peripherals-and-displays

[swift lantern]

Imagine wanting the 6xx

[stoic solar]

imagine not being able to find anything in flac because ur music taste is garbo

[tacit wing]

[stoic solar]

looking back i dont think i had to kill him that hard

[brisk parcel]

@swift lantern you do know I want them for a reason lmao

I happen to like that sound signature so

oooop

[stoic solar]

i murdered him dw

[onyx stump]

Yo. So I'm in BestBuy looking for mice (closest thing available, microcenter is like, 100 miles), all they have rn is the Basilisk Ultimate, Logitech's Pro Wireless, G703, Corsair's Katar Pro Wireless, and Ironclaw Wireless. Any suggestioms for which one? I only palm

[last plinth]

model o wireless

oh wait

https://gaminggem.com/best-palm-grip-mouse/

@onyx stump check this out

[tacit wing]

youd definitely want an ergo for palm like the G703 but the problem with that mouse is that the battery life is abysmal

also forget about Corsair for mice, theyre not horrible but just bad in value compared to what the competition offers

for BestBuy look for a DeathAdder Pro i do believe they carry it

also you can palm a GPW but you may run into the switch issues it has

[onyx stump]

I was considering the Basilisk Ultimate since I have a Deathadder v2

[tacit wing]

Basilisk is going to feel foreign in shape

but it suits a palm gripper

BestBuy ergo mice selection isnt that big, i can give you ALOT more options if you can buy online

[onyx stump]

Alrighty. Send me some

[tacit wing]

Zowie EC21/EC2, Hati Skoll, Xtrfy M4, DA Pro, Pwnage Ultra Custom Ergo

EC or Skoll is the safest shape for ergo

its gonna be a breeze of a transition coming from DA shape

[sharp kindle]

That list isn’t great tbh

The GPW which is a good but not great palm grip mouse is listed as first?

[tacit wing]

GPW shape is def better to palm than something flat like the FK and its a super safe silhouette

EliGE palms his GPW and thats good enough for me, but i feel like EC shape is better for that tbh

[tacit wing]

and i forgot the Model D

[wet perch]

mechanical engineer moment

[queen sigil]

bro did you just quote a message from two days ago

[sharp kindle]

Elige is built different though

You can def palm a gpw but it’s not a great palm grip mouse

Your hands can’t be very big

[tacit wing]

yeah i myself cant palm an ambi in general

it doesnt feel right personally

[wanton burrow]

The redragon kumara is only compatible to outemus right?

I wanna change the keycaps lol

Might change the qwerasdf to outemu brown/reds idk

In their sites it says that it's only compatible with other redragon switches

[dusty meteor]

keyboard suggestions price in cad plz

[queen sigil]

what price

[queen sigil]

lmao what

[timber ridge]

f

[dusty meteor]

well around 80$

[wet perch]

when i landed in this chat it took me there lmao

[queen sigil]

80 CAD

?

[timber ridge]

and he might be referring to budget hotswap keebs that have outemu only sockets

[queen sigil]

I mean if its an outemu hotswap keyboard

then you can change the switches

[timber ridge]

but who knows whats hes talking about lol

[dusty meteor]

yeah 80 cad and maybe not too sure atm

just not sure what switches to get lmao i have a old membrane keyboard atm so anything is better rn

[queen sigil]

keychron C1

might go over

[timber ridge]

rk855 prob in his budget

[dusty meteor]

ill check em out and see

[timber ridge]

try eppomaker too

[last plinth]

c1 plus shipping is like at least 100

in cad

[tight pulsar]

shirouu nice

[high fulcrum]

[queen sigil]

its like 65USD including shipping

lol wdym

[last plinth]

cad

[queen sigil]

65USD<100CAD

[last plinth]

and shipping costs more for canada

its like 25 usd

[next rain]

I am trying to find information on WiFi antennas. I live in a rural area and I have a Nighthawk router connected to AT&T. My speeds are slow, at best, I am trying to increase my speeds without having to take out a loan. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks.

[small nimbus]

starlink

https://www.starlink.com/

[oak jungle]

starlink has a $499 first time fee and is $100 per month after

https://www.space.com/spacex-invites-starlink-internet-beta-testing

[small nimbus]

yea i don't know if the bank with loan you 600 thats a lot

[next rain]

On a fixed income that will be a bit problematic. That is why I am looking at antennas.

[oak jungle]

are you getting the full mbps speeds that you pay for?

(or reasonably close to it)

[next rain]

Not really. AT&T have towers fairly close. Just not close enough.

[oak jungle]

alright

I don't know much about non-pc hardware so i cant help much.

I'm sure someone else here will have suggestions though

[timber ridge]

im p sure @stoic solar knows this stuff

she tends to know about a lot

[next rain]

Newegg has some reasonably priced antennas but I don’t know enough about them yet. Thank you for your replies.

[timber ridge]

what speeds are you paying for and what speeds are you getting ?

[wanton burrow]

The website says it's only compatible with other redragon switches

[queen sigil]

if it's hot swpa

swap

[wanton burrow]

And some ppl says the k552 uses outemus

[queen sigil]

and uses outemu

chnces are itll use any other outemus

[wanton burrow]

Idk I'll upgrade to another keyboard ig

I'll stick to the k552 for awhile

I will also buy custom arrow keycaps for the kb

Just for the aesthetics lol

Bruh

[timber ridge]

if you plan on uprading then i prob wouldnt mod ur current one

[wanton burrow]

Iirc most keycaps uses cherry based keycaps so ig it'll still fit

Nah I decided to just change the keycaps instead of changing switches

I'll prob buy after 3-5 years or until it breaks

[timber ridge]

p sure the k522 isnt hotswap

unless youre desoldering

[wanton burrow]

Yea the site says it's hotswappable but only with other redragon switches

So the only way is to buy a better pcb in the future

Idk maybe I'll build one myself

[queen sigil]

lol what

[wanton burrow]

There

like buying separate keyb parts

Pcb, switches, keycaps

[timber ridge]

we know

[queen sigil]

https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/8x0v7y/mechanical_rgb_backlit_87_key_k552_kumara_by/

[timber ridge]

we build keyboards

[wanton burrow]

Idk it's still a plan for the future

[queen sigil]

didn't know what you meant whenyou said build one in the future

right before saying you were gonna build one

[queen sigil]

waot

I didnt know what you mean about "building one in the future"

after you said youll buy a better pcb

[wanton burrow]

Yea wrong words mb

Lmao pp esc cap hahahahahah

Idk if i can send that but idc it's just funny lol

[tight pulsar]

kfe ce live if yall actually have money

[timber ridge]

i saw

680 with brass

[tight pulsar]

sgd

the colors look nice but ill probably just get a frog tkl when geon runs it cause its supposed to be like 320ish and f13+koala sides

[queen sigil]

@tight pulsar what's the good thing about cherry tops

like what sound does it give

[tight pulsar]

good

[queen sigil]

bruh

[timber ridge]

navy colorway is nice

[sharp kindle]

ooh masayoshi just built a keyboard

poggers

oh hes struggling hard

[queen sigil]

is building keyboards that hard

like for most keyboards you could just use common sense

[sharp kindle]

well he tried to put a kbd67 pcb into a tofu 65

and the usb c port isnt lining up

and he has a screw bouncing around in there somewhere

[tight pulsar]

i used a kbd67rev2 in my tofu65 and it worked fine

they make like 5 different 65 pcbs the mkii ones dont work with the tofu and i think those are the only ones that dont

[sharp kindle]

no idea which kbd67 pcb hes using

[queen sigil]

what switches

is he soldering

[sharp kindle]

holy pandas

pretty sure he soldered

and tl keycaps from tkc

[thick plank]

Than what? The magni is the worst of the $100 amps and the modi is the worst of the $100 dacs

[timber ridge]

than getting a magnius without a balanced dac

[thick plank]

And while the mognius is good I wouldn't get a modius

[thick plank]

That's just wrong

[timber ridge]

if youre not seeking balance, i figured youd jus go the magni/modi route

in my case**

[thick plank]

Modius is a different level in detail and distortion

[timber ridge]

i had a few amp/dacs to choose from

[neon quartz]

fortnut#7992 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[thick plank]

And the magni and modi are terrible in dynamic range, distortion, and detail

The magnius is even better in dynamic range in spite of still not being great there

[timber ridge]

i already picked up an amp so gg

but thx for the input/advice

[thick plank]

You literally sent the message an hour ago so I'm assuming the parts didn't arrive yet

Return them or cancel the order

[swift lantern]

Oh shut up

[thick plank]

And get an atom and a liquid sparc dac

[swift lantern]

Shut up

you utter snob

you laughable fool

[timber ridge]

i ordered a a50s

and dang kuzu

pop off

[thick plank]

That's good

Was worried you fell victim to sth low end schiit stuff

[timber ridge]

but im getting a modi gifted to me

so thatll be my dac for time being

[thick plank]

The $100 distortion spawners lol

[thick plank]

I mean you can't complain about free

But at $100 it is a bad option

[timber ridge]

true

i didnt really look up how the atom dac, liquid spark n stuff compare

ik the e30 does p well, but tariffs bumped the price to 150

[last wing]

anyone know any dual monitor mounts that can stack a 32inch and 27inch

[timber ridge]

would recommend 2 single mounts

[last wing]

thats what im trying to avoid lol

[timber ridge]

youll have way more movement

i have a dual mount with dual 27s and its limited

[last wing]

you have any links for 2 single mounts>?

[swift lantern]

I do wanna change to a dedicated dac and amp at some point but idk what I'll end up getting

[timber ridge]

i dont have any, but any gas spring arm will do

[swift lantern]

the differences between any individual dac will be near imperceptible unless you A/B them, fight me

That said, having A/B'd with my current dac/amp vs a few other sources, I've found that it makes the highs just a tad harsher on the peaks, ever slightly so

[timber ridge]

hmm

modi should be fine

but i didnt really look into the competition for 100< dacs

[swift lantern]

but idk might not even do that

I'm overall pretty happy with the setup

[timber ridge]

whats your setup rn ?

ik you sent back the can

[swift lantern]

just a fiio e10k and the phantoms

cometh at me bro

[timber ridge]

ooo

[swift lantern]

oh right I forgot I'm getting the ifi nano idsd

[timber ridge]

mx3 is a amp/bt dac combo

[swift lantern]

no one else is bidding on it so... it's mine

[timber ridge]

kinda interested in using it as a dac only, but idk how it performs

usually in budget combos, they cheap out on one of em

[swift lantern]

if you were gonna dac only topping has a separate bluetooth enabled dac

[timber ridge]

its pricey tho

d50s is 250 lol

[swift lantern]

oh, indeed

could've sworn there was another one

[timber ridge]

you see the dx7 pro ?

[swift lantern]

all things considered $140 for a bluetooth enabled dac/amp is pretty kickass actually

[timber ridge]

yea

[swift lantern]

although I still don't 100% know why you'd want a bluetooth dac

[timber ridge]

mobile users i think

[swift lantern]

like if you had devas or something

well, wait, they also have their own amp so like

yeah idk why to have bluetooth on a dac exactly

[timber ridge]

idk

but topping has a lot of bt dacs

[swift lantern]

black label is gonna be pog hopefully

[timber ridge]

what is that

[swift lantern]

ifi nano idsd black label

20mw at 600 ohm vs e10k's 22mw at 300ohm

gonna attach that clip to it and then badda bing badda boom, it can be both my at-home and on the go amp

[timber ridge]

when is that releasing

[swift lantern]

it's been out my dude

[timber ridge]

o gg

[swift lantern]

the diablo is the new one and it's crazy expensive

not to mention it's ugly like wth

[timber ridge]

how much is that ?

[swift lantern]

$900

[timber ridge]

oof

[swift lantern]

for that much

make the damn thing out of annodized metal

[timber ridge]

how much is the black one

[swift lantern]

red gun metal would look infinitely nicer than red plastic

oh, $200 brand new but I'm not getting it brand new

[timber ridge]

why not jus get a btr5

[timber ridge]

oof

[swift lantern]

also that couldn't double as desktop

this is the big brain play I'm telling you

[timber ridge]

isnt btr5 like 90

you can get a budget amp to pair it since you have a k3

[swift lantern]

$130-$150 and I'm getting the black label for $80

[timber ridge]

ogg

you already secured a deal ?

[swift lantern]

[timber ridge]

and oof

im looking into it, atom dac may look better stacked than a a50s and modi

[swift lantern]

atom dac?

didn't know they had a dac

[timber ridge]

itd look something like this, not a perfect stack but not too bad

but reverse p much

[swift lantern]

does Geshelli even make anything under $200

[timber ridge]

they make the eris right >

?*

[swift lantern]

idk

they make something called sanskrit for $140

big ugly blue rectangle

[timber ridge]

https://geshelli.com/shop/ols/products/erish-balanced

[swift lantern]

that's an amp

[timber ridge]

o youre talking about dacs?

[swift lantern]

yeah I thought you were

since a50s right

[timber ridge]

they have the blue dac

[swift lantern]

you literally will not ever need more power it's an endgame amp

and I WILL fight someone if they say otherwise

[timber ridge]

and its 200 lol

unless i spend like a kidney for some cans

[swift lantern]

$200 for enough power to power a friggin bookshelf speaker I swear

[timber ridge]

itll be more than enough

[swift lantern]

1950mw x 2 32ohm through the BAL connector

wawa weewa

[timber ridge]

wait geshelli has like 50 color options wth

[swift lantern]

yeah

they ugly tho

[timber ridge]

yea not a fan

[swift lantern]

does geshelli have like.. 4 products

[timber ridge]

p much

[swift lantern]

oh and the lcd-2 are going over $225 now so I don't think I'll touch em

[timber ridge]

isnt it still kinda worth tho

[swift lantern]

I mean from a purely "vs new" price perspective, yes

but since I haven't used them I don't know really

Like if they're absolutely god-tier compared to what I have now, maybe, but without having used them personally I just simply can't know

My guess is that they'll have more accuracy in the highs and like, that's about it

[timber ridge]

true, buying them and finding out you dont like them will be tragic

but youd prob be able to resell them p quick

[swift lantern]

Apparently my stimulus is scheduled for may 13th

[timber ridge]

so thats when youre upgrading

[swift lantern]

Y'know what screw audeze imma cop those gold planars

[timber ridge]

the glp2000 or watever?

[swift lantern]

He'll yeah brother

I'll wait

Longer I wait more information there will be

[timber ridge]

you geting the dual magnet or single

[swift lantern]

Im gonna shoot for dual not even cuz of the rec but because more efficiency is always nice

[timber ridge]

nice

this or

this

[swift lantern]

2

[timber ridge]

but ill basically have it opposite

topping amp and schiit/atom dac

[swift lantern]

As long as they're both black

[timber ridge]

https://ifi-audio.com/products/iematch/ have you ever lookd into this ?

and ima have to invest in a new multi outlet thingy

i have space for 1 more plug and ima need 2 bc amp/dac

[swift lantern]

I've never seen that before

Interesting

I don't think that's a problem on the majority of iems though

[timber ridge]

yea

[swift lantern]

Something like the legacy 3, maybe, since they're only 8.5ohm

[timber ridge]

but a lot of ppl complain about iem performance with amps

apparently that helps clear things up

[swift lantern]

I haven't tried a whole bunch so idk

I know for t2 it makes no difference

The tapes are more sensitive, maybe it will matter more there

The a50s also has a stupid low noise floor btw

[timber ridge]

when do your tapes ship

[swift lantern]

They could be here as early as Tuesday, but more likely Thursday

[timber ridge]

if they disappoint, pick up fh3s

[swift lantern]

I suppose so

Although there's never any dang used deals for those

Probably cuz everyone loves them

[timber ridge]

stock cable on em are nice imo

some ppl are not a fan of em bc they dont stay coiled up or whatever

[swift lantern]

Im not going to be too huge a fan cuz it's 2.5 iirc

I got adapters tho

[timber ridge]

only downside to them is its mmcx

but fiio gives a nice of extras that are nice

[swift lantern]

Oh you meant fh3

Truuuu I can't get them then, no more mmcx

Did you know they make adapters

[timber ridge]

adapters for?

[swift lantern]

Mmcx to 2 pin

[timber ridge]

i kinda wanna see a pic of it

[swift lantern]

https://shop.musicteck.com/products/copy-of-oeaudio-0-78mm-2pin-to-mmcx-adapter?variant=20830569136190&currency=USD&utm_medium=product_sync&utm_source=google&utm_content=sag_organic&utm_campaign=sag_organic&utm_campaign=gs-2018-10-25&utm_source=google&utm_medium=smart_campaign&gclid=CjwKCAiAgJWABhArEiwAmNVTB-7oHjOQe-Nc2OmxyA7veLRo55Mjyfr4XG_bk5IH_78twJABrjSJoRoClGcQAvD_BwE

[timber ridge]

it doesnt look too wonky

[swift lantern]

Still funny to me

Like for $6 more you could simply get a 2 pin cable

I do not understand why they simply cannot just make it mini 3.5

Like a 1.5mm axial

[timber ridge]

ye true

forgot i got samsung bud pros otw lol

hope theyre good

[swift lantern]

And also

WHY IT SO HARD TO HAVE BUTTONS

Give me earbuds with buttons, or give me death

[timber ridge]

you talking about volume and pause control ?

[swift lantern]

Yyeeeeeeaass

[timber ridge]

having volume control on earbuds is actually a night and day difference

[swift lantern]

And if it has a mic that's just icing on a the cake

That's why for the average human I recommend betron ysm1000

Volume, pause controls, a mic, $21

[timber ridge]

wait kuzu, what was the website you used to check the bt codecs on ur phone

[swift lantern]

Wym website

Oh like gsm arena or something

[timber ridge]

im hoping my new phone has decent codecs

[swift lantern]

I looked it up on a couple places either way it should at least do aptx

Even if it does on paper, codecs are annoying

You'll probably have to go into developer options and mess with some things

[timber ridge]

no way

not even aptx

[swift lantern]

It won't let me do anything other than SBR* on my phone

[timber ridge]

f

[swift lantern]

I'm looking at moto g stylus

My phone has been doing some weird stuff lately so I'll probably have to replace it anyway

[timber ridge]

whats ur budget

[swift lantern]

Wait wth the stylus only does sbr as well

REE

Idk it'd be through Verizon so it'd be a monthly payment instead of sum

But I wanna say $400ish max?

[timber ridge]

pixel op

[swift lantern]

4a?

[timber ridge]

all of em tbh

all the a variants

[swift lantern]

I don't think I trust a literal google phone

[timber ridge]

verizon is cdma right

and not gsm

[swift lantern]

Unfortunately

[timber ridge]

big rips

[swift lantern]

Yeah very limiting

[timber ridge]

if you want something a bit more premium, i would aim for a s20 fe

oneplus is available on verizon now right?

[swift lantern]

Wish I could just get a darn huawei

[timber ridge]

huawei is cursed

[swift lantern]

No OnePlus listed afaik

Huawei is blessed

Best price:perf

[timber ridge]

https://www.verizon.com/onesearch/search?q=oneplus &src=wireless

[swift lantern]

Hmmmmmm

[timber ridge]

xiaomi best price to performance

[swift lantern]

Do no phones under $500 have aptx what the heck is this garbage

[timber ridge]

apparently samsung is removing it on their phones

[swift lantern]

BRUH

Almost nothing supports aptx

[timber ridge]

cdma is stopping u from getting a lot of good budget phones

[swift lantern]

[timber ridge]

tragic

[swift lantern]

Motorola is one of the only brands I know that's cdma and gsm

A lá, my phone

Yep literally everything under $500 just doesn't do aptx because reasons

Well not like I was gonna use it anyway I guess..

Idk, I could try for pixel 4a

[timber ridge]

thats prob the best option tbh

youll get updates bc google and the camera is flagship level

[swift lantern]

I cannot express to you in words how much I don't want to support google though

[timber ridge]

why so lol

[swift lantern]

All mega corporations are bad

And they do quite literally profit off of state department deals and data selling

So I idk if I trust a google phone to not outright steal my social security number or something on god

[timber ridge]

youre overthinking it

[swift lantern]

I really would just go p40 if I could, now that's a flagship camera

Not to mention they're better at supporting codecs and even video over hdmi if you're into that

[timber ridge]

is the p40 their latest flagship ?

[swift lantern]

I think so

It's like $450 and the camera is better than any iphone or samsung, period

Not like I'm a photographer but I know people dig the cameras

[timber ridge]

half my new phone is like jus straight up cameras

[swift lantern]

Ah, p40 pro is going for $750 now

I wonder how much of that might be tariffs though...

Oh yeah it doesn't have Google apps tho right

[timber ridge]

yea

[swift lantern]

Man I hate America

[timber ridge]

kuzu jus cop a mi 11

https://www.gsmarena.com/xiaomi_mi_11-10656.php

[swift lantern]

Xiaomi

Gsm tho right

[timber ridge]

it says gsm/cdma on there

[swift lantern]

Hmmmm

[timber ridge]

peep the link

[swift lantern]

That battery tho

It's also almost 4k? Wack

[timber ridge]

4k wha

[swift lantern]

3200 x 1440

[timber ridge]

o ye 1440p

[swift lantern]

120hz hdr 10+

Pointless!

[timber ridge]

its all optional tho

you can jus toggle 1080p 60hz

[swift lantern]

Yeah I'll just go with stylus no apx for me oh well

Only bluetooth thing I use is speakers and they don't benefit from codec

Not so far as I can tell

[timber ridge]

gg

ima sleep now

gn

[swift lantern]

Me too

[stoic solar]

https://soundcloud.com/thereboots/driverslicense

[still lion]

Can anyone tell me why the Boop keyboard is almost 3 times the price of the Portico? Both from the key dot company

[sly warren]

Because keyboard

Pricing is almost literally random in the keyboard world.

[tight pulsar]

usually its not really random lol

[rugged lion]

“Random” lol

[rugged lion]

Different boards, different manufactors possibly, different materials, different PCBs, I mean why is the 3080 more than the 3070 if they are both by Nvidia?

Because they are different and one is “better”.

Its also about enthusiast stuff, after a certain point you either pay for very specific stuff, material, or sometimes just kinda the name

Kinda like keycult boards, they have a brand to hold up and so they make their keyboards expensive, but basically the best.

Not as good as TGR boards 👀

[rugged lion]

Also... the seller does not matter like at all, they are both group buys meaning all key dot co does is sell it, not manufacture it or anything. They didn’t design it either.

[still lion]

Thank you. It’s like buying 2 different cars that may have the same specs on paper but are of different quality irl

[rugged lion]

Kind of, there are legitimate differences that most ppl just don’t know about.

Keyboards are very complicated

[tight pulsar]

even tgr boards arent as polished and refined as some of the earlier kustoms like the otd cl boards, eungsam made several prototypes of each board until it was perfect and make each part as good as it could be (things like ano, pcb material, pcb thickness, etc) and remade a bunch of parts because they had slight flaws

[stoic solar]

@swift lantern update i just downloaded 1tb of jcore

[swift lantern]

Does that include any dang metal tho

[stoic solar]

uhhhhhh

heres list

lmk if anything looks fun

[rugged lion]

any one know if neo keys ever plans to do a r2 of the g67?

[queen sigil]

no clue

[tight pulsar]

have you read the product page

[swift lantern]

Hmm

3r2 might be good, I like at least one song by them...

Otherwise I do not know any of these artists idk what they'd sound like

[glass bear]

my keyboard is arriving

today

[stoic solar]

nice!

what did you get?

[glass bear]

rando amazon keyboard

dad said i only had 50 bucks

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08BYB3JQD/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

seems pretty decent

nice looking keys for a 60% keyboard

some of them crowd too much onto the caps this one did the side thing

and also gateron switches and its bluetooth 5

[queen sigil]

keychron better

[glass bear]

keychron's closest offering to this is 20 dollars more

and i dont like the keycaps either

[queen sigil]

i see so you're an rgb sucker

[stoic solar]

i like drevo

[glass bear]

lol i dont care about the rgb

but im literally 14 that keyboard looks too

serious

id rather just have a clean black keyboard to match the rest of my stuff

[timber ridge]

did look into eppomaker

[tight pulsar]

whats wrong with it being too serious

[timber ridge]

all you have to do is swap keycaps too

[queen sigil]

id say a white and grey keyboard

isnt really too serious

lmao

[timber ridge]

i think it wasnt gamer enough

[queen sigil]

[last plinth]

model o wireless shipping out

https://tenor.com/view/dancing-happy-smile-emoji-gif-9878005

[tacit wing]

ah yes, another member of the Mr1111 cult

[next rain]

I am looking for information about WiFi antennas. I am rural and my AT&T signal is weak. Any help would be appreciated.

[gloomy berry]

WiFi won't help with your AT&T signal I'm afraid.

Do you have DSL or cable internet?

[cunning hearth]

that’s probably the providers fault

not much you can do except pay for better service or move

[gloomy berry]

Well, if they have DSL or Cable internet, they can get a range extender for their house

It's basically a mini cell tower for yuor house that uses your internet connection

[cunning hearth]

you could do that

[gloomy berry]

I had one at my old house

[cunning hearth]

but since he’s asking about wifi it’s probably not cable

[gloomy berry]

Because the cell service was so bad

Well, they mentioned AT&T so IDK lol

[cunning hearth]

@next rain what kind of internet do you have

[glass bear]

Nothing is inherently wrong with it being too serious but I don't like it

Pardon the poor vinese phone quality

Actually no that's a crappy photo imma get a better one

[cunning hearth]

that keyboard looks nice

subtle rgb

[glass bear]

Yeah it's like Bluetooth and stuff

Way better then the keyboard on top lol

Rattly metal typewriter with crazy blue switches that aren't stabilized

[cunning hearth]

kek

[glass bear]

There we go

Gateron reds and Bluetooth 5.1 for 49.99

I think this is keycap puller but

Idk how to use it

[sharp kindle]

oooh new glarses video

[cunning hearth]

oh so u stick both ends on either side of the keycap

[sharp kindle]

ergo clears review

[cunning hearth]

then wedge it underneath then pull up

[sharp kindle]

stick it around the corners, you mean?

[cunning hearth]

yea

[glass bear]

Oh I c

Like just shove it on huh

[tight pulsar]

got the penguins in probably gonna throw the fekers on the top row tomorrow

[queen sigil]

nachos are you testing?

or are you gonna have multiple types of switches

[calm cobalt]

hello

i need help with my keyboard

[stoic solar]

keychron

[calm cobalt]

so i have a havit HV-KB393L and im having a problem where everytime i press any key on the bottom letter row, my kayboard glitched, heres a video as its hard to explain

i restarted my laptop, i reset the keyboard itself as it says how to in the manual with fn+esc+f1+f3+f5, i tried all the USB ports on my laptop

it just wont work

it keeps doing it

its like

an off and on thing

now theyre working fine

but just now it was doing it

this started happening every few days since the start of january

i dont know if its a problem with my laptop or if its a problem with the keyboard.

[tight pulsar]

i just soldered that row of penguins in and i gonna put fekers on the top row for testing what tactiles i like yeah

[calm cobalt]

huh

[tight pulsar]

keeping the sakuras on the home row tho cause i cant play celeste with tactiles lol

[calm cobalt]

what

[daring zenith]

Nachos you're scaring the guy

[calm cobalt]

LMAO I HAVE NO CLUE WTF HES SAYING PLS

[daring zenith]

@tight pulsar tactiles are great tho

[calm cobalt]

i know nothing about keyboards

[daring zenith]

Why not game with tactiles

[tight pulsar]

mr1 have u used linears before in your life

[calm cobalt]

HELP IM SO CONFUSED CAN I JUST GET AN ANSWER LMAO

[daring zenith]

@calm cobalt rgb is weird

@tight pulsar not real linears

I love tactile tho

[calm cobalt]

Its not just the rgb

when the colors glitch those keys that make it do that dont work

now its fin

fine**

i know nothing about keyboard i dont even know what types of keys i have pls

[daring zenith]

Sounds like a broke keeb :p

[calm cobalt]

its not broken-

it cant be

[tight pulsar]

uh i have no clue with rgb but id download switch hitter and see what keys show up when u press the key that does the funky thing

[calm cobalt]

i dont know what causes it as its off and on

[tight pulsar]

@daring zenith get some cheap gateron linears and try them

[calm cobalt]

all the keys are fine now

[daring zenith]

Yellow?

[calm cobalt]

also can yall tell me what keys i have lol

[daring zenith]

Dunno what are good linears

[calm cobalt]

ill send a pic

[tight pulsar]

sure yellows are fine and ktts are nice too

[daring zenith]

Ktts?

[tight pulsar]

yeah take of the keycap and send a pic

[daring zenith]

The hell

Ye take keycap off and look at the switches

[small nimbus]

this sounds like really good idea did you try this yet gio

[daring zenith]

But tbh sounds like power delivery is broke if rgb and keeb both don't work on some keys

[calm cobalt]

dont mind the dirtiness but

i need to get one of those pressuriezed air cans

so i can give it a good clean

[daring zenith]

Does it say Gateron on the switch

[calm cobalt]

idk lemme look

[daring zenith]

Or what does it say

[calm cobalt]

where would it say it

[daring zenith]

Kalih?

Outemu?

Like right there in the pic

[calm cobalt]

i dont see anything

[daring zenith]

I can't read it

[small nimbus]

smth an

smth Xian maybe

[calm cobalt]

thats hard to read hold up

[small nimbus]

you can do it

[neon quartz]

gio!!#4205 has been warned

Reason: Bad word usage

[calm cobalt]

oops

sorry didnt know

ive never been here lol

i cant read it at all

its so small

[daring zenith]

Zoomed in pic of my gat browns for example

Gateron

[small nimbus]

idk why I see giga Xs

[daring zenith]

Lol wut

[small nimbus]

in his ss im trying to read it

looks like 4 xs in there

[calm cobalt]

its something and then xian

[daring zenith]

@tight pulsar know dat switch or nah

It's nothing mainstream

[calm cobalt]

all i can see is the word xian

[daring zenith]

At least we know it's blues

[calm cobalt]

idk the difference between the colors

[small nimbus]

you copied my work

[daring zenith]

Blues loud

[calm cobalt]

like i said i know nothing about keyboards

[daring zenith]

Red linear, brown tactile, blue clicky

[calm cobalt]

🦶

whats linear and tactile sound like

[daring zenith]

Linear no sound until bottom out

Tactile smol sound

[calm cobalt]

oh thats sucks

[daring zenith]

Blues destory eardrums

[calm cobalt]

LMAOAOAOOAOAO

me with my blues

[daring zenith]

Find some typing tests

Nice tactiles sound great

[calm cobalt]

oh i wrote an essay for school a few days ago

[daring zenith]

Even gat browns are nice

[calm cobalt]

and im talking about linears

i dont think id like em

[daring zenith]

@calm cobalt bro either use rtx voice or apologize to everyone you talk to on the mic

Blues will kill their ears

[calm cobalt]

wtf

[daring zenith]

:P

[calm cobalt]

PLS i have noise supression

and i love earraping people with it

[daring zenith]

People with blues are annoying tho

[calm cobalt]

WHAT

IM NOT ANNOYING

[daring zenith]

Just hearing their typing in vc

[calm cobalt]

I DIDNT KNOW THE DIFFERENCE WHEN I BOUGHT IT

[daring zenith]

No

[calm cobalt]

i use krisp

[daring zenith]

I mean using vc with them

[calm cobalt]

so they dont hear it

[daring zenith]

The noise

[granite furnace]

or get a unidirectional mic that doesn't pick up the sound of typing

[calm cobalt]

bro stop dissing me i didnt know lmao

[granite furnace]

clicky switches aren't that bad. sensitive people are overdramatic about it. you get used it like anything else

[daring zenith]

Ye

[calm cobalt]

die >:(

[daring zenith]

Just making jokes

[calm cobalt]

WHY IS THERE NO SOUND PLS

SENDING NEW ONE

die >:)

[small nimbus]

I like typing with clicky switches bc I like the sound but my friend hates it xD

I also have anc on all the time so its not bad for me

[daring zenith]

@granite furnace but they do get annoying in vcs though, just need to get rid of the noise somehow

Otherwise clickys are personal preference

[granite furnace]

yeah, it's all preference. I favor tactiles, but I can appreciate some certain clickies

[small nimbus]

W/o anc they're too loud for me

[granite furnace]

sure, they can be annoying in vc, but it's also not as bad as some people make it out to be

[timber ridge]

clickies are super satisfying to type on

[granite furnace]

a unidirectional mic would probably solve it

[calm cobalt]

well since i do have blues, i use that krisp noise supression thing and no one hears it plus i have a flip up mic so i can mute when im typing lmao

[daring zenith]

Man, k552 through crappy mics are annoying asf

[calm cobalt]

sorry didnt mean to have pings on

[daring zenith]

Tramatising experience

[calm cobalt]

now im upset that i have blues and want a new keyboard but this cost me 40 dollars 😔

[granite furnace]

don't be upset

use what you like

[calm cobalt]

i dont wanna get dissed tho HSJDKGDFH

[granite furnace]

don't let others decide your preferences

[calm cobalt]

it seems as blues arnet good in the keyboard community

[daring zenith]

If it works for you, it works for you.
Nothing works for everyone

[timber ridge]

theyre fine

mx browns tho

thats something else

[calm cobalt]

it isnt even a prefrence tbh, i didnt know what type of keys i had cause on amazon it doesnt say and they should

[granite furnace]

maybe not so much in the gaming crowd that has overlap with mech keys, but trust me, plenty of people in the mech keys community like clickies

[daring zenith]

The actual keeb community is about how each switch feels

Not a lot about the sound

[granite furnace]

it's both

[daring zenith]

But gaming community wise, blues are a meme

[glass bear]

i have those switches

[daring zenith]

Well, more so feel that asmr

[glass bear]

they were on my old keyboard

[daring zenith]

Asmr just a nice bonus

[timber ridge]

everyone in the keeb community either likes clickies or secretly does

[calm cobalt]

D:

[glass bear]

jiggky asf

lol it feels so weird typing on red after using blues for so long

i keep whiffing

honestly though its worth the noise

[sharp kindle]

i would like to object to that claim

[calm cobalt]

now how does one change theyr key type

[glass bear]

my mom kept complaining when i used the blues

[sharp kindle]

the only clickies i like are silent clickis

[calm cobalt]

i would switch to browns if i could

they have em on amazon

[daring zenith]

Feel it before you use it

Go to best buy or walmart

[glass bear]

yeah maybe i shouldve gotten browns

[calm cobalt]

i will but still

how do you replace em

[glass bear]

although once i get used to these i should be able to type pretty quick

[timber ridge]

try some jades or something, theyre v fun to type on imo

[glass bear]

i still have decent speed right now but nothing compared to my blues

[granite furnace]

you likely can't without disassembling the keyboard and desoldering the switches

[glass bear]

some bursts where everything goes perfect mode but honestly its great

[daring zenith]

Unless it's a hotswap board, which not many cheap/gaming boards are

[sharp kindle]

i have tried jades and i like the feeling but not the sound

[calm cobalt]

mine probs isnt

doesnt look it

[granite furnace]

inexpensive off-the-shelf keyboards are not going to be hotswap

[daring zenith]

Look at advertising page

[granite furnace]

it's all through-hole

[calm cobalt]

inexpensive?

[daring zenith]

I think this is some amazon keeb

[calm cobalt]

40 bucks is a lot

[granite furnace]

$40 is not a lot for a mechanical keyboard

[calm cobalt]

im not spending 150 dollars on a keyboard

[daring zenith]

Something like gk61 is hotswap

[timber ridge]

yea i dont think i can have jades in my main keeb, but i kinda wanna build a side clicky build

[daring zenith]

Keychron are hotswap

Bunch of others

[sharp kindle]

im probably gonna make a seperate numpad with clickies inside

[calm cobalt]

i just spend 300 dollars on a logitech g920 i aint spending any more money for like 60 years

jkjk

[sharp kindle]

will probably have to learn how to solder though

[daring zenith]

I think durgod is hotswap?

[sharp kindle]

:/

[glass bear]

actually i saw a 59 dollar keyboard with gateron optical browns on amazon

that was hotswap

[daring zenith]

Gk61 prob

[glass bear]

yep

[sharp kindle]

thats probably the gk61

[calm cobalt]

welp i feel left out now PLS

ima dip

ciao

[timber ridge]

durgod doesnt have any hotswap offerings that im aware of, but they hve many switch options

[daring zenith]

Cult

[sharp kindle]

the gk61x is pretty good for a 50 dollar kit

[daring zenith]

Hm

Alright

[sharp kindle]

it is north facing though

[daring zenith]

@calm cobalt keebs are a cult

[sharp kindle]

for around the price of the gk61, the mz60 is much better

[calm cobalt]

?

[glass bear]

yeah i never expected people would be so sweaty about keyboard

[calm cobalt]

whats a keeb

[glass bear]

literally got like

[daring zenith]

Keyboard

[glass bear]

box jades

[daring zenith]

S w e a t

[calm cobalt]

why are they a cult

[granite furnace]

lol once he tries a really nice keyboard, he's gonna want one

[calm cobalt]

ion get it lmao

[glass bear]

same

[daring zenith]

And then talk about how the keycaps needs to be dye sub

[calm cobalt]

my keyboard is nice

[glass bear]

this 50 dollar keyboard is everything i ever wanted

[daring zenith]

Because otherwise the sweat is gonna make it wear out

[calm cobalt]

havit is a good brand for 40 bucks

[glass bear]

even the bluetooth is decently low latency

[calm cobalt]

my keyboard is wired

i dont want a wireless one

i dont wanna have to charge my keyboard

[glass bear]

same im using wired mode rn

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08BYB3JQD/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1

[timber ridge]

40 bucks can get you a decent keeb

[granite furnace]

most are not wireless

[glass bear]

this is literally such a good keyboard for 50 bucks

its a

[timber ridge]

eppomaker and rk carrying the budget end

[glass bear]

knockoff

[timber ridge]

and hk

[glass bear]

huntsman mini

[daring zenith]

Not hotswap sadly, gk61 is tho

[glass bear]

and its so good

[daring zenith]

Hk is nice

[calm cobalt]

this is my keyboard

https://www.amazon.com/Mechanical-Keyboard-Rainbow-Keyboards-Computer/dp/B07W1HXM4J/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1FKQDZM4L0ONE&dchild=1&keywords=havit+mechanical+keyboard&qid=1611013241&s=electronics&sprefix=havit+%2Celectronics%2C193&sr=1-5

[granite furnace]

hotswap is overrated

[timber ridge]

how so ?

[calm cobalt]

i wish i got mine in white

[granite furnace]

once you know what you like, there's really no need for it

[glass bear]

hotswap kinda is

[daring zenith]

It is but

To start off

No one's got time for solder

[glass bear]

hotswap is nice for building keyboards but the main purpose of them is not having to solder rather then

being able to change switches all the time

[granite furnace]

the switches were designed for through-hole soldering, not for hotswap. hotswap was designed around the desire for that functionality within the enthusiast circles. it's not robust

[glass bear]

once you get switches you like

[calm cobalt]

will yall look at my keyboard and tell me if its good or not?

https://www.amazon.com/Mechanical-Keyboard-Rainbow-Keyboards-Computer/dp/B07W1HXM4J/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1FKQDZM4L0ONE&dchild=1&keywords=havit+mechanical+keyboard&qid=1611013241&s=electronics&sprefix=havit+%2Celectronics%2C193&sr=1-5

i say for 40 bucks

its great

[granite furnace]

so if you know what you like, there' no need for the ability to change out switches

[glass bear]

well it seems fine

no name switches

[timber ridge]

true, but there usually isnt a price premium for a hotswap pcb over regular

[daring zenith]

No one really knows what they like best until they get em tho, and waiting to get a keeb until you've tested all the switches is sad :p

[glass bear]

which is ok except on my old keyboard the switches were super rattly

[timber ridge]

unless youre going prebuilt

[granite furnace]

it's not inherently bad. it's just not as robust and reliable as soldered pins

[calm cobalt]

are razer chromas bad?

[daring zenith]

Yea it'll always be some tradeoff

[calm cobalt]

cause like

i wanna program the colors and stuff

[glass bear]

wait what

razer rgb software is pretty decent ive heard

[timber ridge]

aslong as your pins are straight and youre not swapping out switches every other day, it should last you a long time

[calm cobalt]

pins?

what are those for and where are they may i ask

and whats the difference between all the pin types

[glass bear]

how the switches contact the pcb

[granite furnace]

it's perfectly fine and will likely last a long time. there's nothing wrong with it. it simply may lack features that others care about

[glass bear]

on hotswap keyboards you dont have to solder pins down to the pcb

[calm cobalt]

whats a pcb 😭

sorry im dumb and new to the keeb cult

if thats what its called lma

lmao

[granite furnace]

PCB = printed circuit board

[calm cobalt]

what does that do?

is that just

what inputs the keys and stuff

[granite furnace]

it's the electronics and wiring of your keyboard

[calm cobalt]

so

the brains kinda lol

[granite furnace]

the MCU is the brains

[calm cobalt]

oh ok

[granite furnace]

a chip on the PCB

[calm cobalt]

this is confusing

[timber ridge]

kinda like the motherboard of a pc

[calm cobalt]

ah i see

im a laptop gamer lol

dont judge

[timber ridge]

its cool

[calm cobalt]

personal prefrence yk?

[timber ridge]

i use to game on a laptop

[tight pulsar]

@daring zenith if yall didnt figure it out alr i think its these https://keebworks.com/jixian-blue/

[calm cobalt]

A: i dont want to get a pc cause its confusing to build them, prebuilts are expensive
B: prefrence i wanna be able to take my laptop to a hotel or familys house or sum|
C: i already have 2 laptops so my parents would never lemme get one lol

my laptop is an amd ryzen 5 2500U lol

[granite furnace]

you do you

[calm cobalt]

thats sounds

like

youre judging lmao

[granite furnace]

nah

you're the one gaming on it. why should it matter what I think?

[calm cobalt]

wow

[granite furnace]

if you're happy, that's what matters

[calm cobalt]

someone who respects laptop gamera lmao

gamera

oh and finally

i honestly am not about like

[timber ridge]

a lotta stuff in this community is preference

[calm cobalt]

showing off my setup

and

*GAMER RGB GAMER MLG PRO

and all that

im just here for the fun of gaming

[wise crane]

honestly a laptop is good in your case

[granite furnace]

for sure. but be sure not to put others down because they like the RGB

[calm cobalt]

no no that was just a joke HAHA

[wise crane]

i hope so

[calm cobalt]

i like the rgb too, its honestly so cool

but by that i meant like

[wise crane]

laptops are just not for gaming dude

[calm cobalt]

im not tryna have the best looking setup and sh

im just looking for fun

[wise crane]

mine is ass

[calm cobalt]

yea ik it depends on the laptop

mine isnt even a dedicated gaming laptop

[glass bear]

software isnt too bad either

[timber ridge]

my laptop setup was so scuffed

[calm cobalt]

and it runs many games like a dream

[timber ridge]

but i had fun gaming on it

[glass bear]

a little lackluster compared to like what i can do with steelseries engine but

[wise crane]

like what games tho

[calm cobalt]

i can run beamng

assetto corsa

euro truck sim

[wise crane]

what is that

im american so idk what that is

[calm cobalt]

roblox (if your laptop/pc cant run roblox then uh- get a new pc 😄 )

euro truck sim is just a truck driving simulator lol and im american

[wise crane]

i run roblox at 300 frames

[tight pulsar]

hm speaking of software i should probably clean up my layers

[calm cobalt]

im a car enthusiast and general vehicle enthusiast

i can run forza horizon 4

[wise crane]

ok but mice suggestions?

[calm cobalt]

forza motor sport 7

i can run many games

[tight pulsar]

uh something something depends on ur grip

[calm cobalt]

at great quality and fps

[wise crane]

i want something close to a model o but with more side buttons

[daring zenith]

@tight pulsar oh alright interesting switches

[glass bear]

hmm

you could try the viper mini?

great little mouse

[tacit wing]

^^

[wise crane]

ok thanks

[tight pulsar]

but yeah mr1 id recommend getting cheap linears to try like ktt red wines if treeleaf ever restocks/ttc/gaterons

[wise crane]

brown switches are fire

[daring zenith]

Do you need to lube linears?

[granite furnace]

only if you want to

[tight pulsar]

that

[daring zenith]

As in, do they make a bit difference in feel and sound or just negligible

[granite furnace]

unfortunately, it's also largely preference

[tight pulsar]

depends a lot on what kind of lube/how much you put on but most decent linears are smooth enough stock

[daring zenith]

Gotcha

[timber ridge]

a lot of ppl use alpacas stock

[calm cobalt]

ah, dont you just love getting called a bug eyed rat in roblox because they drove into you 😍

[timber ridge]

then also a lot of ppl say it needs lube, its all preference

[tight pulsar]

any prelubed jwk/jwick should be fine stock

[granite furnace]

freshly lubed switches will usually exhibit a noticeable difference in sound and feel, but once the lube settles and/or you get used it, I think the difference will not be stark

[timber ridge]

yea, t1s feel p good stock

but im prob still gonna wash them off then relube

[daring zenith]

Tactiles does seem like lube will make a difference if not pre-lubed

[timber ridge]

depends on how u lube them

[tight pulsar]

tactiles have more difference lubed/nonlubed imo cause they generate tactility based on friction

[glass bear]

what does lubing do

even smoother?

[tight pulsar]

reduces plastic on plastic friction and makes them smoother/better sounding

[daring zenith]

I never know switch terminology and it's sad, I want to say the bottom of the stem that touches the housing?

[timber ridge]

the legs

[tight pulsar]

the stem pole

[timber ridge]

o

[daring zenith]

Stem pole sounds like a nice term

[tight pulsar]

if u mean the long thing

[daring zenith]

Think so

[timber ridge]

some ppl lube switch legs bc they want a smoother bump

[timber ridge]

others keep it unlubed to keep tactility

[granite furnace]

lube type, amount, and application can all affect the outcome. the only way to know if it's for you is to try it

if you know people with lubed switches, you can try their keyboard(s) to get an idea

[daring zenith]

Yea pole seems like the bit

Knowing no one who knows PCs is great

[timber ridge]

if you use enough lube, you can turn any switch into silent switches lol

[tight pulsar]

covid killed trying keboards/headphones irl rip

[timber ridge]

even clickies

[daring zenith]

Lol

[glass bear]

i tried red switches at microcenter before

buying

[timber ridge]

and i was never a fan of trying headphones tbh

[granite furnace]

the meetups will come back eventually

[timber ridge]

even b4 covid hit

[tight pulsar]

dude i can not wait for meetups again

[daring zenith]

Headphones scary

[tight pulsar]

we were supposed to have an ohio one recently :/

[daring zenith]

Scarier than switches :p

[timber ridge]

wait can you or nachos pin messages ?

[daring zenith]

Nachos should be able to

[tight pulsar]

yeah what

[timber ridge]

can we have basics pinned in this server

[daring zenith]

Guide is already pinned

[glass bear]

50% scares me

[tacit wing]

there needs to be more keeb stuff pinned

[daring zenith]

@timber ridge also my life has been a lie I thought it was called 65%

[tight pulsar]

i have the headphone one pinned alr and keyboard university which has a lot of sizes