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triple sulk
Sep 17, 2014



just buy a code kb with clears and be done with it

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Shaggar
Apr 26, 2006

garbage

Roosevelt
Jul 18, 2009

I'm looking for the man who shot my paw.

my wasd ANSI layout kb with clear switches and pbt caps is strokin beautifully :radcat:

skimothy milkerson
Nov 19, 2006

triple sulk posted:

just buy a code kb with clears and be done with it

this but WASD V2 with pee-bee-tee capz

Symbolic Butt
Mar 22, 2009

(_!_)
Buglord

COACHS SPORT BAR posted:

oof, they do look awful. das keyboard is bad now

no das is great

they made the das 5q, the first cloud enabled mechanical keyboard! :yaycloud:

Bloody
Mar 3, 2013

im still waiting for the new kinesis but i dont remember what its big improvement over the current kineses is

Bloody
Mar 3, 2013

meanwhile, my shoulders hurt like hell basically constantly. thanks, poo poo desk, poo poo chair, poo poo job

echinopsis
Apr 13, 2004

by Fluffdaddy

triple sulk posted:

just buy a code kb with clears and be done with it

echinopsis
Apr 13, 2004

by Fluffdaddy

Skim Milk posted:

this but WASD V2 with pee-bee-tee capz

echinopsis
Apr 13, 2004

by Fluffdaddy

Bloody posted:

im still waiting for the new kinesis but i dont remember what its big improvement over the current kineses is

mate I know you're already a typing god but lay down some notes abuot your experiences with echi approved baords

EndlessRagdoll
May 20, 2016

surebet posted:

how was it shipped? depending on the carrier (and if the seller is on the ball) filling a lost claim really isn't that bad

its ups. fortunately wasd took care of it and is mailing another one out quickly. im so used to amazon immediately shipping lost items that i had a culture shock that it took two days to get a response from ups.

Stubbs
Oct 24, 2005

Bloody posted:

im still waiting for the new kinesis but i dont remember what its big improvement over the current kineses is

it's shipping next week. improvements are mostly to the firmware and the addition of mechanical F keys

Silver Alicorn
Mar 30, 2008

𝓪 𝓻𝓮𝓭 𝓹𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓪 𝓲𝓼 𝓪 𝓬𝓾𝓻𝓲𝓸𝓾𝓼 𝓼𝓸𝓻𝓽 𝓸𝓯 𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮
man it must be weird typing when the F key is a different kind of switch

Bloody
Mar 3, 2013


ehhh 6 key rollover? that seems... bad.

Bloody
Mar 3, 2013

quote:

We didn’t skimp on what you can’t see, either. A dual layer PCB provides strong solder joints if you want to modify this keyboard yourself.
lol. a 2 layer pcb is a selling point? does anybody even mass-produce anything less than 2 any more???

Roosevelt
Jul 18, 2009

I'm looking for the man who shot my paw.

Bloody posted:

lol. a 2 layer pcb is a selling point? does anybody even mass-produce anything less than 2 any more???

hyping mundane or industry-standard features is marketing 101 i think

JewKiller 3000
Nov 28, 2006

by Lowtax
the wasd site says on their v2/code comparison page that the v2 uses a single layer pcb and the code has a dual layer. supposedly the dual layer makes it easier to solder your dumb rear end mods to the keyboard? but the switches in both kbs are plate mounted so unless you want to desolder every single one you're not gonna be replacing poo poo anyway

skimothy milkerson
Nov 19, 2006

post only your most bespoken, artisinal, handmade PCBs

echinopsis
Apr 13, 2004

by Fluffdaddy

Bloody posted:

ehhh 6 key rollover? that seems... bad.

pretty sure that's just the default USB keyboard standard and if you plug it in via ps2 [adapter comes free with board] then you get more

but honestly when is that ever an issue anyway

echinopsis
Apr 13, 2004

by Fluffdaddy
wasd/code are just very well made basic keyboards with good selection of switches and you can get them stock with pbt

and they have a few dip switches so for example you can turn caps lock into ctrl

still can't permanently enable numlock :/

jony neuemonic
Nov 13, 2009

shouldn't have a numpad anyway.

Notorious b.s.d.
Jan 25, 2003

by Reene

Silver Alicorn posted:

man it must be weird typing when the F key is a different kind of switch

old-timey kinesis "chiclet" f -keys are super bad, for real

but the kinesis itself is so great i've just put up with it for years and years

Notorious b.s.d.
Jan 25, 2003

by Reene

Bloody posted:

im still waiting for the new kinesis but i dont remember what its big improvement over the current kineses is

f-keys that actually work

i'm going to buy at least two of them gently caress yeah

echinopsis
Apr 13, 2004

by Fluffdaddy

jony neuemonic posted:

shouldn't have a numpad anyway.

wrong mate I am a big time fan

minivanmegafun
Jul 27, 2004

echinopsis posted:

wrong mate I am a big time fan

agreeing with echopenis

I didn't spend all those years working as a cashier and a cash office clerk to not use the one skill I gained there my 10key speed is legit

Salt Fish
Sep 11, 2003

Cybernetic Crumb
https://www.kinesis-ergo.com/shop/advantage2/

Advantage 2 preorders with cherry function keys are up. Says they ship this week.

edit: there is a cherry red one up as well.

Salt Fish fucked around with this message at 23:34 on Aug 16, 2016

Notorious b.s.d.
Jan 25, 2003

by Reene

Salt Fish posted:

https://www.kinesis-ergo.com/shop/advantage2/

Advantage 2 preorders with cherry function keys are up. Says they ship this week.

edit: there is a cherry red one up as well.

i am waiting for them to become available at resellers because buying directly from kinesis costs a lot more than the street prices

surebet
Jan 10, 2013

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specialist


i took a hit to the wrist this week and i'm considering a split keyboard; right now i'm trying to minimize movement on my left so my right hand has to cover ~75% of the board (incl. numpad) and it's loving up my typing

i don't mind a diy kit so something like an ergodox could be a fun change of pace

anything neat out there?

Roosevelt
Jul 18, 2009

I'm looking for the man who shot my paw.

no.

Mao Zedong Thot
Oct 16, 2008


surebet posted:

i took a hit to the wrist this week and i'm considering a split keyboard; right now i'm trying to minimize movement on my left so my right hand has to cover ~75% of the board (incl. numpad) and it's loving up my typing

i don't mind a diy kit so something like an ergodox could be a fun change of pace

anything neat out there?

Get a 60%

Lmao numpad

echinopsis
Apr 13, 2004

by Fluffdaddy
I use the numpad

echinopsis
Apr 13, 2004

by Fluffdaddy
dreaming about this pharmacy I want to own and build. want decent boards. looking at like $700 nzf for three boards from mass drop. gently caress me. well it's the only luxury I will pay for

Dodoman
Feb 26, 2009



A moment of laxity
A lifetime of regret
Lipstick Apathy

echinopsis posted:

dreaming about this pharmacy I want to own and build. want decent boards. looking at like $700 nzf for three boards from mass drop. gently caress me. well it's the only luxury I will pay for

A pharmacy needs more than good keyboards, dear friend echi

echinopsis
Apr 13, 2004

by Fluffdaddy
barely. and its a solid foundation

BONGHITZ
Jan 1, 1970

i read broads, you need at least three broads

epipen
Aug 11, 2014

nyoom

surebet posted:

i took a hit to the wrist this week and i'm considering a split keyboard; right now i'm trying to minimize movement on my left so my right hand has to cover ~75% of the board (incl. numpad) and it's loving up my typing

i don't mind a diy kit so something like an ergodox could be a fun change of pace

anything neat out there?

ergodox is ok, but kinesis really is better, just not split. the curve is like 90% of the point.
that said, ergodox is pretty neat and you can get good tilt stand things for it. ergodox-ez sells pre-assembled ones with proper moulded cases (so, no exposed bolts), they're about $300 US though

Notorious b.s.d.
Jan 25, 2003

by Reene

epipen posted:

ergodox is ok, but kinesis really is better, just not split. the curve is like 90% of the point.

DR FRASIER KRANG
Feb 4, 2005

"Are you forgetting that just this afternoon I was punched in the face by a turtle now dead?
gently caress YALL LET'S ENTER SOME DATA

eschaton
Mar 7, 2007

Don't you just hate when you wind up in a store with people who are in a socioeconomic class that is pretty obviously about two levels lower than your own?
so where are people going to get double shot PBT keycaps made anyway

I know some folks who may want to have a keyboard made and that's one thing they're looking for

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DR FRASIER KRANG
Feb 4, 2005

"Are you forgetting that just this afternoon I was punched in the face by a turtle now dead?

eschaton posted:

so where are people going to get double shot PBT keycaps made anyway

I know some folks who may want to have a keyboard made and that's one thing they're looking for

signature plastics.

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