Good to know, was there any announcement around the changes or are these things you noticed between purchases? Curious to see if I can pass specific feedback up the line

You didn't spill, you coffee lubed them!

> It’s also worth noting that you cited your personal GB track record as a sign of the issue. The plural of anecdote is not data.

Are you kidding me? :D If everybody was acting like you say, there would be no discussions on the internet XD
Are you suggesting that I should be happy about GB because some people got some of their GBs on time, while I didn't receive any of mine ever even close to the estimated deadline?

Of course. The suits would have just reduced everything to the point where things will outlive their warranty, and then that's it. Anything else would be seen as a waste of money, and something that reduces profit. This is why most gaming boards are utter dog shit.

Feels good! I ended up using the mid plate foam to make it less bouncy.

I just have some old lubed Tangies in there until I figure out what switches I want to go with.

Yeah I am outside the US myself so shipping is painful, but depending on the sale I think you can still save a decent amount compared to local vendor prices sometimes.

I recently purchased 4 in-stock Dye-sub PBT sets from the BOGO sale. Even when including shipping I ended up saving 30% over local prices.

The BOGO sale also discounts the lowest priced set, so the savings were more like 40% for those in the US not the 50% on listed prices you would expect so I thought it was worth it in the end.

> in the past why would you repeatedly participate in these GB?

Not any more. I participated in the last GB over a year ago and it will be the last one unless something really big will come up like Model F was

First of all I did propose a solution :)
Second of all, it's not up to me to fix it. Runners or companies that create group buys should. I am already paying money for somebody to figure it out for me. If I want to give money and solutions, I will be better off making my own creation for myself only.

Their quality was much better before the HP acquisition. After that quality of everything went downhill specially the headphones and keyboards.

After.

I bought the first generation in Feb 2020 and the second generation in Nov 2022.

I don't get it either. Like whats the point? Having tried it I preferred e-waste tier membranes

I was perfectly fine with my 10USD office tier headsets before my friend introduced me to audiophile stuff. I can't go back anymore.

But i deliberately stopped trying better ones at 40-50 USD. I could easily see myself spending exponentially more if i try to find the difference.

Ps: I hate linear switches. I'd rather have a cheapo membrane than those. Like whats the point

Need those Seal Keycaps. Where please

Where did you get the mousepad? It looks cool.

True... Many designers make a set just because they want it for themselves though, so if that's the case, you can't blame them for not wanting to go through all that again, as it's quite a stressful experience and quite a lot of work to run a GB, even though the vendor is doing the heavy lifting with regards to payments and distribution, the designer is mainly responsible for the advertising and PR for the GB. If enough people contact them though, and ask, they may realise that there's an opportunity there for them. I reckon few people consider this... simply messaging them to ask them. I often do, but if I'm one of just a handful of people doing so then it's just a drop in the ocean.

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Yeah, it looks superb 👍 How's the typing feel of the Aero75?

Very cool deskmat bro

I can only go off what vendors in the UK charge, as if I'm buying extras, then I will obviously use a UK vendor. They've always been reasonable. You expect a mark up, as after all, the vendor has taken a risk in ordering extras... for all they knew at the time, the set may not sell well. I've not seen them as expensive as that though. If you missed a GB and really want the set though, paying another $40 or so is still better than being gouged on the aftermarket. I do see your point though, yes.

You are confusing keycaps with layouts and layers. You can always buy a CRP set with keycaps with greek legends but that won’t make your keyboard actually output them.

At the same time if your keyboard uses QMK you can always use a greek layout on a layer.

Or use a greek layout from your OS settings.

Of course you can do all three but it isn’t the manufacturers fault for not providing for your specific needs, apparently greek is more niche than hiragana :)

Sure, but if you're going to have LEDs on the PCB, they should probably be put to good use, right? Even if most keycaps don't support shine through, it's silly to ignore those that do.

Not all manufacturers take as long as GMK, and GMK have explained why they are having the issues they are having, and what they are doing about it. They've even posted in this sub themselves explaining. If anyone is to blame, it's vendors who keep running GBs with GMK knowing the lead times are sometimes two years or so. Even so, we all know the lead times, so if you don't want to wait for a GMK set (other manufacturers are available), then either try to get extras once they drop (but you'll still have to wait... you just won't have to pay up front), or just don't bother with group buys. There are loads of in- stock, original keycaps from other manufacturers that you can just buy right now without waiting. Anyone would think that you HAVE to have GMK keycaps (other manufacturers are available), and the wait times are something you HAVE to put up with. If you don't want to wait, don't use group buys. If you know the lead times going in, then you can't really complain about it. If group buys are delayed beyond what you were told, that can be annoying, sure, but let's be honest here, no one enters a GMK group buy and expects anything other than a wait time measured in months.... many months. I don't get it... people happily enter group buys, knowing it will take 18 months (for argument sake), then lose their shit when it takes 21 months or whatever. I mean...sure, annoying, but were they actually sat behind their front door waiting for them to arrive or something? If you enter a keycap group buy, expect a long wait. Order them, and move on. You don't WAIT for them.

If you are a newcomer to the hobby, please don't enter a group buy for something you really need. Stick to in stock stuff until you have a fair collection of boards and caps and switches, so you can at least enjoy the hobby without having to sit there staring at a calendar waiting for your precious keycaps to arrive in order to do take part.

Thanks. Didn't look like 38" on the picture. Looks like you are sitting pretty close. Do you ever have trouble seeing the whole screen or is it just fine? How is it in competitive FPS if you play any?

Damn. That's a sick find. Thanks

Yeah, her shop is open very rarely. You can follow her Instagram to know when it will open again.