peripherals

[cinder coral]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0895YNBDG/

that's what I got.

finally got my monitors on desk clamp mounts, so i have the room to put a 15" deep mat on there.

[spark hatch]

ah, nice nice

[cinder coral]

😐 and i don't regret not getting the one from lttstore.com because i absolutely hate the northern lights design.

though im sure it's a great quality mat.

[spark hatch]

fair enough

I like the design but it realllly doesnt go with the theam of the reest of my setup

but the desk matt I want is out of stock and will be till q3 I think so

[cinder coral]

would love if linus sold some more designs for mats

[spark hatch]

that would be nice

[cinder coral]

I really like the shirt designs, and I'm actually waiting for my CPU shirt to come in the mail this week, would kill for some of those cool artsy computer component shirt designs were on a deskmat.

[spark hatch]

ah, I really liked there short circuit long sleeve design but they removed it 😦

[cinder coral]

I don't remember that one but I don't pay attention to long sleeve products any more since moving to florida.

[spark hatch]

also like their uhh, party shirt? think thats what they called it

[cinder coral]

oh yeah that one is super cool

[spark hatch]

ah yea fair enough

[cinder coral]

party shirt pattern would be sick on a desk mat actually.

[spark hatch]

oh yea

that would be pretty sick

[cinder coral]

heres a good keyboard question... low profile keyboards like the keychron ones with the low profile gateron switches

what kinds of keycaps can be used

do they have to be low profile despite the normal cherry stem?

[ionic briar]

prob not tbh
as long as you have enough space so that the caps dont hit the plate, you should be fine imo

[spark hatch]

dont think so, ive seen soe people use higher profile caps on lowprofiles

like I saw a guy using sa on the nuphy air 75

[cinder coral]

im going to send my friend some sample caps and see how they feel on his lp board

we'll see what happens! i'll post results for science.

[spark hatch]

alr lmao

[unkempt dome]

Check the badseedtech mousepad review maybe ... that's about the only one I know that I've seen do something about mousepad ... maybe hardware canucks did some video too ... probably rocketjumpninja too

I don't like the northern light design either ... give me some dark gray or black and that's it

I don't care about long sleeves shirt either ... and it's not cause of the place I live, it's cause I hate wearing anything with long sleeves

[distant solstice]

Covered up the membrane trash

[crimson isle]

Membrane > “butterfly”

Change my mind

[strange sand]

hnestly membrane is fine

[chrome raft]

preference

[strange sand]

ik

membrane is fine but i obv have mech keyboards and like them better

[chrome raft]

yeah

[outer citrus]

Keeping white key caps clean is so annoying

The slightest amount of dorito dust shows through so clearly

[chrome raft]

so stop eating doritoes in front of you keeb

[outer citrus]

What else am I suppost to eat while watching a movie

[chrome raft]

you watch movies on a monitor?

[outer citrus]

Yeah

The tv doesn’t have Netflix

[unkempt dome]

Then get a used under 100$ pc to use on the tv

[strange sand]

bro get a firestick

or chormechast

there so cheap

[strange sand]

why would u do that thats just a waste when firesticks exist

[outer citrus]

Or I could, yknow, watch movies like I normally do?

[strange sand]

yeah

so a firestick is better than the loud noisees of ur pc

[outer citrus]

And not spend money on tech I’m probably not even gonna use

[outer citrus]

My pc isn’t loud

Plus I wear headphones

[strange sand]

i mean it prolly inst if its water cooled

.

who watches with headphones 💀 use speakers

[unkempt dome]

Fire stick slow

[outer citrus]

Nah fan cooled

[unkempt dome]

PC silent anyway

[outer citrus]

Cause it blocks out the noise

[strange sand]

jus put andorid tv

its sick

[outer citrus]

Background noise is annoying when watching movie

[strange sand]

i agree but a firestick is silent, prolly mroe than ur pc

so its a better option

[unkempt dome]

Not really no

[outer citrus]

It’s also a lot more convenient for me to just watch it on my pc

[strange sand]

ur monitor has more than one inpuit roight

[outer citrus]

Cause I can just pause the movie if I need to do something like text a friend back on discord or look something up

[outer citrus]

Yeah?

Also

Your outlying another thing i can just do

Long hdmi cable, route over to tv, watch movie

[strange sand]

💀 that ruins the imersion but u do u

[outer citrus]

Immersion?

[strange sand]

like checking ur phone

during movie

[outer citrus]

It’s pausing a movie

Plus I have a second monitor

So I can just slide discord over to the second screen and keep watching

[strange sand]

damn

[outer citrus]

Fire stick 40 dollars

[strange sand]

tf

i thought it was 30

oh that was prolly the sale price

[outer citrus]

I’d rather do something useful with that money instead of paying for something I can already do

Plus streaming on Ethernet is a lot better than my WiFi

[unkempt dome]

I don't have any problem streaming with my wifi

[chrome raft]

if you have a sffpc you can move it to ur living room and plug an hdmi/displayport cabl from ur gpu to ur tv

[outer citrus]

It’s hard to stream 4K on WiFi thats slower than trying to ride a radio flyer kids Tesla through a barrels amount of sticky syrup

[outer citrus]

Long hdmi cable

[chrome raft]

?

[outer citrus]

You take a very long hdmi cable and you plug it into the pc then route it over to your living room and plug it into ole reliable

[unkempt dome]

PC is kind of a must on tv for me

[chrome raft]

ok

[strange sand]

for me firestick is good plus the remote has alexa which is rlly good for seardhing

[proud glade]

If you had to buy 3 keyboards: budget, midrange and overkill, what would they be?

[spark hatch]

prolly some keychron or akko board, keychron q1, no idea. probably one of those owl labs boards that had the mouse scroll wheel, cant remember what its called

[boreal rivet]

Hhkb, moon tkl/jane v2, that one kingsaver that had neons a few years back

[chrome raft]

qk65, glacier80, otd 356CL

[latent blaze]

qk65 mountain everest keycult

[hearty rose]

Im so excited for R2 of the QK65 later this month

it's gonna be replacing my KBD67 Lite

[spark hatch]

nicee

[cinder coral]

any recommendations for 96 % pcb?

[left crest]

should I buy the Keychron K6 ?

[spark hatch]

what are your requirements in a board?

like what features do you want

[left crest]

TKL-60%, german layout, red switches (or similar ones, switches r not the priority)

[spark hatch]

You could also take a look at an akko board

But the keychron k6 is pretty nice, definitely would recommend getting the aluminum version tho

[left crest]

will do! thanks

[spark hatch]

Np

[heavy night]

Oh my god the keycaps with the stabalizer things i cant get them on properly on my laptop keyboard

my tab and caps key now feel weird

OH my god

[strange sand]

im so close to 120wpm

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/959207309014351883/972261866732658768/unknown.png

[chrome raft]

nice

[spark hatch]

mhm

[north jacinth]

basically my requirements for a keyboard need to include an aluminum case

i can't go back to any other material it's too late

[sweet thunder]

96% isn’t really standardized like 60% so I doubt you’d find anything that doesn’t have a specific case in mind

But there’s some 96% options available and coming soon

[chrome raft]

layout? budget?

[north jacinth]

oh no, i was just saying that

that said, portal65 case any good

thinking of that for the third build

[chrome raft]

its a gummy o ring board

cant see anything special

you might really like the desgin

and look

[sweet thunder]

I’ve heard the portal isn’t great

But if you like how it looks, well it’s your money

Oh yeah the blocker is full height so the oring mount it scuffed

[rotund field]

What are the difference between black, red, and brown keyboard switches? And which ones would you guys recommend to use?

[spark hatch]

what keyboard are you looking at?

[spark hatch]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/834558873398411335/949563928831201281/Linear-vs-Tactile-vs-Clicky-Infographic-1.png?size=4096

all prevenance there is no best.

[rotund field]

I like the ones with the satisfying sounds, I guess I'll go with a blue switch

Ty for the help

[spark hatch]

sound is once again preference, just note the blue switch isnt a switch used in "satisfying" builds

it produces a click sound which most people find too loud and annoying

[rotund field]

what a good middle ground?

[spark hatch]

you want the tactile feel but no click?

[rotund field]

I think I just want a smooth keyboard that sounds good but isn't too annoying

[spark hatch]

well what keybaord are you planning on getting?

sound really depends on the board

[rotund field]

the 60% one

[spark hatch]

what specific keyboard are you looking at?

daying the 60% one tells me nothing

[rotund field]

Specific keyboards? Like brands of keyboards?

[placid zenith]

yeah

cause the same switch in a different keyboard can sound completely different

[spark hatch]

well if you're asking what swiches to get you must be looking at a keyboard no?

I just wanna know like keychron k6/q2, akko, durgod, ect

[rotund field]

I just found some 40$ keyboard from some website

[spark hatch]

ok then its not gonna sound good just pick a switch that you think will feel good

[jaunty star]

When you have 1-2 keyboards laying around lol

[spark hatch]

lmao thats what my closes looks like

[jaunty star]

I’ve got these laying around I’m giving them away at an event I’m hosting

[unkempt dome]

Nice

[spare oracle]

Hey all. I recently bought a Keychron K10 for work and I'm looking for a case to slip it into. Nothing fancy, just something that closes (i.e. no slip case). If it's hard shell, great. If not, great. Price point is sub $50 US. Rough dimensions are 17" long by 6" deep by 1.5" tall. Anyone have a recommendation? Thank you in advance.

[thick thicket]

i wanna transition out of razer keyboards what would be the most similar switch to a razer optical

[hearty rose]

which optical switch is it?

the red linear or purple clicky?

[chrome raft]

first of all you dont want simmilar switches to razer switches

they suck

also dont recommend optical

they feel and sound worse then mechanical switches

[unkempt dome]

Optical are also really limited when it comes to diversity

[chrome raft]

true

[hearty rose]

but in terms of operating force and such the optical reds are probably similar to like a speed silver in terms of weight and actuation, although i'd recommend something like a gateron milky yellow just cuz i prefer the sound the housings make. And then I guess the purples would be relatively close to a box jade maybe at 5g heavier operating

I think KBD Fans sells gateron reds in a milky housing which would be the same weight as the razer optical reds but with a deeper actuation

[thick thicket]

purple

[latent blaze]

Do you like the sound or the feel

[hearty rose]

Yeah clicky switches are typically the least preferred switch in the keyboard community. Box Jades look like they are a pretty similar switch to the purples.

But if you wanted to go for a similar feel whilst not having that clicking sound every time the switch actuates you would open up options in the tactile switch arena

which are pretty much just clickys but without the actual click noise produced on actuation, you still get that bump when the switch actuates

[latent blaze]

box jades are best clicky but if u like the feel w/o the obnoxious (to some) sound then box navy is solid

very tactile switch without being clicky

[spark hatch]

does keychron have one? they have travel cases for alot of there boards

how much is cheap?

take a look at the royal kludge 61

if you could boost you budget I'd recommend this https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-k12-wireless-mechanical-keyboard?variant=39299048243289

I dont own one, but I haven t heard of anyone having issues with it

right

alr, was just throwing it out there

[sweet thunder]

Box navy is a clicky switch

[spark hatch]

probably meant box royal

[sweet thunder]

Yeah was about to say

[latent blaze]

My bad meant royal

[strange sand]

tf 💀

[boreal rivet]

Royal is horrid

Bump is too sharp and not particularly smooth

[spark hatch]

I liked the royal

[unkempt dome]

Headset : cooler master mh751, hyper x cloud II, sennheiser pc37x/pc38x

Those are about the best you can get ... if you want better then get a headphone and a separate microphone

Refer to audio section for recommendations about that

[spark hatch]

they can be

but not really, you can get a decent one for like 40$

correct me if im wrong but im pretty sure this is a pretty good mic:

https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Snowball-Condenser-Microphone-Cardioid/dp/B014PYGTUQ/ref=sr_1_15?crid=2ZYX0P4ZWV0KL&keywords=fifine+microphone&qid=1651951285&sprefix=fifine+mic%2Caps%2C169&sr=8-15

[unkempt dome]

not really when you know where to look

[strange sand]

damn

admission price?

[chrome raft]

one of my coworkers just got this

the keys are super small

if you have big hands, not recommended.

[spark hatch]

no? they're the same as every other mechanical keyboard

[chrome raft]

no its not lol. im sitting here typing on my mechanical keyboard and have 3 other mechanical keyboards.

the key spacing is like half the normal distance.

its REALLY odd to type on them.

[spark hatch]

I have 6 mechnical keyboard its the exact same

[molten trail]

Alienware AW510K is lovely

[chrome raft]

k, not going to argue. just speaking my experience from using that compared to 2 different corsairs, 1 das and one razer blackwidow

[spark hatch]

Right, never seen a keyby with different spacing unless it a different layout, all should be the same

look the same to me

[chrome raft]

im just telling you its different lol

i bought one to use at work because i liked his, but its 100% different.

i just got the one with the numpad

his was the exact one you linked.

[spark hatch]

right

[chrome raft]

id put them right next to each other

but i dropped it off at work an hour ago.

and brought my corsair home

[spark hatch]

idk other then the layout of the keyboard it should all be the same, k12 just uses some differnt caps I think

[chrome raft]

because it wasnt exactly professional looking in my office

well right now im using my blackwidow

the razer and the corsair feel both exactly the same in spacing

the keychron felt completely different

im not saying its worse, im just saying the finger travel difference when typing was noticable

its not a specifically better or worse configuration, and ill be fine on it once i get used to it

but i went from 110wpm down to 60 on his keyboard when i tested his before i bought it

so ymmv

[spark hatch]

I see

[unkempt dome]

1U is 1U tho ... the profile of the keycap might change the surface where you put your finger and that might feel different

[chrome raft]

na. it wasnt that

it was like an actual difference in spacing of the tops of the keys

[unkempt dome]

when I go to one profile to another it feels different and also my wpm change

[chrome raft]

like they were mushed in

[spark hatch]

ohh

yea the cups just have a cup, the spacing is still the exact same

[chrome raft]

and i can go generally from one keyboard to another

without any difference in speed

the keychron though

made me feel like an absolute idiot

i was making so many typos it was embarassing

as i said, ill probably get used to it after a few days

but i went from being a rather good typist

[spark hatch]

If you really dont like it you can replace the keycaps

[chrome raft]

to having to hunt-and-peck in an instant

haha

eh, ill just get used to it probably, im just giving a kind of disclaimer for anyone that buys that keyboard

it will fuck up your ability to type until you get used to it

[unkempt dome]

same as when going from sa to xda or dsa

[spark hatch]

I don't think it "will" fuck up your ability to type for everyone. That's something you personally experienced (not that your the only one) but I don't think it's fair to say that everyone coming from an oem board to a keychron won't be able to type

[chrome raft]

its more akin of going from qwerty to dvorak

in terms of how bad i suddenly started typing hahaha

as i said, i raaaaarely have an issue touch typing

even going to brand new keyboards

[spark hatch]

That's a whole new layout though, off your gonna make mistakes for abit

[chrome raft]

this was the first time i just completely was like "i have no idea whats going on"

[spark hatch]

Yes but that's not going to happen to everyone, I went from a lowprofile g915 with flat keycaps to a fairly high keychron Q1 with OEM profile keycaps and didn't experience any issues

[chrome raft]

thus "ymmv"

also hand size can matter

im a big boi at 186cm, and my hands are proportionate.

[spark hatch]

It just depend on how you type, I've heard of people going from 120wpm to 70 jsut cause they went from a full size kB to a tkl, nothing changed except the numberpad is gone now

[jaunty star]

Free but it’s an invitational extreme overclocking event that I got gigabyte to sponsor

[strange sand]

sheeeeesh

[pulsar folio]

anyone know if I can use any 4 pin cable for making my own custom USB cable?

trying to find products on AliExpress that can be used to make my own custom keyboard cable, instead of the insanely expensive ones sold from other creators (I do get they are hand crafted, and thus making them pretty expensive, but I want to make my own because it interests me and I save money in the process)

[spark hatch]

didnt ltt do a video on that not too long ago?

[pulsar folio]

this seems to explain what I need to know maybe

[spark hatch]

im pretty sure they did, they minght have listed where they got the supplies

[pulsar folio]

hmm, I'll see if I can find the video

[spark hatch]

hardware store? kinda the only place that comes to mind, but they prolly wouldnt have anything small enough

[pulsar folio]

seems it was mostly targetted for PSU cables

AliExpress should have just about anything you need, all from shit to good quality

the problem is just to know what to look for

the videos I watched, bought some USB cable and cut off the connectors

[spark hatch]

they did one psu cable and one usb

[pulsar folio]

ahh, nice, I'm watching it right now

[spark hatch]

and it looks like they showed the tools and materials needed

yea jsut use the time stamps, looks like they showed everyhting I think

[pulsar folio]

doesn't seem they show the exact product they buy, they just link to general preassembled USB cables on amazon, best buy, and newegg

[spark hatch]

mm yea

what if you google what they were calling it?

[pulsar folio]

is there anything special about these 28 AWG data line wires?

[spark hatch]

like modflex or what ever they called it

[pulsar folio]

yeah, general pre-assembled USB cables even then

techflex?

[spark hatch]

sure

if you google that do blank cables come up?

[pulsar folio]

that's like a cable sleeve, to make them look nice, it seems

[spark hatch]

oh my bad

Im not actually watching it so im going off memory here

[pulsar folio]

no worries

[spark hatch]

uhm I found this? https://cruzctrl.gg/products/diy-usb-cable-kit

[pulsar folio]

yeah, I found that too from one of the videos I watched

[spark hatch]

ah

[pulsar folio]

it's not expensive, but it's also not just right for me, as I might be making quite a few cable combinations

[spark hatch]

right

[pulsar folio]

I want to mount one of these GX20 aviator connectors in my desk 😛 (actually 2, one for mouse and one for keyboard)

like this one

maybe not that big, but just to show my idea

[spark hatch]

the mouse is a really neat idea

[pulsar folio]

so I could cut out a hole in my desk and recess one of the connectors in there

[spark hatch]

yea, thats a really neat idea

[pulsar folio]

so instead of going wireless or cables going across desk, I get them just in front of where I have them

[spark hatch]

yea'

[pulsar folio]

also dumb easy to swap between keyboards/mouses using USB-C or micro-USB

[spark hatch]

lmao yea

[pulsar folio]

or if you feel like today is a red cable day, you go with red cable 😂

[spark hatch]

ofc

you might have seen this but it seems this guy used ethernet cable

[pulsar folio]

yeah, ethernet cable transfers data too, so should be fine... although from what I can tell, it doesn't really matter as long as you get a cable with 4 wires, and they are capable of delivering the power they need to transfer the data as well as power the device

[spark hatch]

right

[pulsar folio]

ethernet cables are a little thick for my taste though

probably a little stiff too

[spark hatch]

ah, fair enough

[pulsar folio]

https://www.digikey.com/ found this site though, might have something

https://linustechtips.com/topic/1368835-we-tried-building-our-own-cables/, one of the first comments on this mentioned that site

[spark hatch]

oh yea digikey has lots of stuff

[pulsar folio]

USB Cable. USB cable has four conductors, two for power and two for data. The data wires are 28 AWG, the power wires are 20 to 28 AWG.

ahh nice

so it's quite literally just 4 cables, 2 20-28AWG + 2 28AWG

[spark hatch]

yea

[pulsar folio]

so I can go buy these wires separately, and combine them myself into 4 wires and solder them on to the connectors

first cable will be expensive, considering I need some tools, but from there on out, it should be pretty cheap

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005002701853634.html

[spark hatch]

yea

[pulsar folio]

simple as buying something like this, I may as well use 28awg for all 4 I think

oh nvm

20awg is better for longer runs (higher number means thinner cable as far as I can tell)

[spark hatch]

ah, good to know

[pulsar folio]

But it is not only about the AWG. USB cables are supposed to have 90Ohm impedance, and ethernet 100. The impedance mismatch could be a problem for long cables, especially if you use it as an extension to another regular 90Ohm USB cable. USB High Speed will be more sensitive to this than Full Speed.

this is also probably worth knowing

[spark hatch]

ah ok

[pulsar folio]

https://www.renesas.com/us/en/application/key-technology/usb-technology/usb1-2 another source of info with some specs (idk where to find the official USB 2.0 spec, or if it's gonna be understandable for a noob like me 😂 )

[pulsar folio]

some switch work?

[unkempt dome]

I'm thinking about it

Wondering if it's worth it

[pulsar folio]

same, but I'll hold off until I have the money to go buy what I need to make what I really want

it's worth it, but you should probably expect to have to do it a few times for best possible outcome

never messed with custom keyboard stuff myself, but seen and read a little about it

[unkempt dome]

I'm just wondering which spring I'll use

[pulsar folio]

it doesn't seem very complicated, but it sure is time consuming and tedious

yeah, that mostly boils down to preference afaik

though I reckon there will be some compatibility questions as well

[spark hatch]

I havnet had issues spring swapping

[unkempt dome]

The spring set came with the switches

[pulsar folio]

should be fine if they came with

[unkempt dome]

So there won't be compatibility problem for sure

[pulsar folio]

longer spring = more resistance

well, not really that simple tbf

depends on the spring too

[unkempt dome]

Well not in that case ... the longer ones are lighter

[pulsar folio]

yeah

I was just a little quick to jump to conclusion 😛

[unkempt dome]

But the longer have a faster return

Stock are 55g actuation and 67g bottom out, long are 58g overall

They feels lighter

[spark hatch]

ah

[unkempt dome]

So here's some tape foam ... large and small gap ... which way does it go ?

That way or the other way ?

Or do I just cut the fingers ?

[spark hatch]

thats for under the stab right?

[unkempt dome]

Yes

Wire is up

Spacebar is the only one I think needs it

[spark hatch]

did that come with the board?

[unkempt dome]

I think they go the other way around

No I got that somewhere

[spark hatch]

to me it looks like they're made for screw in stabs. the large gaps goes towards the clip of the stab and the smaller gap goes towards the screw of the stab but those are clip in stabs so im ont to sure

[unkempt dome]

I'll put then that way and remove them if they don't work well

[spark hatch]

hmm yea im not sure, neither way looks more correct the other

my best guess is large gap to the south, since the mechanism of the stab is there

[unkempt dome]

I would say the contrary cause we want the mechanism to hit the most foam possible ... maybe

[spark hatch]

right, yea that would make more sense

[unkempt dome]

So I removed the lube that was on the pcb with isopropyl alcohol 99% and then wiped it clean

Now to put the stab back in ... won't be easy cause of the foam between plate and pcb

Ok done

So the annoying sound of the spacebar was not coming from the stabs hitting the pcb

[spark hatch]

what sound is it producing?

[unkempt dome]

Plasticky loud tick when bottoming

[spark hatch]

is the wire stright?

[unkempt dome]

Looked like it ...

[spark hatch]

wire is lubed well? lots of lube on the wire?

or not like lots but an even later

[unkempt dome]

Yes like a whole lot of lube and everywhere

it's either the switch bottoming resonating in the spacebar or the spacebar hitting the top housing

[spark hatch]

have you tried another switch?

[unkempt dome]

Stock jelly purple, carrot and purple panda

[spark hatch]

hmm

[unkempt dome]

I'll try the silent box brown

Sound is a bit deeper with the stock jelly purple

The bottoming sound is gone with the silent box brown... only hearing some topping up sound coming from the stabs getting back into place

[spark hatch]

hmm

maybe try putting a fabric band aid under the switch and try it

[unkempt dome]

I don't have that here stock

[spark hatch]

ah

[unkempt dome]

Strangely ... I'll try an oring

[spark hatch]

that could work

[unkempt dome]

Well the ones that came with the tecsee switches are way too thin

[spark hatch]

mm

[unkempt dome]

I'll try the rosewill ones

Like about double the thickness

And really hard

Well it works half as well as he silent box brown switches

[spark hatch]

ah

[unkempt dome]

well it works kinda well

maybe I'll get some boba l4 at some point

[spark hatch]

better that stock ig

[unkempt dome]

or maybe I'll "overlube" the spacebar switch

[spark hatch]

ah yea

i've heard they're quite nice

[unkempt dome]

well better than when it was stock with the carrot ... but not better than with the stock jelly purple

[spark hatch]

ah I see

[unkempt dome]

also I usually don't like linear switches ... but damn the carrot are so nice to type on ... I'm not really missing the bump at all

I find the carrot nicer than the purple panda

[spark hatch]

dang, I might have to try it, but idk. I use quite heavy tactiles

[unkempt dome]

which one do you use ?

how heavy are they ?

and also I think it's the bottoming force that I like on the carrot ...

[spark hatch]

ig they're not the heavyest, kenetic labs penguins with a 67gram sping, not sure what the peak force is though

[unkempt dome]

I think that tactile force matters more than spring for tactile switches ...

or at least a lighter spring in a tactile switch is not as bad as in a linear switch ...

[spark hatch]

its abit heavier than an ergo clear for tactile force

[pulsar folio]

how does holy panda switches compare to brown?

[unkempt dome]

like the lavender purple spring is light-ish ... and in the purple jelly is heavier ... but the tactile force is the same ... the lavender purple feels nicer ... a lot

[spark hatch]

not ever close to the same

[unkempt dome]

those are supposed to be miles appart ...
brown barely have a tactile bump, light spring and feels scratchy ...
panda are way more tactile, supposed to be way smoother

[pulsar folio]

how are holy pandas for typing?

[spark hatch]

ah yea, thats fair

[spark hatch]

personally dont like them

[unkempt dome]

like the gateron yellow are way too light for me to type on ... even with 60g bottom force ...

[pulsar folio]

I hate red, too light, blue too clicky, brown pretty nice (haven't tried anything else)

[spark hatch]

ah, yea those are what i have and I cant stand them

[unkempt dome]

same ... and the same for cherry reds

[spark hatch]

going form a brown to a holy panda is a big jump in tactile force

[unkempt dome]

yes ...

but I would not pay for holy panda ...

[spark hatch]

yea, over hyped

[pulsar folio]

what would you recommend for typing?

[unkempt dome]

there's similar or better swithces for lower price

the switch you like

there's not switches made for typing more than others

[pulsar folio]

right now I have a Ducky One2 Mini with brown switches, I have a One2 TKL with brown switches as well, but they feel different still

[unkempt dome]

which brands are in there ?

[pulsar folio]

Cherry MX

[unkempt dome]

I know ducky use cherry a lot ... but they might have used other brand

[spark hatch]

its all preferance but if you like browns and want more tactile feedback you could try a ergo clear "clone" switch

they might have used gateron, if you take a keycap off it should say a company name on the top of the switch

[pulsar folio]

hmm, will put it on my list of things to check out

bit hard to tell, but quite sure it says Cherry

[unkempt dome]

or kailh ... kailh brown do feel good ... way better than cherry

[spark hatch]

right

forgot about them

[pulsar folio]

afaik I've tried both Gatreon and Cherry, but not Kailh

[unkempt dome]

smoother, heavier spring and tactile force

[pulsar folio]

what's the main benefit of lubing the switches?

[unkempt dome]

smoother

[latent blaze]

boba u4t is also good tactile

[spark hatch]

hmm ok

[unkempt dome]

change the feeling and the sound too

[pulsar folio]

ahh nice

[unkempt dome]

probably one of the best from what I heard

[pulsar folio]

so perhaps I can stick with brown, but go for kailh, a custom keyboard case, PCB, and some proper sound dampening etc

[unkempt dome]

have yet to try them

[spark hatch]

agian would be a big jump in tactile force tho, arnt they quite heavy?

[pulsar folio]

don't mind heavy I guess

[unkempt dome]

kailh brown are not worth getting unless they come with a soldered board ... like the rosewill board my gf got ... really solid board

[latent blaze]

not really u4ts are only 62g but you can get them in 68g i think

[unkempt dome]

I would go for akko lavender purple or kailh box burnt orange depending of the kind of tactile bump you want ...

[pulsar folio]

ahh, cba with more soldered boards ngl

iirc switches aren't insanely expensive, so I could get two different ones and see how they feel 😂

$100 would cover an entire keyboard iirc (depending on which switch you get that is)

[unkempt dome]

lavender purple have a sharp bump
box burnt orange have a long rounded bump

[spark hatch]

yea

[unkempt dome]

halo true are also big rounded bump and feels nice

[spare oracle]

Sorry for the late response. They have them for almost all of their keyboards except the K10.

[pulsar folio]

rounded sounds nice

[unkempt dome]

more round is harder to notice tho

sharp and snappy you clearly feel it

[spark hatch]

convenient, have you looked on amazon?

about all I got

[latent blaze]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/383836678335?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=iyjvzu6iqi-&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=wk1_vqtvqla&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

U can pick and choose a bunch of different switches to try and find your preference here

(I think thats the right link)

[pulsar folio]

thanks, I'll check it out! 🙂

[spare oracle]

I have, but I was hoping someone might have a suggestion. There are a couple that look good though.

[pulsar folio]

so is brass nice? xD

I just watched KristoferYee's video on mechanical keyboards

[spark hatch]

if you like of the look of it yea

also give more mass

[pulsar folio]

do you even see it? isn't it just sitting below your switches and keycaps?

[spark hatch]

nope, its on the bottom

[pulsar folio]

hmm, will have to do some research

have anyone had a custom PCB and case made before?

by anyone, I mean in here

I'm asking because I'm curious where I'd go to find someone to produce the parts for me, if I wanted custom form factor for whatever reason

ugh, what a mess it is to piece together the information/part list I need to build custom USB cables 😂

[unkempt dome]

I stick with hotswap barebones

[spark hatch]

yea sane

[pulsar folio]

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32844482093.html

this looks somewhat decent at least

[boreal rivet]

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mswdbYm

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mr6IKb0

Instead of aviator you could also use mini xlr

Amphenol makes a nice chassis mounted female

Or if you want something larger and sturdier standard xlr would also work

[pulsar folio]

is that an aliexpress store?

[boreal rivet]

Amphenol is an Australian company

[pulsar folio]

ah

[boreal rivet]

You can't really find them on ali

You'd have to buy from mouser etc

There are two stores on Ali that carry neutrik though

[pulsar folio]

looking for something in that sort of style/quality

not all these cheap dodgy plastic things you find on all the average cheap budget cables at your local hw store

[boreal rivet]

The one I linked is better outside of aesthetics although I think it'll look alot nicer once you get some heatshrink on there

Something like the one you want is pretty much impossible to find unless you get an oem to custom make it for you

[pulsar folio]

yeah, but finding someone to do that is difficult

presumably wouldn't be very cheap either

[boreal rivet]

Yeah you'd have to order in bulk

[pulsar folio]

how big of a bulk generally? thousands or hundreds?

[boreal rivet]

That's why all the keyboard cable people use the style I linked

Not sure

[pulsar folio]

if hundreds, that would be fine for me lol

but thousands, would be insanely expensive, unless I were to start selling cables 😂

[pulsar folio]

this plastic casing isn't like really really bad

but it should be possible to find some in aluminum or something? not necessarily the style CableMod use, but something that isn't very bulky, and decent looking

[pulsar folio]

seems Alibaba would be the place to go to locate an OEM that can produce for me, but generally would require a bulk order of like hundreds or thousands 😂

so we're probably speaking at least 4 digit numbers or more

[spark hatch]

use shrink tube

[pulsar folio]

yeah, guess I could do that as well

would probably look pretty decent

and not be particularly bulky either

[spark hatch]

Personally like the look of shrink tube on usb cables

yea

[pulsar folio]

https://www.aliexpress.com/store/912197098

this store had some that looks pretty nice

but most of them are a little too bulky for what I want

other than that, I found some stuff in Alibaba, but them requiring bulk orders of like 1000 units etc, makes it not so ideal, unless I start my own store 😂

[chrome raft]

lmao

[pulsar folio]

https://youtu.be/AJVYEo3CRx0?t=220

damn, this sounds pretty damn good

makes me want to try it out to see if it is as good as it sounds

[chrome raft]

sound tests aren't an accurate measure of a keyboards sound

dont think a keyboard sounds good in your setup because your heard it sounded good in some other person's setup

[pulsar folio]

yeah, it also would depend on me getting the exact same parts, provided the mic and environment the keyboard was recorded in was 1:1 with how it actually is irl

[chrome raft]

yeah

[pulsar folio]

but it sounded pretty smooth

[chrome raft]

thats the switches

the gateron ink black

box

[pulsar folio]

yeah

[unkempt dome]

nobody can tell if it's EQ or not ...

[spark hatch]

sound is all preference, I personally dont really like that if im being honest

[heavy night]

should i glue my stabalizers on my laptop keyboard

the metal clip that holds them broke off

ill be using super glue

[heavy night]

i really need an answer

[spark hatch]

im not sure how to fix that sorry

[unkempt dome]

Need recommendations for soldering iron/station ... want something good that I won't struggle with. Under 100$ cad if possible, can go a bit higher if it's the best thing ever.

[spark hatch]

do you care if its gas or electric?

[unkempt dome]

Electric please

[boreal rivet]

Pinecil

[spark hatch]

ah, I've never used a good electric soldering iron so I dont really have any suggestions sorry

[unkempt dome]

Ts100 ?

[boreal rivet]

https://pine64.com/product/pinecil-smart-mini-portable-soldering-iron/

[unkempt dome]

Thanx a lot

[spark hatch]

whys it so cheap?

[unkempt dome]

No idea ... but if it's good then why not

I have like a 10$ cad one from canadian tire or something like that ... not working well at all

[boreal rivet]

Because you're buying straight from the manufacturer

[spark hatch]

oh yea those ones kinda suck\

[spark hatch]

ah I see

[unkempt dome]

And it's good to work on pcb ?

Like changing switches, capacitor and such ?

[spark hatch]

I dont see why not?

aslong as the tip is small enough, which it looks like it is

[boreal rivet]

you can swap tips if required

[unkempt dome]

Yes I've seen a bundle of tips for sale on their site

[steady hatch]

Its good you need a 65w charger usb c

[chrome raft]

yep i found a 20000+ soldering iron

20000 dollars +

[spark hatch]

Yea, actually been looking into it. might get one myself lmao, looks really nice

[amber hare]

hi guys, im in search of a wireless mechanical keyboard both for typing and gaming (so possibly with low latency).
i dont need rgb, backlight is optional, and my budget is 100 euros: can you give me some tech tips about it? Thanks!

[spark hatch]

Look at akko

They have wireless boards

[amber hare]

thanks! what about a wireless gaming mouse? i can change thread if this is the wrong one

same as before, in no need of rgb

[unkempt dome]

g305 maybe
model O wireless maybe

[amber hare]

thanks! ill check them!

[unkempt dome]

xtrfy zr1 wireless when it comes out maybe

[amber hare]

i think ill go with the g305, it's under 40 bucks in my country atm

what about epomaker as a brand? im seeing a lot of youtube videos about them

[spark hatch]

There's lots of wireless mice, just go take a look, Logitech has some nice ones, razer is alr, glorious has some nice lighter mice

[spark hatch]

They're ok, nothing special

[unkempt dome]

epomaker is a rebrander/reseller ...

they sell akko board on their website

[spark hatch]

Oh

[amber hare]

im seeing the epomaker sk96s, but it has no dongle and supports only bluetooth, i'd like a 2.4ghz dongle for latency

im going to check akko now

[spark hatch]

https://iqunix.store

I've heard these are quite good

[amber hare]

overbudget, rip

[spark hatch]

Oh yea they're abit more than I thought they were

Royal kludge 61 is wireleew

And cheap

Nj 80 is pretty good but it might only come in a barebones kit

[amber hare]

uuuuh yes, is the brand good? i'd prefer a 96/full size

[amber hare]

not a problem, i can tinker

[unkempt dome]

anything multimode from akko has bluetooth and 2.4gHz

as far as I know

[spark hatch]

Yea

[spark hatch]

Some of there baords are good and others not so much, but the rk61 specifically is good

[amber hare]

https://rkgamingstore.com/products/rk96-96-layout-mechanical-gaming-keyboard what about this one?

[spark hatch]

Ah, yea look at akko. I don't think any of the other baords/brands I mentions have full size boards worth getting

[spark hatch]

Google it see if there's any reviews. It's description looks promising but the board it's self looks kinda cheap. I'd personally opt for an akko

[chrome raft]

i heard some ppl say that the akko mod-003 isnt in stock

[amber hare]

ill search better on akko website then, they dont have filters😢

[spark hatch]

preferred color?

[spark hatch]

it is not

[unkempt dome]

it's discountinued

maybe you can find it in other seller websites

[amber hare]

dont care too much about it, if its cool ill buy it

[spark hatch]

lots of options then

[amber hare]

i was comparing akko switches, because now im on a cheap af blue switch from huano, i think (if you search it you cant find keyboard switch from them lol)

[amber hare]

i was watching it, comparing jelly blue and jelly pink

[spark hatch]

alr

[spark hatch]

do you want a tactile switch or a linear

[amber hare]

i dont know, as now im stuck with this blue which i pretty like, but the sound headphones off is awful, i'd like something more quiet

once i tried i think the huntsman elite and i liked it very much

[spark hatch]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/834558873398411335/949563928831201281/Linear-vs-Tactile-vs-Clicky-Infographic-1.png?size=4096

tactile would be closer in feel to the blue switches, but wouldnt have the loud audible click

[amber hare]

not a problem, i see the huntsman elite uses opto-mechanical, what can i translate that switch to in mechanical terms?

[spark hatch]

depends what switch it was

was there a bump or was it a smooth motion

[amber hare]

i dont remember too much about them, only that i pretty much loved them

[spark hatch]

it was most likely linear

[amber hare]

ok, then ill go with jelly pink, thanks a lot guys!

[spark hatch]

np glad to help

[pulsar folio]

kinda late, and someone already recommended something, but I was also recommended this:
http://www.miniware.com.cn/product/ts100-soldering-iron-b2-tip-hot-air-soldering-station/

though I have no idea if it's good, as I've never personally used it... I asked for recommendations for a soldering iron that is suitable for soldering small stuff, such as USB connectors, so guess this will be an alternative solution

I would look up reviews on each of the irons you got recommended, and make a final decision based on your impression after that

[chilly perch]

I have a ts100 its quite good, i think nowadays there is at least one competitor which has a dock/iron kinda design, but I love the ts100

https://www.banggood.com/12-in-1-OLED-Programable-Soldering-Iron-Station-Kit-with-9pcs-Tips-1Pce-XT60-Cable-1Pce-Solder-Iron-p-1256069.html?imageAb=2&utm_campaign=BestToolLocker_October&utm_content=2635&p=KR28032004379201507P&akmClientCountry=America&cur_warehouse=CN
This with a compatible laptop charger to power it would be super nice

Oh i guess that one doesnt sell anymore

[unkempt dome]

Is 60w too much for a pcb ?

[boreal rivet]

60w is the power dissipation of the product, not the temperature lmao

Just stay at 350c

[proud glade]

Are browns or reds better

[chilly perch]

preference

[amber hare]

how long does akko take to restock normally?

[spark hatch]

I think the pinecil is better from what iv'e seen

[spark hatch]

what board are you looking at

[spark hatch]

60w is just the power, some of them like the pinecil and ts100p have adjustable temperatures

shouldnt have to worry about burrning the pcb

[unkempt dome]

I know it's not the temperature ... but the one I was looking for was 60W, 950 F and that's it

[spark hatch]

if its not adustible 510c might be getting alittle hot for a pcb

[storm scaffold]

from what i know in terms of soldering you need atleast enough temperature to melt the solder wire

but me being me and following what keyboard youtubers use i use like 280c

[spark hatch]

mhm

[latent blaze]

Yeah 300-350 max is usually what you want

[spark hatch]

yea

[latent blaze]

esp for keeb

[amber hare]

Black&Gold 3098B with jelly pink

[spark hatch]

ah, I've never shopped with akko before but I would think they're fairly quick at reastocking? not sure tho

[amber hare]

do you think that if i place an order it will restock? or maybe they wait for relatively big orders

[spark hatch]

can you place orders while its out of stock?

[amber hare]

on some yes, on others no

for this one nope, sadly

put myself in waitlist

[spark hatch]

looks in stock to me?

[amber hare]

maybe cause im on the en site

[spark hatch]

2 left

[amber hare]

what's the url to this one

strange...

[spark hatch]

https://akkogear.de/collections/keyboards/products/black-gold-3098b?variant=42179547693301

[amber hare]

thanks, ill check

[spark hatch]

btw akko vintage whites are also linear

just a differnt weight'

[amber hare]

oh there's an italian one too, how great

[amber hare]

ill check them out, i'd like a medium travel distance with some weight on it

like 45-50g i think

[spark hatch]

idk the weights off the top of my head

I think the pink is lighter? but look for your self

[amber hare]

yep, thanks for the tip!

[austere spire]

Anybody here got the Corsair K70 PRO (new one)? I'm looking to maybe buy it but I want to hear other people's thoughts first.

[swift forge]

others here are just going to recommend you a typist's choice

[spark hatch]

corsair make shit keyboards. and most of everyone here is an enthusiast and gonna tell you its shit

[austere spire]

oh ok

currently with razer blackwidow btw

[swift forge]

Besides Corsair makes kbs only with linear switch options mostly

I believe the K70 Pro is the same, they got rid of the tactile and clicky options

[austere spire]

Nah I want brown probably

[swift forge]

on the original K70

[austere spire]

tactile but quiet

k70pro has brown option

[swift forge]

tactile is supposed to be in itself a clicky but quiet

[austere spire]

razer green switches now :|
was a mistake

[swift forge]

"quiet" can also depend on the build material of the keyboard, Corsair putting linears on an aluminium board turned the whole matter into a snowstorm in dB

[austere spire]

ah ok

the reason I ask about them specifically is I like the software and they seem to be good quality with everything else at least

[unkempt dome]

You probably can find it on amazon

Tactile is clearly not a clicky

[unkempt dome]

If you are tied to the ecosystem then yes ... get the keyboard that fit with the ecosystem ... otherwise don't get a gaming keyboard from a big brand ... you can have better than that for the same price

[spark hatch]

or sometimes cheaper

[latent blaze]

K70 is hardly gonna solve ur problems if you want quietness. though there wont be a distinct "click" like in greens it will still be very loud as corsair's build quality isnt very good but u do u

[swift forge]

corsair has good build quality, but always aluminum top plate

[spark hatch]

I beg the differ on build quility

[swift forge]

their K95 Platinum pinging should teach them a lesson

[latent blaze]

build quality wasnt the right term i think

[swift forge]

yea it seems so

[latent blaze]

just bad design

[swift forge]

more so, choice of material

[latent blaze]

yeah

[swift forge]

honestly I wouldn't mind touching artificial grass if that could be applied to the top plate which would cancel out resonance because it'd insulate the sound waves

if the layer was thick enough

[austere spire]

any pinging on those would be less than here

I can currently hear it with headphones on

[storm scaffold]

why cant people stop using gamer keyboards and switch to customs

u can get a custom for the price of a k95 platinum

[potent void]

because its gaming and also they're better and also they have rgb. who would spend that much on a keyboard that doesnt even have gaming switches

[boreal rivet]

shutup pyro

[swift forge]

chill alr I'm not commenting on audio tech, we're cool

besides its facts, for most dedicated typists keyboards vs gaming

[storm scaffold]

just cope with standard length switches

[subtle quarry]

Any recommendation for a wired and wireless mechanical keyboard?

preferably with ITA layout

Also 100%

[boreal rivet]

misinformed and ignorant "facts"

KEKW

[swift forge]

Tell me what esports tournaments keyboard is that of a typists

Don’t get me started on audio because I know the official headset of the LoL global champs is an audiophile ANC

[boreal rivet]

LOL

you really think pros care about what keyboards they use?

they just use keyboards from the sponsor of the tourney or ones they personally brought

there is no relation to whether the keyboard used is a "gaming" one or not

[boreal rivet]

this is also oftentimes the case for the keyboards they use at home

the sponsors send them the keyboard and they use it

[gaunt halo]

Any alternatives to holee mod? Bandaids always doesn't stick even wiping bone dry stabs

[glacial dust]

So i've been playing with a logitech mx keys for a long time but want to return to mechanical switches, i've gotten so used to the short travel time and low profile from my current keyboard.

Any advice on someone like me could grab as a new keyboard?

[slate lagoon]

Pro's don't buy keyboards.. they get sent them by their sponsors. 😆

[storm scaffold]

for ita layout you will want ISO

you can also get TKL + numpad separate

You can get the keychron K8 with hotswap if you are into modding

and for numpad u can get some random wireless numpad from amazon

[subtle quarry]

I don't like having a separate numpad

[storm scaffold]

well there isnt many good options unless you go 1800

and yet still that isnt full 100% but does have the stuff that a 100% would

[spark hatch]

akko might have somthing

[crimson isle]

Why is this a thing

[spark hatch]

because gamers dont touch grass, haha so funny and origonal

[crimson isle]

I want one made from hair

[spark hatch]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/834558873398411335/954804908417224714/IMG_6899.webp?size=4096

like that?

[crimson isle]

Yes

[spark hatch]

why tho xd

that looks horible to type on

[crimson isle]

Because gross

[spark hatch]

good point

[crimson isle]

Human hair please

Feet hair that is

[spark hatch]

[crimson isle]

Armpit hair?

[spark hatch]

uhg now I cant un imagine that

[crimson isle]

Unwashed

“Now also with smell”
Keyboard that isn’t just sound and feel, it is also smell

[spark hatch]

. . .

I'm sure you'd make millions with this idea

[crimson isle]

Probably

200$ each, enough will buy it as a joke

Tho likely more like 50000$

The cost of enough body hair to cover all of it is alot

[spark hatch]

how tf would you even source human hair

seems alot easier said than done

[crimson isle]

Probably not to hard

[spark hatch]

you figure?

[crimson isle]

Go to barbershop or smth, could probably just ask to send 1kg for [insert price]

[spark hatch]

yea maybe

[crimson isle]

Tho the manual labor needed to sort consistent smell and color would be even worse

Probably costs multiple millions

[crimson isle]

Would you work there?

[spark hatch]

yea good luck with that

[spark hatch]

barber?

or sorting

[crimson isle]

Sorting single hairs by smelling and looking at color

[spark hatch]

I dont have sense of smell and it would prolly pay pretty good and requir basically no knowledge other than knowing colors and being able to keep your self mentally stable. Im down lmfao

[crimson isle]

80% of the costs would be therapy for employees I imagine

[spark hatch]

yea probably, that would be so mind dumbing

[crimson isle]

I can only imagine the sight of a factory of thousands of people just smelling hair 24/7

[spark hatch]

amazing sight

[crimson isle]

This has gotten out of hand tho

[spark hatch]

indeed lmao

[storm scaffold]

not just sound and feel, its the pleasure or enjoyment

i want to break every keyboard at my school in the IT department because they are so crap

[chrome raft]

you can fund the school

in order to get better keebs

[crimson isle]

Burn them in a way that makes it look like they broke by themselves

Until they buy ultra high end

[chrome raft]

can someone recommend good swicthes to pair with my womier

linear preferably

[swift forge]

Free grip pads for keycaps too

“Never have a finger slide off again”

[swift forge]

Go to the morgue

since their bodies are pretty expensive, your selling price of human hair covered kbs will compensate

[swift forge]

Although I’d hate to think what would happen if static electricity built up 💀

[surreal orbit]

what are your guys thoughts on this blank mechanical keyboard?

[spark hatch]

I dont like the board but the caps look fine

[surreal orbit]

for like $150, is it worth it?

[spark hatch]

I haven theard of that board and dont know anythouhg about it but based on looks I'd say no

[surreal orbit]

fair enough

[spark hatch]

have you looked at keychron or akko?

they make really nice boards, if black caps are a must have you get gat a set on amazon probably

[swift forge]

Das Keyboard

advertised on the MonkeyType website before

its a typist's keyboard, plus RGB + media keys

[spark hatch]

oh i c

[swift forge]

I can tell you its not one of my propaganda based keebs as mxi would say, because I don't know much more than that

but it seems MonkeyType might have a partnership with them of some sort

[chrome raft]

ahh yes, make the school buy 30 black OTD 356CLs

[potent void]

https://youtu.be/Gsr1r0e9VG0

[spark hatch]

foam kb

I wanna see someone use of of these full time and not just for veiws lmao

[crimson isle]

I still wonder, why are all videos I find on keyboard from there

not channel wise, but country

95% of those I find are from like 3 countries near each other

[swift forge]

because the americans are too focused on mice

Optimum Tech for example

oh, and monitors and GPUs and CPUs

[swift forge]

keyboard sound tests for one, I haven't seen that as separate videos (i,e,. not part of reviews) from any particularly popular tech channels on YT, only small youtubers

[boreal rivet]

Koreans were the original keyboard enthusiasts, also they have an editing style and aesthetic that all the zoomers go crazy for

[swift forge]

well in any case a tech channel dedicated to keyboards I've only seen Asian ones tbf

[crimson isle]

I can think of a few that sort of are and aren't asian, tho I would call them a meme channel

tho its the same with many things, like any hobby store at all, about all of them are around there

keyboards, audio, etc

tho for those its usually not korea

most you see around here are like a backyard pop up

[swift forge]

Eh I don’t see how asians are suddenly perceived as nerdy in mathematics, since aside from Terrance Tao there haven’t been any other genuises in the department which are Asian

At least those of which are known

But ig numerals has to do with binary, binary has to do with computers, binary is inputted through a keyboard so “naturally” Asians are keyboard enthusiasts

[crimson isle]

They don't seem nerdy to me
just seems like all the high end stuff on technology is region locked
(as well as the one genre MMORPG)

most you find here is a bunch of huge brands, and the rest coming either from asia directly, or some random webshops scattered across countries like Germany and UK

tho usually that's like 1 website for every 20 you would find in the east
but like, Europe has the least between America, Europe and Asia

for PC peripherals, you've got steelseries, logitech, trust and corsair, online you find the rest like ROG and MSI then for audio, sony, bose, apple, samsung that's about it

[swift forge]

Sennheiser doesn't exist in NZ

I know that

nor does Beyerdynamic

Cooler Master, their cases aren't popular

[crimson isle]

cases, gpus, etc aren't even sold here

online they are

but most you find in store is like a GTX 1050 TI gigabyte imported at like 2017

prebuilts and monitors aren't even in store (other than G9, G7, and like a single MSI monitor, or the Omen cube PC)

good luck trying out anything

[swift forge]

could say I am interested in a lot, but my knowledge isn't extensive

[crimson isle]

desks, office chairs, other than ikea doesn't exist

[swift forge]

as constantly proven here

[crimson isle]

unless you want to go to london, good luck trying out any office chair

but you would pay 300$ just to try out a chair

[swift forge]

I just try to get my viewpoint out, and have a decent discussion :p gotta see how good people are at persuasion here

[swift forge]

I got to try my current one out for free, I think I spotted a Herman Miller

but the comfort ratings of office chairs soared into the high 10 hours whilst gaming chairs were <6h max

[crimson isle]

The closest store with a herman miller chair is a whole country away

what it would take to try out herman miller:

closest show room ^^

[swift forge]

from what that looks like to me is jumping three urban metropolises and then crossing regional borders

or the widgets are names of the transport you take

like a special bus service or train route

[crimson isle]

from local, to amsterdam, to under the sea to london

[swift forge]

[crimson isle]

7 hours away

[swift forge]

I typed the names into the chat bar, no autocorrect

how are other lingo english but no english

[crimson isle]

might be some place that has them around here maybe
but not one you can find online just by looking for the chair itself

[swift forge]

where are you based?

[crimson isle]

most are just webshops where you can buy them used, or import them

[swift forge]

I probably don't need to say it again :p

[crimson isle]

South-east of the netherlands

[swift forge]

fuck my geo skills but that sounds like the Dead Sea to me

[crimson isle]

most things are like berlin, london, paris

Netherlands is just between, England, Germany and belgium, lel

[swift forge]

i'll guess you're in Belgium then

[crimson isle]

above it, a little bit

about an hour or so away from the border of both germany and belgium

[swift forge]

I'm in the country which consists of two islands

border between Tasman Sea and the Pacific Ocean

[swift forge]

confused screaming you're in the Netherlands

how did I not see this

[crimson isle]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[swift forge]

Spot the Tyrannosaurus Rex head

Or should I say, winking Barney

[crimson isle]

I don’t

[swift forge]

Cordon off the cuboids on the left and right, then take out the whale with too many holes on top

Rotate the remainder 90 degrees anticlockwise

[crimson isle]

nothing to be seen

[chrome raft]

My %60 keyboard

Corsair k65 mini

[weak pewter]

Ew Corsair

[charred garden]

which one is this, has same keycaps as my ducky

[spark hatch]

its a keychron k6

[spark hatch]

yea those are very differnt

just same color scheme

[charred garden]

yeah

[chrome raft]

Why?

[charred garden]

i mean some keyboards are nice but its mostly a preference i guess

i just like the ducky keyboards because of the build quality

sound nice too

[spark hatch]

they have quite afew issues

[chrome raft]

ok

[fair tulip]

Has anyone ever tried making a keyboard frame out of titanium?

[unkempt dome]

$$$$$

[crimson isle]

Probably someone on this earth has

[unkempt dome]

But would be about as easy to do was any aluminum frame

Except that titanium is a pain to mill

And so is magnesium

And stainless

[crimson isle]

Use pure gold

[unkempt dome]

I'm not the one wanting to do that ...

Linus could probably do it with pure gold

[crimson isle]

Diamond?

[unkempt dome]

That would be quite hard

[crimson isle]

Amethyst

[unkempt dome]

there's probably no big enough stone like that to make a case out of it one piece

[spark hatch]

interesting idea

[swift forge]

Explains why the ROG Zephyrus G14 2022 costs more, at least partially

milling out the lid to house Anime Matrix LEDs…. placement must be a pain

[chrome raft]

Should I get these key caps

[swift forge]

If you can read chinese/japanese, sure

[chrome raft]

you do English to Japanese

[swift forge]

yea true

me hablar ruso = death

I like how its not reminiscent of a Cyrillic or Korean keyboard, where any form of Latin character is obscured from sight

makes it easier for people to learn the language

but politics might play a part in this ig

[chrome raft]

if i get money trm i can get it

[swift forge]

It's a very.... abstract, childish colour scheme - cheers me up every time I look at the image

[tiny onyx]

Finally got a nicer mechanical keyboard got a Keychron K8 w/ Aluminum frame and Rgb

[chrome raft]

nice

is it mechanical or optical

[spark hatch]

mechanical

[crimson isle]

Optical overrated

[spark hatch]

unless the k8 coms in optical? I dont think it does tho

[spark hatch]

very

[crimson isle]

Gaming brands more overrated

[spark hatch]

mhm

[chrome raft]

hotswap?

[chrome raft]

it does

thats why i asked the question

[chrome raft]

true

[spark hatch]

depends on the config

[spark hatch]

ah ok

[chrome raft]

yeah

[chrome raft]

option with rgb+alu case has either mechanical or optical

[chrome raft]

true

[chrome raft]

upgrade to stabs to something like durock plate mounts

[tiny onyx]

It can but I got gateron brown mechanical switches

Also it is hot swappable

[spark hatch]

keychrons stock ones are fine in my experience

[spark hatch]

nice nice

[tiny onyx]

Yeah from my light usage of it last night I had no issues

May swap out the cape for some Razer phantom PBT keycaps

[spark hatch]

why razers caps?

[tiny onyx]

They looked nice

I wanted some that imitate the two tone color of the stock ones but I couldn’t find ones that I liked the look of

[spark hatch]

they're just flat black arnt t hey?

[spark hatch]

look at kenetic labs they have really nice ones

there some ok ones on amazon but they're not amazing quility

novel keys

mechanical keyboards .com

[tiny onyx]

Yeah I checked them out

Terribly designed website

[spark hatch]

akko also have really nice ones and they have lots of options

[spark hatch]

mechanicalkeyboards.com?

[tiny onyx]

Yeah

[spark hatch]

yea thats fair

[chrome raft]

its fine

not the worst thing