$3500 Edition

Previous: >>105819187

>Keyboard recommendation template:
https://pastebin.com/n220xk9V

>Find vendors
https://www.alexotos.com/keyboard-vendor-list // Up-to-date list of reputable vendors with brief descriptions
https://keycaplendar.firebaseapp.com // Tracker for current and upcoming keycap group buys

>This keyboard stuff is so expensive!
https://aliexpress.com (or Taobao if you know how)

>Learn about Cherry MX switches
https://rentry.org/mkg_switches // Introductory guide
https://www.theremingoat.com // Switch reviews
https://www.switchesdb.com // Compare force curves

>Split and non-standard layout resources
https://compare.splitkb.com
https://keyboard-design.com

>What does ______ do to a keyboard's sound?
https://blacksimon.tv/science (Google sheet)

>Practice typing
https://monkeytype.com
https://www.keybr.com
https://thetypingcat.com
https://play.typeracer.com

>How Cherry switches do backlighting, and why it's not ideal
https://rentry.org/mkg_backlight

Nice board.

I've been waiting five days for my group buy keyboard that I ordered last week. Still haven't heard anything. Do they always take this long?

https://www.modelfkeyboards.com/

Get a Model F

>>105891890
Good luck waiting 5 years

>>105891938
Did you get that $5 in the end for shilling those boards?

Just got this bad boy, it's pretty nice

I just got via working on linux, feeling good

Nothing feels better than shilling a good product. Nothing. When someone says "I'm convinced, I ordered one," and I know $0 has been added to my account, what an amazing feeling.

buncha fuckin nerds itt

>>105892552
lol nerd

>>105892075
I got 5 replacement springs but I have to pay $100 for the shipping :^)

Is there anyone that Makes a dummy/inert cap that doesn't actually press a particular key in

>>105893046
How would this be different from just programming a key to do nothing

>>105893046

>>105893145
Easier to take the cap off and put a regular one back on when I need it

You all have any recs for really good tactile+silent (or clicky but still fairly quiet) switches? I was using a Model F for several years and loved it, but now that I'm living with someone, it was way too loud for them.

Current board has Boba U4 (silent version) switches, and they're nice, but bucking springs have spoiled me. I know I'll never get that same tactile feel on a non-buckling-spring switch, but I wanna try out a handful of other silent tactile switches. Are there any alternatives to the Boba U4 you all recommend?

>>105893354
Silent Topre is the way to go. Feels way better than Boba

>just got my new Keychron K10 Max with red switches in the mail
>open it up, it feels like a fucking weapon, heavy and extremely solid
>keys are buttery smooth, nifty LED backlighting with like 20 different modes
>and they don't wobble like my previous Corsair K70 or WASD VP3
Feels fucking good man. Thanks to everyone who recommended this thing, it's a beast.

>>105892351
got a Keychron myself, they are pretty nice, have fun bro

>makes you not enjoy using regular keyboards anymore
sad!

I got a drunkdeer g75 to replace my keychron v1 as it started to have key chatter and missed inputs across various keys (i literally have no idea what caused this, keyboard was very clean) The hall effect stuff feel pretty nice. I can type much faster on this thing as well, without dropping inputs like i did on the keychron.

>>105894472
This looks like uncomfortable socks

>>105894472
Are curved key wells just a meme or are they actually that good?

>>105894225
I've heard many good things about the Topre switches, but haven't tried them yet, I'll give them a go, thanks for the recommendation anon. Do you find you prefer the 45g over the 30g? (30 seems like it'd be a bit too light)

>>105894825
Curved columns are pretty nice. Reduces how much your finger has to travel between rows. Just makes it more comfortable imo. I wouldn't want to switch back to a flat board even if it was a split columnar staggered one.

>>105894472
I really want a charybdis keyboard but the Aliexpress stores that I'm seeing dont have the exact feature set I want, 4×6 wireless with hot swap in clear resin. Is there a specific place i could request one custom? Also "keyboard kit" just means pre-soldered with no keycaps or switches right?

>>105894893
im almost about to fall for the meme, did you hand solder wires or get a flexible PCB? i want a 40% but with a 4 key long pinky column and i dont think there are any PCBs for that being sold, i've hand soldered before so im not so against it anyways

>>105895463
I use my own PCBs, and I can make small dactyls like that with them too, a 4th row for the pinky column should be no problem either. Picrel is old though, my PCBs are black now.

>>105891589 (OP)
hmm, so I have an aluminium case keeb. I can plate it with copper I think.

>>105894840
45g.

RGB backlit with non-translucent keycap is cool or no?

>>105895505
ah very nice, did you follow a guide for making the PCB? im mostly worried about how i would match the switch holes up to the plate, did you make the microcontroller port yourself also or is that something you can buy?

>>105895585
I used ai03's guide when I first started yea. There are other good ones of course. The PCBs are designed for my fork of the dactyl & vice versa, here:
https://github.com/carbonfet/dactyl-manuform
Yea, the MCU is my own too. I have plenty of them if you want a PCB set.

there is absolutely no reason for spacebar to be that fucking long

>>105896202
Correct. It's a hold-over from a 150+ year old machine, same with row staggering and qwerty.

>>105895681
Is RP2040 still the go to MCU for custom keebs or did we already find something more fancy?

>>105896216
There are other options like whatever flavor of STMF072 is QMK compatible. I chose the RP2040 mostly because it's pretty cheap, and I can put way, way more memory on it than an atmega32u4 (16Mbit in my case).

>>105896202
You are like little baby.

>>105894893
What's your e-mail again? I took the split ergo pill and now want to try dactyl manuforms.

>>105895523
If you are Chinese and the keyboard has some kind of translucent case, yes

>>105896718
dactylman at protonmail.com

>>105894472
This kind of thing is so cool to me. You use these with your feet?

>>105893242
...easier than reprogramming a key in VIA?

Are there any good keyboards with neat little screens that are wired? I really like neat little screens but all the keyboards I've seen with them are wireless.

>>105896734
might have to try that out now that I'm very used to typing on it with my hands

wow............. this has never happened with other sets. what a piece of shit

>>105896779
RIP, GMK laser?

>>105893046
Just snip the pins on that switch.

>>105896787
>RIP, GMK laser?
Yep. Set from 2021.I'm gonna have to put my old wasd set from like 2012 back on.

>>105896807
I'd try supergluing it at least, and if that doesn't work emailing GMK in case they have any extras laying around.

>>105896820
I did and when I put it on it split again. it's become brittle

>>105894980
I dunno anon I just ordered the pre-built. Plus they do custom hand sizing which I thought was a really good added feature for something like this. They do have a 4x6 config with wireless & hot swap, but no clear case. Plus I'm sure they are significantly more expensive than aliexpress

>>105891589 (OP)
Is there any ultra small foldable bluetooth mechanical keyboard, I'd like one for my DIY setup.

>>105896860
If you have a soldering iron you could try carefully melting the seams together, ABS melts around 250C. Wouldn't be pretty even if it works though.

>>105896303
at that point just put switches under the desk legs and press on the whole desk for space

>>105896860
Just put the set on a board that has costar stabs so you can glue the costar stab to the keycap

>>105897085
XT isn't a space saving layout.

>>105897214
By "for space" he means "in order to press the spacebar"

>>105897213
Pass. I already put an old set of caps on.

>>105897213
>costar stabs
How horrifying

>>105897213
I actually might do this

counting down the days one by one until my keyboard's expected shipping date (many months from now)

>>105897961
very stylish

>>105896860
If you have all the pieces small amounts of
>>105893194

>>105896860
There is a thing, we call it glue, anon.

>>105898769
>literally replying to a post where anon says he tried superglue and it didn't work
>"just use superglue lol"

>>105899098
classic /g/

>Budget
$140-$150
>Location
UAE
>Preferred switch type
linear
>Layout
ANSI
>Form factor
80% or 75%
>Backlight
per-key RGB or whole-board RGB
>Previous/current keyboards
Redragon K552

>>105895681
thank you for the info

>>105897238

>>105863225
the fully made qwertykey boards are just dropshipped stuff, right?

>>105863214
there are some beautiful places, just don't visit when it's winter and there's no snow

>>105894472
I never enjoyed regular keyboards to begin with

>>105894472
Wake me up when they use plastic injection or metal cases.

>>105901711
80% of the time, yes.

>>105901722
Skill issue

Anyone try the Asterisk shorthand keyboard?

>>105896252
Oh, i meant more as in we finally made some keeb specific risc-v chip or so. Nothing against 2040 per se.

Should I get a Nuphy Air75/96 V2, or a Nuphy Air 75 HE? Both fit within my budget, I type a lot but don't game competitively (only casual single player), wireless is nice to have but I can live with HE being wired-only. All else being equal I prefer quieter switches, but mostly just want a really good damn low-profile keyboard.

>>105900166 (me)
Should I get the DrunkDeer A75 Pro? It fits within my budget and has what I need. I don't really game a lot other than CS, and I type a lot. I need one to replace my current keyboard.

>>105904062
I have one, its not really worth it. Too hard to type on you can't feel anything. Anything with thumb clusters should be good though. I have four steno boards now and they are all about the same.

i've settled on the realforce rc1 but i'm still debating 30g or 45g domes

>>105908368
You fucked up (45g)

I paid $150 for my Leopold keyb but honestly enjoying it, feels like it's the 90s again. Funnily enough back then I didn't like the clackety clack and was a huge fan of membrane keyboards when they turned up

>>105908477
>You fucked up
how do you figure

>>105908522
I still prefer membrane keyboards because they're almost perfectly quiet, but the desktop options for membrane keyboards are surprisingly torrid these days. Either cheap aliexpress trash, or overly engineered and pricey wireless only trash.

>>105908917
Good thing you can get mechanical boards which are just as, if not more, quiet than a regular rubber dome board these days.

>>105908522
We're keeping real keyboards alive, brother, that's what it's all about

Has anyone detransitioned from split yet? I want to hear their stories

is there a typing test with an adversarial mode?

>>105894840
nta, but if you are used to 45g mechanical switches 30g is much closer feeling wise to that.
If you play games I would also recommend 30g.
If you use it for purely typing get 45g, even 55g.
Just keep in mind there might be some adjustment period because the distribution of the force is quite a bit different from a normal mechanical switch.

>>105909065
Typeracer

>>105909078
I mean that it targets letters/clusters that you're weakest at

>>105909103
If there is one like that I've never heard of it.

Is it me or realforce pbt keycaps are just built different. Most pbt keycaps I have tried feel hollow even if they are thick. While these are not the thickest, the plastic just feels much more dense and robust?

>>105907068
Makes sense. It has one trick up its sleeve - it's a silent kb.

>>105909103
Try keybr. You can set a target speed for yourself and it will feed you words with letters that you type slower than that targeted speed. By default you don't have all letters unlocked but you can unlock all letters in the settings.

>>105909103
I think you can use custom files with typing of the dead.

So like tab over to a text editor and type out whatever ones you miss.

Not an automated process, but not hard either

Just realized I type wrong because of my fat ass belly blocking my hand from reaching over to the left to get to the homerow of my xboxhueg full-size keyboard which sits way to my left to accommodate my big gamer mousepad

this is why I keep using my ring finger as a crutch and neglecting proper pinky usage

Is it worth it to mod a regular keyboard to low profile?

My current keyboard height is 2cm from the top of the keycap to the base of the keyboard. If i get low profile switches and keycaps would it become less than 1cm?

>>105910317
You can't just swap out regular MX switches for low profile ones. The pinout and switch spacing is different, requiring a different PCB.

>>105910326
For the longest time i thought it's possible as long as it's outemu
Mine is outemu red, and there's like low profile outemu low profile red and outemu ultra low profile red. The switch seller told me my keyboard can use the low profile red but not the ultra low.

>>105904873
Nuphy Air 75 HE is great. I'm typing on one right now. It feels amazing to type on, and the switches aren't too loud.

>>105908522
Which switches and which layout?

wowee just got the email saying my model f is on its way...so close

>>105908613
You fell for the topre realforce meme

>>105910903
Get ready for self-repair

>>105911300
he did say that so i'm prepared...at least a little.

Except for PCB mount, are there any other situations where you cannot use a 3 pin switch?

best keyboard for changing the built-in layout? I use Workman

>>105911514
Anything that runs QMK.

>>105911521
Are any of the cheap ones nonshit?

>>105911424
Let me know when you can't fix it and decide to sell it off to recoup losses

>>105912126
ehh i'm a glass half full kind of guy. but if it comes down to it i'll be sure to post about it here

>>105911743
https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-v6-qmk-custom-mechanical-keyboard

I wouldn't go cheaper than that. Shipping is 20$ but you can find them in some big tech store chains nowdays.

>>105895523
its all good as long as you like it, I usually turn them all off

I bought some cheap chink keyboard (Redragon K606), I wanted to remap capslock to fn key, but producer hasn't release software for my specific version, found this github repo https://github.com/octenite/redragonKB-remap but it requires specific mapping file that is supposed to be distributed with software, so it wont do, tried to use KeyTweak, but there is no option to remap key to fn.

Is there some software that could help me?

after using razer junk and steelseries dogshit all my life I finally went ahead and bought a custom keyboard. after 4 years of using a barely functioning dropped apex 7. Got the Keychron Lemokey p1 pro for 115 after tax and free shipping from Amazon prime day. it'll be here tomorrow.

>>105912767
AHK or >>105889462 >>105889475 for hardware

>>105912832
I'm quite dumb regarding mechanical keyboard stuff, but isnt this just middleware that is supposed to convert whatever keyboard is sending, rather than affecting what is keyboard is sending?
If so this wont work, as that function key "works" inside of firmware and it is not being sent back to PC, thats why I said that KeyTweak doesnt work for me.

>>105912924
You're right, but simply changing caps lock to fn won't work. You will have to program all key fn shortcuts that you want in the software/hardware.

>>105913022
So basically my option would be to use something like windows power tools or something similar and just do remap capslock + d = right arrow?

>>105913031
Yes

>>105910556
Thanks, decided to go for it. I know there's probably very little difference between the switches, but went for the pricier ones anyway. Liked the sound just a tiny little bit more on the recordings, no idea if I'd notice the pressing force difference.

what's a good keyboard for maximum comfort that's under $75

>>105914489
keychrons are really nice. just choose a model you like since they have like 1000 different layouts for ergo.

>>105914489
nvm i mean under $50

>>105895523
It's more visible in the dark than no backlight, sure.

>>105915531
It's actually not, normally to light will reflect upon your legends so you could see them easily but with backlit it will prevent that
I've tried it myself

>>105915802
How does that make sense? I meant in the dark as in at night and with the lights off. Even if there's some blinding effect that makes you unable to see the legends, being able to see the outline of the keyboard in total is still enough to inform touch typists where their hands should be.

Man I can't imagine not knowing how to touch type after living this long.

Why do none of you idiots have a desk lamp? Why are you using your computer in the dark far away enough from your monitor that there is no light on the keyboard?

>>105915838
I was talking about visibility of the legends and that's it, I'm not going to argue with you about outline or ability to touch typing

What am I in for? Kino?

>>105915999
Good ol cherry time

>>105915999
lol

>>105915877
OLED immersion.

>>105916005
>>105916008
Used it for 40 minutes, so far nothing too wrong with it. Would prefer the keys to be angled a little higher from top to bottom and kind of wish the keycaps themselves were a little bigger but I like it. Especially the brown switches, feels responsive but without the loud noises

Don't like the cherry button though, its probably going to piss me off at some point

>>105916576
>Don't like the cherry button though
Don't worry, you will eventually after chasing and wasting money on fotm switches

>>105916576
>RGB shit
Into the trash it goes.

>>105916674
mx2a pc top are pretty nice, they are even a little bit smoother than normal mx2a

>>105916631
How is it fotm if they've been good for years?

>>105915999
>cherry
el no sabe jajaja kek

>>105892351
>>105894340
I'm considering getting a K3 as first proper mechanical kb as upgrade for my Logitech G915 TKL.

Propietary Logitech switches fucking suck and replacement keycaps are nowhere to be found.

The only thing holding me back atm is that apparently keychron keycaps (at least the low-profile ones) aren't backlit; there's only lighting around the keys.

Any decent way to get around this? Or should I just bite the bullet because YAGNI?

>>105909002
Used a Corne (split 40%) for about two years. Some of the issues I had were just because I had too few keys, not because it was split. My thoughts:

It's true what they say about how they make regular keyboards feel worse, but splits come with their own issues. On regular boards, you may perform inputs that don't make ergonomic sense but are still useful anyways (like using your left hand to hit M to mute a video or check an in-game map while your mouse hand is occupied, or using your mouse thumb to hit NumEnter). Splits force you to adapt to a new layout that's more ergonomically sound, but may compromise functionality since you're operating in the realm of special cases. Something like a Lily58 would be easier to adapt to, but you can forget about making anything sub-50% into a general purpose keyboard that covers any use case you throw at it, unless you want to rebind every program you use to suit your keyboard (an idiot trap).
>Ctrl + Alt + F12
>Ctrl + Shift + ]
>Win + Alt + LeftArrow
>Ctrl + Win + Numpad6
>Alt + Shift + PgDn
All pretty easy and intuitive on a fullsize since one layer + modifiers covers all, and I can even do most of them one-handed without needing to cycle layers. (the most underrated thing about unibody boards IMO)
>inb4 "I never need those hotkeys"
Until you do, and your options are switching keyboards like a literal cuckold, or going through the humiliation ritual of re-flashing.
And even if my listed examples don't apply, there certainly will be a time when you need something your hyperspecialized keyboard can't provide.

I liked my split, it was great to type on, but I'm not sure it's for me. I mostly just appreciate how it taught me the best applications of QMK. I'd only recommend split to those who can't solve their ergonomic problems with posture adjustments, stretches, and breaks.

>>105917337
They sell some models with shine through, can't remember the names out of the 1000s of them but they don't for the most part because shine through caps are a little thinner and don't feel as nice. Honestly just invest in 10-20 dollar shine through keycaps and keep the old stock keycaps as backups. There are some ok looking low profile keycaps on amazon.

>>105917373
What are the magic keywords to search for these things? And what should I look out for?

I'm new to mechanical keyboards

>>105917386
keyword: low profile PBT shine through keycaps
don't get the full size ones, any brand works especially if they make keyboards like wormier or xvx. I personally like xvx but they don't make a lot of low profile keycaps.

>>105917412
Thank you, based anon.

Considering I come from a G915 TKL and am looking at a K3 Max (75%), any other kb brands or models I should be aware of?

>>105917424
If you like 75% keyboards then check out the Keychron Lemokey p1 pro. It's their gamer brand and it's basically a q1 max with a different gasket design for 100 bucks cheaper. I own it and it's a really nice board. and built like a tank. They go on sale regularly for like 110.
https://www.lemokey.com/products/lemokey-p1-qmk-via-custom-gaming-keyboard

>>105917453
Thanks

Also what is it with keychron and their obsession with knobs?

>>105917475
knobs are a nice feature that i actively look for since it makes adjusting volume and muting volume satisfying and precise. i use for PC on my TV with a soundbar so it's great instead of reaching for a remote so i'm glad they have knobs on most of their keyboards lmao

>>105917475
They are retarded

>>105917361
Thanks for the reply. I had a feeling the keymapping would be a big problem. But there are bigger split boards, and more keys will ofc alleviate some of those problems.

Do hall effect wireless dactyls exist yet?

>>105921081
No, probably won't exist unless you want to do it yourself.

what's the cheapest board with hotswappable switches and numpad?

this fucking board i swear i have to relearn how to touch type on it i'm down from 80 to sub 30 wpm

>>105922238
what kinda board is it?

>>105921875
check aliexpress if you're fine waiting awhile for shipping, you can get boards + shells for like $15

>>105922248
corne v4, I didn't even notice how often I put my fingers on the "wrong" keys until physically I can't

>>105922302
thank you

Dead thread on a dead image-board in dead internet.

>>105923008
I just love my keyboard man

>>105915877
Why do you need light at all. Do you not know where the keys are?

>>105923008
>in a* dead I*nternet.
Fixed it for you.

Also post you're keyboard faggot.

>>105923177
>you're
Fuck I fell onto my own sword.

>>105923008
Still you should post your keyboard anon.

Best looking transparent keyboard case?

>>105923918
Don't exist.

I use this, it was a cool weekend project to assemble it, still looking for the best layout configuration tho

Will I regret buying a keyboard for 80€? I'm a cs student but I won't be spending much time infront of pc for the next month or so.

But I fucking love the design of this thing. I've seen it in a shop and tried and I love it both the design and the feel. I could downgrade to something thats half as cheap and still with a great design but a less preferable layout but I don't know

Can /mkg/ name any brands more iconic than Das, Filco and Leopold?

>>105924857
IBM, easily.

>>105924857
but all brand name keyboards suck why would you use them

>>105924857
Whay the fuck are you talking about?
>Cherry
>Alps
>IBM
>Topre

These should have been the very examples you went with anon.

>>105925022
>what*
>very first examples*

I can't even post pictures here. What a pathetic imageboard lol.

>>105892452
how? i only got it to work by redirecting the keyboard to a windows vm, the udev rules didnt help

>>105925164
???

Keycap profiles that have a horizontal scallop instead of a vertical one? I know mine are ASA, but this seems rather hard to find replacements and alternatives for.

>>105925437
Just turn them sideways

>>105924586
>Will I regret buying a keyboard for 80€?
Yes, that's not enough money

Any hall effect splits yet or am I still at endgame with the moonlander?

>>105926022
No.

>>105926055
Then.....I......sleep

>>105924586
If you like it and will actually use it, no, not really. Keyboards are one of those things you use every day, so it's worth getting something that suits your needs. If it can get out of your way and not cause you any frustration, that's a lot of time and nerves saved.

Need some help.
Have month old wave 75 pro, have 2 weeks old Gateron Baby Kangaroo 2.0 switched installed into it.
Have some chattering keys. What are the chances my pcb is fucked? What are the chances switches are fucked? Gonna gather statistics for some more time before moving switches around

>>105894840
>45g over the 30g
On my stock HHKB (45g) I find I can sometimes actuate keys when my fingers are resting. I don't game so I can't comment there.

I'd 1,000% say go for Topre, I waited 10+ years to get one for some reason. Had a few mechs even before I knew of Topre, never got more custom than buying a set of switches to plug into a hotswap board.

That said, Topre is just comfy, different experience and easily the most pleasurable "mech" I've ever typed on.

HHKB layout takes time to get used to though, especially myself that used home/end/arrows + ctrl/del/backspace a lot with text. A couple months later it's more or less second nature.

I do appreciate the "compactness" of the layout, for one I like to save space on my desk and two I travel for work and will be posted at a desk for a week at a time so the size is ideal to throw in a case in my backpack.

Is there anything that's just a keyboard? No lights, no programmable bullshit, nothing but a keyboard? Don't want to wake up to a dead keyboard again.
>Budget
$100
>Location (continent at least)
US west
>Preferred switch type
Don't care
>Layout
ANSI
>Form factor
100%
>Backlight
No
>Previous/current keyboards
Keychron V6

>>105927048
No matter what keeb I try, I always come back to my HHKB. It really is the end game board.

>>105927453
what was wrong with the Keychron?

>>105927470
My only issue is that the BT is kinda janky. I get a lot of stuck keys at least once a day.

>>105925184
https://get.vial.today/manual/linux-udev.html#:~:text=In%20order%20for%20your%20keyboard,communicate%20configurations%20to%20your%20keyboard
Try Generalized VIA udev rule and reboot your system

>>105927722
Woke up one day and it wouldn't work, already went through all the hoops to fix it. Never once touched the firmware or anything like that, just used it like a normal keyboard.

>>105927470
Shit taste

>>105908369
DON'T REST YOUR FOREARMS ON THE DESK, YOU WILL REGRET THIS

>>105928210
scary shit...

it's here and me likey

Does anyone know a CF cutout project or kit similar to GMK70, that isn't sub 40key meme nonsense?

>>105928299
Why

Thoughts on Aula F98Pro for a first keyboard?

my rc1 is on its way

>>105931860
F99 is a lot less ugly. What's the advantage of the F98?

>>105891589 (OP)
Ordered a pre build sofle v2
I have rather short pinkies so the 5th and 6th column being lower is going to be nice since I won't have to curl my hand to reach Q and P

>>105932309
To trash bin I hope?

Which Keychrons have the brightest backlight
Or are they all the same

>>105932692
kek
we'll see, topre boards seem to be rather divisive

>>105932414
Meme screen and transparent shells for 40$ less

>>105932897
>transparent shells
shells?

>>105932915
Shells, cases, housings.

:^) My Asterisk is here. It looks exactly like in the pictures, so no point taking another one. I just think the usb cable is really stiff and bulky. Makes sense, it's cheap. Gonna need to find one that doesn't stick out so much, and also that is very slinky.

annnd a tip....

>>105933189
bonus tip is it lays on this padded zipper binder very nicely. Apparently Walmart discontinued them, but I have one already. They are overpriced on ebay, like $7-10. There probably is a similar one on ebay. Basically, the it sits nice on padding. Like it takes the "bounce" out of it to reduce errors.

>>105891589 (OP)
recommend me an ortholinear keyboard with 6 rows or at least is not as small as 40%
also thoughts on ortholinear keyboards?

>>105933189

>>105932309
Good feeling of oneness with cup rubber

They should make more steel keyboards. Aluminum is cool but steel is just pure soul and the shittier it looks the more soulful it is

Also exposed top screws should be more common

>>105933335
>recommend me an ortholinear keyboard with 6 rows or at least is not as small as 40%
If you want 6 rows there is Kamina or if you want vintage weirdness there is always the IBM POS keyboards which you could hook up to two different micros and have a split. There is also the IBM Mmm Ortho mod you can do with a model M for a 100% ortho layout but it's an open source project iirc. Alternatively just look out for large programmable macro pads as they are for all intents and purposes cheap orthor keyboards (you can get some massive pcb sets pop up from time to time)

>also thoughts on ortholinear keyboards?
A gimmick with little to no improvement in all honesty. While ergonomic keyboards can reduce hand strain and alternative key layouts may improve type speed, ortho doesn't really do much of either in a vacuum. The problem ortho seeks to solve is a minimal one with allowing your fingers to go vertically to another key perfectly, but a situation where you need to go from one row to another without moving horizontally is not that common with a traditional English layout. With a non-ortho all you do is move your hand slightly along a slant plane which in terms of overall movement is not that massive compared to that of a straightly vertical movement and as far as I am aware does not exert any more strain than with an ortho.

>>105933469
Hey that's the famous antisemitic frog.

>>105933641
Looks kind of fun, if you need to type really slow (pre-lapwing stuff)

>>105933641
I am still waiting for lead/pewter based boards in a syle reminiscent of engraved charger plates. Not even joking I would buy it in a heart beat

been using red switches for 5+ years, whats something new i can use? i mostly do wfh+gaming

>>105934196
If you are used to redinear you could try heavier or lighter linears to see if you like them better. Checkout speed silvers or black linear sample switches and see if you like either. If you want to try non-linear there is always brown or blue too

>>105934275
>redinear
Meant red linear

they botched my cerakote...

>>105934196
Standard Cherry Reds? Try any other redlike on the market. You need to say if you want something to improve your typing or you only want a change because you're bored.

>>105934311
bored, ive been using the Keychron k2

>>105934313
Your options are basically anything that isnt a full travel 4mm stem bottom linear switch.

Long pole linears with reduced travel, light tactile, sharp tactiles, clicky switches.

>>105934313
Try brownlikes. Search for any tactile and it'll be a brown if it isn't a clicky. Buy enough for the alphanumeric rows and see how you like them, then you can decide where to go from there.

starting today, I will be learning to hover type.
I'm gonna 3d print small spikes and put them where I'd lay my wrists as an anti-wrist rest just to ensure I don't get lazy and rest my wrists while typing

>>105934419
9 minute update:
this is a lot more exhausting than I though it'd be, damn bro

>>105934453
Your chair, desk, etc. should all be adjusted to make floating your wrists while typing effortless.

>>105930901
i think it kills you
RIP OP
died with his forearms on his desk

>>105934302
Sand the tiny bumps with high grit paper and oil. VERY carefully.

>>105926719
Your switches are fucked
Memeswitch leafs are so fucking bad it outright stop working or chattering like crazy
You can fix them by removing the leafs and sand them a little bit to clean the contact points but I think you better throw them away

>>105934922
I did some more testing actually.
1) Put kangaroos into other board, no chattering
2) Replaced few kangaroon switches with akko green fog, its harder to trigger stuttering now, but seem to still happen.
So pcb is somehow fucked with just few months of usage or pcb debounce time set to very low.
I suspected switches the most cause in anne pro2 over half of gateron browns outright died in just two years.
Aaanyway I'm probably gonna use meme software to get rid of chattering for now.

>>105934748
I've complained to the business, just waiting on a response. If they refuse to recoat, I just won't pay the invoice unless they give me a huge discount.

I'll try the sandpaper thing with WD-40 if it comes down to it.

Anyone have a recommendation for a good mechanical keyboard with nordic layout and volume slider/knob at around 100 euro-ish budget? im going from the corsair gaming keyboard k70 lux which was alright but its shitting the bed now and need a new one soon. im not a keyboard aficionado, so i dont know that much. been looking at pic related. would you recommend?

>>105935040
Its extremely hard to fuck pcb up, check your hotswap sockets, use cobtact cleaner on them

>>105935148
Good luck, I'm sure it's in their best interest to redo it. If you like stock browns and want a quieter, crisper option try some Outemu silent lemon v3

>>105935343
I don't think it's possible to fuck up sockets within a month and two full switch swaps either.

I want something like the charybdis mini, but without paying $300+. Why do europoors have to be so fucking greedy?

>>105926719
heavy tactile switch chattering—surprise, surprise.

Extend your debounce timing. Cherry browns don't have this problem btw....

>>105936658
>>105935343
Yeah nvm, ordered MonsGeek M5 qmk DIY kit instead, I'm done with this reddit75pro

>>105936658
Cherry don't have any problem that modern mx clones has
I wonder why

Is the rainy 75 a good keyboard

>>105937491
it's a foam filled board

>>105937491
No. Stay away from WOBKEY boards.

>>105896779
Happened with my keychron v3 enter key. I was able to fix it with contact cement and epoxy putty.

>>105937311
Almost all the chatter problems I've heard of recently have been Gateron tactiles. Your kangaroos, the other anon with his Longjing Tea tactiles, and of course the infamous Jupiter Bananas.

At this point I'd just be telling people to never buy a tactile from Gateron because obviously their leaf spring and contact point don't play nice with tactile bumps.

>>105937939
Type-R switch that people hyping about now is also facing the same problem

>>105937960
Lol. Gateron needs to redesign either their leaf springs, the contact point, or maybe the bottom housing, because something here just isn't working.

>>105934492
this
i wrest my forearm muscles while I type but the wrist themselves stay up.

I recently tried to purchase an EPOMAKER Th108 on prime day but it got lost or some shit so I'm getting a refund. Looking closer I noticed epomaker has the f108 which is a partner with aula or whatever. Outside of like bigger battery and the switches does anyone know what the difference between the two is? Is one built differently or something?

>>105937939
>Almost all the chatter problems I've heard of recently have been Gateron tactiles
Like I said in another post, I've tried very same switches in another board, works just fine with no chattering at all. I think wave75 is just shit.

>>105938402
>Outside of like bigger battery and the switches
Case. It's the same keyboard.

Bought the minilio 75 pro and upgraded it with gateron mini i. Feels so good to type on it.

>>105937506
>>105937509
Any better 75% boards for around $100 I should look into?

>>105940308
Frog Mini Leggera

>>105940308
I got the p1 pro lemokey, is alright, there's probably better ones but i like how its build. it's a 75% that i paid 105 for during prime sale.

i still love with my razer huntsman mini

Standing desk + an ergo board is literally the comfiest setup. Unless you're a fat fuck who can't stand for more than 10 minutes, no fancy chair beats standing with your arms at your side typing. The adjustability of it all makes it so nice too

>>105942199
t. just got a standing desk

>>105895505
Any thoughts on 100% 104 dactyls?

>>105942741
Normal keyboard %s don't really apply to dactyls. If you just mean adding an F-row then the problem is the keys get too close together. Even on the numrow I've had to modify the code so that the ring finger keycap on the top row doesn't collide with the case. Picrel shows before on the left & after on the right.

Dead image-board (infested with bots).
Dead internet.
God abandoned us.

>>105941840
It means that you are a submissive gay, anon.

>>105942600
lol everyone except one person at my work that got standing desks just used them sitting down after one month

Just got an RK S98 and the battery won't charge past 86%. 5V/1A, just like the recommendation.. bad battery right out of the box?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUbKhUBs6XI

what is the absolute cheapest board that works with VIA

>>105943090
/g/'s become pathetically dead/slow over the past year or so. /bst/ in particular is often a fucking ghost town, when it even does show up anymore.

>>105943154
I have one just so my 2 year old can't touch my desk when she comes home.

I have one at the office as well, and will sometimes stand up at my desk to avoid being at the same level as people in my office I don't want to talk to.

>>105943994
>will sometimes stand up at my desk to avoid being at the same level as people in my office I don't want to talk to.
fucking kekked and based

>>105943601
>this snake oil shit again
The only thing that intuitively makes sense about these switches, from a gayming perspective, is rapid trigger and SOCD/snap tap, the latter of which is banned in most instances.
Crazy how many people just fall for marketing hype. Showing a side by side of strafing because the mag switches are set to the very top at 0.1mm actuation is also disingenuous. Actuation set that high is literally unplayable unless you have meticulously trained yourself to keep your fingers off of your keyboard at all times. People do not realize how much they push on keys when they rest their hand on WASD, without even meaning to push them down.
Hovering over WASD instead of resting on WASD is not something you want to do in a competitive setting though, and will for sure strain the fuck out of your fingers and wrist.

>>105943601
>just bought a mechanical keyboard
>its dead
WTF

>>105896303
Whoever designed this KB needs to be taken round the shed and his ass beat.

>>105942199
>Standing desk + an ergo board is literally the comfiest setup
Thats not comf in the slightest

>>105944297
Why? It worked for OG IT engineers in the past, whose to say it can't now anon?

>>105944251
0.1mm actuation is exactly how people play. its the whole reason they bought the keyboard

>>105944369
It isn't for the overwhelming majority of people. It's far too sensitive and the faintest graze of the key is an actuation. Like I said, you can train yourself to hover over the keys without touching them, but it's not ideal. You're already adding a couple millimeters to your keypress at that point, and any benefit of a higher actuation is lost. This is why this whole design is retarded and a mental trap for easily fooled retards who think it'll give them an edge competitively, when top players are still playing on "mechanical" boards, and have displayed the same level of competence even on 2KRO Model Ms, with heavy ass switches with hysteresis.
It's a cope, simple as. High refresh rate monitors and polling rates above 250hz on your peripherals make way more of an impact.

>>105943601
>background music
>THIS IS ME STRAFING ON TWO DIFFERENT KEYBO—
Immediately closed the video. I don't watch content creator slop.

>>105944452
im surprised you even watched it. thr thumbnail alone made me think it's yet another one of those
><insert thing here> is going to END/REVOLUTIONISE <thing currently used by everyone>
sort of videos

>>105944452
>>105944481
He's made like 19 videos about this shit, and is a known Wooting shill.

Need a new keyboard, looking for my first nice one.

Budget: $150 max
Location: USA
Switch type: I haven't done an autistic deep dive into keyboards yet but I think I'd prefer tactile. I want something with a definite "you pressed the button" feedback. A quiet but pleasant sound and a short travel would be ideal.
Layout: ANSI
Form factor: tenkeyless
Backlight: per-key RGB would be really nice but not critical.

A heavy base, macro support, and possibly wireless would be ideal too. A volume know would be great, and I REALLY want it to be low profile to make it easy on my wrists. The Microsoft Sidewinder I'm used to is completely flat with very low key caps. I don't mind assembling it myself as long as I don't need to solder. Hot swap keys would be sick but it's not necessary and do NOT care about having a fancy screen in my keyboard.

>>105944297
XT is pretty based for terminal usage. That's what it was designed for.

And it's still perfectly usable in modern situations. I bring out my F XT once in awhile. Such a good keyboard.

>>105944745
Get an B-stock Geonworks F1-8X v2
https://geon.works/products/in-stock-f1-8x-v2-classic?variant=46020273471651

>But that doesn't even have a PCB or switches and caps and it's double my budget already

Add GMK Black Snail keycaps,
https://geon.works/products/gmk-black-snail
Hotswap PCB,
https://geon.works/products/add-ons-for-f1-8x-v2-classic?variant=46020694605987
PP plate,
https://geon.works/products/add-ons-for-f1-8x-v2-classic?variant=46020694311075
Cherry MX Brown, 100 to be safe
https://geon.works/products/cherry-mx?variant=43039420383395
Stabs,
https://geon.works/products/tx-ap-stabilizer-screw-in?variant=44299336712355
Cable,
https://geon.works/products/geon-cable-3
The Geon x Nanch screwdriver set (must-have),
https://geon.works/products/driver-set
Altogether idk I guess it's over budget but fuuuck that's a nice board

>>105945033
My bad I linked 1.2mm stabs, don't buy that. You need stabs for a 1.6mm pcb. Just get cherry clip-ins from aliexpress

>>105943601
Why are people still watching this shill?

>>105943932
Only so much community you can build when every fucking thread is just mimicking or straight up stealing posts wholesale from every other website, might as well just go use those instead.

4chan was better when it was seen as harmless and we didn't give a fuck what the rest of the world was up to. Now its just Twitter caps and reddit reaction bait. Everyone who had been sick of this shit has left. Why I'm still here is anyone's guess

>>105944413
https://prosettings.net/lists/valorant/

Almost all of them are on HE. It's the optimal way to play and they are all doing it.

>>105945033
Bro that's way too far over my budget omao

>>105945270
Where did everyone go?

>>105945033
+1
If anyone want true endgame tier tkl, this is your chance

>>105946321
it's only like 4x, I don't think that's that bad

>>105945270
To be fair twitter screencaps have mostly just replaced news article screencaps, they're usually news items not discourse

>>105946321
You only need to do this once

>>105946344
truchan went to 8ch or the sharty, the smart and hot people went to reddit for attention, and now all that's left are zoomers and election tourists.

How many of you already have f1-8x? seem like a beloved model

>>105946321

>>105947499
Not me, never will. Not a TKL guy.

>>105935305
I have that exact one with gateron lubed reds and it's great if you're not an ultra keyboard autist.

Feels much better to type on than my ducky 3.

>>105943090
Where did your legends go?

>>105946344
Home

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>>105948665
>>105948665