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Reply to My first fully mechanical keyboard! Keychron V7 with Hippos for the alphas and kailh box black for the rest by Gryff_the_Cat

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AdmiralDandy t1_jdjacbt wrote

Reply to GMK Lavender. My first group-buy - probably my last. by oakwardly

I get your frustration completely. That’s why I refuse to do GBs unless it’s for a board/kit I really want. And even then I rarely do that.

My suggestion, don’t do GBs anymore. Just lurk mechmarket instead. Usually by the time people get their GB order delivered to them they don’t even have the vision for the build anymore and end up selling the key set for less than cost. It’s aftermarket though, which has its own risks, but I feel like this community is filled with honest people. I have had no bad experiences buying off MM so far.

And on top of aftermarket, a lot of the sets these days will have GB extras that the vendors stock. They’re generally more expensive than if you had joined the GB but you will at least see what people are saying about the set before you buy. GB you go in blind and there’s a lot that can go wrong. Delays, bad color matching, etc. Drop, Omnitype and Novelkeys have various GMK sets in stock rn. I suggested going to them for things before ever joining another GB.

So much in this hobby is so ass backwards. Can’t wait until GBs eventually get phased out as the big vendors continue to grow.

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Titan721 t1_jdj6ppi wrote

Reply to comment by Zecil42 in GMK Lavender. My first group-buy - probably my last. by oakwardly

At think the reality is we can't trust Keyreative. They didn't do their homework on if they could do reverse dye subbing before taking all the Group buys on, so now we're not even getting dye subbed, it's double shot. Secondly, they promised to be better before about communication back at the start of 2022 and failed spectacularly. Finally, they're willing to ship GB orders without final approval because they're that desperate to get orders out the door. (Happened with KAT Space Cadet)

I could write more talking about how disappointed I was with Space Cadet and KAT as a whole. But that's another topic for another time. I'll still do GBs, I've had good experiences. I'm just not doing Keyreative anything for the foreseeable future.

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ooharloo OP t1_jdj63ys wrote

Reply to comment by Sharlayan_ in Finally get to display some of my boards! by ooharloo

Monomi Electric Standing Desk, 55 x 28 inches Height Adjustable Desk, Ergonomic Home Office Sit Stand Up Desk with Memory Preset Controller (Natural Top/White Frame) https://a.co/d/bWzbgi5

And yes that is indeed the NZXT H1 V2 with a wooden vented front panel. Btw, the desk is so damn affordable specially for its size and being an automated sit stand desk.

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