Mechanical Keyboards- Justify this please?????

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betterinsodapop: Apr 4, 2004; 64:3

The Unlife Aquatic posted:

Vortex makes great backlighting compatible keycaps

Yup, typing on a TKL Code w/Clears with backlit PBT caps from Vortex and it is fantastic.

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betterinsodapop: Apr 4, 2004; 64:3

teethgrinder posted:

Clears feel great and are socially acceptable.

Yup!
My first keyboard w/Clears was a CODE TKL that I used at home. I liked it so much that I bought a das keyboard w/Clears to use at work, replacing an older das with Browns. I recently set up a 2nd workstation in my office, and decided to use the das with Browns for it...man, it is TOUGH to go back to that. Clears feel so much better to me.

# ¿ Jul 27, 2017 13:47

betterinsodapop: Apr 4, 2004; 64:3

chippy posted:

My CODE with Clears and Vortex PBT caps is like typing nirvana right now.

That's my setup at home. It's the best.

# ¿ Jul 27, 2017 14:52

betterinsodapop: Apr 4, 2004; 64:3

Blues are for dickheads and shut-ins. Hope this helps.

# ¿ Jul 27, 2017 21:32

betterinsodapop: Apr 4, 2004; 64:3

LionArcher posted:

Or people who have a private office

I guess now that I do have a private office, I need to pick up something with GREENS! :getin:

# ¿ Jul 27, 2017 21:54

betterinsodapop: Apr 4, 2004; 64:3

I think Das w/clears can be hard to find, as it was Massdrop exclusive. I've seen it drop twice now, and snagged one last time. It is a great keyboard and reasonably priced.

Otherwise, a lot of us swear by the WASD CODE and replace the keycaps w/Vortex backlit PBT caps.

# ¿ Jul 28, 2017 04:49

betterinsodapop: Apr 4, 2004; 64:3

Generic Monk posted:

if you're not prepared to pay frankly insane amounts of money for poo poo that's going to arrive months late then massdrop is not the place for you

They occasionally get exclusives that are pretty great, but in general I agree. (But you will pry my DasKeyboard w/MX clears from my cold dead hands.)

# ¿ Jul 30, 2017 22:02

betterinsodapop: Apr 4, 2004; 64:3

Not all ABS keycaps are garbage (thinking Das,) but those that come as stock on the CODE sure are. Thin, clacky, they ping and feel cheap/light. Vortex caps are cheap and feel great, and I wouldn't get a CODE w/o getting them too.

# ¿ Aug 8, 2017 17:04

betterinsodapop: Apr 4, 2004; 64:3

Brightman posted:

Might be that guy got his CODE later than you after WASD changed their printing process. I forget when it was but they supposedly improved that so the paint doesn't chip off as easily. Still, thin abs is thin abs.

Stock CODE caps don't really fade anymore, but they are thin, clacky pieces of poo poo. It's kind of awful they are shipping a $150 keyboard with caps that are worse than your average $10 Dell keyboard.

The Unlife Aquatic posted:

Here they are in black. White is currently out of stock.

If you buy Vortex caps for a Code, buy them from that link.

Stupidly, the ones I bought from WASD had the number row with top/bottom legends that don't match up w/the backlighting of the CODE.