/mkg/ - Mechanical Keyboard General

what's the problem with bottoming out? unless it's every single key stroke I'm pretty sure everybody bottoms out occasionally

the issue is I do it anyway, despite my best efforts, not that I don't want to

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well if you're gonna bottom out at least get something that feels good to type on and has decent roll over

What did he mean by this?

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seiden-design-labs.com/poorpad/

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good luck. The chinks already have a $30 fully programmable macro pad the supports QMK

Need some keycap suggestions for 1.75U, link me some that won't come from China.

Cheers. I'll be glad to have this project finalized, and ten of these out in the wild soon.

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Help, just bought my first keyboard and its high as fuck, my wrists are killing me, what can i do?

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what switches?

can anyone recommend a 75% or tenkeyless topre keyboard with animated rainbow leds I can stare at when I'm tripping

cherry red, but its not about the switches, its about the height

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Float your wrists nigga.

replace it with hyperx alloy fps

>cherry red
Why though...?
& just get a pad

get arm rests and make sure your elbows are higher than your keyboard/mouse

don't fucking do , you do NOT want your anchor point to be your wrist. Always move/rotate your arm before you rotate your wrist, especially on a rest, that shit is a straight trip to arthritis hell

>you do NOT want your anchor point to be your wrist
That's what I said nigga. I'm assuming this guy is placing his wrists on the desk in front of the board, hence "float your wrists".

thanks, i'll try it
got it for 20$

I found the niz micro84: nizkeyboard.com/product/2018-new-arrival-84-bluetooth-usb-ec-keyboard-with-rgbnon-rgb/

I think I would want blank caps

thoughts?

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How good or bad is the WASD V2

Board itself is fine, just done bother with wasd's keycaps.

whats wrong with the keycaps

they're garbage. Get some nice Cherry profile PBT from aliexpress instead. The quality is 1000x better

They're just standard thin ABS. You can get doubleshots or PBT caps for cheap nowadays instead.

what is the price going to be?

Get something like this:
amzn.com/B004D8Q48M

Or get one of these keyboards instead:
amzn.com/B07D4CN629

where can i get uv keycaps for ducky one 2? i had uv on my last keyboard, rosewill apollo, and has such a nice feeling. thanks

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uv?

Do you mean backlit keycaps, like this:
amzn.com/B07DGV71CH

Or do you mean extra shiny and ghey, like this:
amzn.com/B078LVM49C

seems alright but that bottom row could be a problem
I have fullsized non-led niz at work. It's very pleasant. I put dsa caps on it.

i mean uv as in uv coating. it kinda gives the key a rubber type of feel without it being too distracting

don't buy from nizkeyboard, buy from here

aliexpress.com/store/group/Plum/429151_509791396.html?spm=2114.12010108.0.0.644b1a44YmSkrL

nizkeyboard have a reputation for losing packages or sending them to the wrong address and support being non-existent because they already have your gweilo dollars

That sounds stupid.

These things desperately need the heavier dome sheets from ebay, lube, and better caps (could even get pbt and pom legend shine throughs for real gayman aesthetic).
Bke lights are actually better than topre and can go in a plum but you lose rgb.
Look at YouTube for typing videos of the various ways you can configure those
Or buy realforce rgb

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How the fuck do you type fast without bottoming out? Did I land in bizarro world??? Who the fuck only depresses keys halfway haha just stop looking at your keyboard dummy LMAO.

t. 150 WPM typist not entirely shitposting

What are some of the best poorfag caps? Preferably backlit friendly, but without is fine too

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Got given a Logitech G512 recently. Having some issues with it though. Every now and then whilst typing it just opens drop down menus and I can't find how to disable it.

Any ideas what it could be?

Anything by tai-hao

most of the keys stopped working one day.
only 10 months of daily use

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That horse looks dumb.

nice

buy a new mousepad you fucking cocksucker

25 USD or less. Though they're not for sale to the general public yet, there's currently a production run of ten units for a closed group of customers. Some time after that, once things are optimized and I've learned what there will be to learn I'll take this to reddit and geekhack and see if people there are interested.

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that's odd
I'm using my 2008 model one that I got used right now.
Did you spill something on it?

>FIVE
>R
>O
>W
>S
Literally fucking why

I don't know what you're on about user, that's a standard numpad layout.

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Enjoy your accidental discharges

But a sixth row is common on standalone ones and it's quite helpful, nor is there any reason to omit it. If your desk can fit an external numpad in the first place, it can certainly fit the four extra keys at the top.

But then it won't match my smol keyboards

because there's no 5 row numpads on the market to match 60 or 65% keyboards, if you want 6 rows go buy literally any other numpad

thoughts on the model 01?

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>buy a keyboard without numpad
>get an extra numpad

??? What's the logic behind that?

being able to move the two around separately to suit your desk

or because 5-row keyboards with arrows and a numpad are almost nonexistent for some reason, so 65%+separate numpad is much more attainable

Complete nonsense, dude.

first mechanical keyboard. dont wanna spend too much.
is this ok?
>amazon.com/GIGABYTE-Mechanical-Keyboard-K83-RED/dp/B01BMJ0Y4O/ref=sr_1_3_acs_ac_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1539870026&sr=8-3-acs&keywords=mechanical keyboard

Is this a new version of keyboardio?

it's the original model 01 with soon-to-come keycaps

keyboardio.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders/91573

Gateron brown and MX speed are under rated

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Honestly I feel like keyboardio is overpriced from the point of view of typing quality. If you like the wooden aesthetic and plug and play aspect (as opposed to assembling your own Ergodox or Dactyl) only then it could be worth it.

The most interesting aspect are the custom thumb keycaps, but I feel like that's undermined by the less optimal thumb cluster. The palm key is a good idea, though, assuming they're using a sufficiently heavy and tactile switch to prevent accidental presses.

>MX speed
cause they are basically orientated to gaymers. The short travel feels terrible.
>Gateron brown
They are better than mx browns, but that is not saying much.

the main reason I am looking at it is the programmable rgbs... there is a modified ergodox board that supports this but it is just as expensive & requires assembly

not a big fan of the wood case. I'll probably paint it

I am really interested in the matias quiet click switches. they are indeed heavy and tactile. I've been happy with my poker ii's cherry blues for about 5 years but I want to try something new and quieter

>beautiful keys
>never touch it with greasy fingers and shine the caps

Why doesn't everyone do this?

wtf do we use then, anons?

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Alps

buckling springs

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Alps switches, unlike the Cherry disabled woman or Topre plunger, typing on Alps tactiles is a lot like sex. You push in, it resists at first, then gives in and you rush forward until you hit the end. And damn does it feel good.

What keyboard that is still in production today can I purchase with alps?

um, sweaty . . .

KBP V60

>KBP V60
Anything that would be typical 75% (sans numpad, but with F-keys that don't require Fn layering? I see matias has the quiet click mini, which would be fine for me, except it's disgusting gloss.

Also what about availability of aftermarket keycaps, since these don't have cherry stems...

ie not shitty abs

About to begin typing a thesis.
Lots of vim, tikZ diagrams and backslashes.
/Topre/ or /mx blue/?
Brown are too light, clear too rares and black are for gayming with fat fingers

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Matias is disgusting. Luckily original simplified Alps switches are still made and can be found on the KBP V60 and V80
There are several options now for ALPS keycaps from Matias to Tai-hao to SP

just get clears. they aren't rare and almost every mid range brand now has them

if you can afford it, go for topre

Probably will get a topre and give it to my son in 20 years.
>This is what daddy used to use back then.
He probably won't give a fuck tho

Don't fall for the toilet plunger membrane or rattle plastic memes. Just build a cheap ass board with some heavenly switches and basic keycaps if you intend to type a lot.

>Clears
>rare
the fuck? They are not that rare.

What exactly are you looking for? Tactiles? Linears?

How the fuck do you guys use arrow keys on a 60%?

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Short travel is fine and early activation is nice. In addition they seem to be more heavily lubed than any other stock linear I've tried.

stop listening to larpers that are probably typing on a macbook/thinkpad and make up your mind for yourself based on your own preferences

>You push in, it resists at first, then gives in and you rush forward until you hit the end. And damn does it feel good.
you literally just described topre

>lube
actually the kalih box uses way more lube.
>Short travel is fine and early activation is nice
Nah

>mfw that shit manga got an anime

Also:

Tactile:
Royal Switches
Topre/BKE

Click:
Navy
Alps Blue (overhyped in my opinion. I feel like Navies feel better)
IBM model M and F

Linear:
Who the fuck would buy this.
Wooting Flartech laser switches

do you use vim or emacs?

topre doesn't age well given that the rubber stiffens over time, it doesn't really change much apart from feel since they're capacitive switches but people have noted that their 10+ year old hhkb's are stiffer than new in box models they just bought
but then again you can make the same argument for mechanical switches since the lube will have dried and gunked up over 10 years

vim, but are u seriously expected me to use HJKL for everything?

you get a 60% with dedicated arrow keys

>topre doesn't age well given that the rubber stiffens
>He doesn't know the ancient secret of why people buy topre boards

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>Who the fuck would buy this.
Try typing on some nice Hall effect switches or even vintage MX blacks

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I have a topre my dude but not a 10 year old one