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Offline prava

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pcb mounted keyboards?
« on: Wed, 29 October 2014, 18:49:48 »
Hi there.

It so happens that after trying a KBC Poker with mx reds... I don't like my Filco MX red anymore. I don't know, it seems the flex of the pcb makes all the difference.

So, any other keyboards that are pcb mounted?

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Re: pcb mounted keyboards?
« Reply #1 on: Thu, 30 October 2014, 08:52:40 »
I feel the same, I have a new found love for PCB mounted keyboards.

However I also found out that not all PCB mounted keyboards are created equal.  It seems like the ones with smaller footprint tend to feel better (Race II, Pure... etc).

From what I heard the bigger ones (full size) tend to have more flex and feel flimsy/cheap.

There was a thread about it you can read up about it here:  http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=29253.0

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Re: pcb mounted keyboards?
« Reply #2 on: Thu, 30 October 2014, 09:00:11 »
Vortex released some teaser photos of a "new 60" that appears to be a pcb mount keyboard.
https://www.facebook.com/Vortexgear?hc_location=timeline
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Re: pcb mounted keyboards?
« Reply #3 on: Sat, 01 November 2014, 03:54:56 »
Are all pcb mounted switch mountable without soldering?
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Re: pcb mounted keyboards?
« Reply #4 on: Sat, 01 November 2014, 09:52:56 »
Are all pcb mounted switch mountable without soldering?

They'll stay in place without soldering, but you need to solder to use them.