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One-Bus-9006 OP t1_j5ywdmo wrote

And boy am I glad I did it. I wasn't expecting the weight it's got - feels more premium than any other keyboard I've used!

Right now it's got Gateron browns, but I've also got some extra Keychron K Pro browns and Gateron G Pro browns (included with the board since I got it on eBay).

I'm gonna give it a shot with these three sets of switches, but I think my next step will be foam and/or tape modding, and finding a new set of keycaps. If I get lucky I'll find the iqunix hitchhiker set for a little cheaper on eBay, or I might custom design a Buzz Lightyear themed set like I saw hipyotech do on YouTube.

I'd love to hear y'all's recs for mods, macros, or anything else!

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daninet t1_j5yv433 wrote

That's also not that hard pantone is literally made for this very purpose and everyone is using it for overseas manufacturing. You order your plastic in pantone xy and since they are looking on the same standard you will get exactly what you asked for. They are also an established business I dont think they still struggle with things like finding a supplier who can make a specified color

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aqlno t1_j5yuk3o wrote

Because they were produced in Germany for one, labor is treated well there.

The other big reason is too much demand from designers and vendors for one manufacturer: GMK.

GMK won’t say no to a customer’s order, they just put it in the queue. So something that takes over two years to deliver is not being worked on all those two years, most of that time is just waiting in the queue for earlier orders to be finished. If designers and vendors went with other manufacturers and GMK queue was clear then a GMK run could be done in a few months, which was possible back in 2015-17.

GMK has invested in more molding machines and new robotic sorting, so queue times and fulfillment times overall from GMK should decrease. As long as demand doesn’t increase to meet new production capacity …

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