Recent comments in /f/MechanicalKeyboards

Hyperrixn OP t1_j16yyka wrote

Board: Someone random $30 hotswappable from amazon (came with red switches)

Switches: Holy Pandas (Pre Lubed)

Keycaps: HITME Japanese Keycaps

Cable: Twozoh USB-C Coiled Cable

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malignantnarcissism_ t1_j16s073 wrote

I fucking hate that scammy shit. They're tiny pieces of plastic-- we way overpay for GMK and other higher quality sets and the add on kits are a fucking scam.

I'm only off a few keys on my 80082 kit and I'm trying to hold out until I lose interest in the hobby... I don't want to pay another $40 for four keycaps.

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uchigaytana t1_j16mjaq wrote

It's not usually because of poorly thought out kitting, though. The kitting of this keycap set is just a bad/not-fully-thought-out move on Kono's part - something that I've heard is all too common with them.

(Instead, the $1k+ price tag is because people end up buying a limited-run $600+ keyboard kit, a $150 GMK set, two sets of $70+ switches for a single set of frankenswitches, a $50 cable, and an extra $50 on stabilizers, film, lube, and other extras.)

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Cloverfrost_ t1_j164cwg wrote

Just mounted mine yesterday. Yes, I definitely noticed this issue. From the top down, the colours lean orange, then pink, then orange then pink (or more neutral). The values seem fine, but the hues are slightly off.

I imagine colour matching for a set like this would be very difficult. I think a lot of people would be fine with it, but I know a lot of people in this hobby are very tuned in to colours. And it's not as bad as some "gradient" sets I've seen that some consumers have still been happy with.

I'm still going to enjoy it a lot. Whether I believe in my heart that this is really up to standard for the $300 I paid for it is a bit of a different story. Overall, still glad I bought it.

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rafale77 t1_j15zgxo wrote

No reason to upgrade if you already have them. On the V1, the yellow and reds were recognizable by the stem: Yellow has standard cross while the reds had the "box type" which reduces wobble in the downpressed position and would have been technically a little better. Looks like the V2 reds will lose those improved stems.

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gantork t1_j15xua4 wrote

Yes I definitely know how much it costs to cover different layouts. You're looking at extras prices which are a lot more expensive than buying during GB.

I don't know what your example shows, apart from that yeah SP SA is really expensive. You're trying to cover a pretty rare layout, not sure what I could change there.

I think kitting is good, I accepted a ton of feedback from the community and some members that are very knowledgeable about kitting before I ran the GB, not sure what else I can say.

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Thocc-a-block t1_j15vg6w wrote

Yes agreed, I guess lighting plays a part.

https://preview.redd.it/vkbe9n6r7d7a1.png?width=1125&format=png&auto=webp&s=1ecd1861fe1c534e546faab42358c5a9f47ad4ec

For example, here it looks fairly good.

But, the colours of the darker three and the lightest seem to be of the same gradient map, but the QWERTY row seems a different pallet somehow.

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