yet another "help i need keyboard" thread

[Touch My Hamm]

LF new keyboard. been using bloody b945 for years, Mostly used Ducky since shine 1 release. I wont mind building one out but withing a $150-225USD price range. Due to nerve damage I sue very light keys with short travel distance (this was a selling point for the Ducky since its like 1/3 the travel distance and light). I am looking for a TKL/75% as I can simply get an external numpad. Any suggestions for base/switches/caps that would fit under the $250 would be much appreciated. trying to find switches that are light/short travel is limiting and not always the sound people are after but its more a preference of my finger dexterity from years of typing like a madman lol. I don't mind building or buying prebuilt tbh, it would be nice to lube some switches as it may be fun project.

[saintlouisbagels]

2 hours ago, Touch My Hamm said:

LF new keyboard. been using bloody b945 for years, Mostly used Ducky since shine 1 release. I wont mind building one out but withing a $150-225USD price range. Due to nerve damage I sue very light keys with short travel distance (this was a selling point for the Ducky since its like 1/3 the travel distance and light). I am looking for a TKL/75% as I can simply get an external numpad. Any suggestions for base/switches/caps that would fit under the $250 would be much appreciated. trying to find switches that are light/short travel is limiting and not always the sound people are after but its more a preference of my finger dexterity from years of typing like a madman lol. I don't mind building or buying prebuilt tbh, it would be nice to lube some switches as it may be fun project.

Do you remember the total travel of your Ducky keyboard?

I previously owned the NuPhy Air75 keyboard and would highly recommend it. (I have since "upgraded" to the Halo75)

 

It uses Gateron Low Profile switches which have a total travel of 3.2mm +/- 0.2mm

Full-sized Gateron switches are 4mm max.

 

You could find a keyboard with (or swap it with) MX Cherry Speed switches if you want to stay full-sized. Total travel appears to be 3.4mm, so essentially the same as LP switches.

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Edit:

According to this article, Razer's Linear Optical and Clicky Optical switches have 3mm total travel.

So you can look into their Huntsman keyboards if you're interested.

 

Edited June 17, 2023 by saintlouisbagels

[Touch My Hamm]

1 hour ago, saintlouisbagels said:

Do you remember the total travel of your Ducky keyboard?

I previously owned the NuPhy Air75 keyboard and would highly recommend it. (I have since "upgraded" to the Halo75)

 

It uses Gateron Low Profile switches which have a total travel of 3.2mm +/- 0.2mm

Full-sized Gateron switches are 4mm max.

 

You could find a keyboard with (or swap it with) MX Cherry Speed switches if you want to stay full-sized. Total travel appears to be 3.4mm, so essentially the same as LP switches.

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Edit:

According to this article, Razer's Linear Optical and Clicky Optical switches have 3mm total travel.

So you can look into their Huntsman keyboards if you're interested.

 

I was actually looking at https://nuphy.com/collections/keyboards/products/field75?variant=40550066749549. my complaint would be the aesthetic is.....something ....

[saintlouisbagels]

10 minutes ago, Touch My Hamm said:

I was actually looking at https://nuphy.com/collections/keyboards/products/field75?variant=40550066749549. my complaint would be the aesthetic is.....something ....

You're not really bringing us any closer to helping you if you're just going to randomly talk about a keyboard with no particular features that help you with your requirement..

4 hours ago, Touch My Hamm said:

Due to nerve damage I sue very light keys with short travel distance

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Edit:

Never mind, I'm a dick.

Did not realize that keyboard used shorter-travel stems. Sorry.

Edited June 17, 2023 by saintlouisbagels

[saintlouisbagels]

8 minutes ago, Touch My Hamm said:

I was actually looking at https://nuphy.com/collections/keyboards/products/field75?variant=40550066749549. my complaint would be the aesthetic is.....something ....

You have a pretty healthy budget to get any keyboard you want. Just make sure it's hot-swappable so that you can try a variety of switches.

For that specific one, NuPhy does sell the the switches by themselves.

https://nuphy.com/collections/switches/products/nuphy-polaris-switches

https://nuphy.com/collections/switches/products/nuphy-fleeting-gold-switches

[PacketAuditor]

A Wooting might be nice for you to be able to set the actuation point very high up. Otherwise I'd say Keychron Q1v2 with Hako Violet (tactile 28g), Kailh Box Pro Reds (linear 35g), or Zeal Clickiez (clicky 32g) switches and a cheap set of PBT keycaps.

[saintlouisbagels]

Today's ShortCircuit might be the perfect option for you if you don't mind 100%

https://www.corsair.com/us/en/p/keyboards/ch-913a01u-na/k100-air-wireless-rgb-ultra-thin-mechanical-gaming-keyboard-cherry-mx-ultra-low-profile-tactile-ch-913a01u-na

 

According to Cherry MX's official website specs, this should be only 1.8mm of total travel

https://www.cherrymx.de/en/cherry-mx/mx-ultra-low-profile/mx-ulp-tactile.html

 

[Touch My Hamm]

I was thinking:

https://en.akkogear.com/product/acr-top-75-kit/ or https://www.amazon.ca/Glorious-Mechanical-Keyboard-Tenkeyless-Gaming/dp/B01MSVHZTT/ref=sr_1_9?m=A1DYE0JBXZTW6W&marketplaceID=A2EUQ1WTGCTBG2&qid=1687285927&s=merchant-items&sr=1-9&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.c1b088f5-04b2-4ab6-9d7a-b4ccd9a2b544&th=1

 

with Cherry speed silver manually lubed or https://nuphy.com/collections/switches/products/nuphy-polaris-switches since they are factory lubed. Then buy some random doubleshot pbt caps.

 

One random thing I was think about is spacing between keys. definitely the most random thing. Im sure its most likely standardized spacing. I remember trying corsair keyboards and thinking that either their keycaps are shaped odd or they have alot of spacing between keys. But it may be that they where using something:

 

 

where it just felt like there was odd spacing between keys when there isnt and im just an odd ball lol.

[saintlouisbagels]

23 minutes ago, Touch My Hamm said:

I was thinking:

https://en.akkogear.com/product/acr-top-75-kit/ or https://www.amazon.ca/Glorious-Mechanical-Keyboard-Tenkeyless-Gaming/dp/B01MSVHZTT/ref=sr_1_9?m=A1DYE0JBXZTW6W&marketplaceID=A2EUQ1WTGCTBG2&qid=1687285927&s=merchant-items&sr=1-9&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.c1b088f5-04b2-4ab6-9d7a-b4ccd9a2b544&th=1

 

with Cherry speed silver manually lubed or https://nuphy.com/collections/switches/products/nuphy-polaris-switches since they are factory lubed. Then buy some random doubleshot pbt caps.

 

One random thing I was think about is spacing between keys. definitely the most random thing. Im sure its most likely standardized spacing. I remember trying corsair keyboards and thinking that either their keycaps are shaped odd or they have alot of spacing between keys. But it may be that they where using something:

 

 

where it just felt like there was odd spacing between keys when there isnt and im just an odd ball lol.

Spacing between keys is standardized.

But keycaps come in a variety of shapes as show in your picture, so sometimes you need to be more accurate depending on the amount of surface area the keycap gives you.

The modifier keys (CTRL, ALT, WIN, FN, ENTER, SHIFT etc) is very often differently-spaced and sized between many brands.

 

I used DSA keycaps for several years, but NuPhy's keycaps are my new favourite since they're slightly larger and flatter on top.