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/mkg/ - Mechanical Keyboard General
Evan Price
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Lucas Davis
Not ergonomic enough
Nathaniel Powell
Here user.
Julian Jones
Are otemu switches okay?
Nathan Hill
I've not tried them personally, but I'm sure they are. Even cheap mech boards will last for a while, it just might not be the most comfortable and the qc will probably be nonexistant, so you could have a real difference in switch feeling throughout the board.
Aiden Sullivan
Just get Gaterons
Caleb Lopez
Cherry MX a shit. Gaterons/zealios, alps and topre are way better.
Angel Hughes
>zealios
nice try, but I ain't buying your shit switch
Zachary Powell
They're no longer wobbly like that m8.
Angel Gonzalez
even if that's true it doesn't excuse previously sold products
go back to redd!t, don't bring your hugbox culture here
Levi Moore
I'm telling you because I have them in my hands right now. They're not any more wobbly than cherry MX switches. I don't care to keep up with internet drama about keyboard shit of all things.
Wyatt Peterson
not quite dactyl level, but yeah, this is pretty nice.
Aaron Carter
Is doubleshot ABS not as bad as other ABS? All those redditfags keep buying those overpriced doubleshot ABS keycap drops
Kevin Mitchell
>chinkswitch instead of reichswitch
Holy shit, this guy!
Leo Perry
gateron switches are superior to cherry, the only cherry switches worth paying premium for are clears, because there is no gateron equivalent.
Isaac Wright
Hi, everyone. I just bought the MasterKeys Lite Keyboard and it's a 'Mem-Chanical' (lol I know) keyboard, says it's cherry keycap compatible. Does that mean I can buy cherry mx keycaps to replace the current ones and it will make it a 'true' mechanical keyboard? Here is what is says on the website but I don't really know much about keyboards. Thanks.
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Xavier Cox
No, that's just a rubber dome. Changing the keycaps isn't going to change the switch itself.
Wyatt Rodriguez
Damn. Thanks.
Easton Richardson
If you want a rubber dome board get one of these.
Cameron Nguyen
>because there is no gateron equivalent.
There are the zeals.
Henry Powell
>zeals
>>>/reddit/
David Kelly
Why would you use QWERTY? You need to re-learn how to type on a 3D keyboard, so you might as well use an optimal layout. If I had one, I'd learn the maltron layout. I had a kinesis advantage once and I regret using QWERTY. Took me months to be up to speed. Because the keyboards are so different than a conventional flat QWERTY, you don't get confused when you transition from curved alternate layout keyboard to a flat qwerty.
Jacob Walker
It's literally a gateron equivalent to mx clears. Not sure where this hot new meme of saying >reddit every time they get brought up comes from.
Michael Powell
>You need to re-learn how to type on a 3D keyboard
I can't speak to the dactyl, but it only took me about a week to get used to typing on an ergodox. Meanwhile I read people saying it takes them months or years to fully get used to another key layout.
Oliver Brown
This
I just got a real-force today with topre and I am so fucking disappointed. They cost 10x as much as a BTC board and only feel slightly smoother.
Eli Foster
>$60-$90
>USA
>cherry mx red
>ANSI
>60%
>dont give a shit about lighting
>last keyboard: Ganss G.S 87
help pls
Brandon Thomas
RK61
Hunter James
I would go for another layout if it weren't for gayming.
Learning to type on a steno one would be pretty great for taking notes.
>feel slightly smoother
That's why everyone like Topre.
You could try lubing the BTC board.
I heard bad things about pic related drying out but I think it's supposed to do that to prevent dirt and grime, as it's for stuff like bicycle chains.
I'm going to buy some to lube an old HHKB with.
Daniel Wilson
I've been using a CST l-track trackball for the past year and I need to say, I prefer it for general computer use vs a mouse.
I realize this is a keyboard thread but most keyboard junkies have a softspot for other peripherals too.
Cooper Turner
i actually made malt firmware for my ergodox. i very much agree with you.
Xavier Brown
i would love a CST trackball if they weren't an ergonomic catastrophe.
Ryan Bennett
Just got a full blank set for my Model F I had to keep some of the original keys because unicomp caps dont use wire stabilisers.
Daniel Clark
so I'm looking for a nice TKL board in europe for around 120€. suggestions?
gave my old keyboard (pic related) to my brother when I moved out, unfortunately I can't find the same one any more
Bentley Nguyen
You do realize there was a gateron equivalent to clears, but thanks to reddit they dont exist anymore
Samuel Rivera
Ducky one TKL is around 80€
Wyatt Myers
Stabilizer inserts are compatible with model f's. Buy some from unicomp or steal them from a model m.
Kevin Hall
Does anyone own this NPKC keycap set? I was thinking of going with the 61 key set with the extra eight keys, including the red Esc key. Blanks of course. They look pretty nice, judging the the photos in the reviews.
Elijah Collins
from where? I can only find the RGB version for around 150€
Ryder Rivera
belgium. Its the non rgb version
Noah Howard
The ergonomics on them are terrible. I built a foam rest above where it slant's downward and that makes it much more bearable.
I wish the mouse buttons were placed higher too so I could rest the full weight of my hand on the ball and sides without having to worry about triggering it. The sides should be contoured too and have a thumb or pinky spot.
This being said, for all it's faults, it blows all kingston trackballs out of the water. I still have yet to try the nice Japanese ones they sell on Ebay now.
Parker Lewis
What do you mean? the unicomp caps dont even have a slot for the wire stabilizers to go in.
Levi Baker
what is the cheapest 60% keyboard with mx blacks?
Kevin Gray
ajazz ak33
Nicholas Collins
You put the stabilizer inserts in to the barrel that corresponds with the stabilizer bar on the keycap.
Here's a pic of my Model F 107 with Model M stabilizer.
Christian Edwards
I'm surprised it's not more popular now that ergodox-style keyboards are becoming popularized. It's the most rational layout IMO. The only thing I don't like about it is the placement of the L-key.
How fast can you type on the malt layout so far? I'd imagine if you became very proficient you'd type significantly faster than someone of equal skill on either a QWERTY or DVORAK.
John Gonzalez
Rk61
Aiden Mitchell
Do they have to be MX? Gaterons are pretty nice too and some would argue they're more refined than Cherry switches.
Asher Ross
muh collection
Wyatt Martin
Aah now i understand hows the feel compared to wire?
Adrian Cox
Pretty much identical
Isaiah Sullivan
Alright thanks now i have to figure out a cheap way to get em no way im paying 20$ for shipping +tax to get that.
Logan Brooks
Look for a broken Model M or M-122 on ebay and steal the springs and stabilizers. Very useful for spare parts. I have a bin bag size full of spare shit for M's and F's.
Andrew Bennett
the sanwa and elecom ones seem to be nice enough. too bad trackballs are niche. i was actually thinking about building one myself but then i realized how bad at programming and soldering i am.
Carter Jenkins
9/10
Missing the IBM/Lexmark M15. That aside, nice collection.
Matthew Gonzalez
I seriously don't understand. Why would you pay so much for Topre when you could get a Dell Quietkey RT7D5JTW that feels almost exactly the same for $5-$20 used.
This was my very first keyboard and only a year ago I found it in my parents garage collecting dust. Restored it and it still feels crisp as fuck.
Got a Novatouch and the feel is negligible. Only benefit is being able to swap keycap sets.
Camden Cook
i didn't really have time to make a full switch yet unfortunately, there were some exercises on maltrons site that i started, but i am not even through them yet.
Easton Clark
What does Sup Forums think of the Leopold FC750R?
I'll be shelling out for my first mk, I've decided on MX Reds and TKL.
I really like the aesthetics it has going for it.
Tyler Phillips
keep at it user. It seems well worth learning. Like learning a language, even five minutes a day can make a difference.
Logan Turner
I owned one in the past, they're near impossible to type on. I'll try pick one up again since they are becoming increasingly rare.
Cooper Ward
Decent board, can't go wrong. Get some nice keycaps though.
Xavier Barnes
Picked up this NPKD set off Aliexpress to replace the keycaps on my Quickfire XT:
Are they any good for the price?
Jayden Hernandez
Not as rare as the Kinesis Evolution. Those things are impossible to find despite worth much less than a M15.
Christopher Perry
I'm planning on buying some completely blank PBT keycaps. They can't be too hard to find, right?
Jeremiah Collins
>They can't be too hard to find, right?
Right.
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Parker Long
Did anyone here use a Leopold FC980C? What are your thoughts on the layout and build quality?
Jeremiah Garcia
I was thinking of going with the darker version of these NPKC keycaps myself. If anyone could advise or post pics, it would be great.
Cameron Collins
speaking of split keyboards, there is a utron on ebay.
$635 though... Why is he trying to jew us?
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You can buy them direct from japan for less.
Justin Young
Soon you won't have to pay 50k yen for a split topre:
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Logan Thomas
>not the ergodox option
plebs
Mason Thomas
Eventually user. After he finishes with that the plan is to continue working on this
Bentley Long
Still cant decide between the ducky one tkl rgb and pok3r rgb
Joshua Barnes
None of the above. Get a Matias board with their Clicky Switch.
Grayson Rogers
Get an alps HHKB and mod it with rgb LEDs
Nathaniel Kelly
this.
Angel Wood
we memeforce now?
Elijah Smith
Holy shit kill yourself
Nicholas Brooks
faggot detected.
Luke Richardson
Also no equivalent to gateron clears. +1 to gateron
Adam Lewis
>Budget
Preferably under $85
>Location
United States
>Switch
Red
>Layout
ANSI
>Form Factor
80%
>Backlight
Doesn't matter
Any ideas? It's my first time looking into buying a mechanical keyboard.
Ayden Barnes
cm quickfire.
Landon Parker
What is this little connector on the left called? I accidentally my keyboard and fucked up the micro-usb connector. Need to replace this shit so I can keep using it.
Jordan Ward
Looks like a type of molex connector.
Chase Ortiz
A guy here told me once but I forgot to write it down. I THINK it started with W but I can't remember the rest.
Eli Cruz
>Topre a shit
>Topre just expensive rubber domes
I thought you guys left?
Ayden Bell
I wish i could die
Joseph Smith
Lol sorry but topre sucks.
Juan Ramirez
same
Eli Ramirez
This any good? First mechanical, £109
Owen Bennett
>>Budget
>Under 100 EUR
>>Location
>Eastern Europe
>>Switch
>Black, but any linear switch is okay.
>>Form Factor
>60%
Robert Evans
Dell Quietkey guy here, I normally wouldn't nitpick, and I'm not shitting on Topre-lovers but I am struggling to find the difference in feel from my Quietkey and Novatouch.
Is the Novatouch really not comparable to actual Topres? Maybe I just haven't typed on it long enough, got it as a Christmas present from the wife so I'll fuck off for now and come back next week when I've had more time with it but at this point I doubt I'll be convinced enough to invest in a Topre or HHKB.
Landon Price
Xavier Butler
Found one with darker modifier keycaps.
Eli Ramirez
Isaiah Thompson
The Zeal guy did not invent anything. He just uses his financial advantages to reserve products for himself so he can put his name on them and jack up the price a bunch. He already screwed over the Winkeyless people this way (cutting off their access to gat tactile clears) and he's trying to do the same to other brands. NEVER acknowledge this guy except to point out what a dick he is.
Matthew Anderson
Can't Cherry sue Gateron, Zeal, and all the other clones?
Henry Rogers
They will if anyone makes silent switches. Their patents on everything else have expired though.
Ethan Gray
is it not possible to renew expired patents? what happens if clones start patenting Cherry stuff?
Jackson Nelson
Gateron are Chinese. Good luck with that.
Brandon Murphy
Can anyone recommend a wrist rest? Was thinking of getting those wooden ones on massdrop but I don't know how comfortable they would be.
Connor Turner
>tfw wasnt expecting this to get out of chink land so fast
should i get my hopes up guys? or will it sit in usps stock room for 20 days