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Moey posted:... epomaker budgerigar switches. Gearman posted:Boba U4 ... won't feel as tactile, but it will be incredibly quiet. Ooh! I heard of Boba U4, have been eyeing them, but I've never heard of the budgerigar. Will check them out. Thanks!
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Apparently there are Kailh Mute Jades, though the sound tests I can find make them still sound pretty loud, but certainly more muted than regular Jades. This is probably the closest you'll find to a "silent" clicky. Novelkeys should be restocking them soon: https://novelkeys.com/products/kailh-box-switches?variant=41869263372455
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MuadDib Atreides posted:What color way are you copping op ? Single Chip: https://kprepublic.com/products/dom...-xd84-bm60-bm65 I was also interested in their Choco Donut set, but it looks like it was a group buy I missed. I hope they put some on their store, but I don’t know if that’s how group buys work.
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Moey posted:I was primarily using a board with box navy. Grabbed a new prebuilt with epomaker budgerigar switches. I'll add on to this post to say that if anyone wants some epomaker budgerigar switches, I'm selling some on SA-Mart and Mercari for a good price. If I manage to sell the budgerigar switches, it'll help with my next move on trying out some nuphy aloe switches which I heard were lightweight and low-profile (they are also charmingly green). edit: wait, are nuphy switches not compatible with any other keyboard? god please help me fucked around with this message at 04:53 on Jun 18, 2023 |
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I AM GRANDO posted:Single Chip: https://kprepublic.com/products/dom...-xd84-bm60-bm65 They always have extras after the group buy orders are shipped out. The price is higher than the GB cost, though.
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NocnaShada posted:Ooh! I heard of Boba U4, have been eyeing them, but I've never heard of the budgerigar. Will check them out. Thanks! They are the best key switch in existence. I have them on three boards, and by summers end it will be 5
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NocnaShada posted:I've never heard of the budgerigar. Yeah, me neither, just randomly rolled the dice. I'm not upset with the outcome. LionArcher posted:They are the best key switch in existence. I have them on three boards, and by summers end it will be 5 U4T is also on my list. Is 65-68 cents a switch the standard going rate?
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Moey posted:Yeah, me neither, just randomly rolled the dice. For Gazzew switches, that's about the going rate. There are other switches out there at half that price (JWICK, KTT, Haimu) and some closer to $1/each (Creams, Gateron Inks, every Zeal switch).
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god please help me posted:I'll add on to this post to say that if anyone wants some epomaker budgerigar switches, I'm selling some on SA-Mart and Mercari for a good price. If I manage to sell the budgerigar switches, it'll help with my next move on trying out some nuphy aloe switches which I heard were lightweight and low-profile (they are also charmingly green). I'm interested in the epomaker budgerigars based on that prior post, but I'm finding mixed reviews about whether or not they're actually quiet. Does anyone have personal experience with both those and boba U4s, in order to give me a comparison?
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Kramering in to ask if their are any good wireless mechanical keyboards that don’t cost a fortune?
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Koirhor posted:Kramering in to ask if their are any good wireless mechanical keyboards that don’t cost a fortune? The Keychron K series of keyboards are hotswap and have wireless and come in around $100. You can find a bunch here: https://www.keychron.com/collections/keychron-k-series-keyboard Just a note, that I recommend ordering from Amazon if you can because Keychron's customer service is awful on a good day. It's much easier to get refunds/returns/replacements through Amazon should you need it.
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I just pulled out my budgerigar switches to test things out. A couple of caveats in the facts that I don't have boba U4s to compare with, and I also use O rings on my keycaps, but I didn't find the budgerigar switches that much louder than my silent linear Gamakay Phoenix switches. Yes, I find them louder than the dedicated silent Phoenix switches, but only slightly which is impressive to me.
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i have the boba u4s and my estimate of its noise level is that it will be soft enough not to be picked up by discord calls naturally, but emits enough noise to wake up a cat who insists on sleeping next to the keyboard
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https://twitter.com/cursedsetups/status/1670615425200029697
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Gearman posted:Apparently there are Kailh Mute Jades, though the sound tests I can find make them still sound pretty loud, but certainly more muted than regular Jades. This is probably the closest you'll find to a "silent" clicky. Novelkeys should be restocking them soon: https://novelkeys.com/products/kailh-box-switches?variant=41869263372455 I have a few. Turns out when you silence the clicky part, they just sound and feel like an average heavy tactile switch.
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Ugh. I can hear the switches clacking
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Buck Turgidson posted:Ugh. I can hear the switches quacking
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Friends, I am fed up with this eternal wandering from brand to brand, dropping $100 to $150 on a keyboard only to find I hate it for some reason or another and then frantically trying to find a buyer or a return policy. Are Duckys and Filcos still good? because I think I want to just drop one last thing on some good old fashioned cherry browns and be done for a long rear end time.
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SwissArmyDruid posted:Friends, I am fed up with this eternal wandering from brand to brand, dropping $100 to $150 on a keyboard only to find I hate it for some reason or another and then frantically trying to find a buyer or a return policy. I think Filco and Ducky are still making almost the exact same thing they've been making for the past decade+. That is to say, great very solid standard boards. I think the Ducky One 3 is a pretty solid all rounder that ticks all the boxes one could want these days. They just get less chatter because their models are not some insanely hosed up new tiny form factor milled out of exotic grades of aluminum released every other week.
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Gwaihir posted:I think Filco and Ducky are still making almost the exact same thing they've been making for the past decade+. That is to say, great very solid standard boards. I think the Ducky One 3 is a pretty solid all rounder that ticks all the boxes one could want these days. They just get less chatter because their models are not some insanely hosed up new tiny form factor milled out of exotic grades of aluminum released every other week. Good enough for me. Gonna order one during lunch. (Keychrons are overrated)
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Can anyone recommend some tactile switches? I currently use Boba U4Ts in my work keyboard but I find them pretty scratchy and lubing them didn’t help a whole lot in that regard. They’re fine but I don’t love them. I also don’t want something heavier (I have some White Jades and while they’re neat, they’re too heavy for me for daily use). I’m looking for something light with a rounded bump that feels relatively smooth to type on.
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I'm a huge fan of these, but the lightest ones are currently sold out: https://zealpc.net/products/zilent?variant=5894832291878 Maybe available elsewhere? Or worth waiting for.
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SwissArmyDruid posted:Friends, I am fed up with this eternal wandering from brand to brand, dropping $100 to $150 on a keyboard only to find I hate it for some reason or another and then frantically trying to find a buyer or a return policy. Get a Leopold. They’re the best feeling stock keyboards.
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Is it possible to use Home Row Mod with the VIA firmware? I haven't figured out how to do that on the usevia.app.
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It's been awhile since I was messing around with home row mods, but I don't think mod-tap is available in the GUI. You'd have to write the code yourself. I used this as a reference: https://precondition.github.io/home-row-mods
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Saukkis posted:Is it possible to use Home Row Mod with the VIA firmware? I haven't figured out how to do that on the usevia.app. Disclaimer, I only messed with this a bit and had never heard of home row mods before reading your post. But when setting the keymap, under the 'SPECIAL' tab there is an option called 'ANY' which lets you put whatever code you want on that key. Using that I put MT(MOD_LGUI, KC_A) on a the 'A' key and it seems to work but was causing some weirdness while just trying to type normally. I'm guessing this is because of how the tapping_term is set by default so you'll probably need to write the code anyway.
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CRAYON posted:Disclaimer, I only messed with this a bit and had never heard of home row mods before reading your post. But when setting the keymap, under the 'SPECIAL' tab there is an option called 'ANY' which lets you put whatever code you want on that key. Thanks, that did it, got it to work the way I'm used to.
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I want to do something unwise and get the Geist ASP.
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what is that layout
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death cob for cutie posted:what is that layout a crime
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death cob for cutie posted:what is that layout Finnish DAS with minor modifications. This gives a better view on it. hailthefish posted:a crime No, the crime is all these obsolete layouts people are forced to learn when they don't know any better. Saukkis fucked around with this message at 22:35 on Jun 21, 2023 |
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E: posted here by mistake instead of the mouse thread but still kind of relevant in the end. I got a Keychron C1 as my first exploration into mechanical keyboards after using regular old membrane ones my whole life and I love it already. It was a hot-swappabble version with gateron brown switches and feels great to use as a total beginner. Going to do my best to not look into or read anything more about keyboards for a very long time now, because I've seen where that road leads.
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Gwaihir posted:I think Filco and Ducky are still making almost the exact same thing they've been making for the past decade+. That is to say, great very solid standard boards. I think the Ducky One 3 is a pretty solid all rounder that ticks all the boxes one could want these days. They just get less chatter because their models are not some insanely hosed up new tiny form factor milled out of exotic grades of aluminum released every other week. Ironic you'd mention chatter on a Ducky One 3 because that was a huge problem when we ordered one. Every so often certain keys would do a double input when pressed. Couldn't tell if it was a firmware issue or the switch itself, so we ended up returning it and getting a Keychron.
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I recently picked up a HHKB Pro Hybrid for occasional work days at the office after not knowing that it official supports reprogrammable keymaps now. Topre is still nice! The remapping tool isn't as configurable compared to VIA/QMK but offers enough flexibility.
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I think my durgod fusion is dying. Is there any recommendation for a similar board in terms of style and features (65%, multimodal wireless, nice looking) that isn't absurdly priced? I found keychrons but I don't like them as much.
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Maybe stuff from NuPhy fit's the bill? They have both slim keyboards and full size switches. https://nuphy.com/collections/keyboards/products/halo65 I think a number of Goons liked a few boards from them, although I'm not sure how programmable they are if that matters to you.
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Lord Stimperor posted:I think my durgod fusion is dying. Is there any recommendation for a similar board in terms of style and features (65%, multimodal wireless, nice looking) that isn't absurdly priced? I found keychrons but I don't like them as much. I liked Keychron’s K7 - it’s a slim board because Keychon’s standard boards are too thick and will always need a wrist rest if you’re doing any extended amount of typing. The K7 is slim, good variety of switches, can be hot-swappable, can do Bluetooth (but no WiFi), and is insanely portable. Price is under $100 Royal Kludge also has a line of 65% keyboards that are BT/WiFi capable, also hot-swappable. RK’s boards are generally under $100 as well. I still like my Durgod Fusion but the lack of hotswap is keeping it on my shelf - I don’t have the means to desolder so dealing with spring ping and scratchy switches (I got Silver Silent for night-gaming) was rough.
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Ringo Star Get posted:I liked Keychron’s K7 - it’s a slim board because Keychon’s standard boards are too thick and will always need a wrist rest if you’re doing any extended amount of typing. Isn't that the truth. I switch between a K10 with blues and a K3 Pro with reds. I'm really preferring the K3 95% of the time. The SO hates "how loud the red switches" are, though.
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Ben Nerevarine posted:Can anyone recommend some tactile switches? I currently use Boba U4Ts in my work keyboard but I find them pretty scratchy and lubing them didn’t help a whole lot in that regard. They’re fine but I don’t love them. I also don’t want something heavier (I have some White Jades and while they’re neat, they’re too heavy for me for daily use). I’m looking for something light with a rounded bump that feels relatively smooth to type on. Late reponse but: my fav tactiles are durock T1s, they have a holy panda-esque tactile bump but they are affordable. They are fairly light at 67g. There's also super cheap versions with JWICK branding but opaque housings. Clear housing for RGB: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000472141414.html Ludicrously cheap JWICK version, opaque housing: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004226805283.html
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Just got a Keychron K8 Pro with browns that I am absolutely in love with! What you get for the price is astounding compared to big brand stuff, and it just sounds so deliciously thocky mmmm Anyway, I really like the shine-through keycaps it has but then I saw this beautiful set https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005004613521387.html  Does anyone know if these are available in ISO layout? I have looked on aliexpress but couldn't find any. :-( Also, do keycap sets from AE tend to be decent quality-wise? There is a LOT of them on there for next to nothing.
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