Mechanical Keyboards- Justify this please?????

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leper khan: Dec 28, 2010; Honest to god thinks Half Life 2 is a bad game. But at least he likes Monster Hunter.

singe posted:

So I know nothing about the keyboards.

What's the quietest keyboard that doesn't require a lot of pressure for key action. I currently have the k750, but I don't really like how hard I have to press for each key. I sort of like the logitech thin illuminated keyboard I had in the past, although I've never used any mechanical keyboards (mostly scissor switches?) so I don't know what color switches I should get if I go that route (Red?). Currently, I'm leaning towards the surface keyboard, but I've read mixed things about it.

45g topres will be light while still being tactile.

https://elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=topre_keyboards,rftenkeyless&pid=rf_se19e0

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leper khan: Dec 28, 2010; Honest to god thinks Half Life 2 is a bad game. But at least he likes Monster Hunter.

I want to ruin my wallet with fancy colored caps for my �Tron and HHKB Pro JP.

Where do I get overly expensive topre caps tia.

# ¿ Jul 3, 2017 15:44

leper khan: Dec 28, 2010; Honest to god thinks Half Life 2 is a bad game. But at least he likes Monster Hunter.

Deviantfish posted:

Topre-stem aftermarket keysets by and large don't exist. You could get a set of Topre HiPro (similar to SP SA profile) caps, which would involve you buying a HiPro and stripping off the caps, or occasional novelties/artisan caps here and there. The other alternative would be to buy sliders to replace the Topre ones, which is kind of a pain in the rear end. Sliders are of rather variable quality too, the cheap ones will wobble and be lovely

surebet posted:

https://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/Topre-to-MX-adapter-Topre-change-into-MX-switch/2230037_32748140639.html

umph

i prefer the original color mods, but one of my keeb regrets is passing on a cheap granite set last year. looks good!

Thanks but that's too much :effort:

I just wish topre released a full set of green caps like they did blue, red, yellow, and orange.

# ¿ Jul 4, 2017 13:35

leper khan: Dec 28, 2010; Honest to god thinks Half Life 2 is a bad game. But at least he likes Monster Hunter.

surebet posted:

if they weren't steeped in this weird uber nerd ~investment~ culture, i'd probably grab a couple, but i think i'd rather opt out than encourage any of this poo poo

How can it be an investment? There's effectively no intrinsic value. And nothing is preventing a supplier from flooding the market with replicas of "rare" caps.

Also literally no one cares about them. There's what, a few thousand people on the planet that have ever bought an artisan cap? Who are they going to sell their "collection" to?

# ¿ Jul 4, 2017 22:08

leper khan: Dec 28, 2010; Honest to god thinks Half Life 2 is a bad game. But at least he likes Monster Hunter.

surebet posted:

lol

https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=36546.msg691654#msg691654

Lol https://elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=access,cherrymxkeys&pid=cds_redesc

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leper khan: Dec 28, 2010; Honest to god thinks Half Life 2 is a bad game. But at least he likes Monster Hunter.

surebet posted:

echoing the warning about raising your keyboard, catching an rsi is not a good thing

you could use pretty much anything rubber to raise it while keeping it in place

In this vein, anyone who gets a split board just be aware of what you're doing. They can be really ergonomic, but they can also force you to contort your wrists in incredibly harmful ways.

If you're bending your wrists, you're doing something wrong.

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