Unpopular Keyboard Opinions

[nubbinator]

This one seems unpopular based upon how buys are run, but any custom keyboards should either have really available PCBs or they should allow you to purchase extra PCBs and, if the design requires them, plates as well.

[HoffmanMyster]

This one seems unpopular based upon how buys are run, but any custom keyboards should either have really available PCBs or they should allow you to purchase extra PCBs and, if the design requires them, plates as well.

+1 would suck so hard to botch a PCB and be SOL on a $400+ case paperweight.

[Steezus]

This one seems unpopular based upon how buys are run, but any custom keyboards should either have really available PCBs or they should allow you to purchase extra PCBs and, if the design requires them, plates as well.

I agree with that, I honestly may just start picking up spares when I can because something can always go wrong.

[bocahgundul]

This one seems unpopular based upon how buys are run, but any custom keyboards should either have really available PCBs or they should allow you to purchase extra PCBs and, if the design requires them, plates as well.

This is really a good idea!

[robbles]

I think flipped spacebars looks really bad and feel terrible. When I first went mech I flipped my spacebar because I wasn't used to how it felt, but it didn't take me long to flip it back. Not sure if this is that unpopular, but when I see pics of nice looking boards with flipped spacebars it irks me.

[hwood34]

I think flipped spacebars looks really bad and feel terrible. When I first went mech I flipped my spacebar because I wasn't used to how it felt, but it didn't take me long to flip it back. Not sure if this is that unpopular, but when I see pics of nice looking boards with flipped spacebars it irks me.

more people like them regular rather than flipped

[E3E]

I think flipped spacebars looks really bad and feel terrible. When I first went mech I flipped my spacebar because I wasn't used to how it felt, but it didn't take me long to flip it back. Not sure if this is that unpopular, but when I see pics of nice looking boards with flipped spacebars it irks me.

more people like them regular rather than flipped

Yep, this is true.

I never gelled with the whole flipped thing as I never had any real issues with the space bars as they are.

[bocahgundul]

I don't like blue alps but loves orange alps
blue alps is just really crisp and tactile and I don't like that

[Fiery]

iso enter is terrible but looks good, ansi right shift is too big, caps lock should be backspace. QWERTY is bad and dvorak and other layouts should replace it as its outdated and uncomfortable. is this unpopular?

[fanpeople]

caps lock should be backspace.

You sir might be onto something there.

[Fiery]

caps lock should be backspace.

You sir might be onto something there.

I know lol. it allows you to simply move your pinky slightly to the left instead of your whole hand to the right, very useful. so I do reccomend it.

[fanpeople]

caps lock should be backspace.

You sir might be onto something there.

I know lol. it allows you to simply move your pinky slightly to the left instead of your whole hand to the right, very useful. so I do reccomend it.

I am going to try this.

[Fiery]

caps lock should be backspace.

You sir might be onto something there.

I know lol. it allows you to simply move your pinky slightly to the left instead of your whole hand to the right, very useful. so I do reccomend it.

I am going to try this.

tell me how it goes also in windows you can use something called sharpkeys to change the registry to do this and make backspace caps-lock

[zombimuncha]

I think flipped spacebars looks really bad and feel terrible. When I first went mech I flipped my spacebar because I wasn't used to how it felt, but it didn't take me long to flip it back. Not sure if this is that unpopular, but when I see pics of nice looking boards with flipped spacebars it irks me.

more people like them regular rather than flipped

Yep, this is true.

I never gelled with the whole flipped thing as I never had any real issues with the space bars as they are.

Depends on the caps. TaiHao and Leopold have quite sharp edges, and the TaiHao also is quite tall, so I like to flip the spacebars on those. GMK is better unflipped.

[iLLucionist]

I think flipped spacebars looks really bad and feel terrible. When I first went mech I flipped my spacebar because I wasn't used to how it felt, but it didn't take me long to flip it back. Not sure if this is that unpopular, but when I see pics of nice looking boards with flipped spacebars it irks me.

more people like them regular rather than flipped

Yep, this is true.

I never gelled with the whole flipped thing as I never had any real issues with the space bars as they are.

Depends on the caps. TaiHao and Leopold have quite sharp edges, and the TaiHao also is quite tall, so I like to flip the spacebars on those. GMK is better unflipped.

This. YMMV, but on my HHKB, the edge on the spacebar is very hard and I notice it everytime I press it. So I've reversed it and now it feels much better. But on my KUL I don't feel the need. I think it also depends on the profile of the rows. The HHKB feels like it is a u-shape, where the first row where the spacebar is is more straight up than on regular mx boards.

[calvinhousecat]

You're ridiculous OnO

I hate because I can't appreciate

I'm gonna send you one of my hhkbs so you can try it out. Then you can buy your own and get ready of all things cherry. Just let me get some free time.

Can I actually get in on this? Like I'm using a Novatouch atm and have not touched a HHKB yet.

[frogthejam19]

I hate the sound of a amodel M even if im the person typing on it. But , I love the feels though!

[iLLucionist]

Apple's original first aluminum chiclet keyboard with numpad was really really good and solid, still have it laying around. The rest after that is complete garbage, worst amongst the worst. Why o why do companies always need to cut corners.

[Mick Jogger]

Got to say: I really like typing on the Apple Chiclet.

We use them at work. I can type really fast with those. Probably pretty unpopular opinion

[demik]

You're ridiculous OnO

I hate because I can't appreciate

I'm gonna send you one of my hhkbs so you can try it out. Then you can buy your own and get ready of all things cherry. Just let me get some free time.

Can I actually get in on this? Like I'm using a Novatouch atm and have not touched a HHKB yet.

Yes. I'll make a thread tonight. With a special surprise!

[calvinhousecat]

You're ridiculous OnO

I hate because I can't appreciate

I'm gonna send you one of my hhkbs so you can try it out. Then you can buy your own and get ready of all things cherry. Just let me get some free time.

Can I actually get in on this? Like I'm using a Novatouch atm and have not touched a HHKB yet.

Yes. I'll make a thread tonight. With a special surprise!

Awesome, I can't wait!

[iLLucionist]

Got to say: I really like typing on the Apple Chiclet.

We use them at work. I can type really fast with those. Probably pretty unpopular opinion

I have them in my macbook pro 2010 as well. They are great on the go. But for longer stretches I still want my mech keyboard. Though I do see the appeal of the short travel in the chiclets.

[E3E]

Not a big fan of the Alps Plate Spring switch. It just feels odd to me, but then it might feel more at home to people used to buckling springs or beam springs.

[xtrafrood]

caps lock should be backspace.

You sir might be onto something there.

Yep, now I'm reconsidering my previous plan of remapping my caps lock to a fn key. 

[xondat]

A good quality rubber dome can feel quite good; there's a really snappy board at work & the sounds and feel is really good.

[E3E]

A good quality rubber dome can feel quite good; there's a really snappy board at work & the sounds and feel is really good.

I love scissor switches. More than typing on mechanical at times. Especially because it's easy on the joints, but also because of the tactile feeling and smoothness. Never found them unpleasant TBH.

The rubber domes on my ****ty microsoft keyboard, however, can burn.

[ideus]

A good quality rubber dome can feel quite good; there's a really snappy board at work & the sounds and feel is really good.

Do you mean a Topre? 

[xondat]

A good quality rubber dome can feel quite good; there's a really snappy board at work & the sounds and feel is really good.

Do you mean a Topre? 

Still don't have one - soon.

[frogthejam19]

A good quality rubber dome can feel quite good; there's a really snappy board at work & the sounds and feel is really good.

Do you mean a Topre? 

Still don't have one - soon.

I still like my orginal rubber dome I got for 20 bucks off amazon.

[xondat]

A good quality rubber dome can feel quite good; there's a really snappy board at work & the sounds and feel is really good.

Do you mean a Topre? 

Still don't have one - soon.

I still like my orginal rubber dome I got for 20 bucks off amazon.

The work board is $10, the design is really nice too. Shame I can't get some sneak pictures as the sides are never shown on the internet.

[ideus]

A good quality rubber dome can feel quite good; there's a really snappy board at work & the sounds and feel is really good.

Do you mean a Topre? 

Still don't have one - soon.

I still like my orginal rubber dome I got for 20 bucks off amazon.

The work board is $10, the design is really nice too. Shame I can't get some sneak pictures as the sides are never shown on the internet.

Rubber dome boards come with very low quality key caps, that alone, makes a mechanical custom worth it, if I will be typing for hours on one I'd prefer it to be a good looking one.

[Altis]

Got to say: I really like typing on the Apple Chiclet.

We use them at work. I can type really fast with those. Probably pretty unpopular opinion

Instaban! 

Actually I have one too that I really like. I'd say I type fastest on it, it's very tactile, smooth, and extremely quiet.

[iLLucionist]

Got to say: I really like typing on the Apple Chiclet.

We use them at work. I can type really fast with those. Probably pretty unpopular opinion

Instaban! 

Actually I have one too that I really like. I'd say I type fastest on it, it's very tactile, smooth, and extremely quiet.

Have you tried the newest? With the tapered design and the charging?

[demik]

I think Topre feels like ****.  The realforce feels cheap as ****.  Loud rattly spacebar, the keycap profile sucks.  It's also ugly as ****.  I prefer my membrane to it.

i was gonna say something, but then i looked at your sig, now i just feel bad for you.

[Waateva]

I think Topre feels like ****.  The realforce feels cheap as ****.  Loud rattly spacebar, the keycap profile sucks.  It's also ugly as ****.  I prefer my membrane to it.

i was gonna say something, but then i looked at your sig, now i just feel bad for you.

This is like the keyboard version of your parents saying, "I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed."

[xtrafrood]

I think Topre feels like ****.  The realforce feels cheap as ****.  Loud rattly spacebar, the keycap profile sucks.  It's also ugly as ****.  I prefer my membrane to it.

i was gonna say something, but then i looked at your sig, now i just feel bad for you.

   
This is like the keyboard version of your parents saying, "I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed."

     I learned how to HTML on a buckling spring keyboard my older brother let me borrow. I kind of miss the sound of a loud spacebar. I think the first computer I built had a buckling spring keyboard as well. The more I read on this forum the more I warm up to Topre. Sigh.   

[xondat]

I think Topre feels like ****.  The realforce feels cheap as ****.  Loud rattly spacebar, the keycap profile sucks.  It's also ugly as ****.  I prefer my membrane to it.

i was gonna say something, but then i looked at your sig, now i just feel bad for you.

I think your constant talk of the HHKB is going to make me get one when I get back into the kb game. I hope it is endgame so I can stay lowkey money wise

[E3E]

I think Topre feels like ****.  The realforce feels cheap as ****.  Loud rattly spacebar, the keycap profile sucks.  It's also ugly as ****.  I prefer my membrane to it.

i was gonna say something, but then i looked at your sig, now i just feel bad for you.

I think your constant talk of the HHKB is going to make me get one when I get back into the kb game. I hope it is endgame so I can stay lowkey money wise

Man, I've already hit endgame with my 60% Alps board, and yet...

I still want more; it's not even about endgame anymore. Haha. I am 100% satisfied with my Hammer Alps board, but that doesn't matter.

It's hard to get out of this game unless you just seriously step out and stop paying attention to it.

[Steezus]

Man, I've already hit endgame with my 60% Alps board, and yet...

The secret is there is no endgame. You just find a board that you're satisfied with for a certain period of time until something new comes along.

[E3E]

Man, I've already hit endgame with my 60% Alps board, and yet...

The secret is there is no endgame. You just find a board that you're satisfied with for a certain period of time until something new comes along.

Haha. It's always nice finding something new! Of course, there's no denying that this one will probably always have a special place with me though, so that increases its well... stability as a favorite (good synonym for endgame, huh? ), haha.

However, I definitely agree! I like keeping up with all the new and awesomely innovative things coming out in keyboard land.

[lootbag]

The secret is there is no endgame. You just find a board that you're satisfied with for a certain period of time until something new comes along.

Truth.

I bought an HHKB and disappeared from GH for 3.5 years. One day I wanted to replace some keycaps on the HHKB so I logged into GH and now... I have an 87U 55g and a Duck on the way.

Disaster strikes 

[chipotle]

Have you tried the newest? With the tapered design and the charging?

I have, albeit not for very long. I really don't like them. The keys are stable and have a kind of tactile "snap" to them that's neat, but there's just not enough key travel. The aluminum Apple keyboards have 2mm travel; the Magic Keyboard only has 1mm.

I have a Magic Keyboard on the way, ironically, because I have a new iMac on the way. But I'm going to keep my RF87 as my main driver. (I might give the new trackpad a serious try, though...)

[iLLucionist]

The secret is there is no endgame. You just find a board that you're satisfied with for a certain period of time until something new comes along.

Truth.

I bought an HHKB and disappeared from GH for 3.5 years. One day I wanted to replace some keycaps on the HHKB so I logged into GH and now... I have an 87U 55g and a Duck on the way.

Disaster strikes 

Disaster? Brooo the 87U 55g is awesome! I have it since yesterday and I love it. You're gonna love it! 

[ideus]

I have enough with only two boards and a couple of OG Cherry key cap sets to dress them up. Is this unpopular enough?

[azhdar]

I have enough with only two boards and a couple of OG Cherry key cap sets to dress them up. Is this unpopular enough?

not really I could quit the hobby with SQ and MX-5000 but it's pleasant to build nice boards.

[ideus]

I have enough with only two boards and a couple of OG Cherry key cap sets to dress them up. Is this unpopular enough?

not really I could quit the hobby with SQ and MX-5000 but it's pleasant to build nice boards.

I can get some fun rebuilding the existing ones.

[demik]

DOLCH is ugly

[iLLucionist]

DELL sucks. HP sucks. They are soulless, faceless, profit-seeking, clueless companies that have no taste and do not know how to build quality products without compromises.

[FLFisherman]

DELL sucks. HP sucks. They are soulless, faceless, profit-seeking, clueless companies that have no taste and do not know how to build quality products without compromises.

When you already control a market there's no need to innovate. Quantity over quality, unfortunately. 

[trenzafeeds]

You don't need to have the perfect keyboard. Don't worry, be happy.