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Offline sharkbyte

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It is time to move on
« on: Wed, 25 September 2013, 10:08:22 »
Hey folks.

I´m a 32 years old german geek  :eek:

After years of abusing soft-dome keyboards it is time to advance! Really, my future employments most likely involve modest times of typing beyond occasional web-browsing, so it is time to look for something more ergonomical. Have been lurking here for a few days now and finally convinced myself to invest such a ****load of money xD I guess my second post on this forum is going to be a thread about helping me decide which board suits me the best.

I hope I can give something back in the future.  :thumb:
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Offline Tym

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Re: It is time to move on
« Reply #1 on: Wed, 25 September 2013, 10:09:28 »
Thought this was a leaving thread :(

Welcome brunder!

Have fun here!
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Re: It is time to move on
« Reply #2 on: Wed, 25 September 2013, 10:10:00 »
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Offline sharkbyte

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Re: It is time to move on
« Reply #3 on: Wed, 25 September 2013, 10:12:09 »
Thanks a lot!
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Offline CPTBadAss

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Re: It is time to move on
« Reply #4 on: Wed, 25 September 2013, 10:13:21 »
SHARK BAIT HOO HA HA

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Offline snoopy

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Re: It is time to move on
« Reply #5 on: Wed, 25 September 2013, 10:24:55 »
yeah, more german members. :)

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Offline Gunni

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Re: It is time to move on
« Reply #6 on: Wed, 25 September 2013, 10:25:52 »
Welcome to GH!
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Offline Belfong

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Re: It is time to move on
« Reply #7 on: Wed, 25 September 2013, 10:27:13 »
Welcome! What do you have in mind???
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Offline sharkbyte

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Re: It is time to move on
« Reply #8 on: Wed, 25 September 2013, 10:29:56 »
Already writing another topic   ;D   Gimme a sec...
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Offline goobus

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Re: It is time to move on
« Reply #9 on: Wed, 25 September 2013, 13:06:41 »
Wilkonmen, Freund!
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Offline Thimplum

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Re: It is time to move on
« Reply #10 on: Thu, 26 September 2013, 20:08:53 »
haha! I also thought that this was another I'm leaving geekhack thread.


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Offline Pacifist

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Re: It is time to move on
« Reply #11 on: Sun, 29 September 2013, 11:23:33 »
Welcome!

What ergo board did you choose?
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Offline sharkbyte

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Re: It is time to move on
« Reply #12 on: Sun, 29 September 2013, 14:26:49 »
Due to the constrain of cash  :)) I´m actually hunting for a cherry g80-1800. Seems to be a good starter and you get them pretty cheap around here.
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Offline PointyFox

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Re: It is time to move on
« Reply #13 on: Sun, 29 September 2013, 14:39:41 »
Now that you're done with soft-dome keyboards it's time to buy a $300 Topre soft-dome keyboard! 
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Offline sharkbyte

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Re: It is time to move on
« Reply #14 on: Mon, 30 September 2013, 01:26:55 »
I´m very open to donations  ;D
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Offline genkidama

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Re: It is time to move on
« Reply #15 on: Tue, 01 October 2013, 13:14:59 »
Welcöme :)

Maybe for a starter keyboard the Cherry MX Board 3.0 is something for you. It's also not that expensive and uses the cherry switches. But it seems it's in ANSI and not in ISO (for example ANSI means a smaller enter key instead of a bigger enter key, usually used in Germany).
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Offline sharkbyte

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Re: It is time to move on
« Reply #16 on: Tue, 01 October 2013, 14:28:11 »
As funny as it might sound - they are only available with black switches in germany.  :'(
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Offline Tarzan

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Re: It is time to move on
« Reply #17 on: Tue, 01 October 2013, 14:36:02 »
I got a Cherry G80-1501 HAD from eBay.de, it was around 20 Euros if I recall correctly.  There are also G80-3000 keyboards available, with MX Black or MX Clear switches, but I think those are more expensive.
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Re: It is time to move on
« Reply #18 on: Tue, 01 October 2013, 14:38:24 »
Quote from: sharkbyte on Tue, 01 October 2013, 14:28:11
As funny as it might sound - they are only available with black switches in germany.  :'(

Black switches are best switches.
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Re: It is time to move on
« Reply #19 on: Tue, 01 October 2013, 14:42:10 »
Quote from: jdcarpe on Tue, 01 October 2013, 14:38:24
Quote from: sharkbyte on Tue, 01 October 2013, 14:28:11
As funny as it might sound - they are only available with black switches in germany.  :'(

Black switches are best switches.
The G80-1501 is one of my favorite keyboards, I can attest to the silky smooth action of the vintage MX Black switches.  But I tend to use the Marquardt military keyboard for my daily driver at work, stable as a rock and nice linear action on the switches. 
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Offline heissler

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Re: It is time to move on
« Reply #20 on: Tue, 01 October 2013, 14:45:32 »
Welcome and Grüße  ;)
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Offline genkidama

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Re: It is time to move on
« Reply #21 on: Tue, 01 October 2013, 14:59:35 »
Quote from: sharkbyte on Tue, 01 October 2013, 14:28:11
As funny as it might sound - they are only available with black switches in germany.  :'(
My bad, I didn't know.. I thought they are available with every switch type..
I got one with MX Red Switches. Maybe it's better (if you are searching for reds) for you as they aren't as heavy as the black switches but still linear.
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Offline sharkbyte

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Re: It is time to move on
« Reply #22 on: Wed, 02 October 2013, 07:51:26 »
No need for excuses! It´s plain funny that in the country of Cherry you don´t get a minuscule of their products.

I´m especially looking for clear MX, so tactile is what I look for. Neither black nor brown are going to cut it. Blue are simply to loud,

But my only definite requirement is the possibility to swap all keycaps to blanks. Seems rather difficult....  :(
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Offline Tarzan

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Re: It is time to move on
« Reply #23 on: Wed, 02 October 2013, 07:58:38 »
Quote from: sharkbyte on Wed, 02 October 2013, 07:51:26
No need for excuses! It´s plain funny that in the country of Cherry you don´t get a minuscule of their products.

I´m especially looking for clear MX, so tactile is what I look for. Neither black nor brown are going to cut it. Blue are simply to loud,

But my only definite requirement is the possibility to swap all keycaps to blanks. Seems rather difficult....  :(

One of the other forum members picked up a Cherry G80-3000 with MX Clears, new from Jakob Elektronik.

http://www.jacob-computer.de/

Product code: G80-3000LQCEU-0

http://www.jacob-computer.de/cherry-classic-line-g80-3000-g80-3000lqceu-0-artnr-172735.html

Might be worth giving them a call to check stock?
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