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Membrane one that I've had for 6 years died today after I spilt a full mug of coffee on my desk so I might as well replace it with a mech since I've wanted one for a little while
>Budget
£150 but I'd rather get something cheaper if possible
>Location
UK
>Preferred switch type
Blue (clicky)
>Layout
ISO prefered
>Form factor
60% looks nice so I'd consider one, but probably 80% since I barely use the numpad
>Backlight
No thanks
>Previous/current keyboards
Razer Arctosa (I know, gaymer keyboard, did the job for a while though)
Can't wait for my black caps to arrive so I can deck out my hhkb like this
Filco Majestouch 2 TKL
Just get another membrane keyboard if they have lasted you like 6 years. I'm typing on a btc full size keyboard right now and I think it is on a similar level to topre. Don't see me replacing it any time soon despite the fact the key caps have yellowed quite significantly.
I considered that but I've typed on mech keyboards before and i love how they feel compared to membrane keyboards, only thing that stopped me from upgrading before was that I don't like spending money when the one I have works. Since it doesn't work anymore it gives me an excuse to upgrade
fight over your switch colors, plebs, while my finger muscles grow pounding away at these buckling springs
Thanks, had a look at this one before, considering it
Well I hope you get a board that is perfect for you. I personally have spend a few thousand on different keyboards yet i keep going back to rubber domes. both in the form of topre or btc with slider. I absolutely love the feel of them boards. Even the standard BTC rubber dome keyboards without silders are pretty great. They are vastly superior to cherry mx brown anyway.
Woah that's fucking awesome, think I'll order a blue key set from unicomp. How is the trackball?
it's pretty bad, honestly
But you don't have muscles in your fingers user, its all in the wrist.
Why aren't more of you guys shilling high quality keycaps (SA in particular)? I had no idea the difference was THIS HUGE. Wtf, this typing experience is just insane, way bigger than the transition from rubber dome to mechanical, and I haven't really heard that reiterated much in the community in general.
>integrated trackball
that's fuckin ace
Would you recommend a Unicomp buckling spring over MX Blues? I am considering buckling spring as well
So is the trackpoint on the unicomp and ibm model m13's. Buckling springs are fucking flawless though.
But without legends how will you know which key you're pressing?
muscle memory. Nice p99
if you want the white/grey/red set, that one is not 1976, 1976 is the one with the brown and rainbowish colors like in OP's pic.
buckling springs are in a league of its own. So yes. Try the grandaddy of keyboards.
also i would prefer cherry profile like these
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if you're ok with OEM profile, this one looks pretty good imo, and it's cheaper
Das keyboard
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>Das keyboard
no seriously don't get this. Their build quality has gone down over the years. They are now considered flimsy garbage with pad printed keycaps.
Get a Ducky for that price. A cheaper option would be a Corsair Strafe. Cherry mx blues are superior to gateron blues. Remember.
lol wtf happened there. That is weird.
Thanks, DAS was one of the ones I was considering so I'll avoid that now
Looked at Ducky's before, definitely going to go for Cherry MX blues if I get a mech. I'm keeping an eye out for IMB Model Ms because I'd really like an original one of them, but that's not as easy to find obviously
Same user that was asking earlier on, found an old Kenesis Advantage Pro for around £80
Looks like a good deal to me, would anyone advise me against such a keyboard or should I consider going for it?
I've heard Tai-Hao keycaps have a weird coating, is this true and how are they to use?
I want the sunshine ones.
I see that the newest Miami ones don't have the coating
before I meme myself again, is there anything better for under 50 burgers?
is it like a filco thing to also have firearms or is it all one guy posting here
post comfy
Does anyone know a TKL or smaller keyboard that has an aluminum case, backlit(at least white LED) and has a F key row?
Also preferrably white
tada68 has it all except for the f keys, would still recommend.
I actually have a Pok3r atm and not having a f row is driving me insane.
Gonna sell if/once I find a nice replacement
look at varmilo then, they have some nice kbs with aluminum case and f keys for the tkl variants.
Absolutly. Compared to MX blues on my Ducky its a night and day difference. You can get them on amazon, or if you want a custom keyboard order from Unicomp
drevo excalibur
Thanks. I'll check em out
Has anyone used this or a similar service?
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I don't want to pay for expensive shipping to the UK and wait a while for them.
Are there any UK based websites that have custom printing ?
also YMD75, KBD75
I ordered from mechkeyboards and specifically ordered a ducky one tkl (NORGB) for 89$ but they sent me the RGB version instead
Is this normal for them?
No, give it back.
I've always used a $25 keyboard. Which one of these do i get, lads?
no it sounds like they made a mistake and if you got abs keycaps instead of pbt you should exchange it
Neither, get the tada68.
yeah they are abs which kind of makes me annoyed they even sent me an email asking if I wanted a different pbt ducky because the one I originally wanted was out of stock.
What website would i even buy that off of?
Aliexpress, kbdist, ebay.
china
I have 110 burgers and I'm looking for a keyboard.
Should I just peek for now and wait till Prime day, or should I not even bother with that.
I've always heard Prime day was kind of lack luster.
buckling spring > *
I've got a ducky at work just because it's polite in that it's quiet. Otherwise buckling spring is the best switch ever made.
anybody who prefers MX to buckling spring has dainty chink hands with carpel tunnel. Just look at the build of the buckling spring. that is american fucking manufacturing. heavy on material, resilient to failure, easily replaceable, fabricated to be sturdy as fuck for big meaty american hands
Replacing switches. How difficult is it, and what should I be aware of?
wait but not specifically for prime day, do research on chinkboards, keyboard layouts, switches, keycaps and such, or fill out the buyer's template if you want personalized advice
>xd60 pdb, plate, and keyswitches finally arrived
>keycaps and case soon™
>mention muh Gat in public
>immediate nervous and/or frightened looks
>had completely forgotten that term already meant something
>omron switches are mushy like membrane
>uses topre switch
What set is this? It's super nice.
granite
get a sucker to make it super quick to remove solder, and just make sure the solder has stuck to both the pin and socket
If I wanna try out topre, what can I do? In east London
Also Matias Quiet or Topre?
Buy it on ebay
Topre.
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Can anyone comment on the quality of these? I really like the look of the Nautilus set on Massdrop right now.
That's basically the worst possible option because returns are a bitch
Why would you return a topre?
>paying over $100 for ABS keycaps
go ahead and waste your money, retard.
That's not a legitimate complaint.
I have a set of doubleshot ABS keycaps in SA profile (pulse) and they are extremely nice.
There are cheap PBT keycaps and cheap ABS keycaps. ABS has slightly cheaper manufacturing costs so when a brand is cutting costs, of course they will use ABS over PBT.
When you're actually getting a quality keycap, it could go either way.
I also have a set of IMSTO gray PBT dyesub keycaps which are considered the best by many. I don't prefer them.
get a BTC 5100
Because I have no idea if I'll like it? I specifically mentioned "trying out", not making a final purchase.
Its okay you already said you're retarded. No need to mention it again.
at least abs isnt a warped mess on any key over 2u
Tell that to SP who some how managed to fuck up SA double shot ABS. They're switching to PBT cause its easier for them to mold. But SP is run by people even more retarded then you.
Fucked up how? I have a set of pulse and they are all perfect.
Well... They seem to have been a limited run. Cuz I can't find an available place to order them from.
You weren't around for the shit show that was SA 1976. It was possible to get four sets for like 50 bucks cause they were all warped to shit. It also delayed all their other SA projects for a whole year. All the other sets had problems, but none were as bad as 1976. They then sold their old tooling to maxkey about a year ago. I believe godspeed is the first set to be made with the new tooling, and its also why SA keysets have become so much cheaper, becuase they no longer throw away half the sets the make.
these have similar colors
OEM profile:
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DSA profile:
What kind of useful layers do people do with a programmable keyboard?
On my TKL I made a numpad that can input alt codes, as well as media keys and a few trading macros for some MMOs I play,
anyone know of any brown and white keysets like coffee that arent $100 and sold out..?
use dye
If you don't care about quality wasd keyboards has this
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What's the lightest clicky switch I can get ?
Going back to my poker with blues after a month using my 35g topre clone feels fucking terrible, but can't quite give up on clicky goodness.
Please help.
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The cheapest and easiest option would be to get a g80 with blues then do a 35g spring swap. The only tool required is a tweezer, and would cost you around 70-80 bucks
Good shit brother, how do DSA caps feel ? I'm about to buy a set
Will look at it, thanks for the recommendation.
My favorite profile so far. I'm not really a fan of tall keycaps.
>Budget
None
>Location (continent at least)
US
>Preferred switch type
Something good for typing as well as the occasional gaymen
>Layout
Don't know anything about layouts
>Form factor
10 key less
>Backlight
Preferably but not absolutely necessary
>Previous/current keyboards
Ducky Shine 5 Cherry mx browns
>Budget
120$ or less
>Location
US
>Switch Type
Blue
>Layout
ANSI
>Form Factor
65% or smallest I can go while still having arrow keys
>Backlight
No
>Current
Some dynex keyboard. Want something nicer
how easy is it to lube up plate mounted switches?
my board is starting to get squeaky and i think all the original lube is gone after the years and spilling soda and cleaning it out a few years ago
Wow ignore my shitty spacing
TADA68, though I would recommend getting it with browns, since gateron blues aren't that good.
Should probably take a full day since you'll be desoldering the switches, opening them up and lubing every single stem, then resoldering them.
oh shit really?
ive never soldered before, are there any good guides to start?
If you have no experience with soldering whatsoever, I wouldn't recommend messing with your kb if you care about it, since you can damage the pcb really easily if you don't know what you're doing.
Watch some videos of people swapping out switches/ building keyboards, there's a bunch of those on yt, should give some general knowledge about it, but practice does make perfect so don't expect it to go smoothly on first tries, practice on something else first.
And you will need a desoldering pump, mine was like $2 but you shouldn't get the really cheap ones since it does make the job more difficult.
tada68 and don't listen to the cherry shill, get blue if you want blue, gateron blue isn't bad just not identical to cherry
so i should practice on another board then?
i have a bricked tada68 and a v60 i could fuck around with
thanks for the help user
>YMD75
What are the differences between this and the KBD75? It looks very similar, just without the diffusing thing the KBD75 gives you...
Yeah, practice on whichever you can live without.
What keyboard are you gonna lube up ? Make sure you're using the proper lube, most recommended is krytox.
i was going to lube up my kul es-87
enter key and a few others are squeaky and the pause break is sticky again
