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Does anyone know of a cheap mechanical keyboard (Ideally under $90) that quiet? Ideally quiet enough so that someone could type in a small room without it making a huge amount of noise.
Anne Pro and O-rings.
that looks pretty nice but ideally it would be something just tenkeyless, 60% is a bit less than I need.
How different do MX Blues feel compared to Reds? Are they scratchy in any way or significantly heavier to press? I like bottoming out and light keys and Blues seem intriguing. I've had bad experiences with non-linears in the past but I've never tried a Blues.
then spend the extra 20 bucks and get a V80
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Anyone know any 80% size cheap wireless rubberdome keyboards? Or quiet mechanicals? But cheap.
I like keyboards
I finally got the Kira. It will definitely take time getting used to this layout, I keep reaching for certain keys as if I'm on a normal keyboard. Box Pale Blues are surprisingly quiet but sound great. How are speed coppers?
Full size keyboards look disgusting
Req me a good ergo
Ergodox looks too expensive,
but regular shaped split keyboards look inefficient for ergonomics compared to ergodox
I agree with this but im autistic,
>good, split ergo board
>inexpensive
Not much overlap there to be honest. Just go all the way and get a dactyl-manuform or something.
your hand-wiring looks really bad dude
also all those little cables... tell me you used a specialised tool to strip away that plastic because if not... i feel your pain
should I gut my blue alps keyboard to put in my v80?
No, get a custom alps PCB from worst korea and some thicc dye-sub PBT keycaps from japan, then hand carve the case yourself. If you can't then don't bother and throw your keyboard into the trash compactor.
I use one of these fuckers, worth the money (only costs like 10 bucks)
I've read some people burn through the plastic, I wouldn't recommend it
I agree with this but I'm a literally retarded pansexual self-harming psychopathic single parent welfare abuser.
Hey guys, I just bought a pok3r rgb and i rate it quite highly, but im not a huge fan of the windows key and I would be interested in some aftermarket keycaps. Where is a good place to find some that are ideally doubleshot PBT and work well with backlighting?
what's the best topre keyboard
91UW
>literally a topre realforce but with japanese legends for the weebs
JUST
>missing the most important feature
yiikes
topre.
>dye subs from land of the nukes
kek, yeah cause I want to pay more than I should
ansi>>>>>>>>>>>>>>iso
Get ur weeb shit outta here
Only Japan made thicc dye-sub PBT keycaps. Both IBM and Apple just imported their keycaps from Japan
retard
>handwired edition
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are silent reds any good?
should i just get regular reds if i don't care about the noise?
>should i just get regular reds if i don't care about the noise?
Yes.
lol there are layouts even more subpar to ansi. Good to know weeb.
I feel like these handwired keebs are literally the ultimate autism level of this hobby. I am nearly there since I make my own cables.
>BUCKLING SPRING META
That's where you're wrong kiddo, the ErgoDox is suprisingly unergonomic due to the thumb cluster. It's a good idea just waaaaay too far out there. So for any decent usage you end up overextending the thumb. By this logic the top two rows are also unergo due to stretching. So you compensate with layer holds on the thumbs and get on with your day.
Take a look at the hunk of shit that is the crkbd or the Gergo. If you really need the extra keys the Redox also works.
And if you want to go full autism I have a 20% board.
How's the Tada68 with Gateron Browns? What site should I buy from if I want to get it shipped to Canada?
gateron browns feel pretty light to me (even though I'm using mx reds with 35g springs)
you can get it on kbdfans.cn for us$99 with free shipping
you (likely) won't get hit with customs duty as they don't give up the real value of the item
i think i am going to pull the trigger on the cooler master mk750 as my first mech, it has cherry browns i like, the price is reasonable, it looks beautiful and i went through every single mech the online stores in the country are selling and didn't find anything better with a backlight
i know that foreign stores exist which ship to yurop and you can buy keybaord there which they don't sell here, but their prices are usually pretty steep, any warranty would be a nightmare and the shipping takes forever so i am not sure if it would be worth the hassle
Are 60%s basically unusable on linux?
I get the feeling you can't do shit if you can't rebind the keys in software because it will be wangblows only
QMK man, Any 60% worth getting is doing its job via hardware level. Also, there's shit like xmodmap or whatever for doing that :)
If it's not QMK, it's trash anyway!
Fall in love with this keyboard.
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What do you think of it. 250$ looks like expensive as fuck.
Do you recommand a DIY mech keyboard for the first keyboard ? I'm not realy a diy person
Those all seem like you have to build them yourself? I ain't really looking to do that.
Then why are you worried about linux compat? Learn you a solder!
There's some preassembled QMK boards, no idea on what's around in that regard. But most vendors have assembly services, I do anyway.
Also sexy Gergo pic I just found
Okay so I might've bricked my TADA68. Had created a new .bin file, so I put the board in programming mode, back up the original FLASH.bin and put the new one on there, and hit escape. Nothing worked so I put the original .bin back and now that doesn't work either. Any tips?
Um it might be permafucked and you'll need a ISP to flash it. Good news though, once you have that you can just whack QMK on there
See Assembly service from kbdfans costs like 12 dollars, it's well worth it.
When I enter programming mode and try to press escape nothing happens, so I'm guessing it's fucked. Guess I'll look into fixing this now. Yikes.
>yikes
What is the difference between cherry mx silent blacks and the gateron silent blacks? I can't seem to find a youtube video on the sound of them.
More like gayterons, get cherries
If you have $10 whole fucking dollars to your name, you can help fight autism, get backlighting, and produce a better, more reliable build.
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they use the same concept, rubber dampeners on the stems (though they're not exactly the same)
$14 in shipping to europe, no thanks bud
maybe if they had kailh hot swap sockets, at this point they're only useful for backlighting
also there's hardly anything bad or unreliable about handwiring
The PCB/solder contact acts as the fastener here right? Might be nice and cheap to run off a boatload from JLC using existing footprints.
I'm looking at kbdfans switches what other switch are as silent as the cherry mx silent/gateron silent black? zealio/kailhbox
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What are some nice Nip dye-sub PBT sets? Chink shit everywhere
Leopold FC980C
no one ?
pok3r, anne pro 2, ducky mini all do it at the hardware level
My typing speed is on avg 40 CPM higher using my MX Reds compared to Clears. Are linears just the best for typing?
It looks fancy, but at that price you could get a keyboard with Topre switches instead
>Do you recommand a DIY mech keyboard for the first keyboard ? I'm not realy a diy person
pre-built is fine if you get the right one
it's not even really diy, switches are hotswappable without soldering
anyone can put this together, no tools needed
still $250 is a big price to pay for something this gimmicky, you gotta love it
no
Why is my typing speed so shit on these switches then? I'm trying to touch type but I keep underestimating how much force I need so it leads to fuck tons of mistakes
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What's the point of an aluminium wristrests?
At least wood feels warmer.
why wouldn't you just use rubber or something soft wtf
I do.
No one makes them any more since Alps switches are basically ded. Occasionally Signature Plastics will make a PBT dye-sub keycap set as a group buy, but those rarely happen. Harvesting old keycaps or buying new old stock are basically your only other options.
please respond
No
Go the DIY route, learning is good for you!
Hot swaps are a fucking meme. Learn to desolder
Why is looking at this pcb giving me goosebumps.
you are gay
Trypophobia. Look it up.... or don't
Healios, Aliaz or Zilents depending on the level of tactility you want
I find this kind of stuff more fascinating than scary desu./
What model did you use to print that? IIRC the regular dactyl-manuform has those screw inserts for attaching the bottom plate sticking outside the walls.
Muscle memory. The tactile bump is the activation point in cherry switches. So you're typing faster because you don't need the mental connection of noise/bump for activation. Reds are a very light switch to begin with.
I like cherry blacks. I do not like cherry reds at all. Never tried the others except for blues (which were nice but to loud). Any of those equivalent to blacks in tactility? Just need to be silent.
Dygma raise or Kinesis Edge?
Black's and reds are linear switches. Blacks aren't as soft. Reds are a very light switch.
I got that particular case made by crystalhand, he moves the screw holes inside so the plate lines up with the bottom of the case.
The only functional difference between reds and blacks is the spring. Gateron blacks are a little lighter than Cherry blacks, and I believe Gateron's rubber dampeners don't reduce the key travel as much.
I think Novelkeys sells Gateron silent yellows too, which have a pretty unique spring that starts heavier than both reds and blacks but doesn't get much stiffer as you get closer to the bottom of the key travel.
Might be worth getting a linear switch sampler to compare them and figure out which you like best.
Where do I find tenkeyless wireless rubberdomes at low prices?
how low?
I have filco and wasd. How badly did I fuck up?
>tenkeyless
everyone knows 75% is the superior layout
www.aliexpress.com/item/Plug-And-Play-Wireless-Adjustable-Dildo-Dog-Style-For-PCucks-Free-Mouse-2-4G-Ergonomic/32957825862.html
But Signature Plastics is American? What shouldn't I go for enjoypbt or another manufacturer at that point?
Thoughts on healios? Just ordered to change up with my box navy switches.
Because eBPT doesn't sell keycaps for Alps keyboards
It they're anything like the V2 zilents I'm using now then they should be pretty smooth and quiet.
factory-lubed, less wobbly Gat silent reds/blacks
My bad, I haven't read the post you were replying to and I'm retarded.
Do you bottom out with topres when typing?
Do you bottom out with linear MXs when typing?
i bottom out your mom
sorry I can't answer your question because I don't use shit switches.
Enlighten me on good switches. I want fastest switch for typing with lots of resistance, so my I thought about topres or MX Blacks. I'm scared of bottoming out with either though because I feel like that would impact my speed, 100 WPM right now
I'm upset I made that typo, I should probably get some sleep
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Dygma Raise
