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ULTIMATE HACKING KEYBOARD (no really)
Buyer's Guide:
http://pastebin.com/QJD7fSGU
Where to Buy:
http://pastebin.com/8Yku80VL
FAQs:
http://pastebin.com/M5w7QtKp
Old thread: >>51877582
First for gay sex
Fresh off the mail box, some new memes my boyfriend will get.
KUL Proton White with Carbon SA Keycaps.
1/3
>>51895522
>>51893694
>>51892521
>>51887043
>>51881208
>>51880750
At what point of your perpetual devolution do you start liking kiddie bullshit colors and gigantic baby tier letters?
And you laugh at LEDs.
>>51898084
keys caps are tall.
>>51898084
>boyfriend
das gay anon
OP, I have a better title for you:
>/pkg/ - Placebo Keyboards General
>>51898054
>ULTIMATE HACKING KEYBOARD
Apart from the name, that thing looks very interesting. It has blues, right?
>>51898100
no homo dude! it ain't gay if we pretend to be cute anime girls.
>>51898105
Keyboard can be heard by humans and noted by scientific instruments, placebo.
U wot m8
>>51898054
where can i get GMK Cyrillic keycaps
>>51898128
>my keyboard is loud
wow, fucking amazing
Sure does justify spending 10x the money, right?
First for about to join the topre masterrace
>inb4 faggots defending their 300$ realforces and happy hacking plastic boards
>>51898215
novatouch sounds fucking awful compared to topre but hey, whatever anon
>>51898097
calm down.
tastes are personal. no need to try this hard to justify yours for tacky flashing LEDs.
>>51898257
I'm fine with non LED keyboards, but the shit you faggots like literally looks like its made to appeal to toddlers.
>>51898275
>>51898284
>>51898294
Why do you insist on this retarded minimalism? There is a point where taking off too many things goes against any notion of comfort.
Why not slice off one of your limbs to save some space? Fucking minimalist faggot
>>51898335
nerds are really bad at aesthetics, who knew?
>tfw getting black ducky one for christmas
>>51898370
Plenty of "nerd" shit that doesn't look this bad, this just stems from extreme hipsterism because people hate tacky gamer shiny shit, so they go the total opposite way with keyboards with 5 keys total, gigantic baby fonts and colorful matte keys.
Daily reminder that image related will be ten times more pleasurable and easy to type on than your memech keyboard that you buy so you can get a self-esteem pack from your fellow /g/ autists and feel special cuz you use something more awkward
>>51898215
For them to reach that price point they did away with some features.
>>51898364
This
How these people can exist without arrow keys is beyond me
typing this on one of two ALPS Glidepoint MGL Series Rev. 1.0 keyboards I found in the trash the other day.
I've personally identified the caps as ALPS white, but deskthority says these should be clicky, yet the keyboard seems even less clicky than my old cherry mx brown keyboard. caps also seem kinda mushy. Still better than dome, but I'm not impressed overall.
I don't really want to hold on to these, so I need to find out what they're selling for, but the only reference to one I could find online was this ebay ad:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ALPS-Glidpoint-KeyBoard-PC-MGL-Series-Rev-1-0-Complete-in-Box-Never-USED-NEW-/181949878818?hash=item2a5d0ed222:g:wWoAAOSwA4dWFf3Q
I'm pretty sure because mine are old and yellowed and need cleaning that they aren't worth near that much. What does /g/ say they are worth?
>>51898487
>Play game/type
>Want to press f1
>Need to extend one finger all the way to fn with another to 1 just to press f1
>want to type numbers in calculator
>need to fn + key to switch your letters to numbers in a non numpad-like layout
so minimal
much space
>>51898487
65% Master Race
>>51898099
Looking good, but that R3 escape is rather out-of-place against all the R1 keys.
>>51898054
>Splits after 6/T
REEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>51898401
Many colourways and font styles are influenced by vintage keyboards - the RGB mods; the large, centred legends; and the spherical caps are all examples. Then you have the Christmas-themed colourway (have you ever known Christmas decorations to not be at least a little cheesy?) and a keyboard that was posted to be made fun of. I won't make any excuses for 1979 though.
Pretty sure the only one I'm not covering is Hyperfuse, which I don't understand your issue with. Is it the artisan? That's a different issue.
>>51898517
>that ~
ffffffffffUCK
>>51898516
>he can't press function with his thumb
????
>he can't just press numbers in top row without function
????
>>51898517
Nice tilde fuccboy
>>51898117
>12 6 C
what does that mean
>>51898896
Bro, really? Try googling it.
>>51898875
Yeah, it is pretty nice.
>>51898915
>Bro, really?
nvm it's probably some reddit shit.
>>51898938
It's his cock measurements in centimetres.
>>51898938
Not him but set is called Carbon, and special keys have atoms and shit
C12 and 6 are isotopes of carbon
thoughts on the Das Keyboard Professional 4?
I can get one at a pretty good price
>>51898517
are any of you memesters actually going to buy this keyboard? $200 seems a bit excessive just for an aluminum case
>>51899037
It's okay. What's your "good price"?
>>51898112
blues, browns, clears, greens, and a couple others i think
>>51899109
It's programmable, comes in a lot of switch options, has cred with the semi-casual crowd, people have different ideas about the ideal ~65% layout, etc.
>>51899133
I could get one 2 months used for €110
not sure if it's worth but I'm thinking about it, if I were to get one from a store I'd end up paying almost €200
>>51899243
I've got a 1st batch reserved, but I might delete the order idk.
>HACKING
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Hacker
>>51899497
Honestly I'd just cancel and then join second batch.
Knowing massdrop the first batch will have tons of issues especially since 1000 items is a fucking lot for their logistics.
Second batch has at least a slim hope of seeing some problem fixed.
>>51899556
what will be the likely possible issues? i've never ordered from massdrop before.
spilled a drink inside my ducky. how should i go about cleaning it? will it be okay?
>>51899799
Misaligned keys for one
I have seen keyset coming from massdrop looking like British teeth
Wrong legend printed on them (even upside down letters lol)
Issues with broken/mushy switches on some boards
Lost shippings
TONS TONS of delays
And more. Just google or go to geekhack or deskthority
>>51898646
I will see what other keys i can use because it came with a ton.
>>51899860
yikes, not looking forward to this as much then. I still have time to back out at least.
>>51898364
i use a numpad for arrow keys, personally.
>>51900369
That's hot AF.
>>51900369
So you change key colors according to holiday?
WHAT A FAAAAG.
>>51900369
merry fuckin christmas ya queer
>>51900369
It's that time of year again!
Any reason why I shouldn't buy a Leopold FC660?
>>51901041
The FN keys are only accessible through the FN layer.
Though I'm probably in the minority with that being a dealbreaker.
>>51899846
Please respond. It was just a bit of beer. It sort of spazzed out and made a bunch of keystrokes on its own before i unplugged it. Can i just wipe it up with alcohol and let it dry? I dont see a way to take it apart further.
Ducky shine 3 tkl with cherry mx browns
>>51901143
https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/wiki/keyboardmaintenanceguides
>>51901286
Looks nice
>>51901041
pretty much no customization in terms of keycaps if it's topre
>>51898054
Thinking about getting this.
>All metal case
>PBT non-backlit version
>ABS backlit version
>FN keys so no loss in functionality
>$220 CAD on amazon
The price is the only thing putting me off and I've never used cherry whites before but it looks like they have similar actuation to blacks.
>>51898275
What kind of keyboard is that? Are those custom keys?
>>51898099
Why do you have keys with 1,3-cyclohexadiene printed on them?
>>51899109
>mfw more people bought this than the custom topre keys
Ducky shine 4 with MX Clears. I love it to death.
Sorry for shit quality
>>51901687
how is that board?
i love the look of it
>>51901694
Pretty darn good Senpai, only complaint is that there is semi loud ponging sounds when hitting the space bar. Could be fixed by opening it up and replacing the foam with some sound dampening stuff.
>>51901687
What board is that?
>>51901781
Leopold FC660M
>>51898225
Novatouch uses topre switches. If you want to complain about the sounds say it sounds worse than a Realforce or HHKB.
>>51900706
Do they have a version with the 95 winkey.
Hey guys
I am looking for a keyboard that is 70-80% of normal size. It do not have to be mechanical just cheap, max 50$.
Any ideas?
Boy am I glad that the faggot with the iso poker 2 and the orange wasd modifiers stopped posting
>>51902011
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MB0QMJ0/
>>51902147
>max 50
>Price: $68.40
>>51902011
is that a guy or a girl?
>>51902011
>>51902263
you can ask him to lower it to maybe 20 dollars http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-USB-TG3-Electronics-Keyboard-w-Touchpad-Mouse-Buttons-KBA-nBLTA-Kiosk-Mame-/121266006222?hash=item1c3c0468ce:g:Af0AAOSwnDZT37Xr
>>51902263
thats probably the best hell get besides used and thats a rare too
>>51902263
I think I just confirmed I can't read. Saw 70-80% then $ after 50.
I have no idea what switches this even uses http://www.amazon.com/dp/B016MAK38U
>>51902322
www.ebay.com/itm/231525224838
>>51901643
Just ordered one with browns! Got the black version but damn that white is sexy! Hope I get the same space bar as you as the horse one is kinda ehh.
>>51899015
oh so it's just an "I'm such a nerd XD" stamp, gotcha
>>51902011
http://www.amazon.com/Liberty-Mechanical-Keyboard-Switch-Waterproof/dp/B00YUQABR2/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1440521762&sr=1-16&keywords=mechanical+keyboard&refinements=p_36:1253504011&pebp=1440521482682&perid=07SFB0FFVAQB8TCXZWFR&linkCode=sl1&tag=techoftomo-20&linkId=d4b86670f9493e568735c7f4c88e3bc1
slightly over by $4
>>51903198
and im a fucking idiot, didnt see your size requirement, sorry
>>51902011
>>51902405
this one. great budget keyboard
>>51899860
I know you said "just google", but what manufacturers are you talking about?
>>51898275
>>51898284
>>51898294
>artshitsian keycap
>backwards spacebar meme
>>>/reddit/
Das Keyboard Professional 4 for 110€, should I take it or not?
Would I be better off getting some new CM Quickfire instead?
Help
>>51900369
Hey mate it's me from a few threads back who liked your Christmas colours. I see you're still rocking the same keycaps, do you mind if I ask where you got them or what they're called? I got my pok3r the other day and its hot shit compared to any keyboard I've used before
Where do you guys buy all those fancy keycaps from? I need something to replace the mediocre ones on my CODE.
Also what lube/grease should I use to get rid of squeaking on the boards costar stabilizers? preferably something that I can buy in Australia.
>>51903458
>Would I be better off getting some new CM Quickfire instead?
If it's the Rapid or XT, yes.
>>51903513
>Where do you guys buy all those fancy keycaps from?
All over the place. Group buys are common on Massdrop or Geekhack. You can probably get a set of Vortex PBT on a couple storefronts like Amazon, or check out what SP has in stock on pimpmykeyboard. I offer no guarantees about shipping costs to the down under.
>Also what lube/grease should I use to get rid of squeaking on the boards costar stabilizers?
Lithium.
>>51898117
its not gay if one of you tape your balls inside your body
>>51903483
They're Tai Hao keycaps, but you can find them in 4 colors on newegg. Just search for Rosewill keycaps. There's red, green, blue and yellow.
>>51898084
Are you from reddit?
>>51898084
>here's half a million pictures and a short bio about me
go back to reddit.
>>51903958
Does rosewill not back a black or gray set. Thinking of grabbing those if they had them just because they're so cheap.
>>51904317
not that i've seen
Keyboards I have/had:
Keycool 84 - Black switches
CM Storm Quickfire TK (full size) - Blue switches
Ducky Shine - Brown switches
KBTalking - Green switches
(sold) Blackwidow - Blue switches
I enjoy the green switch one the most, and brown if I need to be quiet and sometimes for gaming.
What should my next switch/keyboard be? Full size preferable or at least with arrow keys and f keys.
I think I'll go red next and see if that's more comfortable for gaming.
>>51898054
Building a new rig and the last piece is a solid mechanical gaming keyboard
Budget is ~$100
>>51906297
>CM Storm Quickfire TK (full size)
Is the Logitech G910 Gaming really THAT good?
>>51898426
>scissors
yuck
>>51906497
entry board yes
>>51904922
https://www.massdrop.com/buy/das-keyboard-cherry-mx-clears-massdrop-exclusive
I just want an keyboard with
1. MX Browns
2. 104 keys
3. PBT keycaps
4. no bright-as-fuck LEDs on the capslock
why is it so fucking hard to find one?
>>51906567
What would you recommend instead
I bought a second hand mx black filco ironically and I unironically prefer using mx blacks as my daily driver compared to my topres or mx blues
>>51906582
Something from ducky.
Zero or One.
tfw after being spoiled by a ortholinear keyboard I never want to go back to shitty staged keys
>>51904922
>>51904113
>>51904180
Waaa reddit !!!
Just shut up. It's 3 fucking pictures and a little excerpt on the specs and what i'm using it for. You guys seem to know reddit well enough so maybe you should go back there yourself.
>>51903913
Exactly!
>>51906568
What's this shit and why do I need to sign up?
>>51906786
Shitty site that bulk orders stuff,and takes 6 months to deliver
Gonna try to get my Hands on a Unicomp, any words? Pic related.
Is the general consensus brown>blue>red?
Finished swapping these recently, sorry for shit pic quality.
I literally have no idea where I got them from though, I got them a while ago.
Anyone knowns a good store that sells keycaps with international shipping?
Also these white ones are really comfy.. they have this resistant texture that feels great. Is this something people get often? All my other keyboards are just smooth.
>>51906866
No switch is better than any other.
It is all preference.
>>51906881
looks like shit desu
Clean your desk too its fucking disgusting
>>51906947
It's clean you faggot, it's just an old desk so the paint wore off, the spots are just wood.
>>51906988
http://www.amazon.com/5-Color-Furniture-Woodwork-Scratch-Touch-Up/dp/B003UVV7J4%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q%26tag%3Dduckduckgo-d-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB003UVV7J4
>>51907011
I don't care, I like my desk
>>51907017
I think your desk looks fine :3
>>51904922
>likes greens
>has browns but not clears
Literally why?
>>51906940
Well shit, what kind of store has mechanical keyboards out for trying?
>>51907034
thanks you too
>>51907139
Because I literally bought the literally browns literally before I literally bought the literally greens and I literally should probably literally try literally clears
>>51907173
bestbuy
microcenter
<insert local electronics store>
http://www.pckeyboard.com/page/category/UltraClassic
>tfw 67$ shipping is the only option internationally
I bought a fucking mechanical keyboard from based china with FREE INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING
Why are amerifats such jews?
>>51907222
Massdrop might have better shipping.
Now there's something I never thought I'd say.
>>51907277
I trust China more than some weird reddit site you have to sign up to
So I really want to build an Ergodox, but I also want to get the most up to date PCB revision. I'd like to have the quirks and bugs sorted out, as well as have RGB LED support.
Anyone know where the most recent PCB design is for sale?
>>51907222
American postal service has gone to shit.
>>51907426
Falbatech has the most recent.
There is no ergodox with LED support though. One was planned, but it evolved into infinity ergodox instead.
Infinity Ergodox is only available through group buys and there are none currently up.
>>51906297
Ducky zero w/browns on sale at microcenter right now for $99.99
>>51907222
I mean if you're comparing the price of mail that takes 30 days vs 4 you probably think stamps cost too much; subsequently you're also retarded.
A stamp for a letter could cost $10 and it going from Florida to Alaska would still make it worth it.
>>51907324
That's nice. It's also not a choice when it comes to a new unicomp.
>>51906691
I have the black version of the Sun Unix keyboard:
http://www.pckeyboard.com/page/product/40PSA
Honestly, the click and tactility are good but the keycaps feel wobbly and the case is low-quality plastic with a lot of flex. I still like my purchase though since it was my first mechanical keyboard, but I wouldn't recommend it.
>>51907524
What I had in mind was this, but my guess is no one actually makes them: https://github.com/antevens/ErgoDox/blob/master/README.md
There are Cherry MX switches with built in LEDs, right?
>>51907746
>There are Cherry MX switches with built in LEDs, right?
Probably not in the capacity you're thinking of.
>>51907182
Yes, you literally should. The only literal downside is that they literally ping like hell.
>>51906866
Anything is better than brown
>>51907616
I don't care if it takes 30 or 4, espcially when the 4 days gives me no other option
>>51907222
I paid 16.40€ to return a board from belgium to netherlands
distance was like 160km
>>51908704
Should have just walked there before going to work
>>51907746
>https://github.com/antevens/ErgoDox/blob/master/README.md
Yea I have heard talk about that, but have never actually seen a finished one or even a prototype. Was supposed to be released late 2013, but nothing.
The latest revision is the Infinity board, which does have LED light mounts (though I don't think it supports RGB).
>There are Cherry MX switches with built in LEDs, right?
No, not really. They look like they are built into the switch, but they actually go THROUGH the switch and mount to the PCB under it. The ergodox PCBs do not support LEDs (except infinity).
What I always thought would be cool (although it would probably be gay in reality) is to walk into a job as a consultant carrying an instrument case of some kind, then when it was time to sit at a client's console, snap open the case, pull out a keyboard and mouse and wearing latex gloves detach the client's devices and attach my own. Then snap off the gloves and toss them in the trash. I mean, we've all reat the articles. Office keyboards are filthy and disgusting. It's hardly an insult. Everyone should use their own keyboard, just like everyone should use his own coffee cup or fork.
>>51908887
You'd instantly become a legend wherever you went. Maybe keep informative pamphlets in your keyboard case about how dirty office keyboards are and hand them to the client if they gave you a strange look. Then go about your business like nothing was ever out of the ordinary.
>>51909096
I think the last part is important. Act like it is the most natural thing in the world. Because really, it should be. Like a pool shooter using his own cue. In fact, that was what gave me the idea. Professionals use their own tools.
>>51909170
remember to wear sunglasses inside when you do it
How much space should there be on greens before the click? It feels like there's quite a while to go down before I can click
84 masterrace
Can someone recommend me a mechanical keyboard that, if this is even possible, has no metallic reverb after hitting/letting go of the keys. I tried some boards and they all had a metallic reverb (is that the filco ping thing?).
Are TKL boards less effected by this due to their size? I only tried "full" sized keyboards so far.
Next problem is that it needs to be available for shipping to Germany.
>>51909570
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbYDZWlCBSc ?
Just bought a Matias Tactile Pro. I cannot wait for it to get here. Love the clack.
>>51902316
you've been here way too long anon
>>51910254
not long enough if he can't see it
>>51910286
>not long enough if he can't see it
more like not long enough if he still care if boy or girl
>>51910422
no that just means you've been here long enough to finally come out of your closet
>>51902316
obviously a guy facial structure and muscular leg shape.
>>51901642
Those custom topre keys have such a hideous font
>tfw first mechanical keyboard arriving today
I bough a Ducky Zero. Did I do good?
>>51911348
sure, if you tested switches
My novatouch is here!
Review in 6 hours when I will be able to test it
Is getting an egrodox any good?
>>51898054
I bought a Topre Realforce a while back and outside of A, 1 being really easy to press it is the best thing I have used, ever.
Tried lots of Cherry kbs in a week before buying this and couple other nonmechs but they all felt awful.
I just need to clean it for the first time ever now, I'm scared of breaking it.
please pay no attention to me I'm just testing this novatouch, I couldn't wait to unbox it
holy shit i'm making a shitton of mistakes
please please please don't be just an expensive rubberdome please oh god
>>51911787
enjoy your rubberdome keyboard itanon
Bought my first mechanical Keyboard last week. Logitech G710+. It feels really good and it was on diacount that's why I got it.
>>51911821
I don't know, it feels like heaven under the fingers
it's just the keys that feel like shit and stick to my finger like if they are sticky but they are not, I suspect the shitty abs plastic... except my poker2 currently has abs and they feel better already.
this evening i'll try my pbt set, in the meantime I'll try and get used to it (I'm already getting better... maybe switching from mx blues to this was a real shock to my fingers)
>>51911851
maybe it's because it pushes up more
>>51911650
I don't think it should look like that
btw it's an absolute beauty
>tfw workplace setup
>>51911961
>mechanical on laptop
every time
>>51911975
why would anyone use a laptop keyboard except when on the go
I spend 8 hours a day at this desk, I better be comfy
>inb4 thousands of neets claiming their life is better
>>51911961
> buys a laptop
> plugs in mouse
> plugs in keyboard
> plugs in ethernet cable
> buys laptop
> laptop
> lap
> top
> buys
> buys laptop
>>51912012
>> buys
you mean my company
>>51911994
so why the fuck don't you have a workstation there
>>51912031
because I often go to clients and datacenters, so a laptop is more versatile.
anyway my feeling with this novatouch is skyrocketingq
>>51912218
Is there enough room for mx keycaps. From pics I've seen it looks like you might run into fitting issues with some sets.
Is it acceptable to rice it up if the rice matches a theme to your case and guts?
In other words, is the Blackwidow Chroma really that bad, not factoring price?
>>51912302
>>Is there enough room for mx keycaps.
DSA dolch is one of the tightest fit I know of, and people use them on novatouch.
This pic was OP of a /mkg/ thread a year or so ago, and it was one of the pic that lured me into this expensive rabbithole.
>>51912519
>one pulse key has 2 peaks one down
>other pulse key has 1 peak, two downs
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>51912552
The derp put it on upside down lol
>>51909570
I'm not aware of any where it's literally impossible. You can dampen it through a variety of means.
>>51909726
This video does not touch on metallic ping you can get from Topre springs.
>>51911851
>it's just the keys that feel like shit and stick to my finger like if they are sticky but they are not
You mean the caps? The stock NT caps are garbage.
>>51912218
Should get a docking station and more monitors, then.
>>51912519
Shitty keyset designed by a brazilian monkey.
>>51912519
>>51912500
>>51898117
>>51898099
>>51898084
Where can you get keycaps in this style (not the colors, but the concave tops) I see them on mass drop occasionally, but is there anywhere else where you can just get them normally without wait?
>>51913356
pimpmykeyboard.
Avoid the PBT ones tho.
What's a good soldering iron. Been using pic related but it's too bulky for small electronics.
>>51913404
whenever I see these keyset from above my autism kicks in because I see how misaligned the edges are.
I'm sure it doesn't stand out if I'm not looking from straight above, but it still hurts me considering how much they charge for them.
>>51913093
>>>it's just the keys that feel like shit and stick to my finger like if they are sticky but they are not
>You mean the caps? The stock NT caps are garbage.
I think it's a combination of shitty keycaps and the fact that topre keys "push" my finger up on the upstroke so the finger tends to not leave the key until it's all back up (unless I raise them)
>>51913430
People tend to recommend the Hakko FX-888D or the Weller WES51.
>>51913459
>that topre keys "push" my finger up on the upstroke
What, the return force is too much? I can't say that's been an issue for me, but whatever. They are very snappy.
>unless I raise them
I must be missing something, because I think you're supposed to lift your finger off a key when you've finished pressing it.
>>51912356
>asking fashion advise
Smh
>>51913502
>I must be missing something, because I think you're supposed to lift your finger off a key when you've finished pressing it.
I tend to slide my fingers across the keyboard when typing fast with minimum rasing, and mx blues allowed me to do so, so far.
and yes, topre seems to have more force going up than cherry mx blues. It's a new sensation for me, I still don't know if I like it or not.
>>51913527
Could be that the drier texture of PBT will help you out, then.
>>51909325
have the same one, love it
I don't want to sound like "that guy" but what is the point of having a mechanical keyboard over newer types? Is it purely aesthetics?
>>51914545
It feels nice.
>>51914545
We get nice hardware; monitor, cpu's, ram, ssd ect. Might as well get a nice mouse and keyboard to complete the package.
>>51914545
newer types? like what?
>>51914706
maybe scissor switches?
maybe expensive rubber domes?
>>51914736
i don't know if those are newer. but all the ones i've tried have felt drastically inferior to switches like MX and topre.
>>51914633
this.. its not like people spend more on mech keys just for fun though either, they feel a lot different and in most peoples opinion better. pisses me off to see someone with a 1k pc then some 10 buck logitech keyboard
>>51914582
>>51914633
Okay. My homeboard is /fa/ so all of these answers are perfectly acceptable.
>>51914872
post your fit
>>51914860
>there's people with 600$ pcs/laptops with a 200-300$ keyboard
My pbt keys fit perfectly on this novatouch, for the anon asking before.
And oh boy do they feel better!
I am starting to think topre might not be just a meme after all.
>>51915205
>tiny left shift, huge right shift
shit's backwards yo
>>51915240
>americans in charge of doing things right
Friendly reminder that today is 17/12/15
>>51915275
which shift key do you use more often?
if you say right, you're either lying or mentally defunct.
>>51915275
>17/12/15
You're still a pleb. Not as pleb as an American, but still a pleb.
>>51915205
shut up, start regretting it so I don't want to get a switch tester
>>51915275
>17 months in a year
Not sure what fucked up calendar you're using, bro.
>>51915310
but your fingers on wasd
where does your pinky rest?
I prefer short left shift
I type anything YHN & beyond with right hand anyway
>>51915321
I have a NT and it's really great. It's simply a joy to type on. The frame is simple yet elegant, and these white Gateron PBT caps are a wonderful contrast against the black.
>>51915346
>where does your pinky rest?
The middle of the key.
>>51915275
>17/12/15
>>51915349
I just don't want to waste more money, hold me
>>51915365
fuck man that feels so uncomfortable to do
it feels like my pinky's knuckle is trying to get under my ring finger or something
>>51915205
wait, where are the brackets and bracers keys?
[ ] { }
>>51915401
it's also missing the # over the 3
fuckin weird
>>51915401
>wait, where are the brackets and bracers keys?
>[ ] { }
Ah that's because I quickly mixed German and Italian keys.
Italian brackets are right of P
>>51914736
>expensive rubber domes
like topre?
>>51915598
no like the 80$ gamer keyboards that still have rubber domes, BUT HAVE LEDS AND MACROS SO THEY'RE EXPENSIVE
So what does /g/ think? Worth it? Only $130. Looks for something professional in appearance and function for the office.
>>51915393
>I just don't want to waste more money, hold me
You know what, I'm actually thinking about returning it and buying a realforce. :)
>>51915669
b8
>>51915654
>BUT HAVE LEDS AND MACROS SO THEY'RE EXPENSIVE
you just answered yourself
>>51901143
Years ago, I bought some IBM Model M keyboards at a Honeywell internal sale (you had to be an employee or friend of an employee, it was all their used junk, my roommie was in their IT).
Great keyboards, but grooossss. Super filthy. I took the keycaps off, put them in a baggie, hand washed that in the sink with soap and hot water. The keyboards I put into the dishwasher with no detergent.
Let them air dry (this was Arizona, elsewhere you'd probably want to put a fan on them and put them near a heater outlet or something) for a couple of days, then plugged them in and tested them. No problems.
I've never put any of my Cherry keyboards through the wash, but I have cleaned them several times (Kinesis Classic/Advantage/Contour?). I removed the caps, separated the halves, detached the PCBs and removed them from the backing. I've used electrical contact cleaner, shot into each keyswitch while pressing it several times (then pressing it several more times after spraying to get more out).
This definitely cleans them, but it often shorts them out for days. Even when I followed up with compressed air while repeatedly pressing them, I'd sometimes get intermittent shorted-out behavior.
I don't think it ever damaged anything, but it took awhile for the solvents to fully evaporate out.
Oh, if you have hard water, then you probably never want to run it over your keyboard. Or if you do, follow up with distilled water. You should also be fine using distilled water and avoiding tap altogether, regardless of whether your water is hard.
>>51915669
is ma man das sick. make sure u buy dat new sleek razer wirelessly speaker to match so u get dem nice FLAC quality music senpai. grills will be week at dem knees.
and remember, them more el-e-dees the better xD
>>51899196
>cred
>>51904180
>Just shut up. It's 3 fucking pictures and a little excerpt on the specs and what i'm using it for. You guys seem to know reddit well enough so maybe you should go back there yourself.
How about you just go meet up with Jenny for some kisses, faggot?
Pfft. Reddit homos. So tired of them and their gay ass-posts.
>>51907426
>>51907524
Ergodox doesn't have a function row?
>>51916118
It works in layers.
>>51911650
>that filthy keyboard
Are you posting through a time portal from some kind of post-apocalyptic future wasteland?
>>51913430
>What's a good soldering iron.
Get the HobbyKing one (936). It's a rip-off of an older Hakko design. I bought one last year. It's like $15 and took a good month to get here, but holy shit, it's by far the nicest soldering iron (actually "soldering station") I've ever used. Soooo much better than the cheapo single-wattage pen types, and of course the gun types aren't suitable for anything but large work, like soldering automotive wiring (which you should pretty much never do anyway).
This guy does a comparison of the knock-off and the real Hakko item:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TP0etU7mTwU
>>51916130
Ah. Hrm. I only ever want F-keys when I'm doing Windows stuff (Visual Studio), and when I actually need F-keys I don't want to do chording.
No variants with dedicated F-keys?
>>51916226
It's fully programmable, so you can set it up however you like. You could always try playing around in the following to see if you can make a base layer that would fit your style:
https://keyboard-configurator.massdrop.com/ext/ergodox
Why is it that hardly anyone here uses Kinesis keyboards? I've been using them for probably 15 years now. There are two things I dislike:
1) Shitty rubber, rubber dome F-keys. Half the time I have to jam them hard to get them to work (probably due to my own "cleaning" efforts), and about a third of the time they double-tap or more.
2) No Windows key. There's an extra \| key under the left ring finger. I think it's normally an Insert key (maybe only if you toggle the alternative layer), but I remap that to Left-Win. Works okay, but there's a reason I never use Win-key shortcuts very often.
I heard #1 is being taken care of by a new version with proper mechanical F-keys, but I don't see any sign of it on their website.
>>51898215
don't do it, topres feel ass
>>51916285
>Why is it that hardly anyone here uses Kinesis keyboards?
They're enormous and ugly. If I wanted an ergonomic board, it would definitely be split.
Is there a name for the 6gv2's layout for me to look for replacement keycaps or is it just special-snowflake-pants-on-head-retarded exclusive?
>>51916291
Too late, got it today, feels awesome and cash
Mx cherry feels like a toy now
Fuck now I need to spend even more money for a real topre board I guess
>>51916303
>implying you can't saw the Kinesis in two
>>51916333
>6gv2
>big-ass enter
Yeah, you should google "how to buy a quickfire xt".
>>51916143
not that guy but
the keyboard is dark grey mate with black fonts
so not that filthy
