[subtle grotto]

already did

[subtle grotto]

might add the cloth part of the bandaid to it

idk i might try

[chrome raft]

yeah

get new stabs

you probably should get new stabs

[spark hatch]

Which keycaps do you guys like? I've been going back and forth but I'm not rly sure which ones I like. I like the font and style of the darker ones but the lighter ones go alittle bit more with the color scheme

[ionic briar]

whats the color of the case?

the lighting makes it difficult to work it out

guessin from the typeface of the keycaps, is this the q1 from keychron?