Mechanical Keyboard Club!

[sub68]

4 minutes ago, DailyProcrastinator said:

I just sold my G610 late 2020, bundled it with one of my systems.

Frick.....

4 minutes ago, DailyProcrastinator said:

Worth reaching out to that person!

yeah but that person closed there PM

[Javilen]

7 hours ago, sub68 said:

I have been playing osu for a year and this is what happens to the keeb after awhile.

cause I bottem out the key cap. the key caps loosen up.

the only cap that completely broke was my z cap.

Cut a sandwich bag and place it in the post on the cap. It should keep them snug.

[Admiral Shark]

IBM Model M13 with '00s-style ThinkPad blue enters (well, close enough)

[Slazyel]

Hi people,

I will buy a new Mechanical Keyboard. I'm coming from a Cooler Master MasterKeys Pro M Brown RGB and i want to know which of the follow would be a better deal. I live outside US and Drop does not ship to where i live, so i have limited options.

 

G815 for $110

G915 TKL for $170

G915 for $190

 

I'm leaning towards the g915 tkl, but let me know what you think is better. Maybe it's not $60 worth it over the g815?

[DarthBaggins]

 

On 4/12/2021 at 2:17 PM, SharktasticA said:

IBM Model M13 with '00s-style ThinkPad blue enters (well, close enough)

 well well well, I see you're over here as well - lol

 

my current build - still hunting for another capset for the board but using the JTK Rain Drop for now:

 

[DarkWillow]

First post, I love mechanical keyboards, so here are mine! A gen1 K95 RGB and a Ducky Shine 7, both with Cherry MX Reds, please excuse the mess, my gaming station became my workstation during the pandemic!

[geo3]

13 hours ago, DarthBaggins said:

 

 well well well, I see you're over here as well - lol

 

my current build - still hunting for another capset for the board but using the JTK Rain Drop for now:

 

Ooo, Gateron Lazers! You don't see that too often. How are they? Do they compare with anything else?

[Admiral Shark]

The complete major M122 variants set!

• T-L: Type I - 1986 P/N 1389152
• T-R: Type II - 1987 P/N 1390886
• M-L: Type III - 1989 P/N 1394324
• M-R: Type IV - 1997 P/N 1397003
• B: Type "4.5" - 2005 P/N AC40956

[kelvinhall05]

@Hackentosher 

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Software is very wip. Hardware needs a few changes (mostly aesthetic, outside of the major fix of swapping i2c lines to the way they're supposed to be). But the end is in sight!

[Evolution.]

bought this 

 

 

[XR6]

[DarthBaggins]

On 4/16/2021 at 10:09 PM, geo3 said:

Ooo, Gateron Lazers! You don't see that too often. How are they? Do they compare with anything else?

Since I lubed and filmed them, I love them and they feel smoother than the lubed Gateron Black Ink v1's I have in another board.  Highly over-looked switch imo, but I also am awaiting a batch of Everglide Aqua kings that I can't wait to try out.

[DailyProcrastinator]

Been super buys lately, but finally got my Drop Carina review done!

 

 

 

I went with Kailh Box Heavy Dark Yellows, un-lubed, stabs lubed with TriboSys 3204.

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I LOVE the stability of box swithces.

    * Amplified audio by 10db * (Audio recorded with a Blue Snowball Mic, at approximately 15cm from the keyboard)

[Eschew]

5 hours ago, DailyProcrastinator said:

Been super buys lately, but finally got my Drop Carina review done!

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Another item to keep in mind is the Carina only houses 3-pin switches, so if you have 5-pin switches make sure you get your side cutters ready!

...Are you certain the Drop Carina is incompatible with 5-pin switches?

 

Just asking for confirmation. The statement seems to contradict with what's suggested by photos of your Drop Carina's PCB, Drop's listing, as well as multiple reviews written under the Drop Carina listing.

• Drop Carina Review 1 (Dec 2, 2020)
• Drop Carina Review 2 (Dec 4, 2020)
• Drop Carina Review 3 (Feb 2, 2021)
• Drop Carina Review 4 (Feb 7, 2021)

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Drop Carina PCB (from Drop Carina 60% Build)

The holes on either side of the center pin, just above the Kailh hot-swap socket, seem like they might accomodate 5-pin switches.

 

Drop Carina Listing (from Drop)

Drop suggests the Carina is compatible with both 3-pin and 5-pin switches.

[mon1ka]

recently joined the cult and got myself an RK61 rocking gateron browns. I expected alot of difficulty moving to a 60%, but its actually made my productivity alot better somehow. (ignore the OPPO A52 camera quality, my hands shake badly)

[Rodrigo Ortega]

i have an rk61 and thecaps lock carries on going white when i press it, how do i stop this

[DarthBaggins]

Don't use the Capslock, normally that's an indicator to remind a user they have it enabled. 

[matheus_gsilva]

Hello there, i'm looking for a good 75% hot swappable board, which i could buy in stock, preferrably WW shipping. A decent one.

Also where are good places to buy switches + lub? i'm looking for holy pandas

[DailyProcrastinator]

12 hours ago, Eschew said:

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...Are you certain the Drop Carina is incompatible with 5-pin switches?

 

Just asking for confirmation. The statement seems to contradict with what's suggested by photos of your Drop Carina's PCB, Drop's listing, as well as multiple reviews written under the Drop Carina listing.

• Drop Carina Review 1 (Dec 2, 2020)
• Drop Carina Review 2 (Dec 4, 2020)
• Drop Carina Review 3 (Feb 2, 2021)
• Drop Carina Review 4 (Feb 7, 2021)

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Drop Carina PCB (from Drop Carina 60% Build)

The holes on either side of the center pin, just above the Kailh hot-swap socket, seem like they might accomodate 5-pin switches.

 

Drop Carina Listing (from Drop)

Drop suggests the Carina is compatible with both 3-pin and 5-pin switches.

Yeah wow... Cleary I need more sleep. I mean if I just looked at my PCB I would have caught this mistake, I got myself confused with the Drop CTRL I recently picked up and have been using. Thanks for pointing this out. Changes made!

[DailyProcrastinator]

33 minutes ago, matheus_gsilva said:

Hello there, i'm looking for a good 75% hot swappable board, which i could buy in stock, preferrably WW shipping. A decent one.

Also where are good places to buy switches + lub? i'm looking for holy pandas

Welcome to the forum!

 

Honestly, the GMMK Pro is the best value for you money when it comes to a 75% hot swap. But it is not immediately purchasable. First batch of reservations (made in fall 2020) just shipped, and the ETA on normal stock is unclear.

 

In theory if you bought everything from GMMK they have lube and switches as well.

 

In stock options:

https://kono.store/collections/all-products-list/products/gemini-dusk

https://drop.com/buy/drop-ctrl-high-profile-barebones-keyboard?defaultSelectionIds=948170

https://www.pcgamingrace.com/products/gmmk-tkl-tenkeyless-brown-switch

 

All these give up features that the GMMK Pro has, and are TKL, not 75%, I am also pretty sure none support 5-pin switches. Finding hot-swap 75% layouts in stock is very difficult at this time. Maybe others have recommendations though.

 

For more good info and links to a lot of retailers:

 

[geo3]

26 minutes ago, matheus_gsilva said:

Hello there, i'm looking for a good 75% hot swappable board, which i could buy in stock, preferrably WW shipping. A decent one.

Also where are good places to buy switches + lub? i'm looking for holy pandas

Here's another one to consider. https://www.idobao.net/products/idobao-id80-75-hot-swappable-mechanical-keyboard-kit

[DarthBaggins]

22 hours ago, geo3 said:

Here's another one to consider. https://www.idobao.net/products/idobao-id80-75-hot-swappable-mechanical-keyboard-kit

pretty much the same as the GMMK Pro minus the foam and rotary knob. Good choice and comes up on Drop and many other stores as well very often.

[Admiral Shark]

On 4/18/2021 at 10:23 AM, XR6 said:

Now that's a handsome one!

[Admiral Shark]

IBM Model M13 aesthetic:

[Admiral Shark]

Some other shots of the same keyboard: