I used to have a lot of builds planned. I wanted to perfect every aspect of my keyboards. Switch sound, key-cap feeling, et cetera. I joined a GB that's been going on for over two years now.
In the meantime I have been using my trusty Model M. I have five other keyboards ranging from stock to kind of custom and they've all started breaking down, little by little, so that this is the only functioning one left.
Oh, that and a Leopold FC660C.
Although I don't think I could ever go back to "normal" keyboards or even "normal" mechanical keyboards - maybe some of the magic has worn off in these two years' time?
I now think "good enough" will be OK. It's still leagues better than a plain laptop or rubber dome keyboard. And still miles ahead of gamer keyboards with cherry switches.
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Not sure what's at work there. I finished my current board ~2 years ago, and while it definitely isn't "perfect" by any means (e.g. the design feels sloppy to me) it's more than good enough for daily use, to the point that I don't feel the urge to create a new one. It's probably good for your wallet too.
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Yeah that would be really unusual for even like a 25 dollar mech to break down in less than 2-5 years time minimum. That'd be very strange if op was truthfully destroying custom keyboards made out if metal with sound, quality circuitboards and other materials. Membrane keyboards last many years typically. And you ahve to be a total retard or literally like younger than high school aged in order to not take care of it responsibly such that it would be no longer functioning. Personally i believe op is smarming it up - a pitiful display
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Unusual keyboard places...
I don't know if I'd count discord
Besides this site,
On freenode there's "#geekhack" and "#Mechboards"
The forum keebtalk's platform design is unique as far as I can tell. I'm curious if there are Japanese forums or
South Korean forums surrounding it. I might ask a guy known as hasu on geekhack about it. Share unusual/niche keyboard hangouts! -
Grail boards?
I want to own a Jane v2 pink ano, 2.0og pink ano. A 488 pista spider tkl would be cool. I think a singa 60 would be cool, and a gon crystal tkl. Keycult 60. OTD corsa.
How about you?
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Aha!
Second post in the year! Take that you mfs
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dead nigger site
first post in a year award
just release the fucking source code and let it die
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wow so much this redditsister :0
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Are there good analog mechanical keyboards
(It says the form is invalid if I don't type something here)
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There's a whole technique to typewriters that makes it completely different from typing on a computer keyboard. The hand motion is all top-down with relatively little finger work. -
I've been using Keychron boards, they're good for what I need: a keyboard.
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They're trending/popular right now in some communities. The realforce r3 might have this capability. I know I've heard hall effect does this. After silo switches first hit the scene as a concept the next I heard about hall effect was after not being really active in communities for a while, where there were multiple manufacturers making keyboards with that kind of switch
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what is the best entry level mechanical keyboard
what is the very best. usually with this sort of thing there is a defacto standard. what is it?
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the ducky shine 5
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Write typer
https://couchto50k.club/write-only/
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I am going to make a Dactyl Manuform. I have the 3D printed case already. But hand-wiring will be the hard part.
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Go big or go home!!!
https://github.com/tomsmalley/custom-topre-guide
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This
https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/29/21112581/taeha-types-mechanical-keyboards-custom-twitch-tfue-fortnite-streaming
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These are exciting times for mechanical keyboard fans!
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Mechanical keyboards are just going to become even more a part of drop culture like sneakers.
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I don't know that much about sneakers. But I wonder if there is a fair bit of customization going on there as well. At least with mechanical keyboards, lots of people do design and make their own keyboards. Since shoemaking is difficult (as I've heard), perhaps it's not exactly the same.
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Hey guys! What's your favourite mechanical keyboard?
I just want to know what's all y'all's fave keyboards.
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The DataHand.
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I think mechanicals will get more and more popular unless swipe keyboards happen on desktop too. Most gamers are aware that they exist. But they'll probably get worse in quality.>>10
Unless you want one of the fashionable models or a really old one, you can get an electric one for dirt cheap. You don't want a fully mechanical one as they're very different to type on than computer keyboards. -
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Agreed, I believe mechanicals are slowly becoming more popular as video games and the concept of being a "gamer" are still seem to be climbing in popularity. Plus there's the fact that now we have affordable/cheap Chinese mechanical keyboards.
However, in regards to the concept of all keyboards, not just mechanical ones, declining in popularity, I'm seeing there are some younger non-gamer people who actually prefer typing on a phone screen to using their laptops. I have a much younger sister who keeps typing up essays on her phone.
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Still waiting on my first custom....
Nothing to see here, just waitin'. Been waiting for almost two years at this point. Ah... nothing like the feeling of regret. Move along, move along!
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Why regret?
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UPDATE
STILL WAITING
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