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Other Geeky Stuff / Re: What video games are you currently playing?
« Last post by mohawk1367 on Wed, 17 April 2024, 10:18:51 »
I enjoyed a lot while playing xBOxOne. What about you? Do you really enjoy this one?
I think there might have been a translation error...  :-\
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Keyboards / Re: Unpopular Keyboard Opinions
« Last post by zslane on Wed, 17 April 2024, 10:15:10 »
I'm a full size keyboard guy as well. Used them all my life (since I first started using computers back in 1981), and so my muscle memory expects a nav cluster and a numpad. Without them I feel like a limb is missing. I think the move away from full size keyboards in the mech board community stems from the fact that today's generation is more used to using mobile devices and expects their keyboards to be mobile too. That means small and light.

Personally, I can only stand to use small keyboards with my iPad, as a substitute for typing on glass, which I hate. In that scenario, I don't want anything larger than 60% or 65% because the iPad itself is small and I don't it dwarfed by the keyboard. But for my main driver, which is attached to a Dell tower PC, I want all the keys. I have a few TKLs but I always pair them up with a separate numpad, effectively turning them into full size boards.

I kinda hate that I am a dinosaur to this hobby, and that my full size keyboard choices are so limited because of that.
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Interest Checks / Re: [IC] GMK MTNU Rascals
« Last post by IOVERCALLHISTIOCYTES on Wed, 17 April 2024, 09:50:13 »
Ready for MTNUroon
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May 4! let's goooooo
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Keyboards / Re: Unpopular Keyboard Opinions
« Last post by TomahawkLabs on Wed, 17 April 2024, 09:02:25 »
I work in IT so my day is filled with tickets. I use the numpad daily to enter in ticket numbers or serial numbers for inventory. I tried using a 60% back in 2017 (Woodkeys case, ZEAL60 and Zeal Brass plate). I hated it. The case didn't fit the SA keycaps I had, I was fighting with not having a numpad or arrow keys. I then moved to a Varmillo VA87M TKL keyboard. This was perfect for me expect for the lack numpad. It did make for a good at home/gaming keyboard. Learning/fighting with layers sounds more frustrating than giving up a few extra inches of desk space.

I would like to experiment with southpaw full size keyboards as the main gripe of full size/numpads is the distance your right hand needs to travel to reach the mouse.
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Interest Checks / Re: [IC] GMK MTNU Rascals
« Last post by mul7i on Wed, 17 April 2024, 08:17:08 »
love mtnu
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Keyboards / Re: Unpopular Keyboard Opinions
« Last post by clay on Wed, 17 April 2024, 08:02:47 »

I disagree, because "good" is an entirely subjective notion.

Some people actively choose MX Browns or Blues.

I also only use full size boards which are often looked at as an ugly duckling. Also the only metal in my work board is the steel plate as the top and bottom case are plastic and the switches have sound dampening gaskets. Those are a lot of attributes that a lot of users would not want.
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What I find extremely strange about the community is that almost all of us have been typing on full size rubber dome keyboards just less than 10 years ago, be it for school, work or whatever reasons. Suddenly when the hobby expanded during/after the pandemic, everyone starts sh*tting on full size 100% keyboards and say how miserable they are typing on them. Like seriously, were people really that miserable in front of their computers in the past?

Right before I joined the hobby I have been typing on a full size office keyboard too. Though I appreciate and rotate with smaller layouts, I find no problem using full size keyboards as well. I got IBM Model Ms, full size Topres and I am also ordering a full size Fossil by Carolina Mech
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Keyboards / Re: Unpopular Keyboard Opinions
« Last post by clay on Wed, 17 April 2024, 07:55:14 »

saying that their board isn't good enough as is


I disagree, because "good" is an entirely subjective notion.

There are people who "like" various attributes, let's take noise and stiffness as 2 of the most common examples. 3 people might buy identical keyboards and one might say "This is perfect" while another says "I love everything about this keyboard except that it is too loud, so I will stuff the case with insulating material" and the 3rd says "I love everything about this keyboard except that the springs are too soft so I want to add stiffer springs"

Is one of them "right"? Are the other 2 "wrong"?

You are not wrong that a lot something good is a subjective notion, and that my definition of "good" is different from your "good". This is why my opinion towards the norm of keyboards right now is rather unpopular, as a lot of people would benchmark what is "good" based on today's standards, while I would compare mostly to old school GB keyboards long before the pandemic.
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I am glad to see it having a 1.6mm pcb option, as well as no foams (?)
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Keyboard Keycaps / TWO Sets of nSA Keycaps Arrived!
« Last post by harryke on Wed, 17 April 2024, 05:47:22 »
1. Maya Imprint Keycaps
Profile:  nSA
Material: 5-sided Dye-sublimation PBT
Number of Keys: 153
307428-0

2. Carved Prairie Keycaps
Profile:  nSA
Material: 5-sided Dye-sublimation PBT
Number of Keys: 155
307430-1
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