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herfalerf724 t1_iwk88s4 wrote

Reply to comment by QWERKey-UK in We Need More 75s by QWERKey-UK

A legitimate criticism. F keys can be easily bound to a layer on the num row. If you absolutely must have a dedicated f row because pressing a function key is hard then just buy a tkl. You get to have a better looking keyboard, get your full nav cluster and barely sacrifice any space compared to a 75.

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herfalerf724 t1_iwk71fs wrote

Not sure what you mean. 75% is the form factor of choice for big name brands that want to make a “custom keyboard” (gmmk pro, that keychron thing, drops new turd, mode sonnet, kbd75) as well as a number of recent highly successful actual custom boards like the 7v, tomo, hex 4b and other.

This is all despite 75% being a relatively silly form factor. It’s got goofy proportions, and when done in an exploded layout it’s barely any smaller than a tkl while not looking half as good. Personally I don’t understand why you would need an f row so at that point just get a 65 if you need dedicated arrows or get a 60 if you can handle split right shift and hhkb arrows. 75 literally serves no advantage over any other form factor.

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DeadWoman_Walking t1_iwk4nr5 wrote

I have. I've had mechanical keyboards for a long time but I didn't realize there was a following like there is nor did I realize all of the options - I just sought out the look, feel, and sound!

Still learning. Like I have this great keyboard - are all keycaps interchangable or would I need to worry about things fitting? It's a full size board - with all of the keys a lot of people don't use (I still use the ins, del, etc so I'm in the minority!).

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Questing-For-Floof t1_iwjsp28 wrote

Reply to Heaven. by Bitdrive_

Now this makes me wonder if there are artisan knobs, I must find out at all costs, even if its forbidden knowledge...

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5spikecelio t1_iwjbi4m wrote

You would be surprised how much you can achieve with 30 dollars. After fidgeting a lot with keyboards, try a mix of everything under the sun, from mixing switches, to all different types of materials inside a case im 100% sure that people buy expensive keebs for the same reason buy expensive diamonds. Is not because of the features, but just to say “i have this”. Unless you are going for a custom aluminum case with 1 of a kind design im pretty sure i can make ANY keyboard sounds amazing. Besides clicky switches cause their mechanism are not diy friendly, is just a matter of mods and research. After i made the worse board i ever hear (drop alt with halos) sound good, anything is possible.

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