Sexy Mechanical Keyboard Thread

R-T-B · Feb 28, 2016

AsRock said:
Noticed one of the fake switches were missing on the enter key

Manufacuring defect. It came all merged together with the surrounding plastic and would not press down, so I had to pry it out. For whatever reason, it seems to work fine without it.

AsRock · Feb 28, 2016

yeah it's to help to stop the key from being pressed un evenly. if it was my keyboard and it was on the right side of the enter key it would end up damaging the switch.

R-T-B · Feb 28, 2016

AsRock said:
yeah it's to help to stop the key from being pressed un evenly. if it was my keyboard and it was on the right side of the enter key it would end up damaging the switch.

Hmm... any ideas how to avoid that fate? Or do you think it's ok? I obviously can't return it now... lol

AsRock · Feb 28, 2016

press the button in the center

, dunno if you can buy them or any thing.

R-T-B · Feb 28, 2016

AsRock said:
press the button in the center , dunno if you can buy them or any thing.

I will figure something out, always do.

manofthem · Feb 28, 2016

sneekypeet said:
Alpha-Zulu yellow switches and a red Stryker top plate

Despite liking simpler keyboards lately, I'm strongly attracted to this one. Low and behold, I just saw that it's a Das! :eek:

Oh I like!

AlienIsGOD · Mar 4, 2016

Picked up a razer blackwidow ultimate classic with three missing keycaps, took the keycaps from my corsair k60 and it's looking pretty good. Pics to follow

AlienIsGOD · Mar 7, 2016

here's my 2 keyboards

MadCatz STRIKE TE

Razer BlackWidow Ultimate (kids)

jboydgolfer · Mar 7, 2016

AZIO MGK1 RGB Mech KB. got it on sale for $60

my only complaint is the Punctuation keys being upside down, and the "AZIO" badge is sharp as a MoFo. since its machined aluminum

AlienIsGOD · Mar 7, 2016

jboydgolfer said:
my only complaint is the Punctuation keys being upside down

could you not use a keycap puller and switch them the right way?

jboydgolfer · Mar 7, 2016

AlienIsGOD said:
could you not use a keycap puller and switch them the right way?

nope. this KB, and many other as far as i know are Shaped...keys tend to be "beveled" so that they slope downward towards the user..meaning the back or Far side of the key, is higher IF the key is removed from the KB and viewed or laid down on a flat surface...Like this..even if i COULD do that, the symbols would ALL be upside down then, and that would look weird IMO. I THINK they printed them like this , so the LED's light BOTH punctuations marks on the key equally well, instead on one or the other, but I could CERTAINLY be wrong.

AlienIsGOD · Mar 7, 2016

Ahh my bad. That's certainly annoying then

jboydgolfer · Mar 7, 2016

AlienIsGOD said:
Ahh my bad. That's certainly annoying then

no bad, i thought EXACTLY that , but i discovered what i posted when i went to switch them around

i reached out to the Maker, and asked WTF did they do it for...awaiting a reply, it likely wouldnt bother many users, but I look @ the Board when i type, and It always throws me off, to see them reversed....but ALL of the ones Ive seen from this maker are this way, so it was intentional.

GamerGuy · Mar 16, 2016

I'd been on a hoatus from buying mechanical keyboards for more than a year as I'd shifted my focus to audio. But, I was at a PC mega sale event recently and the Armaggeddon MKA-5R RGB Hornet caught my eyes. Seeing that although I have a large number of keyboards, I did not have a single RGB keyboard......didn't go for the Duckys (my usual) because they came in full-sized flavors. Anyway, although the RGB Hornet uses Kailh switches, I gave them a try and I quite like the 'click' and 'tock' when struck, so I went for it......along with a RGB mouse in the SRO-5 Havoc III (also from Armaggeddon) which has an Avago A3310 optical engine/sensor.

AlienIsGOD · Mar 16, 2016

My madcatz has kailh browns and I quite like them

sneekypeet · Mar 16, 2016

jboydgolfer said:
no bad, i thought EXACTLY that , but i discovered what i posted when i went to switch them around i reached out to the Maker, and asked WTF did they do it for...awaiting a reply, it likely wouldnt bother many users, but I look @ the Board when i type, and It always throws me off, to see them reversed....but ALL of the ones Ive seen from this maker are this way, so it was intentional.

A few companies have been reversing the icon placement due to the LED location under the caps. This way the light shines through the numbers rather than the less used icons that typically ride the top of the key caps.

Solaris17 · Apr 25, 2016

Ordered a Lolita Spyder for work. So I dont have to use the trash wireless microsoft keyboard.

Its my phone cam so bare with me. I got the reds so that and the switch type are different from my MX blues on my DKS4 at home so far I like it though.

jboydgolfer · Apr 25, 2016

Solaris17 said:
Ordered a Lolita Spyder for work. So I dont have to use the trash wireless microsoft keyboard.

Its my phone cam so bare with me. I got the reds so that and the switch type are different from my MX blues on my DKS4 at home so far I like it though.

I almost ordered one of those for a Giveaway...i was > < this close

Personally, i dont think i could get used to TKL. tho . :rolleyes:

just the same, a VERY beautiful KB.

Solaris17 · Apr 25, 2016

jboydgolfer said:
I almost ordered one of those for a Giveaway...i was > < this close Personally, i dont think i could get used to TKL. tho . just the same, a VERY beautiful KB.

Its definitely Different but I dont use the calculator app or really much number data entry at work. At home I have a full size Duckshine 4. Its really different but I'm really digging it so far and it looks nice.

xvi · Apr 25, 2016

I picked up a cheap mechanical 10-keyless for work. They kept giving me wireless mice/keyboards and they'd never work reliably the 2-3 feet between my keyboard and computer. $60 for a Rosewill RGB80 (Khali Blue) keyboard and some Rosewill "gaming" mouse and it just feels so much better.

I certainly miss the 10-key, but I've gotten around it well enough.

jboydgolfer · Apr 25, 2016

xvi said:
I picked up a cheap mechanical 10-keyless for work. They kept giving me wireless mice/keyboards and they'd never work reliably the 2-3 feet between my keyboard and computer. $60 for a Rosewill RGB80 (Khali Blue) keyboard and some Rosewill "gaming" mouse and it just feels so much better.

I certainly miss the 10-key, but I've gotten around it well enough.

i JUST ordered one of these over this past weekend
Got mine for $50

xvi · Apr 26, 2016

jboydgolfer said:
i JUST ordered one of these over this past weekend
Got mine for $50

Yep, that's what I paid for this one (mouse was $10). Only quirk is that it makes you have a purple backlight if you have the Win key enabled. If you change to a different profile, it disables the Win keys. Apparently, when it first came out, Rosewill said they're going to fix that, but they haven't.
Other than that, it's a nice sturdy keyboard and I love the feel of the blue switches.

jboydgolfer · Apr 26, 2016

xvi said:
Yep, that's what I paid for this one (mouse was $10). Only quirk is that it makes you have a purple backlight if you have the Win key enabled. If you change to a different profile, it disables the Win keys. Apparently, when it first came out, Rosewill said they're going to fix that, but they haven't.
Other than that, it's a nice sturdy keyboard and I love the feel of the blue switches.

yeah, i liked the look, and its reviews were good enough. I already have a good Mech KB, but I figured the deal was TOO good to pass up, so i ordered it for either a giveaway, or just to keep in storage for another time.

Solaris17 · Apr 27, 2016

So been a day or so with the new KB. Works great. Really digging the feel, However the keys are painted and they are getting a bit light (I type alot so mech KBs are more needed than a Want for me) so Replacement keycaps are deff the way to go. Will probably get a set this paycheck.

xvi · Apr 27, 2016

I keep seeing keycaps on massdrop, but they're usually $20-30+. I don't suppose that's normal, is it?

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