Peripherals Mechanical Keyboards

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by Raptor77, 27 Dec 2011.

  1. JaccoW

    JaccoW Overspender on keyboards

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    I really like the Key Cool TKL boards. Excellent quality for the price.
    But Hamza, how much of those do you have right now?

    Also: MX Clears + 0.2mm o-rings = Very very nice :D
     
  2. hamza_tm

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    Just one actually, in reds :)

    Planning on a few more, I'll let you know about the browns if you still have it :D
     
  3. JaccoW

    JaccoW Overspender on keyboards

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    Still have it. Fully modified with 0.4mm o-rings. :D
    Like I said before; I really liked it, but I needed a bit more punch. Clears provide that for me.

    It came with a tester set of seperate red, blue, brown and clear switches as well. I can understand why some people prefer reds or blue.
    Curious about gehetto greens.
     
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  4. hamza_tm

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    I have ghetto greens on a Poker, and they are amazing

    Much nicer IMO than blues, and as you like clears I'm pretty sure you will love ghetto greens :)
    Feel like clears, but the bump is sharper and clicks. Quite nice.
     
  5. longweight

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    Ghetto green is blue stem and black spring?
     
  6. hamza_tm

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    It is indeed!
     
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    longweight Possibly Longbeard.

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    Hmmm I want to try that, will get to tomorrow actually!
     
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    This!
     
  9. Krikkit

    Krikkit All glory to the hypnotoad! Super Moderator

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    Update from QPAD: They had a public holiday on Friday, so it was picked up Thurs and left until Monday, and the end of the tracking events on their system mean it left Sweden for export on 26/06, but there's no tracking inside the UK unfortunately.
     
  10. Shirty

    Shirty W*nker! Super Moderator

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    I hope you adore it when it arrives Krikkit, ordering from abroad always seems to create so much difficulty and mental anguish for me :sigh:
     
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  11. longweight

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    @£?!#! I left the HHKB2 in the London office! Looks like I will be getting the train instead of driving now!
     
  12. JaccoW

    JaccoW Overspender on keyboards

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    I was thinking of getting a numpad and exchange the switches of that one, but they are too damn expensive over here. Some can be found for as little as $30 online, but shipping kills it.

    Any ideas? I like the Filco and what appears to be Cherry one from the Keyboard Co.
    Any idea what switch this is?
     
  13. longweight

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    Get a Topre one! I want one!
     
  14. JaccoW

    JaccoW Overspender on keyboards

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    The best rubber domes available on the market today.
    But no, I want to be able to put other caps on them.
     
  15. longweight

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    Close, the best keyboards on the market ;)

    It is frustrating that there are very few custom caps for Topre.
     
  16. hamza_tm

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    I am not a fan of calling Topre rubber domes. They have the rubber dome component, but also a spring, and interesting capacitive circuitry to determine when the actuation point has been reached on a keypress. Pretty mechanical if you ask me.
     
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    Only people that have never owned one say that, it's the same as saying a keyboard is just a keyboard in my mind.
     
  18. hamza_tm

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    Indeed!

    The slogans people pick up these days.. :sigh:

    :lol::lol:
     
  19. longweight

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    Ignorance is bliss!
     
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    I am really looking forward to tomorrow! George can you bring your camera please?
     

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