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>Mech enthusiast starter edition
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>Buyer's template:
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>Where to Buy:
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>FAQs:
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>Use the buyer's template
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>Keyboard wiki
deskthority.net/wiki/Main_Page
>Keyset wiki
keypuller.com (web.archive.org/web/20161101152119/http://keypuller.com/)

Last Thread

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Should I get a Ducky One RGB?

i asked in last thread and i'll ask here!

honest fucking thoughts about the kira board on kickstarter right now?

>RGB
what are ya 10?

Looks okay but only time will tell if IC will fuck it up somehow

Just ordered anne pro w/ brown switches, also it's my first mech keyboard. Jow Forums how fucked am i

You fucked up with browns

1st for 1.75u shifts are retarded

this is your average user

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I wonder why so many redditors repost their shit here. Are upvotes no longer doing it and they need (You)s?

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ya, its scary. for just a bit below their price (including shipping) i can make a simplified version using:
caps from aliexpress
switches from novelkeys (hako true)
glorious GMMK

wondering if i should just go for that.

gib keyboard gf pls
also what keyboards are those?

that's a HHKB

I also just ordered mine, with reds though.
How much did you pay and why browns?

I'll just wait for the next one. After the shit that happened with the k-type and CTRL I don't want to end up buying an inferior product

There's nothing wrong with browns, they're just not that clacky nor do they have a significant switching pressure.
If noise is an issue and you do a lot of shitposting, then browns are a good option. I use them myself and actually tried out a bunch of types before finally deciding on them.

reds are better even for typing. browns are just a scratchy linear switch with an extra bit of scratch, nothing like a true tactile.
I have no idea why the chinks push them so much on their boards.

>tfw my cop keyboard arrived

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I was this closing to buying it but that fucking spacebar placement.
How shitty is the trackpad?
Also open it up and remove all the wrapping it has.

abs caps?
is that pad printing I see?
also
>all those non standard key sizes

they're abs, but they're doubleshot abs

Honestly the only upside of this keyboard is that you can get it for 15 bucks, everything else about it is subpar

does it have backlighting?
I thought it was $30? Got a link?
It looks like it would last as long as the switches though.

Yeah I plan on using this from my bed, and wanted a mech kb with a mouse/trackpad to control my whole computer.
About to open it up and remove the rubber and plastic wrap.

I believe it has red backlighting on the keys and trackpad

me on the right
btw, you're not funny

Yeah but browns actually give you that tactile feedback to know the key had registered without having to look or push it all the way to the bottom.

That just comes back to preference.

You get used to the actuation point after like an hour of typing, I rarely bottom my keys out on reds, or even blacks.
browns just feel like shit and they scratchy sounds they produce make me cringe.
Does it? I was reading that those trackpad models didn't have a backlight.
Also if you actually bought it for $15 throw me a link please, seems like a nice beater.

Post a picture of yourself and a resume

uh oh

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I thought it would be small enough but it isn't.

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time for a 30% keyboard

see if your police department uses them, you can get some for free if you ask nicely

>be american
>ask cops for their keyboard
>get shot

>tfw no split spacebars

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Time to upgrade.

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I don't think I'm autistic enough for a 30%
recc 40 pls

plank, magicforce, or vortex core
minivan if you want memes

This is probably as small as I could go

>Average /mkg/ user
>Using cherry switches

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'member when mkg used to shill for gaterons

might work well as a diy version of those couchpad things everyone was releasing last year

>used too

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WHERE'S MY TOPRE KEEB MOMMY

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what happened to your pepe images?

clearly a pretender

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE TODAY

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Is that butterfly keyboard any good?

STOP PRETENDING YOURE ME
I KNOW MOMMY IS GOING TO BUY ME A TOPRE KEEB IM JUST WAITING UNTIL SHE COMES HOME FROM WORK
SHE FORGOT ABOUT MY BIRTHDAY YESTERDAY BUT THATS OK

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i have been following this saga for a while now. it was in fact supposed to be today.

This
We're basically /csg/ here

>scratchy sounds they produce
No idea what you're talking about.

SHES GONNA COME HOME WITH IT IT WILL BE TODAY FREN

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Good luck.

>avatarfagging

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>coming home with topre
no stores sell topre u nerd

Because you've never used a better switch

microcenter does. NCIX also used too

>Implying I use chinkshit

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Like I said, I tried several types before choosing the browns.

like what?

Not him but does it really shock you that different people prefer different types if switches?

Yes, when they're as dogshit as browns.

not our fault that american and euro companies target the gaymer market.

>NCIX
ded store

I don't think there is something small enough out there that will match your dick size.

CTRL or KIRA

i've only ever had a poker II and i think i've had it for like five years now. cherry browns which i like quite a bit, but i never did realize if i'm always bottoming out or whatever. looking for advice on what switches i should try out and which is probably a better investment.

what board?

Red, Blue, Black, Clear.

Model F

>tfw i write faster and with less mistakes in my rubber dome than in blue switches
I fell for another Jow Forums meme.

>Buys the worst switches possible
>calls mech keyboards a meme

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Not even the worst MX switch my dude.

>Implying switches with the sound of rattling plastic aren't the worst switches.

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I’d take browns over blues, cause at least they can reset correctly

>Implying they don't both feel like shit but one of them (Blues) has the sound of rattling plastic which makes them even worse

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Hysteresis was the original purpose of the mx blue design, not the click, after all.

SHE


SHE DIDNT HAVE A TOPRE KEEB WITH HER WHEN SHE CAME HOME


WHY

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What would you recommend instead? I'm thinking of switching to Reds although unsoldering and resoldering sounds like a pain in the ass.

She doesn't love you.

Capacitive buckling springs

Ask your dad

>autistic frog obsessed with keyboards and is probably neet
I dont think theres a father figure in this picture user

What's wrong with Cherry switches? i was under the impression that they were the industry standard. If I was looking for Cherry Brown alternative, what would I buy instead then?

Proof single moms are bad parents

Everyone else in proved while they coasted in being the best.

Improved*

Cherry switches are the standard because they are cheap. Cherry clones are garbage too.

...

>split spacebars
What's with this meme? I don't get it.

About to crack this ugly bitch open

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You actually bought that crap?

Find me another keyboard with MX switches and an integrated mouse, that isn't overpriced.

>Wanting your keyboard to have MX switches

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What are you retarded?

Is it just a Reddit thing?

Kira or aftermarket K Type. Massdrop is such a slimey, shitty, incompetent, mean-spirited company. Just stick with the Input: Club projects and you'll be well taken care of. Though I admit the KLL firmware isn't as mature as I thought it would be at this point.

r8 ergodox layout, tell me what to do with layers 6 and 7

I know there's a lot of redundancy; I'm hoping to prune as I determine which I like most.

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