Unpopular Keyboard Opinions

[alexjd99]

If you're srs, I'll make an Alps-to-MX stem and that will be the only cap I ever put on my Dell AT101.

If not.

ಠ_ಠ

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Bravo!

Send me your details and I will be sending you a Black Cherokey (MX) when I get them

+1 for the follow through man,  to see!

Many thanks from me as well! I thought it was fun to try out for, but I had no idea if it was a serious offer. 

No worries It's stuff like this that makes the community a fun place to spend time

Decided toit too for fun, (not expecting an artisan, just wanted to see if I couldit for fun)
There should be some sort of weekly typing contest with challenges like this, I like these sorts of this.

Just realized, I uploaded that video in slow motion.
I'm dumb.

[alexjd99]

Another spam, did another and uploading. 92 WPM.

[alexjd99]

If you're srs, I'll make an Alps-to-MX stem and that will be the only cap I ever put on my Dell AT101.

If not.

ಠ_ಠ

feature=youtu.be

Bravo!

Send me your details and I will be sending you a Black Cherokey (MX) when I get them

+1 for the follow through man,  to see!

Many thanks from me as well! I thought it was fun to try out for, but I had no idea if it was a serious offer. 

No worries It's stuff like this that makes the community a fun place to spend time

Decided toit too for fun, (not expecting an artisan, just wanted to see if I couldit for fun)
There should be some sort of weekly typing contest with challenges like this, I like these sorts of this.

Just realized, I uploaded that video in slow motion.
I'm dumb.

last time responding to myself, I swear.

92 WPM, no keycaps.

[swimmingbird]

If you're srs, I'll make an Alps-to-MX stem and that will be the only cap I ever put on my Dell AT101.

If not.

ಠ_ಠ

feature=youtu.be

Bravo!

Send me your details and I will be sending you a Black Cherokey (MX) when I get them

+1 for the follow through man,  to see!

Many thanks from me as well! I thought it was fun to try out for, but I had no idea if it was a serious offer. 

No worries It's stuff like this that makes the community a fun place to spend time

Decided toit too for fun, (not expecting an artisan, just wanted to see if I couldit for fun)
There should be some sort of weekly typing contest with challenges like this, I like these sorts of this.

Just realized, I uploaded that video in slow motion.
I'm dumb.

last time responding to myself, I swear.

92 WPM, no keycaps.

Nice speed

I think that topre would be easier though as the stems are bigger than alps or topre

[alexjd99]

If you're srs, I'll make an Alps-to-MX stem and that will be the only cap I ever put on my Dell AT101.

If not.

ಠ_ಠ

feature=youtu.be

Bravo!

Send me your details and I will be sending you a Black Cherokey (MX) when I get them

+1 for the follow through man,  to see!

Many thanks from me as well! I thought it was fun to try out for, but I had no idea if it was a serious offer. 

No worries It's stuff like this that makes the community a fun place to spend time

Decided toit too for fun, (not expecting an artisan, just wanted to see if I couldit for fun)
There should be some sort of weekly typing contest with challenges like this, I like these sorts of this.

Just realized, I uploaded that video in slow motion.
I'm dumb.

last time responding to myself, I swear.

92 WPM, no keycaps.

 speed

I think that topre would be easier though as the stems are bigger than alps or topre

That was my thought too. Kinda want to try with a cherry board, but the only time I did try it my fingers ended up hurting 

[swimmingbird]

That was my thought too. Kinda want to try with a cherry board, but the only time I did try it my fingers ended up hurting 

Yeah I tried doing this when I built my GON - not a fun experience

[clochette]

I'm pretty sure having keyboard opinions in general are unpopular for anyone that doesn't frequent this site.

This is so meta.

   ::sniffs::  I smell a programmer

+1  )

colleagues look at me like i'm crazy when i share with them how much i spend on them keycaps and keyboards

they go like "dude, a $10 keyboard does the same job with the same level of efficiency"

[E3E]

I'm pretty sure having keyboard opinions in general are unpopular for anyone that doesn't frequent this site.

This is so meta.

   ::sniffs::  I smell a programmer

+1  )

colleagues look at me like i'm crazy when i share with them how much i spend on them keycaps and keyboards

they go like "dude, a $10 keyboard does the same job with the same level of efficiency"

In some ways, they definitely are not wrong, but this hobby goes beyond practicality. It's more for personal pleasure and enjoyment, at least for a lot of us anyway. Building a cool keyboard with a nice set of caps, your favorite switches and accessories. It's really nice to add personal flair to something.

A $10 rubberdome keyboard is just... a keyboard. Even if it's mine, it's just a keyboard.

A $400 keyboard that I customized to the teeth with everything I could ever want perched proudly on my desk is MY keyboard.

There's a difference.

[E3E]

Another spam, did another and uploading. 92 WPM.

Firstly, I'm going to watch that slow motion video so I can see some 46 WPM goodness.

Secondy... Damn! I can touch type, but my form isn't the best. Left is more solid than the right. I cheat a lot with the right, which is probably why my wrist hurts atm. I need to perfect that! For me, 100 WPM would only be if I'm focused and WITH caps of course. Haha. Many people are much faster.

Thirdly, awesome job! You discarded the caps and are typing directly on a cloud of boobs, hehehe. 

[blai5000]

And here I am typing faster on chiclet-style keys on a rubber-dome than on OEM keycaps on a mech, around 60 wpm vs 50 wpm.  I just can't deal with the smaller surface of non-chiclet keys.

[trenzafeeds]

They don't seem to be quite as popular on GH, but personally I really don't think Snackeys look good at all.

[E3E]

I like the way SnackKeys look.

Oh no! Whose opinion is the unpopular one!?

[jonathanyu]

too much gmk

[Lepidus]

Ok, lets try  :

Those flat acrylic cases (like GONs or SPRITs) look very bad. I would never build a custom keyboard if I had to use one.

Topre is not mechanical. Hybrid, at most.

Artisans are not really art.

If you bottom out when typing you are doing it wrong. A switch that forces you to(or is very hard not to) bottom out sucks and has no reason to have a complicated mechanism to actuate before bottom.

PBT > ABS. Nobody should pay more than fifty bucks for an ABS set.

These days rubberdomes are more likely to come without factory defects then mechs. The "more durable" story is just a myth if you do not have basic soldering skills.

[Kazekumiho]

Ok, lets try  :

Those flat acrylic cases (like GONs or SPRITs) look very bad. I would never build a custom keyboard if I had to use one.

Topre is not mechanical. Hybrid, at most.

Artisans are not really art.

If you bottom out when typing you are doing it wrong. A switch that forces you to(or is very hard not to) bottom out sucks and has no reason to have a complicated mechanism to actuate before bottom.

PBT > ABS. Nobody should pay more than fifty bucks for an ABS set.

These days rubberdomes are more likely to come without factory defects then mechs. The "more durable" story is just a myth if you do not have basic soldering skills.

I like those cases. I think they look very modern. 

I also think a lot of artisans are ugly, the only ones I've REALLY liked are Snackeys, and I got some

Never compared PBT and ABS but that opinion seems to be fairly common.

[livingspeedbump]

dude, the spam posts since these new rules has gotten to be a bit ridiculous. so many random threads are getting resurrected along with them that were dead for a reason 

[Kazekumiho]

dude, the spam posts since these new rules has gotten to be a bit ridiculous. so many random threads are getting resurrected along with them that were dead for a reason 

I wish this forum has a sort by post date option, or if it does, that I knew how to use it.

[HoffmanMyster]

dude, the spam posts since these new rules has gotten to be a bit ridiculous. so many random threads are getting resurrected along with them that were dead for a reason 

I wish this forum has a sort by post date option, or if it does, that I knew how to use it.

Spy?

[Kazekumiho]

dude, the spam posts since these new rules has gotten to be a bit ridiculous. so many random threads are getting resurrected along with them that were dead for a reason 

I wish this forum has a sort by post date option, or if it does, that I knew how to use it.

Spy?

DUDE YOU JUST MADE THIS FORUM 20X BETTER FOR ME!

EDIT - Wait, no you didn't. I'm looking for a sort by post-date, not by most recent comment.

[dante]

These days rubberdomes are more likely to come without factory defects then mechs. The "more durable" story is just a myth if you do not have basic soldering skills.

^ truth.  Most recent rubberdomes have far more durable pad printing than the average mechanical with fast fading "lasered" legends.

[HoffmanMyster]

dude, the spam posts since these new rules has gotten to be a bit ridiculous. so many random threads are getting resurrected along with them that were dead for a reason 

I wish this forum has a sort by post date option, or if it does, that I knew how to use it.

Spy?

DUDE YOU JUST MADE THIS FORUM 20X BETTER FOR ME!

EDIT - Wait, no you didn't. I'm looking for a sort by post-date, not by most recent comment.

Sorry.  I'm not aware of any way to sort by original post date.  I'm not really sure why you'd want to do that?  Some of the most active threads here were started years ago.  Heck, you never would have seen this very thread if you sorted that way.  I guess it would allow you to keep up to date on the latest tp4 threads though. 

[Kazekumiho]

dude, the spam posts since these new rules has gotten to be a bit ridiculous. so many random threads are getting resurrected along with them that were dead for a reason 

I wish this forum has a sort by post date option, or if it does, that I knew how to use it.

Ehh, it's just a format I'm used to. Thanks for trying though!

Spy?

DUDE YOU JUST MADE THIS FORUM 20X BETTER FOR ME!

EDIT - Wait, no you didn't. I'm looking for a sort by post-date, not by most recent comment.

Sorry.  I'm not aware of any way to sort by original post date.  I'm not really sure why you'd want to do that?  Some of the most active threads here were started years ago.  Heck, you never would have seen this very thread if you sorted that way.  I guess it would allow you to keep up to date on the latest tp4 threads though. 

[HoffmanMyster]

Sorry.  I'm not aware of any way to sort by original post date.  I'm not really sure why you'd want to do that?  Some of the most active threads here were started years ago.  Heck, you never would have seen this very thread if you sorted that way.  I guess it would allow you to keep up to date on the latest tp4 threads though. 

Ehh, it's just a format I'm used to. Thanks for trying though!

Well that's a fair reason.    I will say though, I don't think it would make for an enjoyable way to view a forum like this.  I'm assuming you came from reddit?  That's a sensible format to view the content on reddit, but not a traditional forum like this.  Take your time to acclimate yourself with the structure here, and if you do ever have any more questions don't hesitate to PM me for any help. 

[jonathanyu]

the detail of the Rustler looks really awesome,but......it looks really really creepy

[CannabisWeekly]

the detail of the Rustler looks really awesome,but......it looks really really creepy

I couldn't agree more with this. The eyes creep me out.

[jonathanyu]

the detail of the Rustler looks really awesome,but......it looks really really creepy

I couldn't agree more with this. The eyes creep me out.

I sometimes wish someone would make some cute keycaps. maybe a sheep

[livingspeedbump]

the detail of the Rustler looks really awesome,but......it looks really really creepy

I couldn't agree more with this. The eyes creep me out.

I sometimes wish someone would make some cute keycaps. maybe a sheep

Krytone just released that adorabe bird, Boopers monkey is precious, KeyKollectiv's mewocap and General Meow were cute as a button! Theres lots of cute caps 

[HoffmanMyster]

the detail of the Rustler looks really awesome,but......it looks really really creepy

I couldn't agree more with this. The eyes creep me out.

I sometimes wish someone would make some cute keycaps. maybe a sheep

Krytone just released that adorabe bird, Boopers monkey is precious, KeyKollectiv's mewocap and General Meow were cute as a button! Theres lots of cute caps 

Plus there is Slo-Fi, Ribbit, and Dolly!  And others.

[alexjd99]

the detail of the Rustler looks really awesome,but......it looks really really creepy

I couldn't agree more with this. The eyes creep me out.

I sometimes wish someone would make some cute keycaps. maybe a sheep

Krytone just released that adorabe bird, Boopers monkey is precious, KeyKollectiv's mewocap and General Meow were cute as a button! Theres lots of cute caps 

Plus there is Slo-Fi, Ribbit, and Dolly!  And others.

Can confirm Slo-Fi is adorable
Source: sloths are favorite animal.
yet I still don't have one...

[E3E]

And there's lions too! Right? There are lion artisans, right?

_{There's nothing wrong with finding lions adorable!}

[jonathanyu]

the detail of the Rustler looks really awesome,but......it looks really really creepy

I couldn't agree more with this. The eyes creep me out.

I sometimes wish someone would make some cute keycaps. maybe a sheep

Krytone just released that adorabe bird, Boopers monkey is precious, KeyKollectiv's mewocap and General Meow were cute as a button! Theres lots of cute caps 

Plus there is Slo-Fi, Ribbit, and Dolly!  And others.

Can confirm Slo-Fi is adorable
Source: sloths are favorite animal.
yet I still don't have one...

the bird one and the cat paw one are pretty cute, would be awesome to put on a key tester, but the design seems too complicated for me to put on a keyboard that I use everyday.
I prefer something that has simple design like cc, but cute at the same time... 
maybe I will make one myself

[trees]

Not sure i get the KMAC hype... I got one... and I'm less impressed then i had thought? My duck boards i had owned seemed better quality and seemed better to type on/use.

[hwood34]

My duck boards i had owned seemed better quality and seemed better to type on/use.

How so?

[trees]

My duck boards i had owned seemed better quality and seemed better to type on/use.

How so?

When typing on the kmac, it just feels hollow. Where as on the duck's it felt more solid. idk if it is the case, or the plate or what.

Also, not the kmac's fault but i like having more of an angle on my boards and the kmac is quite flat.

[hwood34]

My duck boards i had owned seemed better quality and seemed better to type on/use.

How so?

When typing on the kmac, it just feels hollow. Where as on the duck's it felt more solid. idk if it is the case, or the plate or what.

Also, not the kmac's fault but i like having more of an angle on my boards and the kmac is quite flat.

Are you on a KMAC 1 or 2? I could see the 1 lacking a bit of solidity as it has the feet vs. the 2's solid bottom.

Personally I love the low angle and anything above 10 kinda kills me, but a lot of people seem to like the Duck angles (11 on most?)

[trees]

My duck boards i had owned seemed better quality and seemed better to type on/use.

How so?

When typing on the kmac, it just feels hollow. Where as on the duck's it felt more solid. idk if it is the case, or the plate or what.

Also, not the kmac's fault but i like having more of an angle on my boards and the kmac is quite flat.

Are you on a KMAC 1 or 2? I could see the 1 lacking a bit of solidity as it has the feet vs. the 2's solid bottom.

Personally I love the low angle and anything above 10 kinda kills me, but a lot of people seem to like the Duck angles (11 on most?)

KMAC LE. It also uses the feet. I do use quite an angle, my work board is a 55g 10th AE realforce with some aftermarket cone feet that props it up to like a 15 degree angle.

[jonathanyu]

I like big ass enter

[ideus]

I like big ass enter

I like big ass, enter.

[njbair]

I like big ass enter

And I can not lie.

[Kazekumiho]

I like big ass enter

And I can not lie.

Sir MX A Lot?!

[njbair]

I like big ass enter

And I can not lie.

Sir MX A Lot?!

Baby got backspace.

[Kazekumiho]

I like big ass enter

And I can not lie.

Sir MX A Lot?!

Baby got backspace.

We get sprung!

[E3E]

I used to dislike angled keyboards, thinking they were just terrible for the wrists and what not, until I realized they kind of make the keys more accessible and less of a reach. I float my hands over the keyboard most of the time, so it never bothers me. Resting your palms on the desk with no rest and trying to type on a Duck would be pretty killer for your wrists.

My Fame and AT101 boards have some pretty massive incline with their feet down, and it's so awesome to use them like that imo.

[azhdar]

I like big ass enter

I like big ass, enter.

So should we call ISO enter, big top enter ?

[E3E]

I like big ass enter

I like big ass, enter.

So should we call ISO enter, big top enter ?

Big tits enter?

That way we can have an enter for both crowds.

I feel terrible saying that. 

[ideus]

I like big ass enter

I like big ass, enter.

So should we call ISO enter, big top enter ?

Big tits enter?

That way we can have an enter for both crowds.

I feel terrible saying that. 

I like big ass. Enter.

[vmod]

I like big ass enter

I like big ass, enter.

So should we call ISO enter, big top enter ?

Big tits enter?

That way we can have an enter for both crowds.

I feel terrible saying that. 

I like big ass. Enter.

The only problem with that is it makes the backspace short.

[hwood34]

KMAC LE. It also uses the feet. I do use quite an angle, my work board is a 55g 10th AE realforce with some aftermarket cone feet that props it up to like a 15 degree angle.

Damn that's steep. I guess if you use a big wrest or float your wrists you would be fine. Since I rest my wrists on the desk I tend towards lower angled boards like the KMAC or TGR. I would like to type on a KMAC II sometime to compare the differences in feel, though I feel like the TGR is close enough that I could compare with that.

[AllegedlyAlienated]

I hate DSA keycaps.

[ideus]

SA key caps are ugly.