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Keyboards / Re: Unpopular Keyboard Opinions
« Last post by mohawk1367 on Wed, 24 April 2024, 06:36:41 »I've been in the hobby long enough where seeing a new build of the keyset of the month paired with the group buy delivery of the quarter is no longer interesting. The things that I see that really interest me are
1. Custom work (Cases, PCBs, Handwired, etc) by people who are set out to make something that doesn't exist.
2. "Vintage" keyboards and keycaps before the hobby really blew up (Post-Beige, Pre RGB/Gamer where it was low run group buy aluminum keyboards with group buy keycaps like from Signature Plastic)
3. People who want to mod their keyboard or take the hobby further than "I bought the hot keycap set and the cool keyboard that everyone is talking about". (Tape mod, switch lubing/hybriding, etc)
Geekhack seems to have an older user base and people who have been in the hobby longer and likely have a collection of boards or have tested and ran different layouts/keycap profiles, etc. Because it's not just window shopping or ogling other people's keyboards or setups. It's people sharing their love of keyboards with people who want to ask questions and learn more.
Yeah that's where I'm at, when it comes to keyboards at least. I know what I am looking for and only go after things that are what I really want. And yeah the things that you said also are like the only things that interest me.
that's why I kinda gravitated towards geekhack in 2023, just wasn't what I was looking for at r/mk.
Also I'm more into artisans now, and r/mk doesn't really focus on keycaps (or at least resin ones that I'm into)
mk feels more for flexing and sharing your boards and stuff than deep discussions. i feel like its like that for every hobby, reddit is cool but forums are where everything really goes down