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If Single-color LED's were to make a big comeback? Which would you rather?

Orange
0 (0%)
White
3 (37.5%)
Non-backlit
5 (62.5%)

Total Members Voted: 8

Voting closed: Wed, 12 July 2017, 16:57:06

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Single Color LED Poll
« on: Mon, 12 June 2017, 16:57:06 »
Hello all!

We need some feedback with regards to single color LED's. Personally, I love orange, but if you had to choose...
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Re: Single Color LED Poll
« Reply #1 on: Sun, 18 June 2017, 22:08:58 »
I thought about this, but ended up not being able to choose from the available options.

I already have a CODE with white LEDs (using it atm), and it's great.  For that reason I'd probably get a different colour, were I shopping for a new keyboard with LEDs.

However orange is subjective.  I've got a keyboard with allegedly yellow LEDs that are clearly orange.  So would orange therefore look yellow?  Too much ambiguity.

If I were to buy a new keyboard with single colour LEDs, I'd probably choose blue.  And not only because I kinda regret getting green LEDs in a Ducky keyboard a few years back when I could have waited a month and gone with blue.  Blue is not one of the options.
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Re: Single Color LED Poll
« Reply #2 on: Mon, 19 June 2017, 08:34:26 »
I thought about this, but ended up not being able to choose from the available options.

I already have a CODE with white LEDs (using it atm), and it's great.  For that reason I'd probably get a different colour, were I shopping for a new keyboard with LEDs.

However orange is subjective.  I've got a keyboard with allegedly yellow LEDs that are clearly orange.  So would orange therefore look yellow?  Too much ambiguity.

If I were to buy a new keyboard with single colour LEDs, I'd probably choose blue.  And not only because I kinda regret getting green LEDs in a Ducky keyboard a few years back when I could have waited a month and gone with blue.  Blue is not one of the options.

No worries, I have set up a poll on r/mk.
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Re: Single Color LED Poll
« Reply #3 on: Mon, 19 June 2017, 22:00:39 »
I thought about this, but ended up not being able to choose from the available options.

I already have a CODE with white LEDs (using it atm), and it's great.  For that reason I'd probably get a different colour, were I shopping for a new keyboard with LEDs.

However orange is subjective.  I've got a keyboard with allegedly yellow LEDs that are clearly orange.  So would orange therefore look yellow?  Too much ambiguity.

If I were to buy a new keyboard with single colour LEDs, I'd probably choose blue.  And not only because I kinda regret getting green LEDs in a Ducky keyboard a few years back when I could have waited a month and gone with blue.  Blue is not one of the options.

No worries, I have set up a poll on r/mk.

A vote has been submitted there.

I must admit to having been tempted by True Yellow, but I'm still sore about not getting a blue one those years ago, so I voted accordingly ;D
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NEC APC-H4100E | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED red | Ducky DK9008 Shine MX blue LED green | Link 900243-08 | CM QFR MX black | KeyCool 87 white MX reds | HHKB 2 Pro | Model M 02-Mar-1993 | Model M 29-Nov-1995 | CM Trigger (broken) | CM QFS MX green | Ducky DK9087 Shine 3 TKL Yellow Edition MX black | Lexmark SSK 21-Apr-1994 | IBM SSK 13-Oct-1987 | CODE TKL MX clear | Model M 122 01-Jun-1988

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