Author Topic: Keyboard realism (Read 7794 times)

Photekq · « **on:** Fri, 12 February 2016, 10:15:34 »

The HHKB is the best keyboard in the world.

You heard it from me - The Cherry Picker.

MX5000 does come very, very close though, and MX boards still look nicer. I will forever remain a Cherry romantic.

FrostyToast · « **Reply #1 on:** Fri, 12 February 2016, 10:17:31 »

GG

It's about time for me too but I have other things to collect first.

jerue · « **Reply #2 on:** Fri, 12 February 2016, 10:38:19 »

HHKB HG is the best in the world.

FrostyToast · « **Reply #3 on:** Fri, 12 February 2016, 10:39:26 »

Quote from: jerue on Fri, 12 February 2016, 10:38:19

HHKB HG is the best in the world.

Until you start to factor in the effect of a metal housing on the delicate acoustics of topre switches.

whmeltonjr · « **Reply #4 on:** Fri, 12 February 2016, 10:39:52 »

Well, OP is correct. Lock it up. Nothing else to do here.

chyros · « **Reply #5 on:** Fri, 12 February 2016, 10:48:44 »

Yeah no.

mobbo · « **Reply #6 on:** Fri, 12 February 2016, 10:50:28 »

Yo I'll finally have BS, MX, Topre all under the same roof for once.

Imma find my own answer without all your peer pressure.

Vittra · « **Reply #7 on:** Fri, 12 February 2016, 10:54:55 »

The thread that should not be.

billnye · « **Reply #8 on:** Fri, 12 February 2016, 10:58:06 »

:] welcome, brother

demik · « **Reply #9 on:** Fri, 12 February 2016, 11:41:26 »

May I ask you exactly what you like about it? Maybe people will start believing me when I tell them it's great if another established user says the same.

Photekq · « **Reply #10 on:** Fri, 12 February 2016, 12:59:04 »

Quote from: demik on Fri, 12 February 2016, 11:41:26

May I ask you exactly what you like about it? Maybe people will start believing me when I tell them it's great if another established user says the same.

To be honest I didn't like it much when it was stock (this is a Type-S), but when I opened it up and lubricated all the sliders it started to feel brilliant. I then installed purple sliders which improved it a little bit again, but it was the lubrication that really made a huge difference.

In its modified state the main thing I like is the feeling of the switch, along with the great keycaps. I don't really like the layout any more than MX5000 or regular TKL, but the switches are just divine. Definitely the best I've used, although vintage browns do come close. Realforce isn't as nice :/

chyros · « **Reply #11 on:** Fri, 12 February 2016, 12:59:36 »

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-purchase_rationalization

demik · « **Reply #12 on:** Fri, 12 February 2016, 13:04:31 »

Quote from: Photekq on Fri, 12 February 2016, 12:59:04

Quote from: demik on Fri, 12 February 2016, 11:41:26
May I ask you exactly what you like about it? Maybe people will start believing me when I tell them it's great if another established user says the same.
To be honest I didn't like it much when it was stock (this is a Type-S), but when I opened it up and lubricated all the sliders it started to feel brilliant. I then installed purple sliders which improved it a little bit again, but it was the lubrication that really made a huge difference.

In its modified state the main thing I like is the feeling of the switch, along with the great keycaps. I don't really like the layout any more than MX5000 or regular TKL, but the switches are just divine. Definitely the best I've used, although vintage browns do come close. Realforce isn't as nice :/

Hm, I guess I gotta try out lubed switches. Everybody raves about them. I find the board perfectly fine stock. But I think I'm in the minority there. Same with liking RF topre over hhkb topre. They feel more... smooth? I'm just not a fan of tkl anymore. Anyway, thanks for the response!

Photekq · « **Reply #13 on:** Fri, 12 February 2016, 13:08:02 »

Quote from: demik on Fri, 12 February 2016, 13:04:31

Hm, I guess I gotta try out lubed switches. Everybody raves about them. I find the board perfectly fine stock. But I think I'm in the minority there. Same with liking RF topre over hhkb topre. They feel more... smooth? I'm just not a fan of tkl anymore. Anyway, thanks for the response!

Definitely, definitely lubricate them if you can. The difference to me was like night and day. When I first got it I certainly preferred vintage browns and even Nixdorfs, but after modifying the switches it comes out on top. Have you tried a silenced one, or just an absolutely standard one?

I used 50/50 GPL 103 and GPL 205 mix and applied a decent coating to the areas where the sliders go, and also to the sliders themselves :

demik · « **Reply #14 on:** Fri, 12 February 2016, 13:19:44 »

I'll give it a try when I get my pro2 back and will report back

cmadrid · « **Reply #15 on:** Fri, 12 February 2016, 13:26:39 »

You've sent it off on its voyage already?

demik · « **Reply #16 on:** Fri, 12 February 2016, 13:27:46 »

It's on it's way to the second person as we speak.

Steezus · « **Reply #17 on:** Fri, 12 February 2016, 13:29:16 »

demik is our messiah, we may have pushed himself aside and did not believe his teachings but alas he speaks the truth.

demik · « **Reply #18 on:** Fri, 12 February 2016, 13:32:07 »

Hallelujah holla back

intelli78 · « **Reply #19 on:** Fri, 12 February 2016, 13:34:15 »

How did the lube change the feel/sound?

Bromono · « **Reply #20 on:** Fri, 12 February 2016, 13:39:34 »

Quote from: Photekq on Fri, 12 February 2016, 10:15:34

MX boards still look nicer.

I disagree

Dis one Ritos

hashbaz · « **Reply #21 on:** Fri, 12 February 2016, 13:40:44 »

Quote from: Bromono on Fri, 12 February 2016, 13:39:34

Quote from: Photekq on Fri, 12 February 2016, 10:15:34
MX boards still look nicer.

I disagree

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Dis one Ritos

*cough* MX keycaps *cough*

demik · « **Reply #22 on:** Fri, 12 February 2016, 13:42:55 »

How to ruin topre in two easy steps. Install mx sliders and add cherry caps.

Cherry with cherry and topre with topre.

Bromono · « **Reply #23 on:** Fri, 12 February 2016, 13:43:08 »

Quote from: hashbaz on Fri, 12 February 2016, 13:40:44

Quote from: Bromono on Fri, 12 February 2016, 13:39:34
Quote from: Photekq on Fri, 12 February 2016, 10:15:34
MX boards still look nicer.

I disagree

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Dis one Ritos

*cough* MX keycaps *cough*

MX Keycaps > Topre

Dis I agree with!

Quote from: demik on Fri, 12 February 2016, 13:42:55

How to ruin topre in two easy steps. Install mx sliders and add cherry caps.

derb2k2 · « **Reply #24 on:** Fri, 12 February 2016, 13:47:02 »

Quote from: intelli78 on Fri, 12 February 2016, 13:34:15

How did the lube change the feel/sound?

I was wondering about that. I myself have lubed three topre boards (HHKB,RF,660c) but the only noticeable change is improved silence (less clacking maybe). I haven't really felt any real change in the keystroke itself.

I think the source of the lube and the viscosity would have somethign to do with it. I guess using a more thick formula will alter the stroke.

hashbaz · « **Reply #25 on:** Fri, 12 February 2016, 13:47:58 »

Quote from: demik on Fri, 12 February 2016, 13:42:55

How to ruin topre in two easy steps. Install mx sliders and add cherry caps.

Cherry with cherry and topre with topre.

Pretty sure there's something in the Torah about not mixing Topre and MX. Definitely not kosher.

FrostyToast · « **Reply #26 on:** Fri, 12 February 2016, 13:54:58 »

Topre has very delicate acoustics and tactility to it.
Change the case or even the caps and you can ruin that easily.

Digilog case plus MX caps is a direct trade-off between what makes topre good and aesthetics; though, in all fairness, some boards look even uglier after they get MX caps.

Photekq · « **Reply #27 on:** Fri, 12 February 2016, 13:55:12 »

Quote from: Bromono on Fri, 12 February 2016, 13:39:34

I disagree

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Dis one Ritos

Too colourful..

Honestly, it's not so much the keyboards themselves. A lot of MX keyboards look really bad (that said, some look superb). I just think all keycaps look like crap compared to original Cherry ones. And then there's the customs...