Peripherals Mechanical Keyboards

I won a board full of ISO doubleshots and blues too recently - can't quite decide what to do with them either... I've never enjoyed typing on blues until using this board - must be the DS caps as it's certainly not the build quality of the board! PCB mount does have a slightly flimsy feel to it but does decrease weight / cost & add portability...

 

You can sell me that whole board if you don't wanna keep it George I could make use of all parts of it, caps and switches. Just saying ^^

 

lol - I'll have a think!

 

Funny you should mention this - I actually prefer the feel of PCB mounted blue switches over plate. There is a very subtle bounce from the keys which completely alters the feel and gives a different type of clunk. I notice this particularly on the space bar (which is actually green, but the point remains valid)

The DS caps might make a difference too, but I think the "standard" build quality actually improves the typing feel. Reds on the other hand need a plate.

 

I'm typing this on a PCB mount board with (ghetto) reds and it's quite nice - does definitely have a different feel to plate mounted though... The main difference I've found with blues is the keycaps - thick cherry DS caps give blues a much nicer feel than with other caps - I've typed on both pcb mount and plate mounted blues and didn't really like either but that was with crappy thin non-DS caps...

 

EK are selling HHKB's now as well - I didn't realise they sold those. $270 for normal or $400 for type S

 

They always have man.

 

Really!? Well there you go! Now I know

 

Yeah - they've always sold them - the only problem is (a) the shipping from EK is extortionate (nearly $60) and (b) you get stung for customs / VAT...

Edit: Well not always, but for some time anyway...

 

Apologies for the double post but I'm selling pretty things here

 

Have any of you gents got any TKL (ANSI) boards for sale or possibly swaps with a Poker? I want to take a keyboard to work so need at least another TKL as my programming trial with a Poker didn't go down too well, too many keys missing.

Alternatively what is the cheapest way to get a half decent standard ANSI layout TKL in the UK?

 

This is pretty cheap

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HPE-87-NE...rComponents_KeyboardsMice&hash=item1c322e1ac4

is mx black switches though. and if you don't like those you can buy GeorgeK's blue stems from the market place and make ghetto greens

 

I'm after full keyboard. I looks like its almost impossible to find one like that I guess..
Solution I can see is to get ANSI white, then take case only and get black one to swap the insides. Then get some two tone beige keycaps Sounds crazy, I know...

 

If you are going to get keycaps anyway - then why not just get the keyboard colour that you want and replace the caps with whatever you want?

 

I think he wants a full size beige ISO boards

 

Hmmm... looks pretty good. Also from what I can tell it has standard keycaps and no silly spacebar like Leopold and Keycool boards. I am not enjoying that logo though!

I was looking at the Choc Midi too as it is a similar price (but from the Far East so long wait and potential customs charges) but it has to work on Linux and possibly Mac and I know the Choc has some issues on Mac so not sure how well it would work on Linux either. Ideally I would be able to get my hands on a QFR but they seem as much/more used in ANSI layout as it is to buy new ISO ones.

 

i have been looking at choc mid's as they do some good fun colours. I believe the logo on the hpe is just a sticker and you can take it off. Or take some sandpaper to it.

 

Looks a bit more stubborn than a sticker here.

I think I will just put up a wanted on DT, someone must have one, shipping from Europe would be cheaper than the states at least.

 

It'll be a sticker that lifts off from within the indent and then leaves the indent behind.

Could just buy another sticker to stick over the top?

 

Look what the postman brought me



Cheers George

p.s. I really need to dust my keyboard, clearly.