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Am I new to geekhack? Yes. Am I new to keyboard enthusiasm? Yes and yes.
« on: Mon, 22 September 2014, 17:56:05 »
Just wanted to say hi to the fellow geeks of geekhack. I've been a lurker but I never really made an account till now. Just so you guys know, my name is Angel but you can call me Angelic, Wolf, TheAngelic, TheWolf, Ange, and the list is almost infinite ;D I've never really used a mechanical keyboard before, but I'm hoping I can try and coax my parents to help me out (I'm still too young to drive) Maybe hanging around will introduce me to the fine art of keyboard collecting. Also a little tidbit, I'm a girl. Sooooo yeah.
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« Reply #1 on: Mon, 22 September 2014, 18:04:58 »
Welcome to the site.  There's a lot of good information here if you just look around and read.  Good luck on convincing your parents.
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« Reply #2 on: Mon, 22 September 2014, 18:06:51 »
Wolfy? Gelly? Gelly Wolf?
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« Reply #3 on: Mon, 22 September 2014, 18:12:27 »
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Welcome to the site.  There's a lot of good information here if you just look around and read.  Good luck on convincing your parents.
Thanks for the really quick reply, I'll look around the site for some info. And thanks, I'll try my best to.
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« Reply #4 on: Mon, 22 September 2014, 18:15:36 »
Quote from: esoomenona on Mon, 22 September 2014, 18:06:51
Wolfy? Gelly? Gelly Wolf?
I honestly never thought of those :p I wouldn't mind you using those  :D
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« Reply #5 on: Mon, 22 September 2014, 18:39:40 »
Welcome to Geekhack!

It might be best to start off small - get a nice keyboard that you like, not necessarily one of the exotic ones.  Then later on a set of replacement keycaps.  Maybe an artisan keycap or two along the way.  Spread the cost out for your parents ;)
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« Reply #6 on: Mon, 22 September 2014, 22:19:23 »
Quote from: rowdy on Mon, 22 September 2014, 18:39:40
Welcome to Geekhack!

It might be best to start off small - get a nice keyboard that you like, not necessarily one of the exotic ones.  Then later on a set of replacement keycaps.  Maybe an artisan keycap or two along the way.  Spread the cost out for your parents ;)
Would a Cooler Master Quick Fire Ultimate work out nicely? I remember determining brown switches for myself because I prefer tactile feedback over the clickiness and clackiness of blues. I was also considering getting a nice deal on the Model M from eBay because I love vintage  :p
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« Reply #7 on: Mon, 22 September 2014, 22:37:37 »
Quote from: TheAngelicWolf on Mon, 22 September 2014, 22:19:23
Quote from: rowdy on Mon, 22 September 2014, 18:39:40
Welcome to Geekhack!

It might be best to start off small - get a nice keyboard that you like, not necessarily one of the exotic ones.  Then later on a set of replacement keycaps.  Maybe an artisan keycap or two along the way.  Spread the cost out for your parents ;)
Would a Cooler Master Quick Fire Ultimate work out nicely? I remember determining brown switches for myself because I prefer tactile feedback over the clickiness and clackiness of blues. I was also considering getting a nice deal on the Model M from eBay because I love vintage  :p

Ultimate ... hmmm.  Do you prefer full-sized boards?  Or TKL (tenkeykless - without the numpad)?

If you don't mind TKL, the QFR is an excellent buy.  Or a Ducky Shine if you want backlighting.  Or the KUL - the latest entry to the good but inexpensive TKL lineup.

Model M is louder than MX blues :p

Blues do have a higher pitched click though, compared to the solid clack of the Model M (I have both!).
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« Reply #8 on: Mon, 22 September 2014, 22:44:46 »
Quote from: rowdy on Mon, 22 September 2014, 22:37:37
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Quote from: rowdy on Mon, 22 September 2014, 18:39:40
Welcome to Geekhack!

It might be best to start off small - get a nice keyboard that you like, not necessarily one of the exotic ones.  Then later on a set of replacement keycaps.  Maybe an artisan keycap or two along the way.  Spread the cost out for your parents ;)
Would a Cooler Master Quick Fire Ultimate work out nicely? I remember determining brown switches for myself because I prefer tactile feedback over the clickiness and clackiness of blues. I was also considering getting a nice deal on the Model M from eBay because I love vintage  :p

Ultimate ... hmmm.  Do you prefer full-sized boards?  Or TKL (tenkeykless - without the numpad)?

If you don't mind TKL, the QFR is an excellent buy.  Or a Ducky Shine if you want backlighting.  Or the KUL - the latest entry to the good but inexpensive TKL lineup.

Model M is louder than MX blues :p

Blues do have a higher pitched click though, compared to the solid clack of the Model M (I have both!).
Well I have no need for a shorter keyboard because I have quite a bit of desk space but it would be nice because I very rarely need to use the numpad (I'm a FPS gamer) I don't understand what the "KUL" is...or the "QFR" so I would appreciate it if you could explain  :) I remember a while back I tried out a Model M Simulator and well the sound was pleasing: http://webwit.nl/input/kbsim/ It was pretty nice. You're pretty lucky for having that Model M though  :rolleyes:
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« Reply #9 on: Mon, 22 September 2014, 22:49:48 »
KUL keyboard from EliteKeyboards: http://www.elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=keyed_up_labs,tenkeyless&pid=es87u_cg_bbb_al

QFR is CM Quickfire Rapid, although I'm not sure where you'd get one these days as it is being overshadowed by QFR-i and Novatouch (newer keyboards by CoolerMaster).
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« Reply #10 on: Mon, 22 September 2014, 22:54:36 »
Quote from: rowdy on Mon, 22 September 2014, 22:49:48
KUL keyboard from EliteKeyboards: http://www.elitekeyboards.com/products.php?sub=keyed_up_labs,tenkeyless&pid=es87u_cg_bbb_al

QFR is CM Quickfire Rapid, although I'm not sure where you'd get one these days as it is being overshadowed by QFR-i and Novatouch (newer keyboards by CoolerMaster).
That KUL keyboard looks really cool :cool: It looks like those notches on the back are for typing rate? Looks nice though :D If I'm going with Cooler Master, I'm sticking with full size keyboards (all the TKLs don't look attractive to me)
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« Reply #11 on: Mon, 22 September 2014, 23:08:34 »
Welcome to Geekhack!

With the KUL keyboard, the grooves on the back are for routing the cable -- it can exit the back of the case in one of three locations. The smaller switches are for making modifications to the board's layout.

Brown switches are where a lot of people start (including myself). I definitely would have been happy starting with a Model M as well. A QuickFire Ultimate would be an okay first board, although if you're considering getting a set of replacement keycaps at any point, the bottom row of the Ultimate is somewhat harder to find keycaps for. You'd need to find a set with a tsangan kit in order to replace the ctrl, windows, alt keys, as well as the spacebar. It would be easier and cheaper to find a custom set of keycaps for the Storm Trigger or Quickfire XT keyboards, if they're available where you are.
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« Reply #12 on: Mon, 22 September 2014, 23:14:47 »
Quote from: user 18 on Mon, 22 September 2014, 23:08:34
Welcome to Geekhack!

With the KUL keyboard, the grooves on the back are for routing the cable -- it can exit the back of the case in one of three locations. The smaller switches are for making modifications to the board's layout.

Brown switches are where a lot of people start (including myself). I definitely would have been happy starting with a Model M as well. A QuickFire Ultimate would be an okay first board, although if you're considering getting a set of replacement keycaps at any point, the bottom row of the Ultimate is somewhat harder to find keycaps for. You'd need to find a set with a tsangan kit in order to replace the ctrl, windows, alt keys, as well as the spacebar. It would be easier and cheaper to find a custom set of keycaps for the Storm Trigger or Quickfire XT keyboards, if they're available where you are.
Well I can always order online, thanks for the info though :D I heard the same thing though for the Razer Blackwidow. Bottom row keycaps aren't easy to find either.
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