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PSA: Flip your spacebar.

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If you own a mechanical keyboard, chances are that you can flip your spacebar. Do it. It offers a more ergonomic feel while typing and especially while gaming. Once you try it, you'll never go back. Carefully remove your spacebar, flip it around, and put it back on.

 

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I got a corsair k70. can i use the keycap remover tool that came with it? can I change it back if I dont like it

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I accidentally did this while christmas cleaning my keyboard.

Did the same happen to you?

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Not sure if this is a troll or a real thing...

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Can someone please try this and make a video of it? Greatly appreciated. Seems like a cool idea

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i tryed it, liked it, then i switched back

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Feeling left out because i don't have a mechanical keyboard...

:(

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I got a corsair k70. can i use the keycap remover tool that came with it? can I change it back if I dont like it

I also have the K70. I just got my fingers under the bar on each side and carefully wiggled it off. I'm not sure about the tool, but it would probably work if you pulled up from the center. And yes you can change it back.

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..What? Don't have a mechanical keyboard so can't try it 

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I got a corsair k70. can i use the keycap remover tool that came with it? can I change it back if I dont like it

Yes and yes

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I have the ALT key flipped on my gaming keyboard because its more comfortable, but for my typing keyboard I leave it alone.

 

I got a corsair k70. can i use the keycap remover tool that came with it? can I change it back if I dont like it

You can, but I prefer to pull off the alt keys and use my hands to pull off the space bar. You can change it back if you don't like it.

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Yeah... No.... I'm not gonna do that.

 

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I may try this in the future. I often feel like I hit an edge on my K70 when I hit the spacebar.

 

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Can someone please try this and make a video of it? Greatly appreciated. Seems like a cool idea

Uploading one right now.

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Can someone please try this and make a video of it? Greatly appreciated. Seems like a cool idea

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