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Maple Leaf posted:I had been using an Acer KU-0760 since it came out in late 2016 and recently, its spacebar stopped registering. I've been waiting for it to die so I can get a replacement anyway. Akko all the way! Rosewill is a definite level down imo. That price sucks as well: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=akko+3087&ref=nb_sb_noss_2 I just got this Akko 3068B with Jelly Blue switches. It's got BT, wireless USB, and wired. RGB, hotswap, big battery, etc. I actually really like it a lot! Feels tight and good. redeyes fucked around with this message at 16:08 on Nov 9, 2021 |
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Boz0r posted:What do people use all the extra keys for? My first mechanical keyboard was a Razer with extra macro keys, but I never knew what to use them for. I'm one of those weirdos who maps per-app shortcuts to custom function keys because I'm too lazy to learn the default shortcuts.
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Gay Retard posted:I'm one of those weirdos who maps per-app shortcuts to custom function keys because I'm too lazy to learn the default shortcuts. Me too but as of now I still haven't got a keyboard with enough extra keys. TBH Im looking for a nice macro board, maybe just a grid style one.
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Nov 9, 2021 16:09
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redeyes posted:Me too but as of now I still haven't got a keyboard with enough extra keys. TBH Im looking for a nice macro board, maybe just a grid style one. I also have a ton of per-app custom trackpad gestures. I really don't know how people use a computer with BTT + Alfred. 
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Nov 9, 2021 16:33
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custom gestures?! holy poo poo no thanks
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Nov 9, 2021 16:39
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redeyes posted:custom gestures?! holy poo poo no thanks Four finger swiping between tabs, swiping up to open a new tab, and swiping down to close a tab are a game-changer in Chrome/Safari/Finder.
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Are you still able to take asks for that monster keyboard Exit Strategy? I don't think I have the money NOW - but I would soon. I could swing it sooner if necessary - it's hard to pass that up. Should I PM you? E: A coworker of mine is also interested - about to just shoot over a pm! Saturnine Aberrance fucked around with this message at 17:48 on Nov 9, 2021 |
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Nov 9, 2021 16:59
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Boz0r posted:What do people use all the extra keys for? My first mechanical keyboard was a Razer with extra macro keys, but I never knew what to use them for. It's already been said, "whatever you want" but specifically they're great for key combos or application specific shortcuts like scenes in OBS, or actions in CAD/Fusion, or Photoshop, etc... Pairs nicely with relegendable keycaps so then you don't have to actually remember the shortcuts or which keys do what.
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Nov 9, 2021 17:56
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redeyes posted:I just got this Akko 3068B with Jelly Blue switches. I can second that Jelly Blues are the best relatively quiet tactile MX switches I've tried for the price. Of course they're not as good as orange alps but literally nothing is or ever will be again.
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redeyes posted:Now we are talking. I assume the cost is about a grand.. drat, that is one sexy keyboard! Actually, about $400 if you don't mind a lack of blockers.
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This is kind of an oddball question, but I figure the folks here may be able to narrow this down more quickly than me looking at pictures of random keycap sets and searching blindly for the make of a keycap set. On my Durgod Fusion keyboard the space bar has a slight rounding on the side facing me where my thumb rests. I really like it since it means no pointy edge where my thumb joint sort of rests. My Durgod K320 has the normal sharpish edge. I did some searching but couldn't find a specific make or type of keycap set that has the rounded over space bar edge. Is there a brand that makes them like that for all of their keycaps? I'm interested in getting some sets or just space bars if I can figure out who makes them. Here's the durgod fusion product picture for reference, you can kind of see that space is molded to have the softer edge towards the middle: 
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Nov 9, 2021 20:15
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Domikeys spacebars have that rounded front edge (at least their Cherry profile does, I dunno about their SA stuff) https://kprepublic.com/collections/domikey?sort_by=created-descending I put their Dolch set on my GMMK Pro and I like it a lot
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repiv posted:Domikeys spacebars have that rounded front edge (at least their Cherry profile does, I dunno about their SA stuff) Yeah that must be where durgod sourced the space bars (well the keycap sets), and with that advice I found a reddit post praising the domikeys cherry profile spacebars for the same reason: https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicalKeyboards/comments/owidfc/the_best_spacebar_ever_domikey/ Very cool, thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
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Rexxed posted:This is kind of an oddball question, but I figure the folks here may be able to narrow this down more quickly than me looking at pictures of random keycap sets and searching blindly for the make of a keycap set. On my Durgod Fusion keyboard the space bar has a slight rounding on the side facing me where my thumb rests. I really like it since it means no pointy edge where my thumb joint sort of rests. My Durgod K320 has the normal sharpish edge. I did some searching but couldn't find a specific make or type of keycap set that has the rounded over space bar edge. Is there a brand that makes them like that for all of their keycaps? I'm interested in getting some sets or just space bars if I can figure out who makes them. Genuine GMK has the rounded front edge as does Signature Plastics DCS. The Durgod Fusion has OEM profile keycaps from an unnamed manufacturer, while the K320 has OEM from a different unnamed manufacturer.
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GMK is rounded? It doesn't look it in the photos I've seen
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repiv posted:GMK is rounded? It doesn't look it in the photos I've seen maybe we aren't talking about the same thing? Top to bottom Signature Plastics DCS, Novelkeys Doubleshot PBT, Enjoy PBT, Infinikey, GMK   I guess I was thinking of the overall roundedness of the top of the spacebar not the edge itself. Of all the ones pictured, DCS has both the most rounded profile and edge itself.  
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Yeah Rexxed is talking about the edge itself. Domikeys is heavily rounded off, they're the only nicer manufacturer I've seen that with detail
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Also, a lot of people will just flip the spacebar. If your thumb normally rests on the edge of the spacebar, flipping the spacebar makes your thumb rest entirely on the curved top surface.
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Gearman posted:Also, a lot of people will just flip the spacebar. If your thumb normally rests on the edge of the spacebar, flipping the spacebar makes your thumb rest entirely on the curved top surface. I tried it and dig the hell out of this. Now all my boards are flipped spacebars and yes some people can't handle it but I don't care. It feels much much better.
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redeyes posted:I tried it and dig the hell out of this. Now all my boards are flipped spacebars and yes some people can't handle it but I don't care. It feels much much better. Yeah I flip my spacebars now. It just feels nice and cozy.
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I thought flipped spacebars were a meme for the longest time and just another way to grab attention on Reddit but it's genuinely surprisingly comfy.
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redeyes posted:Akko all the way! Rosewill is a definite level down imo. That price sucks as well: Thank you for the recommendation, went ahead and put in the order!
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Maple Leaf posted:Thank you for the recommendation, went ahead and put in the order! Hey cool! Killer board which I am typing with right now. It's actually one of my favorite smaller boards.
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Hi all! I am new to the Wide World of Mechanical Keyboards, and have a question. I've got a durgod taurus k320 and I'd like to replace the keycaps. I noticed people talking about Akko earlier, and they've been recommended to me before. I also found this person who makes custom key caps. The particular set in the link meets my needs as far as keycap profile. I know going with a small seller vs an established brand like Akko is always a gamble, but thought I'd dump this in here to see what y'all think. this is the keycap set I am thinking of getting, Nvm, going with Akko! Opinions are still welcome, of course. Hamethyst fucked around with this message at 04:30 on Nov 11, 2021 |
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check it out, it's baby's first build https://twitter.com/heihachimachi/status/1459190146255962118?s=20 Naturally a few of the letter keys aren't working. Is it as easy a fix as changing out the switches?
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Doc Fission posted:check it out, it's baby's first build If it's a hot-swap, it's likely that pins bent on a few of the switches when you put them in. You can pull them out, straighten out the pins, and put em back in and you should be fine. Board looks really nice, congrats!
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I'm less optimistic that I'm ever going to win a raffle for Mr. Suit so what's the next best thing? I heard Ikki68 could be tweaked to sound marbly but sound tests aren't exactly reliable.
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that suit keyboard is a TKL with a brass weight, doesn't that make up like 99% of custom tkl's?
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It has a distinctive marble/pebble sound regardless what switch you use with it. Same as with my Jelly.
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You can buy an aftermarket Frog TKL for about the same price as a Mr Suit and throw some PE foam in it like everybody has been doing since the Jelly came out. Frog, IMO, is a much better designed board -- aesthetics aside as that is pretty subjective -- and the Frog has a lot more room for customizing typing feel.
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Disharmony posted:It has a distinctive marble/pebble sound regardless what switch you use with it. Same as with my Jelly. As someone who owns a jelly and has tried a Mr Suit, just buy some PE foam off Amazon and shove it into any board and you'll get 90% of the way there. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FMQPNZ...ef_=as_li_ss_tl Note that I am not responsible if it bricks your PCB by shocking it. Frog TKL is also really hard to get; the monthly drops sell out in a couple minutes if you're lucky.
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interrodactyl posted:As someone who owns a jelly and has tried a Mr Suit, just buy some PE foam off Amazon and shove it into any board and you'll get 90% of the way there. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FMQPNZ...ef_=as_li_ss_tl Frogs on Mechmarket have been selling between $450-$500, some as low as $425. Given that Mr Suit, at cost, is $400-ish, the aftermarket Frogs are still a good deal if you can't get one from one of the Swagkeys drops.
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That last Mr Suit drop literally sold out in like under 3 seconds when I tried for it........it was unreal.
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Anyone seen GMK Nord available secondhand? It looks like the group buy shipped in August but a quick search hasn't turned up anything.
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Blinkz0rz posted:Anyone seen GMK Nord available secondhand? It looks like the group buy shipped in August but a quick search hasn't turned up anything. As far as I can tell, it's still in color matching and hasn't even gone in to production yet.
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DCS Solarized Dark is live and if you order in the next couple hours you get the VIM arrows kit for free. https://thockeys.com/solarized-dark-gb/ I could only afford one set, but I got the 40's kit so it'll be pulling double duty for a bit. Blinkz0rz posted:Anyone seen GMK Nord available secondhand? It looks like the group buy shipped in August but a quick search hasn't turned up anything. Did it ship? I think it hasn't delivered yet. You can still get the Base Kit from Daily Clack. https://dailyclack.com/products/gmk-nord?variant=32073416212535 And the numpad/assembly/space kits from MKUltra https://mkultra.click/gb-gmk-nord-keycaps/ e: oh yeah lol that poo poo hasn't even passed colormatching yet. https://www.reddit.com/r/mechmarket/comments/qk25br/vendor_mkultra_october_2021_update_vendor/ GnarlyCharlie4u fucked around with this message at 07:18 on Nov 15, 2021 |
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:DCS Solarized Dark is live and if you order in the next couple hours you get the VIM arrows kit for free. Ah, I guess it was supposed to ship in August not that it already shipped. I had no idea where to look for updates for any of this stuff lol. Thanks for the links.
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Do tactile switches make it less reliable to do quick double-taps of the same key, or am I imagining this? I can't reproduce it when I'm paying attention, but sometimes when I'm typing fast it fails in a way that just feels... wrong
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Unsinkabear posted:Do tactile switches make it less reliable to do quick double-taps of the same key, or am I imagining this? I can't reproduce it when I'm paying attention, but sometimes when I'm typing fast it fails in a way that just feels... wrong Don't use them for gaming thats for sure. Other than that, you have weak fingers. Make them stronger.
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