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dimensiation t1_j0qvpt4 wrote

Reply to comment by TheSchneid in K4 to Q5 upgrade, I'll finally stop hitting the right arrow instead of 0 on the numpad. This also sounds and feels worlds better. by TheSchneid

I did the tape mod before I built mine, but that's it. It sounds SO MUCH nicer than the K8 (that I'm typing on now) that I'm honestly tempted to build another Q5 (I have two PCs).

Which switches did you get? I got the barebones and have Akko V3 Cream Blues, which are a nice tactile. My K8 has gat reds, which I find are too light for my taste and I make mistakes with them. Not sure if I want more tactiles or to try a heavier linear.

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inspyral t1_j0qucqk wrote

Reply to comment by SkykingThrGreat in K4 to Q5 upgrade, I'll finally stop hitting the right arrow instead of 0 on the numpad. This also sounds and feels worlds better. by TheSchneid

The space saving aspect is great, but I ended up using some rubber keycaps just for the arrow keys so I could easily differentiate them from the num keys by feel. That pretty much eliminated hitting right arrow by mistake when I was going for num pad zero. The cramped f key row is still an issue though, which is why I use my 1800 layout board most of the time now.

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TheSchneid OP t1_j0qty7j wrote

Reply to comment by dimensiation in K4 to Q5 upgrade, I'll finally stop hitting the right arrow instead of 0 on the numpad. This also sounds and feels worlds better. by TheSchneid

Yeah it's so nice. Ive always had cheaper mechs, and usually felt like I needed to add foam, replace keycaps / switches, and just do mods to make them better. This is just amazing out of the box though.

Like I know myself well enough to know I'm never going to sit down and lube switches myself. I'll do a tape mod or add foam, etc, but no way am I going to ever take the time to spend hours lubing switches.

If I replace the switches on this I'll def be getting some that are pre lubed though, huge difference there.

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