peripherals

[spark hatch]

but they're 1 one of juse acouple companies that still make mice of a dieing breed

wtf does that even mean bro

its cable is not detachable, its already false advertising

[rare crown]

it has 2 sets of white and pink keys and 8 purple ones

[spark hatch]

bruh

[rare crown]

Extra means extra keys and DYI is just swapping them

[spark hatch]

yea ig so

[rare crown]

ITS A KEYBOARD NOT A AIO

[spark hatch]

swapping keycaps is possible on every keyboard ive ever used tho so

[spark hatch]

I just wanna know who's dropping water on there keyboard often enough that they companies felt the need to do this

[rare crown]

clumsy people with no money or self respect

[spark hatch]

like I have a water bottle right beside my keyboard and my cats often jump up on my desk, not once has my water been knocked over onto my keyboard

[spark hatch]

fair enough

[rare crown]

my cup has a lid

my floor has had more spills then my keyboard

[spark hatch]

I think myn technically does but idk where I put it so

[rare crown]

I need a drainage system for my floor

[spark hatch]

I need an industrial air purifier

[rare crown]

once my sister spilled some liquid thats like yogurt but with water and salt and there was dried things left on my case for a very long time

[spark hatch]

yikes

[rare crown]

so I have a new case with a hydrophobic surface cause of that time
(jk jk)

[spark hatch]

my house is just extremely dusty, doesnt matter how often I dust things, its just everywere

[rare crown]

anyway funny bloody keyboard

[spark hatch]

lmao, nah you need that watter proof case that I think it was ltt did a vid on awhile back

it looks warped

[rare crown]

my scroll wheel on my mice gets dirty very easly so now if I try to scroll up or down its very hard
Every mice that I have owned eventually gets this and I can make it slighlty better by cleaning it or blowing the dust away
also I use the middle mouse button to scroll up or down

only in games I can't do that

[spark hatch]

Yikes

I clean all my stuff to often for that to happen, I can't stand it when my things are dirty

[rare crown]

the first time it happened my mouse lasted a year
my new mouse lasted like a week before it got so bad I disassembled it

my old mouse is so much worse tho

no argb

[spark hatch]

Ah, tbh I'm not a huge rgb fan

I could take it or leave it idrc

[rare crown]

my mouse is set to blue

also it can't be static so it just goes off sometimes

[spark hatch]

Yikes

[rare crown]

idk why it can't just be alway blue

it just slowly goes off and then slowly goes back on

[spark hatch]

There's not software for th mouse?

[rare crown]

there is

I just can't set the color to be constant in it

[spark hatch]

Hmm that's odd

[rare crown]

its an aplication made for my mouse

[proud rapids]

Hello guys, i neeeeeed HELP badly

(also posted on switch and vlick discord)

I am new to the mechanical keyboard scene, and want to get one for work. i cant find anything that checks my boxes.

1. I live in germany so, the layout needs to be iso de.
2. Numpad is a must, i hate jammed Keyboards so it needs to be 100% (separate numpad if it cant br fixed to the keyboard its a no go)
3. It needs to be somehow portable, preferably wireless.
4. Hotswapable is a must ( want to get those bannana split switches on).
5. Media knob or wheel would be nice but not a must

Everest max seemed to be nice but too expensive, and the reviws weren't that positive

[supple gust]

it’s very easy to get a keyboard to your specific layout just by swapping keycaps

there’s plenty of decent ISOs from Keychron, dunno if iso DE, but you can just switch the layout in software and use a nice keycap set in ISO DE

[spark hatch]

^

[steady hatch]

Full size and portable really a thing ?

[spark hatch]

yea

if its wireless I'd consider it portable

[steady hatch]

oh#

I was thinking portable as in can fit in smol spaces

[spark hatch]

obviously a smaller board like 65% is gonna be a way more portable option since its samller

but if you absolutley need the num pad then aslong as its wireless its not a huge deal

[steady hatch]

yeah I guess that works

Well then keychron seems to be the best option

[spark hatch]

yea, keychron is their best bet

[steady hatch]

I have a Q1 and its amazing

[spark hatch]

I like my q1

its terrible stock tho

[steady hatch]

although its hard for me to get used to the layout

[spark hatch]

it'll be alot better when they update the q1 to be like the q2 and 3

[steady hatch]

I did force break for now and im adding the knob

[spark hatch]

only thing left on myn stock is the pcb and case~

[steady hatch]

I had a kbd67 lite v3 but it wasnt as nice as my keychron

[spark hatch]

and I've gotten it to the point where I can run it with no case foam with 0 ping, the only difference foam makes it it gives it alittle more muted sound

so I got all the flex

[steady hatch]

yeah the force break mod didnt do much with the ping I think the tape is too thin

there are more mods that stop ping but it then reduces the flex which is kinda trash

[spark hatch]

yera

[hard cedar]

breathe in

[spark hatch]

if you have electrical tape it works pretty good

[steady hatch]

yeah I got some

might use that

but im going to do that when the knob arrives some day

and the stabs are pretty good stock

[spark hatch]

if you use 2-3 layere electrical tape around every screw that works pretty good

yea they are, I replcaed myn tho, the lubing job was pretty inconsistant

[steady hatch]

the one I have is pretty chonky so 1 or 2 should be fine

[spark hatch]

so is myn, but you wanna make sure they're not touching

[steady hatch]

what do you mean touching ?

[spark hatch]

I have a visible crack between my top and bottom plat

[spark hatch]

well the top and bottom of the case, you dont want them to touch, thats what causes the ping

[steady hatch]

yeah

I get it now

this is the knob im getting

looks about the same as stock

[spark hatch]

why didnt you just get a knob from keychron? dont they sell the knob?

[steady hatch]

I needed a new keyboard quick and it would take 1 month to get the knob version

[spark hatch]

i see, thats fair

[steady hatch]

I had a spare keyboard but it broke so I just had to buy a keyboard

[proud rapids]

The krychron k10 and c2 dont have iso veraions. The k10 was my first choice, the biggest thing theyhave in iso Layout is the k8 which is too jammed for.me

[spark hatch]

what about the k4

[proud rapids]

Numpad

[spark hatch]

its a 96%, same as full size juse compacted

[spark hatch]

its right there

[proud rapids]

Too jammed

[spark hatch]

https://www.keychron.com/collections/keychron-german-iso-keyboards/products/keychron-k4-wireless-mechanical-keyboard-german-iso-de-layout-version-2?variant=39266300100697

[proud rapids]

Must be 100%

[spark hatch]

dont have many options then

[proud rapids]

Yeah thats why i am here

Evga z15

I was thinking of that but its not wireless

And that branding is 😩

[spark hatch]

evga makes pretty low quality boards but I dont got a better suggestion

[proud rapids]

:(

Everest max is expensive and i am not sure its good, gmmk is not wireless

I need basically an iso version of k10😫

[spark hatch]

ik this prolly isnt an option bt have your tried a ANSI layout?

[proud rapids]

Wont work must be german,

I type reports in german all day.....

[spark hatch]

alr, was just asking casaue ansi opens the doors to alot more options

if you just wait abit, most people in north america are still at work or school, someone from that area might have some ideas, but idk very many iso layout boards

[proud rapids]

Was suggested an akkeo keyboard

But its 80%

[spark hatch]

have you considered an 80% with external num pad?

it'd be abit of a pain but it is a n option

[proud rapids]

Less practical, the keychron would be a good option but still the 100% is better

Thax dude for the help👍

[spark hatch]

yea, just throwing ideas out there.
np, Gl finding one! kinda sucks theres not as many iso layout options

[worn storm]

One of these days I'll manage to successfully use something smaller than a 75%

[proud rapids]

I wi try to nag on the keychron discord, maybe they will make me one with german language :D

[rare crown]

good keyboard for 50usd

[steady hatch]

anyone able to recommend some budget tactiles ?

[keen basin]

purple pandas?

penguin?

idk if there budget

ooo

lavender akko cs

those are good

[proud rapids]

Found this Akko Black&Pink 5108S

https://akkogear.de/en/products/akko-black-pink-5108s-wired-98-keys-mechanical-keyboard

[spark hatch]

I havent used a akko baord before but i've heard they're really nice

[proud rapids]

It seems the only option i have

[spark hatch]

ig so, it seems like a nice board, i'd watch/read some reviews tho

does it come in iso tho/

[rare crown]

What's a Bulgarian man gonna have to do to get a good 50$ keyboard

Idk what to look in a good keyboard

[proud rapids]

Hard to get Info, but seems to be iso

[spark hatch]

the picture you sent is ansi and ther is no option for iso

[proud rapids]

I think i know now how my wife feels when she enters a shoe store

[spark hatch]

lmao

yea as far as im aware this board does not has an iso version. where did you read it did?

[proud rapids]

I dobt see it either fml😫 😫 😫

[rare crown]

I am probably going to buy the redragon

[spark hatch]

its hard to tell, most the time you just have to get hands on unfortunately

[rare crown]

Ok then I am probably going to buy the redragon cause people said that that is what I should go for

[proud rapids]

In my long unending Research i was adviced to get a keychron
The build quality and price are great

[spark hatch]

if you cant get a keychron or Léopold it might be your only choice

[rare crown]

Imagine having enough money for a keychron

[spark hatch]

oh actually, are akko boards expensive? I havent ever seen one, but I've heard good thingd

[proud rapids]

They should cost same as refdragon

[spark hatch]

they're cheap, you just have really high shipping costs sadly

[rare crown]

Yea I count shipping cost

[proud rapids]

23$ to germany * facepalm*

[rare crown]

27 for Bulgaria

Local keychrons are like twice as expensive as they should be

[spark hatch]

still better than me lmao, keychron shipping is 31 lmao

[rare crown]

But almost no shipping costs and also better and faster shipping

[spark hatch]

I would opt for the keychron if possible, its quility is far better\

[proud rapids]

30$ difference for Bulgarien economy is alot of money, i can understand hos Situation...

[rare crown]

Yes its very much more expensive to go for a slightly more premium product

[spark hatch]

ah

[rare crown]

Also I do prefer full keyboard

[proud rapids]

Welcome to the Club

[rare crown]

I like having numpad

I guess full compact is also fine

My keyboard rn can probably classified as 120% or something

It has extra keys on the top

I only use two of them

[spark hatch]

the red dragon is probably your best bet then

[proud rapids]

I will go to sleep, will do more Research tomorrow

Nighty everyone

[rare crown]

There was a better one but I can't pay with a card on the website

So I just moved down one keyboard

[spark hatch]

gn, gl!

[proud rapids]

Ty

[rare crown]

I will also now to sleep and get my blood sucked out of my for an hour

[spark hatch]

oh? whats sucking your blood?

[rare crown]

Idk medical equipment

I am sick

So yea gonna sleep

[spark hatch]

oh im sorry to hear that, hope you get better! gn

[proud rapids]

Get well dude

[harsh mirage]

My new keyboard is here!!

[spark hatch]

What did you get?

[harsh mirage]

the razer blackwidow tourney edition v2

[spark hatch]

Ah

Hope you like it.

[harsh mirage]

i luv it

[young aspen]

Hey, i've got some questions about keyboards and i'm hoping somebody in this chat is knowledgeable on these specifics (but what am i saying, it's probably a bunch of keyboard nerds)

I want to buy a keyboard, so i walked into bestbuy and touched keyboards
"The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog"

I can't say i like the Logi/(steelseries?)/Corsair keyboards, they feel mushy... but i kinda liked the almost clicky switch feel of the Huntsman V2 and what i think was a HyperX Alloy...
What other keyboards have that tactile switch feel without being absolute shit?
I don't want to spend a crazy amount of money though, and i don't need something perfect... but i would prefer something that does not have proprietary bullshit bloatware for it's backlighting...

[spark hatch]

what size?

also did you like the click? or just the feel of the click? on the razer
do you want back lighting? you can save money if you dont want it

[unkempt dome]

Yes they are

[spark hatch]

yea thats what I assumed

[spark hatch]

keychron c1/c2 is a good base https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-c1-wired-mechanical-keyboard?variant=32321247215705 or for some more money you can go Léopold which are abit more premium

and for switches it all depends, if you liked the sound and feel of the click you can get clickies, and if you just liked the feel theres some other options out there, like kenetic lab penguins possibly or box royals for example

[young aspen]

80% preferably, i just liked the clicky tactile feel

[spark hatch]

alr, so if you just liked the feel you'd probably like a mid bump tactile,

[young aspen]

Like the razer and the hyperx stuck out to me

But i'm not buying razer lmfao

anyways, go on

[spark hatch]

no living thing should

[young aspen]

What?

I know nothing about keyboards lmao

[spark hatch]

give me a sec

whats up?

[spark hatch]

these are all switches that would feel similar to the razor switches but without the loud click.

https://kineticlabs.store/switches/kinetic/penguins

https://www.amazon.com/Wholesales-Switches-Water-Proof-Compatible-Cherry/dp/B07TTLM6PT/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1D5L7JNPDTNE5&keywords=box%2Broyal&qid=1648603682&sprefix=box%2Br%2Caps%2C1079&sr=8-1&th=1

https://www.amazon.com/EPOMAKER-Lavender-Purple-Tactile-Switch/dp/B097P391VF/ref=sr_1_7?crid=3IZXTMX84B4G8&keywords=durock+t1&qid=1648603872&sprefix=durock+%2Caps%2C963&sr=8-7

I've personally never used akko switches but ive heard good things about them

[young aspen]

so basically just buy a keychron with the gateron browns?

[spark hatch]

yea it doesnt really matter what switches you get if you plan on swaping them out, you could get the blues to see if you liked them since they would be the closest the the razer switches, but then you're stuck with them till you can got replacement switches

also its important you get the hotswap model, otherwise to swap out switches you have to desolder and solder which is just a pain

[young aspen]

Yeah

thanks!

[spark hatch]

np glad to help! let me know if you have any other questions

[harsh mirage]

Whats yall opinion on the keychron k2? Thinking of getting one for a freind thats getting his first pc soon

[chrome raft]

decent

ok buget 75%

[spark hatch]

personlly like the build quility on the c2 better but if they like 75% better or want wireless its decent

[supple gust]

https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-k4-wireless-mechanical-keyboard-uk-iso-layout-version-2

[spark hatch]

said it was too cramped

has to be 100%

[supple gust]

no he said the k8 (TKL) was too jammed

[supple gust]

https://www.keychron.com/collections/keychron-german-iso-keyboards/products/keychron-k4-wireless-mechanical-keyboard-german-iso-de-layout-version-2#

this is the only one bigger than 80% I could find with ISO DE

[spark hatch]

and then below that "must be 100%"

[supple gust]

damn 💀 he picky

[spark hatch]

yea~ they got slim pickings

[proud rapids]

Indeed 😢

I will try to contact akko today may be i will have some luck

[unkempt dome]

Love them ... you can add the jelly purple ... heavier than the lavender purple

[spark hatch]

i should really try an akko switch

[unkempt dome]

Yes indeed

[spark hatch]

ive also been considering a box royal

[unkempt dome]

Specially for that low price

Never tried box royal ... I probably should ...

[spark hatch]

what would you reccomend, I like mid bump tactiles

im pretty sure the lavender is a mid bump, is the jelly just a heavier version of that?

[spark hatch]

me niether they seem nice tho

[unkempt dome]

Lavender and jelly purple have the same tactile force ... about the same graph but jelly purple spring is heavier

The lavender purple feels like you fall into a pit after the tactile bump ... straight to the bottom

I think I prefer them ...

Also I haven't lube any of them

[spark hatch]

I have box navies and like them but I need a quiter switch lmao

[unkempt dome]

Navy are nice... quite heavy tho

[spark hatch]

only key weight bothers me on is space bar

[unkempt dome]

Boba u4 are probably my next switches

[spark hatch]

ah alr

[unkempt dome]

Gtg shower now ... brb soon I hope

[spark hatch]

alr

[unkempt dome]

back ... I survived ...

[chrome raft]

you shound try corsa switches

corsa is the switch name not the company behind the switch

i heard its a pretty nice light tactile

[brazen brook]

Is there a keyboard with these features?

• ISO Layout
• TKL
• Fingerprint reader/USB Port

[chrome raft]

never know the fingerprint reader one

[chrome raft]

you can try the raspberry keyboard that already have system in it i forgot what they called

they also have hdmi

usb port

[brazen brook]

That's a Raspberry Pi 400

[chrome raft]

yes

[brazen brook]

And it has to be mechanical

[chrome raft]

uhm

if any other negative

[supple gust]

they're goated, plus there's the crystal royal which is the same switch but 5-pin with see through housing

that's the one i have, there's no difference but if you want to use them with a 3 pin board you need to clip the legs

[chrome raft]

i dont think there are a lot of keebs like fingerprint reader

[brazen brook]

But there's one that has an USB "pass-trough"?

(And the rest of the features)

[chrome raft]

some keychron boards might have passthrough?

idk

[brazen brook]

Too expensive

And no one has passthrough

[supple gust]

that's very false

[brazen brook]

Which ones have?

[supple gust]

plenty of boards. Off the top of my head the Drop CTRL does, but it's not a super good board

[brazen brook]

I was referring to Keychron

[supple gust]

ohhh i thought you meant “no one” as in it’s not a common feature on keyboards period, sorry for misunderstanding

[brazen brook]

And also, I checked and there isn't a good one at less than my top budget (USD$30)

[chrome raft]

30 dollars cant buy you anything

[spark hatch]

^

[chrome raft]

its so hard even to find a detachable cable for 30 dollars

a keeb with a detachable cable

[spark hatch]

Mmmm, amazon has acouple

[chrome raft]

true

but u sure you want to buy a keeb with a 90% risk ofbroken pcb?

[spark hatch]

Magegee seems to be pretty good at going there baords detachable cables

[chrome raft]

im concerened about the qc

[spark hatch]

That's fair enough

I've only ever bought from one company from Amazon, Magegee and I've honestly been impressed by there build quality, but I doubt they even have a support if smthn was wrong

[chrome raft]

ikr

the pcb might literally just crack

[spark hatch]

On some boards, I'm not worried about that happening on my low end budget builds

[vale mist]

you can barely get a usb fingerprint reader for 30$

[spark hatch]

I had no idea those even existed

[vale mist]

it was one of their requirements

[chrome raft]

but you could just get a usb authentication thing

like a usb key

[vale mist]

you could do that

[chrome raft]

and its cheaper

[vale mist]

personally I prefer just typing a password

[chrome raft]

same

[spark hatch]

Ah, I never scrolled up to see past conversation so

[chrome raft]

ye i always miss like half of the convo

[proud rapids]

I contacted akko, the iso versions are coming at the end of April
Tbe Black&Pink 5108S keyboard is wired, and it's not hotswapable,
The 3068B, 3084B are the hotswapable keyboards.

Then he wrote
"as you could see all keyboards title with B are hotswapable with muti-model"

I guess i am back to point 0 facepalm

[proud rapids]

Drop stuff will cost u half a kidney

Akko has added this
"yes, we will have 100%,60%, wireless hotswapable in iso-de coming up in the end of April."

😋 😋

[supple gust]

plus it’s not really awesome for the price, you’d expect it to be a super great board but it’s just OK

[cobalt heath]

Been looking at having a desktop keyboard again and there's something about me I find a bit weird. My hands seem to conform better to a full size numpad board even though I have no real use for those extra keys. Maybe it's because those were what I used in my formative years? Maybe because my fingers like having extra space to rest on to the right of the board when I'm using Return and Backspace?

Was even able to test the theory at an Apple store the other day as their full and TKL boards are basically the same minus a couple of keys, and the full board just somehow felt better.

Bit of a ramble but felt like sharing!

[chrome raft]

if you dont really value mouse space there is no problem going full size

also apple doesnt sell tkl

apple sells 75% and full size

[cobalt heath]

Ah, I can get a bit mixed up with the terms, think some places Label then wrong.

Maybe I could remap three numpad to macros or something? Have some purpose for it.

[chrome raft]

sure

remapping is a good idea

[sleek bronze]

Maybe it's because those were what I used in my formative years? @cobalt heath

I have a keyboard built by myself that has the numpad on the left side, besides that it's a fairly normal one
(there is no marking on the keys)
I swear there is absolutely NOBODY that can use this keyboard, even people that have keyboards without marking and never look at the keyboard when typing

Why so ? Simply because people are used to having the keyboard stopping at capslock/tab etc. It's ingrained in their brain. It was the same for me at the start, my hands were naturally one or two column to the left

Why do I tell you this ? I guess it's the same for you but of course to a lesser degree. Your brain is waay too used to having a numpad to the right even if you don't use it. Typing is all about muscle memory, and the memory in your muscles currently tells you "there has to be a numpad there, i don't know where I am when there is none"

[potent void]

Bitwarden saves the day for me

[sleek bronze]

If it's that, you'll get used to it fast
Having more room for the mouse is honestly really really good. You can have a better angle for your arm and thus accumulate less fatigue etc (even if you don't consciously feel it)
I'm not even talking about people that play with low sensitivity (like me, this is one of the main reason why I don't want left-sided numpad anymore).
Or just classic ergonomic (having to lift your hand to reach for something is generally bad keyboard-wise), I mean, not everyone needs and wants a super duper ergo setup.
It's just that it's a bit sad to get one if you don't even plan on using it

[cobalt heath]

Mm. I grew up in the 90s and 00s, full boards were pretty much all you tended to see on a desktop. And I never had my own laptop will I was like 19 or so. I can use those but my hands have still never been as 'at home'.

[sleek bronze]

Yeah pretty sure it's what I described

Anyway, there is still nothing wrong with getting a full sized one ^^

[spark hatch]

yea

[sleek bronze]

Because as long as you don't have something like that :

you are not a true chad anyway

[spark hatch]

I cant stand ergo keyboards

[sleek bronze]

Understandable

I still can't type with it lmao

[spark hatch]

also doesnt help I dont touch typle correctly so I miss keys alot

I like to use my left hand for y and b alot so split boards mess me up alot

[sleek bronze]

With this + colemak you are kind of forced to touch type yeah, but it comes naturally
However I don't feel the ergo part for now. Since I lack muscles in my pinkies and ring fingers, litterally, so I feel a bit of pain. But "good pain", like the one when going to the gym to train lmao

[chrome raft]

cant stand split

[spark hatch]

ah

[sleek bronze]

That's why with this kind of boards you kind of need to switch to ergo-layouts too; like colemak
Because, as you said, the layouts do not feel right if not

[spark hatch]

ah

[sleek bronze]

I don't know if I'll keep digging into it, but for now I just find it funny to learn to build/program/use one

[spark hatch]

only thing I like about split ergo boards, is there look, they do look quite cool. especially the acrylic ones

[cobalt heath]

I remember people having this 'wavey' kind of shape. Gave the thing a pretty big footprint.

[sleek bronze]

Like not flat ones ?

Yeah

[spark hatch]

looks cool, again would never want to use it

[sleek bronze]

The learning curve is waay too steep

[spark hatch]

yea

[sleek bronze]

But I swear I want one just to laugh at trying to use it

[spark hatch]

If I ever got wrist problems I'd look into it but as of now I have no intent of ever using one

[sleek bronze]

Understandable

[spark hatch]

thats fair

I would do that, but I wouldnt pay they're steap price jsut for a laugh

[sleek bronze]

I already have problems with basically every joint in my body haha, so I kind of really want to optimize that

[spark hatch]

ah, thats unfortunate

[sleek bronze]

The one I built cost 70€ (first picture)

[spark hatch]

yea, but for the like curved ones

[sleek bronze]

Bad luck I guess
And honestly I'm fine with a normal keyboard, as long as the posture is good. It's just a good excuse to convince myself. And maybe when i'll get older i'll thanks myself for doing it

[sleek bronze]

They are pretty cheap, because most of them are 3D printed !

Well, it requires you to have a 3D printer

But they don't have a pcb usually, everything hand wired (annoying to do but cheap AF)

[spark hatch]

ah, I wouldnt know, I thought they were quite expensive, granted I've never looked at diy. only consumer

[sleek bronze]

As long as you have a 3D printer it's not really expensive to print the board
Controllers (30$ maybe) + some cheaps electronic components
Then switches + keycaps, and here it's the same as for a normal keyboard, and you even have less keys so it can still be cheaper in this category

[sleek bronze]

Consumers keyboard like that are STUPIDLY expensive yeah !

But I'm pretty sure most of the people building them do it 50% just for the fun of building it

[spark hatch]

ah, yea thats fair, I surprisingly dont have wrist issues, I do alot of a thing called butterfly clicking and drag clicking which are fast repeated motions so

[spark hatch]

ah, yea that would make more sense

[sleek bronze]

It's my case at least ^^

[spark hatch]

yea

ti does look like it would be fun to make one

[sleek bronze]

Yeah
There are a lot of "stages"
You can just buy a kit and assemble it then use a default firmware

Or totally design the layout from scratch, make the PCB in kicad, make it printed, design a controller, flash it with an ISP flasher and a self-programmed firmware, find a way to make a custom case etcccc

[spark hatch]

yea

I'd like to try making a diy board one day

but I heard kicad can be quite pricy

[sleek bronze]

??

It's literally a free software

[spark hatch]

oh wait no sorry, like when you go to get the pcb made, I forget what company it was that I looked at

[sleek bronze]

JLCPCB something like that

That's what people usually use

It's honestly quite cheap

For my big keyboard (fullsize size) it was something like 20€ for FIVE PCBs (can't get less than that) shipping in

I had a "first order" discount though, but it's still quite cheap

Compared to traditional custom keyboard

[spark hatch]

I could be mestaken, I just remember it being alittle pricy to get them made, but that was a long time ago so things could have changed

I must be thinking of smthn differnt then

[sleek bronze]

Maybe if you tried to make them solder all the components on it yeah

[spark hatch]

I remember it being upwards of 300 cad

[sleek bronze]

wow

Well it's not that price AT ALL

And technically you don't need a pcb, it's just a pain in the ** to hand wire a keyboard

[spark hatch]

not sure, it was a while ago, just remember it being pricy, maybe i'll look into it again

[sleek bronze]

It's less than 20 bucks for sure

[spark hatch]

yea, I must be thinking of smthn else then. I'll have to revist the idea of making a custom board

[sleek bronze]

And you could still just buy an already existing PCB

[spark hatch]

true

[unkempt dome]

Clear plastic is not really for me ... but I shall try box royal for sure

[supple gust]

i mean… it’s not really like you see it. it’s just the housing is clear so the backlight passes through more easily

[unkempt dome]

For that price you'll have to find something used and hope it's still good

[spark hatch]

idrc about rgb so

[spark hatch]

magegee also is an alr option if they want new, only blue backlight tho

[proud rapids]

Apple = marketing
Get something useful

[spark hatch]

keychron is a good option

[proud rapids]

U chatted alot without me, i am going to skip some reading :p

[sleek bronze]

You did skip a lot haha

[proud rapids]

XD

I have 10% discount code for keychron that ends tomorrow if anyone wants it, i would be glad to give it up

I got it cause i left the stuff in my cart and didnt pay(stopped before the last step)

And they sent me 2 days after the code

[spark hatch]

lmao, thats nice of them, im good tho

I think 5 keyboards is good, for now

[outer citrus]

My switch tester is here

And wow clicky switches are nice

But they are noisy and I can’t have noisy keyboards lol

Tactile are pretty nice thp

Especially ones with the noticeable bumps

[spark hatch]

what tactiles are you trying

[outer citrus]

I have no idea. This switch tester I have has 3 tactile, 4 linears, and 2 clickys

Hold on

I’ll show em

They are gateron switches

It doesn’t specify the switch types on the Amazon listing

[spark hatch]

ah

gat tactiles are kinda meh

[outer citrus]

Yeah

[spark hatch]

wow I aced the spelling of that

[outer citrus]

The browns don’t have a really noticeable tactile bump

[spark hatch]

yea

[outer citrus]

It’s like cherry switches

Their tactiles aren’t the best

[spark hatch]

all browns arent tactile, browns is a type of tactile, and its very light

[outer citrus]

Yeah

Gat clears are pretty nice tho

My keyboard is still in shipping tho

So I can’t test how the switches will sound on the actual keyboard

[spark hatch]

ah

[outer citrus]

I’d have to say clicky switches are probs my fave

But of course I can’t have clicky switches cause they are loud

And none of these tactile switches are that great

Well

They are good but they arent the greatest

[spark hatch]

kenetic labs penguins are smilar tactile feed bad as clickies

well it depends on the clickies but jsut in general

[unkempt dome]

Clicky ... kailh box jade and box navy

Or zeal clickiez

[spark hatch]

those are expensiveee

I would love to try them tho, they look like really nice clickies

[unkempt dome]

Tactile ...
Akko lavender purple, jelly purple
kailh box burnt orange
Tecsee purple panda maybe ... I have yet to try them ... might do that this weekend

[spark hatch]

all good options

[solid sinew]

hear me out

[peak spade]

hey there, quick question, im used to a clicky switch, 1.5mm actuation distance at 45g of actuation, do you think because these(aqua king switchers) are linear and dont need the "click" to activate that i should go with the 67g version of these? or go with the 55g version of this because its the closest to what im using now. im not sure if a clicky 45g switch is actually like a 80g linear switch, what would you recommend i do? thanks again 🙂

[spark hatch]

its all preference, but I would maybe do the 67 gram version, I'd wait for some other answers tho, someone might have a better idea

[peak spade]

like is a 45g clicky switch the same as a 45g linear switch?

[spark hatch]

not really cause it requires more force than 45g to get past the tactile event

[unkempt dome]

You have to check the tactile force of a tactile or clicky switch to know how it can approximate a linear switch ... and even then it clearly won't feel the same

[chrome raft]

ur probably gonna like the 67g version more

[proud rapids]

I will post the discount code for keychron here it ends tomorrow

3MT9SZMK

[supple gust]

box royal

[spark hatch]

Never tried them, they look really nice tho

[outer citrus]

my new keyboard is here

keychron c2

gateron reds

the spacebar is oddly "thocky"

really nice keyboard

probs gonna put all black keycaps on it

and then maybe some different switches

[spark hatch]

sick

[outer citrus]

the stabilizers seem to already be pre lubed

[spark hatch]

yea c2's space bar isnt amazing sounding

[outer citrus]

yea

[spark hatch]

if you add foam its alot better tho

[outer citrus]

im probably going to do a tape mod

cause i dont have foam

and people say tape can improve acoustics

[spark hatch]

it comes in the box

[outer citrus]

so far im liking the keyboard tho

o

[spark hatch]

tape mod does help a fair bit

[outer citrus]

i might get a wrist rest tho

[spark hatch]

there wrist wrest is really nice

[outer citrus]

isnt it wooden?

[spark hatch]

yea

[outer citrus]

the acoustics of this keyboard arent absolutely superb out of the box

[spark hatch]

palm i believe

[outer citrus]

but its miles better than the corsair k70

the k70 is incredibly pingy and loud

which is odd cause its linear

[spark hatch]

switches make a huge difference on it in my experience

[vale mist]

well linear won't matter when the accoustics are already bad

in terms of sound

[outer citrus]

welp

its been fun corsair

but its time for you to enter the shelf of electronics i plan on selling

[spark hatch]

nice

[outer citrus]

i will say tho i had some pretty positive experiences with corsair keyboards

mostly

the multimedia scroller on my k70 was wonky

also why does dhl make opening packages so dificult

[spark hatch]

cause if they dont put in in 30 layers on bubble rap they'll turn it into spaghetti

[outer citrus]

lol

my guess is it has to do with the fact this is coming from overseas

[spark hatch]

yea, also if it was easy to open I bet they'd have alot of packeges go missing

[outer citrus]

probs

[spark hatch]

what switches were you thinking of getting for the board?

[outer citrus]

havent decided

[spark hatch]

or have you decided"?

ah

[outer citrus]

was considering holy pandas

but they are expensive

[spark hatch]

ah

[outer citrus]

and i dont exactly have the money for a full sized keyboard amount of them

[spark hatch]

I personally dont relly like holy pandas,

[outer citrus]

i was also looking at kailh box switches

[spark hatch]

you're pretty muched garenteed to bottom out, and when its late at night I like to type solf enough to not bottom out

[spark hatch]

I've heard box royals are quite nice

and i've liked my box whites and navies

[outer citrus]

does keychron prelube the stabilizers?

cause i noticed that on the spacebar stabilizers there was what looked to be some lube

a shit ton of lube apparently

[peak cloud]

I don't think my original keytron had lube but my keychron k4 does.

[spark hatch]

they do

[outer citrus]

ah

[spark hatch]

and switches

its a supper thin oil mure than a thick lube like 205, but they are technically lubed

[subtle grotto]

kbd67 lite r3 with matcha greens lels

[spark hatch]

oo that sounds nice

[subtle grotto]

matcha greens weight pretty good

[modest creek]

So I have a Filco from 2010 that duplicates a couple key presses and seems to lose connection fi you move the keyboard... stripped it down in the bath tub and cleaning it. Anyone know if the USB cable is replaceable as a whole part or should I look into making something?

[spark hatch]

personally would swap it to usb c

[modest creek]

I'm fine with that

[spark hatch]

im not sure about replacing usb as a whole, is it solderd to the board or is there a connector?

[modest creek]

Connector

[subtle grotto]

creamy marbly perhaps lol

[spark hatch]

you could do some looking around but I doubt theres a replacement for it, what does the connector look like tho?

[modest creek]

See above

[spark hatch]

yea, ty

uhm yknow what that looks like a standardish cable

[modest creek]

There's an anti-strain part that passes through the keyboard housing where I think it pinched the cable over time

[spark hatch]

Im pretty sure one of my 20$ builds uses the same one

[modest creek]

Yeah it looks fairly standard

I don't mind converting it or making something custom but it seems to be fairly ordinary

[spark hatch]

personally would make it usb c but I also have fancy cables I like to use, but it would defintally be doable to just replace the cable

[modest creek]

What parts do you recommend for converting to USB C

I am very competent soldering so that's no concern

[spark hatch]

I bet you could find it some where or ik a cheap board off amazon you could use for parts

[spark hatch]

only ever done it once so im not the best person to ask, but I just used: solder gun, flux, thin solder, and I got a usb connector off an old mouse

you'd need to get creative on how and where to put the connector tho

[modest creek]

Oh okay so you just hardwired it in with a male usb-c connector

[spark hatch]

can you desolder the already existing conector?

[modest creek]

I was actually thinking of trying to find a USBC female side like a socket

Yeah I can no problem

Or I could even cut off like an inch of the existing harness

[spark hatch]

no, It was a female connector

[modest creek]

Okay then did you like epoxy it into the housing or was it on a short lead

[spark hatch]

if you got the old connector out of there it looks like theres enough room you could put it somewhere pretty close to the original spot

[modest creek]

Yeah I could be solder that standard 5 pin

But the way it's set up is it the keyboard then had like 6 ft of cable coming out of it with a USB a male

[spark hatch]

no, quite conveniently the board I made usbc actually had a usb c varriant so there were already leads and a cut out for the connector, all I had to do was put in the female usb and cut out a hole in the case

epoxy would prolly work tho

I dont see why it wouldnt

[modest creek]

Okay cool yeah I'll have to get creative

[spark hatch]

does that board have much hollow area under neath it?

[modest creek]

It has a bit on top

[spark hatch]

hm, that shouldnt be too difficult. it looks like there's enough room you could squeeze a connector in there

[modest creek]

I could definitely make it work looks like there's USBC daughter cards

[spark hatch]

yea

[modest creek]

I just realized

I could also just cut the standard USB cable shorter and move the strain piece

[spark hatch]

oh yea, duh lmao.

would be worth a shot

[modest creek]

yeah to see where the double phantom keypress shit is happening

Its an old kb but in mint shape

was like $150 new and stopped using it because of this

[spark hatch]

ah

is it a specific key that double presses or just all of them?

[modest creek]

Its hard to say because the connection it intermittent

[spark hatch]

ah

[modest creek]

otherwise i'm soldering a couple new mx browns on

[spark hatch]

Yea

If you did jsut want to replace the cable and splicing it doesn't work, I wasn't able to find a replacement one but I'm 90% sure this baord has the same one.
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B08QYYYWGK/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_i_dl_YZ7DEWJ2ABGB78F0N038?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

[outer citrus]

should i foam mod my new keyboard?

[keen basin]

yes

[outer citrus]

well

im a complete beginner at this. never modded a keyboard before

and this is a brand new keychron c2

[keen basin]

i did it my first tiem too

youl be fine

its not hard at all

[outer citrus]

so im not going to break it easily

[keen basin]

prob not

[spark hatch]

I have a decent guide if you want

[outer citrus]

sure

[spark hatch]

top is finiky but I dont think you'll break it

[outer citrus]

atleast keychron is nice enough to send you a wire keycap puller

instead of those cheap plastic keycap pullers

corsair im looking at you

[spark hatch]

yea, they,re good for that, I would preffer one of those keycap AND switch puller ocmbos tho

[outer citrus]

yeah

corsair keyboards are so expensive and the keycap puller is crap

for the price youd think theyd be nice and include a decent keycap puller

[spark hatch]

I wouldnt know I've never used a corsair board

but I dont doubt they do taht

they all about the $$

[outer citrus]

now that im more knowledgable in keyboards

i know corsair keyboards arent that great

sure you get "premium build quality" and metal and all that

but

cherry switches

terrible acoustics

and overall bad quality control

[spark hatch]

yea

[outer citrus]

then again corsair is a big corp

so thats what you have to expect

[spark hatch]

idek why they have the aluminuim top plate its so thin it dont do shit

[outer citrus]

its just to say they include metal in their keyboard

even though that doesnt really mean anything

[spark hatch]

true, but gmmk and keychron are also pretty big, and they're both pretty decent

[outer citrus]

sure it increases weight and decreases deck flex

[spark hatch]

gmmk is abit to be desired they've done some questionable things but theyre still far better than say, corsair

[outer citrus]

true

so far ive had pretty much nothing but good experiences with my new board

[spark hatch]

yea, its all about mareting

[outer citrus]

the only downside is the lack of addressible rgb software

[spark hatch]

but like if you're gonna do it they should do it right

[outer citrus]

but my setup just needs the white light setting

so it doesnt really bother me

[spark hatch]

ah, they're more custom options have via, wich is a macro and lighting software, but they'd have to change a fair bit if they wanted to bring that to there whole line up

[outer citrus]

yeah

i hate not having a wrist rest

i ordered a hyper x wrist rest off of amazon lol

[spark hatch]

I've never like wrist rests

they jsut dont feel right

[outer citrus]

to me typing without a wrist rest strains my hand after a while

anyways

time to get to modding my keyboard

and hopefully not breaking it lol

[spark hatch]

lmao, you'll be fine its not that bad

[outer citrus]

ima break out my backup keyboard so i can type

[spark hatch]

the worse part is pushing the pcb throught the stand offs

[outer citrus]

i will say tho

corsair keyboards do look pretty good

[modest creek]

am i the only one who thinks hot-swappable switches is cheating

@outer citrus I have 2 K65 Mini and love htem

[spark hatch]

ehh I dont like the look of any oem boards

the only one I've liked was the g915 tkl

[outer citrus]

cause it saves you the labor of having to desolder switches?

[spark hatch]

but its terrrible in avery other way

[modest creek]

@outer citrus its just cheating lol

[outer citrus]

i do like the minimalistic look of keychron keyboards tho

and that they dont shove their branding in your face

[spark hatch]

do they even have branding?

[modest creek]

does keychron make a white one

[spark hatch]

they're pcb does

they make a reto one

its like a faded white

[modest creek]

yeah i need a white white

[outer citrus]

on the bottom

the keychron model and serial number sticketr

[spark hatch]

OH q1,2,3,4 comes in white

those are their high end ones tho so they're more expensive

[modest creek]

i only see grey

their site is kinda terrible

[spark hatch]

they have a great site?

[modest creek]

all of these kb sites think you know their model #'s

[outer citrus]

keychron put a metric fuck ton of lube on my stabilizers thats for sure

[spark hatch]

https://www.keychron.com/

[spark hatch]

yea they do that lmao

[modest creek]

sure, i know their site, but like

i dunno models

[spark hatch]

its at the top, just use their drop downs

[modest creek]

so which one is white

lol

[spark hatch]

https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-q1

[modest creek]

but not q2, 3, 4?

[spark hatch]

oh, they should be coming soon

[versed hamlet]

Who is getting the qk65

And why are my switches becoming more scratchy over time

[spark hatch]

they just recently added the white q1 so they probably have to build their stock

[spark hatch]

are they lubed?

[versed hamlet]

And filmed

[spark hatch]

what lube did you use?

[versed hamlet]

Krytox

205g0

[spark hatch]

where did you get it?

[versed hamlet]

Ilumkb

[spark hatch]

hmm, have you tried relubing one?

[versed hamlet]

Yes

It works but becomes scratchy again in 2 weeks

[spark hatch]

hmm interesting, waht switches?

[versed hamlet]

Banana splits

[spark hatch]

hmm, I havent heard of anything like that happening, give it abit maybe someone got an idea of whats happening

[versed hamlet]

Ok

[outer citrus]

finally got all the keycaps off

[spark hatch]

nice

[outer citrus]

yeah this keyboard is an absolute pain to get apart lol

[spark hatch]

its alittle tricky

I didnt find it terrable tho

[outer citrus]

this is scuffing up my keyboard a lot

[spark hatch]

what are you trying to do?

you shouldnt need to use anything hard enough to scratch it

[outer citrus]

get the cover off

i cant find any plastic things for it

my credit card is way too flimsy to get the clips up

[spark hatch]

drivers licence/banking card

oh

[spark hatch]

start by the usb c and os switch

[outer citrus]

i got part of the cover off

just got to do the sides

[spark hatch]

also you shuld be able to ues your card, I just did it sitting here

once you get the first couple clips it should go quite easily

[vale mist]

personally I wouldn't use those for prying

[spark hatch]

no I wouldnt either

[vale mist]

use like a expired/almost empty gift card

I used a gift card to pry open a laptop once and the card was quite messed up after that

[subtle grotto]

anyone have thoughts :3

[spark hatch]

actually have managed to keep my card intacted

[outer citrus]

finally got the cover off

[spark hatch]

sick

it goes on much better dw

[outer citrus]

alright

pcb out

[spark hatch]

nice

now you can use the foam that game in the box to put in the case, and you can tempest mod the pcb

[outer citrus]

alright

foam in place

now do i just close it back up and call it a day

[spark hatch]

sure, or you could also do tempest mod

[outer citrus]

and its screwed back on

just gotta put the keycaps back on

[spark hatch]

nicee

[outer citrus]

and thats not good

these 2 snaps at the bottom wont close

got it closed

and mod done

looks like it working

and it sounds a heck to better too

especially the space bar

although the space bar still sounds a bit off

[spark hatch]

yea

[proud rapids]

A flixable Guitarpik or get an ifixit kit

I am always late for the Chat -. -

[outer citrus]

My keyboard is semi scuffed

But it’s mostly on the underside of the cover

Where it will never be seen

So I don’t rlly care

[wise flower]

Best keyboards for gaming?

[proud rapids]

First of all i am a keyboard noob.
Optical switches are the go to for speed and gaming. For mechanical switches u need something eith cherry mx silver or red switches or equivilant to that.
It depends on ur petsonal preference in end
In

I have an old razor black window here, and i hated it used it a couple of times only

Roccat Keyboards were way much better

I repeat i am a noob

Linus uses logitech g710+ with brown switches

[chrome raft]

they still suck

[chrome raft]

buget

what budget

[chrome raft]

i disagree with you saying optical switches are the go to

they dont feel or sound as good as mechnical switches

and you cant swap them out

its not worth all the downsides

you could get a qk65 at that price

[analog wyvern]

Guys, what Razer keyboard should i go for? Only played casual games (FH5, Genshin, etc) and retro games. Also im looking for Razer Chroma RGB support since i wanted to link it with Genshin

I dunno if other brand keyboard works with Chroma or not...

[chrome raft]

dont get razer products

why would you want to link razer chroma with genshin

[proud rapids]

Dont get a razor

[analog wyvern]

Hm....

So what should i get then?

(Logitech would be nice too, but i need to look at the price first)

[chrome raft]

budget?

[analog wyvern]

About $80

[chrome raft]

ok

get a rk61 and mod it

get some better switches and stabs

and maybe new keycaps

[analog wyvern]

This?

[chrome raft]

yes

rk61

hotswap

put painters tape below the pcb

and then fill the case with pe foam

[analog wyvern]

Hm...

Btw

What switches should i get?

There is a lot of switches on the options...

[boreal rivet]

gat milky yellow

or whatever akko people are hyping now idk

[analog wyvern]

These?

[analog wyvern]

Can i use paper tape instead? (The white one)

Painters tape is kinda rare here

[full hull]

linear or tactile?

[analog wyvern]

Im fine with any of them

(Never used mechanical keyboard before)

[full hull]

https://www.tokopedia.com/delse/switch-mechanical-keyboard-ajazz-dice-fruit-banana-kiwi-peach-kuning
how many pieces is this @analog wyvern

[analog wyvern]

61 keys for RK61

[full hull]

no as in how many pieces per pack

[full hull]

for this

[analog wyvern]

Just 1

5k IDR per piece

You only get the jar for buying 45 pieces

So if i went with 60%, that means i need to spend 305k IDR

[full hull]

for Genshin just get this
https://www.tokopedia.com/cherryelectronics/royal-kludge-rk87-rk987-rgb-wireless-bluetooth-mechanical-keyboard-putih-red-switch
@analog wyvern

[analog wyvern]

Hm...

[full hull]

I recall Genshin needing function keys for most of the shortcuts

[chrome raft]

idk a lot about modding but you should watch the tempest video

on the mod

pe foam+tape

[analog wyvern]

Hm...

[chrome raft]

video by tempest

on youtube

[analog wyvern]

As for PE foam...

I dunno where i can get it =_=a

[chrome raft]

do you like a smooth switch or a switch with a bump

[chrome raft]

google

[chrome raft]

i recommend buying pe foam on amazon

[analog wyvern]

Amazon is nonexistent in Indonesia

[chrome raft]

oh ok

[analog wyvern]

[chrome raft]

aliexpress?

taobao?

[full hull]

If you can stretch your budget to like 1.400.000 you can get a south facing PCB

It's indonesia just get it off lazada

[chrome raft]

whats 1.400.000

[full hull]

All keyboard stuff is just way way cheaper

[analog wyvern]

In IDR

Indonesian Rupiah

[chrome raft]

ok

[analog wyvern]

Just convert it to USD

[chrome raft]

well i live in canada so i dont know value of indonesia currency

[analog wyvern]

Basically its rather high in nominal

14.367 IDR per USD

Atm

[chrome raft]

ok

[full hull]

@analog wyvern can you stretch to 1.4?

[analog wyvern]

I cant atm =_="

[chrome raft]

at that price you could just get a QK65

[analog wyvern]

But if i had to

I might just go with Paylater

So maybe i could

[full hull]

https://www.tokopedia.com/clover-gaming/keychron-c1-rgb-hotswap-wired-mechanical-keyboard-brown-switch
@analog wyvern kk then just go with this at the max but the RK is also fine

just don't go Razer

https://www.tokopedia.com/cherryelectronics/royal-kludge-rk87-rk987-rgb-wireless-bluetooth-mechanical-keyboard-putih-red-switch

Both are fine

[analog wyvern]

As long as i can keep the theme, im fine

[full hull]

What theme?

RGB?

[analog wyvern]

Genshin theme

[full hull]

What Razer can you even get for 80$?

Just the Cynosa right

[analog wyvern]

In fact i bought a Kokomi mousepad earlier

Still in the production atm

[analog wyvern]

For 80 bucks...

Let me check

[full hull]

I'm quite sure it's just a membrane

or an old Blackwidow

[analog wyvern]

So far, only Cynosa

[full hull]

https://www.tokopedia.com/cherryelectronics/royal-kludge-rk87-rk987-rgb-wireless-bluetooth-mechanical-keyboard-putih-red-switch
https://www.tokopedia.com/clover-gaming/keychron-c1-rgb-hotswap-wired-mechanical-keyboard-brown-switch
just choose one @analog wyvern tbh these are the best options at the price everything else is going to be dogshit

[analog wyvern]

1.4m gets the Blackwidow V3

[full hull]

How is a Razer keyboard going to be Genshin Theme? Won't you just be changing keycaps

[analog wyvern]

Hm...

Ye, i think Razer wouldnt give me more options

[full hull]

The only Genshin themed products from them are going to be too expensive for your budget

[analog wyvern]

Already got the mouse

[full hull]

The worst version of the Deathadder

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At least i used my Go Pay coins so it wasnt that hard

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Well that's nice

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Like, i saved up 500k

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I have the much better Deathadder V2 X

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But still

A bit better than M590

Way better than Redragon

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Well if you like how it looks it's still a deathadder

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Ye

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but like why not just get Genshin Keycaps off shopee and this https://www.tokopedia.com/cherryelectronics/royal-kludge-rk87-rk987-rgb-wireless-bluetooth-mechanical-keyboard-putih-red-switch
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I like the mouse so far

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Ye, i think i will go with those

What switches tho...

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Just choose red

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Ok then ^^a

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I'm very sure btw that Razer keyboards have literally 0 customization

keycaps are non-standard

except like the huntsman mini

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Hm...

Also, looking for Kokomi-theme, looks like its going to be a bit hard...

Might just custom the whole keycaps myself at this point

And go with color scheme

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👀 I like that this channel exists.

Anyways I can recommend an RK 61 keyboard with Everglade aqua king 55g switches. Very thock, very nice.

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I think i will go with RK87 since Genshin requires some function keys to play

It can be cumbersome eventho i have my Redragon MMO mouse in my inventory

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Oh whoops, that was just a separate comment of mine since I've never chatted in here. But, I'm assuming the RK 87 is an 87 key version of the RK 61?

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Ye

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On a budget there are better options than aqua kings

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Oh definitely. Aqua kings are nice for me, after research, because they don't require much effort. (not lubing them, they're good for a while etc)

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ngl they remind me of Tecware Pearl Clear @keen prairie

@analog wyvern comes with knob too lmoa

Shoppee.ph

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Haven't used them, new to the custom mechanical keyboard area but I'm super satisfied with my build because I managed to get a pretty good thock

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Interesting keycap set

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^ lol

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I like the pudding key caps I got from hyper x

I'll look into better ones eventually, but for now this is 👌

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Oh wait

Shopee Philippines

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Yuop

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my shoppee

the best shoppee

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Cant find it in Indonesia one

Might go with white, blue, and pink color scheme (thats the idea, for now)

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https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003673178056.html
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003446272381.html
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003488512346.html
@analog wyvern Aliexpress

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I will order the keyboard tomorrow

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Random but I like how you can make tactile switches somewhat/mostly linear by lubing the tactile bump

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Also, sadly they didnt ship it fast (took a month with standard shipping)

But oh well, i will look into those later

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This defeats the point though tbh

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For tomorrow tho, i will buy the RK87

Btw

What is the purpose of the PE Foam for the keyboard?

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Yuuup. It would be super funny if someone liked lubed tactiles better than linear though

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makes it sound better

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Ah

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Fir acoustics

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but the best keyboard sound mod is the closed back headphone mod

Makes your 40$ keyboard sound exactly like a 400$ one

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Hmm

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another mod is the memory foam tip IEM mod

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$400
Ew

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Lmao

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I have a Moondrop Aria

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me with a 500$ cad build

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The Hatsune Miku version I'm guessing

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Nope

The newer model

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They made an Aria V2?

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Not really V2

But they started the production again for the Aria

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They've always been making them?

They're still making the SSR

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Not really, the Aria did discontinued

But continued again last year

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That was a different IEM though

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Like the old Aria from 2018 was iirc very far from the current Aria

which is more like the KXXS

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Well, at least from what they said

Mine is newer one

Got it for like $80

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I ca buy one for 60$ that's an oof

where did you get that

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Tokopedia, and its the cheapest one out of all sellers sadly

I bought mine from the official distributor for Moondrop

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No chinese sellers that's a big yikes

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Me, happy with my ~ $120 keyboard

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Thats more than the budget that i had atm

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Oof

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What keyboard did you make with that budget?

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He said it already i think

RK61

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I'd be happy with my 100$ build but I wanted to invest in one baord I really liked

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RK 61
Aqua kings
Hyper x key caps

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oh yeah I forgot

yeah Aqua Kings can have that effect

[keen prairie]

The aqua kings look epic

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Looks like Tecware Pearl Clear to me tbh

[keen prairie]

You can't see them underneath keycaps but still, LMAO

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Lmao

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Btw, the last time i tried a keyboard

Is when i was at high school

And i think its a membrane keyboard from computer lab

[keen prairie]

I had a membrane keyboard before this.

RK 61 on its own felt pretty loud [brown switches]
Aqua kings make it more quiet than my old membrane.

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Nice

Most of my baords are quite loud

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Are aqua kings pre-lubed?

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Yep

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or are they silent

Yeah factory lubed

[keen prairie]

They're just a really smooth linear

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usually that doesn't end well tbh

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ever tried gateron yellows/