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Exploded spacebar edition
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>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 MX-type switches ("mechanical keyboard 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
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best TKL coming through
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woops
I meant the GLARE
LOOK AT THAT THING GLARING
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>>108545713
>>108545735
What's the point of tkls when 75% and 96% exist
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>>108545802
the free market believes otherwise
and so do I
so say we all
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Cherry should polish their stems from the factory
we wouldn't need to break them in
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Watched the Alexotos stream of the Antipode Logos. Sounds the same as my Daring Run Flip 6P (less than half the price)
But also the Daring Run Flip 6P is a great-sounding board (once you mod away a couple of problems) so it's not, you know, a bad thing necessarily
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>>108545774
Maintaining the layout your muscle memory has been accustomed to for decades, because maintaining muscle memory efficiency > meme layouts that rearrange the golden standard since the 80's when it was first introduced.
>>108545786
>96% just looks crowded and redundant when 100% exists
No you have to take a huge steaming dump on your muscle memory to save those precious two centimeters worth of desk space you'd otherwise save by shifting your keyboard two centimeters to the left please understand this is the new standard of keyboards
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I am going fucking insane
>melatonin dreams ensue
>pick up a package
>it's the Brand New Model F122
>but I haven't paid it off yet
>and it's all sorts of fucked
>keys are already attached
>and it has visible use
>and some of the keys are missing
>and some of them are cracked
>and not every extra is included
>every single fear of getting one realized
>how did it even get shipped to me if I haven't paid it off
>wake up
>mfw still no F122
>mfw still no job
>mfw still no money to pay it off in full
I need to wagecuck.
I need to earn that bread.
I need to pay off that F122 in full.
I need to get that bitch on my desk ASAP or I'll lose my fucking mind.
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>>108546763
Having to rewire your brain for a meme layout you'll only ever be able to use at home is even more of a meme. Same goes for Dvorak, it'll be more counter-intuitive than optimizing your QWERTY muscle memory.
Then again, NEETdom is prevalent ITT so the idea that you won't be able to take your $2000 custom memeboard to your workplace and have to deal with cheapo membranes is a non-issue in the never ending LARP faggotry.
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>>108546782
Tell me the practical purpose of removing the PgUp/PgDn and Print Screen, then rearraging what's left for saving 2cm of width that can be gained on a 100% keyboard by physically moving it those 2cm to the left.
Your muscle memory will now constantly hit numpad keys as it attempts to hit the non-existent nav cluster, and you gain nothing in return.
>inb4 you don't need those keys
Some of us are adults and actually do work on our computers.
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>>108546773
This idea that it's difficult to switch between layouts is fantasy, You can do both... Your brain is capable of remembering different things without effort, especially with regards to something as automatic as muscle memory, hence why "like riding a bike" is such a popular expression.
I give people like you the benefit of the doubt and assume muh muscle memory is just cope and you just don't try different layouts rather than taking it less charitable with the idea that you're literally a brain damaged retard in a wheelchair or something and your peanut brain just isn't capable.
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>>108546799
>Your muscle memory will now constantly hit numpad keys as it attempts to hit the non-existent nav cluster
Are you like the guy from memento? Your brain is capable of adapting and learning new things and switching between those things as it needs to.
I don't like 1800s just because 1u 0 is stupid but I get the appeal. It's basically a full size that's only 1u wider than a tkl. This isn't hard to understand.
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I don't see the benefit, you're introducing an unnecessary problem to your workflow for no real benefit. Dvorak aside, the typing cluster is the exact same on every keyboard. What all the meme layouts shift around are all the function keys. These are useless on mobile phones, but crucial on PC's. I have the desk space for a 100% keyboard, I constantly use the numpad and the nav cluster, so any attempts at shifting it around is counter-intuitive to me. The 96% layouts are especially egregious due to how pointless they are. You'll gain more in terms of mouse space and usability from using a TKL/shifting the numpad to the left than from doing this shit.
My hatred of the meme layouts stems from the fact that they've completely eroded classic 104-key layouts from the market so if you wish for a standard, non-botched keyboard in the current market, you're going against the grain and it's a PITA to find what you want.
I still believe this eruption of all these meme layouts stems from smartphones taking over the world and people not using PC's the same way people used them for decades, so picrel is the ideal layout for those people, and unfortunately they're the ones dictating market trends.
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>>108546826
>I don't see the benefit, you're introducing an unnecessary problem to your workflow for no real benefit
In my case, split space substantially improved my workflow to the point that a nav cluster/arrows is simply less efficient, slower, redundant and ultimately completely unnecessary. I don't even use those arrow keys anymore. The only time I ever want to have physical arrow keys at this point is when doing unproductive things like looking at porn. When I'm actually working both hands are on the keyboard. This objectively works better for me by every conceivable metric and because I have a functioning brain I can still use a standard ansi layout just fine whenever I need to.
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>>108546862
Except this makes sense, you have a dedicated modifier button for macros and Vim navigation. Split space helps with making the access to it easier compared to repurposing Left Alt for example, and it doesn't replace it. Plus, the fact that your workflow is keyboard focused is more down to the software and having the right mindset, not to the keyboard layout. So really, adding a split spacebar to an ANSI layout would allow you to accomplish the same workflow, but you went with the minimized ergo whatever out of preference, not because that's the only way to accomplish your workflow.
This still doesn't explain why butchering the ANSI layout is better than using TKL which started the entire argument. The argument would be "why use TKL when 75% and 96% exists". Both are significantly inferior to TKL or full ANSI and only serve to force you to re-learn your muscle memory for no real space saving benefit, which is the only reason they're being shilled to begin with.
IBM solved this issue back in the 80's. You have a normal desk, you get a full-size. You're short on desk space, you get a TKL. Everything else is trying to reinvent the wheel for zero benefit. And if you go for an ergo layout like yours, that's a completely different story.
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>>108546912
How much space do you need to save is the question. TKL is sufficient enough to give space for your mouse and put the typing cluster to the center, and if you were to shift both the numpad and the nav cluster to the left, you'd sacrifice no functionality for the same benefit.
If anything, the amount of photos of people's desks on Reddit where they have those 1800/75%/whatever extreme space saving layouts on a huge fuck-off desks where they could fit two battleships is enough of a sign that they're a meme and not an actual practical benefit over a classic TKL.
People just like overpaying for those minimal layouts because it's fashionable. Even in the most claustrophobic Japanese apartment an SSK Model M would suffice.
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holy fuck
Gaterons on Alu on the Glare TKL!
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>>108546715
>Maintaining the layout your muscle memory has been accustomed to for decades
exactly what are you doing on your keyboard where you need to maintain muscle memory for the fucking print screen and scroll lock keys
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>>108548337
Print screen = taking screenshots
The entire bit below it = daily use for just about everything
Like I said, some of us are adults and do actual work on our computers. There is no benefit to getting rid of those keys, or moving them in completely different places if you're not some retard chasing trends.
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>>108548380
>Print screen = taking screenshots
if you are implying taking a screenshot on a 96% layout is such a massive difference from taking a screenshot on a fullsize then you are genuinely mentally retarded and have bigger issues than your keyboard layout
There are 96% layouts that are genuinely more intuitive than fullsize because the delete and PgUp/PgDn keys are closer to the alphabet keys
t. working on a 96%
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>>108548380
>There is no benefit to getting rid of those keys
what keys does this get rid of
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>>108548494
What is the benefit of it over a 96%? You keep defending your meme layout like your life depends on it yet you can't bring a single valid argument why it's better than a standard 104-key ANSI layout.
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>more intuitive
>End is above PgUp
>Home is shoved in all the way in the top right
>the PrtSc/ScrLk/PsBrk cluster is swapped around for no good reason
Again, give me one good reason why this is better than keeping the layout as it was back when it was introduced in 1985. All of this frothing at the mouth because someone dares to tell you this shit's retarded and you can't give one good valid reason what you gain compared to a standard 104-key ANSI doing this shit.
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>>108548557
>What is the benefit of it over a 96%
you save space with a more space efficient layout, that's the entire point and the single reason why other layouts besides fullsize exists in the first place. Just because you're too retarded to recognize the benefit of that doesn't mean it's not better for anyone that's not as autistic as you.
>End is above PgUp
>Home is shoved in all the way in the top right
>the PrtSc/ScrLk/PsBrk cluster is swapped around for no good reason
Again, more mental retardation that operates on the false assumption adapting to a slightly different layout for navigation keys is some kind of insurmountable challenge and not like 15 minutes of retraining your muscle memory. Not to mention you can literally just reprogram the keys to whatever layout you want
>Again, give me one good reason why this is better than keeping the layout as it was back when it was introduced in 1985
How about, give me one good reason why keeping an old and outdated layout from 1985 is better, other than austistic screeching like >>108548558
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>>108548628
>you save space with a more space efficient layout
Here's how to get 96%'s "space savings" with a full-size ANSI keyboard:
1. Grab your keyboard by the sides
2. Lift it up
3. Move it ever so slightly to the left
4. Put it down
5. Let go of the keyboard
Just saved you $500 or however much you've overpaid for a meme layout you keep defending out of buyer's remorse.
>adapting to a slightly different layout for navigation keys is some kind of insurmountable challenge
Again, more mental retardation where you're trying to excuse a problem that is being introduced for no reason. Why do we have to replace the ANSI layout with your 96% fuckery?
>give me one good reason why keeping an old and outdated layout from 1985 is better
Oh that's why. You actually don't have a valid argument and you're doing the exact same thing Wayland/Rust shills do. Claim old = bad and needs to be replaced with new thing NOWNOWNOW or else... or else you'll probably bully everyone into doing so anyways since that's all you care about and you don't have a single valid argument to defend your meme layout.
IBM solved the space saving issue in 1985. You have a normal desk, you get a full-size. You have a small desk, you get a TKL. Everything else you try to shill is a meme. A fashion trend.
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Check this out, a completely new radical concept no one ever thought about to solve the mouse space issue once and for all:
Shifting the nav cluster and numpad to the left.
You get the same benefits of a TKL when it comes to mouse space, the typing area can now be directly in front of your monitor, and you get to keep your numpad and nav cluster without having to do 96% key layout randomizing!
Like holy shit Keychron, fucking pay me! I just made you like a million dollars with this one simple trick!
Oh wait, no one would buy this because this makes too much sense so it wouldn't sell as this hobby has been completely overrun by estrogen dissolved brains that only care about chasing trends and destroying everything they ever touch like a bunch of locusts!
Oh how silly of me to think that this hobby is about practicality!
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>>108548682
>Just saved you $500 or however much you've overpaid for a meme layout you keep defending out of buyer's remorse
That's rich coming from the guy posting his meme IBM keyboards he got for $300 used off of ebay when every half-decent chinkboard these days costs less than $100.
>le move it to the sides xD
That doesn't solve the space issue retard, you're just crowding the left side of your desk now instead of the right. You're like those kids in that experiment where the tard wrangler pours equal volumes of water into two different sized cups and when they ask you which cup has more water you point to the taller one.
>You actually don't have a valid argument
I do, actually. You're just too retarded to understand why having more space on your desk is a good thing regardless of desk size so you can autistically defend your layout just because it's old.
>You have a small desk, you get a TKL
Defending TKL is even worse than defending fullsize. For the negligible space you save vs. a 96% you chop off all the functionality you get with a numpad. It's 0% of the space saving for 80% of the functionality. Peak retardation made for retards like you
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>>108548759
>That doesn't solve the space issue retard
Not my issue you live in a favela so small your case is your entire desk space that those six centimeters of saved space is enough to keep shilling 96%.
>you chop off all the functionality you get with a numpad
If only there were dedicated numpads that you could put anywhere else on your desk, or even stow away when not crunching numbers thanks to wireless connectivity. Oh well, guess it really is a major compromise to not have a numpad on your keyboard.
Again, no valid argument. You're suffering from buyer's remorse and it shows.
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>>108548803
>"you spend too much money on a 96%!"
>96% keyboards are cheaper than meme IBMs
>"no wait, you're poor!"
I accept your concession.
>If only there were dedicated numpads that you could put anywhere else on your desk
Oh right, another reason why fullsize boards are completely outdated in today's world. Thanks for proving my point lmao
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>>108548833
Wait, I thought that you despised TKL's, why suddenly switch topic?
Oh that's right, you're actually mentally deranged and you do anything you can to keep up an argument where you can feel like you're right. My fucking bad I bit the bait this hard.
Go outside or something.
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>>108548833
Not to mention, if you are going to go for the split numpad then you might as well go for 75% instead of TKL. You are defending two of the least efficient, most outdated layouts on the market, and I say that as someone who believes anyone who owns a 60% board should be shot in the streets.
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>>108548862
"Outdated" is not an argument. x86 is outdated. C is outdated. Windows NT is outdated. Linux is outdated. USB-A is outdated. MX style switches are outdated. Yet that's what runs the world today.
Just because something's old doesn't mean it's bad therefore it needs to be changed.
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>>108548892
Half of what you mentioned aren't even outdated and the ones that are are still in use because change is slow, not because they're optimal or efficient. Every dell keyboard for the next half century is still going to be a full-size layout. Does that mean it's a good and efficient layout? Of course not. It just means it's good enough for the lowest common denominator who are resistant to change and like to hold onto things for the sake of it, like you.
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>you WILL adapt to the New Thing™
>you WILL drop the Old Thing™
>YOU are a luddite refusing to adapt to the new reality
Huh, thought this was a hobby about choice and preference, not a communist revolution to overthrow the old order.
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>>108548710
just buy a tkl with a separate numpad
>>108548759
all the endgame boards are 1800/75- oh wait THAT'S RIGHT FUCKER I GOT YOU NOW
THEY'RE ALL TKLS
YOU LOSE RETARD CRAWL BACK INTO YOUR 1800 HOLE
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>oh I need a TKL/1800/75%/60% for gayming because i need mouse space
>meanwhile e-sports pros
Maybe the actual meme keyboard you're looking for is one of those one-handed gayming keyboards that only has the left half of the keyboard used for gayming without the other half that's not needed while gayming so you can have all the mouse space for gayming to maximize your gayming gains, you know
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SHUT THE FUCK UP
TGR GEON KEYCULT MERISI BAION
EVERYONE MAKES TKL ONLY FUCK
I KNOW IT'S YOU AKB FUCK YOU AND FUCK YOUR PETRICHOR PIECE OF CRAP
TKLS ARE SUPERIORRRRRR
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What's good fancy keyboard with hall effect or whatever is the new meme gimmick with NUMPAD (full size)
I don't want to be gimped. All my USB ports are taken save for the keyboard I need a full size keyboard. I don't care about anything else just give me some full size keyboard that has hall effect switches
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>75%
>more efficient
Oh yeah, forgot that manufacturers slap that label on whatever the fuck they come up with. It means nothing, there is no standard.
100% ANSI and TKL are standardized because IBM came up with them in the 80's and defined keyboard layouts for decades to come.
96%/80%/75%/60% means whatever the fuck because a bunch of delusional faggots came up with them in late 2010's/early 2020's and keep switching things up to keep mindless drones in an endless consoom loop.
Imagine that, you can't even say "75% is superior" because you have infighting within that 75% product bracket of which variation of the layout is superior. It's baffling how many analogies you can pull here to leftist groups/movements. Wanting to uproot the standards, being obnoxious in the promotion of their ideas, and not being able to have a clear and concise opinion within their own group about what it is that they want.
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Are Hall effect keyboards considered mechanical ?
are they a meme or an actual improvement over cherry switches ?
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>>108549161
My stance is clear. 100% ANSI and TKL are only two valid genders. Layouts. IBM designed those in the 80's, every office keyboard today uses them, no need to change that. The golden standard, the true baseline.
Anything else is a radical change in design, so orthodox, ergo and so on. Those have their own idea that 100% ANSI/TKL cannot offer. Those I respect as they're trying to do their own thing, no hate there.
Anything that attempts to "improve" 100% ANSI or TKL is extremely subversive and gay. Just like Wayland or Rust, it's a fashion, a fad that only aims to destroy perfectly fine technologies, not improve upon existing ones.
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>>108549188
IIRC the new evolution are TMR keyboards as TMR is generally more precise than HE, and yes these have a valid reason to exist. Mainly they are the only "gayming" keyboards that actually matter for games. Because there is no fixed mechanical trigger/reset point, you can spam your inputs way faster since now it's all about when you're pressing/letting go of a key, and not the exact point the two metal contacts connect/disconnect that decides whether or not there's an input, and some of the software powered abilities of such keyboards are so good competishit games outright ban them.
Get a 60%/80%/TKL/whatever depending on what you play but don't treat one as your main typing keyboard. They're not universal replacements for Cherry style switches. Besides, nothing beats buckling spring for typing. Basically, different switches for different tasks.
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YESSSS SYMMETRY SUPREMACY
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>>108546542
My Daring Run Flip 6P's PCB is so sketchy that I have to use 10ms of defer debounce to stop it from bouncing (even with Cherry switches). And the QMK firmware isn't available so to change the debounce I had to spend an evening building QMK firmware for it with Claude Code, which also allowed me to add an indicator light for num lock (under right ctrl because there is no LED under the num lock switch). Also I had to put tape inside parts of the case to get rid of some really ugly metallic noises that made some of the keys like Backspace sound terrible.
But it's still 'based' because it was cheap and it's a great layout, and after everything it does feel and sound very good. I also ordered the Logos because, again, great layout (and he implemented the change I suggested in the Discord re:lock indicator through-holes, so I felt I had no choice).
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"Peddling" is what Novelkeys does. "Pedal" means "belonging to the foot", which is where we get the name for pedals and for "pedaling".
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I kind of hate the dividing line thing on the Logos. Made a quick photoshop to show what I mean. Top is my edit, bottom is their design. I slightly darkened the line to make it more visible on both (it's very visible in videos/etc, but faint in the renders).
When you add that line, it visually breaks up the two clusters. But now the clusters appear to have uneven margins. It looks strange.
The gap normally doesn't need to match the bezels. I know that. But when you put a line through it, it no longer looks like a simple gap. It looks like the edges of two independent units. And now your mind expects it to match the bezel.
In the top image, you see how I would remedy this. Smaller bezels on the sides, and a thicker gap in the middle, and to me it looks more correct. Am I wrong?
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>>108550431
I just don’t like the divots under the spacebar and the center of the numpad. I thought the seam was because you can southpaw it but I guess it’s purely just an aesthetic choice.
Everything else about the board is cool, especially the weight but I don’t think it’s $400 cool, especially when it lacks features of the flip 6p.
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>>108549142
i like this layout because it's not missing any of the fucking buttons
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>lubricated nylon thock
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>>108550724
"Not as good a deal as the Flip 6P" is true but that's 99% of keyboards.
"I don't like the main distinguishing visual feature of this keyboard" is a perfectly fine opinion but it does mean your criticisms are more of the "this isn't for me" variety.
I like all the main decisions made about the style of the board I just think the execution of a few things is sloppy. I would like the gap and bezels adjusted to look a little more visually balanced as per the image.
And I strongly disagree with calling the board Logos when he means something more like reason or logic. If he had chosen more 'live' sense of the word, or if he had called the board "Reason" or "Rationality" or "Ratio" etc., that would have been fine. But Logos? A board with these pretentions has no excuse for being sloppy like that. And it would be trivially easy to get a better definition from e.g. ChatGPT.
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TKLs are superior.
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there is no reason to consider the Logos when the W1-AT exists
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>>108553478
it just looks cool
>>108553490
mechmarket is the real vendor for all Geon boards
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>>108554043
>just spring swap them to 50g 22mm boingy bois
Don't know if I can be bothered tinkering with my keyboard I gave up this hobby a long time ago I just want to get something off the shelf. I'll check out smoothies
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I can't imagine those days when people waited tens of months for their GMK GBs. This one took less than six months from GB to fulfillment.
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>>108559008
i don't see a lot split keyboards in these threads. wonder why. Btw. if anyone cares, the keycaps were just $ 20 including postage from jlcpcb, with a newcomer coupon.
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How do I insert Cherry type switches into a hot swap keyboard? I'm worried I'll break my Zuoya kit if I push too hard. I might be clueless because I only dealt with soldered/desoldered switches.
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>>108558993
I 3D print the case itself, but not the keycaps.
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>>108560293
where did you get the model?
the keycaps i stole from here: https://github.com/braindefender/KLP-Lame-Keycaps
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>>108560331
My own fork of the dactyl, here:
https://github.com/carbonfet/dactyl-manuform
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>>108560426
If you want PCBs to build it yourself hit me up.
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>>108559680
You need to check the pins are straight before each insertion, then align it carefully and insert, giving it firm but gentle encouragement, feeling for the pins engaging the sockets and the clean entry. Back off immediately and start over if the feel is wrong.
A very tight stiff plate might make it impossible to do this. Then you just try to align everything well and hope for the best.
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Yep, I'm thinking that I can retire happy now. I should have just bought this GMK104 from the start instead of spending equivalent money on DIY pads, accessories, and soldering equipment.
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>>108561273
Put a combination of TTC Silent Frozen V2 switches and some Outemu Silent Peach V3's on some less useful keys, put O-rings on both until my first bag ran out, need to find the other.
They are quieter than my M220 Silent, with the Silent Frozen having a decisive advantage. Outemu still has a slight clack to it though still miles ahead of standard Cherry MX and lubed clones with O-rings. Using the cheap Womier double shot set and it matches the case perfectly, though a little sharp on the bottom.
Managed about 140 WPM in monkeytype, 150 raw so decidedly better for typing than MX Red or Gateron Red. Whether ISA caps would be more reliable, maybe. Stabilizers are also pretty good out of the box, YMMV with some ticking on some it is barely noticeable though the spacebar can clack on its own, it isn't a problem in normal typing so far. We shall see if modding hecomes necessary down the line due to laxk of lube or scratch.
For $65 I really can't complain.
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The only real criticism I would give is that the LCD can never really be turned off, the button essentially just cuts off the video signal rather than power so it is essentiallly the same as setting a black background.
It gets distracting when dark due to viewing angles, so keep a piece of paper in hand to cover it if it bothers you. But this is a terrible weakness for battery life compared to the screenless GMK108 I suspect. At least it adds weight, keyboard is decently heavy with all the switches added.
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Sorry but everything post-COVID in terms of keysets is complete slop. If it's not a neutral colored dolch set, WoB, beige or any variant thereof then you're either a tranny or someone who seeks to have sex with trannies.
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Lube on rails is the most overrated shit ever. My unlubed MX Browns spring-swapped and filmed are perfect. No complaints. If you think you need to lube the contact between the POM and the nylon, you are mentally ill.
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>>108562054
>Sorry but everything post-COVID in terms of keysets is complete slop.
Lots of keysets have been basically fine. MTNU 800. CYL Winkler. CYL Prussian Blue. PBTFans 1984 and variants. DSC SMRT. PBS MV Classic. Many others that I'm forgetting.
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newfag here, no idea what I'm doing
>Budget
100-400
>Location (continent at least)
U.S.
>Preferred switch type
linear, maybe silent, wouldn't want somehting dead silent but ig these are new-ish?
whites and pinks have been comfy for me in the past
apparently cherry's suck now?
>Layout
ANSI in support of the schizo-poster in this thread
>Form factor
been aiming 75 but could be sold on 80. I use function keys as much as possible so >65 is fully out
>Backlight
sure uwu
>Previous/current keyboards
akko 95 that's been my only keyboard so far, played around with switches for sounds but never opened it up to add foam or anything else.
Make a lot of use out of 10k but want to separate that out. Goal is to get a big-dog keyboard that'll hold me over until I get good enough to use a moonlander and trackpad fulltime for work. Looking for pre-built.
extra nobs/screens if they're not just gimmicky bullshit are cool. aesthetics are important
boards that have seemed interesting thus far:
>Tecware Spectre 75
seems to have everything I need, but seems on the cheaper side
>wobkey rainy75/crush80
the 75 looks too compact/made for bitch boy hands. crush80 is apparently goated? looks about the right size
>womier sk75 TMR
seems fine, but bland + key map is meh
>>108545713
this is hot but slightly bigger than what I'm picturing
>Aula f75
is this a meme or are these legit?
>keychron
why the fuck are there so many options here. K2 HE looks nice although a bit cramped. Also $140 numpad is gay af
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I like it raw mmmf
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>>108563717
ya these are sexy ass fuck
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>>108563735
>$420
it's $290 and then you supply your own switches and keycaps. but yeah, its still pricey. what the other anon said for someone else is also a good recommendation. neo75, but not the cu version
https://www.qwertykeys.com/collections/neo-product-collection/products /neo75-custom-mechanical-keyboard
factor switches, keycaps, stabs and lube into the price, and yes, it's worth it over what you're looking at. if you still really want prebuilt though, I would say rainy75 or evo80. dunno about a detachable numpad
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>>108563821
ty king/kween
maybe I have an additional step between my next board and the weeblander, these goonwooks are making me diamonds
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100%
>width: 445mm
>keys: 108
96% vs 100%
>width: 390mm
>keys: loses alt right, insert, 2 special keys, and possibly 4 macro keys
>also shift and numpad 0 are smaller, usually no lock status LEDs, and arrow keys are cramped in
80%/TKL vs 100%
>width: 365mm
>keys: loses numpad and lock status LEDs but otherwise the same as 100%
75% vs 80%/TKL
>width: 328mm
>keys: loses alt right, end, and 3 special keys. also arrow keys are cramped in
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just this once unffffff
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draw a waifu and your customs can go for $1100 no sweat
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It's almost complete.
The wooden desk.
The carpet mat.
The wooden wristrest.
The fancy cable.
All that's missing, is a nice, thick, chonk F122 repro.
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Though uhh, looks like I was chinked lol. This isn't anywhere close to what the product photos show as "light gray" which is clearly beige.
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the good old days of exit scammers
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>If its such a legit company I would encourage you to have them update us all on the status here or anywhere really. Its been more than a year since they took our money for the R96 and they have refused to reply to emails for at LEAST the last 6 months. The last 'update' here was 4 months ago when they scolded us for not believing them...there is no part of this that points to it being legit.
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I like how some fucker openly rips off Disney's style and gets away with it
feels like I'm the only one who sees Rubrehose for the POS it is
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>>108545687
SHOW ME A MECHANICAL KEYBOARD THAT HAS LIT KEY CHARACTERS.
NO I DONT WANT ANOTHER KEYBOARD THAT HAS BLINDING BRIGHT LIGHT SPILLING OUT EVERYWHERE FROM UNDERNEATH AND AROUND ALL THE KEYS.
I WANT A KEYBOARD THAT has KEYS that have lit characters.
You know, we whereby only the character of the key is lit from inside, from underneath, and that's it.
No excess light spilling out around the outside of every key.
1 million percent of every "Lighted keyboard" I ever seen is just a bunch of light washing out of every gap around every key!
This is not acceptable.
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>>108564641
>buy local next time
It was the only coiled USB-C to USB-A cable I could find on Aliexpress that looked close enough to what I wanted from the listing, I can forget about finding one locally lol. Or I can go the alternative route and get that golden aviator plug cable if I can get a custom golden IBM badge for the F122.
At least it's a good quality cable, even has the gold plating and all the USB-C pins for that "premium" feel, so I can't complain about that.
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>>108564663
You'll need a type of mechanical keyboard that shines light through the center of the switch, like Logitech Romer-G switches or ASUS ROG RX
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>>108566405
Looks like major encouragement for people to go wild with modding their own Keychron boards but also being ready for lawfare if anyone tries to rip them off using these designs. Pretty cool move on Keychron's part.
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What are the most interesting mechanical keyboards you know of which are available for purchase?
weird form factors, weird switches, anything. I just wanna learn about cool shit.
I already know about the svalboard. I dunno if that could be considered "mechanical" though, maybe technically?
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https://shop.daskeyboard.com/products/linux-key-cap-bundle-1
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>>108568395
I like what Skyloong does with community wank features like knobs and hall effect, recently they put out a keyboard that's compatible with both MX normal switches and with HE magnetic switches. Doesn't use a switch plate, instead each switch socket has a plastic bracket clipped in.
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>tfw after you built the ultimate keyboard and don't need to buy anything else
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any recommendation for a 60% kit or prebuilt?
>EU
>ANSI layout
>hot swappable
right now i use the anne pro 2, i really like it, but for a while the n key was broken, though it seems to have fixed itself
i would like to try other switches too, i got the reds and they are alright, though i would like to try non-linear switches since i mostly type and dont game much
preferably under 100 euros, if a better kit is more expensive but under 150, i might consider too
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gliding my finger along the MX Brown short pole
feeling the gentle scratch of the texture
not really polished, but not rough either
just the right amount of scratch
the stem twitches inside the housing and I actuate it to feel the subtle bouncy bump boing booing boiiiiing
she is just the best MX switch ever
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>>108573556
>soldering iron
Very highly recommend the Pinecil but you'd need a DC barrel jack output appropriate for it, or a high power USB-C charger (a Steam Deck's 45W charger was sufficient for me to do soldering so 45W or higher) https://pine64.com/product/pinecil-smart-mini-portable-soldering-iron/
Realistically however any shitty soldering iron will do the job
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>>108561328
How are the Frozen compared with the Outemus? I have Outemu peach v3 in my board and they are nice, but I heard good things about the Frozen v2s and since I need another keyboard anyway for work, I might try the latter.
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no tangies or epsilons
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>Move it ever so slightly to the left
Yeah then I have to move my wrist out of its natural comfortable position to the left to rest on the home row again, unless I move my whole body over at which point the mouse is now at the same relative position to the right side of the keyboard as when I started.
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>>108562581
I'm not talking about anything being functionally wrong with the keysets, moreso that anything that doesn't fall into the aforementioned color way is funko-tier fag slop. The same can be said for anything that falls outside of the standard MX/Gateron switch roster - tinkering with your glorified lego kit so you can solder in the next asian gummi snack inspired loli switch is gay.
>>108562403
See above.
>>108562100
wow heckin cool layout the wallet is taking a beating once this hits GB don't tell the wife about this end game grail! going to go gummy mount with polyproylgraphenine quarter plate for maximum thud, this will look great with my GMK goonerbeit set! don't tell the wife!
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>>108576865
that so tru bestie ty for dropping that trvke finally someone says it
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>need a new keyboard
>decide not to buy RGB gayming keyboard for first time
>buy Keychron K3
>within a couple of months having problems with unregistered keypresses
>a couple months later get fed up with having to retype my password 5 times and snap that garbage in half
>go back to Logitech gayming keyboard
>within a couple of weeks having problems with unregistered keypresses
any recommendations for a 75% keyboard that a) doesn't cost a fortune, and b) actually fucking works? I'm sending this logishit back while I still can.
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I doubt this will interest anyone here, but I'll just post it in case there's like one anon who wants to know.
A week ago I emailed Matias to ask about the polling rate of their keyboards (>>108529454 and >>108529776), and they've replied. Pic related. Conclusion being that the Matias Tactile Pro 4 has a polling rate of 200 Hz. A lot slower than I would like (1000 Hz), but ehh. It'll do.
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>>108580314
can't beat the classics
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>>108580102
ikr, gamers need to constantly buy anything that has a bigger number, because bigger number equal better. Even though everything clearly says that 1000Hz is the optimal polling rate and everything above that is so meaningless drinking a cup of coffee or actually having a good night's sleep will do more to your reaction time than 16000Hz polling or whatever the fuck manufacturers will come up with next to keep the "gaymers" engaged in an endless consooming loop.
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>>108580498
The greatest benefit of 8000Hz is that your battery will drain 8 times faster. 200Hz is bullshit but to act like you absolutely need more than 1000Hz is you self-reporting as a brainless consoomer that salivates at anything that has a bigger number on the label.
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>>108581360
And also, if you truly care about your board being a limiting factor in your epic gaymer skillz, you should be caring about getting a HE/TMR board and not about those 8000Hz when 1000Hz is more than sufficient. Is your screen 1000Hz? No? Then 8000Hz won't improve your latency either.
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nobody itt using magnetic keyswitches? this thing is incredible and im wondering if it will outlast the cherry switch keyboard that i had. high value proposition
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>>108584053
From me, I designed them. If you want a set you can send me an email to dactylman at protonmail.com.
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>>108586092
If you want a full build then I ask $200 + cost of switches, $25 for a keycap set and $3 for a usb c to c cable. I can detail out all the shit I have for options if you send an email.
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>buy keychron low profile keyboard
>only used cherry mx keyboards before and never broken a switch in my life before
>pull keycaps off to clean keychron
>force of pulling the keycaps off snapped the plastic off the switches
most fragile piece of chinese garbage i've ever bought, they sent me a pack of 10 switches for free after i contacted them, but 7 keys have broken and I probably broke loads more that are only just holding on/ will break in the future, fucking chinese dogshit
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>>108586509
What part of "this has never happened on my cherry mx keyboards" did you not understand?
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>>108586520
I understood it perfectly Ugg, your retarded caveman ways work with cherries but not else where.
>>108586574
Seethe more.
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frakking retard
stop breaking your frakking switches
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>Melodics
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oh, many's the night I spent by the lamplight lubricating my nylons
worked hard to get the lube job right, had a few misses in the beginning
if I had a few missises in the beginning I wouldn't have missed the spot lubing my missus up hers right
harharhar, let's pick this up tomorrow
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>>108545687
What are some good, reliable, and cheap switches I can buy? I have some super cheap shitty ones that were overlubed and I thought it would be a great to practice taking them apart, cleaning them, then relubbing them myself.
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MX2A unlubed
Black for linear
Brown for tactile
stem swap for different dick twitchy goodness
spring swap and filming are mandatory
lubing is mandatory on the spring and the stem
it's time to become a switch bitch and put in the work like an unpaid slut for Cherry
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>>108589961
one of the silent switches discussed ITT
can't go wrong with those
>>108590409
it isolates the tactility real well
203g0 on the stem minus the legs
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just run dry Cherries on Alu
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>>108590439
I don't listen to people who reply in this style, as a general rule, but I'll humor you with an answer. I want to make the kind of video that I think other people should be making, as an example; because good review practices will put pressure on manufacturers to optimize their products for a more discerning customer. I don't need a pat on the back from anyone.
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>>108590431
I know what you mean by chatter and I'm not going to say it's wrong, but given the primacy of another meaning in this hobby (identical with bounce) I would recommend avoiding the use of it as a sonic epithet.
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the keychron keyboards ive had were complete shit. i see people recommending them a lot though, so im guessing its hit or miss with manufacturing.
the suppliers are probably changing all the time. its probably multiple factories and contracts. the niche they are trying to fill is "cheap" so the tolerances are loose as fuck and the quality control is "who fucking cares". anything more would add to the cost and that's not the niche they are trying to fill. you get what you pay for because that's what it costs to make
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>>108589893
how cheap is cheap to you?
https://milktooth.com/products/milky-yellow-pro
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have a TKL or two :( with separate numpads :'( you deserve the best, best, best
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