Recent comments in /f/MechanicalKeyboards

DisastrousCarpet1891 t1_j6e9lb4 wrote

This is such a beautiful board. Fortunately i am not yet at a point to spend +500usd on a single board (started the hobby last month with a Q3, waiting for a Q1 which will probably replace the Q3 at my workplace, joined the GB for the Zoom65 and will probably join the Zoom75 as well ( I know thats more then 500 already 😂). Glad i stopped buying expensive hifi equipment and found a less expensive hobby 🥲

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StrickenForCause t1_j6e7214 wrote

Don’t mind that person. Nothing wrong with having a minimalist board that suits your needs. I write shorthand professionally in real time on a 65% board and have had to do some silly things like swap shift with ctrl to get everything just the way I need it for my purposes. All that matters is that the layout reflects your individual needs, and only you know what those are!

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Rekcs t1_j6e5y76 wrote

Reply to I love one piece by Deadot

I subbed years ago when I was building a pc but this is the first post here that made me jump onto my wallet. The keyboard looks gorgeous and I'mabsolutelygoing to be buying this.

I'm still new to mechanical keyboard so I have a couple questions for the community. My current Havit mechanical keyboard says it uses Blue switches. How different are the switches on this keyboard? Which one should I get for a mix of typing/gaming? If I want to switch to a full layout keyboard in the future do I have to worry about different keycap switch compatibility?

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IndependentAlive2587 t1_j6e5vuy wrote

Haha I can imagine, even though I really don't see the beneficial standpoint of 40% (yet), I've come to really like their formfactor and niche.

I've come from different sizes and happily landed on 75% as my last one now.
The rabbit hole is deep in this hobby, worse than when I was into the world of watches. 😅

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Comfortable_Mango_11 OP t1_j6e4tha wrote

I don't mind using layers for numbers, as I don't often need them. Ditto #$%^ etc. But digging for very basic things which I use every few seconds would be truly masochistic. I have a few more standard keyboards, an Epomaker and couple of Kludges - but the heftiness of this is lovely so if I do cave in and revert to something bigger it will probably be a Q2 or something like that. An altogether different kind of quality and really nice to type on.

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