Recent comments in /f/MechanicalKeyboards

Yoosulis t1_j5dv1zg wrote

Reply to After months of waiting, i finally spotted a mechanical keyboard at my local thrift store. Razer Huntsman Elite for $15. Seems to work perfectly(lights are good, types great). This is my first nice keyboard. by deadbolt500

Great! Now if it’s not one of the optical switches keebs then after liking it for awhile you should try unsoldering and then soldering some nicer switches! Ooooooo That’s what I did with my first mechanical keeb, I got a cheap one with blue switches XD

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Rl-Beefy t1_j5dfgrv wrote

Reply to comment by UrsKaczmarek in After months of waiting, i finally spotted a mechanical keyboard at my local thrift store. Razer Huntsman Elite for $15. Seems to work perfectly(lights are good, types great). This is my first nice keyboard. by deadbolt500

I had one a few keyboards ago and software was alright. Not like VIA which I use currently. Couldn’t do as much besides fancy rgb settings, which didn’t help because multiple keys lost their lighting after a few months.

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JustAnotherReefer t1_j5da3s2 wrote

Reply to comment by Shidoshisan in After months of waiting, i finally spotted a mechanical keyboard at my local thrift store. Razer Huntsman Elite for $15. Seems to work perfectly(lights are good, types great). This is my first nice keyboard. by deadbolt500

I wouldn’t say horrible, but yeah there’s much better out there. This was my first mechanical keyboard in 20 years since the days when it was the only option and I couldn’t go on the computer if mom was napping on the couch… I really enjoyed it for the 2 years I used it and it definitely bumped up my typing speed.

I only started looking at new keyboards because the elite is loud asf with the clicky keys. Something I like at first, but I was getting sick of having to make sure I was mute all the time because my keyboard was so loud. I recently bought a Keychron Q6 full size and absolutely love it. And I don’t have to be so careful with my mute button anymore!

Either way you can’t beat 15 bucks

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deadbolt500 OP t1_j5d15n1 wrote

Reply to comment by ethurion in After months of waiting, i finally spotted a mechanical keyboard at my local thrift store. Razer Huntsman Elite for $15. Seems to work perfectly(lights are good, types great). This is my first nice keyboard. by deadbolt500

Thought I might need to use some chemicals from breaking bad but soapy water on the keys (caps? Still learning the language) did wonders. All clean now just drying before reassembly.

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deadbolt500 OP t1_j5d0t0r wrote

Reply to comment by UrsKaczmarek in After months of waiting, i finally spotted a mechanical keyboard at my local thrift store. Razer Huntsman Elite for $15. Seems to work perfectly(lights are good, types great). This is my first nice keyboard. by deadbolt500

Just got it this morning. Plugged it in for a quick test and then sent straight to the hazmat area (my sink/garage) for cleaning. Keys are drying and I'll reassemble once dry and try the software at that point.

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UrsKaczmarek t1_j5cwl72 wrote

Reply to After months of waiting, i finally spotted a mechanical keyboard at my local thrift store. Razer Huntsman Elite for $15. Seems to work perfectly(lights are good, types great). This is my first nice keyboard. by deadbolt500

it's a pretty good introduction into mechanical keyboard, also how are you finding the razer software from my personal experience it was very annoying to use but that was a couple years ago and im curious if it's gotten any better

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