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/mkg/ - mechanical keyboard general
Daniel Sullivan
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Sebastian Morris
bump
Jordan Torres
It's only been two days since I've ordered this bad boy and i'm getting rather impatient.
This will be my first mechanical keyboard I have ever owned.
So I guess an opening topic should be what was your first mechanical keyboard?
John Gonzalez
What is the cheapest mechanical keyboard?
Jaxon Clark
had catalog open all day
not sure why i didnt just make the op lol
Charles Gray
you can build a homemade planck for about 40 bucks
Noah Powell
soon
Camden Rivera
F122 or M122? They both look so similar and I can never tell the difference despite owning an F122 myself. Very nice either way, you'll love it!
Ethan Powell
Okay, so I'm looking for something I thought would be simple to find: a fullsize black keyboard with Gateron Browns and blue LEDs (or RGB of course). But I can't for the life of me find such a board. Glorious PC Gaming Race's modular one comes so very, very, very close, but it has red LEDs.
Does anyone know of a board that matches my description? Would it be possible to replace the LEDs with blue ones, and how difficult would it be? All the LED replacement tutorials I've seen are for switch-mounted ones, but the GGMR uses surface mounted ones with clear switches. Is there a blue LED or RGB modular board available in fullsize somewhere?
Zachary Perry
First time contributing, hi
Adrian Reyes
Faggot, did you expect me to read all that??
Ethan Hill
My first mechanical keyboard was an IBM model M, but I wanted something with lighter switches that was still clicky so I got a Ducky one with blues.
Cameron Allen
A cash register like pic related if you don't mind the credit card reader
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Jacob Scott
Not that user but
>$20 keyboard
>$50 shipping
Fuck I hate living in Straya sometimes
Oliver Williams
sorry dude the shipping is 9.56 for me. I wounder how they got that number...
Anyway if you want to buy a mechanical keyboard and not pay an ass load in shipping why not buy from
Elijah Flores
Gigabyte Aivia Osmium
then a Choc Mini
then HHKB
Adrian James
I've already got one, I'm just interested in those sort of legit Cherry keyboards made for commercial purposes rather than consumer ones. Can't seem to find them for sale that easily here though.
Wyatt Nelson
Yeah
Ayden Harris
Why not just go to cherry's own website:
cherryamericas.com
If you want even more info then check out the wiki:
deskthority.net
Nolan Hernandez
>Location
UK
>Budget
Flexible
>Size
60%
>Layout
Standart
>Switches
Preferably brown/black
So im looking for a 60% keyboard that i can easily purchase in UK
Bonus points for simplistic non gaymur design.
Even though my budget is flexiblt, id prefer not to buy anthing above Pok3r price.
Christian Young
threadly reminder that the best keyboard ever made uses rubber dome.
Sebastian Scott
not with that ugly layout.
Gabriel Ward
Is there a way to get/make a TKL with a trackpoint? I fucking love my RT3200, but its rubberdome.
Ryan Collins
So I recently ordered a Unicomp Model M and I have to say that I am blown away by how nice this thing is to type on. I think I finally managed to find a keyboard that I pretty much never bottom out the keys on, which was still regularly an issue for my with the Cherry MX Clears.
As far as I can tell, the two main differences are that the springs seems to provide damping on the downstroke that almost feels like the keys are cushioned at the bottom of their travel, and the Model M has a much bigger gap between the amount of force required to actuate the keys and the amount of force required to bottom them out.
Angel Diaz
Anthony Sanders
>choosing aesthetic over work efficiency
>disliking 80s/90s aesthetic within this context
s m d h twice
Joshua Hill
Looking for a 60% mechanical keyboard with a standard US/QWERTY layout that's Bluetooth wireless. Any suggestions?
Luis Garcia
if you want to make one then you can. There are already threads about that very same topic on geek hack and deskthority
geekhack org /index.php?topic=41149.0
deskthority.net
Connor Evans
I'm using an 80s rubber dome keyboard now and its much sturdier then any modern keyboard I've used before. Its got all the keys I need and I can reprogram it so I don't really care
Colton Moore
on-board macro support?
Isaiah Davis
whats that?
Since the keyboard is so old I found the firmware and its pretty simple to modify it.
Also this keyboard is very heavy and well built for a rubberdome. It looks like a slimmed down version of the IBM model M that weighs about 1.8 kilos and has dye-sub PBT keycaps, so even though it was made in 1989 it still looks brand new
Samuel Davis
How is v60 compared to the Pok3r ?
Also how are the switches in v60 like?
Blake Adams
I mean the gateron browns**
Austin Johnson
gateron browns are smoother and more tactile, which is why some people prefer them over cherry switches.
Levi Evans
scratch that I don't think firmware is the correct term, but basically someone used an oscilloscope to figure out what the interface was and the wrote a program that can translate it. So I just copy pasted what he did. I can then edit it to do whatever I want.
Tyler Watson
ability to program multi-key macros at will using just the keyboard. increases work efficiency in some situations. not sure why the concept was largely abandoned.
meme diagonal keys are also a significant bonus, and I could never go back to four-way. another concept where I'm not sure why it was abandoned, especially given that they just leave an empty space on the keyboard where five keys could fit. the second space key works great with remapping.
I definitely think there are better looking vintage models, but I'm not sure I've ever seen a keyboard that's as wide-purpose functional as the anykey.
William Sullivan
>meme diagonal keys are also a significant bonus
just curious do you use them daily? My numpad has those but the last time I used them was just now when I remembered that they exist. Its not something I use at all.
Leo Garcia
I see, so the 3 options i have so far are
pok3r for 120£
v60 with gateron for 85£
v60 cherries for 110£
So, are there any advantages of buying v60 over pok3r other than the small price drop ? (keeping in mind poker gives aluminium case, better keycaps more programability) ??
Benjamin Gomez
I bought pic related off eBay for about $30 a year ago and am pretty happy with it. Am I missing it out by not having a board with real MX switches/a normal layout? Is it worth a ~$60 net loss to sell/upgrade?
Gavin Gomez
actually yes, but only because I play dorf fort. I have the second space key remapped to enter, "end" remapped to "-", "page down" remapped to "+", insert/home/pageup remapped to d/z/v. I literally bought this keyboard to increase dwarf fortress playing efficiency, but it flowed over into work and I regularly remap keys or program macros temporarily just for convenience when I have to repeat a lot of the same typing, and I wonder why this isn't a popular function with programming-related work.
Carter Robinson
the aluminum case on the pok3r is spray painted so it ships off very easily.
As far as programmablity is concerned then PBT keycaps are really nice and personally I can never go back to ABS after using them.
Also you never considered alps switches. The quiet clicks are even quieter then rubberdome and more tactile then gateron or cherry. If you like the loudness then you can get them unsilenced.
Daniel Reyes
I want to get this just for the cringey keycaps.
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Lincoln Nguyen
you can buy the keycaps separately you know
Thomas Davis
I'm looking for high quality (blank) keycaps for mx cherry switches. I just got a set of "DSA PBT/ABS" blanks crom pimpmykeyboard. The texture and shape are nice, but on some of the modifiers are a bit imperfect.
Are there better keycaps out there? I have a 60% keyboard.
Brayden Thompson
gateron blanks?
Christian James
I don't know anything about them, I thought gateron was a type of switch different from mx cherry and keycaps were not compatible
Aiden Stewart
I'ts an M122, I'm pretty hype about it, can't wait.
how's the feel of that M2?
Ian Gray
Are gateron keycaps compatible with MX Cherry switches? Are gateron caps high quality?
Elijah Cook
GMK is pretty high quality, but if you want Dye-sub PBT then this GB in on right now:
keyclack.com
other wise anything from NPKC, Vortex, Ducky, and Gateron are fine.
>I don't know anything about them, I thought gateron was a type of switch different from mx cherry and keycaps were not compatible
lol no Gaterons make switches and keycaps that work with all cherry mounts
Ian Price
Gateron are one of the few companies that make cherry profile keycaps that isn't GMK themselves
Sebastian Cruz
Oh ok. I'm looking for nice blank keycaps, I'll try gateron. thanks
Colton Miller
yeah gateron is a type of switch, but they also make keycaps i guess? gateron switches are actually compatible with mx keycaps just fyi
you can get gateron caps from mechanicalkeyboards.com
Parker Edwards
Cherry is overrated. Gateron and Zealios are where it's at.
If you want better build quality you could get a Cherry board
but Gateron has some cheap boards you should try.
Their switches aren't gritty like Cherry.
Gateron switches are MX compatible, I know because I have a switch tester with them.
>keeping stock keycaps
I don't know about the stock quality but you could buy some aftermarket ones.
Carter Reed
I got you
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Joseph Cook
Now why the fuck would this be so cheap?
Oliver Watson
thanks
Joseph Brown
gateron are pretty nice
Wyatt Roberts
how do i get my hands on a RS84?
Dominic Diaz
yo, would this have vintage blacks in it?
Jason Bennett
Ask your self this user: How many people need cash registers and How many "gamers" are there?
Its simple supply and demand, there are more shops and stores that are willing to spend money buying several of these, vs some niche market of gamers.
And these are real cherry mx keyboards. If you don't mind the weird layouts they are excellent mechanical keyboards. Pic related can be found for under 40 bucks at market surplus store
Isaac Green
The older ones definitely have them
Noah Wilson
how old are we talking?
Gavin Stewart
Shame the shipping from usa costs five times the keyboard itself
Jayden Hill
depends there are three generations of cherry switches, but basically anything before 1991 is definitely vintage, and anything before 1996 is also vintage as well.
Charles Cruz
thanks
Noah Allen
You can get a plate and PCB from china
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Cooper Thompson
Thanks! Thats cool. I would need a case though... :/
Jason Lee
Noob here. What's so special about cherry profile? Looks like shorter OEMs to me
Lucas Harris
That is it. Back then when Cherry made mechanical keyboards they used their own doubleshot process to make extremely high quality keycaps that even gives PBT a run for its money. Of course that was to expensive to make such a high quality product so it was then sold off to GMK who now continues to make them. Gateron and NPKC came along and started to manufacture clones that aren't anywhere near as good.
They are more for people who want to try out what a slimmer profile feels like, without spending over a hundred dollars for keycaps
Tyler Hughes
Jack Thompson
Best keyboard for cute girls (male)?
Thomas Gomez
its ok
Cameron Bell
pok3r with Miami keycaps
Grayson Hernandez
Something small and petite, like a Filco Minila.
Aaron Richardson
>pad printed
Jordan Bailey
this is a good choice but its really generic.
you could look for other keycaps that are cute but a 60% is a must!
Jaxson Martinez
?
Mason Reed
Happy Hacking Memeboard
Jackson Fisher
nice reddit username
Jack Perez
its not me
Easton Jenkins
then what is you
Hudson Ward
What other names and shit can I search for I am in the UK but poorfag and my keyboard is breaking
Adam Walker
>philosophy
Sebastian Torres
That's pretty cute, thanks
Robert Bailey
Jace Williams
Thanks that doesn't even look bad. My current one is so old rubber domes don't push the keys up sometimes
James Myers
Honestly these are pretty great.
Vintage cherry's with classic double shot keycaps for 40 bucks. Some people pay over a hundred for the keycaps alone
Chase Sanders
What switches do you recommend I seen the difference but I have no idea what I should really even get? I just do programming and gaming ruber dome feels okay for me as is
Jaxon Clark
Is it ok to use the aluminum plate of ergodox as the bottom plate? Should I be worried about short circuits happening?
Gabriel Walker
there really is no optimal switch and the noise their actuation mechanisms makes doesn't really matter since bottoming out the switches is louder.
Now blues are tactile and clicky, while blacks/reds are linear, and browns feel like reds with sand in them.
Benjamin Cooper
So would it be safe to say that red/black are what I want?
Parker Jones
rubberdomes are tactile, but since yours are so old they must have lost that. So yes if you want a better typing experience without the much then get reds/blacks. Browns are barely tactile.
Caleb Jones
Great thanks man, I honestly don't know what I really want since I never used one but I am pissed off that every rubberdome has the same stuck key shit when I am gaming. Or having to take it apart cause the sensor is fucking up
John Harris
O-rings help a lot imo.
Dominic Robinson
Well I've got to give it to you faggots.
I've had my mechanical meme keyboard for about a month now and I love it.
It has made me hate the keyboard in my office at work, but I don't want to carry my KB back and forth every day like an autistic, but I don't really want to buy a second keyboard either.
Up next, a wrist rest of some kind and maybe an aluminum case.
Andrew Diaz
if you wanted aluminum then you should have gotten a varmilo
Ryan Rodriguez
Im thinking about buying one mechanical keyboard, and since its my first and would not understand the difference between a 200 € and a 35 € im thinking of buying this cheap chink AULA keyboard.
What do you guys think is it better to order from the chinks or build a custom one? Also do you have to map it or does windows doanload drivers automatically for custom ones?
Luis Foster
I thought about it but they didn't have one with the switches I wanted.
I went for the Matias Quiet Clicks.
Kevin Lee
>I'm thinking about buying a nice thing
>But I don't want to spent any money on it
>So I'll buy this shitty thing instead
If you're going to have to steal the spare change off your mums nightstand to buy a keyboard just go get a $10 rubber dome at Wal-Mart or something shit for brains. Luxuries are for people that can afford them.