Best LOOKING keyboard?

[Icte]

As the title says! Name the best looking (layout, casing, colors etc) you've ever seen!

Pics are welcome!

[phx]

my keyboards are the best, but my beauties are for my eyes only 

[jkercado]

If we're talking about 100% stock, unmodified units, I'd say the Tex Beetle ranks right up there.

[Icte]

If we're talking about 100% stock, unmodified units, I'd say the Tex Beetle ranks right up there.

Your keyboards? :O Pics or it didnt happen

my keyboards are the best, but my beauties are for my eyes only 

Aye thats a damn nice beast, too bad no ISO model!

And as a further note, ALL keyboards (even if its just a clicking cap on a table writing the letter S eveywhere!) is acceptibru!

Engage you all damn nerds!

[yasuo]

[kenmai9]

dem some shiny caps

[CPTBadAss]

Sifo's LZ-S



Whiskerbox's LZ-S


I'm also quite fond of how the KMAC looks. The anodization looks incredible.

[Badwrench]

For stock boards, it is the pure for me (yep, I am biased).



However, of all time for me, it goes to either Binge's 2tu:
(image of Binge's board from the 2tu thread)

or DanGWanG's black and red phantom 150 in a litster case:
(image from the phantom thread)

[Icte]

Nice keyboards! Love the HHKB!

@dem shiny key caps dude - why shiney? Not PBT matte?

[CPTBadAss]

****, how could I forget about the 2TU

* CPTBadAss drools

DanGWanG also had a Korean board that matched the Bulls colors. I loved that board.

[Icte]

****, how could I forget about the 2TU

* CPTBadAss drools

DanGWanG also had a Korean board that matched the Bulls colors. I loved that board.

Too late, get oot!

Hey look at that, 60 posts!! I'M FREE!!!!!!

[yasuo]

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[QueenXenon]

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I've definitely been pondering the viability of wooden key caps (and alternate materials in general), I'm stoked that someone did it

[CPTBadAss]

There's already a few woodcaps out besides this one. Nubbinator made one and I believe MK.com is now selling them.

[davkol]

As the title says! Name the best looking (layout, casing, colors etc) you've ever seen!

Pics are welcome!

kurplop's ergodox

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[Photekq]

356CL

356 Mini
http://www1.kbdmania.net/xe/index.php?mid=photo&sort_index=voted_count&order_type=desc&page=3&document_srl=5176086
LZ-SE (I prefer red 84-key but those photos are by far the best ones)

[czarek]

Blue metallic filco with blank PBT caps

[Moosecraft]

LZ-SE is by far my favorite, I prefer the red 84 key aswell.

After that it's a tie between 356mini and 356cl. Those goddamn koreans make so pretty boards/cases.

[calavera]

all black dksaver. clean as fawk.

[Findecanor]

Unmodified, non-enthusiast keyboards: Sun Type 5.

[Xenderwind]

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356CL

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356 Mini
http://www1.kbdmania.net/xe/index.php?mid=photo&sort_index=voted_count&order_type=desc&page=3&document_srl=5176086
LZ-SE (I prefer red 84-key but those photos are by far the best ones)

For a second I got so excited because I thought that was your tek-80

[Icte]

What do you people think of the Lenovo Thinkpad layout keyboard (not the chiclet) (also, it IS a keyboard although mounted on a laptop lol)?

[Lastpilot]

I actually like the original KMAC 84 design. Some people may prefer the fancier LZ models but someone like me finds beauty in simplicity. Square aluminum blocks ftw!

[Neo.X]

All the Korean boards look great. I wish I could have money to buy them all. 

And HHKB2 and Realforce 10th anniversary version.

[pixel5]

Pretty much anything 60% aside from the Pure Pro. 60% is sexiest form factor.

[tricheboars]

i am going to agree that the special edition kkhb with the nutty caps and crazy metal case is the best looking "stock" keyboard but that thing was also 1000+ retail when it came out.  as far as "stock" boards the korean customs like the 356mini are just the bees knees. however i dont know if that is really a stock option.

mainstream board? i always thought the Macintosh Keyboard (M0110) was a freaking gorgeous piece of hardware. 60% before it was cool. old school retro and i even like the sun damaged ones. just some solid hardware. too bad apple couldnt make a descent keyboard to save their life now....

also original space cadet board!!! thats why i love my R4 SPH set!

[Sifo]

Either my LZ-S



or

456GT





or

HHKB HG

[Grim Fandango]

Maybe not as exotic as some of the keyboards mentioned in this thread, but I really liked Reaper's camo filco with dolch keycaps. It was pretty much the reason for me pursuing a matching clack + arrow cluster and becoming a member of geekhack in the first place. Before I was often on the keyboard forums at overclock.net and someone over there posted this picture that led me to geekhack. 



Once my home- keyboard is done ( I need a few more hard to attain items) I reckon I like it over anything else. Not because other keyboards are not as good, but because it was entirely customized based on my own prefernce, so not surprisingly I really like it.

[tricheboars]

i am sorry but i really think camo is super ugly. am i the only one? you guys seem to love those bad boys.  however i bet that commando SPH set that is on sale in the group buys forum would look good on some camo. i just wouldnt ever own it or type on it.

[CPTBadAss]

I don't really like camo on keyboards. But what I really wanted to say was, reaper has a gorgeous Filco lotus case. Forgot he had that beauty.

[Puddsy]

I quite like my blank grey HHKB. That looks neat.

[Sifo]

Also screw camo

[meiosis]

Black widow ultimate

[tricheboars]

Black widow ultimate

really?! so gaudy. so over the top. so unnecessary.

to each their own though. i am a simple retro man. you may see the boards i like as boring or dated/ancient.

[vivalarevolución]

Could we get a picture of the Full Metal Filco, please?  That's a beaut.

[davkol]

Black widow ultimate

really?! so gaudy. so over the top. so unnecessary.

to each their own though. i am a simple retro man. you may see the boards i like as boring or dated/ancient.

Only for you: Mad Catz S.T.R.I.K.E 7

[Dubsgalore]

oh god i have some favorites i have to go looking now

[Dubsgalore]

ok, im not too keen on otd and kbd navigation, i've only been posting there for a month or so, so i cant find some of the ones that really sticked out to me, but here are a few


Jd's Gh60 made me fall in love with that classic two toned set 



Photekq already posted this, but this 356mini at full res is one of the sexiest boards i've ever laid eyes on
i want to do full photo build logs on my gh60s (and more) like this legend did when he built his 356mini



Cider aka my 60% idol had by far the most 60% swag
literally this guy takes god tier photos of the nicest 60%s in the world
this post in specific made my eyes explode with wonder
the glow of the orange backlighting..the nicest color scheme in the world..black on beige with orange underglow
the light doesnt bleed through the caps like ****ing SP does, and just look soo amazing
i'm modeling my first gh60 after it, lindy cable and all

...i have found a cherry logo windowed cap to go along with it as well but money needs to go somewhere else now ^^



i'm not a fan of tkl, full or 75%, but this photo made me fall in love with dolch.
the color of the case is what im chasing after to go alongside my 2 (maybe 3) sets of dolch for my gh60.


there are a ton more, im missing some from cider, duck, jackass, zenuty and tin

edit: the duck poker image dumped so i rehosted it

[Photoelectric]

I have 3 favorites   My pink metallic Filco, Dianoda's LZ-MX with colorful LEDs and brushed aluminum orange spacebar, and Sifo's sky Blue LZ case: beautiful color.

[tp4tissue]

I don't give two ****s about what my keyboard looks like...

I never even took the protective sticker off my ergodox.

That's how much I don't care..


This is a keyboard... I look at the screen ONLY..


I am no longer bound to silly useless keyboard aesthetics.

[pixel5]

I don't give two ****s about what my keyboard looks like...

I never even took the protective sticker off my ergodox.

That's how much I don't care..


This is a keyboard... I look at the screen ONLY..


I am no longer bound to silly useless keyboard aesthetics.

This belongs in that 'pretend to be a veteran' thread.

[Sifo]

I don't give two ****s about what my keyboard looks like...

I never even took the protective sticker off my ergodox.

That's how much I don't care..


This is a keyboard... I look at the screen ONLY..


I am no longer bound to silly useless keyboard aesthetics.

This belongs in that 'pretend to be a veteran' thread.

THIS THREAD EXISTS?!?!?!

[Ruseupi]

[muad]

For me nothing beats an HHKB or a poker II with 2 tone keycaps!


HHKB Pro 2 by o2dazone, on Flickr



... but I will never own either, I need arrow and PG keys that are a little more intuitive

[Neo.X]

For me nothing beats an HHKB or a poker II with 2 tone keycaps!

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HHKB Pro 2 by o2dazone, on Flickr

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... but I will never own either, I need arrow and PG keys that are a little more intuitive

This is a very nice setup for HHKB. I really like to try it on my HHKB, but keycaps for Topre are so expensive.

[Photoelectric]

Forgot to include some photos:



And



/biased

Also should add Smeagol_RP's "Russian" Poker!
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=46848

[CPTBadAss]

Smeagol's Russian Poker is so fine. But....IS IT JDCARPUPRLE FINE?

[Photoelectric]

Can't argue with glittery purple!  And it's even endorsed by Spock

[Hyde]

Best ones I've seen from other people:

(have to say I'm actually not fan of skulls but the rest of the boards look nice and clean)







My keyboards:





I know there are a lot of hate on Das Keyboard's gloss but you can't deny it looks really nice when clean. 

Oh also I owned a Blackwidow Ultimate for about a week before I return it to get a Das Keyboard, despite the hate and quality control issues but you have to admit it looks nice also.

[vivalarevolución]

Could we get a picture of the Full Metal Filco, please?  That's a beaut.

Here we go.  Tipo33's Full Metal Filco: