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mcaputo023 OP t1_iwwjhvc wrote

No need to apologize because I won't pretend to be an expert myself and we're always learning in one context or another. 🀝

BBKs are normal mechanical keyboard switches with a shorter travel distance of 3.4mm.

Having never used the Alpacca v2, both are 5-pin, but it appears that the Alpacca housings are opaque (and not clear), meaning that you'll lose out on the RGBs at the switch location.

Here's a picture of the Halo 65 with all the switches pulled. You'll see a north-side RGB at each switch location that the Alpacas would presumably block.

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am0x t1_iwwcvp8 wrote

Checkout the Feker Alice 80. Prebuilt, hotswap, comes with Gateron Yellow Pros (lubed), and is fairly cheap ($120-130 I think). Oh and it has bluetooth and wireless (via usb hub) if you are interested in that.

It is pretty muted, but there are easy videos to give it a thoccy sound, although it is pretty thoccy, just more muted due to the silicone in it. I prefer the muted because I use it mostly for work.

I got the Matcha caps for like $30 and it looks amazing with the white board. I seriously might buy another for home, I like it so much.

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