Your workstation is a fucking mess, post it edition
>Where to Buy:
http://pastebin.com/8Yku80VL
>FAQ:
http://pastebin.com/M5w7QtKp
>Buyers template for new blud:
http://pastebin.com/33S1gVkG
>Budget
200$? I'm a little flexible on this based on longevity
>Location (continent at least)
USA - Georgia
>Preferred switch type
I'm not entirely sure, for me I like the tactile feel but mostly I want the keyboard to be silent so I'm leaning towards Cherry reds.
My BF says clears and I trust his judgement for now.
>Layout
Ansi / Qwerty
>Form factor
100%
>Backlight
Not important, think they'd be neat but I don't look at my keyboard.
>Previous/current keyboards
I've only gone through a few keyboards, two of them have lasted me for 10 years each, though I've had to swap some more used keys around
I got a g17 LED keyboard at one point but it only lasted me 6 months before the wiring broke in it. I'd like to do wireless as I don't want that problem again and I like to move around with it.
1st for meme layouts are for autist
just received a ducky zero w/ blues to replace my finally broken razer meme (also blues, last revision with genuine cherry switches)
The blues on the ducky are definitely more silent that the ones on the razer and have a pretty satisfying "tock", when bottoming out as opposed to a kind of rattle high pitched click on the razer.
So far I enjoy it
That said, the ducky zero literally has zero autist/meme/gamer features, I wonder why other companies haven't picked up that design and construction and made it a keyboard for normies.
IN
i made this from a little rubber figurine, just superglued it to a flat mx cap
desoldering is for fags
>>54004938
nice, I actually have a bunch of flat caps like that. Thanks for the idea.
>>54005129
did you break apart that PCB
now what
>>54005204
I cut it apart with a dremel, now I'm breaking off the parts of it (works damn fucking well).
Then I'm going to put gateron switches in the plate.
Then I'm going to handwire everything to a teensy.
Then I'm going to put it all back in the original case.
Then I'll have a fully programmable memeforce.
So what is your guys' opinion of mx greens? I was debating getting a new keyboard in a bit and wanted a little more press than blues
I'd buy a vintage HP C1405A but these can go up to 100$ on eBay. It's a rubber dome but I heard it's got an unique, crisp feel.
Pretty nice, but the caps (Gateron) arent so good
Now comes the fun part
What are my options if I want to get a 60% kb with FI/SWE layout?
Ones I know are Ducky Mini and Filco Minila. And Ducky is not available new anymore.
>>54005506
The only people that say that are justifying their purchase, or are used to apple rubber domes.
There's about 100 other mechanical switch types for under 50 bucks (space invader, complicated futaba, alps, buckling spring, ITW valve, hall effect) that have much better feel.
>>54006052
Where the fuck do I find a hall effect keyboard for less than 50 bucks
>>54006316
ebay, I've gotten about a dozen there in the last year. There's a few Russian ones around right now, but watch for Honeywell industrial listings.
>>54005834
I have the Cooler Master Quickfire Rapid-i 60% keyboard w/ red Cherry MX switches. Really satisfied.
>>54006434
that's not a 60%
>>54004889
fugly mixed caps.
>>54005834
https://corus-kb.com/en/pok3r/54-poker-3-pbt-iso-nordic-alu-casing-white-version.html
>>54006434
that's tenkeyless aka 75%, not 60%.
white or black?
hhkb die please.
![bucket-of-wired-keyboards-trash[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/QkdsMHO.jpg "bucket-of-wired-keyboards-trash[1].jpg")
>>54006989
both
right into the trash.
>>54006989
white
>>54006989
>hhkb
>into the trash it goes
Just ordered Quickfire Rapid-I with mx browns.
Did I fuck up?
>>54007222
No, you got trips.
>>54004667
>Your workstation is a fucking mess
No.
>>54007222
>trips
Witnessed
>>54007222
image related
>>54007222
I like mine very much. The keycaps are meh though.
>>54006676
fuck that is tempting
>>54007255
post closeup of board pls
>>54007255
too neat
what do I need to connect it to the pc?
>>54007495
>>54007515
A completely custom-wired matrix with something like a Teensy or Arduino. Going to take a whole lot of circuit testing, too.
>>54007515
Wats dis?
>>54007515
A lot of effort and time.
>>54007583
thank you, I will look it up
>>54007632
yeah thats what I thought
>>54007620
some ancient keyboard that was once connected to something like this
>>54005506
it's shit
a guy here made me buy one for 5€ and it was so shitty i wanted to kill myself
lucky me it has a detachable cable compatible with the model m so not that bad of a purchase
>>54007722
I punched some cards on a machine similar to that back in the day. The cards had microfilm on them -- a cataloging system of some kind for documents.
>>54007620
A keyboard with hall effect switches.
>>54007722
>some ancient keyboard that was once connected to something like this
Nope and nope. The keyboards on IBM02X were mechanical in ways you would find hard to credit.
Pressing a key operated a bell-crank which pulled a bar that tripped an interposer off its shelf. The interposer had a comb down its back which engaged with some (depending on the key-code) bails which, in turn, operate contacts. The interposers were interlocked by a tray of discs with enough slack space to allow only one interposer to drop at a time.
The keyboard mechanism was mechanically restored by a pair of electromagnets between keystrokes.
The most common complaint from the almost exclusively female operators was a slow keyboard. The operators were paid by the number of cards they punched in a shift so speed was money.
They were amazing people; they could read and punch in complex data whilst holding multiple conversations with fellow punchers.
>>54008060
Not that one. It had a cable out the back that connected it to a 421 or somesuch.
Usually it'd be a 519. The 526 was strictly light-duty.
Did I fall for the mechanical keyboard meme or does the Quickfire XT with brown switches blow? The physical keys don't stick but their input does. It usually occurs while I'm playing a game and my character will keep running in one direction despite not having the key pressed or pressing on other movement keys.
>>54009909
Does this happen while typing?
>>54009938
I haven't experienced it yet at least. I only received the keyboard in the mail yesterday.
Reminder there is less than 24hours left to fall for the Planck meme.
Enjoy burning you hands with a soldering iron, inhaling lead fumes, relearning how to type, and bricking a teensy for only $134.
Fall for the meme now, I know you will faggots.
>>54009969
Doesn't sound like a keyboard problem, then.
>>54010026
>teensy
Doesn't it come with the PCB?
>>54010073
Yea the teensy is on the pcd, you still have to flash it to get custom layouts.
Its really funny that people are so hyped about the Planck, it will literally be a pain in the ass to learn. Plus going back and forth between a ortholinear layout and a stagered one is fun.
Anyways I'm shilling cause I fell for the meme, and I want others to also. Cause it's not a meme unless a lot of people do it. Otherwise I'm just retarded
>>54010153
>the teensy is on the pcd
She's a beaut, I know. Got it with a mouse too, all told equivalent to $20.
>>54010055
Yeah I plugged in my old membrane keyboard and it's still happening. Less frequently however, which is strange.
>>54004667
nice workstation ahmed
>>54010617
creep/10
>>54007261
>worst tactile switch
this chart has some bad opinions desu
i'd say blue is pretty obviously babby's first switch anyways
>>54010717
I wouldn't use the term "worst", but browns do have the weakest tactile bump when it comes to cherries. Compared to any other tactile browns do really feel like reds with dirt in them.
>>54010717
>bad opinions
gee anon, you really are autismal.
muh orion v2
>>54010921
it's disguised as an informational chart but it's really just some anon's opinions. no switch is objectively bad, people just have to decide on their own. if i'm recommending a mech to a normie I'll usually tell them to get a brown because it is just universally well received, people have to work themselves into the heavier switches.
>>54010717
Blue might be the default idea for mechanical due to the click. I got a quick fire cm keyboard with blues for like $60 I think. I wanted greens but I never tried them in person and at the time it was $110.
Browns are objectively the worst switch
Opinions on unicomp keyboards? They own the rights to the ibm model m design and they are only $85 which is cheaper than og ones on ebay
>>54011077
i'm not sure you know what "objectively" means.
browns are subjectively the worst switch to you. in my opinion, blacks are the worst.
Has anyone got experience with gateoron switches? I'm thinking about picking up a lolita and replacing the switches with them or zealios. I want something comparable to MX clears for reference.
>>54007008
>>54007063
>>54007218
STAY MAD
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>>54011112
I would assume the quality of the parts used is different. I know that the og IBM model M's made by IBM themselves were of better quality than the ones produced by lexmark. Lexmark used a different (cheaper) plastic, which resulted in a slightly "less-clicky" sound, and feel.
>>54011112
Cases are much thinner, caps are thin QCless junk that need replacement. Other than that the switches and plates are still great.
That said, I'd still get a used M for 30-40 off ebay over a new Unicomp.
>>54011112
They are not worth what they sell them for imo. Worse build quality than the originals and they still use the same shitty 2kro membrane sheets as well as old molds that are only getting worse.
When they start using better quality materials or get new molds and make up to date membrane sheets (switching to model f capacitive would be nice) will be the day I recommend them.
>>54011143
Then you want Zeals.
>>54011460
Thanks senpai. I'll probably grab a set of the heavier kind, and grab a cheap keyset somewhere. Unless the Khail blues actually end up feeling good enough for me
>tfw my ducky comes in tomorrow
I'm so fucking hyped
>>54011676
>TFW my Planck comes in a few months
So fucking hyped
>>54005759
I'm curious. How are you gong to take that plate off? It's riveted and there are no screws?
>>54007222
I've seen it posted several times on /mkg/ that the Rapid-I is notorious for burning out LEDs.
However, all of those posts could be just one butthurt fagot.
>>54004889
>blue dillo
Mein neger.
Are there any decent mechanical keyboards with floating keys out nowadays? Preferably full size.
>>54004728
anyone?
Tried a key tester thing and I definitely prefer reds.
>>54007008
what keyboard is this? rapid-i?
So what's a reasonable price to charge for the rainbow jelly pom set?
>>54013568
There are screws on the back of the Magicforce, under the stickers
>>54005129
>>54005759
more?
I'm considering a Ducky One. Anyone that has any experience with Ducky?
>>54014779
Where are they selling Ducky Ones?
What's the cheapest place for an eurofag to buy some Cherry MX switches? I'm interested in making my own mechanical keyboard, but the switches seem expensive as fuck everywhere.
>>54014805
define cheap
>>54014823
I'll define cheapest since that's what I asked for. It's the lowest price for 104/105 cherry mx blue/green switches, shipping included.
>>54014880
Fuck off then, if you won't even give a frame of reference
>>54014893
If you are too retarded to understand the concept of cheapest even when explained, then I guess you couldn't have been of any help anyways.
>>54014317
$30aud plus shipping. I will buy.
>>54014805
Ukkeycaps. co.uk
I got a set of keycaps and switch tester from them.
>>54007498
i like your wallpaper anon
>>54014791
There are a few on eBay and amazon and I'm fairly confident you can get in touch with them directly if you want one that badly, but I'm still trying to decide if it's worth it before looking it into it more
Anywhere I can get a diy tkl kit? No idea where to start looking. I'm in the UK, so I'm looking for ISO layout if possible.
Pic unrelated
>>54015498
aud is AUtistic Dollars??
>>54014943
We understand the definition of the word cheapest. He was obvious attempting to ascertain whether or not your budget is realistic.
Based upon your emotional reaction, it isn't.
Does anyone know where I can get pbt keycaps this color of blue?
Price is no object.
could you recommend me a no nonsense m.k. like this one with cherry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzx6rbWmr6w
>>54016482
http://www.amazon.com/Qisan-Mechanical-Backlight-Cable-White-Magicforce/dp/B01872MCIA/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1460542571&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=qisan+cherry+mx+greens
Your choices are Cherry MX Browns, Greens or Whites. The browns and whites have white back lighting. The greens have blue backlighting.
>>54016480
That's a beautiful keyboard.
>>54016522
any with blue anon
no num pad is ok
looks real good
i was looking forward to brown but are they really
>worst tactile switch
>>54016597
The only cherry mx versions of the Qisan Magicforce are brown green and white. It also has Kailh and OUTEMU versions.
Is the cougar 450K worth it?
>>54016719
no.
It's ugly, the bezel is huge and Cherry Reds are too mushy.
>>54016719
Get this
http://www.amazon.com/Mechanical-Keyboard-coating-Keycaps-Mx-Blue/dp/B014T5OO7Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1460544862&sr=1-1&keywords=KBC+Poker+3+blue
>>54016785
But those aren't Reds. It's Corsair's """"Hybrid"""" """"Mechanical"""" switches. Oh well. Just gonna use a rubber dome until I can afford a decent one.
>>54016802
What is this?
>>54016877
>wanting reds
Lurk moar.
>>54016084
Yes, yes it is.
Got this in the mail today.
what are you thinking?
with blues btw
>>54016877
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jgMZTdZtHI
>>54016961
Which poker is that?
Poker 3
>>54013568
Like the other anon said, there's screws under the stickers, quite a common place for them to be hidden.
>>54014773
More coming soon.
>>54016480
Gorgeous keyboard. I can't believe I missed that massdrop.
>>54017168
I'm looking for blank modifiers that exact color. I've found some, but they are either too dark or too green.
Where do you guys buy your Keycaps?
>>54017214
Aliexpress.com
>>54017075
>More coming soon.
You need to hurry the fuck up. How hard is it to install a few switches?
>>54017395
I'm not just installing a few switches, I'm handwiring the whole thing to a teensy.
>>54017459
>he's got jokes
I know dude.
>>54011023
>brown
>universally well received
I just signed up to Massdrop to see what's available and it seems like there are only like 15 or 16 items for sell under mechanical-keyboards.
Is that all they have? What am I missing?
>>54017546
Drops only last a week or two and they rotate in new stuff on a regular basis.
>>54004728
>>54014023
a-anyone?
here's an attention grabbing picture.
>>54017570
>100%
>>54017546
To use MD effectively, you have to be very very patient.
Request the items like like and then wait for your cellphone to beep a few months later.
>>54017480
so far so good
check back in a few hours.
>>54017570
Topre Realforce.
Or a Ducky Shine 5
>>54017570
This >>54017696
With that budget there's really no reason to settle for Cherry switches, get a Realforce 104u and be done with it.
>>54005727
Don't let OP hear you say that. He'll spaz out.
>>54017815
Are you this guy who thinks that the OP is always the same person and has some kind of grudge against him?
>>54017857
no.
I do think he's funny though.
>>54017676
Use magnet wire.
>>54017815
This. lol
>>54017926
I've got wire here too, it's just that you need diodes for the matrix to prevent ghosting and enable NKRO.
>>54017570
Don't suppose there is anything like this that allows me to test things like Topre switches too? Thinking of moving on from Browns.
>>54017696
>>54017786
Anything wireless? I'd like to lay on the bed while I type.
>>54018183
I think filco has some wireless boards, or you can get one of those hideous wireless dongles. Most people around here don't care for wireless though. I just use a long cable when laying on my bed, works perfectly fine.
>tfw zealios are being delivered tomorrow
Now I just need to decide what color case I want for my Clueboard.
>>54018227
This one seems nice:
http://www.diatec.co.jp/en/det.php?prod_c=1877
But I have no idea where to buy it.
>>54018306
it's just a refurb filco, the chinks have simply put an adapter into it. really you could do the same thing yourself.
>>54018234
I need to order my damn Matias Clueboard already.
>>54018234
Keep us updated, I'm looking at getting a clueboard too sometime in the future.
>>54018373
Will do! It'll be my first build but I'm pretty excited. Still trying to decide whether I want to do an opaque top with a white middle to act as a rgb diffuser or to use a transparent top. Plus whether or not to spring for the aluminum bottom.
>>54018365
Anything in particular holding you back?
>>54018504
>rgb diffuser
You can add lighting?
Guys, help me with choosing a keyboard.
I am choosing between Leopold FC750R and Ducky One. Is one of them better than the other in terms of quality? Is there anything I need to know about them that is not obvious? Or maybe there is a better choice?
Also, what switches should I pick? I have been using blues on my razer keyboard for about 4 years and I like them but I hear a lot of people saying that browns are a better choice, especially if you are playing games with that keyboard.
Thanks, dudes.
>>54018570
Yeah, with the newest pcb you can put on an led strip fairly easily apparently.
>>54014000
Get the one in the pic attached, varmilo va87mr
>>54018504
>Anything in particular holding you back?
I asked Zach if I could get more than one interrobang key, but he never responded. Been a while now, think I'm just going to settle on one. Maybe white.
>>54018736
Nice. Have fun building anon, building stuff is awesome.
>>54019161
Was that on forums or through email?
I sent a message through their site and got a damn quick response yesterday.
>>54019188
Oops, double checked, apparently the strip was for the old pcb, it's 14 indivdual leds on the new one. Supposedly it's still easy though. And yeah I'm excited for it.
one more row to go
>>54014000
Vengeance K70
>Poor fag
First mechanical keyboard
>>54019289
>Was that on forums or through email?
E-mail. I actually was in contact with him for a while, but then he just stopped responding.
>>54019668
have the same
it good
>>54016961
I S O
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>>54019729
So far so good. Just need to get used to the enter key and shift key, Keep over extending. All in due time though. Love the sound. I want to get some custom caps soon.
they look kinda retarded but i'm proud of them
>>54006989
White.
>>54013652
Yeah, the blue dillo is much better than 2014's burnt bronze dillo.
>>54019829
nah, way cooler than buying plastic hurrcaps for 50 bucks a piece.
>>54016961
everyone has that shit. how boring
>Budget
Preferably under 150 USD.
>Location (continent at least)
Texas, United States
>Preferred switch type
MX Reds/Clears or any other brand switch that are similar to those but aren't Chinese.
>Layout
qwerty
>Form factor
60%
>Backlight
If possible, not necessary.
>Previous/current keyboards
I've had a CM Storm QF Pro with browns and Rapid with blues. and used a Razer Blackwidow. Currently on the QFR, using dampeners.
>>54004667
SAGRES + WEEABOO??
MARICAS
R8
Shits flat yo
>>54020365
Also current caps
>>54020365
backlighting/10
still a keyboard, right?
OR IS IT?
>>54020548
>semen colored ALPS clone
are they smooth?
>>54007222
>>54013588
I've never posted about mine before because it happened recently. Mine blew just a week ago, three LEDs in the course of 2 days, then a day later the keyboard just stopped working. A single keypress generated like 20 presses for some unknown reason. Mailed the retailer I bought it from and they told me to return it so they can check it out. Otherwise a really nice keyboard!
>>54020812
Smooth but very clicky. Clickier than black space invaders even, they must've used buckets for lube.
Will phones and tablets of the past decade have any legitimate reuse opportunities in 5-10 years? What may they look like?
>>54021175
Damn, sorry. Meant to post this as a thread. Here's my workstation instead
>>54020201
>MARICAS
Sorry I don't speak mexican
I initially thought of going with a meme 60% layout for my first mech but after some thought, I decided on a "safe" TKL. I'm satisfied. I use the navigation cluster a lot in documents.
>>54020882
shit, now I'm scared
>>54016785
Cherry Reds aren't mushy at all what are you talking about
Really thinking of getting a Planck if I can find Zealios switches for a good price.
Honestly just want it for chiptune machine and to mess around with the programming, don't give a fuck about getting good at typing with it
>>54016785
>cherry reds
>mushy
It's okay it shit on switches, but you don't call blues quiet
>>54021708
can you still get zealios with the massdrop planck?
it's got 12h left
>>54007498
What are you, the meme king?
>>54020365
where'd you get those modifiers?
>>54021487
Seems alright so far. No crazy string of diodes around the spacebar.
>>54022126
Meme switch.
>>54022126
best switch and best board
>>54016719
Isn't that rubberdome?
>>54021218
RABETA
>>54025050
dafuq
does anyone know where i could get persian (or arabic) mx keycaps?
>>54025506
WASD has Turkish layouts on their custom sets, they might do Arabic if you can send them a reference file.
Not the best quality, but I don't know of many more options.
>>54025654
yeah wasd prints anything you want on their thin abs. it's not good, but if you really really need something that isn't anywhere else, you can consider it.
>>54011218
WHERE DO YOU FAGGOTS GET ALL THESE ROCKS TO TAKE YOUR PICTURES ON
>>54025747
skeevy alleys in the projects
>>54025747
land ownership
>>54025654
>>54025693
thanks guys i think i will go with that
>>54025747
Uhhh I walk outside with it occasionally when I take landscape pictures.
Well, I ordered a Clueboard. Who knows when it'll come in, though.
>>54021487
looks 100X better than that alps board.
>>54025747
I don't take any on rocks, but most of my pictures are taken around my property.
>>54025769
>Land ownership
Fucking capitalist pig
>>54025954
Thanks, though the columns don't look as elegant as rows of diodes.
>>54025997
Sorry for my delay in replying to your email. I'll get back to you tomorrow.
>>54026145
No problem, I'm up to my eyeballs with emails from ASRock's shit customer service.
>>54026145
>tfw forgot the last one
>>54026145
if you're gonna go through the trouble of wiring it all, why not just make a pcb yourself? you can hook that up to your teensy if you don't want to mess with a controller yourself.
>>54025747
what >>54025769 said
>>54025997
make keyboards great again.
>>54026185
I'll learn how to design PCBs once I go into electrical engineering, but I currently don't have the time to learn how to design a PCB, design one and have it made. I already know how to hand-wire and it took the stuff two days to arrive at my doorstep, making the switch matrix took me four or so. I'd probably still be learning how to use PCB design software at this point.
I also bricked the PCB on this thing, hence I'm handwiring it. I'd feel stupid to use another PCB instead of using the chance to work my cable management. Not to mention that it's fun.
>>54026145
>the columns don't look as elegant as rows of diodes
Should've bought a grid layout board, then.
>>54026250
>bricked
And by that you mean you cut it into brick shapes?
>>54026404
Yes, after having bricked it by tearing off a bunch of pads.
>>54026431
Did you try to use a jumper wire to a trace?
>>54026444
I did. I got some parts to work by hooking them up to other parts of the PCB, and so on. But other things still didn't work and more shit got fucked.
I concluded that it'd be easier to just handwire the thing than trying to somehow fix that mess I had made. I also found out that this thing doesn't have dip switches so I can't just set the control key to where capslock is. If I use a teensy I can make the layout like I want it and also mess around with the TMK firmware and FN layers. It was anyway about time that I'd learn about that.
>>54026503
Word. Can attest to TMK being all that and a bag of chips.
Though I hear good things about Jack's fork, too.
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